When you think about it, fat-shaming Santa would be among the dumbest things you could do.
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I had lunch with a chess player yesterday.
It took him 20 minutes to pass the salt.
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Oneliners:
I learn from the mistakes of people who listened to my advice.
Bring a CD into my car that I "have to hear" and I'll figure out a way to deploy the passenger side airbags.
Nice try butter flavored pancake syrup, but I'm still putting butter on them!
Do a little dance, make a little love, pay child support.
You'd be more impressed with me if you never met anyone else.
Dinosaurs never had pizza and they all died.
Instead of "single" as a relationship option, it should read "independently owned and operated"
Like my therapist always says, "I'm not your therapist, you're just lying on a couch in Ikea"
Getting back with your ex is like taking a shower and putting back on dirty underwear.
If you don't like the way I drive then get off the hood of my car.
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My doctor said I needed to reduce stress over the holidays.
Great, now I have that to worry about.
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They still aren't sure why those mysterious drones have been seen flying over New Jersey.
Well, they understand why they don't land because, well, it's New Jersey…
Quote of the Times;
“Men cannot be women. Women cannot be men. Period. Reject delusion. Embrace sanity.” - the Clemson College Republicans
Link of the Times;
Encouraging Website Traffic:
https://www.unz.com/announcement/very-encouraging-website-traffic/
Issue of the Times;
While KBJ Enjoys Broadway, Her Constitution-Loving Supreme Court Colleagues Can Barely Leave Their Homes by Mollie Hemingway
It is very nice that Jackson gets to fulfill her dream and appear on Broadway. Conservative justices might like to fulfill much smaller dreams — such as going for a walk with their children — without facing mobs of activists.
Critics are making fun of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for her “cringe” special appearance on Saturday in a bit part of a queer-themed Broadway musical. The popular show, which imagines what would have happened if Juliet had not killed herself over Romeo, has been nominated for nine Tony awards.
In promotional material for the appearance, Jackson highlighted a curious and confusing claim from a “supplemental” application essay to Harvard University that she wanted to attend there in order “to fulfill my fantasy of becoming the first Black, female Supreme Court justice to appear on a Broadway stage.” No matter how outlandish the claim is, she accomplished her mission of being a Supreme Court justice and appearing on Broadway.
Jackson, known for being far and away the most loquacious justice during oral arguments, has only been on the court for two terms and has not yet made much of a mark with her rulings or dissents. During her confirmation proceedings, Jackson claimed she didn’t know what a woman was because she was not a “biologist.” Known for her outcome-based jurisprudence in support of abortion on demand, she also strongly supports institutional racism. She complains that the First Amendment is “hamstringing” the government’s censorship efforts.
Still, it’s nice that Jackson can appear on Broadway to rapturous applause from left-wing audiences. It’s a notable contrast to her conservative colleagues on the court, who remain under constant threats to their physical safety from left-wing activists.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer famously took to the steps of the Supreme Court itself to threaten violence against Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh if they didn’t rule on a case the way he wanted to. During the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, mobs took over Capitol rooms and buildings and pounded on the doors to the Supreme Court shouting, “Burn it to the ground!”
Prior to the release of the Dobbs decision, which returned abortion law to the people and their legislatures, an anonymous affiliate of the court leaked the decision, creating an incentive for assassination. Had any of the justices who signed onto the decision been killed before it was officially released, it would have prevented the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Left-wing activist groups posted the private addresses of justices’ homes and offered financial incentives for sightings of the justices in public. If the information were given to the mobs in time for them to show up and harass the justice, the financial incentive quadrupled. Although federal law prohibits demonstrating in front of a justice’s home in order to influence a decision, President Biden and his Attorney General Merrick Garland gave the protests a green light and claimed there was nothing they could do.
Some justices had to wear bulletproof vests to protect themselves from assassination attempts by left-wing activists. One such attempted assassin used the information posted online by pro-abortion activists to fly across the country and locate the home where Kavanaugh lives with his wife and children. He was stopped before he could kill the Kavanaugh family.
In September, an Alaska man with a history of political donations to Democrat causes was arrested for threatening six Supreme Court justices. Six justices on the court were nominated by a Republican president.
Elite law schools roll out the red carpet for left-wing justices, while those nominated by Republican presidents are either not invited or have to be quietly brought in to speak in private environments or eat their meals off campus so as not to be mobbed by the left-wing activists that dominate law schools. Notre Dame Law School is the rare exception to this, having made news by inviting both Democrat-nominated and Republican-nominated justices. Federal judges who fail to adopt the radical political views of these students find themselves attacked.
All of which to say, again, it is very nice that Jackson gets to fulfill her dream and appear on Broadway. Conservative justices might like to fulfill much smaller dreams — such as going for a walk with their children, or out to dinner with their spouse, or to the grocery store alone to pick up some food — without facing mobs of activists who seek their harm.
News of the Times;
Obamacare Is Killing People:
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/12/18/holy-crap-obamacare-really-did-make-health-insurance-suck-n4935249
No Gun Ever Killed Anyone:
https://mallorymillett.com/?p=39
Ukraine Assassinates Head Of Russia's Chemical & Biological Defense Forces:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/head-russias-chemical-biological-defense-forces-assassinated-moscow
Minnesota Capitol hosts Satanic ‘holiday display’:
https://alphanews.org/minnesota-capitol-hosts-satanic-holiday-display-days-before-christmas/
Actor who starred on Netflix’s hit show Sex Education revealed to be a pedophile:
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/actor-who-starred-on-netflixs-hit-show-sex-education-revealed-to-be-a-paedophile/news-story/1ad6b2a3c0449c156524e6dda2fd23f3
Ferrari won’t let you buy their cars unless:
https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-12-11-pass-social-status-check-to-buy-ferrari.html
Canada says conscription service in Iran's Revolutionary Guard does not bar entry:
https://www.voanews.com/a/voa-persian-canada-says-conscription-service-in-iran-s-revolutionary-guard-does-not-bar-entry/7897904.html
Johnson Cancels Budget Meeting and Flees As Angry Chicagoans Call Him Out:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/mayor-brandon-johnson-cancels-budget-meeting-flees-as/
Biden Lied About Everything:
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/biden-lied-about-everything-philly-fed-finds-all-jobs-created-q2-were-fake
Fully-Vaxxed New Zealand Suffers a Staggering 3000% Spike:
https://lionessofjudah.substack.com/p/devastating-fully-vaxxed-new-zealand
Abortion Pill Kills 19-Year-Old Girl:
https://www.lifenews.com/2023/02/02/abortion-pill-kills-19-year-old-girl-causes-septic-shock-that-ended-her-life/
Trump's Return To The World Stage Is Already Claiming Numerous Victims:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trumps-return-world-stage-already-claiming-numerous-victims
Ketanji Jackson Makes Embarrassing Broadway Debut:
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/12/16/stranger-than-fiction-ketanji-jackson-makes-embarrassing-broadway-debut-n4935182
Russia Strikes Ukrainian SBU Coordination Center in Retaliation:
https://sputnikglobe.com/20241220/russia-launches-massive-strike-in-retaliation-for-ukraines-shelling-of-chemical-plant-1121219902.html
China's Insanity Just Never Ends:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nISh-OqlibQ&ab_channel=ChinaFactChasers
Ketanji?
Bibi?
40% of people admit to snooping through their bathroom cabinets and drawers when they go to someone else's house.
Saves me a lot on cold medicine.
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Top 5 Signs That's Some Serious Eggnog:
No open flame allowed within 50 feet
You have to sign a waiver
And an organ donor card
Stir sticks dissolve
A fruit fly burst into flames
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Inside sources said President-elect Donald Trump drew a hard line in the sand during a dinner meeting last week with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as witnesses reported overhearing Trump telling Trudeau that the U.S. would refrain from annexing Canada if they would admit that their "bacon" is just weird, gross ham.
The offer came during a tense trade tariff discussion while Trudeau visited Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort home last week, with Trump offering a compromise in which the U.S. would avoid adding Canada as its 51st state if Trudeau would issue a public statement revealing the true nature of Canadian bacon.
"I'll cut you a deal, Little Fidel," Trump was reportedly overheard saying. "It would be very easy for us to just absorb Canada. The maple syrup is wonderful. Everyone loves it. And all of the trees. So many trees. We could do very well with Canada, better than anyone has ever done, believe me. But I'm willing to hold off on annexing you if you're willing to drop this talk about Canadian ‘bacon.' It's not bacon, Fidel. Never has been. It's ridiculous. Nothing like bacon at all. It's fake news."
Sources present at the dinner said Trudeau was uneasy with the proposition. "He definitely seemed hesitant," one witness said. "He didn't want to have his country annexed by the U.S., but you could tell he wasn't willing to blow the lid on the Canadian bacon charade."
At publishing time, negotiations between Trump and Trudeau had reportedly hit additional snags after Trump notified Trudeau that poutine was an unacceptable way to eat french fries.
*.*
The average person has three unpaid bills.
If you don't, I'd be happy to share some of mine.
*.*
Dear Santa: My sister is the "naughty" one.
Trust me.
Quote of the Times;
“It’s now abundantly clear that tolerance and secularism are two of global satanry’s primary weapons against Christian nations. First they demand permission, then they demand respect, and finally they demand submission.” – Vox Day
Link of the Times;
Crystal Mangum Admits To Lying About Being Raped By Duke Lacrosse Players:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ex-stripper-convicted-killer-crystal-mangum-admits-lying-about-being-raped-duke-lacrosse
Issue of the Times;
Has Bibi Achieved His Dream of Obliterating the Arab World? by Mike Whitney
This is roughly the situation on the ground today. The majority of Syria’s landmass is controlled by 5 groups: Al Qaida (HTS), the Kurds (SDF), the IDF (Israel), the Turks, and remnants of the Syrian Army (SAA). Of course, the situation is extremely fluid so some of the territory is likely to change hands in the near future as rival groups fight among themselves. But here’s what won’t change: A government will not emerge that is capable of stitching together a unified, contiguous, viable centrally-governed Syrian state. That’s not going to happen. The various armies are too powerful for any one group to crush the others and reestablish a government that rules all of Syria’s previously controlled territory.
Why does that matter?
Because we need to acknowledge that Israel has accomplished what it sought from the very beginning; they not only enlisted allies to help them topple Assad, but they also obliterated the Syrian state. Syria is gone; it no longer exists. And that has been Israel’s goal for more than 40 years.
So, we shouldn’t view the events of the last week as random or spontaneous, because they are neither. Everything that has taken place aligns closely with a strategic blueprint produced by a Zionist intellectual (Oded Yinon) more than four decades ago and which—according to biographer Israel Shahak—concocted “an accurate and detailed plan….for the Middle East which is based on the division of the whole area into small states, and the dissolution of all the existing Arab states.”
Full Stop.
This is where readers need to pause for a moment and honestly consider whether this accurately explains the endless fighting and turmoil we’ve seen in the Middle East for the last two decades?
The answer is: It does. Iraq, Libya, Lebanon, Syria etc. These are not just countries; they are agenda items on a Zionist checklist for regional domination. So, stop thinking that the wars have something to do with Assad or oil or pipelines or Hamas or even Israeli security. Because they don’t. These are wars aimed at establishing Israeli hegemony across the Middle East. Let’s look at the document itself which is titled A Strategy for Israel in the Nineteen Eighties by Oded Yinon:
The Moslem Arab World is built like a temporary house of cards put together by foreigners without the wishes and desires of the inhabitants having been taken into account. …every Arab Moslem state nowadays faces ethnic social destruction from within, and in some a civil war is already raging. All of the Arab states east of Israel are torn apart, broken up and riddled with conflict… This national ethnic minority picture extending from Morocco to India and from Somalia to Turkey points to the absence of stability and a rapid degeneration in the entire region. When this picture is added to the economic one, we see how the entire region is built like a house of cards, unable to withstand its severe problems…..A Strategy for Israel in the Nineteen Eighties, Oded Yinon, voltairenet
So, in the opening paragraphs, the author identifies the vulnerabilities within the current societies that can be exploited for Israel’s strategic advantage. The focus, of course, is on “ethnic minorities” that can be incited to exacerbate existing divisions within the society in order to weaken the larger body politic leading to regime change. Here’s the kicker:
The Western front… is in fact less complicated than the Eastern front. Lebanon’s total dissolution into five provinces serves as a precendent for the entire Arab World….. The dissolution of Syria and Iraq later on into ethnically or religiously unique areas such as Lebanon, is Israel’s primary target on the Eastern front in the long run, while the dissolution of the military power of those states serves as the primary short term target. Syria will fall apart in accordance with its ethnic and reliegious strtucture, into several states such as in present day Lebanon, so that there will be a Shi’ite Alawi state along its coast, a Sunni state in Damascus hostile to its northern neighbor, and the Druzes who will set up a state, maybe even in our Golan, and certainly in the Hauran and in northenr Jordan. This state of affairs will be the guarantee for peace and security in the area in the long run, and that aim is already within our reach today…. A Strategy for Israel in the Nineteen Eighties, Oded Yinon, voltairenet
Repeat: “This state of affairs will be the guarantee for peace and security in the area in the long run.” In other words, inciting ethnic and religious violence against other groups within the society, is the operational strategy for achieving regional dominance. In order to establish Israeli security, Arabs must be encouraged to kill each other.
