The Weekly Watch
Hope, Despair, Ambivalence?
Thankfully the election is over with results so overwhelming that no one seems to be challenging the outcome. That was my hope. Prior to the election there were all kinds of predictions of violence, riots, and protests which fortunately didn't come to fruition. So now we wait to see how the administration evolves. Many are hopeful. Some are in despair. Others are simply ambivalent. Is it possible for the nation to heal the divide? Vivek thinks we can? (1.2 min)
We won. Kamala lost. My ask of Republicans: we’re done dunking on Harris/Biden/etc. My ask of Democrats: give Donald Trump a chance this time, to improve the lives of all Americans. And yes, that includes you. pic.twitter.com/zioM9zCgcV
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) November 8, 2024
I'm a glass half full kind of person, so let's start with what might be hopeful about a Trump administration. Of course talk is cheap...
President Trump released his plan to DISMANTLE the Deep State. Now that he's President-elect, this is the most important three minutes of video on the internet right now.
HUGE pic.twitter.com/lhXwDPsv1q
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) November 8, 2024
(3.5 min)
Trump Must End Wars, Focus On Problems At Home – Dennis Kucinich
US president-elect Donald Trump will have his hands full fixing the mess in foreign and domestic policy left by incumbent leader Joe Biden’s administration, according to Dennis Kucinich, two-time Democratic presidential candidate and retired eight-term US congressman. In an interview with Going Underground host Afshin Rattansi broadcast on RT on Saturday, Kucinich said that the success of Trump’s presidency will depend on his ability to shift the focus of US politics from the “globalist aspirations of the State Department” to problems at home. The veteran politician welcomed Trump’s victory over Democrat Kamala Harris in this week’s election, saying that it represents a “historic shift” in US politics towards “populism.”
Many health practitioners are excited about Bobby's role and the MAHA movement.
Ken Berry thinks Joel Salatin has been recruited as an advisor to the USDA, and Thomas Massey has been rumored as a Secretary of Agriculture.
Make America Healthy Again UPDATE & Your Questions
(1.2 hours, but the first 20 min is the main take)
Even Dr. John is hopeful about MAHA...
(12 min)
Dr. Peter McCullough Calls On Trump To Remove The Covid-19 Vaccine
Prominent cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough on Thursday called on president-elect Donald Trump to pull the COVID-19 vaccine from the marketplace. “The COVID-19 vaccine should be pulled from the market,” he said. “They have not had the safety track record America wanted to see.” He added that many who have taken the COVID-19 vaccine have suffered injuries from the vaccine, got disabilities or even died. Numerous lawmakers and doctors have expressed concern about the safety of the vaccine and whether the federal government and vaccine makers fully disclosed the risks.
By the way the mode of action of ivermectin in combating COVID has been discovered. Ivermectin surrounds and binds to the spike protein of the virus.
One more side trip...Dutch Health Minister Admits Covid is a Military Operation”
The Dutch Health Minister has revealed a damning fact about the Covid Deception: The Dutch Minister of Health revealed that Covid was a far worse and far larger public deception than critics have realized. It was “a military operation” against the people. This is not a conspiracy theory. This is real. In the Netherlands, the Covid release program was run by the intelligence agency NCTV. One of the first to comment on Agema’s appearance on X was Woo researcher Cees van den Bos. Under the heading “the coup d’etat,” he characterized the NCTV as a “bamiluk” of NATO: “This country will only be free if the NCTV is completely abolished and these kinds of shadow governments never get a foothold again. This is the biggest obstacle that stands in the way of a democracy,” he said.
Nice that the word is getting out. Now back to the program.
I expect to hear lots of anti-China rhetoric as we go forward, but getting out of a WHO pandemic treaty is good news to me.
Donald Trumps plan to Terminate the US Relationship with the World Health Organization and Thwart their Efforts to Surrender our Sovereignty with the “Pandemic Treaty”
“The World Health Organization has become nothing more than a corrupt globalist scam, paid for by the United… pic.twitter.com/zFAZVHafp4
— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) November 9, 2024
This was my first exposure to Mel K, but I found we agree on many things especially the negative role of the CIA, et.al.
