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Globalism / Great Reset -

One of the largest hospital systems in the country - SSM Health, a nominally Catholic health system that operates 23 hospitals across Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin - is dropping its policy that counted race as a more important factor in determining COVID-19 treatment options than diabetes, obesity, asthma, and hypertension combined. All hospital patients are “scored” as a means of triage in order to give those most in need priority treatment. SSM Health ignored the severity of a patient’s conditions in order to make race a weightier determining factor.
OBSERVATION - Injection of race into health care - dividing the people into an Us vs them scenario to weaken both. Stock up on what you can find NOW. Any serious crisis will cause ALL the shelves to be emptied in hours.

According to a Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports poll released Thursday (Townhall) -
– Fifty-eight percent (58%) of voters would oppose a proposal for federal or state governments to fine Americans who choose not to get a COVID-19 vaccine. However, 55% of Democratic voters would support such a proposal, compared to just 19% of Republicans and 25% of unaffiliated voters.
– Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Democratic voters would favor a government policy requiring that citizens remain confined to their homes at all times, except for emergencies, if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Such a proposal is opposed by 61% of all likely voters, including 79% of Republicans and 71% of unaffiliated voters.
– Nearly half (48%) of Democratic voters think federal and state governments should be able to fine or imprison individuals who publicly question the efficacy of the existing COVID-19 vaccines on social media, television, radio, or in online or digital publications. Only 27% of all voters – including just 14% of Republicans and 18% of unaffiliated voters – favor criminal punishment of vaccine critics.
– Forty-five percent (45%) of Democrats would favor governments requiring citizens to temporarily live in designated facilities or locations if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Such a policy would be opposed by a strong majority (71%) of all voters, with 78% of Republicans and 64% of unaffiliated voters saying they would Strongly Oppose putting the unvaccinated in “designated facilities.”
– While about two-thirds (66%) of likely voters would be against governments using digital devices to track unvaccinated people to ensure that they are quarantined or socially distancing from others, 47% of Democrats favor a government tracking program for those who won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine.
How far are Democrats willing to go in punishing the unvaccinated? Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Democratic voters would support temporarily removing parents’ custody of their children if parents refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine. That’s much more than twice the level of support in the rest of the electorate – seven percent (7%) of Republicans and 11% of unaffiliated voters – for such a policy.
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Economy -

The dollar, which has dropped for three straight sessions, has been giving up gains seen after the Federal Reserve has signaled strong interest rate hikes in the coming months. The dollar has dropped to the lowest level against the Euro since November. The dollar looks to be faltering in what could be an early sign that investors are losing faith in the U.S. economy, and that in and of itself could make our inflation situation worse. The most direct correlation in that would be the price of commodities. On the global market, almost all major commodities from energy, agriculture and metals are priced in dollars. If the dollar falters then it would take more dollars to buy the same amount of goods. That means that this blockbuster increase in consumer prices might look small in the future.

National ‘empty shelves’ crisis has worsened with the shortages of workers being made worse by wuhan illnesses.
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Biden watch -

The Biden administration is facing rising pressure from congressional Democrats to ramp up its efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
OBSERVATION - At best, biden is operating in a response mode - not in a proactive mode. At worst, he is purposefully dragging his feet in an effort to maintain a state of fear that has so far provided cover for his tyrannical mandates. Remember, it has long ceased to be about the virus - but is all about power. Democrat Congresscritters are increasingly recognizing that their seats are on the line and the apparent biden buffoonery is pulling them down.
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CW2/Domestic violence -

On his first day, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has eliminated the Office of Civil Rights. Miyares also announced he will prosecute criminal cases in jurisdictions where Soros DAs decline to prosecute, and he has already opened investigations into Loudon County Public Schools.
Miyares tweeted “As a candidate, I promised to investigate the scandals at the Virginia Parole Board and Loudoun County Schools.
As Attorney General, I am proud to say that the process has begun and the investigations are officially open.”
OBSERVATION - He will face an uphill fight, but firing the entire division he has seriously drained his swamp. Soro affiliated/supported DAs across the nation have driven the current crime crisis through non persecution and revolving door policies. It will be interesting to see the impact on crime that prosecuting criminals will have in Virginia This may wake up other blue areas.
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Domestic Terror -

A male islamicist took several members of the Colleyville, TX Beth Israel synagogue hostage yesterday . The situation was ended Saturday evening when SWAT team stormed the building, freeding the hostages and killed the terrorist. The terrorist claimed to be the brother of Aafia Siddiqui, a terrorist convicted of trying to kill U.S. military personnel. Siddiqui AKA- Lady Al Qaeda - is a Pakistani neuroscientist who is currently serving an 86-year prison term in the US convicted of trying to kill US military officers while in custody in Afghanistan.
The identity of the terrorist has not been released. Some reports out there suggesting he was a British citizen.

