"Reputation is what other people know about you.
Honor is what you know about yourself."
- Lois McMaster
So, we rise from the rubble...
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
"Why Dogs Live Less Than Humans"
"Why Dogs Live Less Than Humans"
by Bill Overton
"Here's the surprising response from a 6-year-old. Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little Shane, were very attached to Belker, and were expecting a miracle. I examined Belker and found that he was dying of cancer. I told the family that we couldn't do anything for Belker, and I offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog at his house.
While we were making arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as if Shane could learn something from the experience. The next day, I felt the familiar capture in my throat as Belker's family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within minutes, Belker escaped peacefully.
The boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker's death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that dog lives are shorter than human lives. Shane, who had been listening silently, said, "I know why." Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth afterwards surprised me. I had never heard a more comforting explanation. It has changed the way I try to live.
He said, "People are born so they can learn to live a good life, like loving everyone all the time and being kind, right?" The six-year-old boy continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do it, so they don't have to stay as long as we do."
Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.
Remember, if a dog were the teacher you would learn things like:
• When your loved ones return home, always run to greet them.
• Never miss the opportunity to go for a walk.
• Allow the experience of fresh air and wind on the face to be pure ecstasy.
• Take naps.
• Stretch before getting up.
• Running, playing and playing daily.
• Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
• Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
• On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the lawn.
• On hot days, drink plenty of water and lie down under a shaded tree.
• When you are happy, dance and move your whole body.
• Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
• Be faithful.
• Never pretend to be something you are not.
• If what you want is buried, dig until you find it.
• When someone is having a bad day, be quiet, sit nearby, and nuzzle gently.
That's the secret of happiness we can learn from a good dog.”
"One Chance..."
“You get that one chance, and damn it, you’ve got to take it! If there’s one lesson I know I will take with me for eternity, its that there are those things that might happen only once, those chances that come walking down the street, strolling out of a café; if you don’t let go and take them, they really could get away! We can get so washed out with a mindset of entitlement – the universe will do everything for us to ensure our happiness – that we forget why we came here! We came here to grab, to take, to give, to have! Not to wait! Nobody came here to wait! So, what makes anyone think that destiny will keep on knocking over and over again? It could, but what if it doesn’t? You go and you take the chance that you get; even if it makes you look stupid, insane, or whorish! Because it just might not come back again. You could wait a lifetime to see if it will… but I don’t think you should.”
- C. JoyBell C.
"The False Choice Society"
"The False Choice Society"
by The Zman
"The false dichotomy, sometimes called the false choice, is one of the most popular rhetoric tricks used in liberal democracy. The point is to frame the debate in such a way as to either avoid some unpleasant topic or narrow the scope to the benefit of one party in the debate. “We either do X or we allow this terrible thing to continue” is an effective way to compel action. After all, everyone knows that doing nothing in never an acceptable action. Only monsters choose that option.
It is fair to say that our political system is built upon the false choice. Every election we are asked to choose between the two offerings put forward by the parties. In most cases, one option is ridiculous. That is why over 90% of incumbents win reelection. In races with real competition, the options put forward are nearly identical. Both parties offer up a plank of wood spouting whatever slogans are popular at the moment. The voters select between two robots programmed by the same people.
The reason this is a false choice is there is at least one other option. The voters could stage a boycott of the election. Maybe demand some reforms as a condition of rejoining the charade of democracy. Of course, the voters could riot at the polling stations, hurl the voting machines into the river and burn the ballots. They could vote for a third party candidate as a protest. Picking from one of the two options offered up from the uniparty is a false choice, because there are other options.
Of course, people do not select the other options because they are constantly reminded that those are all bad options. No rational person votes third-party. Even the most cynical critics of democracy say the third party option is a waste of time. Similarly, boycotts are dismissed as pointless. Rebellion, of course, is dismissed out of hand, despite the fact the country was literally founded on rebellion. The one thing everyone seems to agree upon is you have no choice but to pick from the two parties.
Another example of where the false choice is the foundation of liberal democracy was in the Covid panic. The reason the rulers took a wrecking ball to society is they were sure they had just two options. It was either the wrecking ball or do nothing and we all know that doing nothing is never an option. They had to do something, and all of the choices were bad, so they happily went with the bad option. When you eliminate the best option, you are always left with the worst options.
The false choice plays out in more subtle ways too. Unwilling to leave well enough alone, the rulers then tried to impose a vaccine passport. The idea was to require this for travel or to attend public gatherings. Given that liberal democracy looks a lot like fascism, businesses and banks were making noises about requiring the vaccine in order to have a job or use the financial system. You could get the vaccine, the choice was yours, but you may not be able live in society.
People are rightly upset about this turn of events. House broken conservatives were banging on about how the vaccine passport if just like when their grandparents made the Jews wear gold stars. The point of the yes/no debate on the vaccine passport was to distract from the real problem. The people in charge of public health are incompetent and had turned a minor public health problem into a disaster. Worse yet, they seemed to take some pleasure in being incompetent at it.
