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The spring holidays have arrived. Today is Easter, we're in the middle of Ramadan, and next month there's Passover. I was amused when our nearby town had a spat about the Easter Egg hunt in the park for the local children. Some were saying it violated the separation of church and state. My first thought was where in the Bible is an egg laying bunny that brings children candy on Easter...must be near the book of Santa. Then I saw the sign in town. The egg hunt is being sponsored by a church and will have a religious message, a faith based egg hunt? So, maybe the town council was correct. Too bad they can't just let the kids play and have fun.

This time of year I can't help but think of the Green Man as the Eastern deciduous forest begins to explode. Those clear views through the woods won't happen again till next winter. Busy season comes with the Green Man...mowing, gardening, keeping paths and trails open, and so on. Every season has its good and bad points. Won't be long till it's time to go swimming in the river, eat tomato sandwiches, and hide from the heat. Round we go on the wheel of time.

Holiday or not, it has been another busy news cycle. Cargo ships crashing into bridges, US redefining security council agreements as nonbinding, Russian advances in Ukraine, details emerging on the terrorist attacks in Moscow, Haiti propaganda, border migration into the US, farmer protests across the EU and new draconian farming laws in Oregon, record US debt levels, and more. We better get started...

"This cargo ship was FILLED with HAZARDOUS chemicals and the containers have breached" (11.5 min)
The NTSB just released their initial findings of the Baltimore bridge collapse and it's a stunning contradiction of the Biden administration. Why did President Biden come out first thing in the morning to tell us their investigation showed no signs of foul play? The NTSB didn't arrive on board until two days later. Journalist Lara Logan says her intelligence sources confirmed that this was an intentional cyber attack.

US supply chains disrupted by Baltimore bridge collapse

The four-lane bridge collapsed on Tuesday after being hit by the Singapore-registered container ship Dali, operated by Danish shipping giant Maersk. As a result of the accident, a large section of the 1.6-mile (2.6km) bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River, with multiple vehicles falling nearly 55 meters into the water.
Built in the 1970s, the Francis Scott Key Bridge spans the Patapsco River, and is the only passage connecting the US’ ninth-biggest foreign trading port to the ocean. The Port of Baltimore is the country’s busiest maritime terminal for exports of vehicles.

Wonder how long it will take to repair the bridge?
"Could it really take twice as long and four times as much money to replace the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge than it did to build it in the first place? The Key Bridge was built at a cost (adjusted for inflation) of about $200 million. Replacing it could take a decade and cost $400 million to $800 million dollars, according to experts in what has become a dismal field. “To actually recreate that whole transportation network” could take a decade or more, structural engineer Ben Schafer told USA Today on Wednesday."

Mass Migration into the US continues...

Oh Say Can You See? (Kunstler)

While the awesome spectacle of the bridge collapse traumatized the country, it also brought to mind the fantastic flow of ten-thousand illegal border crossings a day, stage-managed by the “Joe Biden” Homeland Security team. Did you kind of wonder how many in that 10K-a-day flow might be the same species of Central Asian mutts who volunteered to slaughter over 150 (so far) Russian concert-goers? Nobody is checking who they are, you realize. They just step on US soil, get issued smartphones, loaded debit cards, walking-around cash money, airplane and bus tickets and, voila, there they are in your home town tomorrow, looking for something to occupy themselves. Thanks a bunch, Alejandro Mayorkas! Are you wondering what sort of mayhem they might be capable of unleashing any place from Bangor to Burbank in the weeks and months ahead? (And, while you’re at it, think about all the food processing plant fires, train wrecks, and other mysterious tribulations around the country the past couple of years.)
Consider that this very week alone, following the SSK Bridge disaster, absolutely nothing has been done by our government to stem that flow of countless potential saboteurs into the country.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has accused the US Democratic Party of opening up the country’s borders in order to “import voters.” Earlier this week, Politico reported that President Joe Biden was considering offering permanent residency to millions of illegal immigrants. Commenting on the report, Musk declared on his X platform that “The Dem Party goal is to import voters.”

“..before long the illegal population in America will exceed in size the actual citizens of the country..”

The New York City Council is begging the New York state Supreme Court to permit the council to ignore the New York state constitution that only permits citizens to vote. The city council says that allowing illegal immigrants to vote can only strengthen democracy “by increasing civic engagement.” Think about this for a moment. For the NY City Council, the only difference between an American citizen and an illegal alien is that the alien is discriminated against by not being allowed to vote.
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The federal government, the government of America, is using the judicial system to prevent Texas from defending its and America’s border. The obvious question is: why does the federal government represent immigrant invaders instead of American citizens, and why do federal courts come down on the side of eliminating any difference between an American citizen and an illegal invader? Why are long-established websites such as vDare.com being suppressed by government authorities simply for pointing out what is at stake? Something is seriously wrong with the mentality of the American people who clearly are incapable of recognizing that their country is being stolen from them to the point that many offer to sponsor immigrant-invaders.

