About Trump’s appointments so far:
1.) He appears to be shoring up his base (evangelicals,immigration)
2.) I don’t see a lot of Jews.
3.) Some of them look like a challenge to his enemies: “What are you going to do about it?”
4.) Prominent female appointees.
5.) Lots of white people.
6.) Biden and Trump were very cordial in their meeting. “Smooth transition” repeated several times.
My past observation was that he uses his minions like ablative armor. I will hazard a guess that he is setting up a negotiation with his enemies (Deep State,Democrats).

Posted by: Bemildred | Nov 14 2024 15:51 utc | 3

@ William Gruff | Nov 14 2024 10:47 utc | 141 previous thread…
that for your take on hanksters post about the red sea ship thought to have been attacked by the houthi.. looks like that telegram post was a dud..

Posted by: james | Nov 14 2024 16:13 utc | 5

My take on Trump’s foreign policy related appointments, basically a bunch of Zionist delusional warmongers. Hegseth (Defence Secretary) is an utterly delusional fantasist about the power of the US military, writing many books celebrating US power and US exceptionalism. Also a heavy duty Christian Zionist who rails against the unpatriotic traitors “among us”. Waltz (National Security Advisor) is also utterly delusional, even thinking that the US should have stayed in Afghanistan even if it took more “decades” and fully believing that Russia can be forced to the negotiating table! Rubio (Secretary of State) hasn’t seen a Latin American country that he doesn’t want to intervene in. And Hindutva Tulsi Gabbard (Director of National Intelligence) hasn’t seen a Moslem who couldn’t be a terrorist. Ratcliffe (CIA Director) is on record stating that the US should carry out joint strikes on Iran with Israel. All of course China hawks. They will accelerate the decline of the US in the world.
Note to Trump: Hiring a Bunch of Warmongers Wont MAGA

Posted by: Roger Boyd | Nov 14 2024 16:22 utc | 7

Looks as if Infowars just went 10-7…at least, as it’s been known since Mr. Jones began.

Posted by: ERing46Z | Nov 14 2024 16:30 utc | 9

i guess that passing comment wasn’t deemed relevant, lol..
@ Bemildred | Nov 14 2024 15:51 utc | 3
take a look at @ 7 rogers post…. it offers a different perspective which is equally valid..

Posted by: james | Nov 14 2024 16:48 utc | 11

take a look at @ 7 rogers post…. it offers a different perspective which is equally valid..
Posted by: james | Nov 14 2024 16:48 utc | 11
Yes, Roger is quite accurate, Trump creates chaos around him, his natural element. Like Lindsey Graham, he likes attention. However, he is a year younger than I, and that has to start slowing him down.

Posted by: Bemildred | Nov 14 2024 16:57 utc | 13

i don’t know if your browser has the translate feature, but this article is quite interesting and the lady behind it is quite interesting too!
Nurit Peled, Israeli academic: “Education in Israel trains society to live in perpetual trauma ”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurit_Peled-Elhanan

Posted by: james | Nov 14 2024 17:15 utc | 15

After Tulsi Gabbard was nominated by Trump to be Director of the Intel Community all the establishment bigshots were calling her a traitor, a Russian asset, etc. This tells why: Tulsi Gabbard: Enemy of T̷h̷e̷ Their State

Posted by: kana | Nov 14 2024 17:30 utc | 17

I guess the time of fighter jet acrobatics really belongs to the past, but this performance by a Russian Su-57 is something special
https://t.me/ZandVchannel/133858
… especially compared to the US-made F35

Posted by: Norwegian | Nov 14 2024 17:54 utc | 19

@Posted by: kana | Nov 14 2024 18:12 utc | 20
Gabbard is a full on imperialist, she just disagrees about tactics and wants the empire to be more effective and efficient. Also a pro-Zionist Hindutva Moslem hater. She wants to end the war in Ukraine because she can see that the Empire is losing and that it needs to horde resources for the important fights in the Middle East (Iran) and Asia (China).

Posted by: Roger Boyd | Nov 14 2024 18:37 utc | 21

Posted by: Roger Boyd | Nov 14 2024 18:37 utc | 21
unsubstantiated imputations

Posted by: mk | Nov 14 2024 19:23 utc | 23

Roger Boyd | Nov 14 2024 17:43 utc | 18
*** Kristi Noem, the woman who killed her pet dog because it “didn’t measure up” and has been selected as the Head of Homeland Security by Trump, has stated that she plans to implement nationwide “anti-semitism” (actually anti-Zionism under the ridiculous IHRA definition) laws. Only in the West can you go to jail for criticizing the policies of another country! This woman is an out and out psychopath… ***
But isn’t there an important part of the US Constitution she would be totally discarding in order to do so?
And aren’t a lot of Americans supposedly keen to protect the Constitution….

