The Weekly Watch

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 6:51am

The Best Laid Plans Oft Go Awry

The plans have long been laid, even wiki shines a weak light...
Wolfowitz Doctrine is an unofficial name given to the initial version of the Defense Planning Guidance for the 1994–1999 fiscal years (dated February 18, 1992) published by U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Paul Wolfowitz and his deputy Scooter Libby. Not intended for public release, it was leaked to the New York Times on March 7, 1992, and sparked a public controversy about U.S. foreign and defense policy. The document was widely criticized as imperialist, as the document outlined a policy of unilateralism and pre-emptive military action to suppress potential threats from other nations and prevent dictatorships from rising to superpower status.

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We heard Gen Clark tell the story... (7 min)
[GEN. WESLEY CLARK]

I had been through the Pentagon right after 9/11. About ten days after 9/11, I went through the Pentagon and I saw Secretary Rumsfeld and Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz. I went downstairs just to say hello to some of the people on the Joint Staff who used to work for me, and one of the generals called me in. He said, “Sir, you’ve got to come in and talk to me a second.” I said, “Well, you’re too busy.” He said, “No, no.” He says, “We’ve made the decision we’re going to war with Iraq.” This was on or about the 20th of September. I said, “We’re going to war with Iraq? Why?” He said, “I don’t know.” He said, “I guess they don’t know what else to do.” So I said, “Well, did they find some information connecting Saddam to al-Qaeda?” He said, “No, no.” He says, “There’s nothing new that way. They just made the decision to go to war with Iraq.” He said, “I guess it’s like we don’t know what to do about terrorists, but we’ve got a good military and we can take down governments.” And he said, “I guess if the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem has to look like a nail.”
...
“This is a memo that describes how we’re going to take out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq, and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and, finishing off, Iran.”

Jeffery Sachs was on the Duran this week telling the story of his experience inside the deep state. It is cued up to the topic and takes about 5 min

Jeffery recommends this article which is behind a paywall for me.

Ukraine has been part of the plan for decades too....the gateway to Asia. However, the project has been fraught with failures. The sanctions that were to turn the ruble to rubble absolutely backfired, and most of the world has sided with Russia/BRICS+ and against the US/NATOstan. After the drone attack on the Kersh Bridge, Russia has been relentless in their attacks.

"They're all dead, and Ukraine has no real men left" - Scott Ritter (24 min)
Scott Ritter talks about Putin's next play and what it will cost Ukraine to "go slow" during the next stage of the counteroffensive.

Perhaps we near the endgame in Ukraine...I hope so. But hey, TPTB have more plans up their sleeve.
Jimmy suggest the climate chaos is going to be used for control.

Jimmy is jumping the shark a bit in this one. I think the planet is warming and the ice caps melting, but he's correct in thinking those changes will be used to control us all.
For example: Ireland Tells Farmers To Kill 200,000 Cows – Cuz Of Climate Change! (15 min)
First the European Union went after Dutch farmers over climate change restrictions, and now the EU have their sights set on the Irish. Specifically, as a means of reducing carbon emissions, the Irish are being instructed to kill off 200,000 cows in the span of three years.

Next on the agenda, crash the economy, and start CBDC and UBI. Who is going to turn down "free" money? Fools rush in...as the saying goes.
From Covid to CBDC: The Path to Full Control

The Duran discusses debanking to limit people...
Nigel Farage exposes Coutts bank, de-banking debate hits mainstream (14 min)

Then we have the alliance of big food, big pharma, and the sick care system working in harmony to insure obesity, illness, and profits. These industries have most people convinced Cholesterol causes heart disease rather than sugar the primary culprit.
High Cholesterol is Healthy! [with David Diamond, PhD]
If your doctor has you worried about your high cholesterol and high LDL then you must watch this video. Your doctor is misinformed about this important topic and this could hurt your health. We discuss what the research really shows and how you can use it to teach your doctor.
Dr Diamond received his Ph.D. in Biology in from the U.C., Irvine. He is currently a Professor in the Cognitive, Social & Neuroscience Division at the Univ of South Florida. He has over 150 publications, reviews and book chapters. Dr. Diamond has expanded his research to address controversial issues involving cardiovascular disease and nutrition. Dr. Diamond has delivered lectures on-line addressing how the public and healthcare workers have been misinformed about the risk of elevated levels of serum cholesterol and the appearance of substantial benefits of cholesterol lower medications, including statins.

Sugar, Statins and Heart Health (9 min)

Dr. Malhotra discusses why he believes that reducing insulin resistance may be the key to better heart health. Full one hour interview here.

TPTB can't make money if all you do is change your diet and eating habits. Instead they design addictive processed foods which make you fat and ill, requiring medication. Quite the plan.

Political plans were disrupted this week. Tucker interviewed most of the GOP presidential candidates and roasted most of them over the Ukraine proxy war. (30 min)

Why are there no peacemongerers amongst Republican candidates? We go over recent speeches by Republican candidates and just how meh they are about foreign policy and how they mindlessly low the neocon line about war with Russia. Is it a coincidence that the one candidate who is pro peace is about to be served with more indictments?

Jimmy covered the story too...
Tucker DESTROYS Mike Pence Over Support For Ukraine War (11 min)
Tucker Exposes Nikki Haley Over Nord Stream Pipeline (9 min)
Tucker Schools GOP On How To End Ukraine War (13 min)

The walls may be closing in on the Biden crime family. Two IRS agents testified that the Biden family received millions from foreign countries in 20 or more shell companies.

