Welcome to the Fall!

The equinox occurred this morning at 7:44 AM CT, marking the transition to Autumn. The Wheel of the Year keeps turning, bringing ... Mabon, celebrated on the autumn equinox, marks a moment of perfect equilibrium in the year, with day and night of equal length. Occurring in September, it signifies the second harvest, a time when the abundance of summer begins to wane and preparations for the coming winter months get underway. Perhaps this fall will see the fall of Ukraine and NATO, the fall of Israel, the fall of the hegemon and it's dollar, the fall of Kamala and the demoncrats? We'll stay tuned and watch the unfolding of the season.

This week brings exploding pagers, a Russian ammo depot explosion, rapid gains in Ukraine by Russia, the push for more censorship and media manipulation, anticipation of the BRICS+ summit next month, and more intrigue on the recent Trump assassination attempted.

Mysteries around the assassination attempt.
How was Ryan Routh, “a man with no money for child support,” able to suddenly start living in a pricey house in Hawaii and afford flights to Taiwan, Turkey, Poland, Ukraine?
Why has Routh “never served a day in jail” when he has “100 different counts” to his name?
Why was Routh's fiance okay with him flying to Ukraine for months at a time?
How was he able to feed himself in Ukraine when he only had “$68 in [his] bank account.”
“And everywhere he goes, he gets press from the local papers to the New York Times to Newsweek.”
The whole thing stinks, and it suggests that someone other than his “fiance” was supporting him.

Matt Gaetz reveals there are FIVE ASSASSINATION TEAMS targeting President Trump, per DHS source

Gov. Ron DeSantis just told Fox News that the Feds are BLOCKING his investigators’ access at Trump’s golf course where the 2nd attempt on Trump’s life occurred
WHY?
Attempted m*rder is a STATE CRIME. How do the Feds have the right to block that investigation?
Is this yet ANOTHER coverup by the FBI?

I think the deep state is in a panic...
YESTERDAY: Nearly 60% of @Teamsters are voting for President Trump.
TODAY: 70% of Steamfitters Local 638 are voting for President Trump.
ALSO TODAY: It’s estimated 65-70% of UAW members are voting for President Trump.

Something stinks about the first Trump assassination attempt, and Joe Rogan and Matt Walsh can smell it.
“The whole thing is nuts!”
• The shooter's apartment was found professionally cleaned, with no silverware.
• A phone connected to the shooter was tracked moving between the FBI office and the shooter's location multiple times.
• Crooks came to the event with a rangefinder and nobody seemed to care. “You have two reasons for a rangefinder: you're trying to shoot something. Or you're using it for golf. If you're not playing golf, then you're trying to shoot something,” @JoeRogan said.
• The shooter’s body was quickly cremated.
• No toxicology examination was released, leaving questions about possible drugs in the shooter's system.
“So this guy, somehow or another, figures out how to get on the roof, take these shots. And then they k*ll him. Now, if he shot and hit Trump. If Trump didn't turn his head at that pivotal moment where they talk about it and it's a headshot, Trump is dead, the world's in chaos,” Rogan remarked.

Leader of The Free World?
Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, has repeatedly warned that the United States “is becoming a Third World nation.” Too late, it seems. There are plenty of signs that the U.S. is already a failed state of dictatorship, poverty and violence – albeit one that sports the biggest number of billionaires and supposedly the largest military power in the world. That dichotomy is not a weird aberration. It is central to why the United States of America is a failed state. So far, in the oligarchic-controlled 2024 election cycle, there have been two assassination attempts on Trump. On July 13, he narrowly escaped death after being shot in the ear by a sniper while speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania. Last weekend, a second sniper was thwarted at a golf course in Florida by Secret Service agents.
With seven weeks counting down to election day on November 5, the atmosphere across the United States is fraught with violence and a palpable sense of extreme crisis. Both candidates, Trump and his Democrat rival Kamala Harris, have labeled each other as “threats to democracy.” The level of maligning rhetoric and vilification is unprecedented and cofounds a “normal” political process. It is reasonable to cast the two parties’ campaigns as being guilty of inflaming the climate of hatred, violence, and intense polarization bordering on civil war. The corporate-controlled news media is discernibly in favor of Harris, creating a climate of enmity towards Trump, which is reciprocated by his base toward Democrats. The dysfunctional process is accentuated by many former senior Republican figures publicly endorsing the Democrat, and repudiating Trump as “unfit to serve”.