Posted by: Cynic | Nov 14 2024 19:26 utc | 25

Imperialism and capitalist hegemony looms larger than ever, echoing through the annals of history—a history entwined with the very fabric of the Bavarian Illuminati.
This secret society, often misinterpreted through the lens of conspiracy, embodies the struggle against tyranny and the endeavor for enlightenment, casting light on the necessity of resilience in the face of oppression.
The Bavarian Illuminati emerged in late 18th-century Germany—a period rife with Enlightenment ideals challenging the old orders of monarchy and religious dogma. Founded by Adam Weishaupt, the group sought to promote reason, philanthropic ideals, and a secular society free from the clutches of both state and church. However, their legacy, manipulated by the specter of conspiracy, serves as a poignant reminder of how revolutionary ambitions are often subsumed under the weight of imperial ambitions.
Imperialism thrives on the exploitation of labor, land, and resources; it articulates a narrative of supremacy that justifies the subjugation of the “other.” The Illuminati’s commitment to enlightenment stands in stark contrast to the imperial dogma that prioritizes control over collaboration and hierarchies over horizontal structures.
The capitalist hegemony stands as a modern manifestation of the imperial ethos—a structure that commodifies every facet of existence under the banner of profit. Capitalism’s relentless pursuit of growth and accumulation perpetuates economic disparity while entrenching the mechanisms of power within a select few. The nefarious intertwining of state and corporate interests has forged a new empire—one that operates through neoliberal reforms, austerity measures, and the globalization of markets.
In challenging imperialism, empire, and capitalist hegemony, we must summon the spirit of the very ideals espoused by the Bavarian Illuminati: a commitment to reason, equity, and the pursuit of justice. This rebellion must embrace a multi-faceted approach, intertwining both economy and culture.
Just as the Illuminati aimed to dismantle the traditional power dynamics of their time, we must advocate for decentralized systems that empower communities rather than corporations.
Inspired by the principles of mutualism, cultivating a solidarity of economy that prioritizes human well-being over profit. Cooperative models and community-led initiatives can disrupt the capitalist paradigm, reaffirming the value of human labor and social equity.
A cultural revolution that emphasizes critical thinking, creativity, and collective consciousness is essential in dismantling the imperial narrative. This involves reclaiming history, accepting intercultural dialogues, and promoting the arts as tools of resistance.
As we reflect upon the currents of history, let us remember the legacy of those who have dared to challenge the fabric of oppression. In their quest for enlightenment, the Bavarian Illuminati ignited a flame that illuminates our path forward. In a world overshadowed by imperial ambition and capitalist greed, we are charged with the responsibility to ignite resistance— from the grassroots to the global stage.

Posted by: SacredGeometry | Nov 14 2024 19:40 utc | 27

@Roger Boyd, #18; #21:
You read both Noem and Gabbard absolutely correct!
There are lots of Tulsi Gabbard fans here at MoA, as you’ve also apparently noticed. But she is quite the type you described.

Posted by: Oriental Voice | Nov 14 2024 19:54 utc | 29

Alex Mercouris on Gabbard, Gaetz &co
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g1A54tHHp4

Posted by: mk | Nov 14 2024 20:01 utc | 31

Posted by: Republicofscotland | Nov 14 2024 18:55 utc | 22
Thank you, Republicofscotland! (My father’s grandmother on his mother’s side was from Selkirk.)
🙂

Posted by: juliania | Nov 14 2024 20:07 utc | 33

Posted by: Cynic | Nov 14 2024 19:53 utc |
I can’t refute your insight Cynic.
Have you passed Boaz and Jachin fellow?
People say cynicism is an ugly trait. However, in my experience, cynicism is the logical and appropriate response.
Infact, those that refute cynicism with optimism, I shout FATALISM!
But on we go…..
In the meantime..logic and reason for our headtop..
Some music for the sole..
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dub+fx+rising+up&sp=mAEA
No presumption implied, music is completely subjective.

