Threat Matrix 2021

Wuhan virus -

Facebook will lift its ban on posts that claim COVID-19 was man-made or manufactured. FB catching a lot of well deserved flack for its original ban and it should be interesting as the contra view of the origin of wuhan get their day in sunlight.

With recent events pointing to the wuhan lab as the source, biden has been forced to circle back on the issue (after shutting down Trumps investigation of the same). “The U.S. Intelligence Community has ‘coalesced around two likely scenarios’ but has not reached a definitive conclusion on this question,” he says. He adds that he wants another report in 90 days on the question.
OBSERVATION - biden is kicking the can down the road hoping that the narrative can be changed to something else by then.

Australia’s second most populous state Victoria will enter a seven-day lockdown to counter a fast-spreading outbreak in its capital, Melbourne. Victoria’s acting Premier James Merlino said the outbreak involved a highly contagious strain of the virus, the B.1.617 variant. A returned traveller was infected with the strain, which Mr Merlino said was spreading “faster than we have ever recorded”. Other Australian states are expected to limit movement from Victoria, with South Australia already blocking travellers from the state.

University of Louisville has published a study challenging what has been the prevailing belief that mask mandates are necessary to slow the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. The study notes that “80% of US states mandated masks during the COVID-19 pandemic” and while “mandates induced greater mask compliance, [they] did not predict lower growth rates when community spread was low (minima) or high (maxima).” Also “Case growth was independent of mandates at low and high rates of community spread, and mask use did not predict case growth during the Summer or Fall-Winter waves.” (TH)

In a study, conducted by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and published May 24 in the journal Nature, researchers found that even a mild case of coronavirus could leave people with lifelong protection against the virus with researchers calling previous reports that immunity was not long-lived following infection “a misinterpretation of the data.” In reply to earlier claims that the antibodies decline quickly after recovery, researcher Ali Ellebedy, PhD replied “But that’s a misinterpretation of the data. It’s normal for antibody levels to go down after acute infection, but they don’t go down to zero; they plateau. Here, we found antibody-producing cells in people 11 months after first symptoms. These cells will live and produce antibodies for the rest of people’s lives. That’s strong evidence for long-lasting immunity.”
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Economy -
China faces another season of potentially record floods and associated crop losses. See China below

The NY Post is reporting that the Biden administration is considering a plan to import the bulk of the materials needed to build electric vehicles and the batteries that power them instead of mining them domestically — a nod to environmental groups that make up a key part of the Democratic constituency. NOTE - many of these foreign mines utilize essentially slave labor, but the radical environmental left doesn’t appear to care about this.

The San Francisco Bay area air quality management board is considering forcing the shutdown of the PBF Martinez and Chevron Richmond refineries in Northern California, a refinery that provides the majority of aviation jet fuel to the state and military. This would force Kalifornia to import fuel from nasty, pollution producing countries like China. On another energy front Kalifornia imports more electricity than any other state– currently at 32 percent from the Northwest and Southwest and is also the only state in the lower 48 states that is totally dependent on foreign suppliers as it has increased imported crude oil from foreign countries from 5 percent in 1992 to 58 percent today. (Tied very closely to exports from Saudi Arabia). Kalifornian also forbids the import of gasoline from other states, only those in Kalifornia certified to produce the expensive ‘blends’ are allowed. The cascade effect of Kalifornia’s energy policy is bleeding the economy to death just by itself.

Speaking of fuel costs, U.S. motorists will see the highest gasoline prices in seven years when they hit the roads this Memorial Day weekend. According to AAA, retail gasoline prices are at about $3.04 a gallon on average nationwide, the most expensive since 2014.

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Invasion of Illegals -
News articles on how ICE is being killed off by thousands of paper cuts, new administration rules that effectively hand tie the agency from performing its job to protect the country from illegals.
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Biden watch -
President Joe Biden mistakenly blamed the “Tuskegee airmen” training program for fueling black American hesitancy about the coronavirus vaccine. “By the way, many of the older members of that community had memories of experimentation on black Americans that were not told about, like what happened, with the, you know, Tuskegee airmen and all those tests,” Biden said. “And so there was a great reluctance.” (Breitbart)
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CW2/Domestic violence -
Most marches this week in memory of George Floyd have been relatively peaceful. Antifa straphangers have been the main rabble rousers.
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Strategic Developments /Deployments -
After completing its winter maintenance period in Yokosuka, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is underway conducting carrier qualifications ahead of the start of its spring patrol. The carrier left Japan last week. It is planned to be in the Middle East this summer to help support the Afghanistan withdrawal. The Reagan will replace the Dwight D. Eisenhower, which is currently in the Middle East.
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China -
China is facing another season of potential record flooding. Rain in some parts of central and southern China has hit record highs in recent weeks even though overall precipitation is about 10% lower this year compared with last year. Water levels on the Yangtze and its tributaries were expected to rise further over the next week, and it warned of major floods throughout the country from June to August. Some monitoring stations are issuing alerts, with the Wuhan city section of the Yangtze river in central China more than two meters higher than the normal at this time of the year as a result of heavy rain upstream.
NOTE - Last year’s flooding destroyed critical crops such as rice and soy beans. China purchases globally to replace those losses have been a major factor in price escalation.

China has finished subjugating Hong Kong. Hong Kong lawmakers pass bill to revamp elections, reducing democratic representation. The move reduces the proportion of directly elected lawmakers in the legislature, tightens control of the polls, and introduces a complex system of candidate vetting.
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North Korea -
International Institute for Strategic Studies in its annual report “The Military Balance 2021” indicates that North Korea has at least three intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) capable of striking the U.S. mainland. There are three models that NK currently has capable of reaching the US - Hwasong-14, Hwasong-15 and the newest just revealed in Oct 2020, Hwasong-16. There are many shorter ranged missiles capable of reaching US bases in the western Pacific such as Guam. There is still debate on whether or not NK has been able to construct a warhead small enough for these missiles to carry.
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Russia - MAINTAINING WATCH

Russia has deployed three nuclear-capable long-range bombers to its base in Syria. Russia’s Defense Ministry said that three Tu-22M3 bombers have arrived at the Hemeimeem air base, located in Syria’s coastal province of Latakia for training purposes. The Tupolev Tu-22M3, code-named Backfire by NATO, is a supersonic twin-engine long-range bomber which is capable of carrying nuclear weapons and has a range exceeding 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles). This is the first time since the end of the cold war that Russia has stationed assets like this in the region.
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Israel - CEASEFIRE

Cease fire holding, still civil unrest among arab Israelis .

Hamas threatens to renew fighting if Israel ‘violates’ Al-Aqsa. Hamas also claims it had 500 Km of ‘tunnels” most untouched by Israel. One comparison is that the claimed tunnel network is some 100km larger than the tunnel network under London.

UAE told US officials they will participate in Egyptian-led mediation, stabilization and reconstruction efforts, but clarified: UAE will provide direct humanitarian support but will not fund any effort that involves Hamas.

Egypt invited Israel and Gaza to Cairo, with Israel already accepting. I’ve seen no word of acceptance by Hamas yet.

OBSERVATION - Unlike past cease fires with Hamas, Hamas has made no effort to take pots shots at Israel with its weapons. This to me indicates they got hammered hard and are reluctant to resume actual shooting, even though they maintain the tough talk. Countries willing to supply money to Gaza to rebuild are very open in saying they will keep those funds out to he hands of Hamas. Reality is Hamas IS the government of Gaza and it will be virtually impossible to keep their hands out of the kitty.
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Iran -
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has said Iran is enriching uranium to levels that only countries seeking to make atomic weapons reach, and that the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program can no longer be returned to where it stood when a landmark 2015 deal was struck with world powers. “A country enriching at 60 percent is a very serious thing — only countries making bombs are reaching this level,” International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said in an interview with the Financial Times published on Wednesday and cited by the Reuters News Agency.
OBSERVATION - Under the current transjectory of US/Iranian diplomacy, the probably of Iran obtaining the bomb is almost certain. The US will do nothing but lip service against it. Israel’s covert attacks on key Iranian facilities over the past year have seriously damaged, but not stopped their efforts. My understanding that the 60% enrichment production is limited because of the severe damage to the main enrichment facility. It is more of a demonstration to the world. This won’t last for long.
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Iraq -
There are reports that Iraqi PMF 13th Brigade Leader Qassim Musleh was arrested by the Iraqi Security Forces earlier today. He was arrested on charges of corruption and being behind recent assassinations in Iraq. PMF militants have begun deploying in areas around The Green Zone, Baghdad, Iraq in response to the earlier arrest. Threats have been issued towards the Iraqi PM in regards to the arrest.. Iraqi security forces are reinforcing the Green Zone and the Prime Minister’s office. Reports are mixed on if the PMF has pulled back or not following Iraqi reinforcements.
NOTE - The PMF is one of the larger militia groups supported by Iran.
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Lebanon -
More speculation on the health of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The Israeli military believes the Hezbollah chief may have contracted the coronavirus, following a speech on Tuesday in which the terrorist leader was seen coughing and occasionally struggling for breath, The Times of Israel has learned.
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Afghanistan -
(Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday warned nearby nations against allowing the United States to use their territory for operations in the country after they withdraw from Afghanistan. U.S. officials have privately said that they are exploring potential basing options in countries near Afghanistan, like Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, but have so far not come to an agreement with any of them.
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Armenia/Azerbaijan -
Some unrest between Armenian and Azerbi forces being reported.
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Wuhan virus -
Japan extended a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas for 20 more days on Friday, with infections still not slowing as it prepares to host the Olympics in just over 50 days.

