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European Erosion and the Wasting Away of the Western World

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The end of empire echoes across the western world. Political leaders across the spectrum are being rejected by the people, and yet retain power... from Van der Lying being reappointed to the unpopularity of Stammer, Macron, and Sholtz. Orban seems to be the only European leader supported by his own people, as the other EU countries try to sanction, punish, and even coup him. The US continues to lose international respect as they steal Maduro's airplane (after stealing Citco and the Venezeulan gold reserves in London) not to mention the theft of Russian assets. Most of the world understands the role of US in the ongoing Palestinian genocide. Meanwhile there's the distraction of the election. Now TPTB are rolling out Russiagate version 3.0 which Ray Mcgovern suggests is a way to prepare the citizenry for a war with Russia.

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Let's start with the mess in Europe. Jeffery discusses Germany and the EU in general.

Can Germany be saved? w/ Jeffrey Sachs (1 hour)

The Duran, Alex and Alexander, discuss the German election. (19 min)
AfD & Sahra rise. Scholz & Greens defeated

Much of Germany's disarray is due to their collapsing economy. Lena Petrova explains.
TOTAL COLLAPSE: German Economy Is DONE as Its BIGGEST Employer Shuts Down Operations (8 min)

And of course the main strategy to hold on to power, control the narrative...
Top German MP Threatens X and Telegram With Bans

France is in a pickle as Macron ignores the election results

Macron's Refusal To Accept Election Results With French Politics Analyst Arnaud Bertrand (18 min)

The Duran also weighs in on Macron.
Trusting Macron is a mistake (16 min)
and the possible appointment of a new prime minister
Macron names EU loyalist Michel Barnier as new PM (26 min)

Alexander lives in the UK. He and Alex talk about the situation there.

Starmer, destroying economy to tighten control (16 min)

UK Prime Minister Terrorizing Palestine Supporters
The arrest on Thursday of Palestine solidarity activist Sarah Wilkinson, following the arrest of journalist Richard Medhurst last week — both based on an improbable claim they have violated Section 12 of the Terrorism Act — is definitive proof that Keir Starmer’s authoritarian purges of the Labour left are being rolled out against critics on a nationwide basis. ...
The British prime minister is determined to terrorise into silence critics highlighting his, and now his government’s, complicity with Israel and its genocide in Gaza.

I'm afraid TPTB are testing the situation before using the same strategy in the US.

Alex Krainer was on with Nima this week with a focus on European degradation.

Alex Krainer | EU on the Brink: Massive Changes Coming? (52 min)

Project Ukraine exposes European misplaced goals. (1 hour)
European irrationality in Ukraine - Michael von der Schulenburg, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen

Ukraine
Scott Ritter: Ukraine on the Brink of Total Collapse as NATO Crumbles Before Our Eyes!

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Larry C. Johnson: Ukraine's Army Crushed by Kursk Incursion (1st 30 min)
Russian Offensive Picking Up Steam

Ukrainian President Zelensky’s hope that the invasion of Kursk would weaken the Russian advance across the line of contact is shattered. Instead of laying back, the Russians are intensifying ground assaults and air strikes across Ukrainian territory. When I woke up this morning, news broke that Russia hit a military training center in Poltava with two missiles and inflicted more than 400 military casualties. At least 51 dead, and the numbers are climbing. NATO trainers, reportedly from Sweden, are among the casualties.
The strikes on the Ukrainian training centers marks a shift in Russian tactics. They are hitting them with a vengeance and are sending a clear message to the NATO countries — FAFO (this means, Fuck Around, Find Out). As I am writing this there are new reports of additional strikes in Kiev, Poltava and the Ukrainian University building in Sumy.

I don't see this ending well for Ukraine, but the US has been willing to fight to the last Ukrainian.

Ukrainian Army facing collapse – Putin
Kiev’s incursion in Kursk Region has failed to achieve its goal and may lead to a complete defeat, the Russian president has said. High casualties incurred by the Ukrainian military since Kiev launched its incursion in Russia’s Kursk Region could render its armed forces useless, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

Will Ukraine's defeat lead to desperate measures?