IRS special agent Joseph Ziegler told the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that Hunter Biden’s overseas influence peddling operations have enriched the First Family and their business associates to the tune of more than $17 million.
The funds were raked in through various multimillion-dollar payments made by foreign nationals to Biden family-linked corporations between 2014 to 2019.
The Biden family’s business dealings involved entities in Ukraine, Romania and China.

More here

Gerald Celente on The White House Crime Syndicate with George Galloway (18 min)

‘The guy’s out of his mind and has been for a long time.’ Gerald Celente’s view on Joe Biden

There was also a censorship hearing with RFK being censored for testifying. Boy do the dims look bad at these hearings.
Dems DESPERATELY Try To Censor RFK Jr’s Testimony About Censorship (9 min)
RFK Jr. BLASTS Democrats For Opposing Free Speech (15 min)
Debbie Wasserman-Schultz Non-Stop LYING About RFK Jr. (9 min)

RFK JR SPEAKS OUT Against Democratic Attempts to SILENCE Him At Hearing: Rising Interview
He (disappointingly) lays out praise and admiration for Israel during the interview. His weakest issue to my mind. Too bad he's not running as an independent. The dims have their knives out.

Let's wrap this up with a good plan...one to solve homelessness and create community.
EMERALD VILLAGE: a Dream of an Affordable Tiny House Community (19 min)

"Homelessness" is one terrible symptom of a disease plaguing more and more of us every day: overpriced housing. Dan Bryant, a generous pastor in Eugene, OR took this issue to heart and with the help of a vibrant community around him tried various solutions, until he finally came up with a genius idea and an absolutely gorgeous implementation! Let us take you on a virtual visit of "EMERALD VILLAGE". Nearing completion, this beautiful permanent tiny house village for the previously unhoused sets a game-changing example for communities all around the world that are trying to find compassionate solutions to their own housing crisis.

The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men
Gang aft agley,
An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain,
For promis’d joy!

From: To a Mouse
By Robert Burns
On Turning her up in her Nest, with the Plough, November 1785.

Here's hoping your plans are good ones, bringing you happiness, friendship, and contentment. I look forward to your thoughts, stories, and comments below.

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Submitted by QMS on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 8:39am

Good morning

the concept of 'super power' has been contorted to the point where
extra-judicial acts are assimilated into foreign policy for 'national
security' reasons. The Wolfowitz doctrine is losing its pertinence
in global affairs. The dream of the neocons to rule the world has
hit a wall with the push-back from Russia and China. Fantasy has
confronted reality with the development of BRICS +. When the piper
calls the tune, the western players will have to modify their approach
or be left in the dust.

Thanks for the watch!

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 8:53am

Let's hope the world domination plan...

@QMS

...has failed. However as the Duran often says, "They have no reverse gear".

(2 min)

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 8:46am

Good Morning Lookout

My opinion of Dems was already low, but after watching this hearing on censorship and the Twitter Files hearing I've come to the conclusion that the Dems are more despicable than the Republicans. It's also frightening and depressing seeing the ACLU advocating for censorship.

The hearing starts at the 22 min mark. Is it just me, or is Debbie Wasserman Schultz starting to look more and more like Gollum every day?

Thanks for all the work you put into the WW, Lookout

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I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 8:58am

I totally agree...

@Socialprogressive

Pro-censorship, pro-FBI, anti-free speech...how low can the dims go?

And DWS is a disgusting, lying, cheating excuse of a human.

Thanks for dropping in and adding to the conversation!

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by mimi on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 9:34am

Does JtC still have enough money to continue hosting C99p?

I am worried, so forgive the direct question.

I am asking for a friend whom I can not stand ...

It looks pretty bad here in Euroland. Time to emigrate ?

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 10:02am

Well it is certainly a good idea...

@mimi

...to kick what you can afford into the kitty on the upper left of the home page.

Which reminds me I need to contribute myself. What about it folks? Have you shown JtC any love lately?

Thanks for the reminder, mimi.

Leaving Germany while you can might be a good idea. The US has de-industrialized your country. We thought about leaving the states, but I've invested too much of my life in our place to walk out now. I love my place, but am sorely disappointed in my government. Life is full of good and bad.

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by ggersh on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 10:11am

Well "according to the experts"

is now meant to be gospel....iow, shit is happening

Is this what the future holds in store for us
once the farmers are gone?

And if tptb are so concerned with farmers being able to farm
why is it that it only matters in Ukraine?

Borrell demands to punish Russia for withdrawing from the “grain deal”

According to the head of European diplomacy, Russia "without any reason" blocks and bombs Ukrainian seaports.

“Russia is destroying Ukrainian fields and robbing Ukrainian agricultural products. And contrary… pic.twitter.com/0g54VAKr9t

— Spriter Team (@SpriterTeam) July 21, 2023

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I never knew that the term "Never Again" only pertained to
those born Jewish

"Antisemite used to be someone who didn't like Jews
now it's someone who Jews don't like"

Heard from Margaret Kimberley

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 12:08pm

Excellent fairy tale meme!

@ggersh

As to farming...it is all about how we do it and what we grow. The beauty of ruminant animals is they can eat grasses and improve the environment...and these idiots want to stop that? Now I'm all for stopping CAFO's but not grazing systems...they need to be promoted, IMO.

Thanks for the tweets and memes!

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by humphrey on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 11:18am

Lukashenko gives a little jab at the Poles who have been

amassing troops on the border of Belarus.

You get a better understanding if you view the second part first.

