The Weekly Watch
Signals Flashing
Train Wreck Coming
Empires rise and empires fall. We're living during one of those transitions which have occurred many times before. The loss of the dominance of the US dollar is happening before our eyes as American arrogance, aggression, and bullying has turned much of the world away from the US/west and toward the evolving "fair world" multipolar order. There are many signals flashing, giving warning, and it is time to think ahead and prepare for the coming storm.
This chart looks back 1400 years and charts the estimated relative supremacy of the great empires. Of note: the blue American A-frame with a peak around 1955, and the meteoric rise of red China.
Ray Dalio has been promoting the idea of empire cycles.
Based on his theoretical model, the US appears midway in its decline...
Slowly, slowly, then all at once.
He has a 45 min video explaining his thoughts Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order, with time stamped topics under the clip.
The economy tells the story, and the dollar is rapidly fading as the world currency.
How China, Russia, Iran And Saudi Arabia Are CRUSHING The US & UK Economy (11 min)
GAME OVER! China's Partnership With Iran Will Collapse The US Economy | OPEC & BRICS End Petrodollar
9 min
China JUST SHOCKED The World With Their Insane STRATEGY To CRUSH The ENTIRE US Market Domination!
10 min
Banks have engineered economic collapse in order to sweeten their profits.
Why the economy really sucks (blame Goldman Sachs) - 10 min
How banks like Goldman Sachs ruin our economies. You might not know it, but investment banks are responsible for engineering basically every financial crisis in history. And one stands out over the rest: Goldman Sachs, who have been called the most evil bankers in the world.
From the Great Depression, to oil crises, the Dotcom bubble collapse, and so much more, Goldman Sachs has been there to funnel as much profit into its pockets as possible, make the situation worse, and engineer crises that end up damaging the lives of sometimes billions of people around the world.
This video shows just how deep the rabbit hole goes when it comes to showing the power and influence a bank like Goldman Sachs has over our lives. And how in many ways, we're just pawns in their big financial game.
Topical time stamps under the clip
Big Trouble Brewing at Banks that Will Rival the 2008 Subprime Mortgage Crisis (11 min)
A comment from under the clip:
I don't think people realize how quickly things are going to change. Like a vase that's been knocked off a table... we are watching in slow motion the inevitable as it gets closer to the floor it'll speed up until you're left with broken glass on the floor and a dumb look on your face.
I like to listen to the investor types to hear their analysis. Their politics are typically off (IMO), but they understand the market and economy (usually).
A ‘Nightmare Q4’: Midterms Aside, Stage Set for a 50-70% Crash in Stocks (18 min)
"Election night was a purple wave, and we are in a deep bear market," says market expert Todd “Bubba” Horwitz, founder of bubbatrading.com. "They are destroying competition, the way this administration is running the country," he tells Daniela Cambone. "It could be a brutal fourth quarter," with no clarity on policy, energy, or inflation, Horwitz continues. "The Fed is trying to raise rate into a recession," he says. He asks: "how can we expect a Santa Claus rally to show up if he's not literally bringing coal with him." "I'm hedged against the market, I'm buying more as we go down," Horwitz says. Trading position is short because we are going to see a massive sell-off as liquidity comes back to markets, he concludes.
Mr. Fish named this EAT ME
This collapsing economy is even worse in Europe...
Alex and Alexander of The Duran explain the UK's dilemma.
UK's Ukraine bet creates 50 billion pound fiscal hole (14 min)
Neil Oliver wonders if Britain still exists.
Neil Oliver: Today’s leaders have no loyalty to Britain or the British – none that I can see. Maybe a few still feel some loyalty – but are just too demoralised or scared to declare it, far less to do anything about it.
The shift in the power balance is due in part to sanctioning Russian commodities at the expense of western economies. Ukraine has proven to be the pivot point, with most of the world siding with the BRICS+ network and rejecting as much of the US domination as possible. I heard several excellent conversations this week on the nature of this transition.
