Wow, Monday is taking off at a sprint
Tuesday may be an off day for me.
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Wuhan virus -
The U.S. lifted restrictions Monday on travel from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada and most of Europe, allowing tourists to make long-delayed trips and family members to reconnect with loved ones after more than a year and a half apart because of the pandemic.
Starting Monday, the U.S. is accepting fully vaccinated travelers at airports and land borders, doing away with a COVID-19 restriction that dates back to the Trump administration. The new rules allow air travel from previously restricted countries as long as the traveler has proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test. Land travel from Mexico and Canada will require proof of vaccination but no test.
The daily average number of cases has fallen by 36% over the past three months, according to a Reuters analysis, but the virus is still infecting 50 million people worldwide every 90 days due to the highly transmissible Delta variant.
In an interview, the American Trucking Associations’ executive vice president for advocacy Bill Sullivan told POLITICO that some companies may simply decide that the cost of the mandate is not worth the government’s checks. Sullivan said he has raised concerns to the White House, Office of Management and Budget and other executive branch officials. He noted that if companies drop their contracts, it may be harder to get certain foods to troops, transport fuel for military vehicles, or even deploy the National Guard.
“I am confident but with heavy heart recognize a vaccine mandate will mean less capacity for the government as a customer of freight,” he said. “It has the potential to seriously impact military readiness.” His association has also warned that it could also delay deliveries to consumers during the holiday season. “I feel like the president has tried to be beautifully simple like this could apply to everybody, and by doing that, there will be an impact,” he said.
LIKELY IN RESPONSE Department of Labor has now decided that most truckers will not fall under the mandate. And if they do, they will have the option of submitting weekly negative COVID tests instead of getting the shot if they wish. Not all truckers will be exempt. Those who drive with a partner in the cab or who have to regularly interact with other people while loading and unloading will still fall under the mandate.
OBSERVATION - If this situation was as dire as the administration states - there would be no exemption to getting the jab. Instead certain groups get exempt, others the hammer coming down.
Federal Defense contractors remain in uncertain territory as numerous companies and states are suing the Biden administration over its new medical mandates. Raytheon and Ingalls Shipbuilding stand to lose thousands of workers as new vessel orders remain high. A lawyer representing the industry said, “Contractors remain concerned about the loss of key employees, the lack of clarity on whether and how the contractors will be able to recover costs associated with the disruptions to their business because of the mandate, and their ability to meet delivery requirements of the customers up the federal supply chain.”(FO)
OBSERVATION - Administration is so myopic that they are shooting their own foot. OTOH, if biden’s goal to deliberately weaken the US then these mandates work for that goal.
Proctor and Gamble employees are threatening to walk out if P&G continues with following the biden mandates. This group tweeted “What you’ve already seen happen to the airline industry will soon happen to many other organizations”
A Washington, D.C., district court judge issued a minute order Thursday asking the Biden administration to agree that both civilian and active-duty military plaintiffs will not be terminated while they await a ruling after they sued the administration over religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines.
“None of the civilian employee plaintiffs will be subject to discipline while his or her request for a religious exception is pending,” read a minute order from District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly obtained by Fox News.
The Biden administration, which had until noon on Friday to respond, said in a filing that it would not agree to halt the discipline and termination of any employees in the process of seeking a religious exemption to the vaccine pending the court’s ruling on the temporary restraining order (TRO) motion. (Fox)
OBSERVATION - Another instance of biden thumbing his nose at the courts and going on with what he wants to do anyway. However, this ruling is not as binding as a full restraining order as the judge asked the administration to pause until the plaintiffs can complete their appeals.
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Globalism / Great Reset -
European federalists seeking to transform the 27-member European Union into a European superstate — a so-called United States of Europe — have revived a decades-old proposal to build a European army.
The call for a supranational army, part of a push for Europe to achieve “strategic autonomy” from the United States, is being spearheaded by French President Emmanuel Macron, who, as part of his reelection campaign, apparently hopes to replace outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel as the de facto leader of Europe.
