Posted on 01/01/2021 7:36:15 AM PST by Godzilla
Thanks for all your prayers. Still on the mend at home and trying to spin back up. For continuity I want to summarize some key points I’ve monitored and pondered over the past week.
Two words to keep at forefront - moral superiority
Global reset -
Unashamed push by elites. IMF calling for a China like social credit factor to credit scores. Talk about taking the next step and crashing the global economy for their reset. No care for the lives that will be destroyed.
CW2 -
Increasingly from the leftist media are calls/suggestion to inflict violence upon opponents of the Marxist agenda. Most recently pondering drone strikes on those on the right! So far these voices have also called for-
- re-education camps
- jail/prison
- expulsion of citizens
- stripping of all rights
- removal of children
- complete censure/canceling
No doubt these same advocates squawked when a drone strike killed Americans fighting for AQ. The tactics are clear and have been repeated time and again in history- dehumanization of their opposition which frees them to do what would normally be unspeakable. The effect is becoming cumulative.
They will pull the trigger after the fraudulent impeachment v2.0. Combined with passage to kill the 2d amendment they will push even harder. The potential for things becoming kinetic increases by orders of magnitude
Global -
Xiden is all over the board on foreign policy - which enemies will read as weakness. When our military is more concerned with an ideological purge, sexually disturbed member inclusion and renaming bases/naval ships than military readiness, well this doesn’t bode well.
I expect Iran to directly attack US assets/ naval vessels as a result - and warmongers will have their new war. China will become more aggressive towards Taiwan and likely attack while US is tied up with Iran.
Pretty pessimistic view, but the transjectory is clear. Prep up.
More as I feel better and get back in the swing of things.
Take care of your health first!
(and Trump is not finished...)
PS - Praying for your continuing health improvement.
Saracen
Saracens (/ˈsærəsən/) were primarily Arab Muslims as referred to by Christian writers in Europe during the Middle Ages.
The term’s meaning evolved during its history.
In the early centuries of the Christian Era, Greek and Latin writings used the term to refer to the people who lived in desert areas in and near the Roman province of Arabia Petraea, and in Arabia Deserta.
In Europe during the Early Middle Ages, the term came to be associated with tribes of Arabia. The oldest known source mentioning Saracen dates to the 7th century. It was found in Doctrina Jacobi, a commentary that discussed the Muslim conquest of the Levant.
Wikipedia
Interesting, Putin spoke at Davos WEF for the first time in quite a while. He basically told them their great Reset was a garbage idea.
Still trying to get my mojo back. There are a lot of things happening out there besides the faux impeachment trial, and I hope you are keep abreast of them as well. Today, these items are gaining my attention.
Wuhan virus -
NY Gov Cuomo is in deep kimchee now that it has been revealed that his office lied to federal investigators about nursing home deaths. Calls range from calling for impeachment, resignation to criminal charges. Not sure if this will gain any traction against him in the long run - as a major democrat governor, rules are different for him.
In an example of peak absurdity, CDC is saying that a nylon ‘stocking’ should be pulled up and over your mask to give a getter seal, or wear two masks. Real good science huh.
Proven pretty well via a peer reviewed study, CDC over reported wuhan infections by about 1600%. This combined with the over reporting of deaths contributed to wuhan makes it pretty clear the purpose was to cause fear and attack Trump.
Its been out a few days now, but the WHO has essentially given the CCP a pass that its wuhan lab was the source of the virus, though they’ve back peddled and said they couldn’t totally rule it out. A blind man could see this coming.
Globalism / Great Reset -
Buried under the crap surrounding the impeachment ‘trial’ lead up was Putin’s address to the WEF a week ago. WEF was trying to gain traction for its great reset, but Putin tossed a ton of cold water on it. In summary, Putin told Klaus Schwab and the WEF that their entire idea of the Great Reset is not only doomed to failure but runs counter to everything modern leadership should be pursuing. Also speaking was China’s Chairman Xi, who had similar sentiments.
Economy -
While the democrat fiddles away at attacking Trump, key economic indicators are pointing to the American economy slowing into the Biden abyss of stagnation and malaise, if not a full blown depression.
Invasion of Illegals -
biden’s reversal of Trump border policies are priming the south for an explosion of illegals to pour across the border. Expect the surge to be rolling this spring when weather conditions improve.
CW2/Domestic violence -
Almost daily riots by BLM/Antifa rumble in Seattle and Portland areas. Conditions are so bad in Seattle that businesses are moving out in mass.
CYBER/CANCEL CULTURE FRONT -
Social media continues to ban conservative/Trump supporters. One of the latest, Kevin Sorbo reports Facebook has deleted his page with over 500,000 followers. Others canceled this week include James O’Keefe (Project Veritas), Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (Children’s Health Defense), and Wayne Allen Root. Big tech companies continue to call for further censoring, not just in cyberspace, but banking and all forms of business dealings.
POLITICAL FRONT -
Impeachment trial 2.0 continues. To spare my blood pressure levels, i would point to the numerous threads here on FR for the latest. The demoncrats don’t have the votes to convict, now are looking at other means to prevent Trump from running again in 2024. The vote is expected today or Sunday .
Strategic Developments /Deployments -
Earlier this week, the Nimitz (inroute back to its home port) and the Theodore Roosevelt CSG’s participated in an exercise in the south china sea region.
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with the 15th MEU is in the North Arabian Sea with elements in the Persian Gulf. USS Somerset (LPD-25) transited the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Persian Gulf on Feb. 5.