I consider her comments to be largely positive, or at least hopeful, of the future Trump administration.
(1.5 hours)
This next clip compliments Mel K's assessment of the US system...
What America did is SHOCKING & no one’s allowed to talk about it
(8 min)
We have met the terrorists and they are us...
[SPECIAL PREMIERE - Mini Series - ] - WHY - DO PRESIDENTS KILL? (7.5 min)
Which leads us to the possible negative aspects of the next administration...
Max does a good job balancing his analysis. Let's hope Trump learned something in his first term about the evils of the neocons. Perhaps not. Another wait and see. His appointments will speak volumes.
Max was also on with George Galloway...(15 min)
It's a major repudiation of the corporate media and the Democratic leadership, who fixed the last three primaries. Max Blumenthal lays it out
Jimmy was on with Max and Aaron on election night. They made several interesting points...
about 10 min of the 20 min remaining...discussing how the deep state will handle Trump.
Larry Johnson also has a balanced view.
The NEW World under Trump w/Larry Johnson (52 min)
Israel seems to be Trump Achilles heel to my mind. Looks to me like Israel is holding a losing hand and may not survive.
Amb. Chas Freeman: Israel Losing as Hezbollah Overpowers IDF in Defeat! (58 min)
He discusses Trump's likely support.
Larry has similar views.
(53 min)
Col. Larry Wilkerson's commentary last Tuesday.
Netanyahu Fires Gallant! Israel’s Crisis Deepens: Losing Control on All Fronts
My Message to President-elect Trump - Col Doug Macgregor (1.7 min)
And an even better Veteran's day message for tomorrow. (8 min)
In honor of Veterans Day, Col. Douglas Macgregor delivers a poignant speech reflecting on the sacrifices of brave soldiers, the leadership that shaped pivotal moments in history, and the lessons learned from past wars. With a focus on the pressing issues facing America in 2024, Macgregor urges the country to prioritize security, safety, and economic prosperity at home. The message is clear: It's time for the U.S. to shift its focus from endless foreign conflicts to strengthening our nation and ensuring a brighter future for all Americans.
Other interesting stories on the election...
(8 min) “I can tell you there are many who are going to be voting for the first time and voting Republican.”
This is so epic. Elon Musk actually transported the Amish in vans to the polls to vote for Donald Trump
“We're happy to transport you — They're allowed to ride in vans, as long as they're not driving the van. So, you know, we're just making sure we bring them to the polls and… pic.twitter.com/jgv60QfD1t
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) November 9, 2024
All Out Despair
Europe and especially Ukraine are in total despair over Trump's victory.
Zelensky ‘Afraid War Will End’ – Slovak PM Fico
Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky is deeply concerned about Donald Trump’s triumph in the US presidential election, fearing it could lead to a suspension of military and financial aid from Washington, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said. In an interview with Radio Slovensko on Saturday, Fico discussed how Trump’s policies could impact global politics and the Ukraine conflict. The prime minister claimed that when he saw Zelensky during the EU summit in Budapest, Hungary, on November 7, the Ukrainian leader appeared visibly shaken. “Have you ever seen a person who is afraid that the war will end? I saw him, and his name is Vladimir Zelensky,” Fico told the host, adding that Zelensky seemed “shocked that Trump won and that there could be a halt to aid from the United States.”
As the dust settles after a tumultuous U.S. presidential election, the magnitude of Donald Trump’s victory becomes clearer. His decisive win to become the 47th president of the American Republic is an emphatic popular mandate for change. This could enable Trump to bring the disastrous U.S.-led proxy war in Ukraine against Russia to a peaceful end, as Francis Boyle, a respected American professor of international law, remarked this week. Going into the election, the stakes could not have been higher. A continuation of the nearly three-year-old conflict – as would have happened if the Democrats had remained in power – was potentially leading to World War Three and a nuclear conflagration. Trump had starkly warned of that imminent danger. A central part of his election platform was a pledge to push for a diplomatic resolution.
I guess our hope leads to Ukraine's despair.
Another loser...