Are we clear about that?
Regarding the Palestinians, there’s this little nugget:
Genuine coexistence and peace will reign over the land only when the Arabs understand that without Jewish rule between the Jordan and the sea, they will have neither existence nor security. A nation of their own and security will be theirs only in Jordan. A Strategy for Israel in the Nineteen Eighties,
Keep in mind, this was written in 1982 which means—that among the politicos in Netanyahu’s party—there was never any intention of exchanging land for peace or fulfilling their obligations under US Resolution 242 to evacuate the occupied territories. It was always a ruse aimed at confusing credulous nitwits in the US.
Economist Jeffrey Sachs has confirmed much of what we’ve stated here. He has recently been quite outspoken in a number of interviews on YouTube where he has laid blame for all the recent wars in the Middle East on Benjamin Netanyahu. Here’s Sach’s in a recent piece at Consortium News:
The fall of Syria this week is the culmination of the Israel-U.S. campaign against Syria that goes back to 1996 with Netanyahu’s arrival in office as prime minister. The Israel-U.S. war on Syria escalated in 2011 and 2012, when former U.S. President Barack Obama covertly tasked the C.I.A. with the overthrow of the Syrian Government in Operation Timber Sycamore. ….
Syria’s fall came swiftly because of more than a decade of crushing economic sanctions, the burdens of war, the U.S. seizure of Syria’s oil….. and most immediately, Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah… Netanyahu’s ambition to transform the region through war, which dates back almost three decades, is playing out in front of our eyes…
The long history of Israel’s campaign to overthrow the Syrian government is not widely understood, yet the documentary record is clear….
Israel’s war on Syria began with U.S. and Israeli neoconservatives in 1996, who fashioned a “Clean Break” strategy for the Middle East for Netanyahu as he came to office…..The core of the “clean break” strategy called for the Israel (and the U.S.) to reject “land for peace,” the idea that Israel would withdraw from the occupied Palestinian lands in return for peace….
...Netanyahu’s strategy was integrated into U.S. foreign policy. Taking out Syria was always a key part of the plan. This was confirmed by General Wesley Clark after 9/11. (The role of the Israel Lobby is spelled out in Ilan Pappé’s new book, Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic)….
The U.S. has by now led or sponsored wars against Iraq (invasion in 2003), Lebanon (U.S. funding and arming Israel), Libya (NATO bombing in 2011), Syria (C.I.A. operation during 2010s), Sudan (supporting rebels to break Sudan apart in 2011), and Somalia (backing Ethiopia’s invasion in 2006).
A prospective U.S. war with Iran, ardently sought by Israel, is still pending….. The U.S. and Israel are high-fiving that they have successfully wrecked yet another adversary of Israel and defender of the Palestinian cause, with Netanyahu claiming “credit for starting the historic process.”...
American interference, at the behest of Netanyahu’s Israel, has left the Middle East in ruins, with over a million dead and open wars raging in Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine, and with Iran on the brink of a nuclear arsenal, being pushed against its own inclinations to this eventuality. US & Israel Destroyed Syria & Called it Peace, Jeffrey Sachs, Consortium News
These are Israel’s wars, and they are prosecuted to pursue Israeli interests not American interests. The US military (and political class) has been hijacked by the maneuverings of strongarm lobbyists who know how to work the levers of power to achieve their own ends. Their rate of success speaks for itself. Much of the Middle East lies in ruins which was the plan from the get-go.
But now comes the hard part, because nothing has really been resolved in Syria. Yes, Assad is gone and, yes, the Syrian state has disintegrated. But how long will it take before Turkey is fighting the US-backed Kurds in the East, or before Israeli and Turkish interests clash in central or southern Syria or before HTS proves to be the unreliable terrorist organization it is known to be and refuses to follow its marching orders from Washington and Tel Aviv? So, yes, the invaders may be congratulating themselves this week “for a job well done”, but the Syrian conflagration is not over yet, not by a long-shot.
There was an important development that took place last week that provides a window into future goings-on in the battered country, although the statement was downplayed by most of the media. On Wednesday, officials of Hayat Tahrir-al Sham (HTS) announced that Mohammed al-Bashir had been appointed as Syria’s interim prime minister. Al-Bashir, who has been running the Idlib province, has been chosen to lead a small cabinet whose job will be to make sure the government agencies, banks and public services continue operate without interruption. More importantly, al-Bashir, who speaks English, is the likely the designated technocrat chosen by Washington to jumpstart the sale of the country’s state-owned assets and businesses, its natural resources, and anything else of value. Judging from past experience, he will probably oversee a sharp reduction in government spending, as well as dramatic cutbacks in education, public safety and health care. He will also seek hefty loans from the IMF for reconstruction that will be diverted to foreign accounts for his family and cronies leaving ordinary Syrians with an ocean of red ink they can never hope to repay. Sound familiar?
Unfortunately, Bashir’s debut did not go as well as expected. Here’s the story from NBC News:
When Syria’s new interim prime minister, Mohammad al-Bashir, chaired a Cabinet meeting in Damascus on Tuesday, hanging behind him was the flag of the country’s suddenly victorious opposition. Next to it, however, was a second banner popular with the region’s Sunni Islamist fighters, featuring the large Arabic letters of the Shahada, an Islamic declaration of faith.
As a new Syria fast emerges from the ruins of the Assad regime, the world is watching for hints of what that might look like — and that second flag has concerned those hoping for a future of moderation and tolerance….
HTS is banned as a terrorist organization in the United States and elsewhere and grew out of a branch of Al Qaeda. Its leader, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, said a decade ago that there would be no room for religious minorities in the Islamist Syria of which he dreamed about. He also suggested that he could bring terrorism to the West unless it withdrew from the Middle East’s wars.
More recently, however, Jolani, who now uses his real name, Ahmad al-Sharaa, has undergone something of a rebrand, trimming his beard, donning Westernized green fatigues and espousing tolerance for all of Syria’s myriad faiths. Nevertheless plenty of observers are reserving judgment until these words become actions….
Seeing Syria’s corridors of power welcome a flag “indicating Islamist-Salafist leanings” has “put people on alert,” Sukkar said. Although he does not think deploying the emblem was a “wise” move, he sees it as more reflective of the rebels’ origins in Idlib rather than anything else….
The classic worry among Western foreign policy watchers was that Assad might be toppled but replaced by something that is not much better: an extremist terror group….
Displaying the flag in an image meant to represent Syria’s new transition government shows how HTS and Jolani are still “deeply entrenched in their Salafist-Sunni ideology and worldview”….
With the group now making more moderate noises, and also in a position of considerable influence, the United States is exploring removing HTS’ terrorist designation, two current administration officials and a former senior U.S. official told NBC News. Although Washington will watch closely the militant group’s moves from its new political vantage point. Why a photo of Syria’s interim leader could hint at trouble ahead, NBC News
Let’s see if I got this right: The Biden administration replaces Assad with a terrorist organization but is suddenly surprised when it discovers the group is led by terrorists. Is that it?
Indeed, it is. As you can see, none of this resolves the basic crisis created by the removal of Assad. Instead, the main proponents of regime change—Turkey, the US and Israel—have merely transformed Syria into an even bigger battleground where their own competing interests will soon play out by way of mortal combat.
How long will it be before Turkey locks horns with Israel or the United States? How long before sectarian war engulfs the country?
Not long, I’d wager. And for the people who thought that toppling the “evil dictator” would bring peace and security. They’d better think again.
News of the Times;
Google Goes Fully Woke in New Christmas Ad:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/google-goes-fully-woke-new-christmas-ad-sparking/
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson appears in LGBT-themed Broadway play:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-supreme-court-justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-appears-in-lgbt-themed-broadway-play/
10 outrageous taxpayer-funded higher ed research projects:
https://www.campusreform.org/article/sturge-10-outrageous-taxpayer-funded-higher-ed-research-projects-doge-can-investigate/26949
Illegal Aliens Already Self-Deporting:
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/05/illegal-aliens-already-self-deporting-in-anticipation-of-second-trump-presidency/
Antifa activists tried to start a ‘queer’ ranch:
https://revolver.news/2024/12/antifa-activists-tried-to-start-queer-ranch-for-transgender-militants-in-colorado-animals-died-en-masse/
Meet the Judge Who Ordered the Release of a Chinese National Arrested for Taking Drone Shots:
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/meet-the-judge-who-ordered-the-release-of-a-chinese-national-arrested-for-taking-drone-shots-of-a-military-base/
Google Goes Fully Woke in New Christmas Ad:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/google-goes-fully-woke-new-christmas-ad-sparking/
US to drop to 66th place in life expectancy rankings:
https://nypost.com/2024/12/06/lifestyle/us-expected-to-drop-to-66th-place-in-life-expectancy-rankings/
Biden Regime Quietly Revokes Veterans Hiring Preference:
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/05/scoop-biden-regime-quietly-revokes-veterans-hiring-preference-for-civil-service-jobs/
Patriot Front announce they will shut down the same day Wray steps down as FBI Director:
https://genesiustimes.com/breaking-patriot-front-announce-they-will-shut-down-the-same-day-wray-steps-down-as-fbi-director/
Woman convicted for spitting on BLM radical gets the last laugh:
https://revolver.news/2024/12/white-woman-arrested-for-spitting-on-blm-radical-gets-last-laugh/
Stone Age Ports:
https://hotair.com/john-stossel/2024/12/08/stone-age-ports-n3797651
180 Dead:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/180-dead-haitian-warlord-orders-massacre-elderly-using-sorcery-sicken-son
Ukrainians Are Sick of the War:
https://www.thefp.com/p/ukrainians-sick-of-war-zelenskyy
China Just Lost a Quarter TRILLION Dollars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_8yHu062Sc&ab_channel=ChinaUncensored
Saves me a lot on cold medicine.
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Top 5 Signs That's Some Serious Eggnog:
No open flame allowed within 50 feet
You have to sign a waiver
And an organ donor card
Stir sticks dissolve
A fruit fly burst into flames
*.*
Inside sources said President-elect Donald Trump drew a hard line in the sand during a dinner meeting last week with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as witnesses reported overhearing Trump telling Trudeau that the U.S. would refrain from annexing Canada if they would admit that their "bacon" is just weird, gross ham.
The offer came during a tense trade tariff discussion while Trudeau visited Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort home last week, with Trump offering a compromise in which the U.S. would avoid adding Canada as its 51st state if Trudeau would issue a public statement revealing the true nature of Canadian bacon.
"I'll cut you a deal, Little Fidel," Trump was reportedly overheard saying. "It would be very easy for us to just absorb Canada. The maple syrup is wonderful. Everyone loves it. And all of the trees. So many trees. We could do very well with Canada, better than anyone has ever done, believe me. But I'm willing to hold off on annexing you if you're willing to drop this talk about Canadian ‘bacon.' It's not bacon, Fidel. Never has been. It's ridiculous. Nothing like bacon at all. It's fake news."
Sources present at the dinner said Trudeau was uneasy with the proposition. "He definitely seemed hesitant," one witness said. "He didn't want to have his country annexed by the U.S., but you could tell he wasn't willing to blow the lid on the Canadian bacon charade."
At publishing time, negotiations between Trump and Trudeau had reportedly hit additional snags after Trump notified Trudeau that poutine was an unacceptable way to eat french fries.
*.*
The average person has three unpaid bills.
If you don't, I'd be happy to share some of mine.
*.*
Dear Santa: My sister is the "naughty" one.
Trust me.
Quote of the Times;
“It’s now abundantly clear that tolerance and secularism are two of global satanry’s primary weapons against Christian nations. First they demand permission, then they demand respect, and finally they demand submission.” – Vox Day
Link of the Times;
Crystal Mangum Admits To Lying About Being Raped By Duke Lacrosse Players:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ex-stripper-convicted-killer-crystal-mangum-admits-lying-about-being-raped-duke-lacrosse
Issue of the Times;
Has Bibi Achieved His Dream of Obliterating the Arab World? by Mike Whitney
This is roughly the situation on the ground today. The majority of Syria’s landmass is controlled by 5 groups: Al Qaida (HTS), the Kurds (SDF), the IDF (Israel), the Turks, and remnants of the Syrian Army (SAA). Of course, the situation is extremely fluid so some of the territory is likely to change hands in the near future as rival groups fight among themselves. But here’s what won’t change: A government will not emerge that is capable of stitching together a unified, contiguous, viable centrally-governed Syrian state. That’s not going to happen. The various armies are too powerful for any one group to crush the others and reestablish a government that rules all of Syria’s previously controlled territory.