The Duran: Freeze this conflict or escalate w/Garland Nixon (Live) An excellent hour conversation. Garland explains how, in his opinion, the US has purposefully de-industrialized Europe in order to restore some manufacturing in the states. With friends like us, who needs enemies?
Another insightful conversation was with Gonzalo, Brian Berletic, and Andrei Martyanov
focusing on The Kherson Withdrawal, but the conversation includes Iran and Syria.
Scott Ritter is also an insightful analyst. This week he hosted Ray McGovern, retired CIA analyst (45 min). They discuss their experiences negotiating nuclear arms deal with the USSR and now the Russian federation.
Scott has been all over the internet. This interview was my favorite that I caught this week.
SCOTT RITTER ON RUSSIA WANTING "A SOFT LANDING"; 200K TROOPS ENTERING SMO; A NUCLEAR PLANT IN POLAND
1.5 hours
Alex is my go to guy for updates. (35 min)
Gen. Milley wants ceasefire. NYT, Ukraine next move Melitopol. G20, US & UK want Lavrov shunned
WHERE THE F*&K ARE THE WESTERN MEDIA?! Rant from Lugansk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1E4gv0J5PE
More concerned with MANUFACTURING FAKE NEWS than in reporting it. The Propaganda arms of the Empire of LIES are rapidly being revealing themselves for the cowards, liars and charlatans that they are.
Gonzalo features on the ground Ukraine reporters...
On The Ground In The Donbas, with Liu Sivaya, iEarlGrey and Wyatt Reed
Putin had made it clear (2 min)
The false narrative of Russiagate (which many still believe) laid the groundwork to paint Putin as Hitler. There's no self reflection in this dying empire. No recognition of the Biolabs we created on Russia's border, no coverage of the use of our donated weapons shelling Russian speaking Ukrainian citizens, nor the fact that speaking Russian was made illegal, opposition media was shut down, and the opposing party disbanded.
No, now we listen to warmongers explain why we need more war
Zelensky And Bush To Give Joint Pro-War Presentation
War criminal George W Bush and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be appearing at an event next week at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, in partnership with US government-funded narrative management operations Freedom House and National Endowment for Democracy. The goal of the presentation will reportedly be to address the completely fictional and imaginary concern that congressional Republicans won’t continue supporting US proxy war efforts in Ukraine.
The US has amnesia. Why does no one remember the coup we created in order to install our pro-western puppets, nor how the US leadership class profited with their kids drawing million dollar salaries for a no show jobs. Nor, the Clinton Foundation receiving most of their donations from Ukrainian oligarchs. The media once recognized the Ukrainian military was infiltrated with avowed Nazis, but they now host them in the US congress as heroes. Not to mention literally throwing billions of dollar into the most corrupt country in Europe, as US bridges and roads crumble and the homeless huddle in tent cities. Flashing signals to me.
Jimmy and Kurt Metzger discuss the very real struggles faced by far too many working people today and how little is being done on a government-wide level to help. (12 min)
Americans Selling THEIR BLOOD To Make Ends Meet
Much discussion leading up to the 2022 midterms revolved around how important “the economy” would be in the final voting. Yet it seems like neither Republicans nor Democrats have much of a plan to help the more than 20 million Americans currently working two or more jobs just to pay rent, keep food on the table and take care of their medical needs. In fact, as a recent Guardian piece pointed out, there are Americans working multiple jobs who still have to sell their blood just to make ends meet.
So many secret wars you can't keep up with them all...Another sure sign of end of empire.
How many wars is the United States involved in? It's not a handful. Try FOUR hands full! We discuss the powers that allow the United States to continue to rage wars around the world and talk about recent drone attacks in Syria that have killed at least 15 people. Journalist Kevork Almassian joins us on the show.
The US continues to fan the flames of nuclear conflict with massive investments in the war department. How long can this last?
Will Our War-for-Profit System Lead to Nuclear Annihilation?