Weaponizing the Legal System...

Trump derangement syndrome is not a good reason to destroy the already bias legal system in the US.
New Report Drops a Bombshell on the Whole Stormy Daniels Affair With Trump Lie

New Yorkers Silently Worrying Over Ramifications of Trump Ruling (ET)

Monday’s dramatic bond reduction for former President Donald Trump did nothing to dissipate the dark cloud that his civil-fraud case has cast over New York business deals. Although investors won’t publicly admit it, the case is having a chilling effect, said Charles Trzcinka, professor of finance at Indiana University-Bloomington. “If you talk to people in this market, they are very, very upset … and these are people who are neutral or even opposed to Trump,” Mr. Trzcinka told The Epoch Times. “They’re just angry about it.” In his role at the university, Mr. Trzcinka said he places students in the corporate lending market in New York, making him aware of trends in that sphere. An appeals court’s decision to slash the bond by about 60 percent, reducing it to $175 million, still left a massive penalty intact while President Trump continues a legal challenge of Justice Arthur Engoron’s ruling.

These people have no idea of the damage they’re doing. Completely blind hatred. Should not be allowed anywhere near a justice system.
“I have never heard of a victimless civil case that even won $500..”

Jack Smith’s Case Against Trump Appears to Be Falling Apart (Margolis)

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s efforts to imprison Donald Trump for mishandling classified documents have hit a few snags recently, and the latest snag is, indeed, a big one. “Special Counsel Jack Smith could be blocked from using evidence against Donald Trump contained in grand jury investigation files, which were transferred to the former president’s Florida classified documents case this week, a former prosecutor has suggested,” reports Newsweek.
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Leftists have been routinely triggered by Judge Cannon’s rulings—probably because she’s not a rabid leftist like Judge Engoron, who literally ruled that Trump should pay a civil fine of nearly half a billion dollars for a non-crime with no victim. Jack Smith’s prosecution of Trump has been widely criticized as selective prosecution, especially in light of the release of the Hur report last month, which found that Biden “willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency when he was a private citizen,” and that his actions “present[ed] serious risks to national security.

Looks like these lawfare cases are falling apart.

When you don’t take it as “News”, the MSM is a delight. Take the new Trump gag order, “barring Mr Trump from attacking court staff and their family members”. What happened is Judge Merchan’s daughter uses a pic of Trump behind bars as her avatar. But he cannot say now that that is inappropriate.
“Contrary to the People’s suggestion, the Court cannot ‘direct’ President Trump to do something that the gag order does not require..”
Another gem: “Ms Willis had described Mr Wade as a “trusted friend..”
Michael Cohen boinked Stormy Daniels and paid her for it using Trump’s money. When that ran out, he claimed it was “hush money”. The paper trail was already there. Does that sound about right?

David Sacks was on the Duran this week focusing on US politics.

Biden White House, failing on all fronts w/ David Sacks (about an hour)
They discuss (in order):
lawfare
the economy
migration
Israel
Ukraine
Twitter files
Russiagate hoax
COVID
targeting Musk
TikTok bill
Excellent discussion.

“Not since the Civil War period have the American people witnessed such stark political divisions, and it seems to be just a matter of time before the Blue and Gray battle fatigues are back in style..”
Why Americans Have Little To Smile About These Days (Bridge)

Rule by Criminals: When Dissidents Become Enemies of the State
When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals.
In the current governmental climate, obeying one’s conscience and speaking truth to the power of the police state can easily render you an “enemy of the state.”
The government’s list of so-called “enemies of the state” is growing by the day.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is merely one of the most visible victims of the police state’s war on dissidents and whistleblowers.

The Crucifixion of Julian Assange (Chris Hedges)
British courts for five years have dragged out Julian Assange's show trial. He continues to be denied due process as his physical and mental health deteriorates. This is the point.

The Most Astounding Feature of the Assange Case (Paul Craig Roberts)

The most extraordinary thing about Julian Assange is that he is being treated as if he were an American citizen. “Treason” was the original cry, now converted to “espionage.” There was no espionage. Wikileaks published, and made available to the New York Times, The Guardian, and other media organizations leaked information. The media organizations published the information, just as did Wikileaks, but they are not charged. Neither is Wikileaks charged. Only Julian Assange is charged. Nothing is any different from Ellsberg releasing the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times. The US government wanted to prosecute both, but was prevented by the First Amendment and long-accepted duty of media organizations to hold government accountable. The stark deterioration in the protective power of the First Amendment and journalistic freedom since 1971 demonstrates the rise in tyranny. Tyranny is what Julian Assange is experiencing, not a legitimate prosecution.
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The orchestrated, in fact legally incorrect, case against Assange is based on nothing but Washington’s demand for revenge. Here is what Assange is guilty of: He released leaked information that showed conclusively that the United States government is a liar, a deceiver of its allies, and a war criminal. The purpose of the case against Assange is to pay him back and to intimidate all journalists from ever again publishing information unfavorable to the US government.