Macron claims that Europe needs its own military because, according to him, the United States is no longer a reliable ally. He cites as examples: U.S. President Joe Biden’s precipitous withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan; the growing pressure on Europe to take sides with the United States on China; and France’s exclusion from a new security alliance in the Indo-Pacific region.
OBSERVATION - Some view this as a parallel organization to NATO and as such receiving some push back. However, the globalists will need their own military muscle to impose their will upon reluctant countries and areas.
Behind the headlines touting new emissions and finance commitments, the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow are facing a battle for credibility. Negotiators from nearly 200 countries return to the COP26 table on Monday, with just five days left to cut deals needed to cap global warming at 1.5 C - the limit beyond which the world will be courting devastating climate change impacts.
Among the big issues to resolve are: setting reliable rules for carbon markets, assessing how industrialized countries should pay for climate-linked losses incurred by the rest of the world, and working out financing to help developing countries adapt.
But one idea has gained traction: making countries review and, if necessary, update their emissions-cutting pledges every year, rather than on the current five-year schedule.
“It’s an emergency. Every five years? That’s not treating it like an emergency,” said Saleemul Huq, advisor to the 48-country Climate Vulnerable Forum, which began lobbying for more frequent reviews before the Glasgow talks even began.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told delegates last week that, if COP26 fell short, countries should be required to revisit their climate plans every year. (Reuters)
OBSERVATION - Accelerating their time lines can only realistically be done if a unified global crisis is called and enforced like the wuhan fiasco. This idea has been floating out there for a while.
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Economy -
Saudi Arabia’s larger-than-expected rise in oil prices is a signal it will continue resisting U.S. pressure to pump faster, according to Vitol Group. Aramco hiked December prices for customers in Asia, the U.S. and Europe on Friday, a day after OPEC+ stuck to its plan to boost output only at a gradual pace.
This comes as the Sec of Energy laughs at increasing US production and begs OPEC to boost their production instead. She said Sunday that President Biden is considering tapping into the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve amid rising crude oil prices.
During an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Granholm told host Dana Bash that Biden is looking at every tool at his disposal to address high gas prices in the U.S
Making matters worse, Biden is allegedly considering to shut down Michigan Line 5 oil pipeline. Politico reports that the administration is weighing what to do with Line 5, which is part of a network that moves petroleum products, including crude oil, from Western Canada to Escanaba, Mich. Approximately 540,000 barrels of these products are transported per day.
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Biden watch -
President Joe Biden’s approval rating fell to a new low of 38 percent in a USA Today/Suffolk University poll released on Sunday, with 59 percent disapproving of the job he is doing as chief executive.
BTW, Harris’ numbers are even lower. . . .
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CW2/Domestic violence -
A protest in Boston turned violent after Antifa groups arrived to a “Rise Against Tyranny” demonstration. Several organizations such as “Green Monster Antifa” and “Solidarity Against Hate - Boston” announced on Twitter they would be showing up to the event in order to “Tell the Capitol Rioters to Get Out of Boston.”
Work walkouts and protests are being called for in the US against wuhan mandates this weeks (8-11 Nov). These protests may likely be peaceful but potential for violence if Antifa thinks any on the right are pushing it.
George Floyd’s nephew has posted a video threatening jurors if they do not convict Kyle Rittenhouse. Cortez Rice, claimed that he knows people who have been taking photos of the jurors at the courthouse. Allegedly he plans to doxx jurors in the event of an acquittal and with that doxxing - physical attacks.
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POLITICAL FRONT -
Rumors about a pelosi retirement are flying. She has reportedly looked at property in Florida (of all places). This has started maneuvering by house dems for a potential replacement.
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Cyber Warfare -
The U.S. Department of State is now offering a reward for any information that leads to the arrest or conviction of those holding a leadership position in the DarkSide ransomware crime group who are responsible for the Colonial Pipeline Company ransomware attack.
A group of suspected foreign hackers has targeted nine organizations that operate in either the defense, energy, health care, technology or education sectors, with at least one in the United States, according to CNN.
