"When Governments Do Something Right"

"When Governments Do Something Right"

by Radio Far Side

"What shall we discuss today? The world’s become so completely unhinged I’m having a hard time deciding which issues to play with. I suppose the most exciting news is the US federal government shut-down. Nothing says peace and prosperity more than an unfunded government. I guess that Big Beautiful Bill that added a trillion or two to the debt pile just wasn’t enough to satisfy that great salivating maw we lovingly call the “authorities”. Trump had this opportunity in his first term to rid the nation of 800,000 “non-essential” government employees. Will he be smarter this time? Not holding my breath.

For those outside the US, or who slept through civics class, it’s times like these that the US government runs out of lucre to operate non-essential functions, because the children in Washington D.C. haven’t yet agreed on the new budget, which normally takes effect on 1 October. What happens is one arm of the Uniparty or other gets their panties in a bunch over useless and wasteful spending (not their pet projects), or wants to make the president look bad because Congress can’t make a decision. In this case, it’s a little of both. So here’s what keeps going:

• Military & national security: Active-duty military, border patrol, air traffic control, intelligence agencies.

• Law enforcement: FBI, DEA, federal prisons, Secret Service, TSA.

• Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid: Benefits still go out (trust funds aren’t subject to annual appropriations).

• Postal Service: Funded separately through postage revenue.

• Air travel: Flights keep moving; controllers and TSA officers still work.

• Federal Reserve & Treasury debt payments: These are outside the normal appropriations process.

Basically, everything the government shouldn’t be doing keeps going, especially those in the banksters’ or Congress’ interests (see debt payments and payroll). Everything else has the plug pulled and workers furloughed for the duration of the shut down.

This is one of those rare moments in a nation’s history when freedom truly does ring. It never lasts for long; the bastids certainly don’t want folks getting used to real freedom. The fact that there are “non-essential” government functions is itself a cause to taxpayer revolt. I recall one of the most salient lines from the Declaration of Independence, “He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.”

Unfortunately, the blue goonies at the airport boarding areas are considered essential, though to whom we are not informed. I wonder how long a shut down would have to last to start cutting into “essentials”? Whatever that time is, lobby your Congresscritter to keep it going at least that long.

At this moment of fleeting triumph, we should bow our heads and remember the now-defunct Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and especially Big Balls, who was viciously attacked by a gang of bureaucrats angry that he was actually being effective in his position. There was a time, lo these brief few months ago, when it looked like Trump was serious about his campaign vows, back before the new slogan “War is Peace” took hold in those lofty marbled halls in New Rome.

Savor moments like this, folks. Gather your children and grandchildren around you and impress on them the joy of unfunded government. Take them outside to breathe the air free of EPA, and Departments of Education, of FCC and FDA. Embed in them the desire to prolong that feeling as long as possible, whenever the opportunity arises. Remind them that once upon a time, humans took care of themselves, without the need for legions of agents climbing all up in their bidness.

I’m tempted to go down to the embassy and see if it’s still functioning. Don’t know that it’s worth braving Jakarta traffic, though. It’s the only embassy in the city that looks like a prison, with a bomb-proof entry and concrete walls 12-feet high topped with concertina wire, and an office building with curious steel shades over all the windows on all 12 floors. By comparison, the Russian embassy is surrounded with a hedge and a wrought-iron fence. And they invite me to parties, unlike my own dour gang.

So, while we enjoy this brief moment of peace and prosperity, it behooves us to mark the occasion with something special. I’m whipping up a batch of Wolf-style Texas chili, with a hint of chipotle and adobo, and just a sprinkle of cocoa powder (secret ingredient), because it’s been 17 years since I’ve had such a delicacy, and well…that’s too long. I figure I’ll have more than enough to get into some old-time chili dogs while I’m at it, piled with finely diced onions and aged cheddar.

I consider shutting down the non-essentials is a fine beginning, but we need to dig into a lot of the “essentials,” as well. I once thought Trump was on the side of sanity and liberty, but clearly I was wrong. So, I’ll take the little break that’s offered and remember better days."

- https://radiofarside.substack.com/

Adventures With Danno, "Mega Savings Event at Kroger"

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Adventures With Danno, 10/2/25

"Mega Savings Event at Kroger"

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Lisa The Russian, 10/2/25

"Russian Girl Shocked By Capitalist Food in Moscow!"

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Scottish Guy in Moscow, 10/2/25

"Classic Soviet Canteen Food Review - Russian Cuisine" 

"Today, I head to Stolovaya 57, one of the most famous Soviet-style canteens in Moscow, together with my friend Arina. We dive into some classic Russian cuisine - from hearty soups and salads to meaty mains and sweet desserts - and, of course, we couldn’t miss out on a shot (or two) of Russian vodka!  Stolovaya 57 isn’t just about food, it’s about stepping back in time to experience a piece of Soviet history that’s still alive in the heart of Moscow. If you’ve ever wondered what everyday Soviet dining looked like, this is the spot to see it."

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Dan, I Allegedly, "Digital ID Is Coming - Once They Roll This Out, You’ll Never Be Free Again"

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Dan, I Allegedly, 10/2/25

"Digital ID Is Coming - 

Once They Roll This Out, You’ll Never Be Free Again"

"Digital ID is here, and the truth is downright scary. In today’s video, I’m diving into the unsettling push for digital IDs and how they threaten to strip away our privacy, track every move we make, and centralize control over our lives. From governments pushing mass surveillance to the dangers of centralized data, this is a wake-up call you don’t want to ignore. We’re talking about everything from biometric data and financial tracking to social media connections and even potential erosion of your freedom of movement. Trust me, you’ll want to hear this."