And so we ride the vortex down the drain. My hope is we don't have a temper tantrum and start throwing nukes around. If we can't rule the world then no one will, sort of stupidity. Being forewarned lets us prepare as best we can. Explore the resources in your local community. Build relationships while you can. We're in another cycle. Many before us have survived similar declines. As our sun sets in the West, it rises in the East and the hope for a better future lies with them and their "Fair world order", based on cooperation and mutual benefit.
Let's wrap with something fun, from the time (1952) when the US empire had some redeeming qualities.
As progress brings the city directly around a little house, she grows more and more depressed. (8 min)
Have a lovely Sunday. I look forward to your comments below.
Comments
20 year old crypto freak becomes rich as George Soros overnight
His dodgy startup attracts huge amounts of cash from venture capitalists and well-connected investors…
…which he recycles (launders) by funneling mega millions in donations to Ukraine and to Democrats running for office
Democrats win in 2020 and 2022, but only days after the latter election, the whole enterprise goes “poof” overnight, with billions suddenly “missing”…
That’s the saga of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried, currently in the news…
https://www.qwant.com/?q=sam+bankman-fried+ftx+donor+democrats+ukraine&t...
People are confusing bitcoin with FTX
FTX was a ponzi using bitcoin. Not too surprising it was used to fund dims and the Ukrainazis.
Bitcoin has taken a hit, but it is volatile by nature. Might be a good time to buy at about $16K/coin? It isn't for risk avert.
A better investment might be land, tools, machinery, ...real things. We've been stocking up on food, mainly meat which we don't produce. Cabbages, greens and such doing well in the garden.
Hope things are going well with you. Garland has a separate piece up today focusing on how the US is screwing Europe.
US BRINGS BACK INDUSTRY AT EUROPE'S EXPENSE
Take care and be well!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
I don't fully understand it but this could help explain things
Thanks for the FTX video...
Like I said above, a ponzi.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Good morning, Lookout
Your report is so complete I have nothing of much value to add.
Irksome, but not important, is the coverage given to the mendacious "Climate" extravaganza the wealthy nations hold yearly. Business leaders fly in on their private jets. Same with political figures. It is all a demonstration, as if we needed one, that nothing will change.
Next week Bali and the G20.
The coverage resembles our Oscar press hoopla: Who will talk to whom? "sideline conversations" Not much of a step up from, What are they wearing?
Apparently The UK and USA are boycotting Lavrov's speech. Must be a huge disappointment that Putin has decided not to attend.
The silliness spreads:
"Britain and the EU have agreed to boycott the speeches of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the G20 summit and will urge other countries to do the same."
"This was reported by the British edition of The Telegraph, citing sources in London and Brussels."
The geraniums are still in full bloom on my balcony. What a crazy November it has been in NYC.
NYCVG
Good morning...
Your stories of NYC is one reason I choose this topic. Even our little town is in decline with it's primary industry now off-shored. It is easy to see if you look.
I think Putin was wise to stay home and let Lavrov build stronger alliances. Otherwise it would be all drama and not much diplomacy.
As to COPs ... what hypocrisy.
Eco-conference COP-27 is just a shakedown for more money
Thousands of global diplomats to descend upon ritzy resort town in Egypt to solve global warming
The corporations funding the meeting are being well hidden.
Thanks for the visit. It is chilly here, hope you're warm.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Hey there
Hope you aren't trying any more of those ladder tricks and the aches from the last
episode are subsiding some. Takes longer to heal as we become burdened with age.
Interesting how some of the EU states are beginning to make noises about US
policies hindering their economies. Guess they are a bit slow on the uptake. Even
more grumbling about the Ukie black hole. Now, if enough states can convince
the EU brass to cease warmaking, there may be more funds for their citizens.
That goes 10x here.
Thanks for the WW. Always informative.
Good chilly morning
Still a bit black and blue, but healing. I had just put new finish on the deck and the ladder slid on it once I got up high enough, forcing it backwards, and me downwards. A first for me.
As to the world, the shift in the balance of power (last weeks focus) seems the big story. All TPTB have left is to demonize the rising (multipolar) countries. The rest of the world sees us for what we are and so are uniting with the BRICS+....can't blame them.
