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Deep State Drama?

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It is looking more and more to me like the Trump assassination attempt was an inside job by the uniparty deep state. Will Biden withdraw from the race? My guess is his crime family says, "No!", but we'll see. Will Russia wrap up the proxy war with Ukraine before the election? Will the BRICS+ create a new global parliament focused on the Global Majority? Will Orban manage an EU coup making Von der Lyin and the Brussels bureaucrats obsolete? Will Israel kill or expel all the Palestinians? Bibi has cancelled his trip to the US next week after a Houthi drone hit Tel Aviv. All this and more below the fold in this episode of, "As the Stomach Churns".

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The political circus does seem like a soap opera these days. Let's start with last weekend's big story of the Trump shooting. I found Robert Barnes analysis interesting...(58 min)

Robert lays out his evidence supporting the idea it was an inside job.

Chris Martenson over at Peak Prosperity has also been amassing evidence.
The Evidence Points To Widespread Insider Pre-Knowledge (30 min)
Beyond incompetence; The Shooters & The Water Tower (49 min)
The Evidence Points To Widespread Insider Pre-Knowledge (30 min)
Audio Analysis Is 100% Clear Trump& Crowd Were Shot At By Two Separate People (32 min)
Crooks’ Unbelievable Path To The Roof (45 min)

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Jimmy looks at what happened the DJT stock...

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The Ballot or the Bullet

Saturday’s attempted assassination of President Trump killed one rallygoer, a father of two who died shielding his children from the assassin, and critically wounded two others. President Trump miraculously escaped with a slight wound in one ear, and in the photo of the century, he stood up from under the swarm of secret service agents, literally bloody but unbowed, raised his right hand in a fist, and mouthed, “Fight! Fight! Fight!” Some of Mr. Trump’s partisan critics attacked Mr. Trump’s “violent rhetoric.” Of course, none of them squawked when President Biden said on Monday before the attack that “we’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye.” We do not know, and may never know, whether the murderer perceived that he was simply following an order from his Commander in Chief. It is time to man up, stop blaming others, and figure out what we ourselves have done or not done that made this attack and the inciting rhetoric that led to it possible.

TPTB have been making Trump the object of hate for years now, from the Russiagate hoax to the Jan 6 insurrection to all the lawfare cases. Now, I'm no Trumpeteer, but I can see how he's been targeted.

Slowly, Then All at Once

...starting with collective helplessness in the drawn-out RussiaGate psychodrama, even when all the players and their many nefarious acts were exposed by the alt news media, and extending to the mendacious roguery of the two-year Mueller (Weissmann) Commission, followed by fifty-one former intel higher-ups labeling Hunter Biden’s laptop “Russian disinformation, followed by Rep. Adam Schiff’s Ukraine “whistleblower” prank featuring CIA/NSC/DOD/DOJ moles Eric Ciaramella, Colonel Vindman and IC Inspector General Michael Atkinson, and then the FBI-instigated J-6 riot with the ensuing faked-up House J-6 committee . . . plus you can throw in the stupid Ukraine war, the drag queens in the kindergartens, the bumbling Durham investigation, ten million unvetted illegal migrants flowing into the country and this year’s four show-trials put on to finally break Mr. Trump.

Only those with TDS can't see he has been a deep state target.

Most of the security personnel working at the Donald Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, during which the Republican presidential candidate was shot, weren’t even Secret Service, US Senator Josh Hawley has claimed, citing whistleblowers. Shots fired from the roof of a nearby factory nicked Trump’s ear, killed one audience member, and injured two more before the sniper was taken out by law enforcement. “Whistleblowers tell me that MOST of Trump’s security detail working the event last Saturday were not even Secret Service,” Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, said on Friday, accusing the Department of Homeland Security of assigning “unprepared and inexperienced personnel” to the campaign rally.

The RNC Convention...
Regardless of the attempt (or as some friends of mine hypothesize, Hollywood stunt) Trump went to the RNC convention and sat in the hall for all the speeches and circus acts, announced the J.D. Vance Veep choice, called RFK jr, made a mediocre speech, but seemed to fire up the base.

