The Weekly Watch
The Disunited Empire of America
A couple of weeks ago PR added a comment saying 250 years is the average life span of empire. I guess we've arrived. The nation is locked in perpetual war against other countries and our own citizens. The constitution is ignored especially the bill of rights. The nation seems to be under the control of Israel as a bill works its way through congress to unite the US military with Israel's. The petrodollar is on its last leg as nations around the world divest of US dollars and bonds. We're not just a nation divided, we're an empire divided. Much more below the fold...
Gerald can get carried away, but he's correct in his analysis -
United Empire of America... Federal Government Exceeds Power Beyond Constitution
(20 min) Gerald Celente and Judge Andrew Napolitano discuss how we have lost our liberty and freedom as tyrannical leaders run ruin our lives.
Judge Andrew P. Napolitano on July 4, 2026
Today, the feds employ close to 3 million. Thomas Jefferson warned that when the federal treasury becomes a federal trough, and the people recognize it as such, they will only send to Washington politicians — faithless to the Constitution — who promise to bring home the most cash.
In a democracy, a faithless majority will take whatever it wants from the minority — including its liberty and property. That’s where we are today on the 250th anniversary of the start of this Jeffersonian and Madisonian experiment — a country the Founders wouldn’t recognize as their creation.
Dennis Kucinich discusses the proposed military merge with Israel.
(30 min) Unconstitutional Military Merger Nobody in Congress Will Debate
Dennis Kucinich: https://kucinichreport.substack.com/
00:00:00 Introduction Dennis Kucinich joins The Duran
00:01:48 NDAA section 219 explained
00:03:08 Israel military budget could reach 1.5 trillion
00:04:18 Comparing the US Britain alliance in World War Two
00:06:43 Why this merger violates treaty law
00:07:52 Israeli leaders face ICC arrest warrants
00:09:55 Israel expanding conflict across the Middle East
00:11:00 Iran strikes and the attack on school children
00:13:32 How this undermines American democracy
00:16:23 American voters rejecting Israel policy
00:18:17 Historical pattern of backlash to war crimes
00:21:17 Merging militaries without firing a shot
00:24:48 Constitution commander in chief and unitary command
00:27:46 Rising militarization of American society and budget
00:29:22 Closing call to action contact Congress
Israel Defense Provision Blocked From House Vote Despite Bipartisan Push
Congress blocked a bipartisan amendment to remove a provision expanding US-Israel defense integration, preventing a recorded House vote. House Rules Committee declined to make the amendment eligible for debate.
Veteran diplomat Chas Freeman laments the lack of diplomacy remaining in the US.
(24 min) Chas Freeman : Can Trump Save Lebanon?
A couple of comments from below the clip:
- The question is based on a flawed assumption that Trump wants to save Lebanon. He doesn't.
- The title is funny, Chris. Trump cannot even save his own ass.
- The USA is a government of the billionaires for the billionaires - AMB. Chas Freeman
- The US signed a MOU with Iran, played by JD Vance, and then a framework agreement contradicting the first clause of the MOU with Lebanon/Israel played by Marco Rubio. This is the schizophrenic US "diplomacy".
Chas was also on with Nima (52 min):
Chas Freeman: Hezbollah Responds Hard to Israel – IDF NOW Prepares for War with Turkey
Pepe and Larry discuss the next steps in Iran...
PEPE EXPOSES: Iran's Secret Memo Lands in Riyadh-Iran Is ‘Ready for War' .
(44 min) A confidential Iranian memo — hand-carried to Riyadh by Pakistan’s Mohsin Naqvi — and one word that decides what happens next: “provoked.” Pepe Escobar, Larry Johnson, and Zulfiqar Ali with what a source at the negotiating table shared just one hour before recording. Also in this episode: Qalibaf’s on-the-record refusal to negotiate until the US implements the June 17 Islamabad Memorandum · why not a single tanker has headed West in 14 days · the fuel-supply crisis Larry Johnson says forced Trump’s signature · the confirmed knockout of the Al Udeid CAOC · Hormuz fees after day 60 · Saudi Arabia’s position · and the 9-day window that opens when Khamenei’s funeral ends July 9.
