The Post-Constitutional Era

We sit on the brink of yet another illegal attack on Iran. Can anyone explain to me how Iran is a threat to the US, or for that matter how does Venezuela and Cuba threaten us? None the less an attack on Iran seems eminent without even a congressional hearing. Even if there was one, the Zionist purchased congress would probably acquiesce. The endless wars have come home and are taking form in the streets of sanctuary cities. The meme of "show me your papers" is now real on US streets. There are ways we could handle illegal immigrants in a reasonable manner, but we've become a fascist like state. Hang on friends it is likely to be a wild week!
The Day the Constitution Died – A Biting Satirical Folk Anthem for a Nation on the Brink

John D. Cundle (Click the captions icon for the lyrics.)

The U.S. Constitution is Dead

(8.5 min)

The degradation of the Constitution has been on going for my entire life. If I was forced to name the turning point, I would suggest the creation of the CIA (the oligarchs Mafia) in 1948, or the related JFK assassination. However, it has been a slow continuous process, accelerated by 9/11 (which was perhaps the purpose of that "attack").

Here's one from 7 years ago explaining how we no longer have a Bill of Rights...

(17.5 min) We can pretend that the Constitution, which was written to hold the government accountable, is still our governing document. In reality, however, the Constitution has been steadily chipped away at, undermined, eroded, whittled down, and generally discarded to such an extent that what we are left with today is but a shadow of the robust document adopted more than two centuries ago.

So here we are. A rudderless ship of state captained by a self absorbed real estate mongol and reality TV star.

Forever War...
Article I, Section 8: Congressional duties...
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,
Duties, Imposts and Excises [like tariffs], to pay the Debts and provide for the
common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;
...
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures
on Land and Water;
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money
to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
To provide and maintain a Navy;
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the
land and naval Forces;...
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the
Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

Although congress hasn't even held a session on Iran, Trump has assembled an armada around Iran. An attack may occur today , this week, or next weekend. Iran is not a threat to the US, no this attack is at the behest of Israel. Why? Regime change...
The Duran discusses the situation.

(26 min) Engineer regime collapse, US on brink of Iran attack

Trump May Launch Strikes on Iran — Regime Change, Not Nukes, Is the Goal
...senior U.S. military officials have informed the leadership of a key Middle Eastern ally that President Donald Trump could authorize direct military strikes on Iran as early as this weekend, with targets potentially extending beyond nuclear and missile facilities to include senior Iranian leadership — a push some strategists say aims at precipitating regime change rather than merely halting Tehran’s military programs. This after new sanctions were placed on Iran by the US treasury department.
“This isn’t about the nukes or the missile program. This is about regime change,” said a former senior U.S. intelligence official

Alex suggests the timing of this attack is to distract from the new release of Epstein papers.
Perfect storm for Iran war distraction. Russian Navy to escort ships. EU to go after Shadow Fleet
(27 min)

Alastair Crooke : Trump Went TACO on Greenland — Will He on Iran?

(28 min) Alastair is always insightful and knowledgeable about west asia where he spent much of his career.

For a down in the weeds analysis of how the attack might proceed...
BLOCKBUSTER ANALYSIS: U.S. Doesn't Have the Power to Defeat Iran /Steve Jermy & Lt Col Daniel Davis
(24 min) Outline of points:
Threat from Iranian missiles to a U.S. carrier fleet
Primary naval threat isn’t Iranian bases in the Gulf: Aside from Bandar Abbas (near the Strait of Hormuz), Iranian Gulf bases and conventional submarines are a secondary concern. Their Kilo-class subs are quiet but operate best in shallow water, limiting their effectiveness in deeper seas.
Carrier operating environment: Deep waters near Iran actually favor U.S. nuclear submarines (SSNs), reducing Iranian undersea threats there. Carrier strike groups would operate in carefully chosen “boxes,” trading distance for safety and access to airspace.
Air operations are constrained: Iran is far inland. Carrier aircraft would need to fly hundreds of miles over defended territory, increasing risk. Deep strikes without clear objectives would put pilots and aircraft at real risk, especially once losses begin.
Iranian air defenses are the key risk to aircraft: Systems like S-300/S-400 pose serious danger. The U.S. relies heavily on electronic warfare (Growlers) and jamming, but defenses can saturate jamming over time. Achieving air superiority is not guaranteed and could take days—or longer.
Suppression of air defenses (SEAD) isn’t a sure thing: Iran has learned from past attacks. Air defense units can move, hide, shut down radars, and reappear later. Knocking them all out quickly is unlikely.
Anti-ship missiles (cruise-type): Iran’s traditional Russian-derived anti-ship missiles (low- or medium-altitude) are considered manageable by U.S. ship defenses.
Big uncertainty: ballistic & hypersonic missiles:
The real question is whether Iran can accurately hit a moving carrier with ballistic or hypersonic missiles.
Hitting a carrier requires real-time tracking, midcourse updates, and terminal guidance—far harder than striking a fixed base.
The speaker doubts Iran currently has reliable terminal guidance for this mission, but no one can be fully certain.
Carrier survivability: Unlike land bases, carriers move fast and constantly change position, complicating missile targeting. U.S. ships also carry layered missile defenses.
Bottom line:
The U.S. can create significant destruction and chaos, but not with certainty or without risk.
Iranian retaliation—especially missile-based—is the main danger, and while a catastrophic carrier loss isn’t assured, the threat is real enough to make commanders cautious.
Overall, this is a high-risk operation with unclear strategic payoff, not a clean military solution.