Putin tries not to laugh during Lukashenko’s story. https://t.co/LGb8q9SrBt pic.twitter.com/waS8Kc1sMt

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) July 23, 2023

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 12:15pm

Poland is a wild card...

@humphrey

...but Duda stated after the missile hit in Poland, he doesn't want to promote a Russia conflict.

Duda seems kinda like Erdogan playing both sides.

Thanks for the tweets. Wagner has them stirred up. Makes you wonder if it isn't purposeful.

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by humphrey on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 12:22pm

Blinken lives in an alternate reality. He also is a mind reader.

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/4114321-blinken-ukrain...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that Ukraine has already retaken about 50 percent of the territory that Russia initially seized, stressing that Kyiv’s counteroffensive is still in its “relatively early days.”

“In terms of what Russia sought to achieve, what [Russian President Vladimir] Putin sought to achieve, they’ve already failed. They’ve already lost. The objective was to erase Ukraine from the map, to eliminate its independence, its sovereignty, to subsume it into Russia. That failed a long time ago,” Blinken told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria in an interview on “GPS.”

“Now Ukraine is in a battle to get back more of the land that Russia seized from it. It’s already taken back about 50 percent of what was initially seized. Now they’re in a very hard fight to take back more,” Blinken said. “These are still relatively early days of the counteroffensive. It is tough.”

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 12:42pm

Blicky uses the diplomacy of arrogance...

@humphrey

and the strategy is very ineffective. Don't you think he knows he is lying? Or does he believe the BS he's dishing out?

I think he knows he is lying...but for a higher purpose. You can't make it up.

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by Pluto's Republic on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 12:27pm

You've written a stirring column

...at least the first half of it. That's all I could read and sit still for, without piping up. Back for more later.

When you started your column, did you know you were going to pore over the ashes of Vilnius, looking for some meaningful takeaway from the long and pointless bloodletting in Ukraine? I ask because I have been thinking about the same things, and I notice that many seem to be on this wavelength.

As Duran discussed the scene at Vilnius, where NATO and the West drove a silver spike through the heart of their own Grand Vision of Ukraine's NATO membership. That is all the cartel has talked about this past year. And now, not so much. So many lies and bluffs. All so predictable. In the end, reality wins. Who could have known??! Did you notice how incredulous Sachs and the Duran hosts became, as they struggled for many long minutes trying to find words. Sachs painted a vivid picture. And now, all the Western vassals remain stuck up to their waists in the nasty mud pit they created at the crotch of Eastern Europe — unable to pull themselves out. Perhaps Western leaders are trying to find some face that they can save.

We never really know when a seemingly ordinary cluster of events in the world will one day be seen as pivotal moment that transformed our futures and changed our minds. Lately, I have been looking back at recent geopolitical events, and reading smart articles that explain the signs of significance that I had missed. One article I ran across from March 2019, co-authored by Michael Hudson and Paul Craig Roberts is entitled, "Is Neoliberalism Killing Russia?" It opened a new level of understanding of Russia for me. An excerpt:

The Russian government and central bank have been blinded to the fact that Russian infrastructure projects and private investment are not dependent on borrowing dollars abroad or by acquiring dollars by selling Russian assets to foreigners. Such projects can be financed by ruble creation by the Russian central bank. Money that flows into productive projects that raise output is not inflationary. Generally speaking, such projects lower costs.

For Russia to succeed, Russia needs an economic re-education and a government that finds its footing in Russian nationalism and discourages Western provocations with firmer responses.

It is our view that the Western world, indeed all of life, has an interest in a Russia too strong to be attacked or provoked as a strong Russia is the only way to curtail the Western aggression that is leading to nuclear war.

Back to the excellent Duran interview, I really recommend listening from the beginning of the video, up until your mark. There are some important emotions connections that are made about Russia, there. It really turns on the lights.

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The political system is what it is because the People are who they are. — Plato

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 1:57pm

Yes the whole interview is good...

@Pluto's Republic

I just wonder about overwhelming folks with so many long form clips.

Speaking of long form, these are about1.5 hours each. I listen to a bit (30 min) at a time while busying around.
Hudson is always insightful to me. To those who don't know his work...

Debt, Empires, and Oligarchs - Dr. Michael Hudson (Part 1/2)

00:00:00 Go!
00:00:16 Who is Michael Hudson
00:16:39 Patreon Ask
00:16:47 Who does the economy work for?
00:22:15 Redlining and the Aspiring Rentier Class
00:26:25 Fantasy of the 1%
00:33:00 Real estate always rises
00:37:40 How governments and CIA betray the people
00:43:55 Rhetoric vs reality in the demagogue
00:45:45 Antiquity, Oligarchs, and Debt
01:01:12 Debt cancellation
01:10:29 Debt free life
01:14:31 Financial capital's destructive force
01:19:32 What oligarchs do
01:23:36 Depopulation agendas

A More Perfect State - Dr. Michael Hudson (Part 2/2)
In the second part of our conversation we talk about modern monetary theory, the path towards debt forgiveness, and the foundational rules of a more perfect society that is not getting devoured by the rentier class
00:00:00 Go!
00:01:01 Modern monetary theory
00:06:43 Patreon Ask
00:10:03 Devaluation of the currency
00:20:52 A functional government or a functional press
00:26:25 Only revolution cancels debt
00:29:28 What follows collapse?
00:39:36 Public Pensions and Ideological Suicide
00:50:26 Worker Ownership
01:01:49 Evolution or Revolution?
01:15:29 A good billionaire?
01:20:33 Closing thoughts

Thanks for coming by, and yes the NATOstan meeting did stir these thoughts, but crystalized with Jeffery's discussion. Always nice to "see" you.

