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Wednesday, July 31, 2024

"Something Like Reverence"; "It Is Our Fate..."

"Well, it is our fate to live in a time of crisis. To live in a time when all forms and values are being challenged. In other and more easy times, it was not, perhaps, necessary for the individual to confront himself with a clear question: What is it that you really believe? What is it that you really cherish? What is it for which you might, actually, in a showdown, be willing to die? I say, with all the reticence which such large, pathetic words evoke, that one cannot exist today as a person, one cannot exist in full consciousness, without having to have a showdown with ones self, without having to define what it is that one lives by, without being clear in ones mind what matters and what does not matter."

- Dorothy Thompson

“When the pain of leaving behind what we know outweighs the pain of embracing it, or when the power we face is overwhelming and neither flight nor fight will save us, there may be salvation in sitting still. And if salvation is impossible, then at least before perishing we may gain a clearer vision of where we are. By sitting still I do not mean the paralysis of dread, like that of a rabbit frozen beneath the dive of a hawk. I mean something like reverence, a respectful waiting, a deep attentiveness to forces much greater than our own.”

- Scott Russell Sanders

Folks, I fear our time for such reverence has come.

And so, we bravely face it. God help us, God help us all...

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Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, "Amazing Grace"

"Ayatollah Says 'Severe' Revenge Coming For Israel Killing Hamas Leader On Iranian Soil"

"Ayatollah Says 'Severe' Revenge Coming

For Israel Killing Hamas Leader On Iranian Soil"

by Tyler Durden

"The world just woke up to a new Middle East on Wednesday which stands on the precipice of major war between Iran and its proxies and Israel, following the overnight Israeli assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the top political leader of Hamas, during an inauguration event for Iran’s new president. Haniyeh, who is based in Qatar, and an Iranian security guard were killed reportedly while in the Iranian capital. Hamas has since condemned the "treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran."

Iran is vowing "severe" punishment, with the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, announcing in English and Farsi on X, "The criminal, terrorist Zionist regime martyred our dear guest in our territory and has caused our grief, but it has also prepared the ground for a severe punishment." And Iran's newly sworn-in president Masoud Pezeshkian in a statement cited in state media said the country will "defend its territorial integrity, dignity, honor, and pride, and will make the terrorist occupiers regret their cowardly act."

Taking out Haniyeh was the second high-profile assassination attributed by Israel in a matter of hours, following the Tuesday airstrike in Beirut that killed Hezbollah’s top military leader and right-hand man to Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, Fuad Shukr. That attack was massive and on a neighborhood and buildings in the south of the capital, with Lebanon’s Health Ministry saying three people, including two children, have been killed, with at least 74 wounded. Emergency workers are still searching under the rubble, and thus the civilian death toll is likely to rise further.

And now there are emerging reports of another Israeli air raid - this time on Syria's capital of Damascus (unconfirmed) - with likely casualties. A large cloud of smoke was seen rising over the Damascus suburb of Sayyidah Zaynab at around 3pm local time. It is an area which sees a constant influx of Iranian religious pilgrims, and Israel has bombed it frequently, saying each time it is targeting Iranian military assets and proxies.

Adding to this volatile mix, the US military also overnight launched its first military action in Iraq in months, reportedly striking militia combatants who attempted to launch a drone attack. The Pentagon is calling the new military action a defensive airstrike.

The US State Department and US administration have reportedly expressed confusion at the rapid series of Israeli actions in the last hours..."How can Israeli-Palestinian mediation succeed when one party assassinates the negotiator on other side?" Stated Qatar's Prime Minister.

Blinken said he didn’t know what was going on. Israel doesn’t tell him. https://t.co/6FaTLUEcOP - Joshua Landis (@joshua_landis) July 31, 2024 Iraq's pro-Iran Popular Mobilization Authority confirmed casualties, saying, "Forces affiliated with the 47th Brigade… were exposed to an explosion of unknown nature, which resulted in the martyrdom of a number of people and the injury of others."

So in the last 24 hours there has been military action by Israel or the US in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, and Iraq. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant regarding "the threats to Israel posed by a range of Iranian-backed terrorist groups, including Lebanese Hezbollah," according to a readout.

View from the destruction in the aftermath of the Israeli attack on the Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik: View from the destruction in Haret Hreik, Lebanon Zionist terrorists bombed this civilian building which led to the martyrdom of 2 children and one woman.

pic.twitter.com/QT29bGH6ws - War Monitor (@WarMonitors) July 31, 2024

Still there is no official comment from Israel over the Haniyeh killing, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has convened his security cabinet as regional threats of revenge mount over the high profile assassinations. An Israeli government spokesman has said, "We are on extremely high alert for Iranian retaliation."