A senior executive at Palo Alto Networks, Ryan Olson, says the nine organizations targeted are only the “tip of the spear.” Palo Alto Networks says the tactics used by the hackers fall in line with the same tactics used by Chinese hackers in the past.
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China -
A lot of news about China’s constructions of targets resembling US naval vessels in a remote desert area. Primarly two dimensional. No word on just which weapons systems these targets are designed for - standoff rockets/missiles or direct attack by aircraft.
The COVID-19 outbreak in mainland China continues to expand, with multiple transmission chains spreading to 20 provinces. Authorities have admitted that the DNA sequence of the virus that is causing the infections has mutated. Widening government restrictions have also put many Chinese citizens who are not confirmed close contacts in quarantine based on their mobile phone positioning data.
According to mainland Chinese media Beijing Evening News, the new round of outbreaks started when Shaanxi Province on Oct. 17 first reported COVID-19 cases among a tourist group from Inner Mongolia. As of Nov. 5, 20 provinces and regions have been affected, including the capital city of Beijing, Qinghai, and Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shandong, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Chongqing, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Zhejiang, Liaoning, Henan, and Shaanxi.
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Iran -
Iranian officials claim the US was behind the attack on the Iraqi PM.
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Iraq -
RUMINT - Pro-iranian militias allegedly launched rockets at the PM’s house - I think this is a rebroadcast of the earlier drone attack.
Iraqi armor and troops have entered Baghdad to beef up security of the Green zone.
Additional rumors/report that IRGC Quds force commander Ismail Qaani arrived Sunday night in Baghdad, met PM Kadhimi, and then met commanders of factions affiliated with Iran.
OBSERVATION - IF Quds force commander did as rumored, it is apparent that Iran is worried that things could spiral out of control very quickly and not in their favor. The main question here is whether Iran was directly involved in what amounts to an assassination attempt against the head of a friendly government. It’s a matter of big debate among Iraq watchers but no evidence either way.
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Belarus -
A large number of islamic migrants are trying to push across barriers and razor wire to enter Poland in the vicinity of Kuznica. Poland has police/military units opposite to force any back into Belarus. Emergency meeting was held with Polish President on the border crisis. Ministry of National Defense of Poland claims “ All activities of the migrants on the border are carried out under the supervision and control of Belarusian soldiers”
According to the President Gitanas Nausėda, Lithuania is ready to provide assistance to Poland in counteracting the current influx of migrants from Belarus. “The scale of the hybrid attack by the Belarussian government is unprecedented. We must remain united and in solidarity”, says Nausėda
The European Commission said “This is a continuation of the desperate attempts by Lukashenka’s regime to use people to destabilize the European Union”
OBSERVATION - This has potential for localized shooting as Poland is not constrained - they will not permit any to cross the border. Belarus soldiers on the other side don’t make matters any bettet. The EC is correct and echoes what I’ve been saying - this is a destabilizing effort but the source isn’t Lukashenko, but actually Putin who is using Belarus as a proxy.
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Thanks!
Its the Libyan model.Its how the cabal through the cia and 250k terrorists took down libya,first thelocal police country wide than a bombing campaign where more bombs were dropped on libya than in WWII. its here part of it:
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/paul-pillar/its-time-explain-the-libya-model-25984
Below is a clip using the Norks as next on the list of the cabal. But there are numerous countries on the list including the US.
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Libya’s experience does indeed weigh heavily on the thinking of North Korean officials, who have taken explicit notice of that experience, as a disincentive to reaching any deals with the United States about dismantling weapons programs. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s eventual reward for negotiating away all his unconventional weapons programs was to be murdered in a ditch.
There are other respects, however, in which the Libya model helps to explain the collapse of the North Korea diplomatic initiative. This part of the explanation concerns how the Trump administration is not following that model—the good part of that model, the part in which Libya was induced to give up its unconventional weapons programs, not the later part about the killing in the ditch.