Don't think it is a circus act...did you see Hulk Hogan? (1 min)

Complete with clowns and muscle men...

Perhaps the most substantive thing to come out of the convention was the selection of J.D. Vance as Veep.
Different views on J.D. Vance.
Netflix has a movie about his youth named after his book, Hillbilly Elegy.

Dr. Gilbert Doctorow seems a bit over confident about the Vance selection. (1st 30 min)
Is Trump/JD Vance Going to Transform the US Foreign Policy?

In Defense Of JD Vance As Trump’s VP

And now to the other end of the spectrum....Whitney Webb has a very different take.
The Man Behind Trump’s VP Pick: It’s Worse Than You Think
While J.D. Vance has his own controversies, his close connection to billionaire Peter Thiel, who is poised to have unprecedented influence in a new Trump administration, should deeply unsettle every American who cares about freedom, privacy and reining in the surveillance state.

In this extended, wide-ranging interview, Jimmy and Unlimited Hangout contributing editor and One Nation Under Blackmail author Whitney Webb discuss whether Trump’s VP pick JD Vance is a puppet of billionaire Peter Thiel, the real reason Elon Musk purchased Twitter, how the dystopian future of policing in the film Minority Report is becoming a reality, and much much more.

or if you don't care for Jimmy...
The REAL Reason Behind J.D. Vance’s VP Pick - Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin
(1st hour)

One thing is for sure, the tech giants control more than we realize...

Massive IT Outage Spotlights Major Vulnerabilities in the Global Information Ecosystem

The global information technology outage on July 19, 2024, that paralyzed organizations ranging from airlines to hospitals and even the delivery of uniforms for the Olympic Games represents a growing concern for cybersecurity professionals, businesses and governments.
The outage is emblematic of the way organizational networks, cloud computing services and the internet are interdependent, and the vulnerabilities this creates. In this case, a faulty automatic update to the widely used Falcon cybersecurity software from CrowdStrike caused PCs running Microsoft’s Windows operating system to crash. Unfortunately, many servers and PCs need to be fixed manually, and many of the affected organizations have thousands of them spread around the world.

Jimmy looks at CrowdStrikes CEO
CrowdStrike CEO Can’t Explain WORLDWIDE Internet Failure! (15 min)
Hospitals, banks, airports, airlines and broadcasters worldwide were impacted by a massive, ongoing IT outage Friday. Thousands of Windows PCs, which many companies and organizations rely on as part of their critical internet infrastructure, were hit by the CrowdStrike outage. Perhaps most concerning, several US states reported that their emergency 911 call centers were also hit.
The outage was blamed on a faulty update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. The company handles the security of many Windows PCs and services around the world. In a statement Friday morning, CrowdStrike said the issue had been "identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed."
Jimmy discusses the shameless TV interview given by casually attired CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz, who refused to answer basic questions or take any responsibility for the global tech catastrophe his company caused.

It is all connected...

After the convention...
Trump tells Zelensky he’ll end war

The US presidential candidate has vowed to “bring peace to the world”
Former US President and Republican candidate in the upcoming elections, Donald Trump, has reiterated his pledge to stop the conflict between Moscow and Kiev following his conversation with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky on Friday. Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social that he “had a very good phone call” with Zelensky, during which the Ukrainian politician congratulated him on a “very successful” Republican National Convention and “condemned the heinous assassination attempt.” Trump went on to say that he appreciates Zelensky “for reaching out because I, as your next President of the United States, will bring peace to the world and end the war that has cost so many lives and devastated countless innocent families.” Both sides will be able to come together and negotiate a deal that ends the violence and paves a path forward to prosperity.”
Zelensky, in turn, claimed that he “agreed with President Trump to discuss at a personal meeting what steps can make peace fair and truly lasting.”

I wish I could believe that....

Could Trump’s Election End NATO’s Proxy War In Ukraine Against Russia?

The Duran suggest Zelensky, playing for time (22 min)

Will He, or Won't He Withdraw from the Race?