Hope you've got nice weather. The sun is finally coming out here and we should get out of the 30's soon.
Have a good one!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Rainy day here but 50 degrees ain't bad
What is bad though is the way the global gamblers are pulling their evil stunts to
popularize poverty. Dalio's graph shows us somewhere on the decline between
debt and political restructuring. Which is near the bottom rung. Falling from that
height may not bruise us as much, but about that political restructure. It Is being
orchestrated by the crooks, thieves and liars class. Not a good look.
Keep your spirits up!
Winter is coming soon, we already have the temps
now all we need is snow.
And something good to eat....oh fuck!
https://www.theautomaticearth.com/2022/11/debt-rattle-november-13-2022/
I never knew that the term "Never Again" only pertained to
those born Jewish
"Antisemite used to be someone who didn't like Jews
now it's someone who Jews don't like"
Heard from Margaret Kimberley
Is anyone else noticing that the longer the time
it takes to count the votes it's the D's that then win?
I never knew that the term "Never Again" only pertained to
those born Jewish
"Antisemite used to be someone who didn't like Jews
now it's someone who Jews don't like"
Heard from Margaret Kimberley
Could it be any more obvious? The fix is in.
In the U.S. nowadays, this famous American saying is the philosophy of people in positions of power:
Never give a sucker an even break.
— W.C. Fields
Perhaps it was ever thus.
Just go eat bugs...
The weirdest part of meat is bad for the environment is the absolute ignorance of the elite not understand animals can improve the environment and sequester carbon. They want to impose their ignorance on us all.
I don't trust our elections. There are many examples in our life time of outright theft. The use of these hackable computers adds to the suspicion.
Not only is the empire falling, but democracy became a victim long ago. It is all a charade.
Thanks for the auto earth and other links.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Good morning, Lookout
In a sun spell here in the PNW. Temps still in the 30-40s. Harvesting broccoli still but working the mulched leaves into the garden here at home in suburbia.
Moved the Meyer Lemon sapling out to the garage in front of a south facing window as Earthling2 prohibits me to bring it in the house. She says the bugs in the soil migrate to her forest of indoor houseplants.
Can't have that, you know.
Pepe Escobar posited that the destruction of the German economy was because the Ruhr Valley was the terminus of the Belt and Road to Europe. The hegemon is failing to hinder the progress of the New Silk Road across Eurasia, resembling the barking dog as the caravan rolls on by. The only thing left to do is destroy the destination market. Poor Europe.
Just finished reading "War is a Racket" by Smedley D. Butler and found it to be rather contemporary to our times. The usual suspects then as now, banksters.
Same shit different century.
Thanks for the video and the whole Weekly Watch.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
We've been working on halting the BRI
Our recent coup in Pakistan is one example. Playing Thailand too using the Ukraine/ Hong Kong model.
NordStream is a model for the plan to halt the BRI.
Our broccoli is just now heading, and cabbages will be ready soon. Already harvesting greens and lettuce. Good luck with the lemon tree!
Nice to "see you today.
Edit to add: I friend saw the movie Amsterdam which he claimed was modeled loosely on Smedley.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
A conversation about peace, Scott and Roger
Nice to hear antiwar voices...
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQhcRfd8KB8&t=5m30s]
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Good morning Lookout, thanks for the WW.
It's not real good news, hasn't been for a while, still, Rome's fall freed up some folk, even if they were free to be cold and hungry; dunno what to say. Nowhere to run and nowwehre to hide, so ya gotta try to ride it out, I guess.
perhaps more appropriate to today's facts
Downbound train anybody? maybe hellbound train? I'm thinking that the trick is to somehow make it through.
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 --
Don't you think it will take a decade or two?
I do. Rome took a couple of centuries. Might be rough for us, but better for the world.
Thanks for the music! Hope you're having a good day.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
We are #1
Don't you love how they tell us...
...we have the best medical system on the planet. What they don't say is it is the best at generating profit.