...at least the first half of it. That's all I could read and sit still for, without piping up. Back for more later. When you started your column, did you know you were going to pore over the ashes of Vilnius, looking for some meaningful takeaway from the long and pointless bloodletting in Ukraine? I ask because I have been thinking about the same things, and I notice that many seem to be on this wavelength. As Duran discussed the scene at Vilnius, where NATO and the West drove a silver spike through the heart of their own Grand Vision of Ukraine's NATO membership. That is all the cartel has talked about this past year. And now, not so much. So many lies and bluffs. All so predictable. In the end, reality wins. Who could have known??! Did you notice how incredulous Sachs and the Duran hosts became, as they struggled for many long minutes trying to find words. Sachs painted a vivid picture. And now, all the Western vassals remain stuck up to their waists in the nasty mud pit they created at the crotch of Eastern Europe — unable to pull themselves out. Perhaps Western leaders are trying to find some face that they can save. We never really know when a seemingly ordinary cluster of events in the world will one day be seen as pivotal moment that transformed our futures and changed our minds. Lately, I have been looking back at recent geopolitical events, and reading smart articles that explain the signs of significance that I had missed. One article I ran across from March 2019, co-authored by Michael Hudson and Paul Craig Roberts is entitled, "Is Neoliberalism Killing Russia?" It opened a new level of understanding of Russia for me. An excerpt: The Russian government and central bank have been blinded to the fact that Russian infrastructure projects and private investment are not dependent on borrowing dollars abroad or by acquiring dollars by selling Russian assets to foreigners. Such projects can be financed by ruble creation by the Russian central bank. Money that flows into productive projects that raise output is not inflationary. Generally speaking, such projects lower costs. For Russia to succeed, Russia needs an economic re-education and a government that finds its footing in Russian nationalism and discourages Western provocations with firmer responses. It is our view that the Western world, indeed all of life, has an interest in a Russia too strong to be attacked or provoked as a strong Russia is the only way to curtail the Western aggression that is leading to nuclear war. . Back to the excellent Duran interview, I really recommend listening from the beginning of the video, up until your mark. There are some important emotions connections that are made about Russia, there. It really turns on the lights.

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by Pluto's Republic on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 11:33am

You've been introducing videos like a champ

@Lookout

I think it's smart to set the videos up to play the important passage, the way you do it. That makes them much more approachable, and useful to readers with time constrictions. Videos do convey certain types of information in powerful ways.

I just wonder about overwhelming folks with so many long form clips.

That may be the instincts of all your teaching experience talking, but that is a valid concern. You have a reputation for serving up the best of the best videos. They are all worth watching, for real. But time can be an issue for people. (I often wonder how many vids you watch to distill your selection down to such good ones.) Although I did recommend the early part of the Sachs video — I was aiming that a folks who had already committed to watch it. Overall, I think your selection was perfect for the story you were telling.

Loved your video examples from Michael Hudson's videos, using a "Table of Contents" that lets viewers know what was on the tape, or lets viewers choose topics that interests them. It's great when vloggers add timed content markers. Btw, I like Hudson, too. But lately his economic insights really nail the issues for me. I find myself paying a lot of attention to what he has to say. He reminds me that economics is the language of both war and diplomacy.

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The political system is what it is because the People are who they are. — Plato

Submitted by Lookout on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 6:28pm

I watched/listened part two today...

@Pluto's Republic

...offering solutions...kind of.

It was interesting how the young folks wanted worker ownership where as Hudson suggested fewer hours, more pay, more time off...funded by the ownership class. Interesting argument anyway.

I often wonder about a coop with young folks here...but haven't really pursued that. May be I should?
Thanks for the thoughtful comment....made me think anyway.

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by mimi on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 3:00pm

that helps a lot and is so much easier to follow

@Lookout
the content of the videos. Thanks a lot, lookout.

Submitted by Battle of Blair... on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 7:46pm

Wouldn't the exact opposite gut the fascists?

@Pluto's Republic If all the nations of the world at once announced "you win." to America and surrendered their sovereignty, what would the fascists do? With no more wars to fight, their bloated military industrial complex would have no reason to exist.

Yes, the corporations would move in for the kill, stealing the worlds resources for themselves, but so what? It's not like the people control any of those resources anyways. The rich will simply reallocate their wealth to reflect the new reality. The elites already own everything.

Like the greyhound that finally catches the rabbit, the West would be left standing there, vaguely confused. No more wars. Now what?