After a 25-year absence, the Navy will start packing Harpoon ship-killer missiles on its attack submarines as the fleet looks for new ways to counter the growing Chinese navy. This in response to the increase in China’s naval forces and threat in the western Pacific.
Cyber Warfare -
An unknown hacker got into a Florida water treatment plant and started to add excessive lime to the water to poison it. it was caught quickly enough to prevent harm. I think chances are pretty good this was just a probing attack rather than a random hack.
China -
France has just confirmed the deployment of a nuclear attack submarine and naval vessel to the hotly contested waters. In a tweet earlier this week, France’s Defense Minister Florence Parly announced that the European power has deployed the nuclear attack submarine Émeraude along with naval support ship Seine to the maritime area to “affirm that international law is the only rule that is valid, whatever the sea where we sail.” “This extraordinary patrol just completed its passage in the South China Sea,” declared the French defense chief following its unprecedented military maneuvers in Asian waters this week.
China’s Xinhua news agency reports that BBC World News has been banned in China due to “serious content violations”. BBC angered the CCP over its Xinjiang and wuhan origins stories.
India/China -
Reports of limited troop withdrawals along the contested border region.
Israel -
biden administration is not reversing the decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capitol of Israel, nor stop the transfer of the embassy to it. biden has yet to call Israeli PM Netanyahu.
Syria -
While the situation is relatively calm in Idlib province, in the east (Deir Ezzor province) there is a multi-sided battle between ISIL, SDF (Syrian Kurds), the Syrian army, Iranian mercenaries and Russian forces. ISIL survives because it still has access to millions in cash it stole during 2014-17 when the Islamic terrorist groups controlled much of eastern Syria and western Iraq. Another ISIL asset is that Sunni Arabs are the majority in Deir Ezzor and most of eastern Syria. Currently, ISIL is unable to reclaim the territory it controlled in 2014-17, but its persistent presence is forcing continued operations in the region.
Afghanistan -
Ambushes and bombings have significantly increased over the past few weeks, becoming a daily event that killed dozens of government officials, judges, journalists and activists. Clashes between government forces and Taliban have correspondingly increased as well. Peace talks, initially brokered by the US, taking place in Qatar are floundering and biden’s administration is providing no guidance or plans forward. I expect that biden will increase the US military presence in the country, resuming the failed 0bama policies.
Assassination is still not off the table.
The only reason they haven't already assassinated him is they can't think of a way to blame Trump!
Sadly there are ‘rats out there that would approve.
More than a few.
Leave it to the French to name a nuclear attack submarine after a perfume.
Thanks for the ping. Prayers up for your mojo to return soon.
A little smaller than usual, global fixation on the impeachment farce yesterday.
CW2/Domestic violence -
No arrests have been made in the case of graffiti painted outside the suburban Philadelphia home of one of the attorneys defending former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial. A detective with the West Whiteland Township Police Department in Chester County said the graffiti were reported Friday evening at the home of attorney Michael van der Veen. The Philadelphia Inquirer posted a photo showing the word “Traitor” in red paint at the entrance of the driveway and an arrow pointing to the home. Pezick says the home now has private security and police have been patrolling “to deter anything from happening.” (AP) Democrat inspired violence - again.
POLITICAL FRONT -
The senate failed to convict President Trump yesterday, voting after democrats attempted to call witnesses after their closing arguments. The leftists in congress went into melt down - lead by Pelosi. It appears that the congress will attempt to use the 14th Amendment to censure Trump. 7 “Republican” senators crossed over to join democrats to convict. response to one of the crossovers was quick. The executive committee of the Republican Party of Louisiana voted on Saturday to censure Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) over his vote to convict former President Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. “The Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Louisiana has unanimously voted to censure Senator Bill Cassidy for his vote cast earlier today to convict former President Donald J. Trump on the impeachment charge,” the party said in a brief statement.
MY THOUGHTS - The left is making a political martyr out of Trump. In doing so, they just confirm the case Trump has made against the left over the past 5 years and reinforces his support - not diminishing it as is their goal. Their continued obsession with Trump will blind them to the real needs of the country - and it won’t end well.
Strategic Developments /Deployments -
biden administration is reviewing closing the Guantanamo Bay facility. “We are undertaking an NSC process to assess the current state of play that the Biden administration has inherited from the previous administration, in line with our broader goal of closing Guantanamo,” NSC spokesperson Emily Horne Horne said. “There will be a robust interagency process to move forward on this, but we need to have the right people seated to do this important work.”
Israel -
biden administration is ‘reviewing’ whether or not Israel and Saudi Arabia are “important allies”.
Elections are within 40 days - various factions are protesting across Israel.
Iran -
OSINT shows Iran reinforcing underground launching sites.
Saudi Arabia -
See Israel above
Only a few days after biden removed them from the terrorist list, Houthis have stepped up their attacks against Saudi Arabia, attacking an airport with drones.
“There are three types of people in this world: sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs.”
“Some people prefer to believe that evil doesn’t exist in the world, and if it ever darkened their doorstep, they wouldn’t know how to protect themselves. Those are the sheep.”
“Then you’ve got predators, who use violence to prey on the weak. They’re the wolves.”
“And then there are those blessed with the gift of aggression, an overpowering need to protect the flock. These men are the rare breed who live to confront the wolf.”
“They are the sheepdog.”
