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Open Thread - 5 June 2025 - Why We War

Why We War

Lee Camp recently wrote an article about what makes the US fight wars. He talks about recent wars, and I think his idea, that money and fiscal control of the world is the reason behind most wars, is spot on. Other countries have controlled the world with their currency in the past and the USA has done so since around 1944, when the US dollar became the world's anchor currency.


PetroDollar in Person! (from Lee Camp's article linked above)

Getting ready

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It should be clear to everyone the Western Regime is bent on global war.
The blatant goading of Russia to over-react to attacks in deep Russian territory just keep coming. It should be a "burning cross" indication of how badly the western oligarchs need to plunder and pillage Russian resources to save the west from financial collapse.

The Weekly Watch

Crazy is as Crazy does

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I've not kept up well with the news cycle over the last couple of weeks, however the items that caught my interest this week, was first, Trump calling Putin crazy...that seems like the pot calling the kettle black to me. And secondly, the possible Hamas Israeli deal for hostages for a 60 day cease fire. Let's look at both of these stories below the fold.

Album of the Week 5-31-25

Afternoon folks!

Small haul this week, I've been busy with some projects around the house and haven't uploaded much this week. So there's an album with excellent harmonica player Lester Butler backed by a band that isn't the Red Devils. After that and finishing up in the diversity department is an album of jug bandish tunes penned by Norman Greenbaum, the fellow who would later go on to have a really big hit with "Spirit In The Sky." Anyway, it's a fun album worth a listen if you like that sort of thing.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Saturday Open Thread - 5/31/25: Odds and Ends

Good morning, good people!

I have bitched and moaned about AI being encouraged by the Texas State Bar. Well, I read the 2 articles about it in a recent Bar Journal about the ups and downs. Saves time, looks professional, but hire staff to verify every single word, then verify their work, and you are responsible for malpractice if they didn't catch a mistake and you didn't, either.

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