Billionaire hedge fund shark-turned liberal ‘philanthropist’ George Soros’ financial interests and political projects may be in trouble when Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office, with tens of millions in campaign funding, smear jobs and even involvement in the Trump prosecutions failing to stop the former president from making a comeback. Bloomberg reported on Friday that Soros Fund Management plans to shut down its Hong Kong office as part of a surprise “administrative reorganization” after 14 years of operations. The move may signal preparations by the Soros family to make major changes in the way their soft power empire operates with Trump back in power. The campaign by the elder Soros and his son and heir apparent Alex to keep a Democrat in the White House has failed to pay dividends, despite the Soros’ Fund for Policy Reform’s transfer of $60 mln to Future Forward, a pro-Democrat dark money super PAC.
I somehow don't think the globalists will go quietly into the sunset.
Germany is in collapse. The Duran explains...
German government heading towards collapse (24 min)
Alex Krainer: Trump WINS! Israel & Ukraine Face Crippling Defeats! The EU in Trouble!
(48 min)
Legacy media should realize by now they no longer hold sway over most people. The MSM is busy blaming voters, Musk, white women, black men while failing to look in the mirror. Here's an example (3 min)
Legacy Media is devoting hour after hour to ramped up propaganda attacks on @elonmusk.
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes labels him “Co-President” — says he set $22B "on fire” in order to "turn the social media platform into a right wing propaganda machine."
The hysteria here is next level.… pic.twitter.com/al0xE7DKAY
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) November 9, 2024
They don't understand they lost the respect of the people.
It's not just Musk. The evil RFK did his part too according to CNN...
How evil of RFK Jr. to want to get rid of poisonous chemicals in American food that are illegal in most western countries, get rid of fluoride until the newest information clearly shows there is no problem, which it currently does NOT, and publish the information to let people… pic.twitter.com/nHk1pj7vKp
— Camus (@newstart_2024) November 8, 2024
Putin Outlines The ‘Moment of Truth’ (Pepe Escobar)
President Putin’s plenary session performance (address + Q&A) at the annual Valdai Club meeting in Sochi felt like a high-speed train on cruise control. Totally cool, calm, comfortable, in full command of a Himalaya of facts, no political leader anywhere – recent past and present – would even come close to delivering what amounts to an extensive, detailed world view deeply matured over a quarter of a century at the highest geopolitical level. Putin began his address referring to the October 1917 revolution, drawing a direct parallel with our turbulent times: “The moment of truth is coming”. In a clear tribute to Gramsci, he stated how a “completely new world order” is “being formed before our eyes.” The subtle reference to the recent BRICS summit in Kazan could not possibly escape critical minds across the Global Majority.
Despite the election it always gets back to the economy in our capitalist system.
Jim Rickards: What’s Next for Markets, Gold, Bitcoin Post Trump Election Win
Gold prices took a hit today, but Jim Rickards believes the sell-off is temporary. “Gold is being driven by factors that are bigger than Trump,” said Rickards, New York Times bestselling author, adding that while this recent dip may be short-lived, he expects gold to strengthen significantly over time. On Bitcoin’s rise, Rickards attributed it partly to Trump’s appeal to various groups, including younger, crypto-enthusiastic voters. Although Rickards remains neutral on crypto as an investment, he noted that Trump’s pro-crypto stance could benefit the industry. He also mentioned that the Fed’s meeting tomorrow is unlikely to be influenced by the election results, viewing the ongoing rate cuts as a reaction to economic slowdown rather than true stimulus.
World's Most Powerful & Secretive Financial Institution: What It's Done & Planning Next
Michelle Makori interviews Adam LeBor, Author of 'Tower of Basel,' who dives into the history of the world's most influential and secretive financial institution. The interview pulls back the curtain on the mysteries of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) – the central bank of central banks. LeBor explains the BIS's controversial history from its inception to its role in global financial crises and its influence on modern banking regulations. He also outlines the role gold plays. LeBor explains BIS's project mBridge, and its significance going forward, shedding light on the elusive bank's operations and the potential future shifts in the financial world.