Why does that matter?
Because we need to acknowledge that Israel has accomplished what it sought from the very beginning; they not only enlisted allies to help them topple Assad, but they also obliterated the Syrian state. Syria is gone; it no longer exists. And that has been Israel’s goal for more than 40 years.
So, we shouldn’t view the events of the last week as random or spontaneous, because they are neither. Everything that has taken place aligns closely with a strategic blueprint produced by a Zionist intellectual (Oded Yinon) more than four decades ago and which—according to biographer Israel Shahak—concocted “an accurate and detailed plan….for the Middle East which is based on the division of the whole area into small states, and the dissolution of all the existing Arab states.”
Full Stop.
This is where readers need to pause for a moment and honestly consider whether this accurately explains the endless fighting and turmoil we’ve seen in the Middle East for the last two decades?
The answer is: It does. Iraq, Libya, Lebanon, Syria etc. These are not just countries; they are agenda items on a Zionist checklist for regional domination. So, stop thinking that the wars have something to do with Assad or oil or pipelines or Hamas or even Israeli security. Because they don’t. These are wars aimed at establishing Israeli hegemony across the Middle East. Let’s look at the document itself which is titled A Strategy for Israel in the Nineteen Eighties by Oded Yinon:
The Moslem Arab World is built like a temporary house of cards put together by foreigners without the wishes and desires of the inhabitants having been taken into account. …every Arab Moslem state nowadays faces ethnic social destruction from within, and in some a civil war is already raging. All of the Arab states east of Israel are torn apart, broken up and riddled with conflict… This national ethnic minority picture extending from Morocco to India and from Somalia to Turkey points to the absence of stability and a rapid degeneration in the entire region. When this picture is added to the economic one, we see how the entire region is built like a house of cards, unable to withstand its severe problems…..A Strategy for Israel in the Nineteen Eighties, Oded Yinon, voltairenet
So, in the opening paragraphs, the author identifies the vulnerabilities within the current societies that can be exploited for Israel’s strategic advantage. The focus, of course, is on “ethnic minorities” that can be incited to exacerbate existing divisions within the society in order to weaken the larger body politic leading to regime change. Here’s the kicker:
The Western front… is in fact less complicated than the Eastern front. Lebanon’s total dissolution into five provinces serves as a precendent for the entire Arab World….. The dissolution of Syria and Iraq later on into ethnically or religiously unique areas such as Lebanon, is Israel’s primary target on the Eastern front in the long run, while the dissolution of the military power of those states serves as the primary short term target. Syria will fall apart in accordance with its ethnic and reliegious strtucture, into several states such as in present day Lebanon, so that there will be a Shi’ite Alawi state along its coast, a Sunni state in Damascus hostile to its northern neighbor, and the Druzes who will set up a state, maybe even in our Golan, and certainly in the Hauran and in northenr Jordan. This state of affairs will be the guarantee for peace and security in the area in the long run, and that aim is already within our reach today…. A Strategy for Israel in the Nineteen Eighties, Oded Yinon, voltairenet
Repeat: “This state of affairs will be the guarantee for peace and security in the area in the long run.” In other words, inciting ethnic and religious violence against other groups within the society, is the operational strategy for achieving regional dominance. In order to establish Israeli security, Arabs must be encouraged to kill each other.
Are we clear about that?
Regarding the Palestinians, there’s this little nugget:
Genuine coexistence and peace will reign over the land only when the Arabs understand that without Jewish rule between the Jordan and the sea, they will have neither existence nor security. A nation of their own and security will be theirs only in Jordan. A Strategy for Israel in the Nineteen Eighties,
Keep in mind, this was written in 1982 which means—that among the politicos in Netanyahu’s party—there was never any intention of exchanging land for peace or fulfilling their obligations under US Resolution 242 to evacuate the occupied territories. It was always a ruse aimed at confusing credulous nitwits in the US.
Economist Jeffrey Sachs has confirmed much of what we’ve stated here. He has recently been quite outspoken in a number of interviews on YouTube where he has laid blame for all the recent wars in the Middle East on Benjamin Netanyahu. Here’s Sach’s in a recent piece at Consortium News:
The fall of Syria this week is the culmination of the Israel-U.S. campaign against Syria that goes back to 1996 with Netanyahu’s arrival in office as prime minister. The Israel-U.S. war on Syria escalated in 2011 and 2012, when former U.S. President Barack Obama covertly tasked the C.I.A. with the overthrow of the Syrian Government in Operation Timber Sycamore. ….
Syria’s fall came swiftly because of more than a decade of crushing economic sanctions, the burdens of war, the U.S. seizure of Syria’s oil….. and most immediately, Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah… Netanyahu’s ambition to transform the region through war, which dates back almost three decades, is playing out in front of our eyes…
The long history of Israel’s campaign to overthrow the Syrian government is not widely understood, yet the documentary record is clear….
Israel’s war on Syria began with U.S. and Israeli neoconservatives in 1996, who fashioned a “Clean Break” strategy for the Middle East for Netanyahu as he came to office…..The core of the “clean break” strategy called for the Israel (and the U.S.) to reject “land for peace,” the idea that Israel would withdraw from the occupied Palestinian lands in return for peace….
...Netanyahu’s strategy was integrated into U.S. foreign policy. Taking out Syria was always a key part of the plan. This was confirmed by General Wesley Clark after 9/11. (The role of the Israel Lobby is spelled out in Ilan Pappé’s new book, Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic)….
The U.S. has by now led or sponsored wars against Iraq (invasion in 2003), Lebanon (U.S. funding and arming Israel), Libya (NATO bombing in 2011), Syria (C.I.A. operation during 2010s), Sudan (supporting rebels to break Sudan apart in 2011), and Somalia (backing Ethiopia’s invasion in 2006).
A prospective U.S. war with Iran, ardently sought by Israel, is still pending….. The U.S. and Israel are high-fiving that they have successfully wrecked yet another adversary of Israel and defender of the Palestinian cause, with Netanyahu claiming “credit for starting the historic process.”...
American interference, at the behest of Netanyahu’s Israel, has left the Middle East in ruins, with over a million dead and open wars raging in Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine, and with Iran on the brink of a nuclear arsenal, being pushed against its own inclinations to this eventuality. US & Israel Destroyed Syria & Called it Peace, Jeffrey Sachs, Consortium News
These are Israel’s wars, and they are prosecuted to pursue Israeli interests not American interests. The US military (and political class) has been hijacked by the maneuverings of strongarm lobbyists who know how to work the levers of power to achieve their own ends. Their rate of success speaks for itself. Much of the Middle East lies in ruins which was the plan from the get-go.
But now comes the hard part, because nothing has really been resolved in Syria. Yes, Assad is gone and, yes, the Syrian state has disintegrated. But how long will it take before Turkey is fighting the US-backed Kurds in the East, or before Israeli and Turkish interests clash in central or southern Syria or before HTS proves to be the unreliable terrorist organization it is known to be and refuses to follow its marching orders from Washington and Tel Aviv? So, yes, the invaders may be congratulating themselves this week “for a job well done”, but the Syrian conflagration is not over yet, not by a long-shot.
There was an important development that took place last week that provides a window into future goings-on in the battered country, although the statement was downplayed by most of the media. On Wednesday, officials of Hayat Tahrir-al Sham (HTS) announced that Mohammed al-Bashir had been appointed as Syria’s interim prime minister. Al-Bashir, who has been running the Idlib province, has been chosen to lead a small cabinet whose job will be to make sure the government agencies, banks and public services continue operate without interruption. More importantly, al-Bashir, who speaks English, is the likely the designated technocrat chosen by Washington to jumpstart the sale of the country’s state-owned assets and businesses, its natural resources, and anything else of value. Judging from past experience, he will probably oversee a sharp reduction in government spending, as well as dramatic cutbacks in education, public safety and health care. He will also seek hefty loans from the IMF for reconstruction that will be diverted to foreign accounts for his family and cronies leaving ordinary Syrians with an ocean of red ink they can never hope to repay. Sound familiar?
Unfortunately, Bashir’s debut did not go as well as expected. Here’s the story from NBC News:
When Syria’s new interim prime minister, Mohammad al-Bashir, chaired a Cabinet meeting in Damascus on Tuesday, hanging behind him was the flag of the country’s suddenly victorious opposition. Next to it, however, was a second banner popular with the region’s Sunni Islamist fighters, featuring the large Arabic letters of the Shahada, an Islamic declaration of faith.
As a new Syria fast emerges from the ruins of the Assad regime, the world is watching for hints of what that might look like — and that second flag has concerned those hoping for a future of moderation and tolerance….
HTS is banned as a terrorist organization in the United States and elsewhere and grew out of a branch of Al Qaeda. Its leader, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, said a decade ago that there would be no room for religious minorities in the Islamist Syria of which he dreamed about. He also suggested that he could bring terrorism to the West unless it withdrew from the Middle East’s wars.
More recently, however, Jolani, who now uses his real name, Ahmad al-Sharaa, has undergone something of a rebrand, trimming his beard, donning Westernized green fatigues and espousing tolerance for all of Syria’s myriad faiths. Nevertheless plenty of observers are reserving judgment until these words become actions….
Seeing Syria’s corridors of power welcome a flag “indicating Islamist-Salafist leanings” has “put people on alert,” Sukkar said. Although he does not think deploying the emblem was a “wise” move, he sees it as more reflective of the rebels’ origins in Idlib rather than anything else….
The classic worry among Western foreign policy watchers was that Assad might be toppled but replaced by something that is not much better: an extremist terror group….
Displaying the flag in an image meant to represent Syria’s new transition government shows how HTS and Jolani are still “deeply entrenched in their Salafist-Sunni ideology and worldview”….
With the group now making more moderate noises, and also in a position of considerable influence, the United States is exploring removing HTS’ terrorist designation, two current administration officials and a former senior U.S. official told NBC News. Although Washington will watch closely the militant group’s moves from its new political vantage point. Why a photo of Syria’s interim leader could hint at trouble ahead, NBC News
Let’s see if I got this right: The Biden administration replaces Assad with a terrorist organization but is suddenly surprised when it discovers the group is led by terrorists. Is that it?
Indeed, it is. As you can see, none of this resolves the basic crisis created by the removal of Assad. Instead, the main proponents of regime change—Turkey, the US and Israel—have merely transformed Syria into an even bigger battleground where their own competing interests will soon play out by way of mortal combat.
How long will it be before Turkey locks horns with Israel or the United States? How long before sectarian war engulfs the country?
Not long, I’d wager. And for the people who thought that toppling the “evil dictator” would bring peace and security. They’d better think again.
News of the Times;
Google Goes Fully Woke in New Christmas Ad:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/google-goes-fully-woke-new-christmas-ad-sparking/
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson appears in LGBT-themed Broadway play:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-supreme-court-justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-appears-in-lgbt-themed-broadway-play/
10 outrageous taxpayer-funded higher ed research projects:
https://www.campusreform.org/article/sturge-10-outrageous-taxpayer-funded-higher-ed-research-projects-doge-can-investigate/26949
Illegal Aliens Already Self-Deporting:
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/05/illegal-aliens-already-self-deporting-in-anticipation-of-second-trump-presidency/
Antifa activists tried to start a ‘queer’ ranch:
https://revolver.news/2024/12/antifa-activists-tried-to-start-queer-ranch-for-transgender-militants-in-colorado-animals-died-en-masse/
Meet the Judge Who Ordered the Release of a Chinese National Arrested for Taking Drone Shots:
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/meet-the-judge-who-ordered-the-release-of-a-chinese-national-arrested-for-taking-drone-shots-of-a-military-base/
Google Goes Fully Woke in New Christmas Ad:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/google-goes-fully-woke-new-christmas-ad-sparking/
US to drop to 66th place in life expectancy rankings:
https://nypost.com/2024/12/06/lifestyle/us-expected-to-drop-to-66th-place-in-life-expectancy-rankings/
Biden Regime Quietly Revokes Veterans Hiring Preference:
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/05/scoop-biden-regime-quietly-revokes-veterans-hiring-preference-for-civil-service-jobs/
Patriot Front announce they will shut down the same day Wray steps down as FBI Director:
https://genesiustimes.com/breaking-patriot-front-announce-they-will-shut-down-the-same-day-wray-steps-down-as-fbi-director/
Woman convicted for spitting on BLM radical gets the last laugh:
https://revolver.news/2024/12/white-woman-arrested-for-spitting-on-blm-radical-gets-last-laugh/
Stone Age Ports:
https://hotair.com/john-stossel/2024/12/08/stone-age-ports-n3797651
180 Dead:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/180-dead-haitian-warlord-orders-massacre-elderly-using-sorcery-sicken-son
Ukrainians Are Sick of the War:
https://www.thefp.com/p/ukrainians-sick-of-war-zelenskyy
China Just Lost a Quarter TRILLION Dollars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_8yHu062Sc&ab_channel=ChinaUncensored
Deal?