0:00 Iran–US MOU: The 60-Day Clock Begins
1:06 Did Iran Damage America’s Gulf Command Structure?
3:31 Lebanon: The First Test of the Deal
6:23 Strait of Hormuz: Who Controls the Chokepoint?
8:30 Ghalibaf’s Red Lines: No New Negotiations?
13:49 Oil, Diesel, Aviation Fuel, and Trump’s Constraint
20:50 Pakistan and Qatar: The Mediators Behind the Deal
24:10 Saudi Arabia’s Quiet Role
29:59 Larry Johnson: Birth of a New Financial Order
34:48 Is US Hegemony in the Gulf Ending?
39:03 Pepe Escobar: Eurasia, Civilizational States, and the Power Shift
43:16 Transition Protocol Closing Analysis
Larry and Nima have a philosophical discussion of religion, the nature of nations, and the future of the USA. Interesting conversation!
(51 min) Larry Johnson: The Fight Israel & EU Can't Win: Total Humiliation Ahead
I fully expect the war to resume because of Israel's aggression and US insincerity:
Trump Requested Briefing For War Renewal ...Trump’s current reluctance to renew an attack on Iran is unlikely to hold forever. Even with a low chance of winning he will get enticed to again throw the dice.
No End in Sight To Israel’s Genocidal Conquest of Gaza After 1,000 Days
In recent weeks, the IDF has stepped up ground ops in Gaza as Israeli ministers are vowing to take over the entire territory and establish Jewish settlements.
Israeli army raids city in northern occupied West Bank, closes main roads
54 Palestinian children killed in West Bank not isolated incidents, says B’Tselem
Israel OKs 13 New Settlements to ‘Fracture’ West Bank and Create ‘Irreversible Status Quo’
Israeli Drone Strike Hits Near Hospital in Southern Lebanon
War On Iran
The U.S. claim of “limited influence” over Israel makes absolutely no sense. Israel is 100% dependent on U.S. money and protection. The U.S. has used more air defense missiles against attacks on Israel by Iran than Israel itself had fired.
It seems that the “senior U.S. official” who issued the story, likely Vice President JD Vance, wants to depict himself as positive towards Iran to gain a friendlier atmosphere in future negotiations.
The NATO war against Russia is as dangerous as the war with Iran.
Douglas Macgregor: The Problem Facing Putin Right Now
(47 min)
The Duran weighs in...
(50 min) Putin Exposes Ceasefire Trap, Outlines SMO Goals, Admits Alaska Concessions
00:00:00 Introduction: Putin's busiest 72 hours
00:01:18 Overview of the LuKashenko meeting in Valdai
00:02:46 The Zarubin interview: what Putin said
00:04:02 Russia's information war: West trying to destabilize
00:05:44 Fuel shortage crisis: panic buying vs. real shortages
00:07:08 Anchorage exposed: the US proposal and the walkback
00:08:16 The ceasefire proposals Putin rejected outright
00:09:27 Novorossiya: Putin signals Odessa as a strategic objective
00:10:49 Drone strikes on Russia: Putin plays defense
00:13:48 Domestic messaging: fuel, reserves and Crimea
00:17:43 Reading Putin's concessions to Trump in Alaska
00:21:42 The 3 plus 2 model: Witkoff's piece of paper
00:26:58 Anchorage is dead: no deal, just embarrassment
00:32:04 What failed: unconventional diplomacy and its cost
00:42:58 Kremlin internal pressure: who wanted to stop the SMO
00:46:32 Sumy buffer zone and Kursk revenge
Putin's interview last Sunday
One more from the Duran...
Russia's Strategy Behind Massive Ukraine Strikes (25 min)
00:00:00 Russia launches massive strikes on Kiev and Sumy
00:00:58 Why Russia calls these strikes retaliatory
00:01:58 The pattern behind Russia's escalating campaign
00:06:24 Russian air campaign targets Ukrainian logistics
00:08:32 Drones hit gas stations to choke supply lines
00:11:04 Ukraine's Flamingo missiles strike
00:12:34 The new Dirty Dagger missile threat
00:17:56 Russia's gasoline import mystery explained
00:18:30 Zelensky's Pantheon of Heroes sparks backlash
00:21:35 Belarus Lukashenko meets Putin as Syrsky breaks with Zelensky
RUSSIA LEARNS FROM IRAN WAR /Alastair Crooke & Lt Col Daniel Davis
(61 min) Alastair explains the details and possible outcomes.