The “Black Fungus” plague that has piggy backed on Indian wuhan infections has gotten some press already, but now there has been some time for analysis. Some Indian medical experts feel that “unhygienic masks” and poorly ventilated rooms could be a contributing factor, while others said “no clinical evidence” has been established linking the two.
Doctors at many leading hospitals here said many patients, both wuhan and non-wuhan ones, have presented themselves at the facilities who have been infected with mucormycosis or black fungus and had a history of exhibiting poor hygienic practices, including wearing unwashed masks for a long time.
OBSERVATION - I questioned the demographics of the infection given the caste system in India. The reference to ‘poor hygienic practices’ may be an oblique reference to the lower castes.
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Globalism / Great Reset -
I’m monitoring news articles across several platforms that are screeching about how we only have 5 more years before climate collapse. Such is most likely a coordinated effort for propaganda. Many have thought that the next national emergency used to shut the country down would be global warming. The WEF speaks about the need to totally restructure our lifestyles to fight climate change. This could be the start of the campaign to achieve that end.
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Economy -
Biden is expected to unveil a massive spending proposal that includes $6 trillion in government spending for the next fiscal year – an amount that would bring federal spending up to levels not seen since World War II. Estimated annual deficits of $1.3 trillion amid enacted and proposed federal programs, not counting the wuhan cookie jar. This alone is an increase of 20%.
NOTE - I expect analysts to raise new fears about high to hyper inflation under these budgets.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on congressional leaders to get more aggressive in spending. In inflation-adjusted terms, Yellen said the budget hasn’t really increased since 2010. The government ran a $3.1 trillion deficit in fiscal 2020 and already has accumulated more than $1.9 trillion in red ink through the first seven months of fiscal 2021. The deficit as a portion of GDP soared to nearly 15% in 2020, the highest level since 1945. Yellen says the debt service is “very manageable”.

Missouri lost about 26% of its small businesses during the wuhan pandemic and an unknown percentage remain stressed due to the recession.`

Follow up with more information of Bureau of Reclamation water supply cuts. They announced that it expects to cut its delivery to the urban areas it serves by more than half, allocating 25% of the contracted amount rather than the 55% that was announced earlier. This is on top of cutting deliveries to farm-irrigation districts in the Central Valley to zero.

The state Department of Ecology has issued a drought advisory for most of Washington, including all areas east of the Cascade Range, portions of southwest Washington and the Washington coast. The agency says March through April was the fourth driest such period for Washington since 1895. NOTE - more potential impacts to agriculture.

(FO) According to the May 2021 update, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) upwardly revised expectations for food-at-home costs in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Future beef prices will be up 1-2% over last year, pork up 2-3%, and poultry up 0.5-1.5%. USDA notes that these ranges are still within the 20-year average annual cost increase.
Curiously, though, USDA forecasts that the Producers Price Index (PPI) for wholesale beef will rise 1.5-4.5%, while wholesale pork will be up 8.5-11.5%, and wholesale poultry up 13-16%. As USDA notes, higher PPI can influence overall food costs for consumers, so pork and chicken may become significantly more expensive this year.
On the supply side, USDA reporting, cattle on feed is up 5% from last year, while beef production is up 29% and cattle slaughter is up 27%. So there isn’t a shortage in cattle, therefor the primary cost driver is feed. Earlier this week, Argentina announced a 30-day beef export ban to fight higher prices. Argentina supplies China with nearly a quarter of their beef consumption, leading China to buy a record amount of beef from U.S. producers for the second time this year, which should keep U.S. beef prices higher.
Seasonally declining numbers of market hogs and continued-strong pork demand are likely to support second-quarter hog prices. Hog prices are forecast to remain year-over-year higher through the end of 2021, supported also by post-pandemic economic growth and continued-low pork cold stocks.
Poultry production is forecast to remain the same as 2020, with increased demand and high feed cost keeping prices high.
Packers appear unable to increase weekday slaughter levels to process the market-ready supply in a timely manner as the sector enters a period of typically higher fed cattle slaughter. This appears to be in part due to labor disruptions that packers have dealt with since the beginning of the pandemic.

OBSERVATION - Conflict between the CPI and PPI forecasts. So far the PPI has been more accurate. Livestock production appears stable after initial 2021 fluctuations, but outside demand will stress the availability to US consumers. High feed prices combined with drought conditions affecting grazing, hay production and feed crops will keep prices rising.
https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/outlooks/101213/ldp-m-323.pdf?v=4354.3

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Invasion of Illegals -
Border Patrol has reported a staggering 3,166 percent increase in the number of convicted sex offender illegal aliens arrest in the Del Rio Sector in Texas.
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Biden watch -
While speaking at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland at one point he wandered away from the lectern and looked lost. Biden went on to say that every single hospital bed will be occupied by an Alzheimer’s patient in 15 years!
OBSERVATION - These occurrences are becoming more and more common. He is suppose to meet with Putin and he barely made it through the meeting with the S Korean PM. The big constitutional question is - if he is removed from office due to mental issues, HOW MANY of his executive orders can be challenged because he was not mentally there to make those orders?
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Domestic Terror -
biden had Saifullah Paracha released from Gitmo. Paracha is known for his efforts to smuggle high explosives and even a nuke device into the US in support of AQ.
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Cyber Warfare -
biden administration has issued new standards and requirements to secure computer data control of oil and gas pipelines in light of the recent ransom ware attack.
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China -
China’s “gray zone” territorial expansion model, seen starkly by its claims of 90% of the south China Sea and expansion there, has spilled over onto land. Last year it was conflict with India. Now it is being reported that China has built three villages in the tiny country of Bhutan just because China claims the territory as theirs. Control of this territory is seen as a tactical move against India and its opposition to Chinese construction of roads that would permit the Chinese army the ability to move units and logistics more easily in any future conflict.
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Russia - MAINTAINING WATCH
A Russian spy ship has been parked in international waters off Kauai for several days has delayed a Missile Defense Agency missile test, officials said. Russian ship was operating 13 nautical miles west of Kauai in international waters. Territorial waters begin at 12 nautical miles. U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor said in a statement that it “is aware of the Russian vessel operating in international waters in the vicinity of Hawaii, and will continue to track it through the duration of its time here. U.S. Naval Institute News, which was the first to report the presence of the ship, said it is the Russian Navy Vishnya-class auxiliary general intelligence, or AGI, ship Kareliya (SSV-535). The Vladivostok-based ship is one of seven AGIs specializing in signals intelligence, USNI News reported.

The Biden administration will not seek to reenter the Open Skies Treaty with Russia in response to that country’s “failure to take any actions to return to compliance,” a State Department spokesperson said Thursday. The decision comes just weeks before Biden will meet with Putin in Switzerland on June 16.

See also Belarus below.
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Israel - CEASEFIRE

On Thursday, the UN Human Rights Council decided to launch an international investigation into crimes that may have been committed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Israeli Foreign Ministry said the country would not cooperate with the probe, deeming it a bid to “whitewash crimes committed by the terror organization Hamas”. The ministry added that “Israel will continue to defend itself against the terrorism of Hamas and against politicized international bodies that seek to delegitimize our lawful and just actions. Israel thanks all those countries at the HRC who did not support this outrageous resolution.” A spokesman for Hamas called its actions “legitimate resistance” and urged “immediate steps to punish” Israel.
Turkey welcomes resolution adopted by UN Human Rights Council urging for establishment of independent investigation commission to probe Israel’s human rights violations in occupied Palestinian territories
The U.S. says it regrets the UN Human Rights Council’s move to investigate war crimes during Israel’s latest assault on Gaza.

OBSERVATION - The UN Human “Rights” council is paneled by some of the most foul nations in the world, that stomp on the human rights of their citizens. They are a joke, but serve as useful idiots in the anti-israel continuum.

Palestinians have called for a “day of rage” today throughout Israel. Cashe between Palestinians and ISF reported at at Beit Eil-DCO Checkpoint NE of Ramallah, Beit Dajan village E Nablus, Beita village S Nablus, Al Nabi Saleh village NW Ramallah, Kufur Qaddum and Azzun villages E Qalqiliya City and Bab Al Zawyeh area in Hebron Old City

The United Nations launched an emergency appeal Thursday for $95 million for Gaza for the next three months to meet immediate humanitarian needs and repairs to key facilities. That includes hospitals, schools, water and sewage facilities and other infrastructure destroyed or damaged during the recent conflict between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas ruling Gaza.
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Iran -
On May 25th Iran kicked off ‘Sky Shield 1400’ exercise, a joint electronic warfare exercises of the Iranian Army. Parts of this military drill included detecting, intelligence surveillance, infiltrating and disrupting the operation of enemy aircraft by performing more than one hundred operations in the field of electronic warfare, countering cyber attacks and protecting radar and telecommunication systems.
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Syria -
Bashar al-Assad wins election with 95.1% of the vote.
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Turkey -
See statement about UN inquiry above under Israel.
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Belarus -
Russia’s foreign ministry has condemned the EU’s call for Europe-based airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace, calling it completely irresponsible. Roman Protasevich and Sofia Sapega remain in jail after Belarus jets intercepted the RyanAir passenger jet. The EU’s 27 leaders met this week and demanded their immediate release, as has the G7 group of nations. The UN’s civil aviation agency has said it will launch a “fact-finding” investigation into Belarus’s actions, and whether there had been any breach of international aviation law.
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Black Swans -
According to reporting system Mouse Alert, areas around the southeast coast of Australia are seeing high mouse abundance, with Victoria, New South Wales and Brisbane hit the hardest. Mice numbers have been high for months, but the problem is getting worse as the country heads into winter, and the mice are seeking shelter indoors.
“People are putting the legs of their beds in buckets or pots of water, but the mice are still climbing curtains, jumping onto their beds and biting them,” said the vice president of the New South Wales Farmers’ Association Xavier Martin.
OK - now add cannibal mice to the list of nasty critters in Australia.