The Libya story concerned more than just nuclear and other unconventional weapons programs. A greater focus for much of that story was terrorism. International sanctions on Libya that the United Nations Security Council imposed were linked to a specific demand: the surrender for trial of the two Libyan government employees who perpetrated the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988, killing 270 persons. Once Qaddafi surrendered the two, he said to the United States through an intermediary, “Let’s talk.” Turning over the Pan Am 103 suspects was the start of what the Libyan leader saw as a major turnaround in his policies, leading, he hoped, to an end to his pariah status.
This contact led to U.S.-Libyan talks, very closely held at the time and only later revealed publicly, beginning in 1999 during Bill Clinton’s administration. This was the start of a long and careful process of each side feeling out the other to discern its true intentions. The United States needed to determine whether Qaddafi was serious about turning over a new leaf. It assessed that he was. On terrorism, a Libyan regime that had been a big a part of the problem for many years could become part of the solution. Qaddafi regime was a target of some for the same radical Islamist groups that also were counterterrorist concerns of the United States.
The Libyan-U.S. rapprochement continued at a careful and measured pace. Expanding the agenda to weapons programs introduced new complications. It was only after four years of off-and-on negotiations that the United States (then under the George W. Bush administration), Britain, and Libya announced an agreement. The agreement accomplished everything the Western powers could have hoped for with regard to the Qaddafi regime opening up and giving up its nuclear and other unconventional weapons programs.
That diplomacy succeeded in large part because it was everything that the Trump approach toward North Korea has not been. The Libyan diplomacy involved careful preparation and assessment before any contacts or even any agreements to meet. Once meetings began, the process was not allowed to get ahead of careful appraisal of the other side’s intentions and whether the bargaining space would permit an agreement. The most important diplomacy was conducted out of sight, with even the fact of it kept secret. Demands were kept realistic in terms of what the evidence indicated would be acceptable to the other side. The diplomacy was sustained over a long time, through two different U.S. administrations of different parties.
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Wuhan virus -
Stronger RUMINT that Kalifornia Gov Newscum has acquired either Guillian-Barre syndrome or Bells Palsy. This after receiving a Modera ‘booster’ on top of a J&J primary shot. Some observers noted he wasn’t looking too good after this publicized photo shoot receiving the booster and ‘sources’ saying he did have a very negative reaction.
Thousands rallied in LA against the wuhan mandates. Protests also continue around the globe. National 8-11 protests to continue this week.
An internal report from within the US Customs and Border Protection agency suggests that more than half the border patrol workforce remains unvaccinated, and that if vaccine mandates are implemented it could leave just 8000 officers on duty.
The document, obtained by Fox News, notes that 48 percent of agents have not registered their vaccination status, and of the 52 percent who have done that, ten percent are unvaccinated.
Biden urges businesses to vaccinate workers despite the court order blocking our vaccine mandate. Strong pushback notes this is the same lawlessness for which the Biden campaign so often criticized Trump. And that suspicion is understandable. It’s not like the White House hasn’t ignored court rulings before.
British Medical Journal (BMJ) has reported on alleged data integrity issues with clinical trials that were carried out for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine. The report is based largely on whistle blower statements and documentation. The BMJ has confirmed many of the allegations that have been made.
https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n2635
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Globalism / Great Reset -
“I can’t predict for you today when that will be. Because as we see, we now have a situation, we’re entering the winter. The good news is we’re continuing to come down and hopefully, we’ll go further and further down, but what happens globally will impact us. So if we get more people vaccinated globally and more people vaccinated now, hopefully within a reasonable period of time, we will get to that point where it might occasionally be up and down in the background, but it won’t dominate us the way it’s doing right now,” Fauci continued according to a report by Yahoo News.
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Economy -
U.S. gasoline prices have risen to a new seven-year high, according to new data from AAA, as elevated crude prices and an uptick in gasoline demand put upward pressure on prices at the pump.
As of Nov. 8, the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in the United States rose to a seven-year high of $3.422, up slightly from the previous day’s average of $3.421 and two cents from the week-ago average of $3.402, according to AAA.
The industry’s key index of used vehicle prices jumped another 9.2% over the span of just a month. That puts the index 38% higher than a year ago — compared to “just” 27% for the same stat in September.