Larry explains the Ukraine propaganda...
Ukraine's Two Wars: Battlefield vs. Narrative
(12 min) Is the war in Ukraine unfolding the way it's being reported? Former CIA officer Larry Johnson takes a closer look at recent events on the battlefield and the growing battle over narratives, propaganda, and perception.
One more from Larry -
This Doesn’t Add Up About Ukraine War Casualties…
One of the most important details about the Ukraine war is being widely ignored in mainstream coverage. In this episode ex-CIA analyst Larry Johnson breaks down battlefield data, casualty reporting discrepancies, artillery and drone warfare dynamics, and war reporting narratives that are shaping public perception of the conflict.
Economic Collapse
The purchasing power of the dollar has been in decline since 1913...
Currency Reset...
(24 min) He lived through Mexico's currency reset. Here's what he saw, and why he believes the U.S. may be heading toward a similar turning point.
00:00 What Is a Currency Reset?
02:28 The Warning Signs Are Already Here
05:52 The Dollar’s Purchasing Power Collapse
06:50 Default vs. Reset
09:41 What Happens to Your Money on Reset Day?
10:08 Mexico’s Currency Reset Example
11:58 Why Prices Keep Rising After a Reset
14:39 Cash vs. Gold Before the Reset
17:22 What to Do With Gold After the Reset
18:49 How Wealth Is Built During Crisis
21:41 Build Your Reset Game Plan Now
It isn't just the dollar falling, but even gold? Gold is supposed to be insurance against a falling dollar. Martin suggest countries like India are selling gold for fuel.
(36 min) GOLD: Mark THIS Date For The Next Rally | Martin Armstrong
0:00 Gold Pullback Explained
1:29 Why Gold Sold Off
3:48 Is Gold Bottoming?
9:17 The Geopolitical Premium
12:14 Why Central Banks Buy Gold
15:14 Europe’s Debt Crisis
18:35 Germany’s Role in Europe
23:16 Iran and the Middle East
31:12 Inflation Into 2027
34:14 Why Martin Wrote His New Book
Back to the 1950's Red Scare?
Did you know the greatest threat to America is COMMUNISM? Talk about a distraction. Who are these commies? The Demoncraps? That is a joke calling those corporate captured puppets commies. That was Trumps weekend message.
Trump will defeat communism (first 4 min)
00:00:00 Trump vows to vanquish communism
00:01:17 July 4th update from Limassol
00:01:57 Trump names communism enemy number one
00:04:04 Telegraph reports Russia plot to provoke Poland
00:07:07 Theory Russia used to distract Poland and Ukraine
00:07:55 Two scenarios for the Poland operation
00:09:44 US tells Poland not to strike Russian soldiers
00:10:57 Kremlin demand to end support for Ukraine
00:16:23 Tusk pressured over Ukraine relations
00:18:20 Navrocki should demand Bandera statues removed
00:20:26 Russia announces capture of Constantinovka
00:23:31 Putin says road to Kramatorsk and Slavyansk now open
00:29:12 NATO funding for Zelensky far less than expected
00:33:00 Zelensky does the math on real new money
00:34:20 Clown world Palantir Masha and the Bear Australia and EU sanctions
Requiem for America on the Fourth of July Chris Hedges
Neoliberalism, better understood by its less sanitized term cutthroat capitalism, is the poison that destroyed our democracy. It gave the billionaire class and corporations the ideological cover to impoverish the working class, impose crippling austerity, hollow out democratic institutions, buy off our two ruling political parties and deform our courts into appendages of corporations and the rich. ....
Neoliberalism ignores the cries of its victims. It dismisses their suffering and rage as irrational, ignorant and racist. It neuters liberal reforms, rendering them cosmetic and useless. Liberal apologists for neoliberalism, no longer concerned with economic justice, retreat into boutique activism. They mouth empty slogans about diversity and political correctness while pretending the relentless class war, unleashed globally since the 1970s, does not exist. The victims of neoliberal deindustrialization, 30 million of whom lost their jobs in the U.S. in mass layoffs, understand that the precarity of their existence does not concern their neoliberal masters. ...