Wuhan virus -

It has been revealed that Fauci in 2012 wrote that “gain of function” research to juice up bat viruses was worth risking a pandemic: “the benefits of such experiments and the resulting knowledge outweigh the risks. It is more likely that a pandemic would occur in nature”.
Further trying to cover his rear, Fauci testified that the biden administration did not contact him before canceling the Trump Administration’s investigation into the origin of the coronavirus.

OBSERVATION -information like this has been out there for a year. MSM has been caught with their pants down suppressing it and there may be a day or reckoning. It also appears a noose is closing around Fauci for his false statements and there is a remote possibility now that he may be forced out.

In a yet to be published study, researchers claim that Chinese scientists created COVID-19 in a Wuhan lab, then tried to cover their tracks by reverse-engineering versions of the virus to make it look like it evolved naturally from bats. The paper’s authors, British Professor Angus Dalgleish and Norwegian scientist Dr. Birger Sørensen, wrote that they have had ‘prima facie evidence of retro-engineering in China’ for a year - but were ignored by academics and major journals. Dalgleish is a professor of oncology at St George’s University, London, and is best known for his breakthrough creating the first working ‘HIV vaccine’, to treat diagnosed patients and allow them to go off medication for months. Sørensen, a virologist, is chair of pharmaceutical company, Immunor, which developed a coronavirus vaccine candidate called Biovacc-19.
OBSERVATION - Though granted credibility, will need to see if scientific journals touch this study.

News reports continue to seem to confirm the wuhan lab was ground zero, with the revealing of lab workers being bit by bats as well as lab related personnel coming down with disease symptoms months before the reporting of break out to the larger population.
Yet China suggests that the coronavirus may have originated in the US as a way to deflect the close scrutiny to its wuhan lab.
NOTE - this deflection may be close to the mark given the under the table funding from the US for “gain of function” research there at that lab.

The wuhan epidemic continues in India, however the use of ivermectin (a drug disputed by the global ‘authorities’) appears to be having a very positive impact. Prior to the increased used of ivermectin in April of 2021 in Delhi, cases have gone from 24K daily to 1491 yesterday. Similar results observed in Mexico City BTW.
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Globalism / Great Reset -
The Department of Homeland Security says there won’t be any federal vaccination database or any mandate that requires people to get a single vaccination credential and there are no plans for anything like a U.S. vaccine passport. This following Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas statement to the complete opposite during a TV interview the previous day.
NOTE - Mayorkas is speaking the ultimate desire of the administration, just that he has his timing down.

In an update of its COVID-19 guidance, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission also said employers could require all workers physically entering a workplace to be vaccinated against the coronavirus but that federal law may require the employer to provide reasonable accommodations for employees who aren’t vaccinated because of a disability or religious belief. NOTE - Once again, the administration has shifted the mandated vaccination onto the private sector thru employment threats.
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Economy -
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday “high annual rates of inflation” will persist through the end of the year, stretching the timeline of rising prices past a couple of months as the White House previously indicated. “My judgment right now is the recent inflation we’ve seen will be temporary, it’s not something that’s endemic,” Yellen said Thursday during a House subcommittee hearing. “I expect it to last, however, for several more months, and to see high annual rates of inflation through the end of this year.
OBSERVATION - Yellen and the administration are already trying to move the goal posts on this issue. With the govt spending and the demand for fundamentals (food, etc) and the associated shortages and supply screwed up many other economist are looking a a much longer and even worse inflationary period.

Biden released his 6 trillion dollar budget - monitoring the analysis. It is a country buster at first glance.
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Biden watch -
President Biden dropped an ominous note into his remarks to American service members at a Virginia military base Friday, telling them that his Chinese counterpart believes Beijing will “own America” inside the next 15 years. Freudian slip???? He did not elaborate on what was meant by “own America.” He made no other mention of China during his 23-minute remarks. He also managed to have trouble with the Declaration of Independence, notably leaving off the “pursuit of happiness” phrase. He also made some questionable statements towards a young daughter of an attendee - “I’m especially honored to share the stage with Brittany, and Jordan and Nathan and Margaret Catherine. I love those barrettes in your hair, man, I’ll tell you what, look at her, she looks like she’s nineteen years old sitting there like a little lady with her legs crossed.” These are children of Major Nathanial Bean who is currently deployed to Afghanistan.
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CW2/Domestic violence -
With the weekend, expect more protests in remembrance of George Floyd plus in support of Palestinians/hamas. Environmentalist have come out of hibernation lately and have been joining in recent protests as well as staging some of their own.

Antifa groups are organizing direct actions and supporting BLM protests across the country. On social media and in Far Left chat rooms, Antifa groups such the Youth Liberation Front (YLF) have called for rioting, violence, and attacks on police this weekend. They are specifically welcoming the burning of police precinct as an act of revenge for “those killed in the revolt” in 2020. Antifa groups in Portland, Salem, and Seattle are attempting to maintain the momentum from the attacks in Portland earlier this week.

Monday will mark 100 years since the Tulsa race massacre destroyed “Black Wall Street,” and the US Department of Homeland Security has warned that white supremacist groups might target events commemorating it. Nothing said about BLM/Antifa targeting peaceful patriot gathering with violence. . . .
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POLITICAL FRONT -
Harris’ speech to the graduates at the naval academy went over like the preverbal lead ballon, managing to insult them as well.
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Cyber Warfare -
Microsoft disclosed late Thursday night a new cyber attack by Nobelim, the same group credited for the SolarWinds breach. More than 150 organizations, including government agencies and think tanks were affected by the attack. To read more about the technical aspect of the attack from Microsoft:
https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/05/27/new-sophisticated-email-based-attack-from-nobelium/
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China -
According to reports, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has launched a third anti-submarine sonar detection ship from the Wuchang Shipyard in Wuhan. The Type-927 is a twin-hull design capable of operating with great stability at high speeds and rough sea state conditions. Most importantly, these catamaran ships have a small acoustic signature, high endurance, and can deploy surveillance towed-array sensor systems (SURTASS). SURTASS systems are towed behind ships on long cables to actively or passively listen for submarine acoustic signatures.
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Russia - MAINTAINING WATCH
Belarusian President Lukashenko and Russian President Putin are meeting today in Sochi. The main topic is expected to be the Union States program first enacted in 1999 to reunite Belarus and Russia as a neo-Soviet confederation. Currently, the agreement grants citizenship to every citizen in both states, meaning there is unrestricted freedom of movement between the two nations.
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Israel - CEASEFIRE

Yamina leader Naftali Bennett agreed to forming a coalition government with Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid, N12 reported.
The two sides agreed that Bennett will serve first as prime minister until September 2023, when Lapid will take over until November 2025, according to N12. The swearing-in ceremony is expected to take place in 10 days, following an announcement of the new government either on Saturday night or Sunday.
NOTE - unusual development that totally ignores the facts that Netanyahu’s years as PM resulted in the enhanced Iron Dome that performed so well in addition to other measures to aid Israel. Now Israel’s stance against a nuclear Iran is in question. Not a done deal yet but close.

Egypt is trying to incorporate a prisoner swap between Israel and Gaza as part of a longer term peace plan. Reconstruction of Gaza also on the agenda.

Whether or not this UN war crime commission looks at this - Hamas co-founder Mahmoud al-Zahar told Britain’s Sky News that Israel has no right to exist, that they targeted Israeli civilians with rockets, and justifies using his own people as human shields, claiming it is all acceptable according to international law.
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Iran -
Sweden has arrested two Iranians on charges of being sleeper agents seeking to execute a terrorist plot against Iranian dissidents opposed to the theocracy in Tehran.
NOTE - it is pretty well known that Iran has sent agents into multiple countries around the world with similar missions - even to the US. Security agencies in Europe are alert to technology theft by Iranian agents as well.
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Afghanistan -
Dozens of besieged outposts or bases, and four district centers, have given up to the insurgents this month, in an accelerating rural collapse as American troops leave. Some have started to equate the US pull out to Vietnam with the country rapidly falling back under Taliban control as US troops leave via roof tops and helicopters.
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Belarus -
See Russia above.
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Don’t forget the men and women who died to secure what little remaining liberty we celebrate this weekend. Don’t let their sacrifices be in vain.

Wuhan virus -
Fauci’s past is continuing to come back to haunt him. His National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for funding research on bat coronaviruses at the controversial lab and sending scientists to advise on risky gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, whose website previously listed the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a research partner, Fauci’s agency can now be linked to funding an entity collaborating with the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). XPCC is linked to the genocidal atrocities being conducted against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
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Economy -
Biden’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year assumes that a hike in the capital-gains tax rate took effect in late April, meaning that it already would be too late for high-income investors to realize gains at lower tax rates, according to a Wall Street Journal report out Thursday citing people familiar with the proposal. Biden plans to increase the top tax rate on capital gains to 43.4% from 23.8% for households with income over $1 million, though Congress must OK any hikes and retroactive effective dates, the report added. “Given that Biden’s capital-gains tax proposals face headwinds already, we think it is unlikely that Congress will make them retroactive as well. That would be adding insult to injury,” said James Lucier, managing director at Capital Alpha Partners, in a note.
NOTE - I don’t earn 1 million per year, but that level of taxation is going to hammer small businesspersons who create the majority of the jobs in the country.