The U.S. Federal Reserve warned Monday of potential spillover from China’s real estate troubles to the U.S. financial system.
Since this summer, highly indebted developer China Evergrande has rattled global investors as the company has attempted to avoid official default. Other Chinese developers have also struggled to repay debt, adding to concerns of wider fallout in the world’s second-largest economy — roughly a quarter of which is driven by real estate.
“Stresses in China’s real estate sector could strain the Chinese financial system, with possible spillovers to the United States,” the Federal Reserve said in its latest financial stability report, released twice a year.
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Invasion of Illegals -
Emboldened by news that the United States and Mexico will reopen shared land-border crossings, hundreds of migrants have arrived at Mexican border cities like Tijuana, hoping the reset will make it easier to cross and seek U.S. asylum. This is on top of the thousands working their way north from Central America.
Senior White House adviser said the Justice Department will set the amount of compensation if it deems that paying migrants separated from their families will save taxpayers money — payments that run as much as $450,000 or more.
“If the DOJ determines that it saves the taxpayers money and it rights a wrong, then they will make the determination that is necessary and I would assume if they make a determination, they’ll come up with what they think is an adequate dollar amount,” Cedric Richmond said on “Fox News Sunday.” Richmond said the Justice Department is making its decision independently of the White House.
See also wuhan mandate impact to border patrol above.
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Biden watch -
Three days after the passage of this infrastructure bill, Biden still hasn’t signed it.
Harris want NASA to track trees by race. . . . .
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CW2/Domestic violence -
Watch of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial is stepped up. By most counts, the prosecution’s case continues to implode as their witnesses have ended up supporting the defense’s narrative of self defense. There is an increasing possibility that at the end of the prosecution’s presentations, the judge could grant dismissal of most if not all charges. This will most likely result in violent protests in the region as well as BLM/Antifa strongholds across the country.
Anti wuhan tyranny protests yesterday went off relatively peacefully.
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Strategic Activity / Deployments -
Last week, the U.S. Navy conducted new missile tests in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Iran, proving their proficiency in operating a missile system that can target and destroy enemy speed boats, such as the ones Iran uses.
On Sunday, the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet and naval forces Central Command (NAVCENT) announced that between Thursday and Saturday, U.S. patrol coastal ships conducted a live-fire exercise with the MK-60 Griffin guided-missile system in the Persian Gulf.
This particular U.S. Navy weapons test came days after speed boats from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) swarmed around the U.S. Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and a Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker.
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China -
Additional OSINT imagery show at least one of the targets - a US carrier mockup - is mounted on a track / rail system for potentially mobile target practice.
China’s Communist Party Central Committee is now holding its 6th Plenum, running from Nov.8 through Nov.11, where it’s expected that an ultra-rare so-called “historical resolution” will be written that will allow Xi Jinping to rule for life, after a prior 2018 constitutional amendment already effectively removed the two-term limit for the President.
China has resumed air incursions into the Taiwanese Air defense zone, with up to a couple dozen aircraft per day.
See Evergrand comments under ECONOMY above.
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Russia -
Russia, which is the largest supplier of energy to Europe, had said that it would be rising gas flows to the continent on Monday. However, orders from a key Russian pipeline have shown that supplies will likely remain at their current level, prompting massive spikes in energy costs.
The Netherlands, which is used as a benchmark for European Union’s energy prices, saw increases of up to 9.7 per cent on Monday. The UK has also been impacted by the energy crunch, with British prices up by over 9 per cent, The Telegraph reported, given it imports energy from Europe.
OBSERVATION - Russia can disrupt European economy by squeezing natural gas supplies, disrupting them and causing them to focus internally while Russia maneuvers forces and other influences. Kind of a pay back for sanctions.