Posted by: SacredGeometry | Nov 14 2024 20:31 utc | 35

Posted by: Cynic | Nov 14 2024 19:53 utc |
I can’t refute your insight Cynic.
Have you passed Boaz and Jachin fellow?
People say cynicism is an ugly trait. However, in my experience, cynicism is the logical and appropriate response.
Infact, those that refute cynicism with optimism, I shout FATALISM!
But on we go…..
In the meantime..logic and reason for our headtop..
Some music for the sole..
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dub+fx+rising+up&sp=mAEA
No presumption implied, music is completely subjective.

Posted by: SacredGeometry | Nov 14 2024 20:36 utc | 37

@matt2004, #34:
Philippines gained independence (after LOTS of blood shed at the hands of the Yankees, btw) at the end of the 19th century. They’ve NEVER claimed the reefs/small islands as Philippine sovereign territories in documentations, administrations, or even on their national maps, until the 1970’s when their old master, the Yankees, urged them on to serve as cannon fodders in Yankee’s geopolitical game against China in the South China Seas. Oh, not just them–the Vietnamese, the Malaysian, the Indonesian, the Brunei, et al. also.
Philippine did not just start claiming SCS. They have served as willing cannon fodder for their old colonial masters since the 70’s. Vietnam too, tearing up their formal agreement with China who helped them drive out the Yankees that dropped more bombs on them than WWII, and turned around to kiss Old Yankees’ arse in hope of, what, joining NATO one day??? Drats! There are fools abound in this world.
You are right about the Yankees being deludedly confident.

Posted by: Oriental Voice | Nov 14 2024 21:01 utc | 39

Economist Branko Milanović tries to define Trump’s ideology.
“When one combines mercantilism with migrant dislike, one gets close to what US foreign policy under Trump will look like. It will be the policy of nationalist anti-imperialism”…
Interesting read:
https://braveneweurope.com/branko-milanovic-the-ideology-of-donald-j-trump

Posted by: JB | Nov 14 2024 21:19 utc | 41

@ Tom_Q_Collins | Nov 14 2024 20:00 utc | 30
hi tom.. here is the post –
“Hankster @81 <== Unfortunately, that looks like footage of the fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego back in July, 2020. Posted by: William Gruff | Nov 14 2024 10:47 utc | 141 "

Posted by: james | Nov 14 2024 21:20 utc | 43

Bemildred | Nov 14 2024 21:19 utc | 42–
Thanks for your reply. From what we’ve seen, Trump remains beholden to his genuine constituency–the top 10%–not those that elected him. When I told my wife about Musk’s appt, she about fell out of her chair; Wolff roasts him. The 70 minutes goes fast.

Posted by: karlof1 | Nov 14 2024 21:43 utc | 45

Officially, it has been agreed upon, in order to make everyone happy, to blame Iran for the assassination attempts. In a campaign speech, Trump talked about “bombing them to smithereens”. I don’t know if Trump is the kind of guy who can say one thing and still have his private thoughts pointing otherwise.
Posted by: grunzt | Nov 14 2024 21:11 utc | 40
I don’t know this either, but Trump knows that the Butler plot was not concocted by the Iranians. He must surmise that domestic elements tried to get rid of him and naturally wants to know who done it. The compilation of Team Trump seems to show his willingness to go to the bottom, but he also may cave in to forces that he considers stronger than him.

Posted by: mk | Nov 14 2024 21:45 utc | 47

Exile..
A 5% 10 year on a steady basis is almost akin ttothe empire losing a major war.
Musk&Ramaswani better slash a garantuan part of the federal budget if that will be the future. Alternatively Trump will have to armtwist the Euro-cucks (not impossible) to “invest” much more and buy much more MIC arms.

Posted by: NorwegianPawn | Nov 14 2024 22:00 utc | 49

https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20241112155/10-year-treasury-yield-breaks-through-key-resistance-levels-on-way-to-5
I can only reccommend everybody to stydy this article for a general zest.
This is some serious stuff. The European vassals will be monitored tightly and none will dere to sell off a single treasury note, or whoever leader dare will face something more serious than a MeToo.
Our Norway cuck minister of finance is probably already ready to purchase more.

