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Globalism / Great Reset -
Crisis upon crisis, conflict upon conflict. What are the puzzle pieces the GGR are putting together.
- Economic crisis, trending to a hard recession ore even depression
- Energy crisis
- LGBTQ issues - trying to recruit our children’
- CRT (and renamed equivalents)
- Illegal tsunami
- Govt spying on citizens
- Corruption of the election system
- Food and other supply shortages
- Rampant crime
- homelessness
- war
These and I’ve probably missed a couple, are being manipulated by the power that be to drive sheeple towards some one who can solve these problems. None of the following sections are isolated from GGR influences and attempts to manipulate.
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Wuhan virus -
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health announced Monday that it will reinstate the city’s indoor mask mandate, just over a month after lifting it.
Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole said the department will allow a one-week education period for businesses, with masks required in all indoor public spaces, including schools and child care settings, business, restaurants and government buildings, as of April 18.
OBSERVATION - Once again, its not about the disease but power.
Covid cases are starting to rise once again in parts of the U.S. after nearly three months of declines coming off of the massive winter Omicron surge - but health officials say it’s not a cause for concern because hospitalizations and deaths remain low. - Dr Ashish Jha, the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator
OBSERVATION - “Stealth” variation with very mild symptoms.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) bypassed many of its own protocols to speed through the authorization of Pfizer’s second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine last week.
That FDA vaccine panel, the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), is meeting Wednesday, and part of the agenda will be to discuss the fourth vaccine dose and the Israeli studies which are being used to exhibit its effectiveness. Typically, the vaccine authorization process would involve a meeting and vote by VRBPAC on whether to recommend authorization, followed by the FDA head granting that authorization. Then, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine committee would vote on how to recommend the vaccine, which would then be determined by the CDC director.
Dr. Paul Offit, a co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine and member of VRBPAC, said he couldn’t explain why the FDA didn’t present its data to the committee first before moving ahead with authorization: “The way it’s working here is that the government basically just declares that this is what they’re going to do.”..
OBSERVATION - At this stage of the game, the FDA and CDC just don’t care anymore. Others are calling the shots.
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Economy -
The President is slated to announce that the Environmental Protection Agency will issue an emergency waiver permitting year-round sales of E15 gasoline, which contains a 15% ethanol blend, on a trip to Menlo, Iowa, where he’ll visit POET Bioprocessing, a biofuels plant that specializes in the creation of bioethanol.
OBSERVATION - this will not ease prices. Already US crops are having difficulties due to drought, lack of fertilizer and other chemicals and grossly higher prices to grow (diesel etc).
The latest estimates from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) show around 24 million poultry birds like chickens and turkeys have died or been culled due to the virus since February. National egg prices are off the charts for this time of year because of tight supplies. The average price of a dozen eggs has jumped to $2.60, up from $1.20 in early January.
OBSERVATION - This flu is bad because it resides in wild birds that don’t get sick and easily spread it around during spring migration.
The U.S. winter wheat crop has emerged from dormancy in miserable condition following a historically dry winter in key production states, almost guaranteeing that the harvest will not rank among the country’s better ones.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture late on Monday said 30% of U.S. winter wheat was in good or excellent condition as of April 3, well below the trade expectation for 40% and the year-ago 53%. That was the agency’s first national assessment of wheat conditions since late November.
Crop health has rarely been this poor in early April. Only 27% of winter wheat in 1996 was good or excellent within the first 10 days of the month, and 2018 was close behind with 31%. Final yields were poor in 2018 but terrible in 1996.
OBSERVATION - Given poor growing conditions in many other countries (and China facing another miserable year) from droughts and lacking fertilizer yields will be way globally. Throw in Ukraine and Russia grain losses, things aren’t looking good. Some are forecasting a really messed up fall for food prices.
Chinese authorities continued enforcing COVID measures, including the lockdown of Shanghai, and the Port of Shanghai. The minimized operation of the port will eventually impact US ports once full operations begin again. Logistics analysts warn that the U.S. could experience another backlog at busy ports like Long Beach and Los Angeles .
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Invasion of Illegals -
Over a hundred Texas National Guard members in full riot gear practiced military maneuvers on the Texas border last week. The training is a part of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s sweeping border security plans in anticipation of the federal government ending Title 42 practices.