Concentrating wealth in the hands of a global oligarchic elite — the twelve richest billionaires own more wealth than the poorest half of the world — is designed to create massive income inequality and monopoly power. It is the antithesis of democratic equality. It is designed to fuel political extremism and foster social and cultural divisions. It is designed to hollow out democratic institutions. Economic rationality is not the point. David Harvey calls neoliberalism “accumulation by dispossession.” ...
The media bears much of the blame. In the name of objectivity, better understood as neutrality, it absented itself from the class war. It did not investigate the mounting abuses of the rich, corporations or its bought-and-paid-for political class. It did not expose the absurdity of neoliberalism. It rendered the victims invisible. By shutting themselves out of the debate, the media, a vital pillar of any democracy, neutered itself. It too became despised. ...
Fascism uses the blunt instruments of fear, intimidation and violence to curb the mounting disquiet. It divides the country into warring factions — the patriots vs. the enemies of the state. It obliterates shared values. It champions the cruelty of hypermasculinity. Those who dissent are branded domestic terrorists. Civil liberties are abolished in the name of national security.
The 30- to 100-year sentences meted out to eight anti-ICE protesters in Texas, who were portrayed in court as an “antifa terror cell,” are being normalized. ...
Our country, as we once knew it, no longer exists. It was methodically destroyed by neoliberal con artists. The institutions and legal protections that once shielded us from tyranny no longer function. Those who champion an open society are orphans, smeared as traitors, excoriated as the “radical left.” I mourn what we have lost. I mourn what we are about to lose. This social isolation will soon be physical isolation. We will be criminalized or driven into exile. ...
As Empires fall they lose their morals. Have you read about Caligula? The Epstein class is nothing new. In this last clip Daniel Davis makes a plea to Americans to find their moral compass. I thought it was a good message for the 250th celebration.
(17 min) July 4th Message / Our Way Forward Lt Col Daniel Davis
The Cycle of Empires....
Empires come and empires go. This isn't something new, but natural progression. Riding out the decline will present challenges, but also provide opportunities to unite with other like minded citizens to help one another weather the storm.
Well, I hope you all had a good holiday! We had our house raising party here 38 years ago. The house is filled with all the good spirit of the 50 or so friends who helped us get it framed in over that long ago weekend The house like all houses has little issues, but it has stood the test of time so far. We love living in this house, being here on the mountain, and that is cause for celebration.
As always, I look forward to your comments, stories, and insights below. The thread is open!
Comments
Morning
A big bunch of interviews you have for us.
So far, only enjoyed the Durand walk about.
He takes a humorous approach to the news.
We were saved last night by a thunder and lightning
rain cell drifting thru which broke the heat wave and
drowned out the amateur fire works noise. Twofer!
Thanks for the Watch.
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We've had thunderstorms around too...
So far relieving heat, but no rain yet. We've got chances most of this upcoming week. So we will get our turn eventually.
Marandi discussing the funeral in Iran...
Israel Preparing for Iran Attack with US Ground Invasion
Professor Mohammad Marandi joins live to break down the latest developments in the Iran War. We will discuss new details of a planned attack from Israel and if the United States will launch a ground invasion later this year
Have a good Sunday. Hope you have leftovers from yesterday. We do. Still eating smoked turkey and pork bbq with garden green beans, last years sweet potatoes, fresh tomatoes (Cherokee purples), and S. Carolina peaches.
Take care!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Good morning, LO!
We are packing and loading the car to head home. Just wanted to add that an American commenting on Moon of Alabama said yesterday that troops from an Army base near his home were flying out in large numbers. Seems we are sending our troops to fight and die for Israel.
We enjoyed the concerts yesterday. Time to go home, get back into the grind.
Will catch up with all y'all this afternoon.
Thanks for the WW, dear friend!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Larry J. reports the opposite, but...
May be troop replacement happening.