Posted by: NorwegianPawn | Nov 14 2024 22:09 utc | 51

Elon Musk the Genius !
“There are 428 government agencies we can cut them to 99.
Capitalism is run on sales Elon and every job you cut is a human being and their families. Who are consumers and who will shop in the private sector you adore so much.
And like a true ideologue you think these people can be moved around like ignots of steel and learn new skills overnight.
And like a true ideologue you think there will be someone sitting with their cheque book open ready to hire these people.
Which is never the case.
As Thatcher found out when she moved people out of mining and low end manufacturing into services and high end manufacturing and hollowed out communities and created mass unemployment all over the country. Some parts 40 years later still haven’t recovered.
How is Elon selling this snake oil ?
The tax payer money myth of course. As chumps believe their taxes fund it. Victims of monetary silencing propaganda since they walked through the school gates.
Even though they have witnessed their entire lives what happened to their taxes after every public service was privatised. Nothing, they weren’t cut in fact in most cases taxes have risen. They still can’t connect the dots.
Even as they watched trillions being created from thin air in front of their very eyes during the pandemic and war and are still stupid enough to believe their taxes fund things.
Elon is lying to everybody.
So sales will fall in the private sector near and close by to where these jobs are cut. Which will cause a drop in demand and even more job loses. As an unelected billionaire holds a sword of damocles over their lives.
As demand plummets local banks will refuse to lend. Introduce very stringent lending rules. Which will cause even more unemployment. As it All feeds in on itself.
Elon Musk is no genius. He is a liar and a complete ideological buffoon. Along with Trumps tariffs they’ll make America poor again. Treat humans like cattle.
Technopopulism in action the new structuring logic of contemporary democratic politics”—one that combines populist claims to represent “the people” as a whole and technocratic claims to possess the necessary competence for translating its will into policy.
Technopopulism exemplifies the contemporary crisis of democracy: on the one hand, it feeds on a widespread sense of dissatisfaction with the quality of democratic representation; on the other, by widening the existing chasm be­tween society and politics, it further exacerbates that sense of dis­satisfaction, in a dangerous feedback loop.

Posted by: Sun Of Alabama | Nov 14 2024 22:24 utc | 53

@Posted by: Oriental Voice | Nov 14 2024 21:01 utc | 39
The US killed millions of Filipinos to subjugate the population that had freed themselves from the Spanish, including the utterly brutalist “Moro War”. The country was a US colony until 1946, and then afterwards a neo-colony. The population suffer from a mass Stockholm Syndrome as they general love their oppressors. The current president is the son of the vassal dictator Marcos, who was thrown out by the fake “peoples revolution” (just a front for more liberal rulers taking over). Now the country is heading back into full on vassal status, on the way to being used as another Ukraine and a destination for old US men wanting young wives.

Posted by: Roger Boyd | Nov 14 2024 22:37 utc | 55

The US killed millions of Filipinos to subjugate the population
Posted by: Roger Boyd | Nov 14 2024 22:37 utc | 55
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The Imperialist attitude is vividly expressed in this old shanty that is sung with different verses in Hollywood movies.
Subic ==> https://youtu.be/E4LWHs17juc

Posted by: too scents | Nov 14 2024 22:56 utc | 57

Shutting down things on a massive scale is like everyone working from home. City places where they used to go for lunch close down and remain closed . Turned into charity shops or some reopen just to launder drug money. Places end up hollowed out. Everything associated with long term unemployment takes over.
If they introduced a living wage job guarentee that caught these people who’s lives they are going to destroy. To give them time to adjust and learn new skills on a living wage job. Which would make it 100% easier for them to transition back into the private sector.
that spending happens in the locations that need it. More in some areas and less in others depending upon the level of other activity at the time.
Which injects additional spending into the economy where it is needed at precisely the right amount — all completely automatically.
The guaranteed job generates GDP with labour that nobody else currently wants to use. The private sector no longer has to go into areas it doesn’t really belong, or want to go, in a misguided attempt to try and “create jobs”. It can be left to do its thing of eliminating jobs with innovation and automation via capital investment. That drives up productivity and leads to an increased standard of living for all.
As soon as they move back into the private sector the spending automatically stops.
They are way too ideological driven for something as sensible as that. Technopopulism is here and if they get their way here to stay.

Posted by: Sun Of Alabama | Nov 14 2024 23:00 utc | 59

Trump Nominates RFK Jr. For HHS Secretary!
Big pharma execs rush to change underwear. Fauci goes into hiding.

Posted by: Perimetr | Nov 14 2024 23:01 utc | 61

Perimetr | Nov 14 2024 23:00 utc | 58 61
lol! they won’t be selling diapers anymore… dems will have a lockhold on the supply chains!