Wayne Kyle, American Sniper
Wuhan virus -
Experts say people can still spread and even develop COVID-19 after getting a vaccine. They note the immunity from the vaccine doesn’t begin to emerge until at least 12 days after inoculation. They add the vaccine doesn’t prevent coronavirus infection. It helps protect against serious illnesses. Experts advise people who get vaccinated to continue wearing a mask, washing their hands, and maintaining proper physical distancing. (Healthline)
Mental health decline due to the extended wuhan lockdowns is evidenced by the sharp rise in homacides across 34 American cities increased by 30% on average during 2020. Other violent crime has drastically increased as well.
Globalism / Great Reset -
IMF continuing to try to increasingly influence the development of social credit ratings that append onto personal finance credit ratings. Early reflections include bank cards refusing to be used to purchase items from non-approved sources (right now - guns and gun related). This is just a globalization of the Chinese system.
Economy -
Oil prices soared on Monday to their highest in about 13 months as fears of heightened tensions in the Middle East prompted fresh buying, while hopes that a U.S. stimulus and an easing of lockdowns will buoy fuel demand provided support. Brent crude was up $1.09, or 1.8%, at $63.52 a barrel at 0428 GMT, after climbing to a session high of $63.76, the highest since Jan. 22, 2020. (Reuters)
Soon to be freed from the US dominance of global oil, the old ways and controls are coming back on line.
Invasion of Illegals -
DHS is slated to release 25.6K illegals into CA, TX, AZ and NM.
CW2/Domestic violence -
Yesterday, biden essentially called for the termination of the second amendment with his package of “common sense” gun laws. this in the face of massive gun sales, with last January being the highest ever. The number of states that have passed laws to cancel any anti-2D federal laws are increasing. Such a split between Red states and DC (district of criminals) increases the possibility of a more traditional civil war scenario of not only red counties versus blue, but actual state governments vs federal authorities.
Surging crime rates has caused Minneapolis to backtrack on its defund the police mantra, shelling out over 6 million dollars to recruit new officers. The question now becomes how much money will be necessary to recruit for a city what tossed its police under the bus during last summer’s riots?
Over the week end, Antifa took advantage of a heavy snowfall to build a snow wall, preventing one Seattle precinct from responding to emergencies.
POLITICAL FRONT -
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell attacked the GOP base with his bombastic assault on President Trump. The vast majority of the base still believes that the election was stolen and fraudulent and his rant has not been taken well by the base. McConnell has said he is open to opposing any ‘unelectable’ candidates in 2022, even if they are strongly backed by Donald Trump. Swamp all the way. He’d be better off fighting the biden agenda against america, rather than supporting it.
Strategic Developments /Deployments -
South Korea and the US will begin their biannual joint military exercises in the second week of March, carrying out computer simulations of war against North Korea for nine days, sources said Sunday.
Seoul and Washington, which have held them to deter aggression from Pyongyang since the 1953 Korean War armistice, now take part in computer-based war games rather than all-out field exercises. Wuhan virus fears the reason.
China -
HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group are scheduled deploy to the Pacific later this year. While there, Australian naval assets will join up with the CSG for operations in the South China Sea region. When first announced, China made an oblique mention that it could be sunk.
Israel -
Overnight, IAF conducted more airstrikes agains targets west of Damascus. The likely target seems to be ammo depot or some sort of munitions storage, given the reports of lingering secondary explosions. Attacks like this are common any more and continue to inhibit Iran’s attempts to arm Hezbollah elements in Syria.
Now 40 days past the inauguration and biden still hasn’t called Israel (or SA).
Iran -
Three days ago, the U.S. cancelled its designation of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels as international terrorists and cancelled some smart bomb shipments to Saudi Arabia and paused the sale of F-35 stealth fighters to the UAE. This was meant to encourage the Saudis to negotiate an end to the Yemen civil war. Iran and the Houthis interpreted this as a victory because the Americans were making it easier for Iran to continue making attacks on Saudi Arabia via the Houthi who control portions of the Saudi-Yemen border.
Iran’s army test fired a sophisticated short-range missile on Sunday, The Associated Press reported, citing the Iranian official IRNA news agency. The chief of the army’s ground forces, Gen. Kioumars Heidari, was quoted as saying that the missile’s range was 300 kilometers, or 186 miles. Gen. Heidari said the “smart” missile is capable to work in under “any weather condition.” He did not say where the test took place.
Iran has continued to improve its missile technology in spite of economic conditions debilitating the rest of the country.
Saudi Arabia -
Heavy fighting between forces of Yemen’s internationally recognized government and Houthi rebels raged again on Sunday, extending a week of violence in the strategic province of Marib, Yemeni officials said. With dozens killed, the fighting has cast major doubt over U.N.-led efforts to restart negotiations to end years of civil war. Control of the Marib province controls the border with SA as well as Yemen’s oilfields. This increase in violence coincides with biden’s removal of the Houthi from the listing of international terrorist groups. This uptick in violence will likely increase SA’s military efforts against the Houthi as well, reversing a trend of disengagement as the official government was taking charge.
Another Houthi cruise missile (UAV on automatic and armed with explosives) was intercepted by Saudi air defenses at it crossed the border heading for a city or military bases. This is the sixth such attack in the last five days.
Syria -
See IAF attack
Turkey -
After a botched raid on PKK elements in northern Syria, Turkish officials are now trying to generated support for another offensive into Kurdish controlled syria and Iraq.
Running late today, sorry
Wuhan virus -
(from Jan 4, 2021) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting patients and health care providers of the risk of false results, particularly false negative results, with the Curative SARS-Cov-2 test. Risks to a patient of a false negative result include: delayed or lack of supportive treatment, lack of monitoring of infected individuals and their household or other close contacts for symptoms resulting in increased risk of spread of COVID-19 within the community, or other unintended adverse events.
