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Fierce, Black, Female Warriors.
That checks almost all of the boxes for modern Identity Politics. That's why if you oppose the movie The Woman King for any reason then you are a low-life dirtbag.

While it is clear to news consumers outside of the MSM that the EU is facing a collapse, it
appears the political class are not doing much to prepare for the inevitable. How long will
the populations of these nations watch this slow motion disaster? There are sparks of
discontent flaring up here and there. But I feel there is is a storm brewing which is being
ignored by the rulers. Any ideas?

The Ridgefield Washington teachers strike is going into its second week with stalled contract negotiations hinging on funding for student mental health support, special education improvements, and a better program for student interventions.

No financial bubble bursts all at once. Generally the most leveraged, weakest hands fold first.
Probably the weakest hands of all in the current real estate bubble are the "iBuyers".
Zillow was one of the largest iBuyers.

The Fading Facade of a Functioning System

We've known for years we don't live in a democracy, at least since the 2014 Princeton Study,

a multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organised groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on US government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence.

In English: the wealthy few move policy, while the average American has little power, or basically the US is an oligarchy...surprise. None the less, people still attempt to work within a system which is dysfunctional, delusional, and really doesn't even exist. Let's look in more detail below the fold...

Well, it's a diverse selection this week.

There's 3 blues albums, from Albert Collins, Chuck Berry and a compilation double album from Jimmy Reed. There's a great blues-rock album from Dr. Feelgood, and then there's some different stuff from Hickory Wind and Shirley Collins & The Albion Country Band.

Enjoy!

“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Pablo Picasso

This week one of my projects was determining what to do with the growing number of mushrooms appearing amongst the coppiced black locust grove I started a few years ago for firewood and fence posts.