Posted by: james | Nov 14 2024 23:29 utc | 63

DJT and his foot troops will be ready on 1/21/25 on 1201 to kick the Biden/Harris/Obama communists, fascists and DEI freaks out of their offices and day one.
The political rein of terror by the Joementia minions is over………and pay back will be a bitch………

Posted by: Tobias Cole | Nov 14 2024 23:42 utc | 65

Exile | Nov 14 2024 22:45 utc | 56–
Thanks for your reply. The Empire is losing a major war currently and will lose at least two more–the one in West Asia and the one where the Rentier Parasites finally consume their host and the economy that supports it. And that can all happen within Trump’s 4-year term. Many forecasted Trump would hasten the Empire’s fall; that’s beginning to look like a very good possibility.
The “agency” Musk is to head differs little from Obama’s Catfood Commission.

Posted by: karlof1 | Nov 14 2024 23:58 utc | 67

Tobias Cole | Nov 14 2024 23:42 utc | 65–
I suggest you write your comment onto a post-it note, stick it somewhere so it doesn’t get lost, and revisit what you wrote in a year.

Posted by: karlof1 | Nov 15 2024 0:02 utc | 69

Posted by: Exile | Nov 14 2024 22:45 utc | 56
If the 10 year goes to 5%.
Why does the whole house of cards fall down ?
Explain what happens. Why the ground will open up and sky fall in.

Posted by: Sun Of Alabama | Nov 15 2024 0:05 utc | 71

Rich people, pension funds, insurance companies and foreigners who net export to the US are the main holders of US treasuries. The government.
Here:
https://www.marketplace.org/2023/05/26/who-does-the-u-s-owe-31-4-trillion/
So how do you get these people to spend their savings to bring the national debt down ?
1. Rich people – how do you make them spend their savings of you are going to give them even more with tax cuts ?
2. pension funds – You can’t get people to spend their pension money they can’t access it.
3. insurance companies – control the weather and cause more accidents ?
4.Foreigners who net export to the US – “tariffs” and we all know the problems that causes.
5. The FED holds some which is utterly pointless. Shows that the treasuries shouldn’t have been issued in the first place. They’ll just roll off and disappear.When they could get rid of them using the delete key in a computer kryboard. The FED does not need them.
You can’t pay off the national debt it is private sector savings. To reduce it they have to spend their savings or taxed out existence.Tax the rich at 80% and the national debt will plummet over night. Their savings will plummet.
They have very few options because America is a very wealthy country and the private sector likes to save. Especially the rich.

Posted by: Sun Of Alabama | Nov 15 2024 0:22 utc | 73

You cannot force anyone to sell a Treasury Bill in exchange for new cash;
In the same way you cannot force a private bank to accept a loan from the Fed;
In the same way private banks cannot force their customers to accept loans.
Supplying money is like supplying haircuts: you can’t do it unless a corresponding demand exists.
Taxation . Increase taxes and tax it out of existence with high taxes on the rich is an option. To stop them hoarding it as treasuries and using it to rig elections.
They’ll never do that. They are about to give them even more with a very large tax cut.
Notice how Larry Fink never mentions that !

Posted by: Sun Of Alabama | Nov 15 2024 0:35 utc | 75

You could free the economy from a large part of the FIRE sector at the same time.
To kill two birds with one stone…..
1. Tax the rich more to reduce their savings. Thus treasuries they hold.
2. Stop issuing treasuries as it is a left over from the gold standard anyway. So no more are issued.
3. Let it all sit as reserve balances and set the interest rate on reserve balances at 0%
Due to inflation overtime you are effectively saying to the rich and foreigners who net export to the US – Use it or lose it. It is up to you.
At the same time …
Move American workers who save their hard earned cash for retirement to granny bonds that tracks the retail price index to keep up with inflation. 10% bonus for saving more than 5 years. Free from income tax and inheritance tax as tax doesn’t fund spending anyway.
You have just done away with the whole parasitic private pensions industry with one stroke of a pen. Who take a large chunk of your pension for themselves.
They’ll be caught by the living wage job guarentee and transition back into the private sector. Do something more useful for society than gambling with people’s hard earned savings for a living.
You have just freed the economy from a large part of the FIRE sector. We would all love that.

Posted by: Sun Of Alabama | Nov 15 2024 0:57 utc | 77

Wall Street On Parade has a posting up about Matt Gaetz
Trump Is President-Elect for Just 7 Days and a Sex, Drugs and Bribe Scandal Breaks Out
https://wallstreetonparade.com/2024/11/trump-is-president-elect-for-just-7-days-and-a-sex-drugs-and-bribe-scandal-breaks-out/
I suspect Trump thinks that a guy already this compromised can be persuaded to do just about anything he wants to whomever.