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Biden Orders Poll On Harris’ Popularity

US President Joe Biden has commissioned a survey to get a clearer picture of Vice President Kamala Harris’ popularity, ABC News has reported, citing an anonymous senior administration official. The source reportedly told the outlet that despite putting on a brave face publicly, the 81-year-old Democrat has recently become more receptive to calls urging him to exit the presidential race ahead of the November 5 election. Questions as to whether Biden is fit for a second term have been overshadowing his campaign since he bungled a performance at last month’s CNN-hosted debate against Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. During the event, the incumbent repeatedly lost his train of thought, mixed up words and numbers, and struggled to finish his sentences. On Friday, ABC News quoted an unnamed White House staffer as saying that the “president is wiped and exhausted.”

Absolutely” In The Race: Biden Campaign Calls Malarkey On MSM Reports
On Thursday evening, the New York Times reported that ‘people close to Biden’ say the president has “begun to accept the idea that he may not be able to win in November and may have to drop out of the race. The Biden campaign swiftly answered – insisting that wasn’t true, while longtime Biden ally Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) – whose daughter Biden sniffed – said that the president is still seeking ‘input’ from colleagues on what to do. On Friday, Biden campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon insisted on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ that the president is staying in the campaign against all odds. “He’s our nominee and he’s going to be our president for a second term,” she said, acknowledging that “this has been such a hard week,” but that Biden will be “back on the trail next week” after allegedly contracting COVID. “This is an organization built for the Biden-Harris ticket,” she continued.

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The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing three Democratic officials, that Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told some House Democrats that she believes that Biden can soon be persuaded to drop out of the race amid serious doubts he can win the election. The media also reported that Pelosi’s aides declined to address her talks with her colleagues, dismissing the media “feeding frenzy” about her discussions with Biden. Numerous Democrats have called on Biden to end his campaign and step aside for an alternative nominee following a dismal debate performance against Trump last month. The Biden campaign has said that they are not planning for a scenario in which Biden is not the Democratic presidential candidate.

Dim donors are running an ad tomorrow on Morning Joe urging Biden to step down and pass the torch

If anything I bet he digs in deeper after the ad. We know why...
A potential withdrawal by US President Joe Biden from the 2024 election could lead to the prosecution of himself and that of his son Hunter, including for crimes conducted in Ukraine, US antiwar activist and Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space Coordinator Bruce Gagnon told Sputnik. “The Biden crime family likely worries if the current president is removed from the November ticket, he and his son could well be prosecuted for multiple crimes – particularly for their crimes in Ukraine,” Gagnon said. This might lead to Biden cutting a deal to get a pardon for himself and his son as a trade-off for stepping down, Gagnon said.

EU vs Orban

Sorry, We Want War: Why EU Elites Will Ignore Hungary’s Orban

Hungary, represented by its Prime Minister Viktor Orban, took over the rotating six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union in July 1, and promptly decided to do something unconventional: actual work. So out came the knives. Back in 2022, the most memorable thing that France’s Emmanuel Macron did while in the role was make a logo for his EU presidency that incorporated his own initials. The benefit to the French and European people was fantastic – as in, it exists in fantasy. For his EU presidency meeting in France, Macron stood alongside unelected European Commission bureaucracy president “Queen” Ursula von der Leyen, as they championed issues like climate change, digital transition, and the EU military industrial complex (er, the “EU Defence Union”). They were only too happy to serve up typical globalist fare for their fellow elites to gobble down. But these same folks are now gagging on Orban’s chosen agenda: peace.

Doctorow had a different take on the future of Orban and the EU (where he currently lives)

I like his idea of the path to peace focused on the Treaty of Westphalia.

Orban is not alone in urging peace...
Erdogan teaches his NATO allies some unpleasant truths
The Turkish president understands that the West will have to learn to live as just one of several centers of world power

Sadly, as Scott explains, the US is all about war.

War is the US business model and now the EU wants in on the action.

Lavrov explains in UN speech this week how the world can prevent WWIII.
Transcript here

Chas Freeman looks at the developing world order...