...at least the first half of it. That's all I could read and sit still for, without piping up. Back for more later. When you started your column, did you know you were going to pore over the ashes of Vilnius, looking for some meaningful takeaway from the long and pointless bloodletting in Ukraine? I ask because I have been thinking about the same things, and I notice that many seem to be on this wavelength. As Duran discussed the scene at Vilnius, where NATO and the West drove a silver spike through the heart of their own Grand Vision of Ukraine's NATO membership. That is all the cartel has talked about this past year. And now, not so much. So many lies and bluffs. All so predictable. In the end, reality wins. Who could have known??! Did you notice how incredulous Sachs and the Duran hosts became, as they struggled for many long minutes trying to find words. Sachs painted a vivid picture. And now, all the Western vassals remain stuck up to their waists in the nasty mud pit they created at the crotch of Eastern Europe — unable to pull themselves out. Perhaps Western leaders are trying to find some face that they can save. We never really know when a seemingly ordinary cluster of events in the world will one day be seen as pivotal moment that transformed our futures and changed our minds. Lately, I have been looking back at recent geopolitical events, and reading smart articles that explain the signs of significance that I had missed. One article I ran across from March 2019, co-authored by Michael Hudson and Paul Craig Roberts is entitled, "Is Neoliberalism Killing Russia?" It opened a new level of understanding of Russia for me. An excerpt: The Russian government and central bank have been blinded to the fact that Russian infrastructure projects and private investment are not dependent on borrowing dollars abroad or by acquiring dollars by selling Russian assets to foreigners. Such projects can be financed by ruble creation by the Russian central bank. Money that flows into productive projects that raise output is not inflationary. Generally speaking, such projects lower costs. For Russia to succeed, Russia needs an economic re-education and a government that finds its footing in Russian nationalism and discourages Western provocations with firmer responses. It is our view that the Western world, indeed all of life, has an interest in a Russia too strong to be attacked or provoked as a strong Russia is the only way to curtail the Western aggression that is leading to nuclear war. . Back to the excellent Duran interview, I really recommend listening from the beginning of the video, up until your mark. There are some important emotions connections that are made about Russia, there. It really turns on the lights.

Submitted by TheOtherMaven on Tue, 07/25/2023 - 8:30am

They'd start fighting among themselves

@Battle of Blair Mountain

There is ample historical precedent for that, sadly.

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There is no justice. There can be no peace.

Submitted by on the cusp on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 1:33pm

Good afternoon, Lo, et. al.

I have some shopping to do, and intend to spend my afternoon reading and viewing all the news and opinion you brought to us today.
It is hot, no rain in the forecast. We are watching trees and shrubs burn up in this sun. There is no way to water my yard to any benefit.
The forecast rains and thunderstorms of last evening passed us by, drenched a town 10 miles away.
Oh, well. It is what it is.
Hope all is well in the holler.

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"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 1:56pm

We've been lucky with the rain...

@on the cusp

I've been watching the high pressure/heat dome hovering over the SW. We had that here in 2016...crunchy grass, leaf fall in August, dry, dry, dry. I hurt with the forest when that happens, and hurt with our friends in the SW this year.

This year we've been getting fairly regular rain, and not big gully washers but an inch or so at a time...6.5" so far this month, over 40" for the year. We've been in the 70" per year range for the last few years. I'm counting my lucky stars on weather...at least this year.

Y'all have a good evening!

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by humphrey on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 4:55pm

This seems to sum up the situation quite well.

Who is paying the price?

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 5:47pm

Bingo!

@humphrey

That's it. Why would anyone want to be our ally?

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by on the cusp on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 8:04pm

I still have a couple of videos to watch.

Great stuff, if you can call all the proof we are being lied to and harmed, great stuff.
I do not think JD jumped the shark on climate change. In fact, he reiterated that the globe is heating up.
Whereas he emphasized the hypocrisy of TPTB, such as oil companies wagging their fingers at we little people for using too much energy, while they are making record profits for pumping fossil fuel out of the ground, it brought back a memory from years ago when I was a poster on GOS.
I was shamed, castigated, for not hanging my clothes to dry on a line. I just didn't modify my behavior enough to satisfy the folks at the CIA connected site. That has stuck in my mind, or craw, ever since.
Most of us got involved with climate change at the level, and on the issue, of environmental pollution, as did RFK. jr. My participation in protests on the campus at Baylor University was about industrial waste killing a unique and rare shrimp in a stream running through the campus. I was 16. Obviously, I was an ignoramus, amirite? Just because I was admitted into a top private university in the country, based on my SAT scores, doesn't mean anything.
The more TPTB lie to us, the more climate deniers we will have.
The division and hostility between climate changers and climate change deniers is deliberate.
Thanks so much for this great OT!

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"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 8:12pm

So glad you came by and found something worthwhile...

@on the cusp

My Jimmy jumping the shark comment came from his doubt the ice caps were melting.
We've visited glaciers that have receded by miles. We are warming.

However I do agree that TPTB are using it to control and manipulate just like they did the plandemic.

Thanks for coming by and reading!

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by on the cusp on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 8:50pm

The only glaciers I have visited

@Lookout were in Glacier National Park back in the 70s, and I hear they are receding.
Biden is considering a ban on gas water heaters.
It is something he was told to do by someone in charge on Air Force One, no doubt.
Enough to get us aware and concerned, but to make us afraid is that bridge too far.
I know you will be signing off soon, leaving some wonderful song.
Well, my next travel adventure is to see this guy, so I leave this with you all:

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"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981

Submitted by Lookout on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 6:52am

We went there too...

@on the cusp

As well as the big Columbia Icefield (Athabasca Glacier) in Canada, and several in Switzerland. They are all receding at a pretty rapid pace. Climate warming is real just as was COVID, but I fear that it will be used in evil ways.

Have a good week!

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by dystopian on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 5:50pm

Palisades Glacier

@Lookout I'd say they should be watching Palisades Glacier most closely. Surely it is a great indicator and canary in the coal mine for glaciers. My understanding is that it is the southernmost Glacier in the U.S. It is in the Sierra Nevada, north of Mt. Whitney, above the town of Big Pine. I spent a year looking at it every day in 1972-73. It doesn't look like that any more. I hear, and see pics that indicate it is about half of what it was 50 years ago. I never got all the way up to it, but to the bottom end of the moraine field right below it. There are a number of good Sierra Nevada high country backpacker photos and accounts of hiking there (which is mostly via 'the Big Pine Lakes') up Big Pine Creek. It is spectacular country.