Posted by: psychohistorian | Nov 15 2024 2:20 utc | 79

B – the Palestine thread is stuck at 99.

Posted by: Moses22 | Nov 15 2024 2:47 utc | 81

Posted by: Sun Of Alabama | Nov 14 2024 22:24 utc | 53
You are completely delusional and know absolutely nothing of value.

Posted by: Screwdriver | Nov 15 2024 3:09 utc | 83

The Guardian . . .
“A new era dawns. America’s tech bros now strut their stuff in the corridors of power”

It began as a tear in the information space, a dawning realisation that the world as we knew it – stable, fixed by facts, balustraded by evidence – was now a rip in the fabric of reality. And the turbulence that Trump is about to unleash – alongside pain and cruelty and hardship – is possible because that’s where we already live: in information chaos.
It’s exactly eight years since we realised there were invisible undercurrents flowing beneath the surface of our world. Or perhaps I should talk for myself here. It was when I realised. A week before the 2016 US presidential election, I spotted a weird constellation of events and googled “tech disruption” + “democracy”, found not a single hit and pitched a piece to my editor.
It was published on 6 November 2016. In it, I quoted the “technology mudslide hypothesis” a concept invented by Clayton Christensen, a professor at Harvard Business School, who coined the term “disruption” – a process endlessly fetishised in tech circles, in which a scrappy upstart such as Microsoft could overthrow a colossus like IBM.
Whoever wins, I wrote, this election represented “the Great Disruption. With Trump the Great Disruptor.” And, for good measure, I chucked in some questions: “Will democracy survive? Will Nato? Is a free and fair election possible in a post-truth world?” . .here

It’s like we’ve always been told the truth until now. Baloney. An example of untruth is Blinken’s repeated phrase about the “unprovoked Russian aggression” etc.
How have we told the truth when every “journalist” is an echo of every other one? We see that in a phrase repeated over and over: — “China has claimed most of the South China Sea.” Nowhere is that true but every “journalist” repeats every other one, and so is you repeat a lie enough times it becomes ‘truth.’
The world, with some exceptions, The Manila Times’s Rigoberto Tiglao has an honest habit, but generally the world as we knew it – “stable, fixed by facts, balustraded by evidence” is a bunch of baloney.

Posted by: Don Bacon | Nov 15 2024 4:01 utc | 85

It is great to see that essentially it’s purpose and structure of the Russian administration is still essentially communist in both its objectives and administration. I guess for those not familiar with Central Government programs being subject to discussion and input from the community and its, shall we say for the benefit of Westerners, stakeholders, some of this will feel unfamiliar as state and central, not forgetting local government in some of their nations operates as each form of government operating independently of another.
I guess the fear in somewhere like amerika would be that central government would hold the other two hostage, whereas it Russia it is regarded as the opposite, that a regional or local government and it’s citizens can ensure that central government policy is administered in a way that meets the support of citizens, that is local consultation can be a powerful tool.
If other capitalist administrations had always structured state administration in such a way, I reckon that would have delayed the coming conflict in amerika by a century, maybe more.
This is a cutting from Rybar in English on TG. It details the consultation around the RF state which is growing as the nazi thugs plus the press-ganged, are slowly but surely being pushed out of the region and a policy must be developed which meets the aims of Russia’s SMO so that it is considerate of all the citizens especially those who’ve been subjected to the compradors’ propaganda just about all all their lives.
Let’s compare that with what happens in say an amerikan state, such as Michigan when that region’s citizens choose to speak out against genocide.
The other matter to consult on is the status of those citizens of the region who have fought for their home’s rights in the face of nazi oppression.
As in virtually every war the Rus have fought since the conversion & baptism of Prince Vladimir I Sviatoslavich of Kiev in Crimea 980 AD; following Prince Vladimir’s control and conversion of Crimea’s people, all warriors who fought in this current conflict are deemed national heroes by their community. Making certain these heroes are treated as such by all is an even higher priority than the remuneration they are/will receive/ing
🇷🇺🪖🖇 The head of the @rybar project, Mikhail Zvintchuk, spoke at a seminar organized by “ANO-Dialog Regions” @ano_dialog for deputy governors of the Central Federal District, media representatives, and heads of regional crisis management centers.