NOTE - this leads to the over counting of wuhan by 1600% with other screw ups included. Basically now the individual MUST show symptoms of wuhan. But for all this time before hand, a positive test was counted as a positive, even when false.
Still watching Cuomo twist and spin as anger grows over his nursing home cover up on wuhan deaths.
Invasion of Illegals -
As noted yesterday, DHS is planning to release over 26K illegals into the country. More details now, in that over the next two weeks releases will be concentrated in three cities. DHS plans to process and release about 300 migrants a day in both San Diego and El Paso, with plans to release about 100 migrants a day in Brownsville.
CW2/Domestic violence -
Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) joined with other House Republicans in asking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to explain why the National Guard needs to be deployed in Washington D.C. until possibly fall of this year. Rep Ted Lieu basically said during the impeachment farce that NG will remain in DC until Trump admits defeat. Pelosi for her part refuses to provide any answers.
Asian Americans in the Bay Area are coming under increasing attacks in Chinatown. In response, a group of younger Asian residents have formed a group called “Asians with Attitudes”, a knock off of the roof korean motif and dedicated to stopping the hate crimes. Asians are second only to whites as a hated group for their general hard work and emphasis on education. In Kalifornia, they have been denied admission to UC system colleges because they are ‘privileged’ due to their high entrance exam scores, general hard work and high grades. Attackers are predominantly black, spurring racial tensions. Law enforcement failure to respond to these attacks in other cities could further spur this movement, with the creation of community defense units.
POLITICAL FRONT -
Potentially to go under a new heading of “biden watch”, VP Harris is taking calls with world leaders instead of biden. This is highly unusual and points to the probably diminishing mental capabilities of biden.
Pelosi has announced a 9/11 style commission to look into the events of Jan 6. The commission will ostensibly be independent, however, the results are likely to be questioned and criticized, in addition to being politically polarizing. Second, like the 9/11 Report, this document is likely to be used to justify additional security measures. Many media outlets characterized the riots as white supremacist violence, so expect the report to bolster an urgency to act on new legislation and domestic security efforts.
President Trump’s approval ratings soared following the impeachment acquittal. I noted, democrats have made him into a martyr and the more they attack, the stronger he will be. He leads the field of 2024 contenders by 40 points according to one poll (73% support).
Already, the sinful 7 senators are facing censorship from their constituents as well as the dirty 10 representatives. There is a high of 60% of republicans considering a third party as being viable.
MY OBSERVATION - Any third party should develop like the Socialist Democrat element of the democrat party - geographically separate yet with some affiliation with the democrat party at large. Disaffected republican base (condemned and insulted by McConnell recently ) could use this method to eventually take over the whole party, while maintaining a larger base across the country and not splitting republican votes unnecessarily.
Cyber Warfare -
A Friday report from Bloomberg News revealed China was able to spy on American computer systems for a decade by supplying compromised chips to Super Micro Computer Inc. (Supermicro), one of America’s leading motherboard providers. Supermicro denies the claims but the evidence is pretty through.
China -
China today has sent two coast guard vessels into Japan’s territorial waters amid rising tensions between the two countries over the disputed islands in the East China Sea. The Chinese ships, including one equipped with what appeared to be an autocannon, intruded into the waters near the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands on Tuesday morning, reported Japanese media. Japan has controlled the islands since WW2, but have been claimed by China as well. Tension increase base on the recent law passed by China permitting the country’s sea forces to use weapons against any foreign vessel deemed a threat to its national sovereignty.
North Korea -
S Korea is accusing NK of hacking Pfizer for information on its wuhan ‘vaccine’ and treatments. NK denies the allegation.
Japan -
See China above
Israel -
Israel is looking to act on its own against Iran’s nuclear efforts, considering biden’s attempt to return to the 2015 nuclear deal. Iran has basically said it will not go back to those restrictions and will continue forward with its program. If biden wants a new agreement, then he will need to negotiate a new baseline as Iran will not go back.
Iran -
In January 2021 satellite photos revealed that all three of Iranians Russian built Kilo class submarines were still out of the water, apparently undergoing repairs or refurbishment. Previous photos indicated the three subs had been out of the water for since late 2020. It is not normal practice to have all of a warship class out of action at the same time. These three subs are not only out of action in a shipyard, but they are out of the water in a drydock situation. That means some serious work is being done, work that cannot wait. Work probably being done by Iranian and not Russian workers. Iran insists on doing its own work. Iranian Kilos are older models, dating from the early 1990s and a technically few years away from retirement age (three decades of active service is the norm for this class).
Afghanistan -
An explosion in a Afghan Mosque during terror training for Taliban killed at least 30 rebels.
Turkey -
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States on Monday of supporting Kurdish militants who Ankara says executed 13 kidnapped Turks in northern Iraq. This following a botched operation by Turkey noted yesterday. Turkey said on Sunday militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) executed the 13 Turks, including military and police personnel, amid a military operation against the group. Washington said it condemned the killings if reports that the PKK was responsible were confirmed.
Book:
What Every American Needs to Know About the Qur’an-A History of Islam & the United States
You will be fascinated by this fast-paced history of the world from a perspective you never imagined.
Current events come into focus in the back drop of 1,400 years of unbelievable, yet true events. Thousands of books, documents and articles have been researched over several years in preparation for this book.
Did you know....