Without doubt, this throws the prospect of any hostage negotiations in total disarray and the temperature of conversations within the White House and State Department are likely high. Secretary Blinken has said "We were not aware of or involved in the attack on Haniyeh." Times of Israel correspondents have said ordinary Palestinians are exhausted from war and exasperated: "War-weary Palestinians in Gaza mourn the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Some say it will complicate efforts to reach a ceasefire deal with Israel. “This man could have signed the prisoner exchange deal with the Israelis,” says Saleh al-Shannar, who was displaced from his home in northern Gaza. “Why did they kill him? They killed peace, not Ismail Haniyeh.”

Meanwhile, Russia has condemned the Israeli killing of the Hamas leader, saying "dangerous" consequences are likely: "Russian Foreign Ministry: Those behind the assassination of Hamas leader were aware of the dangerous consequences this would have for the region." - Reuters- War Monitor (@WarMonitors) July 31, 2024

Many observers already concluded long ago that Netanyahu doesn't actually want a quick resolution to the Gaza war, but is indeed intent on fighting until Hamas is eradicated, even if that puts the remaining hostages in jeopardy. This has been the constant criticism of his domestic political rivals and the hostage victims' families. All that Washington officials have said so far is statements saying they are 'very concerned' at these developments. Middle East analyst Rami Khouri has expressed the feeling of many Arab leaders in the region, saying that the latest assassination shows that Israel is "a runaway killing machine."

- https://www.zerohedge.com/

"In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful."

"Following this bitter, tragic event which has taken place within the borders of the Islamic Republic, it is our duty to take revenge. I offer my condolences to the Islamic Ummah, the Resistance Front, the courageous, proud people of Palestine, and in particular to the family and loved ones of Martyr Haniyeh and of one of his companions who was martyred beside him. May Almighty God elevate their ranks. Martyr Haniyeh was willing to sacrifice his honorable life in this dignified battle for many years. He was prepared for martyrdom and had sacrificed his children and loved ones on this path."

"In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful."

"Indeed we belong to Allah and to Him do we indeed return." (Quran 2:156).

- Imam Sayyid Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader

"Iran To Carry Out 'Special Military Operation' Against Israell"

by State Of The Nation"

"Using terminology similar to their ally, Russia, Iran announced just moments ago they will be conducting a “Special Operation” against Israel, in response to Israel launching a missile attack upon Tehran which killed a Hamas Leader. Details are very sparse right now, but the announcement of a Special Operation has been made. “The response to the assassination will in fact be a tougher special operation aimed at instilling deep regret in the perpetrator” – Iran’s United Nations envoy said this morning.

Yesterday, “someone” (presumed to be Israel) allegedly fired a cruise missile from an aircraft outside of Iran, which hit a home in Tehran, killing Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh at a home in Iran’s capital, Tehran. (Story Here). The victim of the assassination had just returned from attending the Inauguration of Iran’s new President. Below is an image of the place where the assassination occurred:"

- https://stateofthenation.co/

The Chris Hedges Report, "A Diary of Genocide w/ Atef Abu Saif"

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The Chris Hedges Report, "A Diary of Genocide w/ Atef Abu Saif"

"In this first episode of the new and independent iteration of The Chris Hedges Report, Palestinian novelist Atef Abu Saif and Hedges explore Saif's experiences under siege by the Israelis in Gaza, and the meaning behind them, in a substantive and powerful conversation. Through it, the texture of the genocide and the damage it inflicts on its victims is captured, as Saif’s eloquence and vulnerability reveals the weight of the tragedy in a way only facts and data simply cannot."

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Stipendium peccati mors est, Israel,

you psychopathically degenerate monsters...

“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he

who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without

protesting against it is really cooperating with it.”

- Martin Luther King Jr.

Dan, I Allegedly, "The National Debt Hits $35 Trillion - How Bad Is It Really?"

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Dan, I Allegedly, AM 7/31/24

"The National Debt Hits $35 Trillion -

How Bad Is It Really?"

"Woo hoo. Our national debt is growing by leaps and bounds and it is just about to hit $35 trillion. That is insane. Now JP Morgan steps forward and they’re concerned for the first time."

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Adventures With Danno, "Shopping Trip To Big Lots!"

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Adventures With Danno, AM 7/31/24

"Shopping Trip To Big Lots!"

"In today's vlog, I take you shopping with me to Big Lots to check out some different grocery options, some new items, and some hidden treasures you can only find here. I also do a review on a couple of products and share my experience with you."

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Adventures With Danno, PM 7/31/24

"Bye-Bye Boar's Head! 7 Milion Pounds Affected!"

"Boar's Head Meats expands recall to 7 million pounds.

This massive recall affects the entire United States and beyond!"

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Meanwhile, elsewhere...

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Travelling with Russell , 7/31/24

"Russian Typical (Dutch Owned) Supermarket: SMART"

"Discover with me what a Russian typical discount supermarket looks like inside. SMART is a new Hard Discount supermarket chain fast developing in Russia. Owned by EuroSPAR, the Dutch Supermarket chain."

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Canadian Prepper, "Alert! Israel Airstrikes Iran, Top Leader Assassinated; Emergency Meeting In Tehran; WTF?!"