Not so long ago, proof of vaccination was a common requirement for travel. People were given a card that showed their vaccinations. This was before computers when the people in charge were somewhat competent at their jobs. People went along with it because they understood it was for public health. They could trust the people in charge enough to go along with it. The people who cured things like polio and smallpox were proud of it and the policies that made it possible.
Today, of course, no one trusts anyone. There can be no public pride in collective accomplishment because we have accomplished nothing, other than putting men in dresses and desecrating some statues. This is why half the public was skeptical of the vaccine and the passport business. Instead of dealing with that reality, we chose to have a debate about the passport itself. The false choice here is whether to get the vaccine or not. Whether to have a proof of vaccine or not.
The promise of democracy is that public policy is no longer set according to the narrow interests of a small ruling class. Instead, the marketplace of democracy will set the priorities and select the polices based on majority will. In reality, democracy is a mass delusion where the public debates pointless issues and selects from identical options, all in order to avoid facing reality. Say what you will about aristocracy, at least everyone knows who is in charge and who is to blame.
The Covid hysteria underscored how the false choice society staggers on through inertia and dumb luck. Faced with a real crisis, the current regime would collapse in a pile, with the people bickering with one another over how best to celebrate the pile once the dust settles. The false choice society is a society built on lies the people tell one another in order to avoid reality. The trouble is reality is the thing that does not go away when you stop believing in it."
"When We Can No Longer Tell the Truth "
"When We Can No Longer Tell the Truth "
by Charles Hugh Smith
"When we can no longer tell the truth because the truth will bring the whole rotten, fragile status quo down in a heap of broken promises and lies, we've reached the perfection of dysfunction. You know the one essential guideline to leadership in a doomed dysfunctional system: when it gets serious, you have to lie. In other words, the status quo's secular goddess is TINA - there is no alternative to lying, because the truth will bring the whole corrupt structure tumbling down.
This core dynamic of dysfunction is scale-invariant, meaning that hiding the truth is the core dynamic in dysfunctional relationships, households, communities, enterprises, cities, corporations, states, alliances, nations and empires: when the truth cannot be told because it threatens the power structure of the status quo, that status quo is doomed.
Lies, half-truths and cover-ups are all manifestations of fatal weakness. What lies, half-truths and cover-ups communicate is: we can no longer fix our real problems, and rather than let this truth out, we must mask it behind lies and phony reassurances.
Truth is power, lies are weakness. All we get now are lies, statistics designed to mislead and phony reassurances that the status quo is stable and permanent. The truth is powerful because it is the core dynamic of solving problems. Lies, gamed statistics and false reassurances are fatal because they doom any sincere efforts to fix what's broken before the system reaches the point of no return. We are already past the point of no return. The expediency of lies has already doomed us.
Honest accounts of hugely successful corporations that implode share one key trait: in every case, managers were pressured to hide the truth from top management, which then hid the truth from investors and clients. is the key dynamic in failed oligarchies as well: if telling the truth gets you sent to Siberia (or worse), then nobody with any instinct for self-preservation will tell the truth. If obscuring the truth saves one's job, then that's what people do. That this dooms the organization is secondary to immediate self-preservation.
A distorted sense of loyalty to the family, community, company, institution, agency or nation furthers lying as the solution to unsavory problems. Daddy a drunk? Hide the bottle. Church a hotbed of adultery and thieving? Maintain the facade of holiness at all costs. Company products are failing? Put some lipstick on the pig. The statistical truth doesn't support the party's happy story? Distort the stats until they do what's needed. The agency failed to fulfill its prime directive? Blame the managerial failure on a scapegoat.
Pathological liars and cheats rely on self-preservation and misplaced loyalty to mask their own failure and corruption. A hint here, a comment there, and voila, a culture of lying is created and incentivized.
Obscuring the truth is the ultimate short-term expediency. Now that it's serious, we have to lie. We'll start telling the truth later, we say, after everything's stabilized, we hope. But lying insures nothing can ever be truly stabilized, so there will never be a point at which the system is strong enough and stable enough to survive the truth.
We are now an empire of lies. The status quo,politically, socially and economically, depends on lies, half-truths, scapegoats and cover-ups for its very survival. Any truth that escapes the prison of lies endangers the entire rotten edifice.
In an empire of lies, leaders say what people want to hear. This wins the support of the masses, who would rather hear false reassurances that require no sacrifices, no difficult trade-offs, no hard choices, no discipline. The empire of lies is doomed. Lies are weakness, and they prohibit any real solutions. Truth is power, but we can no longer tolerate the truth because it frightens us. Our weakness is systemic and fatal."
"They Are Lying To You About Hurricane Helene"
"They Are Lying To You About Hurricane Helene"
by Michael Snyder
"After what we have just witnessed, how will anyone be able to trust those that are running the country ever again? Hurricane Helene’s extremely unusual journey left an immense trail of destruction that was more than 500 miles long, and there are many communities that were completely and utterly wiped out. Authorities are telling the mainstream media that only a few hundred people died, and so that is what the mainstream media is telling us. But those that are on the ground in the areas that got hit the hardest are telling us a completely different story.
