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On the Brink of Peace or More War?

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No matter how you feel about Trump, you got to admit he keeps things interesting with his wake of chaos. One thing one day, the opposite the next, has led me to call him zig zag Trump. Perhaps it is all about keeping the blob off balance, or may be it is just Trump's nature. The big Trump news this week was his trip to western Asia. Sounds like he cut lots of business deals, and seems sincere in wanting a settlement with Iran. If Israel or the US start a conflict with Iran, I think it is WWIII, and the west will lose. Look how the Houthis stood us down, and now they want to take on Iran? Looks like he's getting lots of pressure from the Neocons to start that insane war.

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We all share the same mitochondrial DNA...we are a human family. We get our mitochondria (the powerhouse of the cell) from our mother. It is like a symbiotic bacteria in our cells.

In 1987, studies of mitochondrial DNA (which tracks maternal ancestry), suggested that all human beings were descendants of one woman who may have lived in Africa about 200,000 years ago.

We also have other mothers in common. We all live on Mother Earth and in Mother Nature. This week we'll take a break from the news and honor Mothers...

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Promote War, Prevent Peace

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Looks to me like there are forces determined to stir up chaos. There was the Iranian port explosion as efforts at negotiation occur, and then the India Pakistan flare up in Kashmir as India and China attempt to heal their dispute. Add to that Ukraine refusing to recognize Russia's proposed three day ceasefire and threatens to attack Moscow on Victory Day. Don't forget the tariff wars underway as well. When your economy is based on war, peace is discouraged other than lip service.

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Trump Obsession

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Last week I made a comment that began, "I ain't a Trumpeteer but I also don't have TDS." Unfortunately it was read as if I finished the sentence with "like you". That is not what I said nor intended to imply. However I can understand their sensitivity since others have called them Trump deranged. Words in a blog are often misunderstood, however that's not really what I want to address. Down thread it was stated that accusations of TDS are intellectually lazy. I'm sure there are Trumpeteers that use TDS to defend him for all his craziness, but not to see the massive extent of an engineered psyop of "Orange man bad" is also naive. Let me explain below the fold...

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Renewal, Rebirth, Resurrection?

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Today's title certainly applies to the natural world, which has exploded in green. Sadly the title does not apply to the US nor it's constitution. This week the US teeters on the brink of war, or is it peace, in Ukraine and Iran. The administration is divided by the two key conflicts. The China trade war isn't going well. Trump told 'elensky this week he shouldn't have picked war with an adversary twenty times bigger and more powerful. He needs to take his own advice with regards to China. It does appear that a new world economy is evolving, probably with some form of digital currency. The current system is in collapse.

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The Disastrous Economic War
Tariffs, Taxes, and Terror

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I suspect the economic chaos created by the tariffs was called off by Trump's billionaire buddies. The Trumpeteers claim it is 5D chess, but I'm sticking with chaos, mayhem, and blunder. The outcome is an economic war with China which the US is bound to lose. An economic war supposedly declared because of China's counter tariffs, but I might point out the EU and Canada both planned counter-tariffs and have escaped Trump's wrath so far. Meanwhile the US continues its inane bombing of Yemen (to no avail) as the Houthis continue striking US ships. Bibi came to the White House this week to encourage a war with Iran. There's debate about whether Trump will acquiesce. The demands being made to Iran are unacceptable. So here we are on the brink of economic and military disaster. Let's dive deeper below the fold....

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Bombs Away

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Trump is wasting lots of bombs hitting Yemen again and again...killing mainly civilians, many women and children. Israel is still bombing Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon...that is on our dime too. The European chihuahuas want to build more bombs and weapons so they can get in on the action... thinking that will save their economies. Those who object are being silenced one way or another. France eliminated Le Pen this week much like Romania eliminated their anti-war leading candidate. UK citizens are being arrested for retweeting memes that are unapproved by TPTB. Here in the US we deport those critical of the Gaza genocide without due process. Will they eventually target citizens critical of the Zionists? In some ways they already have. The tariff wars have begun, and how that evolves has yet to be seen. These stories and more below the fold...

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Signals Crossed

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The MSM has focused on "signal gate" this week. What I find ironic is the focus is that it was leaked (probably given) to a reporter (of sorts), but no outrage at the content of the messages....We're gonna kill a bunch of civilians to send Iran a message. Pepe is in Yemen this week and he explains the nature of the society in clips below the fold. The US and Russia reached an agreement for a Black Sea Ceasefire, but the European chihuahuas are refusing to come to heel. They refuse peace. Here in the US it seems people are Trump cultists or Trump deranged fanatics with little in between. The MSM has done their best to divide us along those lines. Meanwhile we are deporting pro-Palestinian foreigners. The first amendment obviously has been discarded. Judge Nap has a piece on the history of free speech.
“I disagree with what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.” ​— Voltaire (1694-1778). All that and more below the fold...

Jimmy concurs no one is covering the substance of the leak...another illegal war (~12 min)

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Half-Assed Peace President

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The Donald seems to be trying to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, but Ukraine and the EU aren't interested. The partial ceasefire is being ignored and Russian energy infrastructure is being attacked. In an act of stupidity, the US started bombing the Houthis in a pre-emptive strike while they were refraining from blocking shipping despite the renewed genocide in the Gaza. Now the Houthis are directly striking Israel. Is this a move to start a war with Iran? To top it off we have deportations and censorship of anyone protesting the Palestinian genocide... What about the first amendment? Trump continues his good, bad, and ugly policies. All that plus the economy, food, and farming below the fold.
A real peace president...

(6 min) Retrospective of JFK's "Peace Speech"

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Democrazy?

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In plain view is the insanity of western (so called) democracies. Romania leads the way. First they cancel elections cause "far right' Georgescu was called to win. Now they charge, arrest, and eliminate him from running...The most popular candidate. Then consider the side lining of the first and second most popular elected parties in Austria, Germany, France, and others. Then there's Canada, now appointing a UK central banker as PM while playing against the Trump rhetoric as an election looms. Here in the US we call for free speech as pro-Palestinian speech is suppressed. The EU is a joke to my mind with an appointed board controlling elected national leaders. My question is: what democracy are you talking about?

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