When it starts hitting the elites at the WaPo and MSM, you know there is a problem. They are reporting overall food prices rose 0.4 percent from March, and are up 1 percent from a year ago, according to data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Friday. The price of pork soared 2.6 percent in the month of April and 4.8 percent from a year ago, adjusting for seasonality. And while beef and veal prices stayed fairly flat for the month, they are up 3.3 percent from a year ago.
OBSERVATION - I don’t know where they get these numbers. In my shopping trips chicken for instance has gone from about 1.29/lb to 2.00/lb - that’s a heck of a lot more than what they are indicating. Absent from this is the ‘shrinkflation’ factor. Notice that the containers are getting smaller, but keeping the same price. Go buy a “party” bag of chips for this weekend - you’ll find that the bag contains what used to be a single serving in the past.

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Invasion of Illegals -
biden’s 6 trillion dollar budget hammers our southern border with budget cuts. In total the budget is cut from over $1.5 Billion to less than $55 Million. The border wall spending is cut from $1.3 billion to ZERO. With the hype about “infrastructure” needs, we need a secure border.

Border Patrol last week announced that since Oct. 1, the beginning of Fiscal Year 2021, agents in the Del Rio Sector, TX, have arrested 95 convicted sex offenders — making a 3,166% increase over the same timeframe last fiscal year. The figure comes as agents picked up 10 convicted sex offenders in just a week. The arrests were made between May 17 and 24, with nationals from Honduras and Mexico among those arrested.
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Biden watch -
Continued discussions over biden’s inappropriate comments toward a 9 year old girl. Many elderly people suffering from dementia are prone to blurting out inappropriate thoughts that happen to cross their mind. And this is the guy holding the nuclear football. Watch his meetings with Putin - I think it could be a make or break day. If he has a serious melt down, the MSM will be hard pressed to ignore it because Putin will have not qualms about telling the world about it.
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CW2/Domestic violence -
Black activists from the New Black Panther Party and other groups staged an armed Second Amendment March for Reparations and through downtown Tulsa on Saturday. Armed groups included -
* The Huey P Newton Gun Club (HPNGC)
* The Elmer Geronimo Pratt Gun Club (EGPGC)
* The New Black Panther Party for Self- Defense (NBPP)
* The Fred Hampton Gun Club (FHGC)
* The New Black Liberation Militia (NBLM)
* The Panther Special Operations Command (PANSOC)
* ANUBIS
* Multiple other groups and private gun owners

OBSERVATION - increasing armed protests, combined with a call to violence if their demands aren’t met should be a growing concern to Americans. Black Panther and affiliated groups have a more hardened cut than some of the Antifa related gun groups, drawing from a more hardened, urban/ghetto background versus liberal college. IF things go sideways, these groups will be tough nuts to crack.
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POLITICAL FRONT -
Six RINO senators voted for the democrat 6/1 spanish inquisition - Mitt Romney, Ben Sasse, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Bill Cassidy and Rob Portman. Of the six, only one of them, Portman, didn’t vote to convict Trump in February. Thankfully it wasn’t enough to break the filibuster - first since the enthronement of biden.
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Ukraine -
See Belarus below
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Israel - CEASEFIRE

Barring last-minute unforeseen circumstances, Yamina leader Naftali Bennett will announce in a meeting with his faction on Sunday that he has agreed to form a coalition government with Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid, sources in the faction who spoke to Bennett told The Jerusalem Post on Saturday night.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu maneuvered on Sunday to try to dissuade opponents from forming a “government of change”. Netanyahu has offered to go second in a “triple rotation” of the premiership of a right-wing government. Under the blueprint, published by a Likud spokesman, Gideon Saar, head of the rightist New Horizon party, would become prime minister for 15 months, followed by Netanyahu for two years and then Bennett for an unspecified “remainder of its term.” If Lapid, 57, fails to announce a government by Wednesday, a fifth Israeli election since April 2019 - a prospect Bennett has said he wants to avoid - is likely.
OBSERVATION - As mentioned before, a large shift in Israeli govt has the potential of creating a gap for Iran and its proxies against Israel.

The Israeli Foreign Minister in an interview said “ I will discuss with the Egyptian Foreign Minister the mechanisms of appeasement and the reconstruction of Gaza under international supervision.”
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Iran -
US intelligence is monitoring two Iranian naval vessels whose ultimate destination may be Venezuela, according to three people familiar with the situation, in what would be a provocative move at a tense moment in U.S.-Iran relations. An Iranian frigate and the Makran, a former oil tanker that was converted to a floating forward staging base, have been heading south along the east coast of Africa. The two countries have developed closer ties over the last few years. Iranian media has claimed the 755-foot long Makran, which was commissioned this year, can serve as a platform for electronic warfare and special operations missions, and Iranian officials have boasted of the ship’s missile and weapons capabilities. It is able to carry six to seven helicopters, as well as drones, they have said.
OBSERVATION - Iran continues to see weakness in the biden administration and may take this opportunity to tweak the nose of American foreign policy. Though not a significant threat, it is still making a statement the US would be foolish to ignore.

Iran-backed militias in Iraq are turning to small drones rather than using rockets to stage attacks, alarming U.S. military officials because the devices fly too low to be detected by defense systems. Drones are becoming the most significant threat on the modern battlefield, and Iran’ experience over the years has allow them to develop a number of versions ranging from recon to attack.
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Iraq -
More tension as the 1st Brigade of Special Division moves to secure Green Zone in Baghdad.
See Iran concerning drones above.
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Colombia -
Violent riots continue in many placed in Colombia, with major action in Cali. Riots started April over tax increases and has morphed to include police/military brutality and the wuhan initiated health crisis.
NOTE - Central and South America are boiling over and this combines to drive illegals to the US.
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Belarus -
Belarus says it will not supply Ukraine with A95 gasoline starting 1st June. Seems some sort of trade war backed by Russia (primary ally) is brewing. Reminder, Belarus reportedly staged troops on the border with Ukraine during the recent standoff with Russia.
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Land of the FREE because of the BRAVE.

Remember, unlikely I’ll have an update out tomorrow due to other commitments.

Wuhan virus -
Scott Gottlieb says accidental lab leaks “happen all the time” amid mounting intelligence that COVID-19 originated with a mishap at the Wuhan lab in China. Gottlieb told CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday that definitively determining how the pandemic started was essential to preventing future outbreaks. “These kinds of lab leaks happen all the time, actually,” he explained. “Even here in the United States, we’ve had mishaps, and in China, the last six known outbreaks of SARS-1 have been out of labs, including the last known outbreak, which was a pretty extensive outbreak that China initially wouldn’t disclose that it came out of a lab.”
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Globalism / Great Reset -
Even at a local level, wuhan is being used to silence opposition to the greater agenda. The following link details an example.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/victoria-taft/2021/05/29/moms-learn-lengths-a-wa-school-board-will-go-to-silence-complaints-on-crt-and-masks-youll-want-to-sit-down-for-this-n1450563

Is the WEF telegraphing its next punch like it did wuhan? It recently warned that simulations show a cyber attack that will take down the world economy. Remember, global economic control is one of the main desires of the WEF.
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Economy -
According to Labor dept data, unemployment claims fell to 406,000 in the week ended May 22.

biden’s budget projections show 14.5 TRILLION in deficits over the next 10 years.

Former Trump Economist Stephen Moore on Sunday said the U.S. economy is looking at four to five percent inflation, “and that’s way above where the Fed wants us to be.” “They have a two to two-and-half percent, you know, inflation target,” he told John A. Catsimatidis on his radio show, The Cats Roundtable - WABC 770 AM. The effects of inflation are everywhere, he says. “You’ll see this in the supply chain. I mean I just bought some airline tickets this weekend for this summer… airline tickets are up 20%. You know food prices are up 10, 15, 20 percent and gas prices have increased a dollar a gallon in the last year,” he added.
OBSERVATION - What the Fed does or doesn’t do will affect the severity of the next crash. It no longer has any silver bullets in its belt.

Speaking of silver, reports that the fed is stopping delivery of physical silver - meaning the price of silver coinage will continue to skyrocket over the price of paper ‘silver’. Example, as it write, paper silver is at $28.11/oz but Eagles are at $37.10 with rounds at about $32.50/oz
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Invasion of Illegals -
Cartels and drugs surging across the border, inflation crime even more.
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Biden watch -
biden snubbed veterans participating in Rolling Thunder without explanation. This following the pentagon’s handling of their permit.
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Strategic Developments /Deployments -
The one looming crisis that still hasn’t seemed to garner the attention of the White House to any significant degree is the fate of an estimated 18,000 interpreters and other natives who have assisted the United States and other NATO forces for decades. This week, General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, created an awkward conflict between the military and Biden’s White House when he spoke out on the subject. The General notes that we are running out of time and he could get all of those people out of the country if ordered to do so, but it’s not up to him. (Fox News)
NOTE - These translators are marked for death. Saw that with Iraq and Vietnam and it looks like its about to repeat itself again.

With the pending deployment of the USS Reagan group to the middle east/western Indian Ocean, some are saying the Pacific is now left with no carriers. That is not quite correct. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group has just returned to San Diego from its patrol of the Middle East and will be down for a while. The USS Abraham Lincoln has completed its Planned Incremental Availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s San Diego Detachment. Following the overhaul, the Lincoln departed San Diego for sea trials on April 5 in preparation for a future deployment. It is likely that these trials will result in it being deployed to the Western Pacific to counter Chinese provocation. The U.S. Seventh Fleet, which is based in Japan, will still have dozens of other ships and aircraft, but the deployment of the only available carrier in the region represents a significant diversion away from Asia – even as biden has called the region a priority for the U.S. military.
NOTE - this could create a window for the Chinese to exploit. No definite time frame that the window of no carrier operations has been released.

A Navy warship and the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency on Saturday failed twice in a key test to shoot down a medium-range ballistic missile, raising questions about America’s readiness to intercept potential enemy attacks. The Defense Department did not reveal a specific location, but it’s believed the test took place somewhere off the coast of Hawaii.
NOTE - This was the missile launch the Russian spy ship was hanging around for.