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Many analysts are warning of the possibility.

SCOTT RITTER: On a Highway to Hell
Nuclear weapons offer an illusion of security. By allowing the U.S. nuclear posture to shift from deterrence to employment, there will be a scenario where the U.S. will use nuclear weapons. And then it’s lights out. ....
The world is becoming a very dangerous place.
Nuclear weapons offer the illusion of security.
By allowing the U.S. nuclear posture to shift away from deterrence toward warfighting, all we guarantee is that eventually there will be a warfighting scenario where the U.S. will end up using nuclear weapons.
And then we all die.
We are, literally, on a Highway to Hell.

He discusses his article with Nima
Scott Ritter: On a Highway to Hell (52 min)

Israel and SW Asia

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Alastair Crooke knows the region well.

Alastair Crooke : US Duped by Israeli Lies (30 min)

Max also has extensive experience in Israel

Max Blumenthal : Stealing a Jet and Applauding a Psychopath (30 min)

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson : Netanyahu Deceives US Into War (15 min)

The Silly Season Presidential Selection

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Have you seen this ad?

Finish the Story by Nicole Shanahan (3.5 min)
Pretty effective ad to my mind. RFK's support has changed the dynamic it seems to me.

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Lbertarian, Clint Russell says he may vote Trump because of RFK's endorsement.
U.S. Warns of Election Interference From Russia, China, Iran... Ignores Israel (25 min)

TPTB are not happy about a Kennedy Trump team.

It was a surprise to me when Bobby chose this route, but it makes sense. It is his one hope to work toward his goals.

Tulsi has been campaigning strongly for Trump this week. This clip is pretty damning for Kamala.

Tulsi sat down with Tucker this week for a 50 min interview
Tulsi Gabbard on Dick Cheney’s Lust for Nuclear War, and Why She’s on Biden’s “Terrorist Watchlist”

And now TPTB return to the Russiagate narrative. Why is it no on mentions Israel's influence? Oh yeah, US politicians, the media, and the banks are controlled by Zionists. .
A Unique Kind of Fascism’: US Continues Clampdown on Alt Media
The Biden administration signaled that it would continue to clamp down on alternative media Wednesday with the announcement of several measures against figures connected to Russian outlets. “Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated ten individuals and two entities as part of a coordinated US government response to Moscow’s malign influence efforts targeting the 2024 US presidential election,” read a statement released Wednesday morning. US Attorney General Merrick Garland claimed individuals connected to Russian media outlets were involved in a campaign to spread “disinformation” in the months leading up to November’s election, a favored talking point the Biden administration has repeatedly used to justify its heavy-handed tactics in regulating social media.

No Foreign Attempts To Interfere In Presidential Election Detected
US authorities have not detected any attempts by foreign actors to directly interfere in the upcoming presidential election, representatives of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) have stated. Intelligence officials did, however, claim that Russia, Iran and China are trying to sway public opinion and sow discord in American society.During the 2016 and 2020 elections, US intelligence agencies repeatedly alleged that Moscow was deploying hackers and using “information warfare” to swing the vote in favor of Donald Trump.None of these claims have been proven true; a report released by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in 2019 found them to be baseless.

Alex covers the new crack down on the freedom of speech

DOJ, Russia Doppelganger 2024 meddling (1st 12 min)
Alex' clown world yesterday explains how extreme the Russia censorship has become (2 min)

DoJ Clampdown on Russian Media Proving US Empire Has No Clothes
The US Justice Department’s sweeping crackdown on Russian media on Wednesday to the thunderous applause of the legacy media will leave Americans a little less informed, less safe and a lot less free, observers including long-time Sputnik contributors say. “It looks like the US Department of Justice is producing another election year spectacular. Sixty days before the election we are invited to suspend our disbelief and embrace ‘Russia, Russia, Russia: The Sequel.’ And once again the DOJ is rounding up the usual suspects: Trump, Russia and Democracy,” political commentator and Newsmax columnist Michael Shannon told Sputnik, commenting on the DoJ’s unprecedented crackdown on Russian media Wednesday over alleged “disinformation” and an election-related “malign influence operation.”
“I predict the audience for this lame sequel will be the remaining mask wearers, Clot Shot booster advocates, Trump haters, consonant crusaders and government employees. Anyone else with simple common sense will see it for what it is: The DOJ’s attempt to influence the election,” Shannon stressed. The figures being alleged by the Justice Department are also laughable, according to the observer. “Let’s put alleged Russian influence buying in perspective. The indictment says Tenent Media was given $10 million to ‘influence the election.’ I’ve got news for you. $10 million would barely influence a US Senate race. The amount is hardly a drop in the bucket for a presidential race. Donald Trump and Joe Biden combined spent $1.85 BILLION in 2020,” Shannon emphasized.