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by Lookout on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 6:36pm

They all are...

@dystopian

I hear, and see pics that indicate it is about half of what it was 50 years ago.

To deny we're warming is naive. Now what we do about it is the conversation to have.

I'm promoting more forests here..don't know if it means anything but that's my approach.

The story of a nearby mill...
What will I do where will I go.

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by dystopian on Sun, 07/23/2023 - 8:14pm

Hey weekly watchers!

Hi all, Hey LO! Hope it's all good out there!

Great WW as always LO! What a sheetshow they have us watching.

That NY Times headline should have just said U.S. Strategy plan is to rule world.

One of the first songbirds to start heading south is Orchard Oriole. I had a group of three move south through the yard this morning. The first inkling of fall migration. Only a few of our breeders are still singing, Painted Bunting is one, but those adult males leave by Aug. 7 or so, so only a couple more weeks max of them.

Thanks for the WW LO!

Be well all!

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by Lookout on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 6:56am

I wish we had orioles....

@dystopian

We got to see several types in Mexico. However we still have pileated peckerwoods, wood thrush, and lots of pheobes this year. Oh yeah and flocks of turkeys. Love the ones you got I guess.

Thanks for coming by and reading. Have a great week!

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by dystopian on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 5:53pm

orioles

@Lookout Hey LO, keep your eyes out August through September. You should get fall migrants coming through. They like edge areas, where woods meet pastures, and they are mostly in the tall trees. Baltimore and Orchard surely go through there in migrations. It could be they stick to the river corridors, or somesuch and not the ridges, or something like that. So they go by instead of stop at your place.

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by Lookout on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 6:39pm

I think that is the case...

@dystopian

So they go by instead of stop at your place.

We've been to the banding on the coast where we've seen many migrants including painted buntings (my one and only experience with them).

Thanks!

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by soryang on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 7:01am

First Lady goes nuclear

I think I posted a link to this article earlier this week. But I noticed something about the statement made by Yoon after a South Korean analyst I follow, Kim Jong-tae, commented that Yoon using the powerful nuclear ballistic missile submarine USS Kentucky in Busan as a prop, threatened North Korea with the end of its regime.

Yoon boards U.S. nuclear-capable submarine in show of force against N. Korea
YNA July 19

"The two countries will overwhelmingly and resolutely respond to North Korea's advancing nuclear and missile threats through the NCG and regular deployments of strategic assets, such as the SSBN," he said.

Yoon and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed during their summit in Washington in April to establish a Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) to discuss nuclear and strategic planning between the allies, and strengthen the credibility of the U.S. extended deterrence commitment to defending South Korea with all of its military capabilities, including nuclear weapons.

The inaugural session was held in Seoul on Tuesday as the USS Kentucky was making its port call, and Yoon said the two sides discussed the joint planning and execution of nuclear operations involving a combination of U.S. nuclear assets and South Korean non-nuclear assets, while agreeing to enhance the visibility of U.S. strategic assets around the Korean Peninsula.

"By doing so, we will make North Korea not even dream of carrying out a nuclear provocation, and we warned clearly that should North Korea carry out a provocation, it will lead to the end of that regime," (emphasis added) he said.

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230719008100315#:~:text=%22The%20USS%20Ke...'s%20deployment%20shows,Command%20headquartered%20at%20the%20base.

The emphasized language is overbroad. I noticed it was not repeated elsewhere not even on the official ROK Office of the President web site (typically they need to omit, repair, or massage most of his statements). First Yoon says "nuclear provocation." Just what is that? Is that the same as a nuclear attack? Then later in the same sentence, "we warned clearly that should North Korea carry a provocation..." This is even more vague. In the Hankyoreh report of this presidential PR show, they changed it to (nuclear) provocation, just to make "clearly" more clear. Perhaps this is the proper "clarification." Maybe not. Just what is a "nuclear provocation?" In the case of current circumstances in relations with North Korea, a test detonation of a nuclear weapon, underground, at its usual test site, could be considered a "nuclear provocation." After all it is banned by UN resolution. Also, preparation of a nuclear test site for underground nuclear detonation in North Korea indicating that a nuclear test may be imminent might be regarded as a "nuclear provocation."

Assuming that Col. Macgregor is correct and that assurances of the "extended strategic deterrence" are actually not a US national defense policy, perhaps one could disregard all the above. Yoon is simply having his ego stroked by being able to play the military strongman of South Korea, to bolster his total lack of national defense and statesmanship credentials.

Is it right to use the most valuable asset in the US nuclear arsenal to provide a set to boost Yoon's shredded public support? It's all for show. A performance for North Korea, and a performance for South Korean domestic politics. A stunt like this could actually provoke a nuclear test from North Korea, having the exact opposite of its purported intended effect. It was noted that North Korean missiles test fired in "show of force" in connection with USS Kentucky's port visit flew at ranges compatible with those required for a strike on Busan. More than one analyst has noted that North Korea was "not backing down." A Hankyoreh article on this same topic stated under the headline- "Uncompromising attitudes on all sides are raising the risk of unintended clashes."

Also upon the visit, the military personnel present of either armed forces ROK or US, were not appropriately attired for the visit of a head of state. This just is more circumstantial evidence of the amateur nature of this staged political event/photo op.

(Source- OhMyTV 7.23 youtube)
President Yoon Seok-yeol, inexperienced in national security matters, a person known as a hothead, unable to control his temper, with the most powerful weapons system in the US nuclear arsenal as his prop, threatening North Korea with the end of Kim Jong-un's regime. Retired Col. Macgregor said this week, he doesn't believe there is such a thing as extended deterrence.