In 2006, Keith Ellison became the first Muslim elected to the United States Congress. He swore in on a Qur’an. Most Americans know little about the Qur’an, who wrote it and how Islam spread.
Within 100 years of Mohammed’s death, his followers conquered North Africa, the Holy Land, Persia, Spain - from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.
President Barak Obama stated in Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009: “Islam has always been a part of America’s story.”
Indeed, Islam has affected the Western World from 622 AD to today’s headlines.
Find how Islam is connected to:
The stirrup for riding horses, who invented it and how Muslims used it to win military conquests?
Santa Claus - how Islam caused the story of Saint Nicholas to spread from the Byzantine Empire to Western Europe in 1087 AD?
How did Muslim Ottoman Turks invading the Byzantine Empire resulted in the Crusades, 1095-1272 AD?
What did Marco Polo say was the origin of the word “assassin”?
What happened to the Seven Churches of mentioned in the Book of Revelation?
How did the 1000 year old Byzantine Empire get conquered?
What did Sultan Mehmet II do to Constantinople in 1453 that led Columbus to set sail in 1492?
Dracula – What is the real-life account of “Vlad the Impaler” in 1462, (not Bram Stoker’s 1897 fiction novel)?
What did Martin Luther say in 1529 about Muslim Turkish Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent who was laying siege to Vienna?
Who did Captain John Smith fight in Hungary in 1600 before founding Virginia in 1607?
Who did James Oglethorpe fight in Serbia in 1717 before founding the Colony of Georgia?
What happened to a Pilgrim ship returning to England to trade for supplies in 1625 when they met a Moroccan pirate man-of-war?
September 11, 1683 – How the Muslims loss in the Battle of Vienna lead to coffee and croissant pastries spreading across Europe?
How was Islamic expansion funded by the slave trade of millions Africans and Europeans?
How did Thomas Jefferson and James Madison’s fighting the North African Barbary Pirates, 1805-1815, lead to the U.S. Marine nickname “leathernecks,’ Marine “Mameluke” sword, Marine Anthem “From the halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli”?
What happened to over 1.5 million Armenian Christians when President Woodrow Wilson failed to convince the U.S. Senate in 1922 to adopt Armenia as a protectorate — similar to Puerto Rico?
What was the impact of oil being discovered in Saudi Arabia in 1938?
ISIS, “genocide” of Christians in Middle East, Benghazi, Syrian Refugees, and more!
....
Disclaimer.
I have no financial interest in this book, just thought it was interesting.
“But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God…” (2 Tim 3:1-5).
Wuhan virus -
biden is all over the map, trying to either reinvent recent history or his faltering memory. He has claimed that the US didn’t have a vaccine when he took office Jan 20th (fact is shots were being given over a month before) and now he is warning the plandemic won’t be over for another year. Harris was correct by flip-flop Fauci when she claimed that the administration had to start from scratch, though later fauci did a partial flop back to sorta support her. NOTE- the left has weaponized this virus as a tool to wear down the resolve of the American people so they can push their agenda easier and quicker.
The seven-day average of new Covid-19 cases in the U.S. fell 23% from a week ago to about 85,200 as of Feb. 15, while Covid-related deaths hold steady at roughly 3,000 per day, according to a seven-day average of data from Johns Hopkins University. One can only wonder how much of this decline is due to the new (and proper) methods of reporting new cases.
Dr. Peter Daszak, the president of the New York-based EcoHealth Alliance, orchestrated a statement published in The Lancet medical journal in February, prior to any serious research on the origins of COVID-19, condemning “conspiracy theories” that suggest the virus doesn’t have a natural origin. His spokesman said that spokesman that he did so to protect Chinese scientists from online criticism.
Another new COVID-19 variant has been detected in the US, UK and other countries, according to scientists. The B1525 variant is similar to B117 — the highly contagious strain found in Britain in mid-December that’s since made its way to the US, the Guardian reported. The new variant has popped up in 10 countries so far, including Denmark, the US, Nigeria and Australia. Thirty-two cases have been reported in the UK. No cases of the new mutant have so far been reported in the US.
NOTE - virus mutations continue just like viruses do. So far the mutations seem to be in the ability to be more infectious, and not more deadly.
Globalism / Great Reset -
The recent power issues in the Texas region, as well as similar in Germany, will make the great reset’s drive toward ‘green’ energy a harder sell. Texas was caught with its pants down as wind generation readiness went from something like 46% down to 8%. Frozen windmills and buried solar panels also hit may other parts of the country, straining local grids. As of Tuesday, Texas grid operators could not say when outages would end.
In a recent interview with the MIT Technology Review, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates discussed his environmental impact efforts and various green initiatives aimed at reducing global carbon emissions. One suggestion Gates proposed was for wealthy and developed nations to move entirely to synthetic beef in efforts to reduce the carbon emissions from livestock. Gates said it was ok for poor countries to continue to eat real meat. Remember, Gates also wants to spread particles in the atmosphere to block sunlight - reducing global warming (so much for solar power. . . . )
Economy -
Measure of the country’s economic malaise, airline passenger traffic is down 60%, the lowest since 1984.
(Bloomberg) — There are signs that the food inflation that’s gripped the world over the past year, raising prices of everything from shredded cheese to peanut butter, is about to get worse. Farmers — especially ones raising cattle, hogs and poultry — are getting squeezed by the highest corn and soybean prices in seven years. It’s lifted the costs of feeding their herds by 30% or more and those increases are in the pipeline to consumers. Causes for the price increase include bad crop weather shrinking world harvests. and increasing demand. China, the biggest buyer of commodities, is scooping up record amounts of the available supplies to feed its expanding hog herds.