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"3I/ATLAS Just Sent a Signal Toward the Moon – And It Answered Back"

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Infinity Loop, 10/3/25

"3I/ATLAS Just Sent a Signal Toward the Moon – 

And It Answered Back"

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The Hidden Abyss, 10/1/25

"Unbelievable NASA Leak: JWST Data Fed 

To Quantum AI Confirms 3I/ATLAS Mars Impact Date"

"A line has been crossed, a secret unveiled, hinting at a future for Mars that few could have ever imagined. The world is on the cusp of understanding an unparalleled cosmic event, all thanks to an alleged Nasa leak that points to the James Webb Space Telescope and its unprecedented observational power. Coupled with the mind-bending abilities of quantum artificial intelligence, this leak reveals an absolute certainty: the asteroid 3 i atlas will strike Mars. The precision of this prediction is what truly stuns experts, and the shocking impact date is something you won't want to miss. Prepare for a deep dive into how our most advanced technology uncovered this dramatic celestial timetable."

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"Big Brother is Watching"

"Big Brother is Watching"

by Joel Bowman

“Every citizen, like every animal, is under continuous surveillance 

by the Thought Police, and under the constant threat 

of being vaporized for deviation from the Party line.”

~ George Orwell, "1984" (1948)

Buenos Aires, Argentina - "No matter where you go, there you are, standing at the End of the World. Casting a weary gaze across the legacy newscape – pitiless, shameless and awash in tales of war and of waste – your editor checks his sense of humor, does a quick family head count... and keeps his passports handy.

While on the subject of ubiquitous government surveillance, Big Brother is not just at your door... he’s on the couch streaming Netflix, having already helped himself to some snacks and, naturally, the wifi password. (Bank accounts, social credit score, carbon footprint, etc., to follow shortly.) Here’s the latest, from bootlicking establishment bullhorn, Reuters: "Britain to introduce compulsory digital ID for workers."

"LONDON - The British government said on Friday it would require every employee to hold a digital identity document, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s latest attempt to tackle illegal migration and reduce the threat from the populist Reform UK party." Did His Majesty’s loyal subjects catch that? The primary “threat” to the middle and working class of the United Kingdom, to British culture and the general interests of the common people, comes not from tens of thousands of illegal immigrants pouring into the country annually...

Nor does it stem from the fact that the majority of these people (~60%) come from just five countries – Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Eritrea, and Sudan – countries that don’t exactly overlap, culturally...Nor does it come from the fact that Starmer’s own government, according to official border “control” documents, returns less than 4% of those who land in the country illegally... The real threat, to the UK and (no doubt) “to democracy itself,” comes from... an opposition party that dares mention these inconvenient truths!

Said Keir “Two Tier” Starmer: “In the UK ... we have got a right-wing proposition that we have not had in this country before ... so the battle of our times is between patriotic national renewal ... versus something which is turning into a toxic divide.”

Starmer says the digital IDs will be “free of charge,” which is how you know you can’t afford it. According to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy, all British citizens will be required to have a digital ID... although it will be “entirely their choice” whether they want to use them.

Got that, lowly subject? Just like Covid vaccine cards, the government’s digital dog tags are “mandatory,” such that you won’t be able to earn a living without one, but it’s totally your choice whether or not you want to use them. Asked whether the government would need to bother going through parliament – you know, all that pesky “check-and-balance” stuff – Nandy responded like the obedient, unquestioning automaton she is: “This is being done.”

Of course, the public is right to be concerned over unprecedented immigration levels, both legal and illegal. It’s a big part of the reason the Reform Party is pegged to be Labour’s main opposition heading into the next election (and why they will no doubt be branded fascist, racist, bigoted, Islamaphobic, etc., etc., etc., from now until then…)

When your editor moved to the UK, legally, back in the 1990s (to pursue a career as a rock ‘n’ roll star with the band Oasis... whom we’d never met), net immigration averaged “just” 100,000 per year. Today, that figure is over a million... and rising. (The five years pre-Covid averaged 600,000. After a brief dip during that first lockdown year, the number soon rebounded... to 900,000 in 2021... 1.2M in 2022... 1.3M in 2023...)

But will the UK government’s digital monitoring, snooping and leering really do anything to stem the tide of illegal immigrants, 88% of whom arrive on the tiny island by small boats, which are apparently beyond the capability of the once formidable British Navy to handle? Or is there something more sinister afoot?

Starmer’s Pull Factor: After all, Germany already has a national digital ID. So too does France... and Italy... and Spain. Did sweeping government surveillance and digitally integrated biometric IDs help neutralize one of the “key pull factors” enticing illegals onto their fair shores? To respond in order: No. No. No. Aaaaand... No.

With a quarter of a million illegal immigrants within its welcome mats borders as of 2024, Germany leads the continent in that dubious dishonor. It was followed, you will be shocked to discover, by France... Italy... the UK... and then Spain.