00:00 Introduction: the BIS
04:38 History of the BIS & Its Role in Global Finance
09:42 The BIS's Headquarters & Immunities
21:26 The BIS's Controversial Past
37:06 The London Gold Pool & Gold Manipulation
42:17 The BIS & the Euro
45:24 Post-War European Economy & the BIS
46:21 Formation of the European Central Bank
48:01 The Euro and National Sovereignty
54:18 BIS's Role in Financial Crises
55:58 Gold and the Basel Accords
57:27 Project mBridge & CBDCs
01:09:24 Concerns Over CBDCs & Financial Control
Don't worry, be happy...
Frank Giustra: ‘Matter of Years Before the Wheels Come Off the Global Economy’
Join Daniela Cambone & Frank Giustra in Italy as we explore his roots, go truffle hunting, and discuss the importance of respecting nature and good food. We also visit a rare Etruscan site, reflecting on the impermanence of empires. Don’t miss the emotional twist at the end!
00:00 Truffle hunting
00:16:15 Domenica Fiore
00:32:51 Wine tasting inside cave
00:50:07 Parenting
00:54:25 Philanthropy
1:02:47 Reality
I loved the last line, "At the end of the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box." As they discuss in the interview, money isn't important, happiness is the goal!
I added ambivalence to the title this week because in reality these elections have very little day to day impact on us. Your city manager or county commissioner has a larger effect. We continue our "hiding in the holler" philosophy, enjoying walks under the kaleidoscope canopy of the forest, puttering in the garden, and appreciating our good fortune to be here and in good health. Worry is counter-productive.
I hope you all have a great Sunday and are happy, healthy, and invested in living your life to the fullest! The thread is open...
Comments
Guardedly Optimistic
One can hope the downward
trajectory of affairs abate
somewhat going forward.
Perhaps the changes will be
net positive? Now, about those
ongoing tragedies. Hit the brakes
before things spin out of control.
Thank you for assembling this Watch.
What a Week it was!
Good morning...
I'm in a wait and see mode, and like most things, I expect some good and some bad outcomes. That's the nature of most things after all. We're finally getting a drizzle today...first in a while.
Been watering the fall crops. Still have a small patch of late sweet potatoes to dig.
Hope all is well in your world!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Heh, before starting this, I had to check my definitions.
As an empiricist and epistemologist, "hope" is not something I speak of often because in my mind it conveys a sense of the irrational, Not necessarily so, per "Definitions from Oxford Languages", whatever that may be, hope is simply
I have no issue with the desire part, though I do generally try to eschew desiring the impossible, but there is that "expectation" part. Also, there's the fact that it takes an object one hopes for x or hopes that y, etc. I suppose that it is not completely impossible that there might be some improvement in some aspect of my life which I could then hope for. Beyond that, it seems, all things being equal, an iffy proposition. A net improvement in my life, or the aggregate lives of my fellow humans, or all sentient beings seems to be extremely unlikely.
REMINDER: I see talk of the demise of the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party has been through a great number of changes over time, continuously evolving into something somewhat different. About the only thing consistent about it, other than the name, is that it has always been corrupt. This is a feature of USA political parties that is in large part due to our secondary religion of so-called Capitalism, a corrupt system that favors corruption and the corrupt. At many points along this timeline, one could assert, if only rhetorically, that the original or old Democratic Party was dead. However, a time did come when the Democratic Party was taken over from within and openly and publicly killed and replaced with a different political party with great fanfare, and Bill Clinton danced on its grave and waved high the banner of the new replacement party, named, appropriately enough, The New Democrats. The only thing these Goldwater/Reagan "Democrats" had in common with the Party of FDR, JFK or LBJ was the name and an annoying habit of claiming to be "liberal" or "progressive".
We really need tio keep this in mind, preferably by never using the words Democrat and Democratic Party to refer to any of these post 1990 insurrectionists. We should, instead, always use locutions like NEW Democrats, or NEWDems, NuDems, or the like.
/rant
be well and have a good one
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 --
Interesting thought experiment
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no doubt the evolution of party positions are changing
in a direction away from what 'we the people' need
opposition is no longer the purpose of D & R
whoever sold the idea of 'working across the aisle'
forgot to mention both sides desire the same thing
which does not have our best interests in intent
You may have caught my diary below:
https://caucus99percent.com/content/youve-got-post-mortem-now-complainin...
