There's concern about the food supply due to the war we've declared on Russia. Make no mistake, the US egged on this war, and with the sanctions, essentially declared war. Now we're going around the world threatening other countries to sanction Russia and provide arms to promote this war in Ukraine as long as possible. Perhaps this will be the death knell of this evil empire as country after country defies our demands. When you hear 'the world is on our side', they're talking about one third of the world. The other two thirds are supporting Russia or at least being neutral.

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

Life sometimes feels as if one is living in a fairy tale or other work of fiction. Maybe because some of our favorite stories growing up were actually more complex than simply skipping down the yellow brick road.

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