For example, one woman in Asheville, North Carolina says that thousands of people are missing and that there are still “bodies hanging from trees they haven’t gotten to yet”. "Asheville, North Carolina woman says the media is lying about the death toll from Hurricane Helene, says the real number is much higher than 200. The TT user says cold trailers are overflowing with bodies. “If you go to certain backroads, you will still find bodies hanging from trees they haven’t gotten to yet,” she posted. “I don’t think people understand that 500+ people are dead. Thousands more missing.”
Another local woman is claiming that there are more than 900 bodies at a local hospital in Asheville which still have not been identified…"There are reports that Mission Hospital in Asheville North Carolina was told today, that they will be the morgue for body recovery. As of a few days ago, there were reports of 900+ bodies at the hospital that haven’t been identified."
There are also reports of babies and children washing up in the river, and more reports of bodies in trees. An insurance agent Hana’s teammates went to drop off supplies in Asheville and set up relief tents yesterday. While setting up they saw four babies, three children as well as adult bodies that were recovered from the mud and trees. National guard member Breona Bryant has also mentioned that they are seeing dead children. Those doing rescue operations are traumatized and many survivors of the storm are suffering from survivors guilt. Please keep in mind that Asheville is just one of the cities that was absolutely devastated by this storm. There are hundreds of others that are dealing with dead bodies as well.
In South Carolina, an elderly couple that was embracing one another during the storm was killed when a large tree suddenly crushed their house…"An elderly couple, killed in South Carolina when a large tree fell on their home during Hurricane Helene, were found embracing each other in their bed, their grandson said. He is among hundreds of residents across six Southeastern U.S. states mourning the loss of their loved ones. The death toll surpassed 230 late Saturday. The couple, identified as Marcia, 74, and Jerry, 78, from Beech Island, South Carolina, died as the hurricane raged outside, with winds strong enough to snap branches and uproot trees, The Associated Press quoted their grandson, John Savage, as saying."
It is going to take a very long time for emergency workers to recover all of the dead bodies. As I shared with my core supporters on Friday, a group of FEMA executives were overheard discussing the fact that “a couple zeros” should be added to the current death toll that is being given to the public.
In Tennessee, the town of Erwin is just gone. I do not know if there were any survivors. At this hour, there are millions of people living in parts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee that are still waiting for help. In a part of North Carolina that was hit particularly hard, one woman says that she still has not seen a single person from either the state government or the federal government yet…
"As the communities within Yancey and Mitchell counties are rural, assistance has been slow to enter into those areas given the lack of road and bridge access. In fact, Emily tells me the communities there are mainly sheltered in place and she’s not seen anyone from state or federal gov’t. Emily has been able to set up Starlink at the Newdale fire department in Burnsville to establish communication in coordinating emergency services - but more Starlink systems and supplies for that area will be needed for those communities and soon."
There are vast numbers of people that do not have access to clean water right now, and the governor of North Carolina is admitting that his state has never experienced anything like this…"As recovery missions and repairs continue in North Carolina more than a week after Hurricane Helene carved a path of devastation through the western part of the state, the state’s Republican Sen. Thom Tillis called for more resources to bolster the relief effort and likened the damage to Hurricane Katrina’s mark on Louisiana in 2005. “This is unlike anything that we’ve seen in this state,” Tillis told CBS News’ Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sunday morning. “We need increased attention. We need to continue to increase the surge of federal resources.”
When it is all said and done, I believe that the total damage caused by Hurricane Helene will greatly exceed the total damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. I am entirely convinced that we just witnessed the greatest natural disaster in modern U.S. history, and according to the Wall Street Journal many homeowners that had their houses destroyed will be extremely disappointed when they try to file insurance claims…"Homeowners are rushing to file insurance claims after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction across six states. Many of them will likely be left empty-handed.
Property insurers in recent years have hollowed out coverage and sharply increased rates to make up for steep underwriting losses driven by natural disasters. Owners of homes and businesses slammed by Helene could be in for a nasty shock when they check the small print of their policies. “Insurers have become significantly tougher on hurricane claims,” said Rick Tutwiler, a claims adjuster for property owners based in Tampa, Fla. “We’ve moved to an era dominated by exclusions, diminishing coverages, and even harsher policy terms.”
A number of people have asked me if this disaster will have a dramatic impact on the upcoming election. Without a doubt, voters in some conservative areas of North Carolina will be faced with difficulties…"Officials in North Carolina warned that voting in some parts of the battleground state might be impacted due to Hurricane Helene’s impacts. During Helene, critical infrastructure in large swaths of western North Carolina and especially parts of the Appalachian Mountain areas were damaged or totally destroyed.
“There may be polling places impacted by mudslides, there may be polling places inaccessible because of damaged roads, and there may be polling places with trees that have fallen on them,” Karen Brinson Bell, the executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, told NPR on Tuesday.