Adjusted for population, tiny Slovenia, nestled in the armpit of the Adriatic, right up there between Italy and Croatia, suffers the highest illegal immigration population per capita anywhere on the continent. Good thing the Slovenian government began issuing biometric national identity cards in 2022 then, eh? Right before documented illegal crossings doubled, from 30,000 to over 60,000, the very next year.

But then, if illegal immigration really is such a problem, as Starmer himself (now) freely admits, why not start by deporting the millions of illegal immigrants already in these countries? After all, it’s not as though the government doesn’t know where they are; one need only check the hotel addresses and free iPhone bills on the state welfare invoices... or simply follow the blaze of protests sweeping across the nation as frustrated locals, fed up with having their wives and daughters harassed in their own towns and public spaces, take to the once-safe streets to demand their country back.

There was a time when the Brits, upper lips firmly stiffened, had the common decency to reject the government’s cataloging, processing and harassing of innocent individuals. Crazy, but true. Before 1914, British citizens were able to travel freely around the European continent. When they did need a passport, to visit the Russian or Ottoman Empires, for example, they were little more than handwritten documents, often a single page, with a vague description of the bearer’s physical characteristics, height, hair, eye color, etc.

Then came the outbreak of WWI, and the kind of “temporary wartime measures” that tend to last a lifetime... and beyond. In 1915, citing threats of foreign espionage, the UK government made that most Faustian of pacts, trading “liberty for the promise of security,” and issued a standardized passport booklet, which contained not only the bearer’s signature, but also a photograph.

The requirements were seen as scandalous by the right-thinking British public, who were naturally outraged that they should be subjected to such an invasive, dehumanizing process. Members of Parliament and their toadies in the press assured their constituents that such impositions were merely “temporary measures,” and that they would be repealed in due course.

Only, as is so often the case with the government’s “temporary measures,” due course never came. After WWI was over, the League of Nations convened a number of international passport conferences, with the resulting trend toward international standardization and the “one world system” we have today.

And yet, still that feckless mantra of the Soft Cranium Brigade, “If you don’t have anything to hide, you don’t have anything to worry about” rings out around the world, from China to Singapore to Pakistan... Saudi Arabia to Qatar to Bahrain... Nigeria to Kenya to South Africa... where brainwashed citizens line up behind their dear leaders, confident they would never abuse their power, seemingly incurious as to why their delusional motto is never turned toward the government itself, notoriously secretive and forever assuring its citizens they’re on a “need to know” basis.

“Privacy for we,” shady world leaders and WEF puppets cry in creepy unison, “total transparency for thee.” Hmm… what could go wrong?"

- https://joelbowman.substack.com/

"These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage."

– Alexander Fraser Tytler

"ALERT: France Army Chief Warns of Imminent War Readiness! USA Approves Deep Strikes! Iran is Ready"

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Prepper News, 10/2/25

"ALERT: France Army Chief Warns of Imminent War Readiness! 

USA Approves Deep Strikes! Iran is Ready"

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"Only 48 Percent Of U.S. Adults Under The Age Of 30 Have A Full-Time Job?"

"Only 48 Percent Of U.S. Adults Under 

The Age Of 30 Have A Full-Time Job?"

by Michael Snyder

"I am so glad that I am not a young adult looking for a job in this very difficult economic environment. Every month, federal bureaucrats tell us that the unemployment rate in this country is low, but at this point everyone knows that the numbers that they give us are fake. The reality of the matter is that it is now “the toughest time in years” to find a good job in the United States, and that is particularly true for our young people. According to Mark Mitchell, a Rasmussen Reports survey that will soon be released will show that only 48 percent of U.S. adults under the age of 30 currently have a full-time job…

As the results of the last presidential election demonstrated, Rasmussen is typically very accurate. So this is an extremely alarming development.

Vast numbers of our young adults are working low-paying part-time jobs right now because that is all they can get. But as the employment market gets even tighter, there will even be intense competition for those jobs. Day after day, large companies are slashing more high-paying positions. For example, Exxon Mobil just announced that it will be eliminating 2,000 jobs…"Oil giant Exxon Mobil is preparing to cut thousands of jobs worldwide in a corporate reshuffling. A spokesperson for Exxon confirmed to Barron’s on Tuesday that the company plans to cut 2,000 jobs, representing 3% to 4% of the energy company’s global workforce."

But that is nothing compared to what has been going on in the tech industry. Through September 15th, big tech companies had laid off 166,000 employees so far this year. Sadly, I expect to see the pace of layoffs accelerate in the months ahead because so many industries are deeply troubled at this moment.

In recent days, we have been getting some extremely alarming warning signs from the auto industry…"The warning signs are stacking up. First Brands, a manufacturer of filters, brakes, wipers, and lighting systems, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday night. Its collapse comes just two weeks after subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings went bankrupt and shut down, and follows June’s Chapter 11 filing by Marelli, a supplier for Nissan and Chrysler." Experts told the Daily Mail that these bankruptcies are another part of an auto industry flashing danger signals that could spill into the broader economy.

I have said this before, but I will say it again. If you have a job that you highly value, hold on to it as tightly as you can, because finding a new job would not be easy. Concerns about our rapidly deteriorating employment market caused U.S. consumer confidence to fall “sharply” this month…"Consumer confidence fell sharply in September on growing worries about the labor market. The consumer-confidence index dropped to 94.2 in September from a revised 97.8 in the prior month, the Conference Board said Tuesday. This is the lowest level since April."