(45 min) Bait & Switch - U.S. Efforts to Renegotiate the MoU with Iran
Safe travels, my friends!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
While millions of Iranians morn the loss
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of their supreme leader Ali Khamenei, including many
international delegations, US/IS are sitting on the sidelines
with pie on the face and blood on their hands. Not a good look at
all. Much ink has been spilled describing the fall from grace of the
genocide regime and more people are realizing the complicity of the
gangster administration run out of the Pentagon. I'm not proud of the
American policies that would allow such a mindless murder.
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nor am I...
A Gerald Celente says, "our government is a criminal cartel." The hell with the people, more for me!!!
What to do? Build local community. Somebody this week was saying that America is fated to become a multi-regional complex. States right were eroded and could evolve as regional powers.
However, I think we could nationalize, but in a re-designed system. If we did try for a new constitution the Epstein class would control the process, so checkmate again.
Back to think global, act local.
Cloudy and pretty comfortable here. Watered the garden today.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Good morning Lookout, thanks for all the info, the videos and,
of course, the OT. Been on the run since 6 am, so I'm just getting around to this, and I'm starting with Larry Johnson's comparison of the propaganda war to the real one. The letter from the Ruskie expat living in the Med sounds like one of our posters, I wonder if she's a Key source or something.
I note the absence of information on Kelce and Swift, as well as the heroics of the USMNT, so I guess I'll have to listen to Alex, or something like that.
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 --
Hey buddy...
Oops, total forgot about that giant news item! Isn't the wedding in Madison Square Garden? Why the hell would anyone do that? Talk about distraction. Well, it is what it is.
Hope y'all are having a good weekend! Thanks for coming by.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Hey, LO!
Enjoyed hearing from Chris Hedges and Dennis Kucinich again. Now listening to Cyrus. Thanks for the informative videos and commentary here at the WW!
I came across this in some textbook entry about Sun Tzu-
三十六計，走為上計 Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, the best is to flee.
It seems some of the other strategies have been or are being used. Will they wait 19 years to stop the current war in the Mideast? Time to move on to the best. I know the MIC finds this impossible. The DUMPEX continues.
I rarely see something as strong as this in a regular Japanese media publication, Shukan Kinyobi, Friday Weekly.
Characterization of this "strongly left" by the Japan Times-
己所不欲，勿施于人。
the best is to flee...
Ain't that right.
If, like me you're wed to a location, the only option is to network in your local community.
Hope your location is working out for you and your family.
We're finally getting a needed rain this afternoon. Excellent holiday present!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Thanx LO
I don't know where I came across this quote, maybe from someone here at C99, but I'm taking it to heart-
"I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself"—American author and poet Maya Angelou.
己所不欲，勿施于人。
It looks like ICE made an appearance at Trump's 250th
Independence Day celebration.
Oops! Ice and Patriot Front are quite similar.
A difference between the regalia
of ICE and Patriots is the Patriots are unarmed.
Plus they wear white masks instead of black ones.
BTW, those are not confederate flags.
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I think that there is some sort of bylaw against carrying
weapons in DC.
That's interesting...
Wonder what the message is? America is Grrrreat?
I wish.
Thanks for the info!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
For a little comic relief from The Onion
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Congress Reluctant To Cut Funding For Tank That Just Spins Around And Self-Destructs.
"The 70-ton tactical battle tank commonly known as the Dervish, which reportedly has a price tag of $95 million per vehicle and is said to begin emitting volatile, combustible fumes and sending off a dangerous fountain of sparks immediately after it is started, has been called a vital asset to national security by top congressmen on both sides of the aisle."
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Don't forget the Babylon Bee...
Chicago Police Assure Residents Those Loud Popping Noises Are Just Gunshots
After fielding a flood of calls complaining of loud popping noises, the Chicago Police Department issued a statement assuring residents that those were just gun shots.
City officials reminded residents that discharging fireworks within city limits carries fines and potential criminal penalties, while also noting that the familiar staccato soundtrack of neighborhood gunfire should not be mistaken for any sort of holiday celebration.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
The pope's a commie!
己所不欲，勿施于人。
Like I said, it is back to the red scare..
...what a good distraction - The Russians are Coming - or is it the Chinese?
Thanks for the humorous X post!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Landed here in 2015
with the HRC presidential campaign. So began the accusation that I was a paid Putin puppet and made unwelcome at another blog.