In November, voting in some of the most rural parts of North Carolina could be way down because of this storm. But the overwhelming backlash to the extremely poor federal response to this emergency could give a boost to the Republican ticket all over the nation. So we shall see what happens.
Meanwhile, another major hurricane is poised to hit central Florida. According to Fox Weather, it is being projected that Hurricane Milton could be “the worst in over 100 years for parts of west-central Florida”…"Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene struck Florida’s Big Bend, Milton is threatening to do the same, but given the state’s distinctive coastline, the angle of landfall could allow the new storm system to be the worst in over 100 years for parts of west-central Florida.
The area is certainly storm-weary, having recently experienced impacts from Helene, Debby, Ian and Idalia. However, the FOX Forecast Center warns that the unique angle of approach makes the situation similar to what emergency managers have dreaded but prepared for over decades." All the way back at the beginning of this year, I warned my readers that this would be a banner year for natural disasters.
It was expected that Hurricane Milton would become a Category 3 storm before it comes ashore in the Tampa Bay region…"Florida’s west coast is preparing for a potentially massive evacuation ahead of a strike from Milton, which rapidly intensified into a hurricane Category 5, with winds of 180 mph, on Monday. The Tampa Bay region, still reeling from massive coastal flooding from Helene —its worst hurricane in a century - remained in the crosshairs of Milton, a small but fast-strengthening storm became a major Category 5 hurricane before it bulldozes the Gulf Coast.
What a nightmare. Much of the state is still trying to recover from Hurricane Helene, and now another “life-threatening” storm is on the way… "Tampa Bay could see tropical storm-force winds as early as Tuesday. There could be a “risk of life-threatening impacts” including storm surge, wind and flash flooding along parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 a.m. advisory. Heavy rainfall is expected ahead of the storm on Sunday and Monday, which could be “at or near major hurricane strength” before landfall."
Nightmarish storms are just one element of “the perfect storm” that is now upon us. Unfortunately, this is just the beginning. We have been getting pummeled by historic natural disaster after historic natural disaster, but what we have already been through is not even
worth comparing to what is ahead.
Dan, I Allegedly, "Myth vs Fact - FEMA Has Lost It"
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Dan, I Allegedly, AM 10/8/24
"Myth vs Fact - FEMA Has Lost It"
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"Iran: After 'Nuclear Bomb Test', Tehran's 10 Planned Ways Of Attacking Israel Revealed"
Full screen recommended.
Hindustan Times, 10/8/24
"Iran: After 'Nuclear Bomb Test',
Tehran's 10 Planned Ways Of Attacking Israel Revealed"
"The Iranian military has prepared “at least ten” scenarios for a possible Israeli strike to avenge the October 1 missile blitz. The claim was made by Tasnim news agency run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), quoting a source. It said, “Iran’s response may be harsher and aim for different targets that would intensify the effectiveness of the response."
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Dialogue Works, 10/8/24
"Scott Ritter: Israel's Total Defeat
Against Iran and Hezbollah Imminent?"
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"Homeless Population Growth in America’s Greatest Cities – It’s Worse Than You Think!"
Full screen recommended.
Discover The Abroad, 10/7/24
"Homeless Population Growth in America’s Greatest Cities –
It’s Worse Than You Think!"
"The homelessness crisis in America is reaching alarming levels, especially in some of the nation’s largest and most influential cities. In this eye-opening documentary, we dive deep into the shocking rise in homelessness across America’s greatest urban centers, including cities like Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle. The numbers are staggering, and the reality is far worse than many realize.
Why is homelessness increasing so dramatically? What are the root causes behind this devastating issue? From the lack of affordable housing and the skyrocketing cost of living to mental health crises, addiction, and the economic fallout from the pandemic—this documentary covers it all. You'll see real stories from individuals who have found themselves on the streets, as well as interviews with experts, advocates, and city officials who are trying to tackle the problem.
The video sheds light on the social, economic, and political factors driving this surge and explores the impact it has on communities, businesses, and public safety. Despite efforts to reduce homelessness, many cities are struggling to find effective solutions, and the situation is getting worse. Watch now to understand the magnitude of the problem and what steps can be taken to help."
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A Comment: Look around... over 600,000 homeless Americans, including 60,000 veterans, 22 of whom commit suicide every single day. $180 BILLION for the Ukrainians, countless BILLIONS for the psychopathically degenerate Israelis, but FEMA has no money and the survivors of Helene get a whopping $750 to rebuild their lives with after losing everything; drug abuse is rampant and has killed 150,000 Americans in the last 12 months; and the homeless are on their own as always. We as a society are an absolutely shameful disgrace in every way! Look around, tell me I'm wrong! - CP
Travelling with Russell, "Russian Luxury Department Store Tour, GUM Moscow"
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Travelling with Russell, 10/8/24
"Russian Luxury Department Store Tour, GUM Moscow"
"What does a Russian luxury department store look like inside? GUM Moscow
is considered the most upmarket, high-end shopping mall in Russia.