It’s no secret that coverage of the special military operation doesn’t always go smoothly. With colleagues, we discussed ways to establish a dialogue between “the region” and “the people” in the context of responding to negative information triggers of the SMO, debated what methods of building ideological narratives and military-patriotic education would be effective here and now.
📌 One of the most pressing issues is the post-war integration of SMO veterans as a new elite into society. During the seminar, we were able to outline several directions for the proper positioning of heroes and the formation of the right messages for society. The most important thing is for people to understand that the state duly appreciates their contribution to the victory (and the financial aspect is the last thing to think about).”

I dunno if anyone else suffers from this issue which occurs sometimes no matter what browser I choose. When I put in a HTML link according to the model b has beside the text box, the finished product unfortunately includes all details of the link which shouldn’t be visible. Then after making changes to syntax & grammar, the link does present correctly, except that all text past that link is now nowhere to be seen.
Very annoying as after I describe the meaning of furphy by way of a link to tell those unfamiliar with the term, all text past the word furphy has now taken a hike to who knows where. Let’s see what happens this time eh!
Of course it’s a furphy to allege any administrative function can be delivered flawlessly all the time, however one that devolves decision-making down to community level is always going to be more responsive to citizen needs than an administration which publishes directives from afar.

Posted by: Debsisdead | Nov 15 2024 4:58 utc | 87

juliania | Nov 15 2024 1:53 utc | 78–
Thanks for your reply. I must have made a mistake with the html tag. It’s the link to my article at my substack.
I’m a student of immigration having seen it very up close in California for decades. It’s always been a “back-burner” issue since the 1848 Gold Rush. It was mostly fine and dandy when most immigrants came from Europe. Mexicans only want to live on their land we stole from them. Those from farther South were often driven out by death squads, Dollar Diplomacy, or some other form of Colonial plundering. American Capitalism can’t do without them; that’s why it never stops as it’s well-known US policy drives them here.
On Hudson & Wolff, I greatly suggest this newest posting at his website, “Beyond Surface Economics: The Case for Structural Reform”, where they talk about themselves before digging into the topic.

Posted by: karlof1 | Nov 15 2024 5:27 utc | 89

DJT and his foot troops will be ready on 1/21/25 on 1201 to kick the Biden/Harris/Obama communists, fascists and DEI freaks out of their offices and day one.
Posted by: Tobias Cole | Nov 14 2024 23:42 utc | 65
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The first thing Trump is going to do will be to raise the debt limit.

Posted by: too scents | Nov 15 2024 6:10 utc | 91

Early I know but woke early to catch up on the further daily shit as the Collective Waste circles the drain. Just penned this at the Craig Murray blog but it also talks to what Trumps evolving menagerie! (He needs support btw – spread the word as their journalistic crew risk much on the ground in Lebanon )
Starting with this :
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🇺🇸 In a republished speech from 2019, Pete Hegsett, nominated for Secretary of Defense by US President-elect Donald Trump, stated that “Zionism and Americanism are the first lines of defense of Western civilization and freedom in our world today.”… ‘
As has been long obvious to anyone looking at history beyond their goldfish lifetimes, the Collective Waste didn’t start with the American Empire or end with the British Empire.
It is a sum of all the iterations between the Holy Roman and every European Imperial globetrotting colonial adventurist empire building.
The Pilgrims and multiple Christian sects set up and then persecuted within European nations were to encourage such settler colonial human fodder, for the purposes of the powerful and rich global robber barons, to exploit the World through their seaborne piracy and slavery.
Ultimately their long desired targets and goal. The subcontinent, China etc the wealth creators of the silk roads goods. As they did in much of Africas coastal lands and ancient Arabian and Persian civilisations.
Christian proselytising has always advanced Zionism and Fascism, and have always been the core of supremacist Western Imperialism. Most Zionists are Christians, nowher more so than USA.
The persecution of the khazar empires Ashkenazi converts – the Talmudic Yiddish Jewish Europeans – was long planned and accelerated through ww2, when it was obvious the Red Army was not defeated and was coming all the way to collect its debts!
The persecution complex was needed to occupy the ancient Semitic Peoples lands under the guise of a ‘religious homeland’ for the shapeshifter converts as some delusional claim in what is now a racist Eurocentric label ‘Middle East’, based on a Eurocentric frame of reference, just as the Mercator Map Projection of the Earth is!
It is not the Eurocentric Middle East now, it is correctly West Asia’
The failure of Nazism using Germay backed by Western Money Moghuls, the Yankee dollars and British £’s led to the accelerated growth of the illegal Apartheid Entity.
Long planned and finally established with a vengeance’ upon The Levantine crossroads of the continents of ancient human civilisation.
It was one of the first lethal actions by the sardonically named U N to immediately ‘legalise’ the extermination and ethnic cleansing of the native semetic multi faith peoples of ancient Palestine.
Just as the failure of Nazism / Banderism using Ukraine backed equally by the current flailing Collective Wests Yankee dollars ,£’s &€’s has led to a further acceleration of the take over of West Asia and its strategic resources and routes. They always like to mitigate a failure with some brutal murderous robberies on defenceless native people and resources some where!
There isn’t much different at all with what European fundamentalism Christianity did with the Americas & establishing the other 5eye nation centres of their global power. Including parts of Africa and Asia Pacific. Is there?
No one gets to be ‘elected’/appointed in the fascist collective wests pantomime democracies, unless they fully endorse that M.O.- that’s why the gauntlet was arranged to stop Corbyn as PM of the U.K. in two general elections.
Every single western politician and global satrap traitor to their Peoples and Lands (including Egypt and many Arab states) believes what Hegsett does and have always worked to that M.O. having been schooled by the old establishments and money men.
Hegsett said it loud and proud.
He is right – the inevitable failure of the multi centuries conquest of humanity is now all but assured.
The unstoppable rise of Multipolarity and emancipaton of the Global South human majority is guaranteed end of the distorted Collective Western Centric superiority and its last colonial apartheid entity.
DJDrumpff gets to deliver it with the ragtag appointees that are his obligations to the backers who have put in $billions so they could have direct power in this cabinet. As they always do in every one in the Collective Waste.