This is an interesting conversation between a pessimist and an optimist on the Iran situation...

(16 min) “Iran War will be VERY BAD for Israel" - Israeli Military Expert
00:00 Israel and USA attacking Iran will be a disaster
02:02 Netanyahu and Trump think war with Iran will bring peace to the world
05:20 This will be very bad for Israel
06:29 Russia and China should have stopped the Palestinian genocide
09:27 Stephen Kapos expresses an optimistic take
10:26 Iran has never attacked a country without provocation
13:23 Trump’s "Riviera of the Middle East" project
14:36 The shame of the “great” American nation unable to control Israel

Zionist Distorts Arab Analysis As Arguing For Attack On Iran
Trump has made threats. He then set out conditions that guarantee that he will not get what he wants. He now has two choices:
To attack Iran until it concedes something.
To chicken out and recall his fleet from Iran.
Neither is a good choice:
Iran has announced to retaliate for any attack by massive missile launches against Israel and U.S. positions in the Middle East. Iran has also stated that it would close the Strait of Hormuz and thereby cause sky high global oil prices. This would likely lead to heavy losses for the Republicans in the mid term elections and would eventually end up with new impeachment procedures against Trump.
To chicken out would is also not be a good choice. By resisting a threat from Trump to then see the threat retracted without having made concessions Iran would have set an example that future targets of Trump’s extortion schemes would surely follow. It would make Iran look stronger and Trump look weaker.

COL. Lawrence Wilkerson : Can Iran Defeat Israel in a Regional War?

(24 min) Like the Col., I fear the use of nukes by Israel if it goes badly for them.

Trump Considering Strikes on Iran to Reignite Protests
Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed Trump has the ‘preventive defensive option’ to strike Iran

Senior Israeli Officials Give Trump Admin Intelligence on Targets in Iran
A Saudi delegation will also visit the US in an effort to de-escalate tension in the Middle East

US aims to sway Saudi defence minister to get behind Iran strikes, sources say
As the Gulf urges the US to engage in diplomacy, the Trump administration is using a Washington visit to pressure the kingdom...
In effect, the US and its Gulf partners appear to be talking over each other, with the Trump administration pressing Riyadh to fall in line on an attack, while Saudi Arabia is joined by Oman, Qatar and Turkey pushing for negotiations.
...
The two Arab officials told MEE there is an expectation that the US is offering “promises” to Saudi Arabia, but they did not elaborate on what Trump could offer Riyadh to secure its backing for an attack.

Pepe Escobar : Why Iran Is In Trump’s Crosshairs!

(25 min) Pepe continues his theme that the US is at war with BRICS+.

Zero Hour approaching Pepe's recent article
So this is how the whole drama is coming to: either neo-Caligula and his “massive armada” pauses, opening some room for talks, and he ends up saving the global economy; or we have the Gates of Hell opened in West Asia.
Neo-Caligula’s Top Three demands:

1. Iran should ditch its – civilian – nuclear program, as in total cessation of uranium enrichment.
2. Iran must reduce its missile program to a minimum.
3. Iran must stop supporting “proxy forces” – as in Hezbollah, Yemen’s Ansarallah and Iraqi militias.

There’s absolutely no way that Ayatollah Khamenei, the IRGC and the Majlis – the Iranian Parliament – will agree to any item on this ultimatum, dictated, of course, by the Zionist axis. Hence no capitulation.
Cue to Tehran dramatically raising the stakes.
The Majlis has already approved the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The final decision is in the hands of the Iranian government/security apparatus. This is in fact binding for the government and the military, de facto authorizing the IRGC, under full constitutional cover, to seal the Strait of Hormuz.

Talk about collapsing the global economy!