Jimmy and Matt Taibbi

Obama Comes Out AGAINST Free Speech & 1st Amendment! w/ Matt Taibbi (15 min)

Scott Ritter Says Ending Cooperation With RT, Sputnik Due to US Sanctions
The US Department of the Treasury issued a statement on Wednesday to announce sanctions against the Rossiya Segodnya media group, RIA Novosti, RT, Sputnik and Ruptly. The sanctions affected Rossiya Segodnya and RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan and a number of other senior executives. “The actions by the Department of the Treasury in levying new sanctions against RT, Sputnik, and other Russian media organizations has made it impossible for me to continue my work as an outside contributor for RT and Sputnik, as well as participating in interviews and other collaborations with other Russian media,” Ritter said on X. He said his work with Russian media organizations was legitimate journalism.
“I reject the notion that the work I have done over the past years with the newly sanctioned Russian media organizations has been anything other than legitimate journalism, the content of which has been factually correct and analytically sound, and always of my own creation,” Ritter said. However, he said, he is committed to obeying US laws. “Nonetheless, I am fully committed to obeying US law, and as such will be terminating all contractual relationships with both RT and Sputnik effective immediately, as well as suspending my participation in any and all media interaction with sanctioned individuals and organizations until which time it is deemed lawful to do so by US authorities,” Ritter said. He said he will continue to exercise his free speech rights.

So why use the same old psyop?
RAY McGOVERN: Conditioning Americans for War With Russia
With new U.S. action today against Moscow, Russiagate remains like a vampire, with no one able to drive a wooden stake into its heart and keep it there.
Ray discusses his article with Nima.

Vote with Your Fork
Those of you who regularly visit the weekly watch know I've been stressing the importance of diet and lifestyle for health and well being. RFK has made it a big part of the campaign , and I think it will be an effective strategy.

Make America Healthy Again (80 sec)

Big food, big pharma and the medical associations have a cartel which encourages addictive ultraprocessed foods. We spend more money on health care than any other country, and have the worst outcomes. We are a metabolically ill nation.

Why the Political Establishment Won’t Touch the Chronic Disease Issue (7 min)

Despite all the money spent on US healthcare, an astounding number of Americans suffer from chronic illnesses. Yet the political establishment has shown no interest in even discussing the issue. It’s important to understand why. (Article here)

Did you catch Tuckers interview with Calley & Casey Means? Well, this week Calley was on RFK's podcast for an interesting conversation. (45 min)

In this eye-opening interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sits down with healthcare reform advocate Calley Means to discuss how the food and pharmaceutical industries are profiting from chronic diseases at the expense of public health. Calley shares his personal story of losing his mother to cancer, revealing how this tragedy inspired him to expose the corrupt practices that prioritize medications over preventive health measures. Together, they explore how TrueMed, Calley's company, is helping Americans use tax-free savings for health-boosting products.
Tune in as they uncover shocking details about how the healthcare system, regulatory agencies, and even the IRS are complicit in keeping people sick and reliant on drugs—while true solutions like better nutrition and exercise are often ignored. This powerful conversation also touches on the devastating impact of these policies on marginalized communities and what can be done to turn the tide in the fight for a healthier future.

I think this is an effective strategy that most people can get behind. Will it change behavior? I don't know. Food addiction is hard to overcome. The tobacco scientists designed food to be addictive, but smoking tobacco has been minimized as the health risks became common knowledge. Perhaps the same will be true if the healthy eating message gets out.