Canadian Prepper, 7/30/24

"Alert! Israel Airstrikes Iran, Top Leader Assassinated;

Emergency Meeting In Tehran; WTF?!"

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

"9 Israeli 'Best Heroes' Soldiers Raped/Sodomized a MAN!"

"Riots Erupt At Israeli Military Bases After

IDF Reservists Arrested For Sex Abuse Of Prisoner"

By Blueapples

Excerpt: "As the tug-of-war between Israeli and Hamas representatives are engaged in during peace talks has reached another stalemate, new accusations of brutality committed by the IDF threaten the progress of those negotiations. However, these accusations have not been the product of Hamas' negotiation tactics. Instead they have arisen out of Israel as its military police has taken action against its own servicemen. Reports indicate that Israeli Military Police have detained nine IDF reservists on suspicion of severe sexual abuse against a Palestinian prisoner in their custody. The reservists are accused of sexually abusing the Palestinian prisoner so severely that injuries he sustained to his rectum have left him unable to walk. Those injuries required the prisoner to be transferred from Sde Teiman in the Negev Desert to a hospital in Beersheba, which is located in southern Israel."

Full, absolutely disgusting article, here:

- https://www.zerohedge.com

"Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir condemned the arrest of the soldiers as "shameful" and called them the "best heroes." He said the message to the world should be this: "Light treatment of terrorists is over. Soldiers need to have our full support.” In other words: prisoners shall expect to be raped to the point of hospitalization."

- https://coyoteprimeblog2.blogspot.com/

- https://www.middleeasteye.net/

Purely Evil monsters...and America pays for

it all to support these cockroaches...WTF!

"Massive Inflation Crisis: This Is A Huge Warning To Americans"

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The Atlantis Report, 7/30/24

"Massive Inflation Crisis:

This Is A Huge Warning To Americans"

"Inflation is no longer just a term used in economics; it's now a harsh reality that's changing the finances of many Americans. The current inflation crisis is affecting households across the nation. Many people have to rethink their budgets, lifestyles, and long-term financial goals. Recent data shows that Americans now think they need to earn more than $150,000 every year to live comfortably, according to a Bankrate survey. This high amount clearly shows how inflation has increased the cost of living, impacting things like housing, groceries, healthcare, and education."

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Gerald Celente, "Free Elections? Got No Money, Got No Chance! America Is Run By The Robber Barons"

Strong language alert!

Gerald Celente, 7/30/24

"Free Elections? Got No Money, Got No Chance!

America Is Run By The Robber Barons"

The Trends Journal is a weekly magazine analyzing

global current events forming future trends.

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"This Is What The Final Stages Of A Bubble Economy Look Like Just Before A Collapse"

"This Is What The Final Stages Of A Bubble Economy

Look Like Just Before A Collapse Happens"

by Michael Snyder

"How does it feel to be living on the edge of a bubble just before it bursts? Ever since the days of the Great Recession, our leaders have been going to extremes that we have never seen before as they attempt to keep our failing economy propped up. The Federal Reserve has created trillions upon trillions of dollars out of thin air and pumped it into the financial system. Our politicians in Washington have been on the greatest debt binge in the history of the world, and as a result our national debt has soared to truly horrifying levels. On Monday, our national debt reached 35 trillion dollars, and even the New York Times is admitting that it is growing “more quickly than many economists had predicted…

"America’s gross national debt topped $35 trillion for the first time on Monday, a reminder of the nation’s grim fiscal predicament as legislative fights over taxes and spending initiatives loom in Washington. The Treasury Department noted the milestone in its daily report detailing the nation’s balance sheet. The red ink is mounting in the United States more quickly than many economists had predicted as the costs of federal programs enacted in recent years have exceeded initial projections.

To mark this milestone, the House Budget Committee released some numbers about how rapidly our debt has been growing over the last 12 months…$196 billion in new debt per month:

$6.4 billion in new debt per day.

$268 million in new debt per hour.

$4.5 million in new debt per minute.

$74,401 in new debt per second."

The third number in that list really stands out to me. $268 million dollars is being stolen from future generations of Americans every single hour of every single day, and hardly anyone seems to care. We are literally committing national suicide. When a government borrows money which must be paid back later, prosperity in the future is being sacrificed for more prosperity in the present.

We were 10 trillion dollars in debt when Barack Obama entered the White House, and now we are 35 trillion dollars in debt. We have literally destroyed the bright future that our children and our grandchildren were supposed to have, but all of this borrowing has allowed us to enjoy a standard of living that is far higher than what we actually deserve. Unfortunately, we have reached a point where economic conditions are steadily getting worse even though our government continues to pile up mountains of new debt.

According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, homelessness in the U.S. has been growing by an average of about 10 percent a year since the pandemic ended…"According to data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), since the end of the pandemic, we have experienced an average of 10% a year growth in homelessness. By the end of 2023, the U.S. hit its highest reported level in history since they began tracking it in 2007."