The World Is DONE With The West. Here's What's Next | Amb. Chas Freeman (29 min)
Here is his conclusion:
"In short, we are witnessing the end of a unified, Western-dominated global order and its replacement by a hodgepodge of collaborations and rivalries at the sub-global level. Something similar happened to cause the devastating chaos of the “Thirty Years’ War” in Europe. That was a disorder composed of warring states, much like the history of China before the Qin unification or India before Aśoka. But the “Thirty Years’ War” ended in the establishment in the Peace of Westphalia of a system of peaceful coexistence between multiple sovereign states that respected their cultural diversity. Its result is memorialized in the “five principles of peaceful coexistence.”
The question for your generation and the next in China, the West, and the rest of the world is whether we can replicate that outcome and end our descent into anarchy. We need to craft a peace based on mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, mutual non-aggression, mutual non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, tolerance, and equality and cooperation for mutual benefit. If we cannot not do this, we risk more than our prosperity. We risk our very existence."

Well friends that's about all the news I'll cover this busy week. I hope you'll chime in with stories I didn't cover, insights into those which are posted, or anything else that's on your mind. It is a open thread...

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The concepts of peace being championed by the likes of Orban, Erdogan and even
Lavrov is encouraging. NATO and US not so much. Forget about the Zionists.

Finally got the inter tubes back up. Some truck snagged the cable crossing the road.
It was kinda refreshing to ignore the news for a few days.

Thanks for the WW LO.
Enjoy your Sunday!

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truth is considered foreign influence, world peace is a threat to national security

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@QMS

before I covered the Israel/Palestine conflict.

Bibi delayed his US trip because the Houthi drone hit Tel Aviv (about a block from the US embassy). So Israel bombed Yemen's main port, to which they responded by hitting a US cargo ship and sending a missile barrage into Israel. Doesn't look good for peace.

At least the ICJ rules against Zionist occupation ...
ICJ: Israeli Presence, Settlements in Occupied Palestine ‘Unlawful’

I saw something about Speaker Johnson saying he will arrest anyone protesting Bibi in congress. Easy to see his loyalty is to the Zionist not the 1st amendment.

Glad you got back on the intertubes. Hope y'all are having nice weather. Thanks for the visit!

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

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I really liked Doctorow on Westphalia. It would be good to see suc a world return, but it seems unlikely unless the US really crashes and burns. We re too devoted to ideologies and to the idea that we need to impose them on ROW. I figure that, if some miracle occurred and we stopped engaging in that behavior, it would take at least 3 to 5 generations for some semblance of rational normalcy to reassert itself.

be well and have a good one

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That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --

Since the tweet was cropped you have to view the brief video to get the message.

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n/t

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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

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Happen.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-drops-out-2024-election-ddffde728383700...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election.

The decision comes after escalating pressure from Biden’s Democratic allies to step aside following the June 27 debate, in which the 81-year-old president trailed off, often gave nonsensical answers and failed to call out the former president’s many falsehoods.

Biden plans to serve out the remainder of his term in office, which ends at noon on Jan. 20, 2025.

“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” Biden wrote in a letter posted to his X account.

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@humphrey
years too late. He was supposed to gracefully retire in 1/1/2017. But grace has never been in Biden's toolkit, but his overweening ambition has always overruled all the times he's been shamed.

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@Marie1

grace has never been in Biden's toolkit, but his overweening ambition has always overruled all the times he's been shamed.

All we can do is be entertained...by the drama.

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@on the cusp

He called him "president my boss." Last week Biden couldn’t remember Austin's name and called him "the black man." Well good thing he isn’t white. Smile

"You know that white man." Or you know the thing.

Democratic insiders picked Biden over Bernie and once again they are ignoring the voters and have forced Biden out and who knows what they will do at the convention. Do you think they have any confidence in Kamala who had to drop out last time because she got no delegates? I don’t think she’ll be the candidate either.

We just witnessed an oligarchy coup for the 3rd time. Hillary stole the promise from Bernie. Obama rigged the last primary so Bernie wouldn’t win and he’s been a good little sheep dawg supporting Biden to stay in. I wonder if he ever had a spine.