Why is the west in decline?
I personally think the degradation began with the creation of the CIA.

Robert Scheer and Hugh Wilford discuss his book “The CIA: An Imperial History” (1 hour)

The CIA’s general role in world politics since the end of World War II as a secret rogue spy agency controlled by unelected intelligence officers has become so ubiquitous that it can be joked about. But behind the jokes lies a far darker reality: the agency's imperial ambitions have fueled a legacy of death and destruction in the name of expanding American power. Hugh Wilford, author and professor of history at California State University, Long Beach, joins host Robert Scheer on this episode of the Scheer Intelligence podcast to delve into the specifics of CIA operations and their impact on geopolitics from its inception to the present day.

To my mind the FBI works hand in hand with the CIA to control domestic issues. Jimmy used to play a clip of an FBI agent saying on camera their job was to make sure no socialist are elected.

So here we are at end of empire. All I know to do is sit back and try to enjoy the show.
As usual I look forward to your thoughts, stories, and comments. Hope you have a great Sunday!

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I think it is good RFK, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard are showing support for
a new executive administration in the US. The entrenched corruption
of the current regime is ruining this country. Not sure any change will
effect the alphabet agencies.

Thank you for the Sunday (not) funny papers. The trampling of our first
amendment rights is worrisome. Glad you can still share alternative voices.

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@QMS

Feels great after the August heat. Great weather for the fall crops. Sweet potatoes won't like it though.
I'm sure we'll get more hot weather before all is said and done.

One thing about the dry weather is the mowing relief as grass growth slows. We may get some rain later this week. Hope so.

I found it almost humorous as Garland and Wray holler Russian interference as the national intelligence blob claims to find no evidence. I agree with Ray that this is a psyop to justify a war with Russia.

We'll see what we see. Have a good day!

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A little gospel music for this Sunday morning..

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There is Shape note or sacred harp singing. Nearby Sand Mountain is well known for all their singings.

Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - Present Joys
Recorded in 1942 by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress.

Many churches are built for the singing. Square buildings where you gather on the sides in four groups Tenors, Altos, Baritones, and Bass. Each group has a different shape of the notes they sing. They take turns leading songs from the center calling out the name and number of the song. At noon they have a big dinner on the grounds. Not a bad way to go to church.

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not quite gospel, but a unique blending of voices
thanks!

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a more primitive sound. Sometimes it is called fa-sol-la singing because the first time through the song they just sing the scale.

Take care!

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@Lookout
At least it's a dry heat.
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Thanks for the WW, Lo

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I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.

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You probably saw it already.

SITREP 9/6/24: The Grind Continues as Aftermath of Poltava Strikes Reverberates

It has this interesting notion:

The fact is, the US has secret red-line agreements with Russia and it would simply be too embarrassing for US establishment figures to admit this, as it would be a tremendous signal of weakness on the world stage to have to say: “Sorry, we simply cannot allow them to strike that deep into Russia, otherwise Russia has promised some very painful asymmetric responses to our own forces, efforts, interests worldwide that would prove impossible to counteract.”

Simplicius' suggestion is that US imperialism is at present a paper tiger, and so he continues:

In many ways, this is perfectly understandable because for the US to even admit what those weaknesses are would be a major breach of national security, as it would allow other adversaries to know precisely where Russia is holding the US ‘by the balls’, which would reveal major American vulnerabilities. So, clearly, one cannot really blame the US establishment for not coming clean, and being forced to scrape together these paltry excuses one after the other.

I have no idea how credible this suggestion is. They have wasted away half a million Ukrainian troops so they can keep a Democrat in the White House in 2025? No, that can't be it. Or maybe they're just itching for a war? I could be wrong, but I think it was that Hitler's original plan called for a war in 1942, but he just couldn't wait, and so Poland in September 1939 and France in May 1940.

Their current campaign is entirely on vibes and on throwing the bums a dime, and they had to engineer a palace coup just to get that. So they're not doing this to get a leg up on the Republicans.