The British Royal Navy and U.S. Marine Corps have undertaken a unique joint operation aboard the new British carrier Queen Elizabeth. This carrier, the first of two, is currently undertaking its first operational cruise. The operation is to train up British sailors and airmen in the use and deployment of the F35 VTOL version used by US Marines.
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China -
China is now one step closer to developing an “artificial sun” after an experimental reactor maintained a scorching 120 million degrees Celsius for 101 seconds.
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Israel - CEASEFIRE
Monitoring potential change of government happening today/tomorrow.
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Belarus -
According to the White House, the United States on June 3 will reimpose full blocking sanctions against nine Belarusian state-owned enterprises. Biden administration officials are also coordinating with allies in the European Union and elsewhere to develop “a list of targeted sanctions against key members” of Lukashenko’s regime, Psaki said. Some analysts are saying that this is only going to push Belarus closer into he Russian sphere as it tries to recreate the old Soviet Union. IMHO it is already deep in the pocket of Putin.
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Libya -
GNA (UN created Government of National Accord) is dealing with the remaining Islamic terrorists and smuggling gangs, as long as the Turkish mercenaries make no threatening moves. Most of the Syrian Arab mercenaries employed by the Turks are fine with the lack of fighting, but they are often moved around a lot, often to confront local militias. At this stage Turkey is looking at ways to back out of the situation while still trying to enforce it claims on Eastern Med oil/gas fields.
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Black Swans -
The plague of cannibalistic, fire-starting mice that have taken over almost half Australia is about to be visited by another. Experts now warning a plague of snakes is sure to follow.

Wuhan virus -
Wuhan virus variants are to be known by letters of the Greek alphabet to prevent hard feelings towards countries they developed in. . .

More and more doctors and scientists with well recognized grounding in the would of viruses are beginning to poke through the cloud of obfuscation by the media and globalists to warn of the likely long term dangers of the mRNA pseudo-vaccines as well as calling out the numbers games by the CDC over adverse reactions - even potential covering over of deaths. One specialist said that for other treatments, 50 adverse reactions would be enough to pull the drug from the market. Hundreds of thousands of adverse reactions have been documented and tens of thousand of deaths so far.
NOTE - I think much of this reporting is seen daylight because of the growing evidence of Chinese creation of the wuhan virus or at least being the cause of the release of the virus from its wuhan lab. When even the WaPo is backpedaling on its initial refutation of the origin theories, there must be smoke.
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Globalism / Great Reset -
Reminder, turmoil in the global wuhan situation, economy, illegals, etc - reflected in actions in the US, are being woven into their efforts to bring the world under submission. I don’t know what the final straw will be to collapse the will of the US, but it isn’t going to be pretty.
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Economy -
Brent oil advanced above $70 a barrel after the OPEC+ alliance forecast a tightening global market ahead of a production policy meeting.
NOTE - America’s energy independence is being destroyed by biden and the rest of the world knows it. OPEC is on the ascendency again calling the shots and trying to make up money lost at lower prices and demand.

On oil, reports are biden permitted the import of 1.033 million barrels of Iranian crude in March despite sanctions on Iran’s energy sector, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The cargo is only the second oil import by the United States from Iran since late 1991, data on EIA’s website showed. Rumor is that it was a sign of ‘good faith’ to Iran as part of the negotiations for nuclear disarmament.

The Biden Administration will suspend all oil and gas contracts in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Reportedly this will involve a directed environmental review which may make the contracts purchased under President Trump either void or too expensive for the oil/gas companies to comply.
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Invasion of Illegals -
Activists are lobbying biden to bring illegal aliens deported by former President Donald Trump’s administration back to the U.S., according to the Associated Press (AP). More than 935,000 illegal aliens were deported by the Trump administration.

Texas has declared a state of emergency on the border. Its law enforcement using other criminal violations to round up illegals while staying clear of immigration law and status.

The Biden administration on Tuesday formally nixed the “Remain in Mexico” program, the latest in a series of moves to dismantle the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies. The program, known formally as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), was a cornerstone of Trump’s border management policy; it forced potential asylum seekers to stay in Mexico to wait out the result of their case in U.S. immigration court. (Hill)
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Biden watch -
Speaking in Tulsa biden said - “our intelligence community…tell us white supremacists are the most lethal threat to our Homeland, not Isis or Al Qaeda, white supremacists”. He also called voting integrity laws passed by many states to be “un-American” and announced that he is tapping VP Harris to lead efforts on voting rights (HR-1).
NOTE - Center-right commentators are expressing well documented concern over biden’s Tulsa speech. He made it very clear he is going after 50% of the US population. We already had that figured out, but in the past he couched it in weasel wording, now he is more open and aggressive about it.
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CW2/Domestic violence -
The structural ‘leadership’ of BLM is falling apart under open fraud by its ‘founders’ (Patrisse Cullors reportedly went on a mansion-buying binge, buying three or four mansions for example ) and other scandals. Public support has plummeted, even among black voters. This is leading to a rise in other, more radical groups that made their showing in Tulsa, such as the new Black Panthers and other armed, violence oriented elements. If the black community no longer sees BLM as the leaders of their “movement”, they may well start to migrate to these more violent groups, seeking their leadership.
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Domestic Terror -
The FBI, Texas DPS and Kerr County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a Kerrville man they say planned to carry out a shooting at a Walmart. Coleman Thomas Blevins, 28, popped up on the KCSO radar last week, so the office reached out to Blevins. According to the KCSO, it confirmed Blevins was planning a mass shooting after speaking with him. There, deputies say they found firearms, ammo, electronic evidence, concentrated THC and “radical ideology paraphernalia,” which they said included books, flags and handwritten documents.
NOTE - He’s being called a Neo-Nazi, photos also show a number of islamic as well as white supremist flags and materials.
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Strategic Developments /Deployments -
Word coming out that the Pentagon has approved two drones made in China for use by U.S. military. Wait, what?
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Cyber Warfare -
JBS foods was the target of an organized cybersecurity attack over the weekend. The company’s operations in the US and Australia were immediately impacted as all beef and lamb kills in AU were suspended. In the US, meat packer unions say shifts are being cancelled. There are few details available from the company, other than JBS is “actively working with an Incident Response firm to restore its systems.”
UPDATE - as of this morning, JBS stated that it has made “significant progress” to resolve the cyberattack that impacted its global operations and will have the “vast majority” of its plants operational on Wednesday.
“Our systems are coming back online and we are not sparing any resources to fight this threat,” JBS USA Chief Executive Officer Andre Nogueira said in a statement late Tuesday.

OBSERVATION - Supply chains are already seriously disrupted and this threatens to do the same as the Colonial Pipeline. JBS operates 84 U.S. facilities and accounts for about 20% of overall production capacity. This will only serve to boost already soaring food prices. Some estimate by as much as 30% increase in cost should the shut down last any significant period of time. It looks at this time disruption will be limited, but like Colonial, aftershocks in bringing the system fully online may continue for several more days.
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China -
Dual China/economy related. Industrial ports in Southern China are facing delays as workers are sent home due to COVID-19 outbreaks. Export operations were expected to resume Sunday, but the current backlog is anchoring ships for at least five days. The delays at the Yantian Port are forcing Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to reroute ships globally in an attempt to preserve schedule reliability. Follow-on supply chain impacts could be felt for a number of weeks as the port remains at limited capacity.
OBSERVATION - Again, supply chain disruptions threaten global recovery and China’s domination of being the source for much of the world’s goods show why jobs should be established here and not in China.

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) intercepted 16 Chinese military aircraft that entered their airspace near the state of Sabah on Monday. The Chinese aircraft did not comply with Malaysian air traffic control instructions to make contact, and RMAF fighter jets were scrambled to intercept. According to the RMAF, the aircraft were “flying in tactical formation” and the event posed a “serious threat on national sovereignty and aviation safety.” Most incursions recently have focused on Taiwan and the Philippines, China’s claims, however, also extend well within the territorial waters of the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, Vietnam, and the island nation of Brunei.

Chinese media pushing to prepare for nuclear war with the US.
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North Korea -
North Korea warned the United States it was creating an “acute and instable situation” in the region Monday following a recent summit between President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-In. The warning was North Korea’s first response to the May 21 summit between the U.S. and South Korean leaders at the White House. Biden and Moon had agreed in a joint statement to end decades-long restrictions on South Korea’s missile program.
The U.S. initially barred South Korea from developing missiles with a range of longer than 500 miles over concerns about a regional arms race. The ending of restrictions would allow South Korea to produce missiles capable of striking all of North Korea but stop short of striking potential targets in China and Japan, according to the AP.
NOTE - Knew already NK was unhappy and this AP report is a little late in coming. The permission to develop missiles with ranges longer than 500 miles is a game changer, but will take years of development and then production to bear fruit.

In North Korea the military has been ordered to establish special military hospitals to deal with the growing number of soldiers unfit for duty because of malnutrition. Food shortages have been worse the past few years and a lot more people are simply not getting enough to eat. Since the covid19 border closings in early 2020, the food shortages have become common in the military and even the national capital. The food shortages in the military have been so severe that many units have a growing number of troops who are emaciated and visibly too weak to carry out their duties. The government does not want these malnourished soldiers to die and the new hospitals are a short-term solution until cross-border trade is resumed and food can get in. The farmers are expected to have larger crops in 2021 because heavy rains and floods in 2020 put a lot more water in reservoirs. ((NOTE - Farmers have no fertilizers except for human urine and feces as I noted in a past report)). Military food theft from locals has been going on for years now.
Foreign donors will no longer send food aid to North Korea because most of it is diverted to the military or markets where it is sold to provide the government with more cash for priority projects, like nukes, ballistic missiles, and electrified fences along the borders.