Me too...
Left the orange CIA influenced site by choice.
Glad you're here!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
From the IDF being the most moral army, Iran is developing a
nuclear bomb now we get this.
Almost every word that comes out of Netanyahu's mouth is a blatant LIE.
now that's the truth...
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
We aare home, safe and sound,
miraculously. Two sports cars were speeding in Austin, maybe racing, going lane to lane for several miles, speed of 100 mph at the least, and the car in the lead almost rammed us from behind. Traffic on this holiday is usually heavy and slow. Not today. I don't think folks can afford to travel. The crowds at the concerts we attended were so small, somebody took a financial hit.
It is raining and storming, at least we got home before it started.
That interview with the Judge and Celente was great. What they didn't mention is that our info will flow to Israel, Israel's info will not be shared with us.
I never thought of myself as an Israeli, but if this bill passes, I will be. With no rights, of course.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
You're right...
Sadly we've had no real rights for a while.
Glad y'all made it home safe and sound!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
No regrets
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Thanks for the song...
Good thing having no regrets!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Signing out with this one....
The bluebird bus in the song refers to Norman and Nancy Blake's touring bus for many years.
Carl plays this one out of F. Last Time on the Road - Carl Jones & Erynn Marshall
I've been lucky to play this one with him and ride on that old blue bird bus. Those experiences shape us.
Take care. Have a good week, and see you around the site!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
speaking of bluebirds
This is an old school bus similar to the one
I used to ride as a kid. Never forget the old driver
racing to get us home before a tornado. Open the door
and jump was his unloading technique.
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Pertaining to the endemic civilizational crisis in the US
.... which is directly addressed in the Daniel Davis interview with Gen Douglas McGregor — posted above, the sixth video from the top. In many ways, this is the heart of today's Weekly Watch.
Lookout remarked:
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We (Westerners) don't really have any psychological defenses to soothe our fears that, in a fit of paranoid insanity, Trump could spuriously launch a lethal attack against a powerful US rival — in a sudden fit of terror over "Communism." American fears are especially potent because no one knows for sure who this Communist menace is, or their evil communist activity that could destroy the United States. Again, sane people may feel extreme uncertainty due to the cognitive dissonance of their Leaders, expressing irrational terror.
I am reminded of the feelings of dread that suddenly bloomed in my brain a few weeks ago, during President Trump's surreal meeting in China with President Xi Jinping. "Danger. Everything in the world is suddenly twisted and wrong."
Going into that Beijing meeting, Trump and the Billionaires and Israel-Firsters who accompanied him, stretched reality into so many unnatural shapes — shapes that defied the laws of physics in 3-dimensional space — in order to convince the Chinese to use their military power and regional influence to de-escalate the chaos in the Strait of Hormuz.
To even consider such an extraordinary proposal from the US, requires enormous cognitive dissonance ( what were the US leaders thinking?) Additionally, the timing of such a request lays bare the insanity that was raging in the control center of the US government. China, of course, was generous and accommodating as they politely demurred — and no one has mentioned this extraordinary incident, since. However, I regard this as a key Watershed Moment in US history. At that moment we had a mountain-top OverView of the path humanity was following — perhaps the one remaining path that leads to a survivable future. At the same time, the view reveals which of several branching paths that lie ahead are actually dead ends.
Given the deceptive negotiations with Iran, it’s possible that we may be sidetracked on one of those branching dead ends.
Keep in mind, the Neocon-NATO-Nazi leaders in the West cannot stop projecting their delusional assumptions about the strategic goals of their rivals (China, Russia, and Iran). Western Leaders have actually been captured by the lies and propaganda produced by the CIA for the US media monopolies. (This same hazardous situation had occurred in 2016-17, when politicians were captured by the Russia Hoax — the largest mass-delusional event in modern US history. It instantly launched the United States on a trajectory of self-destructive false beliefs and mind-blowing revelations about the deceitful and immoral actions of the Federal Government, as it depopulates the "losers" created by its cruel policies. This is what we are living through. This modern nightmare is supported by extreme cognitive dissonance in the minds of the People and the Politicians. And the matriculation of psychopaths to positions of management and oversight.