That same report says that the four states that have the largest problems with homelessness are California, New York, Florida and Washington…"The largest populations of homeless people are mainly in four states: California, New York, Florida and Washington. New Hampshire and New Mexico saw the largest increases in homeless people, with 52% and 50% respectively. New York came in third, moving up by 39% since the last survey."

In addition to growing homelessness, we are also seeing poverty and hunger rise all over the nation…"Combined data released last month from federal agencies found the U.S. is facing growing rates of poverty and food insecurity. In 2023, more than 12% of the nation was living below the poverty line and nearly 13% said they didn’t have enough to eat. Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, said, “More people are becoming homeless for the first time.” This increase is due to people becoming un-housed faster. “They have no place to go so they end up on the streets.”

Our national debt has gone from 10 trillion dollars to 35 trillion dollars since Barack Obama first entered the White House, and our economy is still crumbling. This represents an epic failure of historic proportions. We have accumulated the largest mountain of debt in the history of the world, and most of the population is still struggling.

But all of this money has created an immensely painful cost of living crisis. Today, there are six major U.S. cities where you will only be able to live a middle class lifestyle even though you are making $200,000 a year…"Earning $200,000 a year might seem like enough to live a life of luxury. But in six of the 25 biggest US metros, rampant inflation in the past two years means this six-figure salary is only enough to be middle class."

Of course the vast majority of Americans will never make $200,000 a year. In fact, most Americans are just barely scraping by. As I discussed last week, one recent survey discovered that 71 percent of U.S. adults are stressed out about their “ability to afford everyday expenses”…"71% of Americans say they’re stressed by their ability to afford everyday expenses. Americans most regularly spend money on groceries, phone bills, utilities, gasoline and rent/mortgage payments. Grocery bills frustrate Americans more than any other regular expense. Utilities, rent/mortgage payments, gasoline and insurance payments round out the top five most annoying expenses."

Are you constantly stressed out about your finances? If so, you certainly aren’t alone. Unfortunately, things are only going to get worse from here. Decades of incredibly foolish decisions have set the stage for a colossal collapse. The bubble we have been riding will inevitably burst, and once that occurs the consequences will be absolutely excruciating.

Here in 2024, red flags are popping up on an almost daily basis. For example, shares of Ford Motor Company recently plummeted by 18 percent on a single day due to very disappointing results…"The last time shares of Ford Motor dropped by more than 18% in a day, as they did last week, the U.S. automotive industry was on the brink of bankruptcy during the Great Recession. Ford, which avoided bankruptcy in 2008-2009, is far from any sort of such disaster, but the freefall in shares after the company missed Wall Street’s earnings expectations is the leading example of the uphill battle automakers face for the remainder of the year."

As conditions get even worse during the second half of this year and beyond, our leaders will attempt to stabilize things by doing even more of what they have already been doing. But that will just make the cost of living crisis even worse, and it will just make our long-term problems even worse. Of course our long-term problems are rapidly becoming our short-term problems. The entire system is convulsing with tremors, and our bubble economy is slowly but surely heading toward a date with oblivion."

- https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/

Jeremiah Babe, "I'm Boycotting The Satanic Olympics; Cash Strapped Customers Aren't Buying Big Macs"

Jeremiah Babe, 7/30/24

"I'm Boycotting The Satanic Olympics;

Cash Strapped Customers Aren't Buying Big Macs"

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Musical Interlude: David Gates, "Suite: Clouds and Rain"

David Gates, "Suite: Clouds and Rain"

"A Look to the Heavens"

"M82 is a starburst galaxy with a superwind. In fact, through ensuing supernova explosions and powerful winds from massive stars, the burst of star formation in M82 is driving a prodigious outflow. Evidence for the superwind from the galaxy's central regions is clear in sharp telescopic snapshot. The composite image highlights emission from long outflow filaments of atomic hydrogen gas in reddish hues. Some of the gas in the superwind, enriched in heavy elements forged in the massive stars, will eventually escape into intergalactic space.

Triggered by a close encounter with nearby large galaxy M81, the furious burst of star formation in M82 should last about 100 million years or so. Also known as the Cigar Galaxy for its elongated visual appearance, M82 is about 30,000 light-years across. It lies 12 million light-years away near the northern boundary of Ursa Major."

- https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

The Poet: William Stafford, “Starting With Little Things”

“Starting With Little Things”

“Love the earth like a mole,

fur-near. Nearsighted,

hold close the clods,

their fine-print headlines.

Pat them with soft hands -

Like spades, but pink and loving; they

break rock, nudge giants aside,

affable plow.

Fields are to touch;

each day nuzzle your way.

Tomorrow the world.”

- William Stafford

"A Buddhist Prayer of Forgiveness"

"It’s forgiveness that makes us what we are. Without forgiveness, our species would’ve annihilated itself in endless retributions. Without forgiveness, there would be no history. Without that hope, there would be no art, for every work of art is in some way an act of forgiveness. Without that dream, there would be no love, for every act of love is in some way a promise to forgive. We live on because we can love, and we love because we can forgive."