Also this, from Snoopydawg:
https://caucus99percent.com/comment/626080#comment-626080
or maybe it's this that's best:
https://x.com/HotSpotHotSpot/status/1855334517269053861/video/1
At any rate, the Democratic Party is not going to be reclaimed from these people. What will happen is that, outside of California, Vermont, Massachusetts, Seattle, Portland, Eugene, Minneapolis, Chicago, northern Virginia, and portions of NYC, America will be ruled by Republicans.
“When there's no fight over programme, the election becomes a casting exercise. Trump's win is the unstoppable consequence of this situation.” - Jean-Luc Melanchon
Did anyone read all what IM doc wrote?
I only excerpted a bit from his comment, but provided the link for the rest.
As you know I still read the orange blob and lots of them are turning very nasty towards Trump supporters. They’ve been nasty before, but it’s much worse and I think it’s linked to what the good doc is seeing.
Instead of refusing to believe that Hunter Biden did anything wrong they now want Joe to pardon him and let him get away with his crimes…
Screwing underaged girls, buying and using drugs and not paying his taxes on top of the Biden crime family's pay to play.
Plus they are sure Trump will kick them off social security, disability, food stamps and throw them in concentration camps. Their fear is real, but they haven’t noticed that they survived his first presidency….
Was Humpty Dumpty pushed?
You still read the orange blob?
Wow.
Well, at least they'll now be able to blame Trump for the world Team Biden gave us.
“When there's no fight over programme, the election becomes a casting exercise. Trump's win is the unstoppable consequence of this situation.” - Jean-Luc Melanchon
One of the biggest things I’ve seen on the site
It got a flood of new members after the Ukraine war started and most are pro Ukraine and Russia xenophobes. But the most amazing is that the newer members are more shitlib than the older shitlibs. Most seem to be centrists and very few are on the left. Less than 50 people are against the Israel genocide, the others just don’t talk about it. If they do it’s to say that the pro Palestine supporters are privileged one issue voters. And 8 years after the Hellabitch lost they are still blaming Bernie for it because he called out what she was and who she truly represented.
Was Humpty Dumpty pushed?
Trump now defines republican...
...although there are plenty of never-Trumpers that are republican. The worst of the republicans, the Cheney's, became democrats.
The dems are largely seen as the woke elite globalist.
There are global societal and economic changes occurring. At least these are interesting times.
Let's do our best to enjoy them.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
What??? You're not into that hopey thing?
Bobby argues that the parties are now inverted. Here in the South working people flipped from dem to repub in 1980 with Reagan. This election was a similar phenom to my mind.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
well, at least they changed their messaging tactic
it went from hope and 'change'
(because there was no change)
to hope and 'joy'
umm, 'joy' does not resonate either
losing strategies behind their messaging
attempts to justify their losses
Well, apparently
there are many Harris campaign staffers whose paycheck direct deposit to cover the last two weeks of the campaign never happened. That’s a very republican tactic (they should just pull themselves up by the bootstraps, after all), so that’s certainly one more sign of the flipping of the party zeitgeist…
https://x.com/joma_gc/status/1855401209445884381
And on edit: apparently the Trump campaign is going to make up the slack financially in the name of “unity”.
https://x.com/jimpfaff/status/1855346698157203684
That is actually a political masterstroke- the ultimate kick-‘em-while-they-are-down move. Amazing.
And the FEC disclosures are now out, as well. Zerohedge is having a field day with the million bucks the campaign gave to Oprah…
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/fec-filings-show-kamala-harris-team-...
Seeing how they spent that $1.37b is certainly informative. This is going to be an ongoing train wreck. Jeez…
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
a 'no policy' campaign apparently doesn't work
Like the $hill, the Harris campaign depended on the MSM to stay focused on "Trump bad", but that is not a policy nor plan.
We'll see what we see.
Thanks for the links and info!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Evolution takes time.
tbf the flip from the Dem to Rep in the South began in 1948. It did take until 1980 to be more fully consolidated because of intervening variables over several election cycles. And subsequently, some of those states flipped back in 1992, 1996, 2000 (if the FL votes had been counted), 2008, 2012, and 2020. How bizarre does it look today that in 1956 Adlai Stevenson only carried AL, AR, GA, MS, MO, NC, and SC?