Syria's President Assad flew to Moscow over the weekend.
Worst vacation travel agent EVER!
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Breaking Bad Barbie
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Fast-food chain McDonald's has officially surpassed the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the number of shooters apprehended in 2024.
Despite having thousands of highly trained agents tasked with stopping violent mass shooters, the entirety of the FBI was bested by a single part-time McDonald's cashier.
"Not again," sighed Director Wray, handing over his resignation. "I don't know how McDonald's does it. How did they beat us at arresting shooters, all while making perfectly crispy fries, a solid breakfast, and surprisingly good coffee? We just can't compete with the golden arches."
In light of this development, Congress has announced all FBI agents will be required to do an apprenticeship at McDonald's to hone their craft. "If you can't beat them, join them," said Congressmen Rand Paul, explaining the new measure. "Every agent will spend time working the drive-through and cashier lines as we work to bring the FBI up to McDonald's level. They will learn how to catch bad guys and cook delicious nuggets. It's a no-brainer."
At publishing time, the DOGE had announced to save costs it is considering replacing all FBI agents with McDonald's cashiers.
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Top 5 Things Overheard at the North Pole Office Party:
"Hey, I can't reach that!"
"Yeah, it's an old toy-making injury."
"Wait-are these venison?"
"We strike at midnight on the 23rd"!
"For Pete's sake, can't we leave the reindeer outside?"
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Traveling to Greenland is about to get easier, as a new airport in the capital city of Nuuk opens.
My guess: they should easily be able to handle the rush.
Quote of the Times;
CEO pay in the US skyrocketed 1,209% since 1978 compared with a 15% rise in the typical worker's pay in that same time. In 1965, CEO-to-worker compensation ratio was 20:1, meaning CEOs made 20 times the salary of their workers. In 2022, the CEO-to-worker compensation ratio was 344:1. Globohomo free market global labor pool financialized capitalism has been VERY VERY good for the 1%. Aspirational for the 5%. And utter dog shit for the 95%. - Nillas With Attitude @kingofallnads
Link of the Times;
Cynical Overtakes Sacred, as the West Bares its True Face:
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/cynical-overtakes-sacred-as-the-west
Issue of the Times;
Socialism Is a Deal with the Devil by John Green
America was founded on the principles of capitalism. But there are those who think communism is the solution for every problem, from bad weather to old Joe's dementia. In their book, In Their Own Words, Terry Turchie and Donagh Bracken document that organizations such as the Weather Underground, the Black Panther Party, Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, and The Democratic Socialists of American have been agitating for communism for decades. We've even got one senator who spent his honeymoon in the Soviet Union and a whole squad of congresswomen who openly support it now. They don't use the word "communism" very often, but their manifestos and stated goals are 100 percent aligned with that ideology. Instead, they use seductive terms like "social justice," "guaranteed income," and "equality."
Capitalism vests ownership of property (along with the means of production) with the private sector. Members of the community are allowed to operate for their own individual interests — and those individuals get to keep the profits from their work. Hence, hard work is rewarded. With hard work and initiative, anyone can succeed. So people tend to work hard. Domestic product (the total production of the community) is maximized.
But the rewards are unevenly distributed. The portion of the domestic product that each person receives is a function of his contribution, not his membership in the community. The end result is that members of a capitalist community earn unequal portions of a very large pie.
Communism vests ownership of property (and the means of production) with the commune — otherwise known as the state. Members of the commune are expected to work for the benefit of the commune — not themselves. Each is to contribute according to his ability and receive according to his needs. It sounds like perfect harmony — until observed in practice.
When all share equally in the rewards, hard work is irrelevant to the portion of the commune's production that each person receives. Everyone's portion of the domestic product is a result of his membership in the commune, not his contribution to it. Since hard work is not rewarded, people tend to not work hard. Total domestic product rarely exceeds sustainment levels. But equality of outcomes is maximized. Commune members earn equal portions of a small pie.
Conceptually, capitalism and communism are inherently incompatible economic systems — they function at opposite ends of the public/private ownership axis. Attempts to blend them are destined for failure.
Capitalism maximizes productivity but sacrifices equal results. It provides equal opportunity, not equal outcome. The reward achieved by each individual is dependent on his own initiative. To realize capitalism's full potential, community members must have freedom to exercise that initiative. Therefore, personal liberty is a requirement for capitalism.
Communism maximizes equal results (equal distribution of the domestic product) but sacrifices the productivity inherent in capitalism. It also requires that community members surrender their freedom. They are not free to exercise individual initiative. They are expected to serve the needs of the commune — whatever those may be. They are expected to be a contributing member of the hive.
Unfortunately, leftists have created an attractive narrative about communism. If one ignores its downside, communism sounds idyllic to a naïve mind — everyone sharing equally in the bounty of the commune. No class envy, no brutal competition, no "dog eat dog" business jungle — just equality. Never mind that one has to give up personal choice and freedom to live in such a community.
The leftists paint capitalism's unequal distribution of rewards as inherently evil. They prey on class envy, demanding that the "rich pay their fair share." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez even declared that capitalism is "not a redeemable system." Of course, she ignores all metrics except equality.
The left then seduces everyone by offering an impossible compromise — which leftists assure us will provide the advantages of both capitalism and communism. They call it socialism. They assure us that socialism will provide the productivity of capitalism and the equal distribution of communism. We'll just allow capitalism to produce the wealth but force producers to redistribute wealth by regulatory or tax-and-spend schemes. They use terms like "ensuring a livable wage"; "protecting our most vulnerable"; "correcting social injustices"; or, as Barack Obama simply said, "spreading the wealth around." It is all a lie. Socialism is a deal with the Devil. Its promises are seductive, but it delivers only misery.
Striking a compromise between two incompatible systems does not achieve the best of both systems; it achieves the worst of both systems. Socialism promises the productivity of capitalism with the equality of communism. But it actually delivers the inequality of capitalism and the low productivity of socialism — just the opposite of its intended goals.
Socialism relies on redistribution (via regulation or taxation) to promote equality. But that redistribution is actually a disincentive to production. Redistributed money is money that could have been spent on more production, which is instead redirected to non-production. In capitalism, you spend money to make money. In socialism, you spend money not to make money — by redirecting it to non-producers. Therefore, the community doesn't produce as much product — or make as much money to redistribute.
As socialism redistributes wealth, less of the wealth is available to reward producers and expand production. Production stagnates, and domestic product declines. Declining domestic product results in less wealth for redistribution. Those who own property begin consolidating their holdings to maintain their own standard of living. As the pie gets smaller, they exert their influence to keep more of it. That causes the standard of living of those receiving the redistribution to decline.
Pressure for increased redistribution builds, with the community demanding more taxation and social spending. The government raises taxes and the regulatory burden on producers, but that only further chokes production. With each cycle of the death spiral, the rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and inequality proliferates.
The cycle continues until there is inadequate production to meet the redistribution demands. As Margaret Thatcher famously said, "the problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." That's when the community has arrived at Venezuela. The rich are obscenely rich, and the poor are breaking into the zoo to eat the displays. The Venezuelan example is not atypical relative to other socialist attempts.
When a socialist community can no longer function, it has reached a fork in the road where there are only two choices:
• Recommit to capitalism and return to rewarding producers for their efforts.
• Commit to communism, seizing the means of production and vesting ownership of all property in the commune.
Socialism is merely a flowery invitation to move gradually toward communism, giving up our liberty in exchange for a life of subsistence. There are those who say it will never happen in America. Yet Obamacare was the first step toward seizing the means of production of health care. Senator Pocahontas Warren has proposed nationalizing every business with revenue over $1B. President Gremlin is reportedly considering seizing the energy sector's means of production — to save the planet. President Obama even proposed nationalizing pension programs, seizing our retirement savings and replacing them with a government stipend — taking the wealth we have earned and replacing it with the wealth we need. It can happen here if we aren't vigilant.
Socialist experiments can end in one of three ways.
• Poverty and starvation
• Enslavement to the state
• Return to personal freedom and the inequality that results
Jim Jones once told his followers that "God is socialism, and socialism is God." He said it just as Satan would have when offering a deal too good to be true. Jones offered his followers a socialist paradise but delivered a communist hell, in which he took everything they owned, enslaved them to the commune, and led 918 of them to slaughter. That's how his attempt at socialism ended.
News of the Times;
Biden delivers 39 more pardons, announces commutations for nearly 1,500:
https://www.wnd.com/2024/12/biden-delivers-39-more-pardons-announces-commutations-for-nearly-1500/
Australian Medical Icon Breaks Down in Tears Over COVID-19 Vaccine Catastrophe:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/australian-medical-icon-breaks-down-tears-during-debate/
The EU and the Illusion of Democracy:
https://www.unz.com/article/the-eu-and-the-illusion-of-democracy/
Baby Girl Born at 23 Weeks:
https://www.lifenews.com/2024/12/10/baby-girl-born-at-23-weeks-is-heading-home-for-christmas-with-her-family/
Consumers told to snitch on stores that don't have enough 'gender-neutral' toys:
https://www.wnd.com/2024/12/full-stasi-consumers-told-to-snitch-on-stores-that-dont-have-enough-gender-neutral-toys/
3 Army soldiers arrested on human smuggling:
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5024436-army-soldiers-charged-smuggling/
"Young White Girls Are Being Raped by These Grooming Gangs":
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/uk-podcaster-faces-prison-saying-young-white-girls-are-being-raped-these-grooming-gangs
Iraqi migrant kills mother of nine:
https://rmx.news/article/germany-iraqi-migrant-kills-mother-of-nine-in-her-sleep/
Venezuelan Busted For Extorting Illegals In PA:
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/06/venezuelan-busted-for-extorting-illegals-in-pa-exposes-evil-side-effect-of-bidens-open-borders/
Alito Calls Out Solicitor General:
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/alito-accuses-solicitor-general-of-ignoring-research-that-exposed-risks-of-trans-procedures-for-kids/
Democracy Is Dead:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/democracy-dead-coup-against-right-wing-movements-underway-europe
Boise State Forfeits Against Transgender In Stunning Show Of Protest:
https://www.outkick.com/sports/boise-state-forfeit-sjsu-blaire-fleming-mountain-west-tournament
DEI FBI agent convicted of robbing people blind:
https://revolver.news/2024/12/dei-fbi-agent-convicted-of-robbing-people-blind-during-j6-home-raid/
KC will pay $850,000 to firefighter:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kc-pay-850-000-firefighter-042000206.html
China's Dystopian Reality is Spiralling Out of Control:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW8-gYUEaHQ&ab_channel=ChinaFactChasers
Worst vacation travel agent EVER!
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Top 5 Most Dangerous Toys in 2024:
Breaking Bad Barbie
Cabbage Nicotine Patch Dolls
Mattel's Home Lasik Kit
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Fast-food chain McDonald's has officially surpassed the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the number of shooters apprehended in 2024.
Despite having thousands of highly trained agents tasked with stopping violent mass shooters, the entirety of the FBI was bested by a single part-time McDonald's cashier.
"Not again," sighed Director Wray, handing over his resignation. "I don't know how McDonald's does it. How did they beat us at arresting shooters, all while making perfectly crispy fries, a solid breakfast, and surprisingly good coffee? We just can't compete with the golden arches."
In light of this development, Congress has announced all FBI agents will be required to do an apprenticeship at McDonald's to hone their craft. "If you can't beat them, join them," said Congressmen Rand Paul, explaining the new measure. "Every agent will spend time working the drive-through and cashier lines as we work to bring the FBI up to McDonald's level. They will learn how to catch bad guys and cook delicious nuggets. It's a no-brainer."
At publishing time, the DOGE had announced to save costs it is considering replacing all FBI agents with McDonald's cashiers.
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Top 5 Things Overheard at the North Pole Office Party:
"Hey, I can't reach that!"
"Yeah, it's an old toy-making injury."
"Wait-are these venison?"
"We strike at midnight on the 23rd"!