Good thing democrats are standing up for democracy. But this looks like all the countries America claims are not democracies.

Biden worked so hard to become president and now his party is throwing him out. I’d feed bad for Joe if I didn’t know his long history of screwing us. Instead I’ll enjoy his karmic comeuppance.

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“When out of fear you twist the lesser evil into the lie that it is something good, you eventually rob people of the capacity to distinguish between good and evil.”
~ Hannah Arendt

@snoopydawg for the 2020 race, he called on everybody to vote for him for Senator of the state of Delaware. They used to be gaffes.

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@snoopydawg

"What did I come in here after"

Enjoy the kabuki theater. Does Sam like popcorn?

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@Lookout

because I can’t e it.m But she is enjoying my giggles. Today Manchin came out against Biden and I thought wouldn’t that be a kicker if he was the nominee? Shitlib heads would explode.

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“When out of fear you twist the lesser evil into the lie that it is something good, you eventually rob people of the capacity to distinguish between good and evil.”
~ Hannah Arendt

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That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --

@enhydra lutris but did not endorse Kamala!

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@on the cusp

when she found out.

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@humphrey moment if Biden falls ill or dies in the next few months. She will laugh hysterically in her swearing in ceremony.

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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

His notice of dropping out merely thanked her. A subsequent X post he posted does endorse her.
If he really did want her to win, he would resign from office so she could campaign as the incumbent.

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@on the cusp

https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-endorses-kamala-harris-after-d...
Minutes after announcing his decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic nominee.

"My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it's been the best decision I've made," Biden wrote. "Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it's time to come together and beat Trump. Let's do this."

TPTB must have promised a pardon for the Biden crime family. We'll see. Thanks to all for reporting!

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@Lookout will be sealed before he exits. Guaranteed that is the case. He knows Trump will go after them in a huge and aggressive, get even way.
We got all our errands ran yesterday. Luckily, I can catch the news as it happens today.
Barnes was good in that video you posted.

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@on the cusp

...and inserting the $hill. I don't see that happening, but ...

The situation is laughable...and tragic. As JtC suggested, it is a Greek play.

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@Lookout Other rumor: Jill hates Kamala.
What was Her doing in Pennsylvania on the Trump rally day?

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@on the cusp
quants gamed out a VP Harris as nominee vs. POTUS Harris as the nominee. Either way she loses in November. Biden remaining in office is face saving for all those Democratic pols that endorsed Biden's renomination because it can be spun that Biden is still up to the job but it has now become clear that he's not up to the rigors of a reelection campaign.

Plus -- Clinton and others would have had a serious problem with an appointed first woman POTUS that wasn't Hillary.

As there is no solid Democratic bench with anyone on it that could have a chance to win in November, and open convention risks increasing party rancor. They'll all have to focus on Congressional elections and try to salvage as much as they can.

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@snoopydawg @Marie1 Any D candidate is going to be humiliated in November.
Any takers?

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@on the cusp @on the cusp
Just like the Democratic pols did during the 1972 presidential election. The difference is McGovern was pro-peace, pro-workers, and pro-New Deal. They got rid of all that and created the pro-war, anti-worker, and anti-New Deal party and still can't attract GOP voters. Liberal Democrats should have dumped these vermin in 1985 before they created all their messes.

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@Marie1

Clinton really did the dims in my view...turned 'em in to Rethugs. And here we are. Two halves of the same backside.

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@Lookout
Had Dukakis won '88 he would have been the poster boy for neo-lib Democrats. I liked Al Gore but in all honesty he would part of the DLC cabal. Although unlike other pols in there, Gore's roots were in the New Deal. Same can be said for Evan Bayh and he never reversed course.

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endorsement worth? Asking for a friend.

be well and have a good one

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@enhydra lutris

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Then there is this for those thinking that there might be a policy change.

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@humphrey

It is the US business model. I wish I could see a route out of the dilemma. At least it is going to be entertaining with cackling Kamala as the candidate?

We'll see. Thanks for the clips and memes!