From the founding of the USA, the question was Federalism vs. State autonomy (religion moved between the two). That gets embedded in (and distorted) within contemporaneous issues/conflicts of the two parties. Neither position was ever clean. For example, the earliest human rights position - pro vs anti-slavery - was distorted by the New England wealth accumulation from importing Africans that were sold wherever the labor shortage was more pronounced. Wealth accumulation in the form of slave holdings quickly followed. Once importation was banned (federalism, partially dressed up as a human rights position), the most egregious practices of slavery ensued. At the same time, decimating the native populations (genocide) and stealing the land and industrialization were owned by the federalists.
How did an immigrant like Elon Musk quickly amass the level of wealth that permitted him to be a major factor in the 2024 presidential election? Federalism in the form of taxation on wealth and federal government contracts as promulgated by both parties since 1992.
Lol….
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Greenwald dissects the democrats blaming black and Latino voters for the Kam loss. I have been pointing out that shitlibs are blaming racism and misogyny…
Didn’t they remember that the country elected Obama twice and he is a black man?
And who thought it’d be a good idea to campaign with Liz Cheney and not Bernie or Nina Turner?
ETA on misogyny….Hillary got 3 million more votes than Trump…. so that’s been debunked too.
Was Humpty Dumpty pushed?
yeah, blame the voters...
what kind of democracy do you want?
The MSM fail hasn't hit home. The shitlibs have hit the fan so to speak.
Thanks for the clip.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
I posted a youtube Warrior Update
with Garland Nixon and Scott Ritter yesterday in the OT comment thread about the time everyone was headed for bed.
To condense it, MAGA destroyed both the Dems and old school Repubs.
Nobody knows how it will all shake out, and they are quick to admit this is their opinion, but it sure is a strong possibility.
Here at home, we ponder Trump swearing in just at the time the country enters the worst depression in US history. All bets are off at that juncture.
I am not particularly hopeful, but I am extremely curious about what the future holds.
Thanks for bringing us all this pertinent info, dear friend. As always, you knock it outta the park!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Ritter should be taken with a grain of salt
He keeps saying that we were 72 hours away from being annihilated with nuclear weapons if Biden had given Zelensky a chance to hit deep inside Russia.
Bull. Russia wouldn’t have rushed to use its nukes right off the bat and Putin has said that. They have many conventional weapons they would use that could cause as much or more damage than nukes. It’s fear mongering which he says he’s not doing.
Was Humpty Dumpty pushed?
Ritter may not be right with some topics
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at least he is discussing things the MSM will not cover
after getting shat upon by the police state
using his platform to question
the BS we are being fed
and that is good
He has contacts here and in Russia.
I can't take him with a grain of salt, given his expertise in all things nukes. I think he is confident of his sources, chica.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Ritter's warning should be taken seriously
Ted Postol said in a recent interview that Putin is not bluffing. People who don't consider the risk of nuclear weapons being used are fools. Ellsberg said in his book Doomsday Machine, that even a one out of thousand chance of starting a nuclear war needs to be prevented.
語必忠信 行必正直
He thinks it is a real possibility...
...but like us all, he makes mistakes. For example he called the end of the Ukraine proxy war to occur well over a year ago. Let's hope he's being overly cautious with his prediction of nuclear conflict...which I would look for more in SW Asia than Ukraine.
He's given me some insights about war...I'm not a marine. However, I can see how folks could see him as extreme.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
One thing that lessens the risk
...is that Russia is winning. However, if there were some shocking tactical success with long range weapons inflicting heavy damages and casualties inside Russia, particularly multiple attacks of this nature, the need for a deterrent preemptive tactical nuclear attack would be increased to make the point they are not going to tolerate it. I think blowing up some nuclear power plant inside Russia, or destroying some oil refinery complex, or hitting a civilian infrastructure target, and causing large civilian casualties could trigger a tactical nuclear response from Russia. Another sensitive target could be a strategic base or command and control center, or civilian government centers. I don't think this is something Putin wants to do. But the ironic thing is I have little doubt the US armed forces would do the same under similar circumstances. The US calls it "escalate to de-escalate," that's where the term came from, shifting to the limited or tactical nuclear strike mode to signal conclusively that the war needs to end.