"For Pete's sake, can't we leave the reindeer outside?"
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Traveling to Greenland is about to get easier, as a new airport in the capital city of Nuuk opens.
My guess: they should easily be able to handle the rush.
Quote of the Times;
CEO pay in the US skyrocketed 1,209% since 1978 compared with a 15% rise in the typical worker's pay in that same time. In 1965, CEO-to-worker compensation ratio was 20:1, meaning CEOs made 20 times the salary of their workers. In 2022, the CEO-to-worker compensation ratio was 344:1. Globohomo free market global labor pool financialized capitalism has been VERY VERY good for the 1%. Aspirational for the 5%. And utter dog shit for the 95%. - Nillas With Attitude @kingofallnads
Link of the Times;
Cynical Overtakes Sacred, as the West Bares its True Face:
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/cynical-overtakes-sacred-as-the-west
Issue of the Times;
Socialism Is a Deal with the Devil by John Green
America was founded on the principles of capitalism. But there are those who think communism is the solution for every problem, from bad weather to old Joe's dementia. In their book, In Their Own Words, Terry Turchie and Donagh Bracken document that organizations such as the Weather Underground, the Black Panther Party, Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, and The Democratic Socialists of American have been agitating for communism for decades. We've even got one senator who spent his honeymoon in the Soviet Union and a whole squad of congresswomen who openly support it now. They don't use the word "communism" very often, but their manifestos and stated goals are 100 percent aligned with that ideology. Instead, they use seductive terms like "social justice," "guaranteed income," and "equality."
Capitalism vests ownership of property (along with the means of production) with the private sector. Members of the community are allowed to operate for their own individual interests — and those individuals get to keep the profits from their work. Hence, hard work is rewarded. With hard work and initiative, anyone can succeed. So people tend to work hard. Domestic product (the total production of the community) is maximized.
But the rewards are unevenly distributed. The portion of the domestic product that each person receives is a function of his contribution, not his membership in the community. The end result is that members of a capitalist community earn unequal portions of a very large pie.
Communism vests ownership of property (and the means of production) with the commune — otherwise known as the state. Members of the commune are expected to work for the benefit of the commune — not themselves. Each is to contribute according to his ability and receive according to his needs. It sounds like perfect harmony — until observed in practice.
When all share equally in the rewards, hard work is irrelevant to the portion of the commune's production that each person receives. Everyone's portion of the domestic product is a result of his membership in the commune, not his contribution to it. Since hard work is not rewarded, people tend to not work hard. Total domestic product rarely exceeds sustainment levels. But equality of outcomes is maximized. Commune members earn equal portions of a small pie.
Conceptually, capitalism and communism are inherently incompatible economic systems — they function at opposite ends of the public/private ownership axis. Attempts to blend them are destined for failure.
Capitalism maximizes productivity but sacrifices equal results. It provides equal opportunity, not equal outcome. The reward achieved by each individual is dependent on his own initiative. To realize capitalism's full potential, community members must have freedom to exercise that initiative. Therefore, personal liberty is a requirement for capitalism.
Communism maximizes equal results (equal distribution of the domestic product) but sacrifices the productivity inherent in capitalism. It also requires that community members surrender their freedom. They are not free to exercise individual initiative. They are expected to serve the needs of the commune — whatever those may be. They are expected to be a contributing member of the hive.
Unfortunately, leftists have created an attractive narrative about communism. If one ignores its downside, communism sounds idyllic to a naïve mind — everyone sharing equally in the bounty of the commune. No class envy, no brutal competition, no "dog eat dog" business jungle — just equality. Never mind that one has to give up personal choice and freedom to live in such a community.
The leftists paint capitalism's unequal distribution of rewards as inherently evil. They prey on class envy, demanding that the "rich pay their fair share." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez even declared that capitalism is "not a redeemable system." Of course, she ignores all metrics except equality.
The left then seduces everyone by offering an impossible compromise — which leftists assure us will provide the advantages of both capitalism and communism. They call it socialism. They assure us that socialism will provide the productivity of capitalism and the equal distribution of communism. We'll just allow capitalism to produce the wealth but force producers to redistribute wealth by regulatory or tax-and-spend schemes. They use terms like "ensuring a livable wage"; "protecting our most vulnerable"; "correcting social injustices"; or, as Barack Obama simply said, "spreading the wealth around." It is all a lie. Socialism is a deal with the Devil. Its promises are seductive, but it delivers only misery.
Striking a compromise between two incompatible systems does not achieve the best of both systems; it achieves the worst of both systems. Socialism promises the productivity of capitalism with the equality of communism. But it actually delivers the inequality of capitalism and the low productivity of socialism — just the opposite of its intended goals.
Socialism relies on redistribution (via regulation or taxation) to promote equality. But that redistribution is actually a disincentive to production. Redistributed money is money that could have been spent on more production, which is instead redirected to non-production. In capitalism, you spend money to make money. In socialism, you spend money not to make money — by redirecting it to non-producers. Therefore, the community doesn't produce as much product — or make as much money to redistribute.
As socialism redistributes wealth, less of the wealth is available to reward producers and expand production. Production stagnates, and domestic product declines. Declining domestic product results in less wealth for redistribution. Those who own property begin consolidating their holdings to maintain their own standard of living. As the pie gets smaller, they exert their influence to keep more of it. That causes the standard of living of those receiving the redistribution to decline.
Pressure for increased redistribution builds, with the community demanding more taxation and social spending. The government raises taxes and the regulatory burden on producers, but that only further chokes production. With each cycle of the death spiral, the rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and inequality proliferates.
The cycle continues until there is inadequate production to meet the redistribution demands. As Margaret Thatcher famously said, "the problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." That's when the community has arrived at Venezuela. The rich are obscenely rich, and the poor are breaking into the zoo to eat the displays. The Venezuelan example is not atypical relative to other socialist attempts.
When a socialist community can no longer function, it has reached a fork in the road where there are only two choices:
• Recommit to capitalism and return to rewarding producers for their efforts.
• Commit to communism, seizing the means of production and vesting ownership of all property in the commune.
Socialism is merely a flowery invitation to move gradually toward communism, giving up our liberty in exchange for a life of subsistence. There are those who say it will never happen in America. Yet Obamacare was the first step toward seizing the means of production of health care. Senator Pocahontas Warren has proposed nationalizing every business with revenue over $1B. President Gremlin is reportedly considering seizing the energy sector's means of production — to save the planet. President Obama even proposed nationalizing pension programs, seizing our retirement savings and replacing them with a government stipend — taking the wealth we have earned and replacing it with the wealth we need. It can happen here if we aren't vigilant.
Socialist experiments can end in one of three ways.
• Poverty and starvation
• Enslavement to the state
• Return to personal freedom and the inequality that results
Jim Jones once told his followers that "God is socialism, and socialism is God." He said it just as Satan would have when offering a deal too good to be true. Jones offered his followers a socialist paradise but delivered a communist hell, in which he took everything they owned, enslaved them to the commune, and led 918 of them to slaughter. That's how his attempt at socialism ended.
News of the Times;
Biden delivers 39 more pardons, announces commutations for nearly 1,500:
https://www.wnd.com/2024/12/biden-delivers-39-more-pardons-announces-commutations-for-nearly-1500/
Australian Medical Icon Breaks Down in Tears Over COVID-19 Vaccine Catastrophe:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/australian-medical-icon-breaks-down-tears-during-debate/
The EU and the Illusion of Democracy:
https://www.unz.com/article/the-eu-and-the-illusion-of-democracy/
Baby Girl Born at 23 Weeks:
https://www.lifenews.com/2024/12/10/baby-girl-born-at-23-weeks-is-heading-home-for-christmas-with-her-family/
Consumers told to snitch on stores that don't have enough 'gender-neutral' toys:
https://www.wnd.com/2024/12/full-stasi-consumers-told-to-snitch-on-stores-that-dont-have-enough-gender-neutral-toys/
3 Army soldiers arrested on human smuggling:
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5024436-army-soldiers-charged-smuggling/
"Young White Girls Are Being Raped by These Grooming Gangs":
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/uk-podcaster-faces-prison-saying-young-white-girls-are-being-raped-these-grooming-gangs
Iraqi migrant kills mother of nine:
https://rmx.news/article/germany-iraqi-migrant-kills-mother-of-nine-in-her-sleep/
Venezuelan Busted For Extorting Illegals In PA:
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/06/venezuelan-busted-for-extorting-illegals-in-pa-exposes-evil-side-effect-of-bidens-open-borders/
Alito Calls Out Solicitor General:
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/alito-accuses-solicitor-general-of-ignoring-research-that-exposed-risks-of-trans-procedures-for-kids/
Democracy Is Dead:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/democracy-dead-coup-against-right-wing-movements-underway-europe
Boise State Forfeits Against Transgender In Stunning Show Of Protest:
https://www.outkick.com/sports/boise-state-forfeit-sjsu-blaire-fleming-mountain-west-tournament
DEI FBI agent convicted of robbing people blind:
https://revolver.news/2024/12/dei-fbi-agent-convicted-of-robbing-people-blind-during-j6-home-raid/
KC will pay $850,000 to firefighter:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kc-pay-850-000-firefighter-042000206.html
China's Dystopian Reality is Spiralling Out of Control:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW8-gYUEaHQ&ab_channel=ChinaFactChasers
Views?
The Oxford University Press has named "brain rot" as the Oxford Word of the Year 2024.
Not to be critical, but isn't that two words?
*.*
Top 5 Great Titles for TV Show Mashups:
Family Guy Feud
Perfect Strangers Things
The Wild Wild West Wing
N.Y.P.D. Blue Planet
It's Always Sunny and Cher in Philadelphia
*.*
A Sunday School teacher of pre-schoolers was concerned that his students might be a little confused about Jesus Christ because of the Christmas season emphasis on His birth. He wanted to make sure they understood that the birth of Jesus occurred for real.
He asked his class, "Where is Jesus today?"
Steven raised his hand and said, "He's in heaven."
Mary was called on and answered, "He's in my heart."
Little Johnny, waving his hand furiously, blurted out, "I know, I know! He's in our bathroom!!!"
The whole class got very quiet, looked at the teacher, and waited for a response. The teacher was completely at a loss for a few very long seconds. Finally, he gathered his wits and asked Little Johnny how he knew this.
Little Johnny said, "Well... every morning, my father gets up, bangs on the bathroom door, and yells, 'Good Lord, are you still in there?!'"
*.*
Democrats are sounding the alarm over Trump's stated plan to shutter the Department of Education, saying such a move would put millions of kids in danger of becoming too smart to vote Democrat.
"Without government, kids no learn good," Congressional Representative Alexandria Ocassio-Cortez warned. "You want no learn good?"
"For decades, our Department of Education has been doing the important work of ensuring kids stay economically, civically, and socially handicapped so that they'll be reliable Democrat voters," said Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as he packed his office belongings into a cardboard box. "Now it appears our noble mission to keep children illiterate is being threatened. This could be catastrophic for the Democratic Party."
"He must be stopped," continued Cardona as tears began to well up in his eyes.
At publishing time, Democrats had also warned that abolishing the Fed could lead to citizens being too financially free to depend on the Government.
*.*
Q. How do you know when you're really ugly?
A. Dogs hump your leg with their eyes closed.
Quote of the Times;
“There’s no downstream liability, there’s no front-end safety testing… and there’s no marketing and advertising costs, because the federal government is ordering 78 million school kids to take that vaccine every year. What better product could you have? And so there was a gold rush to add all these new vaccines to the schedule… because if you get onto that schedule, it’s a billion dollars a year for your company. So we got all of these new vaccines, 72 shots, 16 vaccines… And that year, 1989, we saw an explosion in chronic disease in American children… ADHD, sleep disorders, language delays, ASD, autism, Tourette’s syndrome, ticks, narcolepsy. Autism went from one in 10,000 in my generation… to one in every 34 kids today.” – RFK Jr.
Link of the Times;
They Just Got Handed Fraudulent Books:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/they-just-got-handed-fraudulent-books-ed-dowd-warns-trump-inheriting-turd-economy
Issue of the Times;
How My Views on Government Have Changed by Aaron Hertzberg
I used to regard the government as extremely inept/incompetent, fairly corrupt, and facing incentives that pushed institutions/officials to be generally corrupt and inept.
Now, I regard the government as fundamentally evil on par with other classical evil regimes throughout human history — something made clear by the government’s behavior during the pandemic.