What is it really like inside?"
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Incredible! Always fascinating what a sane, civilized society can achieve...
Not that we would know...
Monday, October 7, 2024
"Alert! US Military HQ Will Be Destroyed! Hurricane Milton And WW3! Russia Moving Nuclear Weapons!"
Full screen recommended.
Canadian Prepper, 10/7/24
"Alert! US Military HQ Will Be Destroyed!
Hurricane Milton And WW3! Russia Moving Nuclear Weapons!"
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Jeremiah Babe, "Hurricane Milton Closing In On Florida, Get Out Now"
Jeremiah Babe, 10/7/24
"Hurricane Milton Closing In On Florida, Get Out Now"
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Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, "Lady Labyrinth" & "Nightbook"; "Divenire"
Full screen recommended.
Ludovico Einaudi, "Lady Labyrinth" & "Nightbook"
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Full screen recommended.
Ludovico Einaudi, "Divenire"
Magnificent...
"A Look to the Heavens"
"To the eye, this cosmic composition nicely balances the Bubble Nebula at the right with open star cluster M52. The pair would be lopsided on other scales, though. Embedded in a complex of interstellar dust and gas and blown by the winds from a single, massive O-type star, the Bubble Nebula, also known as NGC 7635, is a mere 10 light-years wide. On the other hand, M52 is a rich open cluster of around a thousand stars. The cluster is about 25 light-years across.
Seen toward the northern boundary of Cassiopeia, distance estimates for the Bubble Nebula and associated cloud complex are around 11,000 light-years, while star cluster M52 lies nearly 5,000 light-years away. The wide telescopic field of view spans about 1.5 degrees on the sky or three times the apparent size of a full Moon."
The Poet: Maya Angelou, “Alone”
“Alone”
“Lying, thinking
Last night
How to find my soul a home,
Where water is not thirsty
And bread loaf is not stone.
I came up with one thing
And I don’t believe I’m wrong,
That nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.
Alone, all alone,
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.
There are some millionaires
With money they can’t use,
Their wives run round like banshees,
Their children sing the blues.
They’ve got expensive doctors
To cure their hearts of stone,
But nobody,
No, nobody
Can make it out here alone.
Alone, all alone,
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.
Now if you listen closely
I’ll tell you what I know…
Storm clouds are gathering,
The wind is gonna blow.
The race of man is suffering,
And I can hear the moan,
‘Cause nobody,
But nobody,
Can make it out here alone.
Alone, all alone,
Nobody, but nobody,
Can make it out here alone.”
- Maya Angelou
"Alone..."
“We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and – in spite of True Romance magazines – we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely – at least, not all the time – but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don’t see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.”
- Hunter S. Thompson,
“The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman”
"Scott Ritter: Israel on Brink of Shocking Defeat to Hezbollah & Iran, IDF Losing on All Fronts"
Danny Haiphong, 10/7/24
"Scott Ritter: Israel on Brink of Shocking Defeat to
Hezbollah & Iran, IDF Losing on All Fronts"
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"Better Take A Closer Look..."
Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous
by letting the government take care of him,
better take a closer look at the American Indian."
- Henry Ford
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"Hurricane Helene Exposes a Deep Betrayal of America"
by Justin Smith
"Americans across several states are suffering and attempting to survive under unimaginably harsh conditions, without food and water, in that aftermath of Hurricane Helene which tore across ten states in the Southeast last week, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. And a week later, these people have found that they are largely on their own, as all the real help that has arrived has come through the efforts of individuals and nonprofit groups such as Samaritan Purse, Mountain Mule Packers Ranch, Save Our Allies and Aerial Recovery, which has exposed the fact — to anyone who didn’t already know — that the Biden regime doesn’t give a good damn about them, as Biden and his minions have engaged in not just dereliction of duty but the worst betrayal of the American people ever witnessed, since the birth of the nation.
Joe Biden, the placeholder-in-chief, showed up in Georgia [10-3-24] to give lip-service to the disaster and made promises of money to come, some twenty million dollars, and a recovery that will supposedly be totally undertaken by the federal government. No one should hold their breath waiting on that help to arrive, but if it does, they can bet the farm it will come with the intent of helping Biden special interest groups and supporters first.
Americans should note: $20 million for the victims of Helene and well over $640 million for illegal aliens and approximately $180 BILLION for Ukraine. When does THIS Damned MADNESS Stop!?!
It’s an astounding matter that despite assertions of nineteen thousand National Guardsmen and FEMA workers already being on the ground in those states most severely affected, from Florida to Tennessee and Georgia and on to the horrific situation near Asheville, North Carolina, no one can find them, as FEMA workers are simply sitting in their trucks and sending out mass emails with an app for the victims of Helene to use to apply for financial help, rebuilding their homes, and most importantly finding a way to have food and water and medicines sent their way as soon as possible — THIS in areas where there currently isn’t electricity or any cellphone reception and internet.