Thanks for the stat.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Good afternoon
Lookout and 99crew. These are interesting times no doubt. Every day a new batch of BS is promulgated by the corporate media and their puppet masters. What you wrote above about the 'event' next week with some old discredited heads-of-state, is funny;
So much garbage, fiction, and fairy tales, from these people and so little time. Don't they know we have a climate crisis on our hands. The last thing we need is war. The last thing we need to do is to cause the destruction of ordinary people's lives. Don't they know we have an economic crisis on our hands as well...how can we pay to rebuild. What about the humanitarian crisis they are creating. Don't they care about people. /s
We have a humanitarian crisis in the U.S. as well, with more people unable to afford to pay for a home, for healthcare, for food, and other basics. I would bet there are more people in the U.S. concerned about paying for these basics that there are people concerned about paying for that battle overseas.
As you said, we are;
Here's another story about how much Americans are hurting and can't make ends meet. and how we could use the money we are sending overseas. This one is about older people in Montana being thrown out on the streets in winter. https://khn.org/news/article/homelessness-older-people-seniors-inflation...
h/t NC
Thanks for another interesting WW, Lookout. I saw you took a tumble off a ladder. I'm glad to hear you didn't suffer any broken bones or bad injuries. Whew, close call.
Wake up calls everywhere...
including falls.
I don't know what to say about the heartless way we treat our citizenry. It is beyond sad and downright criminal. The oddity is every western leader seems to care more about their grifting agenda that the people they're supposed to govern.
The FTX grift...
1. US sends money to Ukraine
2. Ukraine buys FTX
3. FTX donates almost as much to the dims as Soros plus gave Joe millions
You can't make it up.
Thanks for reading and coming by this Sunday!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
It sucks if you can not get the room temperature
up to the point where you don't get a cold nose and almost freeze in your own shit in bed under a thick cover of an old buffalo fur cover my parents bought on their first trip to the US in the mid sixties.
Oh well, I hope certain polikticians will freeze in their own shit they created.
Nothing more to say.
Thanks for all you good guys are doing to 'keep hope alive' and spirits spinning and the side runing.
I had no idea how important room temperatures are. And how bad it is to be networked and be dependent on others.
More cold comments next in this theater.
https://www.euronews.com/
I was afraid that might be the case...
The German government threw y'all under the bus. And for what? Just to suck up to the US, and send your industries to the US? It just doesn't pass the smell test.
I'm sorry you don't have heat. Please do your best to stay warm.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Calling it an early night....
Here's a local train wreck from 1889
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGdwxPPdBfE]
It was written by Carson Robison in 1927. It tells the story of a brave engineer who takes his train out on a stormy night after kissing his sweetheart goodbye, promising to marry her the next day, but he is killed in a head-on collision with another train. Unlike some other songs in the "train wreck" subgenre, it is not based on a real incident, and it does have a known author.
See you tomorrow...when the train comes along -
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYoTKlsQ-T0]
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Howdy Sundayers
Hi all, Hey LO! Hope it's all good out there. Great roundup of the slow-motion train wreck as always LO!
A little chilly here, 33F was our low, coldest since March some time. I saw fog on a bathroom mirror! The first Robin just showed up here the last couple days, we had a dozen at the birdbath yesterday. Got a call and email pic this morn, some folks in town had an American Woodcock at their biz yard on Main St. in town (megalopolis of 200)! You should get those there, find a wet low damp spot in the woods and check it. You almost have to step on them to see them, their wings whistle like a Mourning Dove when they take flight. But if you see them walking on the forest floor you may get a belly ache from laughing, and understand why they called them Timberdoodle.
Thanks for the WW LO!
Be well all!
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Good Monday morning
Chilly here too. About 30F this AM.
I can't remember seeing an American Woodcock. Our buddy up the valley has wetlands and she's seen one before. I have nearly stepped on whippoorwills before. We use to be covered up with them, but my hypothesis is the coyotes have been preying on them.
Well stay warm and be well!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”