NOTE - there are some concerns being raised now that the polar vortex that hit last weekend may have damaged as much as 45% of the winter wheat crop. Now is the time to get your supply pantrys stocked up for extended food storage.
CW2/Domestic violence -
Biden said during a CNN town hall on Tuesday that former military and former police officers were fueling the “growth of white supremacy.”
NOTE - this is a continuation of the 0bama era attacks on the military and honest police.
China -
The US imports 80% of its rare earth minerals from China and that supply line may be cut at any time. The US has considerable deposits, but the ability to go out and mine them is constantly tied up in courts by environmentalists. These minerals are essential for the production of stealth fighters, batteries, sensitive electronics, etc.
North Korea -
See Iranian cooperation below
Israel -
Purchase of another squadron’s worth of F-35 fighter jets, as well as four Boeing KC-46 refueling planes and advanced missiles and bombs was confirmed on Tuesday, following government approval last week for a contentious funding scheme to pay for the equipment involving massive loans from the United States, the government said. The approval for the purchases came after some three years of requests from the military for the equipment, which was held up due to political squabbles and fights over the budget. (Times of Israel)
NOTE - Israel has lead the way in tactical use of the F35, wielding it into an excellent strike weapon. This places it ahead of the US in many ways IMHO and with cancel culture taking over our military, they will continue to lead the way.
Yesterday, the IAF conducted a drill simulating a war with Hezbollah. It interestingly started the same time as air strikes against Iranian munitions depots around Damascus.
Iran -
Iran restates policy against weapons of mass destruction, disavowing minister’s warning that it might seek nuclear weapons if cornered.
NOTE - Iran has a long history of saying one thing and doing another. I give this zero validity as a state policy.
Tehran has set a deadline of next week for Biden to begin reversing sanctions imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump, or Iran will take its biggest step yet to violate the nuclear deal — banning short notice inspections by the U.N. nuclear watchdog.
A report submitted to the United Nations Security Council revealed that North Korea and Iran have resumed cooperating on their missile programs which include developing nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles. North Korea has long been known to be a key supplier of missile technology to Iran allowing them to develop their Shahab 3 missile.
MY OBSERVATION - if this continues, Iran could potentially shorten its nuclear weapon development substantially by getting information on how to make a warhead that works from the start, bypassing numerous ‘tests’ which would trigger Israeli intervention almost immediately. International estimates indicate that it would only take Iran less than four months to refine enough uranium to weapons grade to produce a bomb.
Rush was more than a legend, he was a stable source of common sense in a chaotic world. As such his passing has exposed even more the ugliness of the left, with their vile insults and hate. Ours is to stand on our feet and continue forward with his ideals, millions strong.
I’ve added “Biden Watch” as a new category given the increasing loss of mental facilities and watching for his eventually disposition via 25th Amendment proceedings.
Economy -
(Reuters) - Facing a still-scarred economy that may need an extended time to recover fully, Federal Reserve officials last month debated how to lay the groundwork for the public to accept higher inflation. . . . With a jump in some prices expected this spring, “many participants stressed the importance of distinguishing between such one-time changes in relative prices and changes in the underlying trend for inflation,” according to the minutes, which were released on Wednesday.
NOTE - by trying to shift the public view towards “one-time” changes, they look to mislead the public on the larger issue of inflation.
The price of citrus could be ready to skyrocket amid the cold snap in Texas. Only about 50% of the harvest was complete before the storm. It will take several weeks to fully assess the impact of the storm on citrus prices.
Kroger closed two stores in the Seattle area in response to the city-mandated $4 / hr ‘hazard pay’ requirement. The move comes two weeks after Kroger announced the closure of stores in Long Beach, California over similar hazard pay legislation, blaming local officials after they passed a law mandating that grocery stores with at least 300 workers nationwide or 15 employees within Long Beach to pay an additional $4 an hour for a 120-day period.
Invasion of Illegals -
Cochise County, Arizona Sheriff Mark Dannel reports a 5 fold increase in illegals entering the state since biden’s enthronement. It will only get worse.
NOTE - this is the region near Sierra Vista / Ft Huachuca where I was stationed several times during my military career. It is wide open territory with little to stop illegals. Ranchers will be forced to bunker down in their homes once again in fear of illegals and their coyotes trespassing and trashing out their lands.
Biden watch - NEW
His mental facilities continue to decline. He claimed at one point during his CNN town hall in Wisconsin on Tuesday that his administration came into office with no coronavirus vaccines available. This inspire of the fact that he received his first shot in December 2020.
biden catching flak for reneging on his $50K student loan bailout by only supporting $10K. Progressives are jerking the chain madly to hold him to the 50K.
CW2/Domestic violence -
Follow up to previous posts regarding Chinatown violence - Oaklands chinatown merchants hiring private security firms to provide security patrols following more violence. Most violence has been black on asian as asians are seen as privileged.
CYBER/CANCEL CULTURE FRONT -
Facebook has engaged in a serious cancelling of everything Australian. Government and related civilian pages have been shut down, many devoted to health and safety information and alerts. This following Australia’s attempts to force Big Tech to make deals with news publishers after a recently released 18-month report from their Australian Competition & Consumer Commission. They want these Big Tech companies to pay news agencies for content that appears on their platforms and they also want to break their dominance and thus their censorship. Australia is also trying to limit what personal data these companies can sell to advertisers. Australia’s government has made Google, the world’s most powerful search engine, come to the table to make a deal.