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Biden / Harris watch -
BIDEN: “I know it’s controversial but I got it done once—ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines!”
“What do you think the deer you’re hunting wear Kevlar vests? What the hell ya need 20 bullets for? You must be a hell of a terrible shot. No, I’m serious. Think about it.”
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CW2/Domestic violence -
All House Democrats on the Judiciary Committee voted against a proposed amendment to a domestic terrorism bill that would have prevented American intelligence and security agencies from receiving taxpayer funds to “monitor, analyze, investigate or prosecute” Americans unvaccinated against COVID-19.
The bill in question, H.R. 350 or the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2021, authorizes various federal agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to use taxpayer-funded resources to “analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity” and “take steps to prevent domestic terrorism.”
The term “domestic terrorism,” however, has seen its definition reoriented under President Joe Biden, with a recent memo from the Department of Homeland Security claiming individuals spreading “conspiracy theories” and “disinformation” pose a significant threat to American national security. The document, released February, singled out individuals sharing election fraud and COVID-19-related stories.
OBSERVATION - democrats at war agains American citizens again. If, rather when the govt comes after citizens they will have a big list.
The United States Postal Service has suspended services in one neighborhood in Santa Monica, California, because of repeated attacks on mail carriers since January, according to a report. The notice explained that “multiple carriers have been subjected to assaults and threats of assault from an individual who has not been located or apprehended.”
A spokesperson for the Santa Monica Police Department told the outlet that the suspect is well known among officers, who’ve had several issues with him in the past, mostly related to domestic incidents.
Oak Park, CA – A burglary suspect was punched in the head and held down by an angry homeowner who allegedly found the suspect inside his residence last week.
Police said at least one of the suspects involved in the April 1 break-in at Sal Mercado’s Oak Park home is part of a so-called “crime tourist” ring from South America known as the South American Theft Group, KABC reported.
These offenders travel to California to burglarize residences, according to the news outlet.
Ventura County sheriff’s deputies arrived and took the suspect into custody. He was later identified as 43-year-old Alexis Provoste Aranguiz, who is from Chile, KABC reported.. Investigators said Aranguiz suffered multiple facial fractures during the scuffle.
OBSERVATION - NOW “crime tourist”!!!!
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North/South Korea -
NUKE WATCH on going.
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Japan -
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Russia -
WAR WATCH - The Battle for Kyiv has ended - Ukraine still stands now entering the second month of the war.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT - Russia has hard pivoted to a readjustment of combat forces to sieze the Dombas region of eastern Ukraine. In some locations, this has resulted in a complete withdrawal, as with the Kyiv region. Other areas have switched to an economy of force/defensive posture to free up additional forces to fight in SE Ukraine. Personnel and equipment are being brought in to build back as many BTGs as possible for this next phase of combat.
Withdrawing Russian forces have left abundant evidence of mass murder of civilians, rape of women and children and widewpread looting.
ALSO - there is a lot of propaganda out there. I’m doing my best to filter that out or put into context. When In doubt I’ve been trying to identify questionable information.
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Russian Personnel Issues -
- Another senior Russian officer has been killed in Ukraine. Colonel Vyacheslav Savinov was deputy chief of staff of the Russian Missile Troops and Artillery. Russia’s catastrophic losses in Ukraine now reportedly include 32 colonels and 7 generals
- Rumors of more difficulties signing up retirees, and former soldiers for the war effort.
- The Russian Defense Ministry is reportedly offering cash bonuses to incentivize forces withdrawn from northeastern Ukraine to reenter combat operations.
Economic Impacts -
- Nokia pulling out operations.
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Ukraine -
WEATHER FORECAST - Mild temperatures are forecast thru April 19th with rain continuing in the forecast . Conditions maintained for muddy off road conditions over much of Ukraine .
24 HOUR ROUND UP -
Yesterday the big stir was the report of Russia dispersing a poisonous substance of unknown origin against Ukrainian military and civilians in the city of Mariupol, which was dropped from an enemy UAV. The victims have respiratory failure. Apparently only a few people suffered effects. This claim was absent any further documentation or confirmation. Morning arm chairing by analysts and experts suggest two explanations. One could be the use
phosphorus (willie P). A more likely cause was put forth by a chemical weapons expert from the Royal United Services Institute, Dan Kaszeta, who said that the symptoms that the Ukrainian soldiers are reportedly showing - such as shortness of breath - might be explained by the inhalation of fumes caused by fighting in a heavily industrial area.