- Gregory David Roberts, "Shantaram"

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"A Buddhist Prayer of Forgiveness"

"If I have harmed anyone in any way

either knowingly or unknowingly

through my own confusions

I ask their forgiveness.

If anyone has harmed me in any way

either knowingly or unknowingly

through their own confusions

I forgive them.

And if there is a situation

I am not yet ready to forgive

I forgive myself for that.

For all the ways that I harm myself,

negate, doubt, belittle myself,

judge or be unkind to myself

through my own confusions

I forgive myself."

"Effort and Understanding: Having It Easy"

"Effort and Understanding: Having It Easy"

by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM

"When we view the lives of others and think they have it easy, we are not seeing the whole of their life or the story they are presenting. Our lives are an exercise in facing challenges. We dream the grandest of dreams as youngsters only to discover that we must cultivate copious inner strength and determination in order to meet our goals. Our hard work does not always yield the results we expect. And it is when we find ourselves frustrated by the trials we face or unable to meet our own expectations that we are most apt to take notice of those individuals who appear to accomplish great feats effortlessly. Some people’s lives seem to magically fall into place. We can see the blessings they have received, the ease with which they have attained their desires, their unwavering confidence, and their wealth. But, because we can never see the story of their lives as a whole, it is important that we refrain from passing judgment or becoming envious.

Throughout our lives, we glimpse only the outer hull of others’ life experiences, so it’s tempting to presuppose that the abundance they enjoy is the result of luck rather than diligent effort. In a small number of cases, our assumptions may mirror reality. But very few people “have it easy.” Everyone must overcome difficulties and everyone has been granted a distinctive set of talents with which to do so. An individual who is highly gifted may nonetheless have to practice industriously and correct themselves repeatedly in order to cultivate their talents. Their myriad accomplishments are more likely than not the result of ongoing hard work and sacrifice. You, no doubt, have natural abilities that you have nurtured and your gifts may be the very reason you strive as tirelessly as you do. Yet others see only the outcome of your efforts and not the efforts themselves

Our intellects, our hearts, and our souls are constantly being tested by the universe. Life will create new challenges for you to face each time you prove yourself capable of overcoming the challenges of the past. What you deem difficult will always differ from that which others deem difficult. The tests you will be given will be as unique as you are. If you focus on doing the best you can and making use of the blessings you have been granted, the outcome of your efforts will be a joyous reflection of your dedication."

- http://www.dailyom.com/

The Daily "Near You?"

Blue River, Wisconsin, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"Go Down Swinging..."

"We lose those battles as often as we succeed. The key, though, win or lose, is to never fail. And the only way to fail is not to fight. So fight until you can't fight anymore. Never let go. Never give up. Never run. Never surrender. Fight the good fight, you fight even when it seems inevitable you're about to go down swinging."

- "Amelia Shepherd", "Grey's Anatomy"

Adrian Lester, "Hamlet", "To be or not to be..."

Adrian Lester, "Hamlet", "To be or not to be..."

"Adrian Lester speaks "Hamlet’s" soliloquy from act III, scene 1, in which the prince reflects on mortality and considers taking his own life. To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays."

"Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to

whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it."

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

"Are We Living In A 'Matrix'-like Superhologram?"

"Are We Living In A 'Matrix'-like Superhologram?"

by David Talbot

"In 1982 a remarkable event took place. At the University of Paris a research team led by physicist Alain Aspect performed what may turn out to be one of the most important experiments of the 20th century. You did not hear about it on the evening news. In fact, unless you are in the habit of reading scientific journals you probably have never even heard Aspect's name, though there are some who believe his discovery may change the face of science. Aspect and his team discovered that under certain circumstances subatomic particles such as electrons are able to instantaneously communicate with each other regardless of the distance separating them. It doesn't matter whether they are 10 feet or 10 billion miles apart. Somehow each particle always seems to know what the other is doing. The problem with this feat is that it violates Einstein's long-held tenet that no communication can travel faster than the speed of light. Since traveling faster than the speed of light is tantamount to breaking the time barrier, this daunting prospect has caused some physicists to try to come up with elaborate ways to explain away Aspect's findings. But it has inspired others to offer even more radical explanations.

University of London physicist David Bohm, for example, believes Aspect's findings imply that objective reality does not exist, that despite its apparent solidity the universe is at heart a phantasm, a gigantic and splendidly detailed hologram. To understand why Bohm makes this startling assertion, one must first understand a little about holograms. A hologram is a three- dimensional photograph made with the aid of a laser. To make a hologram, the object to be photographed is first bathed in the light of a laser beam. Then a second laser beam is bounced off the reflected light of the first and the resulting interference pattern (the area where the two laser beams commingle) is captured on film. When the film is developed, it looks like a meaningless swirl of light and dark lines. But as soon as the developed film is illuminated by another laser beam, a three-dimensional image of the original object appears.