Posted by: DunGroanin | Nov 15 2024 7:27 utc | 93

Porton Down Laboratory Head Given Licence To Lie in Novichok Show Trial
https://johnhelmer.net/porton-down-laboratory-head-given-licence-to-lie-in-novichok-show-trial/
“Anthony Hughes, the retired judge (titled Lord Hughes of Omberseley) directing the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry in London, opened the questioning of a senior British Government chemical warfare agent on Wednesday, by telling him, ‘You’re not bound by your statement, but by all means use it to refresh your recollection.’ This is a licence to lie.”

Posted by: John Gilberts | Nov 15 2024 7:56 utc | 95

DunGroanin | Nov 15 2024 7:27 utc | 93
“Christian proselytising has always advanced Zionism and Fascism, and have always been the core of supremacist Western Imperialism. ”
The Jews floated the unscriptural Dispensationalist scam in the 19th century. It had negligible Christian precedent.

Posted by: flying dutchman | Nov 15 2024 8:54 utc | 97

I want to address a misconception I have seen multiple times in the comments here:
The American workforce by and large do *not* have pensions. There has been a shift on for decades to put American workers into “self-directed” plans, that is, a 401k or a 403b (for some government workers). Since the 401k is the predominant form, I’ll address it:
A 401k allows an employee to put part of their salary into it pre-tax, that is, that amount is removed from your taxable income in that year. The gains from dividends and sales in the 401k are not taxed as it grows, but you pay tax on it when you withdraw funds in retirement.
Your company provides a number of options in terms of mutual funds or ETFs to invest your retirement monies in. In some cases you can put funds into a self-directed brokerage account and get wide access to markets for investment products.
When you change jobs, if you have over $7000 in your 401k, you can leave it in the company plan. Your other options are to move that money to your new employer’s 401k, an IRA, or cash it out (and potentially pay a 10% penalty on top of the income taxes). In the case of an IRA you can shop for a brokerage to move it to and you can then choose whatever products you wish to invest in.
You can also take loans against your retirement account.
When I was at BellSouth (then acquired by AT&T) from 2005-2019 I did get a pension, but while I was there, it was phased out for new hires.
So these assertions I have seen here are false:
1) Blackrock has all or a large part of American’s pensions. Americans by and large don’t have pensions and those that do are managed by whoever chooses it. My BellSouth/AT&T pension is managed by Fidelity.
2) American’s can’t touch their retirement savings. They can, both directly with aforementioned 10% penalty on top of income tax, and indirectly through a loan that they don’t pay back. There are also exceptions to the 10% penalty for an IRA: first time home purchase and pursuit of higher education.
While it is true that between Blackrock and Vanguard a significant amount of American wealth is managed by two companies, in the case of an IRA it is entirely up to the individual to either use Vanguard as a brokerage for your IRA or to populate your IRA with investment products from Blackrock and/or Vanguard.
I hope this finds you well

Posted by: ockham | Nov 15 2024 9:29 utc | 99