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@humphrey

Whatta curious situation. I keep thinking, what if they had taken out Trump....things would be very different indeed.

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Katie Porter for a senator and then asshole Chuckie the Shoom decided to pick it off. I'd like to propose Chuckie for Pres if an open cnvention, or for VP if they've already locked in Kambama. That would get him the hell out of CA.

be well and have a good one

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@enhydra lutris
For your senator? I saw the rethug might stand a chance, but I doubt it in CA. Guess we'll see. But a rethug in CA is about like a Dim in Ala...very unlikely.

And in the scheme of things won't matter much.

Be well and take care!

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@Lookout

at times. Definitely want him for Kambama's VP or as presidential candidate and hence not CA senate.

be ell and have a good one

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@Lookout
against that dreadful Adam shee
t that the bookies are probably offering great odds for those that bet on Garvey.

For a while, CA voters were satisfied with a progressive Republican in one seat and a progressive Democrat in the other. Then Johnson (GOP died) and the state ended up with a rabid warmongering Republican, Knowland, initially a Gov Earl Warren appointment. Five years later Downey (Dem) resigned due to ill hearth, and Nixon nabbed the seat. Two years later, Nixon moved on and Tom Kuchel (GOP) was appointed by Warren, but unlike Knowland and Nixon, he was a moderate to progressive. When Earl Warren moved on to the Supreme Court, his Lt Governor, Knight advanced to Governor. (There as jockeying for control of the CA GOP among Knowland, Nixon, and Knight.) In the 1958 'great switcheroo." Knowland ran for Governor and Knight ran for Knowland's Class 1 Senate seat. Both lost. Pat Brown winning as governor and Clair Engle (Dem) as the Class 1 Senator. Once again CA voters were satisfied with the line-up.

Tragedy struck in 1963 - Engle underwent surgery for a brain tumor. He withdrew from his reelection primary in April 1964. Salinger beat Cranston for the nomination (Kennedy Dem were strong on the CA Dem party). In July, Engle died. Pat Brown then made a political error. He appointed Salinger to the remainder of Engle's term. This was perceived as Brown putting a thumb on general election scale. So, they elected George Murphy by three percentage points in the year that Goldwater lost CA by nineteen percentage points.

Murphy lost to Tunney (Dem) six years later, and he in turn lost to S I Hayakawa who lost to Pete Wilson who did manage to get reelected in 1988 and then ran and won for Governor in 1990 against Diane Feinstein. Wilson's interim Senate appointee lost to Feinstein in the 1992 election. (Alan Crantson defeated Kuchel in 1968 and he served until 1992 when Boxer was elected to the open seat.)

On Feinstein's death, Gavin Newsom avoided the Pat Brown error by appointing a woman who wasn't running for the seat. Unfortunately, the CA Dem party already had its thumb on the scale for Adam Sheet. He's a particularly odious Dem party, loyal foot soldier. (The other two major candidates in the primary were weak for different reasons.) Leftie/progressive Democratic voters might want to consider opting out of voting in the Senate election.

 

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A week old. I can't tell who the source is but Yoon and Kishida are at the bottom as Simone Chun says, both with 16 percent approval. I'v seen them do poorly for months now, so at least those numbers are in the ball park.

Japan's move here is fairly provocative.

I'm still perplexed about this Sue Mi Terry failure to register as a foreign agent violation. I didn't even realize she was married to Max Boot, so there's lot's of irony there. Frankly, I just assumed she was working for the CIA. 37 grand and a few designer bags, get real, that's chump change. Sounds like maybe technical violations. What she pushed was exactly what the US government wanted. If you look at her quotes in the article, this is standard pro-US, pro-Japan, boilerplate. They must have pissed someone off, they both have high public profiles and are very opinionated.

WaPo Columnist Max Boot Accused Trump Figures of Acting as Foreign Agents. Now, His Wife Is Accused

Boot was a leading proponent of the since-debunked theory that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 election. At the height of Russiagate, Boot asserted the Steele dossier, a salacious 35-page document that claimed Russia blackmailed Trump, was "credible" and had been largely "corroborated." Since then, the dossier has been almost entirely debunked, and its primary source indicted for lying to the FBI.