“Mariupol is one big toxic burn pit at the moment,” he said. “Somehow we’re supposed to assume that one small drone payload of something is tragically unhealthier than the rest of this mess of an environment.”
OBSERVATION - Meanwhile in Russian state media: more talk of using chemical weapons in Ukraine. The alleged attack came just hours after a pro-Russian general in Donbas appeared to promote the idea of using chemical weapons, telling state media it would ‘smoke the Ukrainian moles out of the underground’.
The defenders of Maripol are still holding on.
Fighting in the Donbas region continues with Russian assaults being turned back with no territorial gains. Very heavy artillery and bombing of the region by Russians.
Kyiv front -
North of Kyiv, Ukraine starting clean up.
Northern Front (Chernihv region ) -
Continued clearing of any mines
North Eastern Front (Konotop - Sumy salient) -
Continued clearing of mines
Eastern (Khariv) front -
Intense bombing and artillery strikes continue to hit Kharkiv and surrounding suburbs and towns overnight. In part the artillery is designed to keep Ukrainan forces pinned and allow units to pass by to the east of Khariv. This has not stopped Ukrainan strikes on Russian convoys, inflicting a lot of armor and vehicle losses.
Ukrainian sappers stuck a key railroad bridge to the east of Khariv used to transport supplies and equipment to staging areas of of eastern Ukraine. The repair will likely take many months, impacting Russia logistics for the Donbas attack.
Russian forces failed to make significant advances in continued assaults on Severodonetsk, Popasna, and Rubizhne on April 11. They continue to a suffer heavy tank/armor losses in doing so. The Ukrainian General Staff stated Ukrainian forces repulsed four Russian attacks in Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts and claimed Ukrainian forces destroyed a battalion tactical group (BTG) of the 70th Motorized Rifle Regiment, killing the battalion commander and his Chief of Staff.
South Eastern (Dombas Separatist Region) Front -
Situation in Maripol is clouded by lack of solid information, but is appears the noose is tightening for defenders. Getting a clear picture of the fighting and force distribution is difficult as much of the fight is now on a house to house basis. Reports of heavy fighting near the harbor. Unconfirmed reports from Ukrainan defenders suggest that they are near the end of their ability to maintain the defense and may only be able to hold out for just a few more days.
No advances northward from the separatist region.
Crimea Front -
Russian forces did not make any significant advances against Ukrainian positions in Kherson Oblast and continued to attempt to improve their defensive positions. Ukraine continues to push Russian forces southward from Kryvyi Rlh towards Kherson.
Western Ukraine -
No significant attacks overnight.
OUTLOOK -
Interesting view from the UK Ministry of Defence. They expect that over the coming two to three weeks that the fight in the east will grow worse as forces finally get redeployed fully from the north. This assessment suggests that Russia will continue to throw units essentially piecemeal in the Khariv sector of eastern Ukraine and not mass for a large assault incorporating the redeployed elements from the north. This seems to be just more of the same and Russian equipment losses continuing to be high, almost negating the redeploying forces. This is not what I expected, though the current trend doesn’t rule out a massive, combined assault within a couple weeks. Ukraine military anticipates this kind of massed attack.
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Europe / NATO General -
Austrian chancellor: Talks with Putin were not friendly
Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said NATO will undergo a major “reset” and plans to put enough troops in states that border Russia to repel an invasion. The alliance currently has 40,000 troops in eastern member states.
The Prime Minister of Slovakia: We are studying the supply of MiG-29s to Ukraine.
NATO has Announced today they will be Deploying 2 Multi-National Naval Groups consisting of 16 Ships to the Baltic Sea for Operational Exercises and to reassure Allies in the Baltics Region over the next week, the Groups will include Minesweepers, Amphibious Ships and Frigates.
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Israel -
Hamas stops Islamic Jihad from military escalation with Israel in Gaza.
OBSERVATION - Very nonspecific, however in the past this seems to refer to Hamas stopping PIJ from launching rockets from Gaza.