Much to agree with here
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insofar as the cognitive dissonance and institutional insanity.
It does have a purpose to maintain hegemony and control. To
keep us docile and afraid. So communism is the next bugaboo
they are trotting out, Kinda a replay of the 50's. Are neocons getting
desperate?
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Nah. They probably just
focus-group-tested a whole bunch of pejoratives, and some consultant told them that “communist” was the least worn out. Everybody has heard all the other current ones so often that they now carry too little irrational knee-jerk emotional freight, so it is back to the classics…
It doesn’t mean anything more now than it ever has, really. It is just the fighting word du jour for the red team talking-point stenographers.
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
FWIW,
McCarthy is being spoken about as a hero in right wing circles.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Everything old
is new again. This is my lack of surprise….
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
Communism...
...is being resurrected for the fear factor IMO. Be afraid, very afraid. Plus sets us up to attack Cuba, Russia (which is NOT communist), and China (even N. Korea). A useful psyop.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
@Lookout and as a basis
and as a basis to attack democratic socialist candidates
Absolutely!
Re: Communism:
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The morons that run this country have no idea what communism and socialism is. How about medicare, Social Security, public schools, and so on. They don't have a clue, and don't want one.
Thanks for coming by!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Hmm — in my day, public schools in Honolulu were really bad
and a big waste of time, and I suspect that is probably still true.
There’s a strong tendency in Honolulu for even kama‘aina (= longtime local) families, if they can at all afford it, to want to send their kids to a private high school (Punahou, Kamehameha, Iolani, …) and then a university in North America (colonized diction: “on the Mainland”), if they’re expected to develop their talents to the fullest and make a mark in life.
What I’m getting at is that, in many places, the quality and sociology of the public school system do not put socialism in that good a light — more like the reverse.
Our leaders are delusional...
Projection is our stock and trade.
Thanks for your insightful comment!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Bluebirds used to be built nearby in LaFayette GA
https://www.cityoflafayettega.com/2010/09/bye-bye-bluebird/
They are still built in Ft Valley GA.
These were good jobs that were lost.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
travelogue
I haven't seen one of these in a while. Probably since 2019. I heard elsewhere that the Beijing-Pyongyang train was operating since March for selected passengers. A couple of South Korean youtubers took the same train and said they weren't allowed to go into North Korea. They had to get off in Dandong, China, and content themselves with gazing across the Yalu river. I was interested to hear them report that they weren't allowed into Korean restaurants in Dandong, staffed with North Koreans. In that video, a local Chinese guy said that the lowest paid Chinese worker in the area, makes ten times what a North Korean laborer makes. They then had a discussion about trafficking in young North Korean women to wealthy Chinese men, "for marriage," allegedly carried out with North Korean government complicity. The prices discussed seemed astronomical by North Korean standards. I know trafficking takes place by people posing as good Samaritans helping North Koreans who want to defect, but my understanding was these women paid to escape across the border, and then are sometimes kidnapped and sold off by traffickers on the Chinese side, if not worse.
There's been a lot of talk about North Korea's economy "booming." I think with the exception of Pyongyang, judging by the video below, it's not "booming," but just getting by like they did before covid. When I see people selling stuff on the side of the road, I'll be more confident about that. The scenery on the train ride hasn't changed much. The countryside, the laborers, the worn out villages, the old tractors, bicycles, even oxen, for farm use. I think the Russian said he's one of the first tourists, not a government employee, diplomat, other than a Chinese or North Korean to go across since 2019. I'm not certain...
己所不欲，勿施于人。
Thanks for the interesting look...
at the Korea's. I appreciate your insights on this part of the world!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Hi Lo
Thanks, especially for Chris Hedges requiem.
I hope you and your garden get some nourishing rain.
Great to see you Janis...
Hope all is well in your corner of the world. I often think of you there.
Thanks for your wish for rain, cause we got 0.6" of needed rain!
Wishing you the best as well!
PS: Chris piece is a sad reality. Glad you liked it!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Hi Lo
I'm glad you got some rain, and happy to have your well wishes.
It's winter in Auckland, a mixture of rain, sun and warmth from the fireplace. I'm glad we are happy in the little corners we found.
Cheers