Boot has not been accused of breaking the law, but it remains to be seen if he violated journalistic ethics. The Post said it is "reviewing the indictment" and remains "committed to publishing independent journalism."

Boot wrote a number of Post columns with his wife, who prosecutors say coordinated with Korean officials on at least one of those articles. The piece, published on March 7, 2023, praised South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol as a "profile in courage" for "taking a brave step toward resolving a long-festering, historical dispute with Japan."

According to prosecutors, Terry wrote "hope you liked the article" to her Korean government contact. "Thank you so much for your zeal and endeavors! Of course we do. Actually, Ambassador and National Security Advisor were so happy for your column," the official replied, according to prosecutors.

Thanks for the Weekly Watch, Lookout! Lots going on. I particularly liked the Ritter video.

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@soryang

More than I can cover for sure...
Cyrus had an interesting video today.

I stopped midway (~7 min) at his ad
BRICS just shocked the US Dollar with Russia and India launching a new payment system that will allow both countries to AVOID using the US Dollar in foreign trade. China is joining in the program as well and launched it's own payment system, along with a digital currency project and more countries around the world are moving away from the US Dollar. What's the latest updates with BRICS and Dedollarization around the world?

Hope all is well in FL. Weather has been nice and cool and wet here...a rare summer treat.

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I try to keep up with him. Thanks for the video hadn't seen that one.

The WX was hot and dry today. Waited till evening to walk smokey.

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These young folks can really do covers. I'm a fair musician, but I can't hold a candle to these youngsters.

“The Chain” by Fleetwood Mac cover from Josh Turner Guitar featuring Elle Cordova, Toni Lindgren, Damon Smith, and Jason Burger. (5.3 min)

See you around the site...

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Bad

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~ Hannah Arendt

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Let's face it Biden has been evil (and pretty dumb) throughout his career. I don't wish him ill in his dotage, but he sure has done ill for our nation.

Thanks for the X post!

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another great WW!
I am almost done with the Chas Freeman video. I have great respect for him.
We can expect from political chaos from the democrats this week. I sort of enjoy seeing them explode.
I hope you have interesting projects ahead this week at the holler.
We will have lots of rain, but I only have to drive out of town to a trial once. Maybe on that day, the storms will happen while I am inside, and not on the highway.
Take care, dear friend, and many thanks for your efforts.

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...but accumulating in reasonable amounts. Plus the temps are down...80's for highs. I'm not complaining.

You picked the two best videos to speak about. Barnes and Chas..opening and closing act today.

I hope y'all have a great week!

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...underneath the video in the blue box I found really offensive-

Wikipedia • The New World Order is a term used in several conspiracy theories which hypothesize a secretly emerging totalitarian world government.

Chas Freeman is a brilliant scholar and diplomat. That's really presumptive and demeaning for youtube to do that. Like I need youtube to put his ideas in context of their bs "conspiracy theorist" frame.

I went over to his web site and started to read one of language presentations he gave to language teachers, on the connection between language and diplomacy. He's a very prescient and wise man.

The Mess in U.S.-China Relations

There are probably dozens of written presentations at his site like the one in the video. Very high quality.

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Mark kelly for her VP running mate.

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speculation by pundits or insider rumor?

Regardless, it's a better than average choice. Not that it will help the ticket by much, but it doesn't squander a sitting Dem Senator and it could boost the Democrat in Arizona's open seat Senate election.

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@Marie1
insider leak. I had the pleasure of meeting him and his wife on a flight to Houston. Gabby was headed to the Medical Center. He seemed nice, smart, but taking a step back, he is a party guy, probably just goes along to get along. Not sure what influence he may have, but he is a safe choice for the party structure.
My life will not improve in any way no matter who wins the election. My interest is peaked, my impetus to vote is really non-existent.

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@humphrey Keep 'em comin', humphrey!

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@on the cusp

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@humphrey One Good Thing!

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Huma Abedin.

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Lots of chuckles. Before it is all over we may all be cackling like Kamala.

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