1. The government went out of their way to suppress, sabotage, and destroy every available effective covid treatment, which by itself caused hundreds of thousands of deaths if not millions around the world. This wasn’t merely the government making claims disparaging the safety and efficacy of covid treatments – the government aggressively marshaled a “whole of government approach” to wield every available political lever to ruthlessly crush any and every treatment. The government took a leading role in targeting, harassing, deplatforming, delicensing, and terminating the careers of heroic dissident doctors who chose to treat covid patients in defiance of the nihilistic guidelines promulgated by the NIH and other agencies to ‘do nothing’ and send patients home until they ‘turned blue.’ The government also was an enthusiastic participant in conducting fraudulent trials for the express purpose of conjuring false data showing that popular effective covid treatments had no efficacy treating covid.
2. The other covid policies – lockdowns, facemasks, and the other forms of social restrictions – were some of the most evil and pernicious policies ever implemented by a society that considers itself to be ethical. It is now clear that the death toll from these policies exceeded the genuine death toll from covid disease (which itself was only significant because of the suppression and denial of treatment as stated above).
Moreover, the very policies championed and savagely implemented by Federal and state governments worsened the morbidity and mortality of covid disease. Forcing people to stay indoors, avoid exercising, avoid social contact, and a bevy of other things that dramatically raised the stress levels and obesity of the population at large made people far more susceptible to covid disease (as well as a host of other medical conditions).
Even more shockingly, these society-upending policies lacked any supportive evidence before they were implemented. It is now well-documented that none of the covid mitigations had any epidemiological impact. Lockdowns had no effect on the transmission or epidemiology of covid waves. Cloth/surgical facemasks did not reduce the spread of covid at all, and even the various types of N95 masks proved utterly useless in the hands of the general population.
Key government officials including Fauci actually admitted that they never took into account the myriad harms that such policies would inflict on society, which is not an ‘oversight’ – the least horrible possibility is that they had no regard for carnage caused by their policies, which is genuinely evil.
3. The covid vaccines – funded, marketed, and mandated by the government – were barely effective for maybe a few months at most, but caused a significant amount of death and severe life-altering injuries (I have done research work in this area, including compiling 3,300+ case report studies documenting various covid vaccine injuries/deaths in the formal academic literature). The government is STILL denying that there were any deaths associated with the mRNA vaccines at all – in 2023, with well over 300 cases of vaccine-associated deaths reported in the formal academic literature (!!!).
The toll from the covid vaccines in just the US is probably somewhere between 100,000-300,000 deaths, and maybe more (this is based on analyses of excess mortality, government disability data, insurance data, pharmacovigilance data, and survey study data). There are probably at least half a million people in the US living with significant injuries caused by a covid vaccine, and possibly more than 2 million. Because of the shockingly poor quality of US data and studies, it is very difficult to sort out the various causes of excess morbidity and mortality (covid disease, covid policies, covid vaccines) or to get a firm idea of how much is “excess” in the first place, but one thing is undeniable: the covid vaccines inflicted mass carnage across society.
4. The government tried to dehumanize unvaccinated people, and largely succeeded according to polling showing that a significant percentage of people if not outright majorities held a variety of shocking views about unvaccinated people including that they are selfish; stupid; a danger to society; should be forcibly confined to their homes; have their children taken away; and be relocated to “quarantine facilities.” A considerable plurality of vaccinated people, in a word, overtly despised the unvaccinated.
This sort of evil abhorrent demagoguery is historically exactly how a society is groomed to accept genocide of a minority group or faction within society.
5. The government prosecuted the most significant and consequential censorship regime in the history of any Western country, which besides for the widespread carnage it caused also demonstrates that the government has no regard for the rule of law or legal norms whatsoever and believes in a radical “ends justify the means” with no clear limitation.
It is worth underscoring that the carnage wreaked by censorship isn’t just the destruction of the social compact of society or the lethal effects of censoring knowledge of effective treatments from people who bereft of them died, but encompasses all sorts of second-order minutiae that you wouldn’t think of, such as suicides by people suffering from various conditions who were disconnected from their support groups when Facebook deleted the group and the personal accounts of its members.
6. The government is now acting like a dictatorial regime to label and categorize the positions of its political opposition as a “terrorist threat” (e.g. parents protesting school boards, religious Catholics, Latin mass adherents, advocates for gun rights, parental rights, etc., opponents of covid and other governmental policies, people who are skeptical of the official “man-made climate change” orthodoxy, et al).
7. The government is persecuting political dissent. The most obvious examples of this are the indictments of President Trump. However, this stretches far beyond the Trump indictments. The political prosecutions of thousands of January 6 protesters – if you pay attention to the actual Jan 6 criminal prosecutions – are a moral abomination. The vast majority of defendants did not do anything remotely violent or even illegal, but were held without bail for years in ‘unique’ prison conditions; denied proper legal representation (their public defenders were on the side of the government); denied a fair trial (a trial by jury of rabid political activists who hate you is a farce); and are being charged for crimes using novel concocted legal theories that have never been enforced for any other type of protester, including the far more violent and societally disruptive BLM/Antifa riots over the summer of 2020. The government also attempted to jail a pro-life activist for a decade on clearly spurious charges for shoving someone threatening his ten-year old child that was (surprisingly) rejected by a jury who found the defendant not guilty.
8. The US government is not only endorsing, marketing, and using its considerable power to impose the barbaric ideology of a litany of sexual deviancies that are nihilistic and depraved even beyond anything ever attributed to Sodom. This includes the federal government’s currently ongoing efforts to force institutions to implement demented wicked barbarism like the psychological, physical, and hormonal mutilation of children as “gender-affirming” care by withholding some types of federal funding for even schools or hospitals that refuse to allow men in the women’s bathrooms (or provide said ‘medical care’ if relevant). The sacrificing of children on the altar of demented gender ideology is quite literally a modern-day incarnation of Moloch.
9. The government is deliberately and willfully trying to impoverish its own citizens, and deprive them of many products that have become staple amenities in society (such as air conditioning, gas stoves, cars, etc etc etc etc). To properly flesh this out and demonstrate the ‘willful/deliberate’ nature of this would require a lengthy analysis of numerous decisions, statements, and actions of the relevant people/agencies that is beyond the scope of this “comment.” I mention this here only because it is one of the standout egregious dimensions of the cold-blooded wickedness that is the weltanschauung of the government today.
10. The government is encouraging and implementing a systematic regime of apartheid, particularly against straight white men. DEI seminars and workshops portraying white people, straight people, and religious people as invertebrate incorrigible evil racists are a ubiquitous feature across government agencies and public sector corporations. This evil and racist ideology is implemented through hiring/admission policies, spending priorities, conditions attached to receiving government grants, and pretty much anything that the government exerts any influence over.
11. The government as a general entity is a pathological liar so much so that if it were an actual person it would make Pinocchio a paragon of honesty by comparison. It is hard to distinguish between the US government and the USSR government at this point – practically everything they say now is a calculated lie.
In a general sense, the government is a diabolical, evil institution that is primarily concerned with pushing twisted ideologies, mutilating children, and persecuting political dissent, while willing to kill millions in pursuit of whatever political or other objectives they are trying to achieve.
News of the Times;
Countries by IQ - Average IQ by Country 2024:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-iq-by-country
Fauci admitted to RFK Jr. that none of 72 mandatory vaccines for children has ever been safety tested:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/fauci-admitted-rfk-jr-that-none-of-72-mandatory-vaccines-for-children-has-ever-been-safety-tested/
Democrat Official Busted After Crashing Into Car While Driving Drunk:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/dems-gone-wild-chicago-area-democrat-official-busted/
These Four Democratic Firms Raked in $600 Million:
https://freebeacon.com/elections/these-four-democratic-firms-raked-in-600-million-running-ads-for-kamalas-failed-campaign/
Police raid pensioner’s house and drag him to court after he retweets meme:
https://rmx.news/article/germany-police-raid-pensioners-house-and-drag-him-to-court-after-he-retweets-meme-calling-green-minister-an-idiot/
ETSU Defends Art Display Depicting Christians as Nazis:
https://www.toddstarnes.com/campus/etsu-defends-anti-christian-artwork/
Great Britain Cracks Down on “Non-Crime Hate” Speech:
https://jonathanturley.org/2024/11/22/great-britain-cracks-down-on-non-crime-hate-speech-including-playground-taunts/
Berlin teachers sound alarm over educational crisis caused by multiculturalism:
https://rmx.news/education/berlin-teachers-sound-alarm-over-educational-crisis-caused-by-multiculturalism/
Three more staffers from Oregon school under investigation:
https://thepostmillennial.com/three-other-st-helens-school-staff-being-investigated-after-two-teachers-charged-with-sex-abuse-in-oregon
Huge migration surge added almost a million people to UK population in a year:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14136253/Net-migration-year-June-Tories-numbers-working-visas.html
Rapper NBA YoungBoy pleads guilty:
https://archive.is/MlDO3
Total Grid Collapse Strikes Cuba (Again):
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/total-grid-collapse-strikes-cuba-again
Scott Jennings Schools CNN:
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/11/26/scott-jennings-schools-cnn-by-pointing-out-news-reported-by-cnn-n3797369
Woman who performed Nazi salute at protest is unmasked as owner of two kosher cafés:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14123417/Woman-Nazi-salute-protest-owner-kosher-cafe-Jewish-hospital.html
Muhammad Is The Most Popular Name For Boys In England & Wales:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/muhammad-most-popular-name-boys-england-wales
Not to be critical, but isn't that two words?
*.*
Top 5 Great Titles for TV Show Mashups:
Family Guy Feud
Perfect Strangers Things
The Wild Wild West Wing
N.Y.P.D. Blue Planet
It's Always Sunny and Cher in Philadelphia
*.*
A Sunday School teacher of pre-schoolers was concerned that his students might be a little confused about Jesus Christ because of the Christmas season emphasis on His birth. He wanted to make sure they understood that the birth of Jesus occurred for real.
He asked his class, "Where is Jesus today?"
Steven raised his hand and said, "He's in heaven."
Mary was called on and answered, "He's in my heart."
Little Johnny, waving his hand furiously, blurted out, "I know, I know! He's in our bathroom!!!"
The whole class got very quiet, looked at the teacher, and waited for a response. The teacher was completely at a loss for a few very long seconds. Finally, he gathered his wits and asked Little Johnny how he knew this.
Little Johnny said, "Well... every morning, my father gets up, bangs on the bathroom door, and yells, 'Good Lord, are you still in there?!'"
*.*
Democrats are sounding the alarm over Trump's stated plan to shutter the Department of Education, saying such a move would put millions of kids in danger of becoming too smart to vote Democrat.
"Without government, kids no learn good," Congressional Representative Alexandria Ocassio-Cortez warned. "You want no learn good?"
"For decades, our Department of Education has been doing the important work of ensuring kids stay economically, civically, and socially handicapped so that they'll be reliable Democrat voters," said Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as he packed his office belongings into a cardboard box. "Now it appears our noble mission to keep children illiterate is being threatened. This could be catastrophic for the Democratic Party."
"He must be stopped," continued Cardona as tears began to well up in his eyes.
At publishing time, Democrats had also warned that abolishing the Fed could lead to citizens being too financially free to depend on the Government.
*.*
Q. How do you know when you're really ugly?
A. Dogs hump your leg with their eyes closed.
Quote of the Times;
“There’s no downstream liability, there’s no front-end safety testing… and there’s no marketing and advertising costs, because the federal government is ordering 78 million school kids to take that vaccine every year. What better product could you have? And so there was a gold rush to add all these new vaccines to the schedule… because if you get onto that schedule, it’s a billion dollars a year for your company. So we got all of these new vaccines, 72 shots, 16 vaccines… And that year, 1989, we saw an explosion in chronic disease in American children… ADHD, sleep disorders, language delays, ASD, autism, Tourette’s syndrome, ticks, narcolepsy. Autism went from one in 10,000 in my generation… to one in every 34 kids today.” – RFK Jr.
Link of the Times;
They Just Got Handed Fraudulent Books:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/they-just-got-handed-fraudulent-books-ed-dowd-warns-trump-inheriting-turd-economy
Issue of the Times;
How My Views on Government Have Changed by Aaron Hertzberg
I used to regard the government as extremely inept/incompetent, fairly corrupt, and facing incentives that pushed institutions/officials to be generally corrupt and inept.
Now, I regard the government as fundamentally evil on par with other classical evil regimes throughout human history — something made clear by the government’s behavior during the pandemic.
1. The government went out of their way to suppress, sabotage, and destroy every available effective covid treatment, which by itself caused hundreds of thousands of deaths if not millions around the world. This wasn’t merely the government making claims disparaging the safety and efficacy of covid treatments – the government aggressively marshaled a “whole of government approach” to wield every available political lever to ruthlessly crush any and every treatment. The government took a leading role in targeting, harassing, deplatforming, delicensing, and terminating the careers of heroic dissident doctors who chose to treat covid patients in defiance of the nihilistic guidelines promulgated by the NIH and other agencies to ‘do nothing’ and send patients home until they ‘turned blue.’ The government also was an enthusiastic participant in conducting fraudulent trials for the express purpose of conjuring false data showing that popular effective covid treatments had no efficacy treating covid.