Nobody can deny which way things are going. And now on top of everything else we could have an extended government shutdown on our hands…"The federal government shut down Oct. 1 after President Donald Trump and congressional leaders failed to reach a funding compromise on Sept. 30. The partial shutdown will likely start at midnight on Oct. 1. The federal government will run out of money at the end of the fiscal year, unless members of Congress overcome partisan differences and agree to pass a funding bill, USA TODAY reported. The federal government has closed down 21 times, with a total of 161 days since 1976. The pending shutdown primarily concerns health care spending."

This is not going to be good for the economy at all. According to the Congressional Budget Office, it is being projected that approximately three-quarters of a million federal employees will temporarily be “furloughed” for the duration of the shutdown…"The Congressional Budget Office estimated on Tuesday that about 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed under a government shutdown, and the total daily cost of their compensation would be around $400 million. Furloughed employees receive back pay at the end of shutdowns.

The analysis came in a letter to Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican who requested the figures. CBO noted that the number of furloughed employees could “vary by the day” due to some agencies opting to furlough more employees if a shutdown drags on, while others could bring back employees who were initially furloughed."

Of course any federal employees that are furloughed will return to their jobs once the shutdown ends. But the same thing will not be true for approximately 100,000 federal workers that will be quitting their jobs this week as part of the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation program”…"The Trump administration is set to oversee the largest mass resignation in US history on Tuesday, with more than 100,000 federal workers set to formally quit as part of the latest wave of its deferred resignation program.

With Congress facing a deadline of Tuesday to authorize more funding or spark a government shutdown, the White House has also ordered federal agencies to draw up plans for large-scale firings of workers if the partisan fight fails to yield a deal. So now the millions of Americans that are already searching for work will have a lot more competition for a steadily dwindling number of high-paying job opportunities."

As I have discussed in previous articles, there are some people that have applied for hundreds of jobs in recent months without any success at all. In fact, one 64-year-old man that has decades of experience in accounting has been getting up at 3 AM in the morning to work on his job search, but after many months he hasn’t had any luck.

If you visit YouTube or TikTok right now, you can find thousands of videos of people complaining about the economy. As I have carefully documented, the U.S. economy has been moving in the wrong direction for many, many years, and now our economic slide threatens to become an economic avalanche. Of course our economic problems are accelerating at a time when our world is facing one unprecedented crisis after another. I am extremely concerned about the months directly ahead of us. Yes, conditions are not good now, but the truth is that what we are currently experiencing is not even worth comparing to what is eventually coming."

- https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/

Musical Interlude: Spirit Tribe Awakening, "Raise Positive Vibrations"

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Spirit Tribe Awakening, "Raise Positive Vibrations"

528Hz Positive Energy, Self Healing with 417Hz Solfeggio frequency. Peaceful, empowering and soothing music and nature to nurture your mind, body, and soul. Supporting and empowering you on your life journey."

I can't praise this visually beautiful, and very effective, video enough. In these incredibly highly stressful times, please be kind to yourself and take the time to savor this exquisite work in full screen mode. Headphones suggested but not necessary. It works, as simple as that...

- CP

"A Look to the Heavens"

"Two stars within our own Milky Way galaxy anchor the foreground of this cosmic snapshot. Beyond them lie the galaxies of the Hydra Cluster. In fact, while the spiky foreground stars are hundreds of light-years distant, the Hydra Cluster galaxies are over 100 million light-years away.

Three large galaxies near the cluster center, two yellow ellipticals (NGC 3311, NGC 3309) and one prominent blue spiral (NGC 3312), are the dominant galaxies, each about 150,000 light-years in diameter. An intriguing overlapping galaxy pair cataloged as NGC 3314 is just above and left of NGC 3312. Also known as Abell 1060, the Hydra galaxy cluster is one of three large galaxy clusters within 200 million light-years of the Milky Way. In the nearby universe, galaxies are gravitationally bound into clusters which themselves are loosely bound into superclusters that in turn are seen to align over even larger scales. At a distance of 100 million light-years this picture would be about 1.3 million light-years across."

- http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120512.html

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"How Many Galaxies Are In The Universe?"

"The deepest image ever taken, the Hubble Extreme Deep Field, revealed ~5,500 galaxies over an area that took up just 1/32,000,000th of the sky. But today, scientists estimate that there are more than ten times as many galaxies out there than Hubble, even at its limits, is capable of seeing. All told, there are some ~2 trillion galaxies within the observable Universe. Here's how we know."

View this complete, extraordinarily fascinating, article here:

- https://bigthink.com/

"Sometimes..."

“Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?'

Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.'”
- Charles M. Schulz

"Luddites Were Right, You Know…"

"Luddites Were Right, You Know…"

By Chris Black

"The term “Luddite” originated in the early 19th century and refers to a movement of English textile workers who protested against the increased use of machines in their industry. The term “neo-Luddite” was later applied to those who similarly oppose technology for similar reasons, but in a contemporary context.

Everywhere you go, you see people with their faces in their phones. Constantly, constantly, constantly. At the bus stop. On the train. In the driver’s seats of their moving cars. Their kid makes a bit of noise at the restaurant table? Shove the iPad in their face.