Now who is the criminal?

"Julian Assange was just thrown a massive curve ball" Stella Assange (12 min)
A court ruled that Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the U.S. unless the U.S. provides assurances that he will be well treated while in custody. That does not sound encouraging but Assange had been hanging by a thread, ready to be extradited to the U.S. on this ruling. Assange's lawyer and wife Stella Assange joins us to explain what this means and what there is or isn't for Assange, journalists and a free press.

Julian is merely a symptom of the censorship industrial complex.

Gaza...the Genocide Continues

United States 'Mocking' International Law, Creating 'World of the Jungle'

The Biden administration made waves on Monday when its delegation to the UN abstained during a Security Council vote calling for a ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip. The act was significant as the US has vetoed three previous resolutions with similar language.
The passage of the statement raised hopes that violence could finally come to an end in the enclave as Israel’s nearly seven month-long operation has left over 32,000 Palestinians dead, most of them thought to be civilians.
But the US immediately backpedaled in the hours since, insisting the Security Council resolution is "non-binding." The Biden administration’s statements have caused analysts like Elijah Magnier to conclude the country is using the UN merely to manage its relationship with Israel, damaging the authority of international law and threatening world peace in the process.
...the Americans are cherry picking who can implement international laws and who cannot.” “When the United Nations Security Council is told by a permanent member, i.e., the US, that this binding resolution is non-binding, then we have a serious problem worldwide

The US loves to redefine the "rules based order" to suit itself.

The smell of hypocrisy...
Polling has consistently shown that the majority of American voters think the US should push for a ceasefire.
Favorability for Israel is strongest among Republicans, with 64% approving Israel’s assault on Gaza in the latest poll. Only 29% of Independents and 18% of Democrats said they approved Israel’s campaign.
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The Biden administration has consistently opposed the idea of a ceasefire in Gaza unless it’s linked to a hostage deal. But even in that case, both the US and Israel say any truce would be temporary and have rejected Hamas’s offer to negotiate a permanent ceasefire.

The Moscow Terrorist Attack
Washington Crossed a Fatal Red Line with the Crocus Attack (PCR)
Gilbert Doctorow Now Confirms with his own analysis my prediction that Putin’s toleration of provocations is spinning the Ukraine conflict out of control. Doctorow is a careful analyst never overstating a situation. In this interview he says that the FSB statement implicating the US and UK governments in the Crocus attack had to have been approved by Putin and that implicating the US and UK in the Crocus attack has brought us to the level of danger of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Doctorow reports that Russian television has undergone a massive change following the Crocus attack. Commentators are unwilling to accept any longer Putin’s nonresponse to attacks on Russians. Television talk is suddenly very violent with talk of flattening Kharkiv and Kiev and bringing a quick end to the conflict that has been permitted to endure for far too long. It seems that a fatal red line has been crossed.

Moscow Terror Attack | Russian FSB says US, UK and Ukraine behind Moscow attack | What's the truth? (13 min)
The director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, said on Tuesday that the US, UK, and Ukraine were behind the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at least 139 people on Friday - despite repeated claims of responsibility by Islamic State. Russian president has also insisted on alleged Ukrainian involvement. No proof has been provided for these claims (yet)...

Statements By Alexander Bortnikov, Director of FSB (Doctorow)
What Bortnikov had to say was extraordinary and bears directly on whether you and I should now be looking for bomb shelters. Regrettably you will not find any of it in the lead stories of today’s mainstream media. The Financial Times, for example, features an account of Xi’s meeting with CEOs of American businesses to mend ties: interesting, but not very relevant if we are at the cusp of WWIII.

Some are suggesting Nuland's departure is tied to the terrorist attack.

Russian media has revealed new links between the Ukraine regime and last week’s horrific terrorist attack at a concert venue outside Moscow. “Investigators have verified information that large amounts of money and cryptocurrency that the perpetrators of the terrorist attack received trace back to Ukraine,” reported the Tass news agency Thursday. “The funds were used in preparing the crime.” As the increasingly desperate Kiev regime launches attacks on Russian civilians in Belgorod and other regions, speculation has intensified that elements within Ukraine’s military and intelligence service may have played a role in last Friday’s incident.

Haiti
Trouble in the Americas laced with propaganda...