(Source- OhMyTV 7.23 youtube) First Lady Kim Gon-hee, inside the USS Kentucky SSBN looking through the periscope. It's a long way from the Volcano night club to being able to pose as Audrey ~~Katherine~~ Hepburn on a nuclear warship. What happened to Kim's mother of mercy act? Why didn't Yoon bring mother in law Choe Eun-sun?

Who are the morons in the US who thought this was a good idea? Yoon's disapproval rating is 62 percent. The military strongman image didn't help.

edit- Of course, it's Audrey not Katherine Hepburn.

Saint Kim Gon-hee

(Source- 언론 알아야 바꾼다 youtube 11.15.22)

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語必忠信行必正直

Submitted by Lookout on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 6:58am

Thanks as always for the Korean update...

@soryang

You've been doing the c99 community a great service educating us about the region.

I hope y'all are settling into your new digs and your community is returning to normal!

I think I posted a link to this article earlier this week. But I noticed something about the statement made by Yoon after a South Korean analyst I follow, Kim Jong-tae, commented that Yoon using the powerful nuclear ballistic missile submarine USS Kentucky in Busan as a prop, threatened North Korea with the end of its regime.

Yoon boards U.S. nuclear-capable submarine in show of force against N. Korea
YNA July 19

"The two countries will overwhelmingly and resolutely respond to North Korea's advancing nuclear and missile threats through the NCG and regular deployments of strategic assets, such as the SSBN," he said.

Yoon and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed during their summit in Washington in April to establish a Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) to discuss nuclear and strategic planning between the allies, and strengthen the credibility of the U.S. extended deterrence commitment to defending South Korea with all of its military capabilities, including nuclear weapons.

The inaugural session was held in Seoul on Tuesday as the USS Kentucky was making its port call, and Yoon said the two sides discussed the joint planning and execution of nuclear operations involving a combination of U.S. nuclear assets and South Korean non-nuclear assets, while agreeing to enhance the visibility of U.S. strategic assets around the Korean Peninsula.

"By doing so, we will make North Korea not even dream of carrying out a nuclear provocation, and we warned clearly that should North Korea carry out a provocation, it will lead to the end of that regime," (emphasis added) he said.

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230719008100315#:~:text=%22The%20USS%20Ke...'s%20deployment%20shows,Command%20headquartered%20at%20the%20base.

The emphasized language is overbroad. I noticed it was not repeated elsewhere not even on the official ROK Office of the President web site (typically they need to omit, repair, or massage most of his statements). First Yoon says "nuclear provocation." Just what is that? Is that the same as a nuclear attack? Then later in the same sentence, "we warned clearly that should North Korea carry a provocation..." This is even more vague. In the Hankyoreh report of this presidential PR show, they changed it to (nuclear) provocation, just to make "clearly" more clear. Perhaps this is the proper "clarification." Maybe not. Just what is a "nuclear provocation?" In the case of current circumstances in relations with North Korea, a test detonation of a nuclear weapon, underground, at its usual test site, could be considered a "nuclear provocation." After all it is banned by UN resolution. Also, preparation of a nuclear test site for underground nuclear detonation in North Korea indicating that a nuclear test may be imminent might be regarded as a "nuclear provocation."

Assuming that Col. Macgregor is correct and that assurances of the "extended strategic deterrence" are actually not a US national defense policy, perhaps one could disregard all the above. Yoon is simply having his ego stroked by being able to play the military strongman of South Korea, to bolster his total lack of national defense and statesmanship credentials.

Is it right to use the most valuable asset in the US nuclear arsenal to provide a set to boost Yoon's shredded public support? It's all for show. A performance for North Korea, and a performance for South Korean domestic politics. A stunt like this could actually provoke a nuclear test from North Korea, having the exact opposite of its purported intended effect. It was noted that North Korean missiles test fired in "show of force" in connection with USS Kentucky's port visit flew at ranges compatible with those required for a strike on Busan. More than one analyst has noted that North Korea was "not backing down." A Hankyoreh article on this same topic stated under the headline- "Uncompromising attitudes on all sides are raising the risk of unintended clashes."

Also upon the visit, the military personnel present of either armed forces ROK or US, were not appropriately attired for the visit of a head of state. This just is more circumstantial evidence of the amateur nature of this staged political event/photo op.

(Source- OhMyTV 7.23 youtube)
President Yoon Seok-yeol, inexperienced in national security matters, a person known as a hothead, unable to control his temper, with the most powerful weapons system in the US nuclear arsenal as his prop, threatening North Korea with the end of Kim Jong-un's regime. Retired Col. Macgregor said this week, he doesn't believe there is such a thing as extended deterrence.

(Source- OhMyTV 7.23 youtube) First Lady Kim Gon-hee, inside the USS Kentucky SSBN looking through the periscope. It's a long way from the Volcano night club to being able to pose as Audrey ~~Katherine~~ Hepburn on a nuclear warship. What happened to Kim's mother of mercy act? Why didn't Yoon bring mother in law Choe Eun-sun?

Who are the morons in the US who thought this was a good idea? Yoon's disapproval rating is 62 percent. The military strongman image didn't help.

edit- Of course, it's Audrey not Katherine Hepburn.