So who is Aafia Siddiqui?
Siddiqui was born in Pakistan and came to the United States on a student visa in 1990 for higher education. She lived in the United States between 1991 and 2002. She studied at MIT and has a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Brandeis University.
She returned to Pakistan and married a relative of the 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Siddiqui was arrested in Afghanistan in 2008 in possession of documents about the manufacture of “dirty bombs” and notes about planned attacks against New York City landmarks such as the Empire State Building. Her marriage links probably are the main source of terrorist attempts to get her released over the years.
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Strategic Activity / Deployments -

The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and Essex Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are now drilling in the South China Sea.

Still monitoring for more info on the apparent deployment of the USS Kearsarge Amphibious Assault group yesterday.
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Russia -

Twitter feed are full of videos reportedly showing numerous trains carrying armored vehicles and other military equipment from the Far East military district to currently unknown destinations to the west. Other videos show soldiers assembling at train stations to be deployed to the west as well. General intelligence assessments are that these forces are being staged as a second wave support if needed, capable of entering a potential Ukrainan theater within a week. Most likely in case of a NATO counter offensive.
OBSERVATION - Completion of troop movements from the Far East Military District may well be one of the key indicators of impending attack. Must watch closely to see when the movements end and where these forces are staging. Once they are in place, I’d expect kickoff of a ground offensive. The addition of these forces also indicate Russia is planning for a much more extensive operation and /or stronger NATO military response. My reasoning being for the delay in any attack is that rail resources are already stretched moving those elements from the Far East Mil district and to try to continue the move while also trying to resupply/sustain a ground offensive would foul up both operations. A linear plan makes sense - reposition follow-on forces, freeing up logistic lines of supply.
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Ukraine -

Kyiv believes hackers linked to Belarusian intelligence carried out a cyberattack that hit Ukrainian government websites and used malware similar to that used by a group tied to Russian intelligence. The strike was cover for more destructive actions behind the scenes.
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Europe General -

Sweden - All three Russian Baltic Fleet Ropucha-class heavy landing ships departed Baltiysk yesterday afternoon and evening. They are likely joining the three Northern Fleet LSTs that caused Sweden to order troops to Gotland Island.
The Swedish Air Force’s S100B Argus early warning and control aircraft patrolled the Gotland coast earlier in the evening, where Russian warships were spotted.
OBSERVATION - Because of the current light defensive position of Gotland, a trimmed down amphibious assault by 6 Russian vessels doesn’t need the large numbers of combat support ships. At this stage, it is unlikely that Russia will attempt to take over the Island but is more of a show of force to jerk the chain of NATO and other Baltic Sea related countries. Capture of Gotland Island would permit expanded freedom of movement of Russian naval assets in the Baltic - threatening the Baltic states from the sea as well as from ground forces to the east.
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Iraq -

The predominantly Shiite Muslim militias — several of which are backed directly by the Iranian military — have grown increasingly unpredictable and erratic during recent months, while their political backers in Baghdad struggled to maintain power and influence within the Iraqi government. The first two weeks of 2022 saw the militias launch at least four attacks on U.S. military or diplomatic installations, including a rocket attack Thursday that targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. The risk to U.S. forces is likely to grow even worse in 2022, according to some analysts, who warn the Shiite militias in Iraq are increasingly prone to operating on their own volition regardless of what their Iranian backers may or may not want them to do. An even worse scenario could materialize if U.S.-Iran negotiations, aimed at securing a new deal to limit Tehran‘s nuclear program, fall apart. In that instance, Tehran could abandon all restraint and give a full green light to its proxies, potentially setting off a wave of drone attacks, suicide bombings, and other strikes aimed squarely at Americans.
OBSERVATION - A weak Iraqi govt and a senile biden continue to embolden Iranian supported militias - things will continue to deteriorate. These Iraninan supported militias are opposed by Sadr’s militias even though they share the same sect of Islam. Sadr has soured on Iran of late, preferring Iraqi leadership, not that from Tehran.
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Lebanon -