Kamala appeared with Oprah in a town hall this week. More word salad was on the menu...

(2 min)

We'll see what we see.

Inversion of the parties...

It's the Economy, Stupid!
An Unprecedented Monetary Destruction Is Coming
Global money supply has soared by $20.6 trillion since 2019, according to Bloomberg. Additionally, global debt surged by over $15 trillion in 2023, reaching a new record high of $313 trillion. Around 55% of this rise came from developed economies, mainly the U.S., France, and Germany. Unfunded liabilities in the United States amount to $72 trillion, almost 300% of GDP. This may seem high until you look at Spain with 500% of GDP, France with close to 400%, or Germany with close to 350% of GDP. There is no escape from debt. Paying for the government’s fictitious promises in paper money will result in a constantly depreciating currency, thereby impoverishing those who earn a wage or have savings. Inflation is the hidden tax, and it is very convenient for governments because they always blame shops or businesses and present themselves as the solution by printing even more currency.

CBDC?
Trump recently pledged to ban CBDCs, promote the creation of a national crypto reserve and guarantee that the government will not sell crypto obtained through law enforcement seizures. I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: “Welcome aboard, Mr. President.” Again, I’ve been sounding the alarm about Biden Bucks for over two years. I’ve been warning about Joe Biden’s plan to control your money and take away your privacy rights completely. President Trump is right. Biden Bucks are a dangerous threat to freedom. They’re a threat to our constitutional liberties and give the government total control of our private financial information.

ALERT: 1920s-Style GLOBAL DEPRESSION Warning & "Major Changes On The Way" Issued by Central Bank
Lena Petrova explains. (10 min)

The Censorship Industrial Complex
"When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals."
~ Edward Snowden

Craig Murray Describes Transition Of UK, West In General Into Tyranny (PCR)
Here is a summary of the speech in the video (10 min) of former British Ambassador Craig Murry describing the transition of Britain and the West in general into Tyranny. The UK has criminalized dissent. A new Public Order Act makes it illegal to hold a rally or demonstration if it “inconveniences” anyone. This gives the state unlimited power to clamp down on any demonstration. A new National Security Act makes it illegal to accept funding if it comes from “a hostile state” (there is no definition of what qualifies as a “hostile state”) A new Public Safety Act makes it a criminal offense to publish “misinformation” (there is no definition of “misinformation” — the government decides). It is all about control of the narrative. Zionist lobbies have great influence on official narratives across the West.
Citizens of the West are not allowed to accuse Israel of genocide; this is increasingly being equated with being a “terrorist”. Anti-terrorism powers are being used to prevent any criticism of Israel. Murray, a former British Ambassador, was arrested at the airport under the “Terrorism Act” for attending a pro-Palestine demonstration in Iceland. Under the Terrorism Act, if you are arrested at an airport, you have no right to remain silent, no right to a lawyer, you must turn over all your electronic devices with the passwords. If you refuse to turn over your electronic devices, it is two years in prison. Two years in prison for refusing to answer a question.

US Has Declared War On Free Speech
The US crackdown on Russian media amounts to a declaration of war on free speech, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday. She described the new sanctions against RT and other news outlets as “repressions unprecedented in scale.” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new sanctions against RT on Friday, accusing it of engaging in “covert influence activities” and “functioning as a de facto arm of Russian intelligence.” Earlier in September, Washington imposed sanctions on RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan and three other senior RT employees over alleged attempts to influence the 2024 US presidential election. “The US has declared war on freedom of speech throughout the world, turning to open threats and blackmail against other states in an effort to set them against the domestic media and establish sole control over the global information space,” Zakharova said, promising that the punitive measures Washington was using to target Russian media would not go unanswered.

TikTok Wipes Out Sputnik Accounts
The US Department of the Treasury issued a statement on September 4 announcing sanctions against Sputnik’s parent media group Rossiya Segodnya, RIA Novosti, RT, Sputnik, and Ruptly. The sanctions also targeted Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of Rossiya Segodnya, and a number of other senior executives. On the morning of September 21, the video-sharing platform TikTok removed the Sputnik International account of the Sputnik news network, just days after the US announced new sanctions targeting Russian media. TikTok has not yet commented on the development.

5 min rant on Russiagate...

Max Blumenthal : Israel/Ukraine and Max Locked Out of X

Scott Ritter : Ukraine, Gaza, and Free Speech.