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Ukraine -
Pentagon notes that movements and staging of Russian operational assets east of Ukraine are under strict OPSEC. This is unlike the earlier crisis this past spring. Also accounts for less OSINT on the activity. What OSINT has started catching is worrisome. Sentinel-1 SAR-imagery of the garrison belonging to elements of the 3rd MRD/ 20th CAA in Boguchar at 1504z today November 8th. Based on lower density in the vehicle parks, it its likely some of the units stationed here has left garrison since November 2nd. Boguchar is an important reserve depot for hardware as well. Kantemirovka railhead just 50km down the road is active. All just east of the Ukraine border.
OBSERVATION - These developments are concerning for the level of OPSEC being used. However, I don’t think the use of a Turkish drone against separatist artillery by Ukraine is enough to justify Russian to attack it. This does parallel Belarus fomenting a border crisis with Poland and the Baltic Nations and a squeeze of natural gas to Europe.
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Israel -
Reports that IAF has hit targets in the vicinity of Tartus and Homs Syria. Most likely Iranian/Hezebollah munitions storage facilities and associated.
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Iraq -
Iraq security forces identified three suspects behind the attempted assassination of PM Mustafa Al-Kadhimi.
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Lebanon -
Reports surfacing that Iran no longer trusts Hezbollah to carry out larger attacks on Israel with long range rockets because Hezbollah is distracted by growing violence in Lebanon and economic collapse there that Hezbollah has contributed to. Most Lebanese accuse Iran and Hezbollah for contributing to the current problems in Lebanon, especially those related to Hezbollah becoming an extension of the Iranian al Quds force in the 1980s. Quds supports pro-Iran Islamic terrorists in foreign countries. Al Quds considers Hezbollah their greatest success but more and more Lebanese, Syrians and other Arabs in the region see Quds and Hezbollah as a deadly curse created by Iran. Loss of public support - even to the extent of direct public opposition could turn to enhance Israeli targeting of Hezebollah assets via informants to Mossad agents if direct combat ensues.
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Central America General -
Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega clinched a fourth consecutive term, results showed on Monday, after jailing political rivals ahead of a vote that prompted threats of sanctions from the United States and international calls for free elections.
OBSERVATION - Ortega as a thorn in US policy has been struggling to maintain the balance in Nicaragua. He doesn’t have the pocket book of the former Soviet Union paying his agenda like he did in the 80’s. Still his radical agenda exfiltrates into central america.
In the 1980s, Ortega served a single term as president before being voted out. He returned to the top job in 2007.
After initially delivering solid economic growth and attracting private investment, Ortega’s government changed course in response to 2018 anti-government protests. More than 300 people were killed during the ensuing crackdown.
Tens of thousands of Nicaraguans have since fled the country. Many of them gathered in neighboring Costa Rica on Sunday in a show of defiance against Ortega.
NOTE - When I served in the 7th Infantry Division it was converted to a light infantry unit, Nicaragua was its primary focus for potential action.
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Belarus -
Russian FM Lavrov accuses “The West” in the situation at Polish-Belarusian border, says “The West” triggered the crisis with actions at Middle East. Russian and Belarus FMs are reportedly meeting today on the issue.
The European Commission has accused Belarus’s authoritarian leader of luring migrants with the false promise of easy entry to the EU as part of an “inhuman, gangster-style approach”.
At least 2,000 migrants are now at the Belarus border with Poland.
“Upon arrival they are being pushed to the border and forced to make an illegal entry into the European Union,” said Commission spokesman Peter Stano.
IN RELATED There are reports of hundreds waiting for flights in Damascus organized by coordination between Belarus, Russia, and Assad. Their destination is Minsk, and from there to the Polish border. Most of them are Iraqi Kurds.
ALSO RELATED The European Commission is now looking to extend sanctions to include “third-country airlines” involved in flying migrants to Belarus. It said it was looking at flights to Minsk from a number of countries, including Syria, Iran and Qatar as well as Russia and several North African states.
EU and Nato members Poland, Lithuania and Latvia have all seen a surge in the number of people trying to enter their countries illegally from Belarus in recent months. Many are young men but they include women and children, largely from the Middle East and Asia.
OBSERVATION - Continued efforts by Belarus (and Russia) to destabilize the region. The presence of military forces on both sides has increased chances for a shooting/combat incident.
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