War With Iran? MacGregor Warns This Ends the Dollar

(27 min) Colonel Douglas Macgregor explains why the world is moving toward war, why the dollar is losing power, and why gold is quietly becoming the real reserve currency. From Iran and the Middle East to China, Taiwan, and global markets, this conversation connects geopolitics directly to gold and the coming reset.
00:00 Geopolitics Meets Gold
01:32 War With Iran Risks Escalation
04:11 Why Regime Change Failed
06:09 U.S. Military Limits Exposed
08:36 China Holds the Cards
10:27 Gold Is the Real Reserve Currency
12:07 End of the Fiat Era
13:49 Taiwan, China & Reunification
16:39 U.S. Domestic Instability
20:36 Why Americans Oppose More Wars
22:14 Persian Gulf Is the Flashpoint
24:15 Europe’s Political Reckoning
25:35 Invest in What Comes Out of the Ground

Money makes the world go around?
Article 1, section 1, clause 1
No state shall coin money, emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts.

Gold and silver took a hit last Friday, but is still up compared to two months ago.

(9 min) Why is silver price getting crushed lower and is the bull market for precious metals now over? This is the biggest 1 day move that silver has ever had on record. Will silver price continue to crash lower? What can stop silver price from being crushed? Will silver price be able to recover? Why is gold crashing lower? There are many factors, but one of the biggest is that Trump has announced a new FED chair and he is possible less willing to lower rates as compared to other possible FED chair options. One of the things we are seeing with silver price crashing this hard is silver premiums for physical silver soar. Silver is sold out at the Perth Mint as they are no longer selling Perth Bullion coins.

I went to my local coin shop Friday morning and traded 54 oz of silver I bought a few years ago at about $30 for an oz. of gold. Then the price of both fell. My bet is it will go up next week, but we'll see. I buy metals to preserve my wealth, not the grow it.

Now on to more war and conflict...
The Superorganism of War: Peter Byrne on AI, Empire, and the Death Economy

Peter Byrne argues that AI is no longer a neutral tool—it is now embedded in a self‑propelling war machine that may already exceed meaningful human control.
As Byrne puts it, the United States has created a “necrotic, death‑oriented modality” in which weapons systems, capital flows, and political institutions reinforce one another in a cycle of endless militarization. Companies like Palantir, Anduril, Microsoft, and OpenAI are not simply contractors; they are nodes in a superorganism that feeds on conflict, surveillance, and profit.
...These companies, Byrne argues, are not guided by ethics but by algorithms of profit. “They’re avatars of their own systems,” he says. “Weapons systems are reproducing themselves, ingesting capital and excreting corpses.”
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He points out that even Pentagon and RAND reports contradict the Times’ claims: China’s military is technologically inferior, internally corrupt, and overwhelmingly defensive. China has not fought a war since 1979, while the United States has waged continuous conflict for decades.
War as a Superorganism
The heart of Byrne’s argument is philosophical. Drawing on E.O. Wilson, Thucydides, and contemporary systems theorists, he describes war as a self‑organizing superorganism—an adaptive, energy‑seeking structure that uses humans as its agents.
“We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology,” Byrne quotes Wilson. “It’s terrifically dangerous.”
Byrne argues that AI accelerates this dynamic. As human‑machine teams proliferate, the infrastructure of digitized warfare begins to reproduce itself, independent of human intention. The “singularity,” he suggests, may have already occurred—not as sci‑fi fantasy, but as the moment humans first created tools that reshaped our evolution and our politics.
Can Humanity Evolve Beyond the Death Drive?
Byrne’s answer is sobering: systems, not individuals, drive history. Capital concentrates. War machines grow. Technology accelerates. And humans, shaped by evolutionary impulses, follow patterns older than civilization.

Worth a full read or scan.

Trump Now Working On Overthrowing CUBA!

(9 min) Such arrogant bullies starving Cuba of oil. What will Trump do if Russia delivers oil to Cuba? It is possible.

Jeff Sachs and George Galloway...

(38 min) The Doomsday Clock is 85 seconds to midnight. Professor Jeffrey Sachs on the countdown to oblivion. Trump will attack Iran unless the rest of the world says no. Israel has always wanted this big one. Billionaires rule the White House.

Let wrap with some entertainment today.
I don't know about your weather, but it's been cold here. We're due to get above freezing today for the first time in a while. If you're in a similar situation you might enjoy these films.

First, a cartoon I barely remembered from my youth. I enjoyed seeing it again and hope some of you will as well.
Walt Disney - The Little House - 1952

(8 min) As progress brings the city directly around a little house, she grows more and more depressed.

And lastly, a hopeful movie about creativity, resourcefulness, and hard work:
Flight of the Phoenix

(140 min) The Flight of the Phoenix is a legendary classic adventure drama about a group of men stranded in the desert after a plane crash.
With no rescue in sight and resources running out, they face impossible choices — rebuild the wreckage or perish under the burning sun.
Driven by tension, conflict, and human resilience, this classic full movie in English delivers one of cinema’s most unforgettable survival stories.

So the thread is open. What do you think about our current post-constitutional country and the chaos we sow around the world?

Have a good Sunday!