It’s a curious thing to witness this tragic situation compounded by the inaction of the federal government and federal workers, agencies and the U.S. military all missing in action as the victims keep asking where all these mysterious government workers are supposedly delivering aid and much needed necessities to anyone. Where is the federal government? No one has seen much of an inkling from it yet.
For survivors in the Asheville, North Carolina area, Mountain Mule Packer Ranch has left this number — 910-885-1402 — for anyone who knows of specific needs and areas where they can be of assistance with their mule trains.
The military should have been brought up immediately and released under Title 10 to immediately render aid throughout all regions devasted by Hurricane Helene which has killed over 224 people and counting to date, with thousands of more people missing and their whereabouts unaccounted, especially with Ft Bragg right there in North Carolina and Ft Benning in Georgia. Several individual volunteers like John Howard, with Aerial Recovery, have told of speaking with various military units that were on the ground but awaiting authorization and orders to release them to act, including two Air Force helicopters that were simply sitting idle at the Asheville Airport.
This is beyond unconscionable once one considers that the 82nd Airborne can be up and on their way to any hotspot in the world between eight and eighteen hours. It’s simply a lack of a president and any leadership in the federal government, as one should note that in 1990, a brigade of the 82nd Airborne was deployed to Saudi Arabia after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in less than three days, followed by all the armaments of a full division, including light armor, within the week.
However, in one case, where FEMA and National Guardsmen are found, “they are getting in the way” as told to Fox News on October 2nd 2024 by Tim Kennedy, a relief volunteer, who had gathered survivors in his ongoing efforts to find them shelter. He explained how he and these survivors were turned away from one hotel after being told it was completely booked by federal employees. These employees have the weight of the government behind them and don’t need to worry about how their next meal is going to be found; if anything, they should be sleeping in tents and eating MREs [known as C-rations in my day].
Adding insult to injury, all America heard Joe Biden say his regime has “done all we can do” in regard to this crisis and the misery the victims of Hurricane Helene are enduring, as the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas — the biggest anti-American traitor next to Biden — told the country that the money for FEMA to respond had simply run out for the fiscal year, after FEMA has spent more than $1.4 BILLION since the fall of 2022 to provide necessities for illegal alien invaders. There remain billions of U.S. taxpayers’ dollars setting dormant in other programs, especially those associated with covid that could be taken for this national emergency, and yet, everyone who could do something simply refuses to take effective, efficient and proper action.
But goddamned if they don’t pull out all stops to find financing for homes, food and clothing for illegal alien invaders, who are murdering our sons and daughters as we speak and spit on our American flag, and two wars approximately six thousand miles away each, while Vice-President Harris parties in L.A. with Hollywood celebrities in order to beg campaign funds.
As recently noted by Stephen Miller, of America First Legal, the FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program has been reshaped to primarily provide funding to illegal aliens encountered by the Border Patrol and ICE at the southern border, in spite of the fact it was originally created to help only U.S. citizens. In one post, he asserts that $685 million of U.S. taxpayer dollars have been diverted to aid illegal aliens, as FEMA’a own website acknowledges spending $640 million on “noncitizen migrant arrivals”. https://www.fema.gov/es/node/683797
Miller added: “Over the last four years, the Biden administration has steadily transformed FEMA — the agency responsible for responding to natural disasters like Hurricane Helene — into an illegal alien resettlement agency that emphasizes DEI over public safety.”
Florida’s Attorney General, Ashley Moody obviously agrees with Miller and others who see this treason unfolding, as she recently told Fox News: Americans should be ‘outraged’ over Mayorkas’ comments on FEMA funds: https://www.foxnews.com/media/all-americans-outraged-mayorkas-comments-lack-fema-funds-florida-ag-moody
“This is not something that has just happened recently. Florida’s been warning about this since this administration took over. Mayorkas has come in like a virus and infected these — what need to be healthy, strong, fundamental programs to ensure the stability and safety of Americans in times of disaster. So you heard, they have taken the FEMA emergency food and shelter program and over time, siphoned off hundreds of millions of dollars into basically making it an illegal immigrant resettlement program [which will only encourage more illegal alien invaders to come]. Biden and Harris are having to fund that on the backs of the American people. And now, right now, in Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, all of these states are hurting.
Adding more insult to more injury, Kamala recently stated that FEMA would distribute $750 in relief funds to all people in the devasted areas with immediate needs. But one North Carolina went on the internet to succinctly tell her what she can do with that paltry sum, in part stating: “North Carolina flood victim: Kamala Harris, we don’t want you here. We don’t want your party here in North Carolina. If you’re a Democrat and you live in North Carolina, good for you. But this woman is given illegal immigration, patients, more rights to be entitled to be called American, thousands of dollars in food stamps, loads of money in their pockets, and she’s going to give the people in the mountains $750 dollars. You can take that money and go wipe your ass with it, Kamala.”