Lebanese groups Hezbollah and Amal on Saturday said they would end a boycott of cabinet meetings. The decision paves the way for the crisis-hit country’s government to meet for the first time since October. The groups refused to attend cabinet meetings after a dispute over the handling of an investigation into the Beirut port blast in 2020.
Prime Minister Najib Mikati welcomed the decision to end the boycott and would call for a cabinet meeting when he received a draft 2022 budget from the Finance Ministry. A government-approved recovery plan was a prerequisite for resuming talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Syria -

Conflict in Syria is at a low point. Uncertain at this time if the extensive Russian bombing in support of Assad forces has been curtailed due to impending operations in Ukraine.
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Globalism / Great Reset -

WEF is sponsoring virtual global talks in Davos this week. “Everyone hopes that in 2022 the COVID-19 pandemic, and the crises that accompanied it, will finally begin to recede,” said Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum. “But major global challenges await us, from climate change to rebuilding trust and social cohesion. To address them, leaders will need to adopt new models, look long term, renew cooperation and act systemically. The Davos Agenda 2022 is the starting point for the dialogue needed for global cooperation in 2022.”

Thousands of protesters packed Amsterdam’s streets on Sunday in opposition to the government-imposed COVID-19 measures and vaccination campaign as virus infections hit a new record. Authorities were granted stop and search powers at several locations across the city and scores of riot police vans patrolled neighborhoods where the demonstrators marched with banners and yellow umbrellas. Regular anti-coronavirus protests are held across the country and Sunday’s large gathering was joined by farmers who drove to the capital and parked tractors along the central Museum Square.
OBSERVATION - Protests continue around the world, reporting of which are generally kept well under wraps by the MSM.

Survey released yesterday show that the democrats hold very tyrannical views towards the unvaccinated. “Would you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose a proposal to limit the spread of the coronavirus by having federal or state governments require that citizens remain confined to their homes at all times, except for emergencies, if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine?” the survey asked.
While 61 percent, overall, reject that scenario, the survey found 59 percent of Democrats favor the government requiring unvaccinated individuals to stay at home “at all times” with exceptions only for emergencies. Of those, 35 percent of Democrats “strongly” favor that proposal. Another 55 percent of Democrats said they favor the government fining unvaccinated Americans, while 45 percent said they would favor a proposal to limit the spread of the coronavirus “by having federal or state governments require that citizens temporarily live in designated facilities or locations if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine.”
Respondents were also asked if they support or oppose a proposal for federal or state governments “to fine or imprison individuals who publicly question the efficacy of the existing COVID-19 vaccines on social media, television, radio, or in online or digital publications.” While the vast majority of Americans, 67 percent, said they opposed such a proposal, Democrats remain split, with 48 percent supporting fining vaccine critics and 46 opposing.
OBSERVATION - This shows the growing divide between the right and left. Such tyrannical actions are being beta tested in other countries in the world.

Continued closure of churches in Canada based on wuhan excuses has resulted in the development of ‘underground “ churches, meeting in secret as their places of worship are closed.
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Wuhan virus -

Omicron related infections continue across the country, but fatalities continue to trend low, reflecting the low lethality of the variant.

Wuhan “breakthrough’ cases gather steam as high profile cases grow. Gen Milley is the latests triple jabbed individual to get the disease. It is becoming increasingly apparent that the jabs don’t work - even with boosters. Trend growing in Europe to find alternatives for a fourth jab (second booster) given the clear failure of the ‘vaccines’ to control the virus.

Deaths among people aged 18 to 49 increased more than 40 percent in the 12 months ending October 2021 compared to the same period in 2018–2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis of death certificate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). An alarming increase in several major neurodegenerative diseases have also been noted in vaccinated young people .
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Economy -

Demand for groceries combined with soaring freight costs, supply/transport shortages and Omicron-related labor shortages are creating a new round of backlogs at processed food and fresh produce companies, leading to empty supermarket shelves at major retailers across the United States. Situation worsening and not improving.

An official with Union Pacific (UP) revealed late last week that the organization believes that approximately 90 shipping containers are compromised by thieves every day as images have gone viral in recent days showing the aftermath of the thieves stealing thousands of packages.
OBSERVATION - A shocking outgrowth of the flash mob attacks on high-end shopping centers. UP has threatened to withdraw operations from LA in part because of the DA’s (and state) policies to essentially not prosecute any of the thieves . UP is a pretty tough cookie and their threat to leave LA should be taken seriously. Follow-on consequences would be an even worsening supply disaster.