Saint Kim Gon-hee

(Source- 언론 알아야 바꾼다 youtube 11.15.22)

—

“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by soryang on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 7:08am

Thanks so much

@Lookout @Lookout We're having a few wrinkles here and there. But we are more fortunate than some of the other victims of the flood in the area. It rains here a lot. This is the rainy season. The pace of life has returned to a more normal one. Praying for no hurricanes impacting our region this year or anyone else's for that matter.

Thanks Lookout for the OT as well.

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語必忠信行必正直

Submitted by Lookout on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 7:14am

So far so good with the hurricanes

@soryang

Let's hope for a minor year. El Nino has been helpful in that respect. Also plenty of dry air streaming out of the Sahara is holding down formation. Our music buddy in Flagler is debating about raising her house or possibly building another after several flood repairs. Here on the mountain flooding isn't an issue here at the house, but it is in the valley below. We've watched a few in the past. Always means road repair for me.

Take care and glad things are normalizing!

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by janis b on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 2:21am

Thank you for keeping watch

Gerald Celente - nothing like listening to a street-smart Bronxian ; ).

Thank you for introducing the Emerald Village. It’s very uplifting to see such a strong and considered project supporting the homeless. I had to think of Dorothy in OZ.

And thanks for digging up 'the one-superpower' document.

Cheers

Submitted by Lookout on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 7:02am

Hope all is well...

@janis b
...and your winter is mild. We've been lucky so far with the summer heat here. The bubble parked over the SW has contained the brutal heat over our friends in that part of the world...but August is nigh.

I like to try to find something positive to conclude the WW. I thought the housing project was a good one featuring a reasonable solution to the growing housing problem.

Hope you have a nice week!

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by janis b on Tue, 07/25/2023 - 12:58am

All is well and stable,

@Lookout

despite the additional winter rain. After record breaking summer and fall rains, even average winter rainfall is too much. I can literally feel my feet slowly sinking into the mud just below the grass as I stand.

A little sweetness (as in Emerald Village) is always welcome.

I wish you a mild August.

Submitted by Lookout on Wed, 07/26/2023 - 6:43am

Seem like rain runs...

@janis b

...in a feast or famine cycle. Rare to have a Goldielocks year.

Have a good week!

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by randtntx on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 9:58am

I just want to chime in

Lookout, and add my thanks for your WW.

The Duran interview of Jeffery Sachs was very interesting. My takeaway from that was how distressed Sachs appeared to be toward the end of the interview. It seemed to me he signed off in a state of deep regret, agitation, and depression. Both the Alexes appeared to 'capische' his feelings and responded with kindness and what seemed to me gentleness. The whole situation that they were talking about is horrific. This whole problem is another additional rent in the fabric of humanity....or something. I don't even know how to express it. But all three of those people involved in that conversation seem to understand that.

Sachs kept repeating that this never needed to happen, he said it was an unnecessary problem that could have easily been resolved multiple times over the past [at least] twenty years. He ended by saying we need to stop the killing..."with a shred of honesty" we could have stopped it even as late as a week ago.

The Ritter piece was much the same. My takeaway from that is a picture of the tremendous waste and the wanton destruction and all of it unnecessary. The killing and the complete ruin of the people's lives in that country is just plain cruelty and evil.

I didn't mean to go into detail, just wanted to let you know I appreciate your work. I will continue to read but I can't ever seem to get in the conversation as it is going on. I don't want you to feel obligated to comment in return, I'm grateful for the time you have already expended!

Submitted by Lookout on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 10:46am

A heart felt thanks...

@randtntx

I don't feel obliged to respond, but choose to do so. I appreciate people reading the WW, and hopefully finding something worthwhile as a take away.

This week's theme of plans going awry seems appropriate given the sinking likelihood of US hegemony. The other week the focus was incompetence, and to my mind the two go together. The lost of the USD as the world reserve currency may well spell the demise of US supremacy.

I hope you've been getting some rain this year after last years drought. Last year we had several 6+ inch rains, but not this year...it has been much more equally distributed this year. However all this week is called to be dry. We all ride the moisture roller coaster, and I hope your ride this year is better than last year. OTC mentioned they are dry.

All the best and thanks for your kind comment!

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by randtntx on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 10:27pm

Well then

@Lookout @Lookout , thank you so much for your kind response. (I have to admit that I worry about being a bother by adding yet another comment after you have long closed up shop.)

You asked about the rain situation in my area...well, it's not so good. The official record says that we have clocked in at 12.86" of rain since the beginning of the year. Our normal average by this time is supposed to be 18.43 ". We have had very hot temperatures with the past 14 consecutive days above 100 with a range up to 106. I'd have to check my calendar to see when the temps started hitting the hundreds, but I think it was towards the end of May. Anyway the plants and trees seem stressed for the second summer in a row. We are still in drought conditions, our aquifer is still low, and we are in what is called stage two water restrictions. I wish I could water all the trees but I can't.

I did read somewhere that 1/3 of the country is in the same position with these extremely high temps. That's a lot of hot.

I agree with you about the loss of status of the USD with regards to being the worlds reserve currency. I saw this in Naked Capitalism:
https://www.africanews.com/2023/07/21/over-40-nations-express-interest-i...
Looks like a whole bunch of other countries are figuring out a different way to do business. USD no longer required?

Thanks again Lookout, hope you have a great week. Enjoy the outdoors, I know I am. The mornings here are lovely [that is up until 9:00 am] and if you go out late enough at night it can be very pleasant [especially if you get lucky and catch a breeze].

edited to add that I forgot....there are virtually no mosquitos with this heat and lack of rain....that could be considered a bonus for people? The downside though, ....not so good for bats.