The three-dimensionality of such images is not the only remarkable characteristic of holograms. If a hologram of a rose is cut in half and then illuminated by a laser, each half will still be found to contain the entire image of the rose. Indeed, even if the halves are divided again, each snippet of film will always be found to contain a smaller but intact version of the original image. Unlike normal photographs, every part of a hologram contains all the information possessed by the whole. The "whole in every part" nature of a hologram provides us with an entirely new way of understanding organization and order. For most of its history, Western science has labored under the bias that the best way to understand a physical phenomenon, whether a frog or an atom, is to dissect it and study its respective parts. A hologram teaches us that some things in the universe may not lend themselves to this approach. If we try to take apart something constructed holographically, we will not get the pieces of which it is made, we will only get smaller wholes. This insight suggested to Bohm another way of understanding Aspect's discovery. Bohm believes the reason subatomic particles are able to remain in contact with one another regardless of the distance separating them is not because they are sending some sort of mysterious signal back and forth, but because their separateness is an illusion. He argues that at some deeper level of reality such particles are not individual entities, but are actually extensions of the same fundamental something.

To enable people to better visualize what he means, Bohm offers the following illustration. Imagine an aquarium containing a fish. Imagine also that you are unable to see the aquarium directly and your knowledge about it and what it contains comes from two television cameras, one directed at the aquarium's front and the other directed at its side. As you stare at the two television monitors, you might assume that the fish on each of the screens are separate entities. After all, because the cameras are set at different angles, each of the images will be slightly different. But as you continue to watch the two fish, you will eventually become aware that there is a certain relationship between them. When one turns, the other also makes a slightly different but corresponding turn; when one faces the front, the other always faces toward the side. If you remain unaware of the full scope of the situation, you might even conclude that the fish must be instantaneously communicating with one another, but this is clearly not the case.

This, says Bohm, is precisely what is going on between the subatomic particles in Aspect's experiment. According to Bohm, the apparent faster-than-light connection between subatomic particles is really telling us that there is a deeper level of reality we are not privy to, a more complex dimension beyond our own that is analogous to the aquarium. And, he adds, we view objects such as subatomic particles as separate from one another because we are seeing only a portion of their reality. Such particles are not separate "parts", but facets of a deeper and more underlying unity that is ultimately as holographic and indivisible as the previously mentioned rose. And since everything in physical reality is comprised of these "eidolons", the universe is itself a projection, a hologram.

In addition to its phantomlike nature, such a universe would possess other rather startling features. If the apparent separateness of subatomic particles is illusory, it means that at a deeper level of reality all things in the universe are infinitely interconnected.The electrons in a carbon atom in the human brain are connected to the subatomic particles that comprise every salmon that swims, every heart that beats, and every star that shimmers in the sky. Everything interpenetrates everything, and although human nature may seek to categorize and pigeonhole and subdivide, the various phenomena of the universe, all apportionments are of necessity artificial and all of nature is ultimately a seamless web.

In a holographic universe, even time and space could no longer be viewed as fundamentals. Because concepts such as location break down in a universe in which nothing is truly separate from anything else, time and three-dimensional space, like the images of the fish on the TV monitors, would also have to be viewed as projections of this deeper order. At its deeper level reality is a sort of superhologram in which the past, present, and future all exist simultaneously. This suggests that given the proper tools it might even be possible to someday reach into the superholographic level of reality and pluck out scenes from the long-forgotten past.

What else the superhologram contains is an open-ended question. Allowing, for the sake of argument, that the superhologram is the matrix that has given birth to everything in our universe, at the very least it contains every subatomic particle that has been or will be - every configuration of matter and energy that is possible, from snowflakes to quasars, from blue whales to gamma rays. It must be seen as a sort of cosmic storehouse of "All That Is." Although Bohm concedes that we have no way of knowing what else might lie hidden in the superhologram, he does venture to say that we have no reason to assume it does not contain more. Or, perhaps the superholographic level of reality is a "mere stage" beyond which lies "an infinity of further development."

- http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~sai/hologram.html

“'Conspiracy Theory' Is Thuggery"

“'Conspiracy Theory' Is Thuggery"

by Paul Rosenberg

"Truth is weirder than any fiction I've seen."

- Hunter S. Thompson

"While it’s possible to use “conspiracy theory” in a neutral way, I’m struggling to recall an instance. In actual use, to call someone a conspiracy theorist is to slap them. It’s purpose is to shut them up, to stop others from considering what they said, and to shame them as badly as possible. Anyone who’s been its target knows this. Calling “conspiracy theory” adds precisely no factual input to a discussion; it’s simply an attempt to end a conversation; an attempt to intimidate and paralyze.

Mature people speak to communicate and to find the truth of things. And if things are too complex or obscure for truth to be clearly seen, they try to understand the other party’s viewpoint and to clarify their own. Immature people speak for the purpose of winning; it’s almost excusable for the fifth grader on a playground; it’s not for someone in their 30s, or, God forbid, in their 50s or 60s.