There remains a little matter of the $20 billion boost Congress gave to FEMA in September’s temporary funding bill that was signed into law by Biden. This must be solely used strictly for U.S. citizens only and relief for all currently living in unbelievable misery as they wonder when the will receive their next meal or enough fresh drinking water to make it through each day. Whether the anti-American traitorous Joe Biden and his vile, traitorous henchman Alejandros Mayorkas will do so is an entirely different matter that remains to be seen, which I see as unlikely, since this Biden regime appears intent on making life in general just as hard and miserable for the American public as it possibly can.
These traitorous criminals are using the federal treasury as their own slush fund to finance every single one of their destructive, anti-American agendas and policies, as they keep passing and attempting to pass two or three trillion dollar omnibus bills without any real oversight to later disappear in the pockets of their Marxist-Maoist cronies here and abroad. Everybody and his brother get taken care of by this regime, if they are a red, radical communist or some damned anti-American foreigner willing to come to America as the Democrat Party Communists’ foot soldiers, much as we should expect the 1.7 million illegal aliens with Islamic terror ties currently floating across the country unrestrained and free to wreak havoc at the drop of a hat.
It’s a good damned thing that there are still many great Americans who can be found in this country willing to help one another in their direst times of need, because the federal response has been one monumental failure in this instance, whether due to intent or a lack of a sense of urgency and apathy, as in “we’ll get there when we get there”. This moment should serve as a wakeup call that we are living in a rudderless nation and, in times of emergency and real need, we can only look to ourselves to save each other and our families, because any regime led by the Democratic Party Communists certainly will not be overly concerned if we live or die, since they have their pick of Third World illegals to import to America on the taxpayers’ dime.
If this hasn’t been one of the worst cases of a betrayal of America and treason in all U.S. history, I don’t know what else one can call it, other than a crime against all Americans that should be punishable by life imprisonment at the least but in fact with the death penalty."
They don't give a damn about us...
Oh, but $180 billion for Ukraine, countless billions for Israel...
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"Where Your Gaze Lingers..."
“Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. Over and over you play this out, like some ominous dance with death just before dawn. Why? Because this storm isn’t something that has nothing to do with you, this storm is you. Something inside you. So all you can do is give in to it, step right inside the storm, closing your eyes and plugging up your ears so the sand doesn’t get in, and walk through it, step by step. There’s no sun there, no moon, no direction, no sense of time. Just fine white sand swirling up the sky like pulverized bones.
You have to look! That’s another one of the rules. Closing your eyes isn’t going to change anything. Nothing’s going to disappear just because you can’t see what going on. In fact, things will be even worse the next time you open your eyes. That’s the kind of world we live in. Keep your eyes wide open. Only a coward closes his eyes. Closing your eyes and plugging up your ears won’t make time stand still.”
- Haruki Murakami
“Closing your eyes won’t make the awfulness go away. It may be that nothing will. But dwelling on it, dreading the evil, playing out the misery in your head – doesn’t this feed the monster? You can’t close your eyes to life, but you can choose where your gaze lingers.”
- Richelle E. Goodrich
"The Soul of Liberty"
"The landing of Roger Williams in 1636" by Alonzo Chappel
"The Soul of Liberty"
by Addison Wiggin
“Human nature being what it is in the world is always going
to face challenges, especially in preserving freedom.”
- Steve Forbes
"A short history lesson. In 1636 the English-born American theologian Roger Williams landed in what is now the state of Rhode Island. Having fled the Puritan-led Massachusetts colony, Roger Williams founded a city upon a hill and called it Providence. The new town’s mantra: Hope.
Simple, resounding, and looking to the future. Full of hope, Roger Williams created Providence on the grounds that: "No person within the said colony, at any time hereafter, shall be in any wise molested, punished, disquieted, or called in question, for any differences in opinion, in matter of religion, who do not actually disturb the civil peace of our said colony; but that all and every person and persons may, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, freely and fully have and enjoy his own and their own judgments and consciences, in matters of religious concernments, throughout the tract of land hereafter mentioned, they behaving themselves peaceably and quietly and not using this liberty to licentiousness and profaneness, nor to the civil injury or outward disturbance of others."
He called it “soul freedom.” At the time it was the largest liberty event in the New World, setting the standard in our blessed Thirteen Colonies for what civil liberties in America should look like – not to mention his fair treatment of the native peoples.
Almost a century later the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America echoed Williams’ declarations, reading: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
By now we have the First memorized… If you don’t, you ought to, for it is our God-given, Madison-written, Franklin-scrawled right!"
"The Misconception of the 'Man of System'"
"The Misconception of the 'Man of System'"
by Jeff Thomas
"In 1759, Scotsman Adam Smith, who is widely regarded as the world’s first true economist, published his first great work, "The Theory of Moral Sentiments." In it, he postulated that all social evolution can be attributed to "individual human action," as opposed to "individual human design." By this, he meant that whatever understanding worked well between any two people was likely to lead to progress. The reason for this was that such agreements would, of necessity, be based upon "trust and empathy."