Morgan Stanley expects Brent crude to reach $90 per barrel later this year. This is also the price forecast of Goldman. JP Morgan recently said that crude could reach and exceed $100 this year, noting the decline in OPEC spare production capacity.
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Invasion of Illegals -

The border continues to record highs in illegal migrants and flow of illegal drugs into the American soil.
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Biden watch -

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 39% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Biden’s job performance. Sixty percent (60%) disapprove.
The latest figures include 18% who Strongly Approve of the job Biden is doing and 49% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -31.
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POLITICAL FRONT -

Pelosi/Schumer pushing today for votes on the HR1 voting scam and BBB. Looks like both will fail to gain votes to get past filibuster, and Schumer preparing to attempt the nuclear response to eliminate the fillibuster.
Pelosi calling any NO votes bigoted and racists.
OBSERVATION - It doesn’t look like this power play is going to sway holdouts and congressional democrats are looking at breaking these massive bills into smaller, more palatable pieces

Gallup polls reveal that the midterms of 2022 will be even bloodier (metaphorically) for democrats as they are tracking a 14 point swing in voter identification now placing republicans at a 5 point advantage after being at a 9 point disadvantage in 2021.
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Domestic Terror -

The terrorist what held worshippers Colleyville, TX Beth Israel synagogue hostage has ben identified as Malik Faisal Akram . British authorities admit that he was on MI15’s watch list. Questions persist on how he got a visa to get to the US and how he obtained a firearm once here. Some are reporting he has radical islamist ties.

The FBI released a new statement Sunday night, attempting to walk back their previous comments that the hostage taking at a Texas synagogue, on the Jewish Sabbath, during services “...was not specifically related to the Jewish community.” In the new statement, the FBI said, “This is a terrorism-related matter, in which the Jewish community was targeted, and is being investigated by the Joint Terrorism Task Force.”

Police in Britain said they have detained two teenagers in relation to the hostages being taken at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville on Saturday. Greater Manchester Police tweeted the information on Sunday that two teenagers were detained in South Manchester by Counter Terrorism Policing North West. They remain in custody for questioning. No further details were released about the suspects.
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Strategic Activity / Deployments -

USN announced that the ballistic-missile submarine USS Nevada (SSBN 733) arrived at Apra Harbor, Guam Jan. 15.
OBSERVATION - Highly unusual for the Navy to announce the location of its boomers.
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China -

Buried by other news, China continues to fly jets into the Taiwan ADZ on a daily basis.
wuhan lockdowns are causing increasing concern in Chinese leadership as they move closer to areas where the olympics will be conducted.
Attendees / athletes to the Olympics are being warned that their phones will be monitored and to use ‘burner’ phones for limited communications .
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North Korea -

NK has been shooting off a lot of short to medium range missiles, 1-2 every day for the past week. No new systems being noted, but many suggest that they are confirming modifications of existing models.
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Russia -

INCREASED WARNING ONGOING - OSINT and other analysts are noting the continued build up of military assets that go far beyond those necessary for a military ‘exercise’. Putin has seriously deployed for combat and can execute several options at any moment.
Russia is mobilizing to launch an offensive against Ukraine along 7 fronts: from the Union State of Russia and Belarus, from the Russian Federation, from Russian-occupied Donbas, from the Sea of Azov, from Russian-occupied Crimea, from the Black Sea, from Russian-occupied Moldova.

More focus on claims that Russia will use a ‘false flag’ operation to justify invasion of Ukraine. Historically, Russia did the same to justify its invasions of Georgia to protect Russians in that country.

Russia has started a slow departure of Russian diplomats in Ukraine. Additional Russian consulates have been told to be ready to leave, according to officials to NYT. On Jan. 5, 18 people—mostly the children and wives of Russian diplomats—boarded buses and embarked on a 15-hour drive home to Moscow. About 30 more followed in the next few days, from Kyiv and Lviv.

Russia currently has ~55-60 BTGs near Ukraine. The Eastern Military District appears to have 5-10 or more BTGs on the way + division/army/district level assets. The VDV can form 10-15 BTGs. Russia could probably increase its BTG figure near Ukraine to 80 or more in 1-2 weeks.

A BTG (battalion tactical groups ) is a motorized rifle or tank battalion of 2-4 companies with attached ATGM, artillery, reconnaissance, engineer, and rear support platoons making a fairly self-sufficient ground combat unit.