Yes, there are plenty of foolish ideas bouncing around; there always are. The people promulgating those ideas, however, are generally eager to discuss them, hoping to prove them true. That is not only acceptable, but useful. And I dare say that we’ve all held stupid ideas at one point or another.

In The Time of Censorship: I’m writing this now because we’ve entered a time of censorship. The various Covid manias and spin-offs have hardened millions of people into tribal hatreds. They’ve centered their minds around that which they hate. Within that mindset, censorship becomes a means toward a necessary end.

And so it’s up to us folks. I’m being very blunt in this post, but I don’t want any of us to become angry and to focus our minds on enemies. Our job is to build something better. Still, there’s a time to remind our friends and neighbors that they’ve left the path. Bear in mind that most of the people intimidating others and cheering for censorship have been caught up in a mob, and that they’re also able to leave it. So, speak the truth in love, but do speak it."

- https://freemansperspective.com/

What if it's true? What then?

"How It Really Is

“What happens to people living in a society where everyone in power is lying, stealing, cheating and killing, and in our hearts we all know this, but the consequences of facing all these lies are so monstrous, we keep on hoping that maybe the corporate government administration and media are on the level with us this time. Americans remind me of survivors of domestic abuse. This is always the hope that this is the very, very, very last time one’s ribs get re-broken again.”

- Inga Muscio

It won't be...

"Wars And Rumors Of War: The Middle East, 7/30/24"

George Galloway, 7/30/24

"‘If Israel Starts War With Lebanon

They’ll Be Destroyed Within 24 Hours’"

Comments here:

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Dialogue Works, 7/30/24

"Col. Larry Wilkerson: Israel on the Verge of a Major Defeat?

The Shocking Truth You Need to Know!"

"Col. (ret.) Lawrence Wilkerson's last positions in government were as Secretary of State Colin Powell's Chief of Staff (2002-05), Associate Director of the State Department's Policy Planning staff under the directorship of Ambassador Richard N. Haass, and member of that staff responsible for East Asia and the Pacific, political-military and legislative affairs (2001-02).

Before serving at the State Department, Wilkerson served 31 years in the U.S. Army. During that time, he was a member of the faculty of the U.S. Naval War College (1987 to 1989), Special Assistant to General Powell when he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989-93), and Director and Deputy Director of the U.S. Marine Corps War College at Quantico, Virginia (1993-97). Wilkerson retired in 1997 and began work as an advisor to General Powell. He has also taught national security affairs at the George Washington University."

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"Israel Arrests 9 IDF Soldiers For Rape... Why Now?"

By Redacted

"Israel arrested nine soldiers on charges that they raped a Palestinian prisoner so bad that the victim could not walk. The soldiers reportedly resisted arrest by barricading themselves in the detention center and defending themselves with pepper spray but they were eventually taken into custody.

Anyone who has studied Israeli detention of Palestinians knows that this is not new and has been happening since long before October 7. Why arrest these rapists now? Why this victim? Some say that this was intended as a show to the International Criminal Court to prove that Israel could be trusted to hold its soldiers accountable.

That has backfired as protestors are protesting the arrests. Protestors are against... accountability for rape? They are demanding impunity to rape? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the faction that stormed the detention center and called for "immediate calming of spirits."

Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir condemned the arrest of the soldiers as "shameful" and called them the "best heroes." He said the message to the world should be this: "light treatment of terrorists is over. Soldiers need to have our full support.” In other words: prisoners shall expect to be raped to the point of hospitalization. That is against all international laws of human rights. Someone wanna tell him that?"

- https://www.middleeasteye.net/

"All Palestinian Prisoners To Be Executed And Shot In The Head"

"The Minister of National Security of Israel, Itamar Ben-Gvir, says he plans to introduce legislation in the Knesset which reads: "All Palestinian prisoners to be executed and shot in the head." – The Minister of National Security of Israel, Itamar Ben-Gvir

Watch this monster say it himself!

- https://twitter.com/Megatron_ron/status/1807385593506103757

"Israel is Evil personified. Israel is Evil embodied."

- Scott Ritter

OMG... God damn these psychopathically degenerate monsters to Hell!

And YOU, Americans, pay for it all, every bullet, every bomb, every tank, everything!

All that blood's on YOUR hands too! Eternal shame and disgrace on us all...

Dan, I Allegedly, "AM/PM 7/30/24"

Full screen recommended.

Dan, I Allegedly, AM 7/30/24

"We Don’t Make Anything -

Another Manufacturer is Leaving the US"

"John Deere is outta here. Thousands of jobs are lost.

We make nothing in this country."

Comments here:

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Full screen recommended.

Dan, I Allegedly, PM 7/30/24

"While You Were Distracted, This Happened"

"We are learning the insiders are selling stocks at a record pace.

The latest is Warren Buffett to sell a huge chunk of Bank of America stock."