Boomerisms aside, it really can’t be overstated how f**ked up this is, and not because “people don’t interact” anymore. It’s actually much worse than that… Nobody ever allows themselves even a moment of peace inside their own heads. The real insidiousness of the smartphone is that it encourages you to constantly consume content, endlessly, never ever stopping. It’s common for people to spend their entire day with earphones in, listening to podcasts and watching Tiktoks literally constantly.

Our brains did not evolve to be bombarded with constant microbursts of hyper real stimulation this way. Attention spans are getting measurably shorter. Reaction times are getting longer. None of this sh*t is good for your brain.

Everyone always says, “Well, what about TV and the radio?” Inherently limited and fundamentally different because of the fact that they’re pre-programmed and don’t act as “magic mirrors” of you and your personal inputs into them. Your smartphone is designed to learn everything about you so that it can be as addictive as possible and maximize the amount of data it squeezes out of you. Nothing about TV or the radio - or even Web 1.0 internet - ever came anywhere close to this.

Even so, we have known for decades that TV is horrible for your brain on account of many of the same mechanisms that affect attention span and cognitive development. So imagine how much worse the smartphone is. Unfathomably worse. We already know it’s worse, but we won’t know exactly how much worse it is until at least another decade, when the younger Zoomers and Gen Alphas are a few years into adulthood after an upbringing that revolved around Web 2.0.

Millennials were lucky enough not to take the full brunt of the experience. We got our first taste as we came of age instead of growing up being marinated in it. The saddest part is that the only reason any of this even caught on or is the least bit operable is because of the fact that it hijacks the mechanisms that make us feel satisfied and good. We didn’t evolve to handle this level of stimulation, but BOY do we respond to it. It’s so excessive that it’s impossible for some people to resist. So there are no f**king brakes.

You have to cast The Ring into the fire or it totally consumes you. That’s the reality for most people. And that, my friends, is just sick.

Look at your screen usage on your phone and tell me I’m wrong, how you totally don’t need it and can stop whenever you want. You are no better than a crack head, and you won’t realize that until you actually do try to stop for real. It’s unprecedented in human history to think this way. We are truly in uncharted waters here. Just wait until the sensory overload most people are bathing in all day, every day becomes fully automated instead of just partially automated like it is now."

- https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/

"This Chart Shows The Job Market Is Running On Fumes"

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Michael Bordenaro, 10/1/30

"This Chart Shows The Job 

Market Is Running On Fumes"

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"The Job market Is F**cked, Americans Are Barely Hanging On

Jeremiah Babe, 10/1/30

"The Job market Is F**cked, Americans Are Barely Hanging On; 

Tax Liens Plague Homeowners"

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Orlando Miner, 10/1/30

"Government Shutdown, All Paychecks Stopped"

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The Daily "Near You?"

Crozet, Virginia, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"What Are The Facts?"

"What are the facts? Again and again and againwhat are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore divine revelation, forget what the stars foretell, avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the un-guessable verdict of history - what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your single clue. Get the facts!"

- Robert A. Heinlein

And always remember...

"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains,

however improbable, must be the truth."

- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "Sherlock Holmes"

Free Download: "Report From Iron Mountain On The Possibility And Desirability Of Peace"

"Truth emerges, often, in unexpected places. The “Report from Iron Mountain” may have been a spoof, designed only to elicit a knowing chuckle from the cynical cognoscenti, but it reveals the real cause of war better than any group of federal hacks ever could. The supposed background is that a 15-member group of pipe smokers got together in a Special Study Group to speculate on the consequences of ‘peace.’ They met in a nuclear-secure bunker under Iron Mountain. They came to the conclusion that government is incompatible with ‘peace.’ It can’t exist without war. Nation states only exist so they can make war.

There was nothing new about this insight. “War is the health of the state,” said Randolph Bourne. War is not just useful to government; it is government. The defining difference between the US government and the Catholic Church, Kiwanis Club or Walmart is that the former uses force to get what it wants. The latter do not. Without the use of force – police, jails, wars – the ‘state’ would have no reason to exist why war is inevitable…and why the US will probably lose it."

- https://www.bonnerprivateresearch.com

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Canadian Prepper, "WW3: A Major War Begins In October w/Prof. Jiang

Canadian Prepper, 10/1/30

"WW3: A Major War Begins In October w/Prof. Jiang

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John Wilder, "Finding Our Way Back To Wealth"

"Finding Our Way Back To Wealth"

by John Wilder

"Wealth. It’s the golden goose that societies have all chased, but most forget where the eggs come from. I assure you it’s no longer Detroit, but we’ll get to that.

Spoiler: it’s not just the land, the trees, or the shiny rocks or sticky fluids underground. Sure, Saudi Arabia’s sitting on enough oil to lube up Oprah with enough left over for a dozen Kardashians, but without the brainpower to drill, refine, and ship it, they’d still be herding camels and wondering what a Ferrari is. The same goes for North America. For millennia the fertile plains forests were untouched. It was a backwater until European misfits turned it into the world’s breadbasket and factory floor.

Wealth isn’t just stuff; it’s the ingenuity, sweat, and sheer cussedness of people making things happen. The dirt’s nice, don’t get me wrong, and someone, somewhere has to have it or else things would get mighty hungry might fast. Iowa’s black soil grows corn like it’s auditioning for a role in a Monsanto® ad as a glyphosate-absorbing sponge. Canada? Canada’s got enough timber so it could stack it up and reach the Moon. They also have nearly that many Indians.