Facebook’s response is that it will bar Australian publishers from sharing or posting “any content” on Facebook pages. International publishers operating within Australia will be allowed to publish content, however, their links will be censored from users within the country. Australian users will be prevented from viewing or sharing any local or international news content on Facebook news pages, while international users will be blocked from viewing or sharing any Australian news stories.
Middle East General -
France’s PM Macron is trying to position himself as the new power broker in the middle east, increasing alliances with Israel, Egypt, UAE and others as the vacuum of leadership in the region grows with the absence of policy from the US under biden. Under Macron, France has increasingly challenged Turkey’s claims to the region as well as making inroads into the Lebanese situation. It recently made a 3 Billion dollar arms deal with Greece to help counter Turkey as well.
Israel -
The Israel Missile Defense Organization and the US Missile Defense Agency announced that they began development of the Arrow-4 Weapon System. The Arrow weapon system, which today consists of Arrow-2 and Arrow-3 interceptors...Arrow 4 will address a wide range of evolving threats in the region and will replace the Arrow-2 interceptors over the next decades. The system will be part of Israel’s multi-layered defense system that includes Iron Dome and provides end-exoatmospheric interception capabilities
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call with President Joe Biden on Wednesday, Netanyahu’s office said in a statement, the first public call since Biden took office. “The conversation was very friendly and warm and lasted about an hour.
NOTE - still the lateness of this call is a snub to Israel. Worse, biden still refuses to talk to Saudi Arabia.
[Pro 14:34 KJV] 34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people.
Wuhan virus -
Daily cases, deaths and hospitalizations have dramatically dropped, remarkably since the enthronement of biden. Reported cases (remember, they play with the numbers) are down from a peak of 250,000/day to 77,000, deaths down from about 3300 to 2060 per day.
biden is receiving considerable criticism over his promises (now being walked back to a degree) to open schools. Biggest stumbling block are the marxist teacher unions demanding everything under the sun before they come back to work in person. Remember, democrats claim to follow science, which shows that children by an large (something like 99.9%) suffer little or no serious effects from wuhan and school would actually benefit them. This isn’t helped by the reversal by the CDC who’s long-awaited guidance on how to safely reopen schools during the pandemic could end up keeping kids out of the classroom longer than necessary, four doctors who reviewed the guidance told CNBC.
According to The Daily Caller, one of the Wuhan laboratories which many suspect of being a possible source of the Covid-19 outbreak could submit a grant application tomorrow, and would be eligible to receive a US taxpayer funded grant. Fauci funded the lab for years to conduct tests that were forbidden on US soil. This is insanity - claim China produced the virus at the lab, and we will continue to throw money at it.
Globalism / Great Reset -
New UN 168-page report warns huge changes in society needed to save earth. The report combines three intertwined environment crises and tells the world what’s got to change. It calls for changing what governments tax, how nations value economic output, how power is generated, the way people get around, fish and farm, as well as what they eat. The UN report calls for an end to fossil fuel use and says governments should not tax labor or production, but rather use of resources that damages nature.
Economy -
While Pelosi et al are pushing a $1.9 Trillion stimulus package through, biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda is set to cost over $3 Trillion. It is full of all the wish list items of the left. However, he is running into problems getting all the democrat special interests to back his agenda. Unions in particular are balking at the potential job losses.
Invasion of Illegals -
The United States will on Friday begin rolling back one of former President Donald Trump’s strictest immigration policies allowing in the first of thousands of asylum seekers who have been forced to wait in Mexico for their cases to be heard. This policy change will no doubt draw more migrants into Mexico, causing problems to increase there (and Mexico has no desire to support them).
Biden watch - NEW
Biden put a “lid” on yesterday, dropping from sight for the next however many days. This places Harris essentially in charge as the face of America.
CW2/Domestic violence -
Los Angeles-based Autonomous Anarchist Revolutionary Front is calling for violence and disruption at the end of May — the one year anniversary of the beginning of the 2020 protests surrounding the death of George Floyd. In a recent social media post, the group included videos glorifying violent attacks on police. Prior to the May 25th anniversary, however, unrest is likely during and after the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derrick Chauvin. That trial is scheduled to begin on March 8th, and vacation days have been restricted through April for area law enforcement.
The Post Millennial’s Katie Daviscourt was assaulted by an Antifa mob in downtown Seattle on Wednesday night when leftists gathered to march in protest of the Seattle Police Department’s fatal shooting of an armed man who chased after authorities. Another reporter was also assaulted. As I’ve posted before, BLM/Antifa has taken a more aggressive approach towards those they consider to be ‘outside’ their group/movement documenting their riots. OPSEC has become a hot issue as videos have been used to identify and prosecute offenders.
MY OBSERVATION - Besides the OPSEC aspect, almost nightly riots are being conducted in BLM/Antifa strongholds like Seattle, Portland and New York. Numbers are substantially smaller still, but the riots continue to work to put pressure on local governments too conform to their demands. With the anniversary of Floyd’s death and associated trial coming this spring, the size and number of riots is expected to increase (helped also in part by better weather ). However, barring another major incident I don’t see them swelling to the sizes of last year.
Six Capitol police officers have been suspended and 29 others under investigation in regards to the events of Jan 6. Included are such offenses as have a selfie take with a protestor or wearing MAGA apparel. Capitol Police Labor Union earlier voted no confidence in their leadership, including the new acting chief. NOTE - Just like police forces across the country tossed under the bus during the BLM/Antifa riots, these officers are facing the same.