OBSERVATION - Some commentators have resurrected the theme of the mighty NK infantry, while totally ignoring the effects of famine on the soldiers, nor the loss of training as they scrounge for food. Back in the day when I was on active duty, NK had better fed and trained soldiers - and was a real concern. Today, that military is sorely impacted as indicated above.
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Russia - MAINTAINING WATCH
Russia said on Monday it would send what it described as “uncomfortable” signals to the United States ahead of a summit between the two countries’ leaders next month and announced it was beefing up its western border militarily. Regarding the western border, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted as saying “Around 20 military formations and units will be formed in the Western Military District by the end of the year,”
OBSERVATION - Again, Putin sees biden as weak and is seizing the opportunity to take advantage of the situation as well as rub biden’s nose in it. He is pressuring NATO and eastern european countries to bend to his wishes.

Warning of “uncomfortable” signals to come, the Kremlin indicated that high on the agenda would be a range of human rights and free speech issues in the United States, particularly the “persecution” of those behind the January 6 Capitol riot by the Biden administration. The words appear Moscow’s ultimate trolling response to Biden remarks on Sunday wherein he vowed to confront Putin on egregious human rights abuses: “Of course, we will be ready to discuss everything, including problems that exist in the United States,” Lavrov told reporters Monday following Biden’s statements according to AFP.
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Israel - CEASEFIRE

Israeli opposition leaders said they have received death threats in response to their plan to form a government that would oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Washington Examiner reported.
“This is the time for all public leaders to come out in an unequivocal call against every threat, whatever the democratic decisions are,” Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said, The Times of Israel reported. “We all need to respect them and avoid sparking a dispute — let alone, God forbid, a civil war.”

Hamas calls for yet another “Day of Rage” in the WestBank this Friday which will commemorate “Naqsa Day” aka the day when the “Six Day War” began in 1967.

Israeli army says it destroyed a Syrian Army observation post in Israeli territory west of the Alpha Line in the central Golan Heights. This marks the third such incident in the past year

Incoming Mossad director David Barnea on Tuesday gave a threatening speech against Iran, alluding to potential future assassinations of its nuclear scientists and attacks on its nuclear facilities. “The Iranian [nuclear] program will continue to be met with the full power of the long arm of the Mossad,” Barnea said. “We are very familiar with the different components of the nuclear program and we are very familiar personally with the officials involved in it and also with the officials who direct them.” (JP)
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Iran -
IRIS Kharg vessel is reportedly burning off coast Bandar Abbas, Iran. Fire is reportedly “Massive”, yet, no confirmations by the state-controlled news agencies. It has reportedly sank approx. 6 miles off of Jask Port. The Kargh is a modified Ol-class fleet replenishment oiler of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, named after Kharg Island. Its modifications include being fitted to carry dry stores and ammunition in addition to fuel. A STRATFOR analysis states “[w]ithout this vessel, the small number of Iranian frigates would be unable to embark on extended deployments without consistent and frequent port visits along the way”. Iran is claiming the Kharg caught fire due to an electrical fire.

Several hundred dissidents and activists in an open letter last month called on voters to boycott the election, describing it as little more than a “formality.” They called for the removal of the supreme leader, free and fair elections, and the clerical system to be replaced by a secular democratic constitution.
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Black Swans -
China has announced the first human case of H10N3 bird flu. They claim the “the risk of community transmission is low”. The 41-year-old man, a resident of the eastern city of Zhenjiang, was hospitalized April 28 after developing a fever and other symptoms, the National Health Commission said. He has reportedly recovered and is pending discharge from the hospital.
OBSERVATION - Worth monitoring, wuhan reporting began in china on a similar basis.

Wuhan virus -
Red flags starting to pop up concerning mRNA pseudo vaccines and heart issues. Israel’s Health Ministry said on June 1 it had found the small number of heart inflammation cases observed mainly in young men who received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in Israel were likely linked to their vaccination. Meanwhile out of kalifornia, the CDC is looking into reports that a very small number of teenagers and young adults who got the COVID-19 vaccine may have experienced heart problems.
NOTE - suspicion regarding the establishment/CDC reporting, as it has been shown that they’ve skewed the wuhan infection and death numbers. Strong suspicion that deaths from the these mRNA compounds have been covered with other excuses. Link the wuhan lab source now going from ‘debunked’ to reality status, I think in the coming months mRNA related deaths will also come to light.

Fauci’s paper trail is coming back with vengeance. So much so that there are rumors of the WH looking into some way to gently put him out to pasture. Though largely over looked by the MSM, Fauci has admitted to being purposefully deceptive and that deceit is now becoming headlines. Thousands of emails to and from Dr. Anthony Fauci have become public through a FOIA request by the Washington Post. (You know you are in deep do-do when the communist WaPo comes after you) Though response has been largely partisan, it does paint an ugly picture of his behavior - so much that a book deal has been put on hold. Two big points are coming out - one is the fact that Fauci’s emails show that the possible origin of the Wuhan virus in the CCP’s virology lab has been on the radar from the beginning, with some scientists suggesting that the virus’s DNA is most consistent with a laboratory origin. Two - relates to Fauci’s statements that masks are useless to combat covid-19. But this is no surprise.
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Globalism / Great Reset -
EU is pressing ahead with plans to launch a “digital wallet” that would carry digital copies of a drivers’ license and credit cards (sort of like Apple Pay does) as Europe continues its transition away from cash.. According to the FT, the EU is preparing to unveil its plans for the bloc-wide “digital wallet” on Wednesday. The product is the result of what Brussels described as several states’ demands for the EU to create a digital tool to access important records and other products and services via the smartphone.

21 Senators are urging biden to include a $2000/mo direct payments and automatic unemployment insurance extensions tied to economic conditions the Build Back Better long-term economic plan. This is setting stage for universal basin income (UBI) desired by the globalists.
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Economy -
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is constructing a new US-based manufacturing facility in Phoenix. The new chip making operation will employ some 1,600 people and is expected to come online in April 2022. Semiconductor have been scarce due in part to drought related shutdowns in Taiwan. Automobile industry especially hit.
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Invasion of Illegals -
Texas is leading the way in methods to fight illegal immigration shoved upon the state by biden without directly confronting federal law/regulations. One has been arresting illegals on other charges. Now Abbott said that he would revoke the licenses of Texas businesses housing or placing undocumented minors as part of contracts with the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
“The Governor directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to take all necessary steps to discontinue state licensure of any child care facility under a contract with the federal government that shelters or detains unlawful immigrants,” says the June 1 press release. Abbott’s order also said the state Health and Human Services Commission should “deny a license application for any new child-care facility that shelters or detains unlawful immigrants or other individuals not lawfully present in the United States.”

(DHS) is flying single adult male border crossers to cities across the United States, NBC News reports. There they seem to be ‘released’ with not controls or oversight.
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Biden watch -
Another nugget from his Tulsa appearance - wandering away from the microphone to make sure a ‘WHITE’ girl had an ice cream cone. . . . .
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CW2/Domestic violence -
The city of Minneapolis surprised some residents and angered others by dismantling the traffic barriers at 38th Street and Chicago that set up the de facto autonomous zone known as George Floyd Square. Municipal workers began the process about 4:30 a.m. - a time designed to have the bulk of the removal started before anyone could organize an effort to block the process.

Apparently Portland police are finally getting serious about identifying and arresting armed Antifa that set up a checkpoint and assaulted motorists during a May 5, 2021, “protest”.
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POLITICAL FRONT -
The Senate Parliamentarian ruled Democrats may use the budget reconciliation process to pass portions of the American Jobs Plan, American Family Plan and “infrastructure” bills. Instead of requiring a 60 vote majority, the reconciliation process allows for simple majority passage, but there “have to be reasons beyond political expediency for triggering the majority threshold, such as an economic downturn. This will likely play out in the next two months as Democrats weigh the risk/reward scenario 15 months out from the 2022 midterm elections and have a looming debt ceiling fight at the end of July. (FO)
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Domestic Terror -
Sources indicate that Intelligence officials told the White House in a classified briefing that individuals with ties to terrorist groups may be illegally crossing the southern border, contradicting claims by Democrats that the immigration crisis does not constitute a national security threat. Immigrants with connections to Islamic terrorist groups have begun taking advantage of what one senior Customs and Border Protection official called “a porous border.” In April, border patrol officers arrested two Yemeni nationals on a terrorist watch list.
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Cyber Warfare -
Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket using ferry service from the Massachusetts Steamship Authority should expect delays after the company announced it has been the target of a ransomware attack Wednesday morning that is affecting operations. Primary impact was in the reservation system and not operations.

The FBI said it would was working to bring the REvil group to justice for the hack on JBS. REvil - also known as Sodinokibi - is one of the most prolific and profitable cyber-criminal groups in the world. Most of its members are believed to be based in Russia or countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union.

Some cyber experts are linking the latest cyberattacks to Russia. It may be a ploy by Russia to increase in cybercriminal activity for the next two weeks as it attempts to intimidate the Biden White House into compliance or non-interference before meeting in Geneva.

When asked if the US will retaliate against Russia for the recent attacks, biden reportedly said “I’m looking closely at that issue.”
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China -
The US has banned imports of tuna, swordfish and other species from China’s Dalian Ocean Fishing Company over forced labor concerns. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said, “(the US) will continue to aggressively investigate the use of forced labor by distant-water fishing vessels and by a wide range of other industries.” The ban affects 33 vessels under the company which was cited as meeting 11/11 evidentiary data points used to identify forced labor. Chinese state-media called it “the biggest lie of the century” as the ban compliments existing restrictions on cotton and tomato products from Xinjiang. (FO)

China appears to have made some deal to take over Cambodia Navy tactical headquarters at Ream Naval Base. Ream’s strategically advantageous position in the Gulf of Thailand could give the PLAN another foothold in expanding naval operations in the contested South China Sea. In addition, the base’s location could give the PLAN increased presence in the Straits of Malacca between Indonesia and Singapore. Much of East Asia depends on the Straits of Malacca for petroleum and liquefied natural gas from Persian Gulf an African suppliers.