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Lebanon -
An explosions in the village of Houmine El-Tahta, Lebanon appears to have been a weapons/ammunition warehouse/storage. Explosion occurred near an office of the Amal movement. 3 injured and now one dead.
OBSERVATION - Ammo dumps are all over the place in Lebanon, holdovers from the civil war and now for current tensions driven by Hezebollah.
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Wuhan virus -
The WHO has added BA.4 and BA.5 to its monitoring list because of their “additional mutations that need to be further studied to understand their impact on immune escape potential,”
OBSERVATION - Trying to find a variant that they can use to instill fear back into the sheeple.
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Economy -
The US inflation numbers were released yesterday and they were worse than predicted. Inflation YoY grew to 8.5%. With 8.5% YoY inflation, REAL average hourly earnings growth fell to -3% YoY.
And with The Fed intent on extinguishing their part of the inflation, Bankrate’s 30Y mortgage rate rose to 5.14%.
OBSERVATION - According to some number crunching, the Fed should have its rates somewhere in the 11% range to “combat” this level of inflation. Pundants just don’t see any end to these high levels, and some predicting even worse.
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Biden / Harris watch -
Even nature knows he’s gone over the coocoo’s nest. A bird pooped on Biden’s shoulder during his speech in Iowa, during his speech in Menlo, Iowa on 4/12/2022.
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Domestic Terror -
NYPD is searching for Frank James , suspect in a shooting on a NY subway yesterday. The attack injured more than 20 people including 10 who were wounded by gunfire. After setting off a smoke device, he fired about 33 rounds before his gun jammed. Most wounded appeared to have been hit below the waist and in the legs.
It has come out that James was on the FBI’s terror watch list until 2019 and as recently as of a couple hours ago still had active twitter and FB pages where his posts showed an affiliation to Malcom X and Elijah Mohammad as well as other Black Nationalist causes.
OBSERVATION - Media and officials have been steering away from calling this a ‘terror’ incident, likely because it goes against the narrative of the biggest threat are white nationalists. Now the latest two mass attacks, this and the shootout in Sacramento, have been conducted by blacks.
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Strategic Activity / Deployments -
The nuclear-powered USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike group are located in international waters off South Korea’s southeastern coast. They are conducting bilateral operations with Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force, said Lt. Mark Langford, a U.S. Navy spokesperson, The Hill reported.
“Routine bilateral operations like this one, reassure our allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific,”
OBSERVATION - This also sends a message to NK the it shouldn’t think about getting too froggy.
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China -
Taiwan issued its first war handbook advising citizens how to respond in the wake of an attack, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine raises fears of a Chinese incursion at home.
OBSERVATION - Both China and Tawian are looking closely at the Russia/Ukraine war to glean lessons learned for their eventual conflict. Probably for China, the importance of consoliated chain of command and logistics and Taiwan the capability of small hunter/killer teams along with tactical flexibility and adaptability.
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North/South Korea -
NUKE WATCH on going.
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Japan -
Japan has been asked to join AUKUS, will work together in areas such as electronic ware ware & hypersonic technology.
OBSERVATION - China’s expansionism has had a negative impact by pushing Japan to become more military alert and prepared. It has the potential to become a significant regional military force and current events have it moving in that direction. Counter China alliances are growing and strengthening as well.
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Russia -
WAR WATCH - The Battle for Kyiv has ended - Ukraine still stands now entering the second month of the war. We are 49 DAYS into a 48 HOUR operations to capture the country.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT - Russia has hard pivoted to a readjustment of combat forces to sieze the Dombas region of eastern Ukraine. In some locations, this has resulted in a complete withdrawal, as with the Kyiv region. Other areas have switched to an economy of force/defensive posture to free up additional forces to fight in SE Ukraine. Personnel and equipment are being brought in to build back as many BTGs as possible for this next phase of combat.
Withdrawing Russian forces have left abundant evidence of mass murder of civilians, rape of women and children and widewpread looting.
ALSO - there is a lot of propaganda out there. I’m doing my best to filter that out or put into context. When In doubt I’ve been trying to identify questionable information.
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Putin has reportedly conducted a mass purge of 150 Russian intelligence agents, according to numerous media outlets. The move came Monday night against agents of the FSB intelligence service — the successor to the KGB, the Daily Mail reported. Some of the officers were also arrested.