Ukraine Proxy war...
An American Coup?
In a 30-minute interview with Judge Napolitano on September 18, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell and critic of America’s wars, described a recent event in which Pentagon chief Gen. Lloyd Austin told President Biden that, in Wilkerson’s words, “the Pentagon has taken over, essentially, diplomacy as well as any action, militarily speaking, with regard to both theaters of war,” meaning Ukraine and Israel. Wilkerson added, “And so they’re now in charge.” Austin, according to this telling, listened “to the people in the bowels of the Pentagon who know the truth” and forced the President to back down. Biden was furious, we’re told, but “took that advice.” Except, as Wilkerson tells it, it wasn’t advice, but instruction. “No dice,” as Wilkerson characterized the message, sounds pretty final. This is good news and bad news. The good, U.S. policy is now: To Netanyahu, if you invade Lebanon or attack Iran, you’re on your own. To Zelenskyy, no to long range missiles reaching deep into Russia.

This Ain’t No WWIII: This Is A War OF Terror (Pepe Escobar)
First we had action: President Putin – cool, calm, collected – warns that any attack on Russia with long-range NATO missiles will be an act of war. Then we had reaction: NATO rats scurrying back to the gutter – in haste. For now. All that was a direct consequence of the Kursk debacle. A desperate gamble. But the state of things in the proxy war in Ukraine was desperate for NATO. Until it became crystal clear it’s all basically non-recoverable. So there are two options left. Ukraine’s unconditional surrender, on Russia’s terms, tantamount to NATO’s complete humiliation. Or escalation to all-out war (italics mine) with Russia. The U.S. – but not the UK – ruling classes seem to have registered the essence of Putin’s message: if NATO is at war with Russia, “then, bearing in mind the change in the essence of the conflict, we will make appropriate decisions in response to the threats that will be posed to us.”

More from Pepe in this wide ranging conversation...
Pepe Escobar: BRICS Summit in Kazan - Ukraine on the Edge of Collapse? - Israel vs. Hezbollah (60 min)

Israel and Hezbollah
World Demands End to Israel’s Illegal Occupation of Palestine, in Landslide UN Vote

No One Is Safe: The Global Threat of Israel’s Weaponized Pagers
Israel’s coordinated attacks on Lebanon, marked by the near-simultaneous explosion of thousands of pager and walkie-talkie devices over two days, resulted in the deaths of at least 37 people, including children, and left thousands severely wounded. This brutal terrorist attack should serve as a dire warning to the world: a stark reminder that the occupation state’s criminal actions know no limits, indiscriminately targeting those who challenge its interests, or those of its western allies. In the wake of this aggression, who can guarantee that Israeli exports to other countries won’t be weaponized in future conflicts? The “pager attack” serves as yet more evidence that Israel poses a global threat, ushering in a dangerous, dystopian new era in which civilians are no longer safe, even in their own homes. When analyzing the pager detonations from a legal standpoint, it becomes clear that Israel’s killing spree in Lebanon this week lies somewhere between a war crime and an act of terrorism.

Laith Marouf: New Escalations, Israel & Hezbollah - Hezbollah Prepared for the Worst-case Scenario?

(30 min)

Another interesting analysis...
Shocking Israel Attack on Lebanon: Cyber Warfare Revealed | Syriana Analysis w/ Elijah Magnier (37 min)
In this conversation with Elijah Magnier, we reveal the shocking details of Israel's cyber attack on Lebanon.

Of course the idea is to provoke a wider war, and draw the US into a regional conflict
Alex Krainer: Israel's Losing Game

As Chas Freeman said this week, US policy is to "make Israel safe for Jewish supremacy". (Toward the end of the video)

Alastair Crooke : Israel and Ukraine Soon to Explode?

(27 min)

John Mearsheimer and Jeffrey Sachs | All-In Summit 2024

(54 min)
(0:00) Sacks intros John Mearsheimer and Jeffrey Sachs
(1:10) What is the Deep State Party, and what are their goals?
(13:35) Should America leverage its power against dictators?
(21:45) The China threat: avoiding the escalatory path to nuclear war
(35:47) India's growing role; are China's wounds self-inflicted?
(46:45) Conflict in the Middle East and the path to peace

So welcome to the fall
I've had a busy week with company and activities. This week's essay is a little disjointed as a result, however I hope you found some thing of interest. The deciduous forest will soon wear its brightly colored foliage. The weather will cool, and the nights will become longer. I love living where there are distinct seasons. I enjoy the changes, and different tasks around the homestead. I hope your weekend has been nice and that you're having a good start to Autumn!