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"US Debt Clock"

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"$35 trillion. That is the U.S. national debt, a record reached on Monday. According to the House Budget Committee, that debt equates to $104,497 per person, $266,275 per household and $483,889 per American child. The debt increased by $2.35 trillion in the last year alone."

View in real time here, if you dare:

- https://usdebtclock.org/

Bill Bonner, "Lies, Lies, Lies..."

"Lies, Lies, Lies..."

The ‘greatest economy ever’ is the one no politician can create.

It’s where people are free to decide where, how and when to spend

their time and money. Only then do they get what they really want...

by Bill Bonner

Poitou, France - "The news this morning, Cryptopolitan: "US debt hits all-time high over $35 trillion." Another milestone... on the road to Hell. Mentioned yesterday were claims that we have the ‘greatest economy ever.’ Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have said so. Both claim to be its creator. Herewith, a paternity test.

In the first place, the ‘greatest economy ever’ is the one no politician can create. It’s where people are free to decide where, how and when to spend their time and money. Only then do they get what they really want... which is what an economy is meant to provide. Every interference - taxes, war, tariffs, subsidies, regulations, inflation - subtracts from the greatness.

This point is puzzling and frustrating to mainstream economists. They think GDP growth is all that matters. Or low unemployment. Or low inflation. They think these things are policy choices... and they pretend that they - the elite - know how to get them.

But imagine that they come up with the idea of digging a huge transcontinental canal... from Los Angeles to New York. To get the job done, they hire millions of people to work on it... and pay them each $100,000 per year. The project is, of course, cockeyed from the get-go. It would actually lower the real wealth of almost everyone... by diverting time and resources from things that people really want to things almost no one wants. But the key metrics - GDP growth and employment - would soar. It would be the ‘greatest economy ever.’ Of course, they’d have to pay for it with printed-up credit dollars. But the inflation effect would be downstream, not immediate.

By the Numbers: If you look at real GDP growth per person, you see that Donald Trump’s administration trailed Kennedy, Johnson, Truman, Reagan, Clinton, Carter, Ford, Nixon, and Obama, with an annual gain of 1.03%, compared to nearly 4% for the Kennedy/Johnson years. But there’s more to the story. The Covid hysteria showed up on Trump’s watch. It was a medical concern. Trump turned it into an economic disaster. He forced millions of people to stop working... greatly lowering output.

Then, to make up for lost real wealth, he provided phony wealth - trillions in ‘credit dollars.’ Even with so much cash sloshing through the system, however, the economy was weak. Growth in final sales (more reliable as a measure than GDP... people can decide to buy, or not) were actually weaker under Trump than they had been under Obama, 1.52% compared to 1.74% - the lowest increase in final sales in the last seventy years.

His supporters maintain that we get a more accurate view by looking at his pre-Covid performance. But even there, Trump’s results were poor. Final sales through the first quarter of 2020 were still lower than those under Obama in his last quarter. Nor was there any real improvement in the jobs metric. Obama’s second term saw an increase of 215,000 jobs per month. Trump, pre-Covid, added 185,000 per month.

A better measure of ‘employment’ is the hours worked, not number of jobs. Here again, no cigar from Donald Trump. David Stockman: "To wit, during Obama’s second term the index of total hours work rose by 1.80% per annum compared to 1.67% during the Donald tenure through February 2020. So, again, the Trump growth rate for the period prior to the Lockdowns was well below the 2% average between 1964 and the year 2000, not evidence of the Greatest Economy Ever.

The whole idea that the president ‘creates’ jobs... or boosts GDP... or makes people better off - is mostly baloney. A president only makes people better off by helping to get the government off their backs so they can produce/trade/save/spend as is their wont. In this regard, a tax cut is generally a plus. But only if it is brigaded together with a spending cut. Otherwise, it just shifts the burden from the present (taxation) to the future (inflation)."

But sticking with the statistics - if only to show that even in their own terms, neither Trump nor Biden presided over the ‘greatest economy ever’ - we see that at the end of The Donald’s term there were three million fewer people with jobs than there had been when he started.

Finally, after Trump failed to create the greatest economy ever, Joe Biden tried his hand. He began in the typical manner - by flooding the economy with more credit dollars. Between Trump’s first stimmie... and Biden’s cherry-on-the-cake ‘Inflation Reduction Act’... the feds pumped some $8.12 trillion in free money to America’s money-hungry millions.

The world had never seen so much stimulus. You’d think the economy would be white hot, right? Well, in May of this year, real disposable income per capita stood at $50,491. That was actually lower than the $50,635 figure for May 2021. In other words, the biggest burst of stimulus Planet Earth has ever seen produced zero increase in real wealth for most people.

And between 2016 when Donald Trump entered the White House... through to the end of this year (we are anticipating)... the feds will have almost doubled the nation’s debt. This ‘investment’ - nearly $17 trillion - supposedly produced the two greatest economies the US had ever seen.

Lies, lies, lies..."

- https://www.bonnerprivateresearch.com