2. The other covid policies – lockdowns, facemasks, and the other forms of social restrictions – were some of the most evil and pernicious policies ever implemented by a society that considers itself to be ethical. It is now clear that the death toll from these policies exceeded the genuine death toll from covid disease (which itself was only significant because of the suppression and denial of treatment as stated above).
Moreover, the very policies championed and savagely implemented by Federal and state governments worsened the morbidity and mortality of covid disease. Forcing people to stay indoors, avoid exercising, avoid social contact, and a bevy of other things that dramatically raised the stress levels and obesity of the population at large made people far more susceptible to covid disease (as well as a host of other medical conditions).
Even more shockingly, these society-upending policies lacked any supportive evidence before they were implemented. It is now well-documented that none of the covid mitigations had any epidemiological impact. Lockdowns had no effect on the transmission or epidemiology of covid waves. Cloth/surgical facemasks did not reduce the spread of covid at all, and even the various types of N95 masks proved utterly useless in the hands of the general population.
Key government officials including Fauci actually admitted that they never took into account the myriad harms that such policies would inflict on society, which is not an ‘oversight’ – the least horrible possibility is that they had no regard for carnage caused by their policies, which is genuinely evil.
3. The covid vaccines – funded, marketed, and mandated by the government – were barely effective for maybe a few months at most, but caused a significant amount of death and severe life-altering injuries (I have done research work in this area, including compiling 3,300+ case report studies documenting various covid vaccine injuries/deaths in the formal academic literature). The government is STILL denying that there were any deaths associated with the mRNA vaccines at all – in 2023, with well over 300 cases of vaccine-associated deaths reported in the formal academic literature (!!!).
The toll from the covid vaccines in just the US is probably somewhere between 100,000-300,000 deaths, and maybe more (this is based on analyses of excess mortality, government disability data, insurance data, pharmacovigilance data, and survey study data). There are probably at least half a million people in the US living with significant injuries caused by a covid vaccine, and possibly more than 2 million. Because of the shockingly poor quality of US data and studies, it is very difficult to sort out the various causes of excess morbidity and mortality (covid disease, covid policies, covid vaccines) or to get a firm idea of how much is “excess” in the first place, but one thing is undeniable: the covid vaccines inflicted mass carnage across society.
4. The government tried to dehumanize unvaccinated people, and largely succeeded according to polling showing that a significant percentage of people if not outright majorities held a variety of shocking views about unvaccinated people including that they are selfish; stupid; a danger to society; should be forcibly confined to their homes; have their children taken away; and be relocated to “quarantine facilities.” A considerable plurality of vaccinated people, in a word, overtly despised the unvaccinated.
This sort of evil abhorrent demagoguery is historically exactly how a society is groomed to accept genocide of a minority group or faction within society.
5. The government prosecuted the most significant and consequential censorship regime in the history of any Western country, which besides for the widespread carnage it caused also demonstrates that the government has no regard for the rule of law or legal norms whatsoever and believes in a radical “ends justify the means” with no clear limitation.
It is worth underscoring that the carnage wreaked by censorship isn’t just the destruction of the social compact of society or the lethal effects of censoring knowledge of effective treatments from people who bereft of them died, but encompasses all sorts of second-order minutiae that you wouldn’t think of, such as suicides by people suffering from various conditions who were disconnected from their support groups when Facebook deleted the group and the personal accounts of its members.
6. The government is now acting like a dictatorial regime to label and categorize the positions of its political opposition as a “terrorist threat” (e.g. parents protesting school boards, religious Catholics, Latin mass adherents, advocates for gun rights, parental rights, etc., opponents of covid and other governmental policies, people who are skeptical of the official “man-made climate change” orthodoxy, et al).
7. The government is persecuting political dissent. The most obvious examples of this are the indictments of President Trump. However, this stretches far beyond the Trump indictments. The political prosecutions of thousands of January 6 protesters – if you pay attention to the actual Jan 6 criminal prosecutions – are a moral abomination. The vast majority of defendants did not do anything remotely violent or even illegal, but were held without bail for years in ‘unique’ prison conditions; denied proper legal representation (their public defenders were on the side of the government); denied a fair trial (a trial by jury of rabid political activists who hate you is a farce); and are being charged for crimes using novel concocted legal theories that have never been enforced for any other type of protester, including the far more violent and societally disruptive BLM/Antifa riots over the summer of 2020. The government also attempted to jail a pro-life activist for a decade on clearly spurious charges for shoving someone threatening his ten-year old child that was (surprisingly) rejected by a jury who found the defendant not guilty.
8. The US government is not only endorsing, marketing, and using its considerable power to impose the barbaric ideology of a litany of sexual deviancies that are nihilistic and depraved even beyond anything ever attributed to Sodom. This includes the federal government’s currently ongoing efforts to force institutions to implement demented wicked barbarism like the psychological, physical, and hormonal mutilation of children as “gender-affirming” care by withholding some types of federal funding for even schools or hospitals that refuse to allow men in the women’s bathrooms (or provide said ‘medical care’ if relevant). The sacrificing of children on the altar of demented gender ideology is quite literally a modern-day incarnation of Moloch.
9. The government is deliberately and willfully trying to impoverish its own citizens, and deprive them of many products that have become staple amenities in society (such as air conditioning, gas stoves, cars, etc etc etc etc). To properly flesh this out and demonstrate the ‘willful/deliberate’ nature of this would require a lengthy analysis of numerous decisions, statements, and actions of the relevant people/agencies that is beyond the scope of this “comment.” I mention this here only because it is one of the standout egregious dimensions of the cold-blooded wickedness that is the weltanschauung of the government today.
10. The government is encouraging and implementing a systematic regime of apartheid, particularly against straight white men. DEI seminars and workshops portraying white people, straight people, and religious people as invertebrate incorrigible evil racists are a ubiquitous feature across government agencies and public sector corporations. This evil and racist ideology is implemented through hiring/admission policies, spending priorities, conditions attached to receiving government grants, and pretty much anything that the government exerts any influence over.
11. The government as a general entity is a pathological liar so much so that if it were an actual person it would make Pinocchio a paragon of honesty by comparison. It is hard to distinguish between the US government and the USSR government at this point – practically everything they say now is a calculated lie.
In a general sense, the government is a diabolical, evil institution that is primarily concerned with pushing twisted ideologies, mutilating children, and persecuting political dissent, while willing to kill millions in pursuit of whatever political or other objectives they are trying to achieve.
News of the Times;
Countries by IQ - Average IQ by Country 2024:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-iq-by-country
Fauci admitted to RFK Jr. that none of 72 mandatory vaccines for children has ever been safety tested:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/fauci-admitted-rfk-jr-that-none-of-72-mandatory-vaccines-for-children-has-ever-been-safety-tested/
Democrat Official Busted After Crashing Into Car While Driving Drunk:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/dems-gone-wild-chicago-area-democrat-official-busted/
These Four Democratic Firms Raked in $600 Million:
https://freebeacon.com/elections/these-four-democratic-firms-raked-in-600-million-running-ads-for-kamalas-failed-campaign/
Police raid pensioner’s house and drag him to court after he retweets meme:
https://rmx.news/article/germany-police-raid-pensioners-house-and-drag-him-to-court-after-he-retweets-meme-calling-green-minister-an-idiot/
ETSU Defends Art Display Depicting Christians as Nazis:
https://www.toddstarnes.com/campus/etsu-defends-anti-christian-artwork/
Great Britain Cracks Down on “Non-Crime Hate” Speech:
https://jonathanturley.org/2024/11/22/great-britain-cracks-down-on-non-crime-hate-speech-including-playground-taunts/
Berlin teachers sound alarm over educational crisis caused by multiculturalism:
https://rmx.news/education/berlin-teachers-sound-alarm-over-educational-crisis-caused-by-multiculturalism/
Three more staffers from Oregon school under investigation:
https://thepostmillennial.com/three-other-st-helens-school-staff-being-investigated-after-two-teachers-charged-with-sex-abuse-in-oregon
Huge migration surge added almost a million people to UK population in a year:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14136253/Net-migration-year-June-Tories-numbers-working-visas.html
Rapper NBA YoungBoy pleads guilty:
https://archive.is/MlDO3
Total Grid Collapse Strikes Cuba (Again):
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/total-grid-collapse-strikes-cuba-again
Scott Jennings Schools CNN:
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/11/26/scott-jennings-schools-cnn-by-pointing-out-news-reported-by-cnn-n3797369
Woman who performed Nazi salute at protest is unmasked as owner of two kosher cafés:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14123417/Woman-Nazi-salute-protest-owner-kosher-cafe-Jewish-hospital.html
Muhammad Is The Most Popular Name For Boys In England & Wales:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/muhammad-most-popular-name-boys-england-wales
After?
What's one major difference between Elon Musk and P. Diddy?
Elon wants to colonize Mars; Diddy wants Uranus.
*.*
Why do French people have only one egg for breakfast?
Because one egg is un oeuf.
That's painful.
I mean breadful.
I mean dreadful.
*.*
As operations at the North Pole ramped up in preparation for Christmas, Santa Claus confirmed that Hunter Biden was still on the "naughty" list despite receiving a full presidential pardon.
Though President Joe Biden officially pardoned his son of any crime committed or prosecuted in the last decade, Santa's team revealed that it would have no bearing on how Hunter Biden would be classified for all Christmas gift purposes this year.
"Yeah, he's been a permanent fixture on the bad list for a long time," said Dave, a spokeself for Santa's Workshop. "We were made aware of the pardon he received from his father late last night, but our policy is to keep really awful degenerates on the ‘naughty' list regardless of any official act on the part of the government. This is Santa Claus we're talking about here. He's not subject to the laws of the United States. Once the big man says someone's on the ‘naughty' list, they're on the ‘naughty' list."
Sources within the workshop revealed that even a late-night phone call from President Biden was not enough to sway Santa. "He wasn't having it," one high-ranking elf said under the condition of anonymity. "Santa saw those pictures from Hunter's laptop. Those were not the type of ‘ho, ho, hos' we wanted anything to do with. Trust me, once you get on Santa's bad side, he's not so jolly anymore."
*.*
A blonde walks into an office to set up her new email account. The IT technician asks her to create a password, so she types in “MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofyPeterGriffinWashington.”
The technician looks confused and says, “Why such a long password?”
The blonde replies, “Well, it said the password had to be at least 8 characters long and include at least one special character and capital!
*.*
Three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar.
You can’t tell me that’s just a coincidence.
Do your own research!
Quote of the Times;
“Above all else, the devil cannot stand to be mocked.” - C.S. Lewis
Link of the Times;
Why Was This Groundbreaking Study on DEI Silenced?
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/nyt-bloomberg-bury-rutgers-study-showing-dei-makes-people-hostile
Issue of the Times;
What Happens After Major Cuts In Government Spending? The Latest From Argentina by Francis Menton
If you believe the messaging of the Trump transition, big cuts in U.S. government spending are coming. Announced cabinet appointments include several who are opponents of the mission of the agencies they will soon be heading. A new Department of Government Efficiency is to be created, headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, with instructions to take an ax to wasteful programs.
But, assuming that some big cuts actually get implemented, you know what inevitably comes next: Because all government spending is (foolishly) counted as a 100% addition to GDP, the cuts first get recorded as a decline in GDP. Economists on the left (e.g., Krugman) then immediately scream that the cuts have failed, the country has gone into recession, and the people are suffering. In recent U.S. experience, the Republicans have never had the political fortitude to stay the course.
But let’s look at the latest news from Argentina.
Argentine President Javier Milei was elected just over a year ago, on October 22, 2023. He then took office on December 10. The main thrust of his program was major cuts to government spending, and he immediately set to work to accomplish that. While I find it difficult to get comprehensive statistics in English, here are some notable data points:
• An April 23, 2024 article in the Buenos Aires Times reported that, according to the Argentine Institute of Fiscal Analysis (IARAF), for the first quarter of 2024, “primary [government] expenses fell by 28.6 percent year-to-year in real terms (deducting inflation).”
• From the same piece: “IARAF indicated that in the first three months of the year, 15 of 16 categories of spending were found to have declined in real terms, with the exception of universal social protection allowances (10.6 percent).”