OBSERVATION - Report are that these officers supported the now clearly inaccurate assessment that Russia would win the war in a cake walk, in just a matter of a couple days.
Putin says Ukraine peace/ceasefire talks are in dead-end — RIA
Secretary of State Antony Blinken: The US has ‘credible information’ Russia may use ‘chemical agents’ against Ukrainian troops and civilians. US unable to confirm or deny the earlier reported chemical attack in Maripol.
Economic Impacts -
- Argentina and Chile halt lithium supplies to Russia. The country is thus able to obtain this raw material only from Bolivia
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Ukraine -
WEATHER FORECAST - Mild temperatures are forecast thru April 19th with rain continuing in the forecast . Conditions maintained for muddy off road conditions over much of Ukraine .
RUMINT -
24 HOUR ROUND UP -
Ukrainian forces captured Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian oligarch and close Putin ally. He is the Godfather to Putin’s children. He was caught hiding in the ‘woods’. Rumors are that he may be a part of a future POW exchange with Russia.
Western/NATO countries are increasing the type and quantities of weapon systems, arms and munitions being shipped to Ukraine. So far Russia has failed to interdict the flow of these materials.
The defenders of Maripol are still holding on, but there are reports of surrenders as the fighters are running out of ammunition and food.
Russia is jamming GPS satellite signals in Ukraine, US Space Force says
Russia continued offensive operations in eastern Ukraine on a limited basis as it worked to reconstitute forces withdrawn from the Battle of Kyiv and to establish necessary logistical bases for increased offensive operations in the Donbas area. It doesn’t appear that Russian has not yet committed new units or units previously withdrawn from other axes to the offensive.
Those operations being conducted in eastern Ukraine resulted in Russian assaults being turned back with no territorial gains. Very heavy artillery and bombing of the region by Russians.
Kyiv front -
More mass graves of civilian being discovered in Bucha.
Northern Front (Chernihv region ) -
Nothing significant reported.
North Eastern Front (Konotop - Sumy salient) -
Nothing significant reported.
Eastern (Khariv) front -
Intense bombing and artillery strikes continue to hit Kharkiv and surrounding suburbs and towns overnight. In part the artillery is designed to keep Ukrainan forces pinned and allow units to pass by to the east of Khariv. This has not stopped Ukrainan strikes on Russian convoys, inflicting a lot of armor and vehicle losses.
South Eastern (Dombas Separatist Region) Front -
Situation in Maripol is clouded by lack of solid information, but is appears the noose is tightening for defenders. There are reports that Ukrainan elements are surrendering as ammo and food have runout. The mayor says that there are 100K needing evacuation.
Attacks northward from the separatist region were unsuccessful.
Crimea Front -
Russian forces did not make any advances against Ukrainian positions in Kherson Oblast and continued to attempt to improve their defensive positions. Ukraine continues to push Russian forces southward from Kryvyi Rlh towards Kherson.
Western Ukraine -
No significant attacks overnight.
OUTLOOK -
Some observers are noting that the tempo and intensity of Russian attacks in Eastern Ukraine have dropped recently. One could consider these attacks probing or reconnaissance in force operations that will eventually lead to the anticipated big Russian offensive.
Hard to evaluate are the difficulties Russia is having reconstituting northern force and readying them to reenter combat. There have been a couple bases identified in Russia just east of Khariv that are set up to try to accomplish this. Other logistical constipation appears to be still ongoing.
Maripol is set to fall within days now. Controlled territory and ammo/personnel supples are shrinking for defenders.
The race is on for Ukraine to integrate these into their forces before Russian is ready to kickoff their offensive.
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Europe / NATO General -
Croatia has told 24 Russian embassy staff to leave over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and “brutal aggression”
The U.S. says it will not object to Slovakia’s potential transfer of MiG jets to Ukraine
Poland arrests a Russian national for espionage
Sweden announced it will apply for NATO membership in June. Finland also expected to announce membership application this summer as well.
Presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are heading to Kyiv to meet president Zelenskyy.
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Pakistan -
Tempered peace following recent parliamentary ouster of now former PM.
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Israel -
Israeli army says 20 Palestinians suspected of terror activity arrested in overnight raids in the West Bank. Biggest of these raids was against terrorists in Jenin.
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