語必忠信 行必正直
What scares me is the Samson option...
The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal & American Foreign Policy
If Iran did offer a crippling response to Israel's aggression, I'm afraid there would be a nuclear response. Hope I'm wrong!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Yes, I agree
A smaller power lacking strategic depth but for its possession of nuclear weapons, and US military backing. They are more likely to perceive "existential peril" leading to a nuclear response, than Russia. This is the same problem that exists with North Korea. Asymmetry with prospective enemy military threats, makes resort to nuclear weapons more likely with Israel and North Korea. I think that is where some of the US support for the "ironclad commitment" to support Israel is found. The fear is what happens if they don't.
On edit-
I think this is a key point in the book review you cited Lookout, "no future enemy would be able to carry out another Holocaust." The North Korean analog historically, would be "no American strategic bombers will ever be able to kill millions of North Koreans again."
語必忠信 行必正直
Glad you came by...
...as always. Hope y'all are having a good weekend. We're working on burning a few limb piles while we have a little moisture.
Will have to tend to leaves this week sometime too.
All the best!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
It is way too wet to
start fires at our 2 burn piles, but then, I enjoy pulling up a chair, watching the flames, and it isn't cold enough to do that just yet.
Weekends are always fun.
I forgot to mark my calendar at the office regarding Veteran's Day. No use working when courthouses are closed and you can't call staff and file or retrieve public documents, so I always just close for the day. I will go in tomorrow, work for 3 or so hours, then come home and have a fun afternoon.
Tell your wifey I said hello!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
This story is growing legs
Israeli Hooligans Storm Through Amsterdam Chanting "Fu** You Palestine"
Y’all can read it if you’re interested. I’m not going to excerpt it.
Most western governments did not condemn the Jews who were involved and quite frankly started the brawl and they are calling it another example of anti semitism which is absolutely bullsh*t as the guy in the tweet points out.
This is what happens when the UN does nothing to uphold its laws and lets Israel continue breaking international law and letting 700,000 Jews settle Palestinian land.
MoA covered it yesterday and there are lots of tweets in comments and especially by Michael….
Was Humpty Dumpty pushed?
The Israelis love to stir up shit....
and claim they are the victims. MSM supports the claims. So it is it seems.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
MSM headlines
which is far as I read just go for the antisemitism trope, do not mention the group of Israelis just might have started the turmoil. As if on cue.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Newsweek tries to boost pro Yoon propaganda
The biggest national security problem for South Korea is Yoon Seok-yeol. Gallup Korea rated his approval rating at 17 percent. He doesn't represent South Korea or South Korean national security interests. He is acting provocatively toward North Korea in the hope of creating a national security emergency that would justify having his hoobae's in the defense ministry and armed forces stage martial law, and get rid of the opposition in the national assembly. The way the Newsweek article accepts Yoon's explanations for events in South Korea is unbelievable. He's a compulsive liar, and his coterie of prosecutors are as unethical and dishonest as one can get. This is not surprising given Newsweek's pedigree.
I tried to get a screen shot of this counterdemonstration by conservative Yoon supporters near Gwanghwamun plaza in central Seoul (near the US embassy). But I couldn't do it due to some involuntary changes made to my laptop, so I just keyed the embedded video to their coverage. The fight to the death patriotic martyrs unit aka death squad with the red ball caps, carry US flags along with the Korean national flag. Taegukki.
On edit cut the comment on "march elections" there are no march elections in 2025 as far as I know.
語必忠信 行必正直
Color me surprised...
MSM cover once again.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Signing out for the night...
In honor of all the shitlibs who have lost their minds...
Good night friends...
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Americans are their own worst enemy
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California rejected proposed ban on forced labor
Hopefully anyone who voted against it won’t find their American buttocks in prison one day.
Was Humpty Dumpty pushed?
But Cali
is super liberal.
At least, that is what we are told...
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981