• From a piece in Reason magazine, June 6, 2024: In March Milei had announced a cut of 70,000 employees from Argentina’s public sector workforce; and by June, 25,000 of those job cuts had been accomplished. Then, in early June, “Argentine President Javier Milei on Wednesday [June 5] announced the layoff of an additional 50,000 state employees, advancing his effort to "reduce the state in half."
• The result of the large spending cuts was that Argentina’s fiscal balance had swung from large deficit to surplus in the course of mere months. From IARAF via the Buenos Aires Times: “[For the first quarter of 2024] the primary deficit became a primary surplus of 625 billion pesos,” wrote the IARAF. “Interest expenses dropped by 31 percent in real terms from the same month last year. Consequently, a fiscal deficit turned into a 276-billion-peso fiscal surplus.”
• The inevitable immediate result of the large cuts to government spending was an official recession, as the government spending was removed from the official GDP accounts. From BBVA Research, October 2, 2024:
[Argentine] GDP contracted by 3.4% in the first half of 2024.
Trading Economics shows similar figures for Argentine GDP: -2.49% for 4Q 2023, -2.57% for 1Q 2024, and -1.7% for 2Q 2024. Actually, those declines were remarkably small given the very large cuts to government spending. Perhaps unnoticed to the statisticians, some entrepreneurial spirits were beginning to awaken among the Argentine people.
And now, what’s the latest from Argentina? It looks like the economy is starting to take off. From Mario Nawfal on X, November 16:
ARGENTINA’S ECONOMIC SURGE: JP MORGAN HIKES GDP GROWTH FORECAST TO 8.5% UNDER MILEI’S POLICIES JP Morgan has raised Argentina’s GDP growth forecast to 8.5%, citing optimism around recent reforms by President Milei. Milei, known for his bold free-market agenda, is pushing plans to dollarize Argentina’s economy, slash public spending, and reduce government intervention — aiming to curb inflation and boost economic stability. This updated forecast signals rising confidence in Argentina’s potential for a turnaround. Source: Buenos Aires Times.
As of this writing it’s still just a forecast. However, all indications are positive. Milei has stayed the course through a first year of strenuous opposition from entrenched interests. The dead hand of government overspending, over-regulation, crony capitalism and handouts has been dramatically loosened.
Now it’s up to Trump, Musk, Ramaswamy, et al., to follow the same course. May they have every success.
News of the Times;
The Vampire Fiat Money System:
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/vampire-fiat-money-system-how-it-works-and-what-it-means-your-wealth
Democrat consultants who joined Team Kamala turned out to be CROOKS:
https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-11-08-democrat-consultants-kamala-crooks-deceived-donors-stole-cash.html
Fired FEMA Worker Accuses Agency of Lying:
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/11/12/fired-fema-worker-accuses-agency-of-lying-bypassing-trump-homes-not-an-isolated-incident-n4934220
‘West Virginia Boys’ move a literal mountain:
https://nypost.com/2024/10/27/us-news/west-va-boys-build-road-so-helene-victims-can-go-home/
‘Failed In Every Particular’:
https://ijr.com/exclusive-failed-in-every-particular-obamacare-caused-millions-to-lose-insurance-plans-premiums-to-skyrocket/
EV Fire Truck Burns Down Fire Station:
https://www.thepiratescove.us/2024/10/23/whoops-ev-fire-truck-burns-down-fire-station-in-germany/
Seattle EV Drivers Panic For Charging Stations:
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/seattle-ev-drivers-panic-charging-station-after-bomb-cyclone
Illegal migrant arrested for allegedly raping 5-year-old girl:
https://nypost.com/2024/11/01/us-news/illegal-migrant-arrested-for-allegedly-raping-5-year-old-girl-on-long-island-cops/
Two out of three murders are committed by people with an immigrant background:
https://jihadwatch.org/2024/11/sweden-two-out-of-three-murders-are-committed-by-people-with-an-immigrant-background
Uh, Oh, Again:
https://www.racket.news/p/uh-oh-again-homeland-security-role
Mattel apologizes for link to porn site:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/mattel-apologizes-link-porn-site-wicked-movie-doll/story?id=115733575
CIA Official Arrested Abroad For Leaking Secret Documents:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-govt-employee-arrested-abroad-leaking-secret-documents-israeli-military-plans
Kamala Harris’ campaign paid Oprah Winfrey’s production company nearly $2.5 million:
https://nypost.com/2024/11/17/us-news/harris-campaign-paid-oprah-winfreys-production-company-nearly-2-5-million/
News outlets push pro-union stories while taking undisclosed cash:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3240789/news-outlets-pro-union-stories-take-cash-organized-labor/
Canadian Massacre Is Unfolding:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/bombshell-report-canadian-massacre-is-unfolding-as-hundreds/
Elon wants to colonize Mars; Diddy wants Uranus.
*.*
Why do French people have only one egg for breakfast?
Because one egg is un oeuf.
That's painful.
I mean breadful.
I mean dreadful.
*.*
As operations at the North Pole ramped up in preparation for Christmas, Santa Claus confirmed that Hunter Biden was still on the "naughty" list despite receiving a full presidential pardon.
Though President Joe Biden officially pardoned his son of any crime committed or prosecuted in the last decade, Santa's team revealed that it would have no bearing on how Hunter Biden would be classified for all Christmas gift purposes this year.
"Yeah, he's been a permanent fixture on the bad list for a long time," said Dave, a spokeself for Santa's Workshop. "We were made aware of the pardon he received from his father late last night, but our policy is to keep really awful degenerates on the ‘naughty' list regardless of any official act on the part of the government. This is Santa Claus we're talking about here. He's not subject to the laws of the United States. Once the big man says someone's on the ‘naughty' list, they're on the ‘naughty' list."
Sources within the workshop revealed that even a late-night phone call from President Biden was not enough to sway Santa. "He wasn't having it," one high-ranking elf said under the condition of anonymity. "Santa saw those pictures from Hunter's laptop. Those were not the type of ‘ho, ho, hos' we wanted anything to do with. Trust me, once you get on Santa's bad side, he's not so jolly anymore."
*.*
A blonde walks into an office to set up her new email account. The IT technician asks her to create a password, so she types in “MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofyPeterGriffinWashington.”
The technician looks confused and says, “Why such a long password?”
The blonde replies, “Well, it said the password had to be at least 8 characters long and include at least one special character and capital!
*.*
Three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar.
You can’t tell me that’s just a coincidence.
Do your own research!
Quote of the Times;
“Above all else, the devil cannot stand to be mocked.” - C.S. Lewis
Link of the Times;
Why Was This Groundbreaking Study on DEI Silenced?
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/nyt-bloomberg-bury-rutgers-study-showing-dei-makes-people-hostile
Issue of the Times;
What Happens After Major Cuts In Government Spending? The Latest From Argentina by Francis Menton
If you believe the messaging of the Trump transition, big cuts in U.S. government spending are coming. Announced cabinet appointments include several who are opponents of the mission of the agencies they will soon be heading. A new Department of Government Efficiency is to be created, headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, with instructions to take an ax to wasteful programs.
But, assuming that some big cuts actually get implemented, you know what inevitably comes next: Because all government spending is (foolishly) counted as a 100% addition to GDP, the cuts first get recorded as a decline in GDP. Economists on the left (e.g., Krugman) then immediately scream that the cuts have failed, the country has gone into recession, and the people are suffering. In recent U.S. experience, the Republicans have never had the political fortitude to stay the course.
But let’s look at the latest news from Argentina.
Argentine President Javier Milei was elected just over a year ago, on October 22, 2023. He then took office on December 10. The main thrust of his program was major cuts to government spending, and he immediately set to work to accomplish that. While I find it difficult to get comprehensive statistics in English, here are some notable data points:
• An April 23, 2024 article in the Buenos Aires Times reported that, according to the Argentine Institute of Fiscal Analysis (IARAF), for the first quarter of 2024, “primary [government] expenses fell by 28.6 percent year-to-year in real terms (deducting inflation).”
• From the same piece: “IARAF indicated that in the first three months of the year, 15 of 16 categories of spending were found to have declined in real terms, with the exception of universal social protection allowances (10.6 percent).”
• From a piece in Reason magazine, June 6, 2024: In March Milei had announced a cut of 70,000 employees from Argentina’s public sector workforce; and by June, 25,000 of those job cuts had been accomplished. Then, in early June, “Argentine President Javier Milei on Wednesday [June 5] announced the layoff of an additional 50,000 state employees, advancing his effort to "reduce the state in half."
• The result of the large spending cuts was that Argentina’s fiscal balance had swung from large deficit to surplus in the course of mere months. From IARAF via the Buenos Aires Times: “[For the first quarter of 2024] the primary deficit became a primary surplus of 625 billion pesos,” wrote the IARAF. “Interest expenses dropped by 31 percent in real terms from the same month last year. Consequently, a fiscal deficit turned into a 276-billion-peso fiscal surplus.”
• The inevitable immediate result of the large cuts to government spending was an official recession, as the government spending was removed from the official GDP accounts. From BBVA Research, October 2, 2024:
[Argentine] GDP contracted by 3.4% in the first half of 2024.
Trading Economics shows similar figures for Argentine GDP: -2.49% for 4Q 2023, -2.57% for 1Q 2024, and -1.7% for 2Q 2024. Actually, those declines were remarkably small given the very large cuts to government spending. Perhaps unnoticed to the statisticians, some entrepreneurial spirits were beginning to awaken among the Argentine people.
And now, what’s the latest from Argentina? It looks like the economy is starting to take off. From Mario Nawfal on X, November 16:
ARGENTINA’S ECONOMIC SURGE: JP MORGAN HIKES GDP GROWTH FORECAST TO 8.5% UNDER MILEI’S POLICIES JP Morgan has raised Argentina’s GDP growth forecast to 8.5%, citing optimism around recent reforms by President Milei. Milei, known for his bold free-market agenda, is pushing plans to dollarize Argentina’s economy, slash public spending, and reduce government intervention — aiming to curb inflation and boost economic stability. This updated forecast signals rising confidence in Argentina’s potential for a turnaround. Source: Buenos Aires Times.
As of this writing it’s still just a forecast. However, all indications are positive. Milei has stayed the course through a first year of strenuous opposition from entrenched interests. The dead hand of government overspending, over-regulation, crony capitalism and handouts has been dramatically loosened.
Now it’s up to Trump, Musk, Ramaswamy, et al., to follow the same course. May they have every success.
News of the Times;
The Vampire Fiat Money System:
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/vampire-fiat-money-system-how-it-works-and-what-it-means-your-wealth
Democrat consultants who joined Team Kamala turned out to be CROOKS:
https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-11-08-democrat-consultants-kamala-crooks-deceived-donors-stole-cash.html
Fired FEMA Worker Accuses Agency of Lying:
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/11/12/fired-fema-worker-accuses-agency-of-lying-bypassing-trump-homes-not-an-isolated-incident-n4934220
‘West Virginia Boys’ move a literal mountain:
https://nypost.com/2024/10/27/us-news/west-va-boys-build-road-so-helene-victims-can-go-home/
‘Failed In Every Particular’:
https://ijr.com/exclusive-failed-in-every-particular-obamacare-caused-millions-to-lose-insurance-plans-premiums-to-skyrocket/
EV Fire Truck Burns Down Fire Station:
https://www.thepiratescove.us/2024/10/23/whoops-ev-fire-truck-burns-down-fire-station-in-germany/
Seattle EV Drivers Panic For Charging Stations:
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/seattle-ev-drivers-panic-charging-station-after-bomb-cyclone
Illegal migrant arrested for allegedly raping 5-year-old girl:
https://nypost.com/2024/11/01/us-news/illegal-migrant-arrested-for-allegedly-raping-5-year-old-girl-on-long-island-cops/
Two out of three murders are committed by people with an immigrant background:
https://jihadwatch.org/2024/11/sweden-two-out-of-three-murders-are-committed-by-people-with-an-immigrant-background
Uh, Oh, Again:
https://www.racket.news/p/uh-oh-again-homeland-security-role
Mattel apologizes for link to porn site:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/mattel-apologizes-link-porn-site-wicked-movie-doll/story?id=115733575
CIA Official Arrested Abroad For Leaking Secret Documents:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-govt-employee-arrested-abroad-leaking-secret-documents-israeli-military-plans
Kamala Harris’ campaign paid Oprah Winfrey’s production company nearly $2.5 million:
https://nypost.com/2024/11/17/us-news/harris-campaign-paid-oprah-winfreys-production-company-nearly-2-5-million/
News outlets push pro-union stories while taking undisclosed cash:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3240789/news-outlets-pro-union-stories-take-cash-organized-labor/
Canadian Massacre Is Unfolding:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/bombshell-report-canadian-massacre-is-unfolding-as-hundreds/
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