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“The loyal Left cannot act decisively. Their devotion to the system is a built-in kill switch limiting dissent.” - Richard Moser

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call it paper tiger, crumbling empire or the emperor without clothes.
the secrecy and misdirection indicates all is not what it is purported
to be. foreign policy is a dangerously ridiculous fantasy of projection.
The Bear and Dragon have figured this out. Watching the western
powers disintegrate is not painful to the BRICS and Eastern interests.

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I totally agree with your paper tiger analogy. We're big on talk and bravado and short on actual performance. Scott Ritter constantly talks about the lack of strength and training of US forces.

I think if there was a vote, citizens would vote to bring our troops home (from the 800 overseas bases), and focus on this country. Instead we interfere everywhere as the US degrades and crumbles. Sadly those suggesting things like that are being censored.

I'm curious to see if Ukraine will survive till 2025.

Thanks for the visit and link!

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foundation block of the Empire falling away.
Glad you are getting some rain, and those temperatures must be so welcomed after a hot August.
I guess Zelensky has been paid to keep the slaughter going until Nov. 6th.
Nobody capable of stopping the genocide is doing so. Meanwhile, Republicans are learning to love RFK,Jr., for his positions on public health, particularly on our food quality and supply. As an extra added bonus, he is a staunch Zionist. In for the win!
Well, it will take me hours to dig in to all the info you have brought to us, and it just so happens, I have the time!
Thanks in advance for giving me and everyone the WW classroom. Great stuff, as is your way, dear friend!

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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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@on the cusp
candidate that is anti-Zionist and she's Jewish. If she is on our ballot, I might bother to vote.

What I was trying to feature is the boost to Trump from the RFK phenom. I find the union of right and left populism so interesting. The big flip of the parties today with dems being the upper 30% of income. ..the party of the elite not the worker. Started with Reagan, but it was Clinton turned the dems into the repubs to my mind. Some shitlibs have been given permission by RFK to vote for Trump, so to speak. However, I'm willing to bet there's plenty of shenanigans to come. "They got six ways from Sunday of getting you".

We can enjoy the show, and hope for the best.

Hope y'all have a great day!

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Hi all, Hey Lookout,

Thanks for the great WW and OT!

Yeah man we had 59F here this morning, coolest temp since April, over four months. We got 4" of rain the 2nd-3rd, so some relief, and 4 days of dryer NE flow also first in four months. Feels like fall. We will still have some heat, but the long hot spell has been broken. A hundred days at a hundred dF here.

Last week you mentioned your upcoming trip to Bon Secour NWR I think is the name? Driven by it a couple times but never had time to stop there. Supposed to be great, and lots of rare birds get turned up there by those Bamy birders. On most coasts in fall, an ideal situation is be there the day after a front, or, during inclement weather which grounds all migrants, or strong south winds, which also grounds them. Weather is everything with knocking migrants down out of the sky. They are going over, but too high to hear or see, and mostly at night for songbirds. Bad weather precluding passage makes it so we can see more of them. Sometimes a few days of it can really stack the birds up. Then it clears and poof they are all gone the next day. Second guessing where and when the migrants will be is a birders favorite pastime. You should get hawk migration over your hill. They use them for thermals and updrafts, it is how they get down the Appalachians without flapping, soaring hill top to hill top. You need a view of the sky.

In the two centavos department... my new rule. IF one wants Section 230 protection wherein platform not liable for posts, then you cannot censor. If you censor, you cannot have Section 230 protections.

gotta fly, and solve more problems...

Thanks again LO!

happy trails all!

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Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

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@dystopian

I like your idea:

IF one wants Section 230 protection wherein platform not liable for posts, then you cannot censor. If you censor, you cannot have Section 230 protections.

However, I think that is way too practical and might allow for free speech platforms that don't bow down to the ministry of truth. Can't have that!

Last decent rain we got was mid-August, so I'm hoping for some soon. Supposedly there's a tropical storm brewing in the SW gulf headed our way by the end of next week. I'm always skeptical about weather predictions. And as to weather and birding, it is always a gamble.

Thanks for coming by today!

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That "finish the story" ad was particularly well done, regardless of whether or not Trump is at all on board with RFK Jr.'s proposals and ideas.