But Japan? Japan is a rocky island with zero oil, barely any farmland, and a tendency to shake like a wet dog every few years. Yet it’s a global powerhouse, punching well above the weight of its country’s size or population.

Why? The people. Same with England, Singapore, Taiwan. No natural resources to speak of, but their folks figured out how to turn ideas into skyscrapers, cars, and microchips. Even Saudi Arabia’s oil wealth wasn’t something the Saudis turned into wealth. It was a group of Western engineers and wildcatters that turned that black liquid into gold. Without them, the Saudis might still be sitting on a lake of useless sludge, arguing over whose camel was the best hump.

North America is the same story, minus the camel arguments. For thousands of years, the continent had everything: buffalo, forests, rivers teeming with fish. Yet, outside of some Mesoamerican skull-stacking enthusiasts in Mexico, it was dangerous and dirt-poor. Why?

That’s a big question, because just a few years later the Europeans showed up. They brought the tools, the technology, and most importantly the mindset to make the place a source of plenty. By the 19th century, the U.S. was feeding and arming half the world, not because the land changed, but because people did. They built railroads, factories, and a culture that rewarded hard work over siestas and skull collecting. Wealth exploded. For a while.

The GloboLeft thinks wealth comes from a magical printing press. Since the Soviet Union keeled over in 1991, the world has belonged to the U.S. dollar: print it, spend it, everybody loves it. But cash is most definitely not wealth: at best, it’s just a scorecard. Real wealth comes from production: making stuff, growing stuff, inventing stuff and developing a moral and trustworthy people. But now we’re spending our wealth on things that actively destroy the system.

Take immigration. Please. Unchecked waves of illegals, incentivized to cross borders with freebies? Not good. Legal immigrants who think that Western values are an outmoded suggestion that only naïve people would follow? That’s not a workforce; it’s a drain.

Then there’s the family fiasco. Single-parent households are mostly moms with no dads. These mom-led houses represent 65% of black kids and 24% of white kids growing up fatherless in 2020. The GloboLeft cheers this like it’s fEmALe EmPOwErmENt, but kids without dads are far more likely to drop out, do drugs, or end up in jail. That’s not building a trustworthy people: it’s building chaos. A stable family is like a factory for productive citizens: break it, and you’re churning out liabilities, not assets. This is yet another reason I keep banging on the “the family is the base unit of society, not the individual” drum.

We actively pay people to not work. The Social Security Administration reports disability claims have spiked 20% since 2000, with over 8 million Americans on the rolls by 2023. Some are legitimate. Nobody’s knocking the guy who lost a leg in a mill accident (his name is Skip, by the way), but when “anxiety” qualifies you for a lifetime of checks, we’re paying people to sit on the couch instead of building bridges. That’s wealth destruction, plain and simple.

Healthcare? That’s another black hole. The U.S. spends 18% of GDP on it. $4.5 trillion in 2022. That’s more than any other nation. Yet, we get crap for it. Life expectancy is flat, and obesity is up 40% since 1990. We’re not paying to make people healthier: we’re bankrolling a system that patches symptoms while folks chug Mountain Dew® and avoid treadmills. A healthy population works harder, lives longer, creates more, and is happier. A sick one? It’s a money pit.

All this anti-wealth nonsense is sold as compassion. Free money, open borders, no-fault welfare? It sounds warm and fuzzy until you realize it’s starving the engine that makes societies thrive. Wealth isn’t the goal. Wealth is the fuel for a happy, healthy, productive life. Without it, you get decay, both literal and figurative. Look at Detroit: once a manufacturing titan, now a ghost town because the focus shifted from making to taking, complete with a demoralized population.

So how do we get back on track? Stop pretending money equals wealth. Reward production. Cut the incentives for idleness; if you can work, you should. Fix families by making it easier for dads to stick around and reducing the incentives for women to break up a family for fun and prizes. Make being a whore shameful again.

Streamline healthcare to focus on prevention, not endless treatments – 30% or so of what will be spent on a human for healthcare during their entire lifetime is in the last year – wouldn’t it be better if their last decade was better? And secure the borders—nations that can’t control their edges can’t control their economies. Almost every economic problem this country has is downstream of immigration.

Wealth isn’t in the dirt or the printing press; it’s in the people who turned dirt into crops, ideas into empires. Let’s stop subsidizing sloth and start hammering out real wealth again. Otherwise, we’re just paving our roads with good intentions. And we all know where that leads. Hell, it leads to Hell. Or Detroit."

- https://wilderwealthywise.com/

"How It Really Is"

The greatest little whorehouse, well, anywhere...

"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress.

But I repeat myself."

"All Congresses and Parliaments have a kindly feeling for idiots,

and a compassion for them, on account of personal experience and heredity."

"...the smallest minds and the selfishest souls and the cowardliest hearts that God makes."

"The lightning there is peculiar; it is so convincing, that when it strikes a

thing it doesn't leave enough of that thing behind for you to tell whether -

Well, you'd think it was something valuable, and a Congressman had been there."

"It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly

native American criminal class except Congress."

"Fleas can be taught nearly anything that a Congressman can."