OBSERVATION - China has been doing ‘deals’ like this for a number of years now. The show up to cash-strapped countries and offer the big Yen for access to facilities - especially naval facilities - and take complete control. We saw this happen here with the Chinese temporary take over of the port of Los Angeles shipping facility - thwarted by President Trump.
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Russia -
The arrest of journalists and activists in Russia continues to be a tool used to secure domestic support for Putin. Every arrest (credible or otherwise) is blamed on Western governments as a means to oust the rotating cast of Russian leadership.
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Israel - CEASEFIRE

The White House is now dismissing President Trump’s Abraham Accords between Arab states and Israel — after candidate Joseph R. Biden in 2020 effusively praised the deals and took credit for laying the diplomatic groundwork.
OBSERVATION - this is dangerous. The accords helped in the recent conflict with Hamas to keep the region calmed. The ugly next step would be that biden would begin to undermine them.

Yair Lapid, leader of the centrist Yesh Atid party, announced an eight-faction coalition had been formed. Under a rotation arrangement, the head of the right-wing Yamina party, Naftali Bennett, would serve as prime minister first before handing over to Mr Lapid. Will this marriage last? A leader of an Arab-Israeli party (Mansour Abbas, leader of the Arab Islamist Raam party - anti-zionist) and the leaders of a Jewish-nationalist party signing an agreement to join a government together - about as far apart as they come.
OBSERVATION - These factions hold only one thing in common - hate towards Netanyahu and are essentially the anti_Trumpers of Israel. I expect to see a short honeymoon then things will become rough and an eventual breakdown since the agendas of the two parties are so diametrically opposed. Having an anti-zionist party in charge has greatly angered a substantial portion of the population - especially after 11 days of rocket attacks, to have a sympathic party in charge.

Israeli security forces early Wednesday arrested a senior Hamas member, Sheikh Jamal Tawil, in Ramallah over his alleged work on behalf of the terror group, the Israel Defense Forces said. According to the military, Tawil was arrested in a predawn raid by the IDF’s elite Duvdevan Unit and the Shin Bet security service. “Tawil is a senior figure in the Hamas terror group in the West Bank, who recently took an active part in organizing riots, inciting violence and reforming Hamas’s headquarters in Ramallah,” the IDF said.
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Iran -
A large fire erupted late on Wednesday afternoon at an oil refinery near Iran’s capital, Tehran, which followed news from earlier in the day that the nation’s largest warship sank after it caught fire in the Gulf of Oman.
“The fire struck the state-owned Tondgooyan Petrochemical Co. to the south of Tehran, said Mansour Darajati, the director-general of the capital’s crisis management team,” The Associated Press reported. “Firefighters believe it struck a pipeline for liquefied petroleum gas at the facility, Darajati told Iranian state television. He did not elaborate.”

NOTE - some observers consider increase of fires at Iranian infrastructure sites due to poor maintenance, the as the weather gets hotter we often see parts beginning to fail in the temperatures causing fires to erupt rather than Israeli actions. There may be some truth to this with the dismal shape their economy - no money for meaningful maintenance - has been in and historical similar events.
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Syria -
Going thru a period of relative calm, only minor incidents.
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Afghanistan -
The Afghan military is negotiating with the U.S. and NATO over the issue of continued air support. American and NATO air force commanders with experience in Afghanistan agree that providing air support from one or two well-defended bases is possible based on past experience. While western media tend to focus on continued Taliban attacks, less reported on are the heavy Taliban losses and the growing disagreements among the many Taliban factions over what to do next.
NOTE - Afghani self defense is the key item here. It must be able to stop and hold ground. Culturally it seems that the population supports who ever has the apparent strength. So if the Taliban capture an area, with heavy losses, the locals will swing towards their new leaders like sheep and the Taliban can replenish some of their losses. However, I also think that the Afghanistanies are a different sort from 10 years ago in that they are more supportive of the govt - a new item in the mix.
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Turkey -
Turkey has once again signaled who it considers to be among its true friends. The country has reportedly used its veto power as a member of NATO to water down an official condemnation of Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko. The condemnation sprang from Lukashenko’s forcing down of a passenger plane, in order to arrest Roman Protasevich, a dissident journalist on board.
OBSERVATION - This is an interesting continuing development. Turkey and Russia have been fighting each other via proxies in numerous areas of the world (Libya, Syria, Armenia, etc), yet there are evidences of an attempt to work closer together. Almost a love/hate relationship. However, in this case it appears that Erdogan-Lukashenko good terms goes back to Erdogan’s 2017 power grab in Turkey. Amidst the global condemnation that followed, Lukashenko was one of the first to congratulate his Turkish counterpart. Russia is just a side player, though Belarus’ most significant ally.
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Wuhan virus -
U.S. coronavirus infections are at their lowest level since the early weeks of the pandemic in March 2020, it was reported Thursday.
The country averaged about 16,500 new cases per day during the past week, a 30% improvement over the week before, Axios reported.

Moderna Inc. on Tuesday filed for full U.S. approval of its COVID-19 vaccine for adults, the second drugmaker to do so after Pfizer and German partner BioNTech sought full clearance for their vaccine last month.

OBSERVATION
Looking at the aggressive attacks by the uber-leftist Washington Post on Fauci and the unraveling cover up of the source of the wuhan virus as well as how Fauci waffled, lied and obfuscated throughout the entire event. Even question on NIH funding of the wuhan lab where he was caught lying to congress. The BIG question is who is benefiting from this action or what are they trying to divert our attention from? Even now the WH is being forced to respond to the allegations and revelations. A summary of some of the key findings from Fauci’s emails can be found here for your reading pleasure.

https://www.icandecide.org/ican_press/ican-obtains-over-3000-pages-of-tony-faucis-emails/

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Globalism / Great Reset -
The pressure continues on the US Dollar to remain the world reserve currency. From 1999 to 2021, the share of USD held in foreign reserves has dropped from 71% to 59%. Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov announced that the National Wealth Fund will replace its USD for Euro, Yuan, and gold. One Russian finance official said that “the dollar is becoming riskier” due to “expanding sanctions” against Russia. The total is about $40 billion, so headlines will have a greater impact on the USD than this sell-off. This decision won’t affect the USD being held by the Russian central bank. Russia and China are leading some of the efforts to reduce the dollars influence. Last year, the Russians and Chinese declared a “financial alliance” to reduce their use of the USD. In 2015, the two countries settled about 90% of their bilateral trade in USD. They finished last year at about 46%. Currently the dollar is relatively stable and is attractive to foreign investors and banks. Strip that away and the US economy will crash and burn.
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Economy -
Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance dipped below 400,000 for the first time during the pandemic as hiring accelerates and the economy strengthens heading into the summer months. Not mentioned is the impact that the termination of supplemental unemployment payments in over 20 states have made.

According to a recent survey by the CFA Institute, which provides certifications for Chartered Financial Analysts, 45% of surveyed members believe that stocks have recovered too quickly from last year’s lows. They say this is setting up a substantial market correction within the next 12-36 months.

The Washington Post reports that Biden would not raise the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent and instead propose a minimum corporate tax of 15 percent — for companies like Amazon that pay little to nothing in federal taxes.

San Francisco Federal Reserve Ban published a paper Monday, that looked at 26 labor market measures that typically move in tandem and found that during the current recovery they are giving wildly divergent signals about the health of the job market. According to the report market signals are conflicting to an “unprecedented” degree.

CNBC reports job creation disappointed again in May, with nonfarm payrolls up a solid 559,000 but still short of lofty expectations.
Payrolls were expected to increase by 671,000, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.
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Invasion of Illegals -
Illegal penetration of the border continues at record levels.
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Biden watch -
He seemed to believe that he’d been in office for 15 months already, despite the fact that it’s only been about four and a half months since he got into office.
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CW2/Domestic violence -
BLM/Antifa elements quickly regained control of the intersection at George Floyd square, erecting new barriers to replace those removed by the city. With some barriers back up, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said there was no firm timeframe for a full reopening.
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China -
32 Years ago was the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. China refuses to acknowledge it and has banned any memorials in Hong Kong where Pro-democracy activist Chow Hang Tung has been arrested by Hong Kong police on the 32nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
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Israel - CEASEFIRE
Seems like the honeymoon was a one- nighter. The anti-Netanyahu coalition is already at odds over same-sex marriage policy.

Here is the break down of the new government. Some consider it unprecedented in its composition, consisting of seven parties spanning the entire Israeli political spectrum, plus the backing of an Arab party for the first time. Can they work together or will their differences spin out of control and result another national election? Political observers suggest that right-wing coalition partners to dominate, noting that in the negotiations on forming the coalition, the three right-wing parties—Yamina, New Hope and Yisrael Beiteinu lead the way. This coalition has inspired some to think that it will cause relations with the US to improve, some blaming Netanyahu and Trump for the current tensions (ignoring totally the anti-semitic base of the US democrats). Policy analysts see major changes in the offing. Pipes notes that not only do right-wing coalition members like Bennett, New Hope’s Gideon Saar and Yisrael Beiteinu’s Avigdor Liberman share the same view of the Iranian regime as Netanyahu, so do centrists like Lapid and Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz of Blue and White. All the factions will be under the respective microscopes in the areas they have support and if they compromise in any manner they face being voted out. This will place intense strain on the composite government to work other policies - particularly social - to any means. This has caused some commentators to indicate that this coalition will not last more than a month or so before dead lock sets in and new elections are called.