I got to thinking yet again about western politics and thought of Alex's sign-offs. Isn't it all clown world?

be well and have a good one

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Alex picks the most ironic and humorous ones that have crossed his path to close out his walk and talks. He has lots to pick from.

The slick ads are coming from the RFK running mate, Shanahan.

Hope all is well in your world!

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and a group of Democrats over to Trump's camp, and Dick Cheney and a whole slough of Republicans endorsing Kamala, demonstrates very clearly that this right vs. left continuous struggle is nothing more than a distraction. I truly believe RFK, Jr., sees this as his best opportunity to promote a health policy, as he is aging, and his time to make a difference is running out. He is being genuine.
Trump is espousing various plans that would help the middle class.
I have worked 40 years in the justice system. Democrats have all but broken it. My get-even, knee jerk reaction is to vote for Trump, not that my vote means much to anyone but me. Then, he says Social Security should not be taxed. My knee-jerk reaction is to vote for him as a way of thumbing my nose at Democrats. Haven't we the people voted our pocketbooks throughout our history?
And yet, do I put my get-even jollies and my desire to slightly raise my standard of living over the lives of an ethnic group? And keep funding an ethnic group that believes they are the chosen people and I am sub-human?
I am fairly certain Stein will be on the Texas ballot. I won't really know if I am a decent human being or not until I walk out of the voting booth.
I think she is our best chance at getting money and bribery out of politics.

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@on the cusp
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they were too disorganized to help
just want money - disappointing
still like her better than the majors
may just write her in if that is allowed?

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@QMS the mere suggestion of an organization is a bad look.
We can write in here. I have written in Mickey Mouse more than once.

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@on the cusp @QMS

But not in 2020. I think the Green candidate was Howie somebody? So I don't know if she'll be on this year or not.

I find it curious how the merger of the DNC/CIA/FBI/DOJ and the MSM has happened before our eyes. The MIC and AIPAC are as republican as the dems ...the uniparty in that regard.

Well, we live in interesting times.

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I know that Stein is on the ballot here because I have voted for her or the Green Party, the last 2 elections. The main reason I vote anymore is because of the amendments. It looks like marijuana might be legalized. They say that every age group is for it, except for the Baby Boomers. Not sure if I believe that. But I wonder if they are including people who are older than Baby Boomers in that group.

Another amendment is for a Constitutional right to hunt and fish. The way things are going, we will probably need that.

On a personal note, my new knee is around 90%. Still have trouble going downstairs and getting out of the car. No problem walking without a cane. Will finished PT this week.

I started cleaning up my old goat pen to turn it into a garden again. A lot of raking and cutting weeds. It has finally cooled off so it's not that bad. I work, take a break, work some more, take a break. I figure that I can get a 10 x 20 ft. plot going. Haven't decided what to plant yet.

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...than the top of the ticket. I have not done my ballot homework for Nov....at least not yet.

So glad to hear of the successful knee. Congrats on that and the new garden. Gardening is more fun when you feel well and can get up and down. Go easy and heal well!

I like a fall garden, but here it requires watering to get things started and row covers (here) in winter to keep them going. We just plant out two of our ten beds in fall/winter, and rest the others.

Hope you're having nice weather. Thanks for coming by.

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was really good.
It was made prior to Macron actually appointing a PM, but the discussion about the degradation of Europe, the dangers of nuclear confrontation, was spot on.

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I loved visiting Europe. I saw them as the goal...national health care, free college, great transportation and so on. Now they want to follow the US model and develop a war economy? That ain't for the people!

A couple of good interviews from George today...
INTERVIEW: Vilified and criminalised (16 min)
The ministry of truth is power it seems...
Garland was good on George too

We are in a dangerous situation beyond our control.
It is what it is. Glad you liked the Nima vid. I like his interview style.

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@Lookout of retiring to Vienna.
I dreamed the dream.
It is now gone, friend.

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I'm over the hills and far away. I love playing this tune. I don't sing it...kinda a Napoleonic war song.

We're hiding in the holler over the hills and far away....but it may not be enough to escape TPTB.

Have a good night!

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