- Mark Twain

 

"US Government Has Officially Shutdown, How SNAP Benefits Will Be Impacted"

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Snyder Reports, 10/1/30

"US Government Has Officially Shutdown, 

How SNAP Benefits Will Be Impacted"

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Adventures with Danno, "Massive Price Increases at Sam's Club"

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Adventures with Danno, 10/1/25

"Massive Price Increases at Sam's Club"

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"The Real Reason For Government Shutdown"

The Common Sense Show, 10/1/25

"The Real Reason For Government Shutdown"

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Bill Bonner, "Shutdown"

"Shutdown"

by Bill Bonner

Dublin, Ireland - "First up...a government shutdown. Bloomberg: "US Begins Government Shutdown With Trump, Democrats at Impasse." But wait. Even as the shutdown approached, stocks rose. How could they go up while the single biggest player in the whole economy withdraws? Maybe it doesn’t matter. Associated Press: "What happens in a shutdown? FBI investigators, CIA officers, air traffic controllers and agents manning airport checkpoints continue to work. So do members of the Armed Forces.

Those programs that rely on mandatory spending also generally continue during a shutdown. Social Security checks continue to go out. Seniors who rely on Medicare coverage can still go see their doctors and health care providers and submit claims for payment and be reimbursed. Veteran health care also continues during a shutdown. Veterans Affairs medical centers and outpatient clinics will be open and VA benefits will continue to be processed and delivered. Burials will continue at VA national cemeteries. The mail still gets delivered. And federal agencies mostly stay open."

In the end, a ‘shutdown’ doesn’t do much damage and is usually soon resolved. But so stitched up is the economic and financial world, that almost nothing you hear about it is true...or meaningful. Take, for example, the ‘good news’ that the US economy is ‘growing faster than expected.’ CNBC: "U.S. economy expanded 3.3% in Q2, with growth even stronger than initially though." That was such ‘good news’ that it brought forth comment from POTUS, who claims paternity. "Great Numbers came out today on the Economy (3.8%!), and the SUCCESS we are having, but our Interest Rates are too high!”

The Donald seems to believe that at present interest rates he is having great SUCCESS. But if the program is working so well...what sense does it make to change it? We don’t know. But it turns out that the SUCCESS is actually FAILURE and the ‘good news’ is actually ‘bad news.’ When the number crunchers calculate GDP, they subtract imports (since they are not part of US output). So, if imports go down...it is a plus to GDP.

As it turned out, Donald Trump’s trade war reduced imports by more than five percentage points (of GDP). Actual US output - all the hustle and bustle of the domestic economy - was down at more than a 1% annual rate. But adding back the fall of imports left the wonks with a 3.8% net positive growth rate.

Alas, US economic growth is a phantom...a statistical artifice caused by the fact that Americans are getting fewer products from abroad. If you look at the first two quarters of the year, you see that housing went down. Both imports and exports went down. Even government spending went down.

What went up was billions in capital investment of the strangest and least productive sort - in AI. Company A buys AI from company B. The purchase is added to GDP. And both stocks rise. Both continue to lose money (and make the world poorer). This is perhaps the most disturbing insight of all. Both the stock market and the economy are now growing - but only because of a whirligig of ‘capex’ spending on AI...which is most likely money down the drain.

In the stock market, Yahoo! Finance: "The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution began in earnest with the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022. The S&P 500 has advanced 72% since then despite headwinds arising from high interest rates, stubborn inflation, and sweeping tariffs. Michael Cembalest, chairman of market and investment strategy at J.P.Morgan, recently said, “AI related stocks have accounted for 75% of S&P 500 returns, 80% of earnings growth, and 90% of capital spending growth since ChatGPT launched.”

In the economy’s first half of the year, fully three quarters of the actual GDP came not from real increases in output but from increases in AI spending. So, what have we here? Artificial intelligence has created an artificial bubble...with artificially high stock prices...and an artificial economy that depends on artificial investment (of borrowed, not earned, artificial money, lent at artificially low rates). Stay tuned."

- https://www.bonnerprivateresearch.com/

Dan, I Allegedly, "Subprime 2.0 is Here - Middle Class Wipeout"

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Dan, I Allegedly, 10/1/25

"Subprime 2.0 is Here - Middle Class Wipeout"

"Subprime 2.0 is here - and it’s exploding in America’s payday loan market. Millions are trapped in a dangerous cycle of debt, with sky-high fees and interest rates that quietly rival the last financial crisis. What looks like small “cash advances” is becoming a massive hidden debt bubble that threatens households, banks, and the entire economy. In this video, we break down how payday loans, wage-advance apps, and new fintech schemes are fueling a silent economic crisis. If you thought the subprime meltdown of 2008 was bad, wait until you see how this version is unfolding."

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"Avi Loeb: 3I/ATLAS Sent a Signal in 1977"

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The Calm Scientist, 9/30/25

"Avi Loeb: 3I/ATLAS Sent a Signal in 1977"

"What if a famous signal from the past wasn't random noise, but a deliberate message from a passing visitor? In this bedtime exploration of cosmic mysteries, we follow Avi Loeb's striking hypothesis about 3I/ATLAS - the interstellar object that may have sent humanity a transmission decades before we ever knew it existed. From the iconic 1977 detection to the mathematics of impossible timing, we'll drift between radio whispers and orbital mechanics, exploring how an object from beyond our solar system could have called out to us long before its arrival. Why does the thought of an earlier contact change everything? What does it mean when the timeline of discovery gets rewritten by a wandering messenger? Tonight, we lean into the improbable, tracing the threads of signal analysis, cosmic coincidence, and the audacious questions that connect us across time and space."