CYBER/CANCEL CULTURE FRONT -
Polish lawmakers are taking on Big Tech over censorship and other infractions. Under new legislation, any platform that bans a user would face a fine of up to $13.5 million unless the content is also illegal under Polish Law. Facebook as noted yesterday, has essentially banned the entire country of Australia as a result of its dispute over local law. NOTE - these social websites shot themselves in the foot for earlier conforming to demands from China over content and posting. This will now work against them.
CANCEL CULTURE FRONT -
biden’s administration is looking to restore and probably enlarge the old “Operation Choke Point”, a program to root out fraud by cutting off “high risk” industries from the banking system (i.e the gun industry). It will likely be expanded to include other political organizations and views to choke them from essential services in the economy.
China -
In what has become nearly a daily occurrence, Taiwan’s air force scrambled on Friday (today) after eight Chinese fighter aircraft flew into the southwestern part of its air defense zone in another display of stepped-up military activity around the democratic island.
NOTE - This is part of a psyops operation that is designed to wear down the readiness of Taiwanese forces.
Russia -
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokewowman Maria Zakharova recently railed against Biden administration hypocrisy of criticizing the Russian Federation’s handling of Kremlin antagonist Alexei Navalny, while persecuting and violating the human rights of Trump supporters.
Zakharova described an “ongoing persecution campaign” taking place “against anybody at all who does not agree with the results of the latest presidential election.” She also mentioned Biden minions calling American patriots ‘domestic terrorists’.
“The FBI has reportedly opened more than 400 criminal cases and applied for more than 500 search warrants and subpoenas for suspects; it has also brought charges against and detained around 200 people. Only several dozen defendants have been released on bail or placed under house arrest. The others are being subjected to harsh pressure, with members of their family and social circle being coerced into giving a ‘convenient’ testimony. Moreover, people who have not even been officially charged are losing their jobs; they are being banned from social media and publicly ostracized.”
It must suck when Russia calls out democrats on their playbook.
Israel -
Israel released two Syria shepherds who crossed the border in the Golan Heights and were arrested in return for the release of the Israeli citizen who crossed the border to Syria, Israeli officials say. The Israeli was flown back to Israel via Russia.
Israel warned that the United States was helping Iran develop a nuclear weapons arsenal with its decision late Thursday night to push to rejoin the 2015 Iran deal.
Iran -
The US has accepted an offer by the EU to host multi-lateral talks with Iran. In goodwill gesture, Biden admin lifts the severe movement restrictions on Iranian diplomats in NY, and rescinds SnapBack request on sanctions. Additionally, several senior Biden officials support a broader deal with Iran which could possibly include non-nuclear aspects, such as limits on Iran’s ballistic missile program, and have provisions that last longer than the original deal or are permanent.
MY OBSERVATIONS - Iran is in the position of power and its leaders have unequivocally stated that a new ‘agreement’ will not stop its nuclear goals, nor its quest for removal of all sanctions. They may see biden as a senile paper tiger and may draw this negotiations phase out as long as it can gain positive PR both internally as well as externally. My greatest concern is that they will us this to accelerate the creation of a nuclear weapon (see renewed cooperation with NK from earlier posts), which many intel sources seem to think could happen in a few as 4 months.
Second point is that Iran and islam in general, respects strength, not weakness. By essentially begging Iran to return to the bargaining table, it will encourage it to take harder, more aggressive positions because it views biden (and America) as weak. Remember under 0bama Iranian forces captured a US naval vessel and crew, humiliated them and 0bama did nothing - encouraging more hostile acts. When Trump dropped the MOAB on the Taliban, it was a slap in the face reality check to countries like Iran, most noted by its weak ‘retaliation’ for the killing of Solamni, knowing if they tried to strike according to their rhetoric large swaths of Iran would be turned into rubble. Even the German Foreign minister recognizes this in regards to US efforts to get Iran to return to the table for a new nuclear deal - “are being significantly complicated at the moment because Iran obviously does not seek de-escalation but escalation - and this is playing with fire,”
Iraq -
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg announces expansion of force in Iraq from 500 to around 4,000. Their role will be to train Iraqi forces so that they will be skilled enough to keep ISIS at bay.
Black Swans -
The massive winter storm that put Texas’ power grid on the ropes, with millions out of power has caused even more disruptions in the US. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued an Emergency Declaration for more than 30 states and the District of Columbia due to widespread fuel shortages and damage caused by extreme winter weather.
“This Declaration addresses the emergency conditions creating a need for immediate transportation of persons, supplies, goods, equipment, heating fuels, including propane, natural gas, and heating oil, and other fuel products, including gasoline, and provides necessary relief,” the Agency said in an announcement late Wednesday. States and jurisdictions (Affected States) included are: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
MY OBSERVATIONS - Our power grid is fast becoming even more sensitive to disruptions. Contrary to the green power lovers, the wind farms in Texas that generate about 25% of Texas electricity died at the start of the storm, producing only something in the neighborhood of 4-8%. Conventional power plants on line were hard pressed to make up the difference, combined with damage to transmission lines and poorly weatherized systems. Kalifornia suffered similar late last summer. Our enemies are well aware of the weakness of our overall grid and have probably hacked into software controlling distribution or has plans to physically attack key nodes. Having back up power / heating plans should be a critical element in people’s preparedness plans.
Translation:
When this is over Facebook et al. will only be available in China and its vassal state America…Most Americans will not see any difference!
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