A page on Telegram run by Belarusian Railway Workers claims that Russian Military Forces have begun to transfer military equipment into Belarus via four crossings: Osinovka, Zakopytya, Shesterovka, and Ezerishche. Others note the movement of equipment from Russia into Belarus and of Belarusian military forces moving south through Minsk and Gomel presumably towards the Ukraine border. Reports of Russian activated multiple BTGs from the Eastern Military District arriving to Western Russia, and more importantly, to Belarus.

Now that Kazakhstan has stabilized, Russia can deploy VDV near Ukraine. With Eastern Military District and VDV units on the move, Russia could quickly increase its BTG count and capacity to conduct a ground invasion. Units from the VDV’s 76th Air Assault Division is on the move with BMD-4M, possibly to Belarus or to the Ukrainian border in Russia. To get to 100 BTGs, Russia will need to mobilize much of the VDV.

Russia has called reservists to gather in 12 regions of Siberia, the Urals and the Volga region, in the Central MD. Some reporting a base official figure that they have 9k reservists signed up. Southern MD has a month long staggered call up.
OBSERVATION - Sure looks like they’re checking follow-on forces.

OVERALL OBSERVATION - Russian forces arriving in Belarus should have implications for folks’ perception of the size/scope of the operation. It looks like Putin is going BIG on the scale of the operation - that being the capture of the entire country. Deployment of equipment from the Far Eastern Military District now arriving in Belarus provides a serious axis of advance from the north behind the Dniper River with the potential of trapping Ukraine forces in eastern Ukraine. Current general observations of 100K Russian forces are quickly growing to nearly 200K with in the next couple weeks.

Russian markets seriously falling, in potential response to impending Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sberbank, Yandex, Alrosa, Aeroflot among top losers
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Ukraine -

The United Kingdom has announced it will send MBT LAW (NLAW) next generation anti-tank weapons to Ukraine. UK C-17s have been ferrying in the anti-tank weapons since the announcement. British military advisors are also enroute to the region.

Blinken will meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday “to reinforce the United States’ commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement on Tuesday. Price noted that Blinken will also discuss “the Department’s efforts to plan for contingencies” with U.S. Embassy’s staff and their families.
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Belarus -

See Russia on equipment arriving from Russia Far East Military District.

Rumors that some Belarusian reservists have been called up: effective February 1st to the 25th.

President Lukashenka approved the plan of a joint operational exercise of the armed forces of Belarus and Russia. The exercise is scheduled for February. It will be held on the western and southern borders of Belarus(Poland and Ukraine)
OBSERVATION - Could be a peak at the potential start date for an invasion, by disguising it as an ‘exercise’.
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Poland -

Deployment of Russian forces to Belarus and movement of those and Belorussian forces to the border region has caused increased concern of any conflict spilling into Poland.
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Europe General -

After causing a stir with Sweden, the Russian Baltic Fleet’s Korolev, Minsk, and Kaliningrad Project 775 large landing ships have entered the North Sea.

OBSERVATION - The scale of the Russian deployment to areas around Ukraine - 100k moving to 200K with no serious NATO deployment towards Ukraine has NATO at a serious disadvantage if it engages Russia. It would take weeks for a combat force to deploy to Ukrainaian (and even Poland) regions to oppose Russian forces. . Seems NATO is going to rely on economic sanctions rather than military response.
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Middle East / N. Africa General -

3 killed and 6 injured in the reported drone attack in Abu Dhabi, UAE yesterday attributed to Houthi forces. Initial reports of “Three Tankers carrying fuel” exploding in Abu Dhabi Industrial Area.
United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahayan has asked US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to re-designate the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen as a terrorist organization, Axios reported citing a senior Emirati official.
The request follows the recent missile and drone attack on the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi, which killed three people and injured six others. The Houthis took credit for the attack.
NOTE - Houthis are supported by Iran.
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Israel -

The Israeli security establishment is concerned by the Palestinian Authority’s inability to control the growing anarchy in the Jenin area. Hamas is breathing down the P.A.’s neck, and Israeli security officials warn that the IDF will eventually be forced to mount a major operation there.
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Iran -

In Austria the negotiations with Iran to revive the 2015 treaty that ended sanctions (if Iran halted work on nukes) are not going well. There have been eight rounds of talks since the new, hardline Iranian government took power in August 2021. Iranian president Raisi has insisted that Iran would not negotiate with the West until the 2018 sanctions were first lifted.

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