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ORBIONVERSE, 9/30/25

"200x Bigger Object Just Arrived - 

and It’s Targeting 3I/ATLAS!"

"A glowing emerald object streaks across space—our sharpest, clearest look at 3I/ATLAS so far. We break down what its unusual shape and eerie green halo really reveal: chemistry, velocity, and trajectory. But is it a comet, an asteroid… or something engineered? We examine the strongest evidence against the hype. See side-by-side image comparisons, dynamic simulations, and why experts remain divided. Stay until the end for our straightforward verdict - and what to expect in the weeks ahead."

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The Hidden Abyss, 9/30/25

"NASA Emergency Meeting: Something Just 

Violently Ambushed 3I Atlas, We Are Not Prepared!"

"Panic rippled through the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Data streams from the deep space network went wild, then silent, as something violently ambushed 3 i atlas. This interstellar comet, once a subject of scientific awe, became a victim of an unknown force, triggering an unprecedented Nasa emergency meeting. The very fabric of our cosmic understanding has been torn, revealing a terrifying gap in our defenses. We’re going to explore the astonishing facts of what happened, why it has rocked the scientific community to its core, and why humanity is suddenly facing a threat for which we are tragically unprepared."

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Gerald Celente, "United Nations? No, United Nothings, A Global Freak Show, All Talk, No Action"

Strong language alert!

Gerald Celente, 9/30/25

"United Nations? No, United Nothings, 

A Global Freak Show, All Talk, No Action"

"The Trends Journal is a weekly magazine analyzing global current events forming future trends. Our mission is to present Facts and Truth over fear and propaganda to help subscribers prepare for What’s Next in these increasingly turbulent times."

- https://trendsjournal.com/

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"Russian Typical Apartment: Could You Live There?"

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Travelling With Russell, 9/30/25

"Russian Typical Apartment: 

Could You Live There?"

"What does a Russian Typical Apartment look like in Moscow, Russia? Join me on a tour of a Typical Russian Apartment listed for rent in the Spanish Quarter in the South West of Moscow. How does it look inside, and what does the surrounding area look like?"

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Musical Interlude: 2002, "Breathing Light"

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2002, "Breathing Light"

"A Look to the Heavens"

“About 70 million light-years distant, gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 289 is larger than our own Milky Way. Seen nearly face-on, its bright core and colorful central disk give way to remarkably faint, bluish spiral arms. The extensive arms sweep well over 100 thousand light-years from the galaxy's center.

At the lower right in this sharp, telescopic galaxy portrait the main spiral arm seems to encounter a small, fuzzy elliptical companion galaxy interacting with enormous NGC 289. Of course spiky stars are in the foreground of the scene. They lie within the Milky Way toward the southern constellation Sculptor.”

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

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

"The Collapse Of The American Dream Is Here Already"

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Finance Economist, 9/30/25

"The Collapse Of The American Dream Is Here Already"

"The American Dream isn’t fading - it’s already collapsed. From housing you’ll never afford, to grocery prices that rob your paycheck, to debt that chains you for life, this video exposes the harsh truth of 2025. The middle class is vanishing, families are breaking under costs, and the future looks darker than ever. Watch now before it’s too late."

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"The Real Reason Why Millions of Americans Are Living in Third World Conditions"

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Mrs. Honest, 9/30/25

"The Real Reason Why Millions of Americans 

Are Living in Third World Conditions"

"Imagine living in the wealthiest country on earth, yet you don’t have clean drinking water, reliable electricity, or even a safe place to sleep at night. For millions of Americans, this isn’t a nightmare from a distant land - it’s their everyday reality. Homeless encampments under bridges, families without running water in rural towns, and neighborhoods where broken infrastructure leaves people living like it’s a forgotten world."

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A Homestead Journey, 9/30/25

"Starbucks Closes Down as 

Normal Life in America Collapses"

"Starbucks is closing down locations across America, and it’s more than just a coffee chain shutting doors - it’s a clear warning about the state of the country. Inflation, the cost of living crisis, rising food costs, and skyrocketing rent are crushing families. Normal life in America is collapsing right before our eyes, and if even Starbucks can’t survive, what chance do ordinary people or small businesses have? The cracks in the system are widening, and the reality of life in America 2025 is impossible to ignore."

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"Is It Any Wonder, Then..."

"Thomas Edison said in all seriousness: "There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the labor of thinking" - if we bother with facts at all, we hunt like bird dogs after the facts that bolster up what we already think - and ignore all the others! We want only the facts that justify our acts - the facts that fit in conveniently with our wishful thinking and justify our preconceived prejudices. As Andre Maurois put it: "Everything that is in agreement with our personal desires seems true. Everything that is not puts us into a rage." Is it any wonder, then, that we find it so hard to get at the answers to our problems? Wouldn't we have the same trouble trying to solve a second-grade arithmetic problem, if we went ahead on the assumption that two plus two equals five? Yet there are a lot of people in this world who make life a hell for themselves and others by insisting that two plus two equals five- or maybe five hundred!"

- Dale Carnegie