INTERVIEW (with Dan Cohen): The US and UN are paving the way for invasion of Haiti
The UN has given its blessing for Kenyan death squads to try to kill the popular revolutionary leader in Haiti. In just the last 30 years the US has invaded three times.

YT is soft censoring Dan's documentary series "Another Vision Haiti" requiring sign in for two of the episodes.

The Rise of BRICS+ and the Ashes of the US Empire
The spring theme is rebirth. A new world is developing as the global majority bans together to face US bullying.

Andy Schectman: The Great Reset...BRICS, Bitcoin, and the Global Gold Rush (1 hour)
Fast forward through the built in commercials.
Andy Schectman is the President and Owner of Miles Franklin, an investment company specializing in precious metals that Andy founded with his father in 1989. Miles Franklin recently surpassed $10 billion in sales
- Are Silver and Gold prices being suppressed by West to the benefit of the East?
- The US dollar's death by "a thousand cuts"
- The rise of BRICS and central banks buying gold
- Commodities markets getting cornered and the West getting "pick-pocketed"
- What is the solution to all this sovereign debt?
- Will US remain the global reserve currency?
(the first half on BRICS+ is excellent. We all need to be aware of these coming changes.

The truth about China's economy: Debunking Western media myths
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by Beijing-based scholar Mick Dunford to discuss China's economy and debunk Western media myths, addressing accusations that consumption is too low, fears of "Japanification", the role of exports, and the new Chinese growth strategy.

Farmer Protest
I've always thought we need a multitude of small farmers to provide locally produced food. Seems TPTB want just the opposite.

FOOD SECURITY WARNING: US Farmers PANIC as Farmers Protests SPREAD Across Europe (9 min)

It is coming to the US...
Small Farms in Oregon Suffer as New CAFO Definitions Threaten Livelihoods
At the core of the upheaval are two contentious issues: the expanded definition of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) and stringent water usage restrictions. These regulations have placed an undue burden on small farmers, many of whom are now facing the threat of closure due to what they view as overreaching government intervention.

As Oregon enforces its water use requirements, small farmers face the consequences
This is Oak Song Farm, a property located off Lorane Highway near Eugene, with just over half an acre dedicated to agriculture. For seven years, del Campo has used well water to grow vegetables here, which she’s sold at farmers markets and to her neighbors. She said that’s been her primary source of income.
“It’s like a convenience store,” said del Campo. “People can stop in. I see a lot of people come on Sunday mornings to grab fixings for breakfast.”
However, everything changed last September. That’s when Oak Song Farm received a letter from the regional office of the Oregon Water Resources Department. It was a notification that the farm couldn’t irrigate its commercial crops without a water right.
Del Campo said this came as a complete surprise. Today, she said her business has been essentially destroyed. “I don’t know why growing food is illegal,” she said. “That’s what doesn’t make sense to me.”

Will TPTB require registering gardens or a backyard flock? That's the direction it seems they are going. Fortunately we're not there yet. Currently the registration is voluntary...

The USDA does not require Americans to register gardens for growing produce. It has a voluntary registration program for community gardens called the People’s Garden Initiative, but that program does not include gardens on private property.

Control the food, control the people.

It is nice to see some young people make a successful career out of farming. I found this family's story encouraging.

Homesteading and Market Gardening for a living with Such and Such Farm in DeSoto, Missouri. (21 min)
Time stamps...
0:00 Such and Such Farm DeSoto MO
1:30 Sustainable farming business offering various products, including produce, maple syrup, eggs, milk, and pasture-raised pork.
2:51 St. Louis City Girl becomes farmer
5:05 Diversified farming operation with agri-tourism focuswith pasture-raised pigs, goats, market garden, and hay fields.
6:06 Offering agri-tourism activities like Airbnb cabin, swimming hole, farm dinners, and weddings.
6:42 Metal fabrication business on-site with talented welder and friends.
7:17 Homestead Livestock
8:24 Best Goats for a Homestead
9:29 Best Pigs to raise on a Homestead
9:42 Iowa Swabian Hall pigs are a unique breed, half Russian wild boar and half Chinese Michonne, known for their strong-willed nature and built-in security.
10:22 The marbling and quality of the meat from Iowa Swabian Hall pigs is so impressive that some mistake it for beef, making it a sought-after product.
12:31 Rotational grazing system with oak, hickory, and persimmon trees in pasture
12:54 How to feed pigs on a homestead hog feed, brewery spent grain, and rescued produce like watermelons and sweet potatoes.
14:35 Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture
16:52 Fresh and nutrient-dense produce from the farm is distinct in taste and quality.
17:06 How to start farming a homestead.
17:21 Farmers in St. Louis share knowledge and support each other for mutual success.
17:45 Transitioning to farming without prior experience, the farm now offers a wide range of products.

I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday regardless of your preferred Spring holiday. I look forward to your insights, stories and comments below!