The head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency’s mission in Gaza has been recalled from his post following an uproar in the coastal enclave after he told Israeli TV that IDF strikes during last month’s 11-day war appeared to be “precise” and “sophisticated.” Matthias Schmale, along with his deputy David de Bold, left the Hamas-run coastal enclave on Wednesday, De Bold was also deemed persona non grata by Hamas, according to Palestinian media, which said the terror group was demanding that both he and Schmale be fired.

Israeli military is busy assessing the fight with Hamas and preparing for the next confrontation. They are pleased that they could impact so much of the infrastructure of the terror organization and are seeing how that will shape Hamas’ tactics in future conflicts (as well as PIJ and other smaller terror factions).

Unrest continues between Palestinians and ISF at Beita village S Nablus City; One Palestinian was shot and seriously injured. More clashes reported at Azzun and Kufur Qaddum villages E Qalqiliya City and Bab Al Zawyeh area in Hebron City

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Iran -
IAEA reports Iran’s enriched uranium stockpiles 16 times higher than limit set by nuclear deal.
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Belarus -
EU has given the green light to ban any aircraft operated by Belarusian carriers from landing at EU airports.
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Black Swans -
The effect of the drought in Kalifornia beginning to create more concerns over the stability of the power grid with the summer heat REALLY turns on later this summer. Lake Oroville is already at only 50% capacity and if it falls below 640 feet (195 meters) - which it could do by late August - state officials would shut down a major power plant for just the second time ever because of low water levels. Similar loss of hydropower expected at numerous other dams.

Economic ripples will hit the country’s pocket book later this summer when food shortages increase.

NOTE - A few years back kalifornia inflicted upon itself a massive bond to build more water storage dams. Imbedded in the bond was tons of money for environmental wackos. The wackos got their money, but as far a I know, not a single storage project has been started - not even the ones trumpeted in the PR campaign to have the bond passes. Dumb sheeple.

Wuhan virus -
CNN reporting that tens of millions of Americans might not have had an adequate response to the Covid-19 vaccine, due to medications that inhibit the body’s immune response.

A study from Nature Neuroscience finds the S1 spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 crosses the blood–brain barrier in mice and can cause damage to the cardiovascular and central nervous systems. This is why SARS-CoV-2 can cause symptoms in the central nervous system, include changes to taste and smell, headaches, twitching, seizures, confusion, vision impairment, nerve pain, dizziness, impaired consciousness, nausea, hemiplegia, ataxia, stroke and cerebral hemorrhage.
NOTE - Pfizer and Modera “vaccines” turn the body’s own cells into spike protein factories. We may well see a surge in post-shot medical cases/‘adverse effects’ in the coming months.

A major new study by Statisticians at Munich University has found that lockdowns had no effect on reducing the country’s coronavirus infection rate. The study found that, on all three occasions before Germany imposed its lockdowns in November, December and April, infection rates had already begun to fall. This echos a peer reviewed study published in January by Stanford researchers found that mandatory lockdowns do not provide more benefits to stopping the spread of COVID-19 than voluntary measures such as social distancing.

California will end most of its coronavirus restrictions on June 15, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he will not lift the statewide “state of emergency” that gives him broad powers to either suspend or declare new rules and regulations. “If Newsom believes the state is safe enough to reopen, then it’s safe for people to be able to make decisions for themselves without his arbitrary and capricious rules,” Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk said. “I believe it is time for him to hang up his crown and restore our democracy.”
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Globalism / Great Reset -
(BBC) The G7 group of leading economies has reached a “historic” deal on taxing multi-national companies, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak says. Finance ministers meeting in London agreed to commit to the principle of a minimum corporate tax rate of 15%. The move could see billions of dollars flow to governments to pay off debts incurred during the Covid crisis. Tech giants such as Amazon and Google could be among the companies affected.
NOTE - first of many steps forward.
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Economy -
Poor jobs report has forced the WH to start to shift the narrative towards what Republicans have been saying for months, now. The unemployment benefits are encouraging people NOT to go back to work. Now the narrative is emphasizing that they are a “temporary” measure that would expire within 90 days. WH is also softening its talk towards the over twenty state governors who on their own, shut down the additional benefits - from being ‘callous’ towards the unemployed to Governors have every right to do that.

In May the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat, and sugar, surged to an average of 127.1 points in May, 4.8% higher than in April and 39.7% higher than in May 2020. The last time the index was this high was 2011. Analysts see no slow down in the price gains in the near future.
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Invasion of Illegals -
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) say that since the beginning of the fiscal year in October, nearly 760 criminal illegal immigrants have been arrested by Laredo Sector agents, compared to more than 60 arrests in the same time last year. That is an increase of more than 900%. It comes as part of an aggressive spike in migrant encounters at the border, with 178,000 migrants encountered in April alone, an increase from the already high 172,000 encountered in March. While many of those are single adults being removed by the Title 42 public health protections, agents have previously estimated there have been up to 1,000 “gotaways” getting past agents every day. Sources have told Fox that smugglers will dump children in one part of the border so that adults can get in in another part of the border — something through uncompleted border wall — as overwhelmed agents attend to the children. (Fox)

$2 billion Congress set aside for a wall and technology in the busiest region of the southern border, along the Rio Grande River, goes unspent. This is NOT redirected funds, but congressionally designated funds. Cost per mile in this sector is about 20 million per mile. Funds are there for nearly 100 miles of barrier, with 89 of the project’s 110 miles unfinished.
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Biden watch -
While claiming credit for the meh jobs report, biden said that wuhan deaths are also up. “To sum it up, look, COVID cases are down. COVID deaths are up. [He meant down.] Unemployment filings are down. Hunger is down. Vaccinations are up. Jobs are up. Wages are up. Manufacturing is up. Growth is up. People gaining health care coverage is up. And small business confidence is up.”
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CW2/Domestic violence -
May was another record month for gun sales. Ammo is still expensive but becoming easier to find, at a price.

In what will be a short term victory, a Kalifornia federal judge overturned the state’s ban on “assault weapons”. Short term in that it will be appealed to the 9th circus court of appeal. However, the USSC may step in eventually. The winning argument threaded the state law and the judge was very detailed in each constitutional violation. It will certainly cause gun grabbers in DC to sit up and pay attention.

Violence hit an uptick in Minnesota after another police shooting of an armed black man.

Antifa is expanding its support to radical environmentalists who are trying to shut down projects like other new pipeline construction projects.
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CYBER/CANCEL CULTURE FRONT -
Fakebook has banned President Trump for two years. In a statement, the Facebook and Instagram accounts will remain suspended until Jan. 7, 2023, and be reactivated “if the risk to public safety has receded,” according to the company’s Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg in a blog post on the corporation’s website.

Twitter got cancelled by Nigeria. . . . .
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Cyber Warfare -
NOTE - in my web browsing I’ve noted a lot more of the “Cloudflare” ddos screeners in use.

A top Justice Department official warned Friday that U.S. business leaders need to do more to prepare for an onslaught of ransomware attacks being carried out by overseas states and criminal groups. “The message needs to be to the viewers here, to the CEOs around the country, that you’ve got to be on notice of the exponential increase of these attacks,” Lisa Monaco, deputy attorney general, told CNBC.

Several TV and radio live streams operated by Cox Media Group-owned stations were forced off the air Friday by a ransomware attack. It doesn’t appear that the attack was successful and may have incorporated a denial of service attack component.

The first half of 2021 has already seen a 102% increase in ransomware attacks compared to the beginning of last year, according to a report from cybersecurity firm Check Point Software.
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China -
According to a report by RedState, Jen Van Laar reports that sources inside the intelligence community say a high-ranking defector from China has been working for months with the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). According to Van Laar’s confidential sources, that high-ranking defector claims to have knowledge of special weapons programs in China—that include bioweapons.
NOTE - Possible, but keep it under covers if true.
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Israel -

The replacement government is still not a done deal. Bennett and Lapid are close to getting the support of 61 Knesset members to form a government. Though close - the mixture of the alliance as I noted yesterday, is pretty caustic towards each other. They are putting forward the case that they’ll have the votes by Monday.

In a Mosque in Gaza, Hamas Military Wing Al-Qassam Brigades began a recruitment and registration drive for their Northern Battalion.

If Israel does not allow the passage of Qatari funds to the Gaza Strip, Hamas will escalate the situation on the border with Israel, sources in the terror group told Lebanese media on Friday. With Israel’s approval, Qatar has in recent years distributed hundreds of millions of dollars in cash to enable Gaza’s Hamas rulers to pay for fuel for the Strip’s power plant, pay civil servants, and provide aid to tens of thousands of impoverished families. Hamas sources told the Lebanese Al Akhbar newspaper that the organization would wait until the end of next week for the money to enter, “and if this does not happen it will take an important decision regarding the mutual ceasefire” that took effect two weeks ago, after 11 days of fighting with Israel. According to the Lebanese report, the group threatened to “use pressure in the border area,” and may also resort to options that could “renew the widescale confrontation,” without elaborating further. (ToI)
NOTE - The border area threat may refer to the restart of fire bomb balloons, now that the region is currently in its dry season. Its a well known secret that Qatari funds go to line Hama’s military budget first before getting to the common people.
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Iran -
The German, Netherlands, and Sweden intelligence sources report that the Iranian regime has repeatedly attempted to cultivate business contacts in highly developed states for the purpose of acquiring equipment and technical knowledge that might be applied to nuclear activities and the development of weapons of mass destruction. All reports indicate that the incidents took place in 2020.
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