He believed that, if mankind were left alone to sort out all commerce and other interaction on their own, using truth and empathy, they’d succeed at moving the society forward. He further postulated that, historically, the failure to progress could be attributed to what he termed to be the "Man of System."
The Man of System was any individual who believed that he knew what was best for others and sought to impose his system (from the top, down) on the population, whether they agreed or not. Mister Smith felt that the failing in all such systems was the same – that the Man of System was dangerous for two reasons. First, the Man of System believed that he knew more than he was actually capable of knowing. Second, the Man assumed that, if he simply dictated human action, the individuals in question would comply – much like pieces being moved around on a chessboard. In his supposition, Adam Smith succinctly described the central failing of all of those who seek to establish controls over their fellow men, based upon their own personal vision.
We see this in all walks of life. It exists in a religious leader who enforces his own version of morality on his parishioners, insisting that those who fail to follow his interpretation of morality will face damnation. We see it in teachers, who focus more on learning historical facts by rote than in understanding the underlying causes of history. And, of course, we see it in political leaders who focus on one "ism" or another, through which they believe a society can be forced to obey, thereby to create a "greater good" for all.
So, do these individuals truly believe in the overall vision that they attempt to force on others, or do they simply find it expedient to pretend that this is their belief, as it provides them with the leverage to lord over others?
In some cases, it may be the former and in some cases it may be the latter. In still other cases, it may be both. But the answer matters little. What is significant is that the Man of System seeks to pervert the natural function of human action and fails to understand that, never in history, has this approach to order truly succeeded. Invariably it fails, due to the fact that people, no matter what level of controls are placed upon them, will always seek to think and act independently of any system of diktat.
Subsequent to the publication of his first book, Adam Smith focused on the way forward for societies if they were to succeed in expanding themselves socially and monetarily. He published his conclusions in his second book, "The Wealth of Nations," in 1776. This was a fortuitous date, as the book had a major influence on those in America who would become the founding fathers of the United States.
They agreed with the Smithian principles that wealth is created by individuals, operating in their own self-interest, and that this is achieved through the understanding that empathy for others was required in order to earn the trust of others. Trust was required in order for others to voluntarily choose to engage, socially and in commerce. The founding fathers of the US chose to minimize the role of government and to rely on free enterprise to be the engine of the nascent nation.
By contrast, the French Revolution, which was inspired by the success of the American Revolution, took a decidedly different turn. The French people were aware of Adam Smith’s books, and he was, in fact, a respected celebrity in Paris. However, the leaders of the French Revolution, having promised social and economic freedom, betrayed the French people and delivered a new regime that echoed the old one. The French traded one "Man of System" for another. After a brief period of chaos and bloodshed, they once again lost their freedom to autocracy.
The Smithian principle is based upon voluntary exchange – a free market, from the bottom up, not the top down. In it, each creator of goods chooses to create, not that which he most wishes to create, but that which is most likely to be salable to others. Similarly, he recognizes that he must produce it for a price that others are prepared to pay and in no greater amounts that they are prepared to buy. Increased demand may tend to raise the price being asked, but higher prices will inspire others to compete. Their production inevitably creates a balance between demand, availability and prices.
The free market, therefore, satisfies the provision of goods, the volume of goods available and the prices of goods. No one is forced to produce. No one is forced to buy. It’s an entirely self-sustaining and endlessly self-renewing process. In a free-market system, there are no top-down controls by legislators or regulators. In a top-down system, attempts are made to dictate quotas and prices and apply taxation. All are counter-productive.
This "natural liberty," as Mister Smith termed it, is invariably destroyed to a greater or lesser degree by outside forces, such as governments and trade unions. They seek to dictate prices and impose quotas, tariffs and taxation. Not only do these entities not have the ability to regulate every individual agreement between any two parties, they invariably fall prey to corruption – giving rise to cronyism, monopolies and insider deals. Government is therefore the very worst of Man of System and, in fact, is ultimately the destroyer of free enterprise.
All governments, in every era, wrestle with the question of, to what degree they should intervene in commerce in order to maximise the wealth of the country. Regardless as to whether they are sincere in their deliberations, the fatal flaw is that the answer – one that they cannot accept – is: none.
In modern times, free enterprise (i.e., capitalism) has been blamed for impoverishment, over-pricing, inadequate quality of goods and more. Yet a true free market corrects these problems. These problems, which are only too real, are the product of a century of governmental regulation of and interference in the free market. We may criticize the free market, yet we have never actually lived in a free-market system. The successful government does not need to do good things for you; it only needs to cease doing bad things to you.
We are living through one of the most turbulent times in U.S. history, and the 2024 election is shaping up to be the most critical of our lifetime. The storm clouds are gathering - financial collapse, political upheaval, and social unrest are all converging."
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"Hurricane Milton 10/7/24"
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"Is This The Big One?"
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"Live Stream: Hurricane Milton Becomes Category 5 Hurricane -
Catastrophic Impacts Expected In Florida"
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