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Wednesday, November 4, 2026
"The GOP Deserved to Lose - and I Say That as a Former Trump Voter"
"The GOP Deserved to Lose -
and I Say That as a Former Trump Voter"
by Mike Adams
"Why the GOP Deserved to Lose: The midterm elections are now decided, and the Republican Party was handed a devastating defeat. I've watched this train wreck coming for years, and I'm here to tell you plainly: they deserve every ounce of the shellacking they received. The corporate media will spin the post-election narrative to blame conservative voters for staying home, for being purists, for refusing to hold their noses and pull the lever for the lesser of two evils. But that narrative is a lie. The fault lies with the party itself.
I am not neutral, and I won't pretend to be. I voted for Donald Trump twice, and I have watched the Republican Party betray every principle it claimed to stand for. I've also been clear that the Democrats are corrupt - deeply, institutionally corrupt - but that does not obligate me to reward Republican betrayal with my vote. This isn't team sports. It's not about red versus blue. It's about putting America first, and the GOP failed that test spectacularly.
We are living through a political moment of profound clarity. The return of Donald Trump to the White House has not been a restoration but a revelation. It has ripped away the final pretenses, exposing the MAGA movement for what it truly is: a cult of obedience, not a coalition of principle. I say that as someone who initially believed in the movement -- not the man, but the principles. In 2016 and 2020, I cast my ballot for peace, clean food, national sovereignty, and a movement that promised to dismantle a corrupt, globalist establishment. What we got instead was something else entirely.
The Traitor Problem: Putting Israel Before America: I refuse to vote for "traders" - politicians who put Israel ahead of the United States. That's the word I use deliberately: traders. They trade American interests for foreign favors. They trade our soldiers' lives for another country's wars. They trade our sovereignty for the approval of a foreign lobby. Governor Greg Abbott, Senator Ted Cruz, and candidates like Mike Rogers embody this sellout mentality. They wave the flag while serving a different master. That's why Rogers and Abbott both lost, and if Cruz had been on the ballot, he would have lost, too.
The Republican Party mocks transgender insanity - and rightly so - while letting Texas self-identify as Israel. I will not support that. The GOP likes to talk about borders, but it's remarkably silent about the border between American interests and Israeli interests. The pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC has worked tirelessly to portray an apartheid regime that is committing genocide as a warm and friendly country, and for a long time, US voters didn't question it. Now, finally, US voters have started to wise up.
This is not complicated. I believe that America's foreign policy should serve America - not Benjamin Netanyahu, not AIPAC, not the Greater Israel project. When politicians put a foreign country's interests ahead of our own, they are not conservatives. They are traders. And I will not vote for them.
From Two-Time Trump Voter to Corruption Whistleblower: I voted for Trump twice. I want that on the record. But I am no loyalist and no fanboy - not to Trump, not to Musk, not to anyone. My support was never about the man; it was about the principles. I believed in peace, in clean food, in national sovereignty, and in taking on a corrupt, globalist establishment. But his administration became something else entirely: a money-grubbing crime cartel. The crypto rug pull, the tariff insider trading, the foreign billions flowing to his family - these are not the actions of a movement committed to putting America first.
Hunter Biden's Burisma payoffs look small by comparison. I've written before about how the Hunter Biden scandal was suppressed by Big Tech and the corporate media, with Twitter and Facebook blocking access to a New York Post story about his emails. I called it what it was. But the corruption on the Republican side now dwarfs it. I support investigations, prosecutions, and restitution - not just for Democrats, but for Republicans too. The rule of law should be blind to party affiliation.
Trump has demonstrated an unprecedented lawlessness that exposes the MAGA cult and, impossibly, makes the Biden era look almost stately by comparison. I say that without affection for Biden. I say it as a patriot who is watching his country's institutions being dismantled for personal profit. When I fight for election integrity, I'm not fighting for a man; I'm fighting for the future of every American. That's why I can't look away now.
Political Suicide for a Generation: Trump has ruined the GOP's reputation for a generation, and the party may never recover. I have been warning about this trajectory for years. The only real question is not who wins in 2028 - it's how long the American empire has left. Trump has sabotaged the military, the currency, trade policy, the rule of law, and public trust. He is a chaos agent for America, and the evidence is everywhere.
I've written about how federal health agencies cannot be reformed from the inside -- not by RFK Jr., not by anyone working within the system. The same logic applies to the GOP. You cannot reform a party that has become a vehicle for one man's ego and profit. The entire Western world is being led off a cliff by individuals who wield power without regard for its consequences. These people have weaponized systems - including the dollar, SWIFT, and cultural exports - to further their agenda, and they appear to be beyond accountability.
This is not about policy differences. It's about decay. The Republican Party promised fiscal responsibility while racking up a $3.3 trillion debt bill and stalling economic reforms that sparked fears of an imminent crisis. That's not incompetence; it's betrayal. And betrayal has consequences. The party deserved to lose, and it deserved to lose badly.
Third Parties Won't Save Us - Collapse Is the Only Reform: I am skeptical of third-party runs by Tucker Carlson, Joe Kent, or Marjorie Taylor Greene. I admire Tucker for exposing how endless war is an engine of corruption and control. I respect MTG for walking away from a two-party betrayal. But a third party cannot control the agencies, the Congress, or the judiciary. It cannot reform what is fundamentally broken. Running a third-party candidate is like putting a band-aid on a bullet wound.
Unelected bureaucracies like the FDA are unconstitutional and cannot be reformed from the inside. I've argued this repeatedly: the FDA, CDC, and HHS can never be reformed because they are designed to protect corporate profits, not human health. The same is true of the broader administrative state. You cannot vote your way out of a system that was never designed to be accountable to voters. Collapse is the only reform.
Colonel Douglas McGregor is right: financial collapse is coming, worse than 2008 or the dot-com crash. This will be a mercy killing for the empire. I've warned repeatedly that the dollar is on the brink of collapse and that the only honest money is gold and silver . I believe that physical precious metals are the only reliable hedge against the coming devaluation. When the financial reset hits, those holding real assets will survive; those holding digital promises will be wiped out. This collapse will be chaotic and painful, but it will also be a necessary correction.
Conclusion: A Mercy Killing for the Empire: Trump is an accelerationist of collapse, doing America a twisted favor by speeding the demise of the corrupt empire. From the ashes may come something else entirely - perhaps a technocracy of AI, automation, surveillance, and internet voting. I do not expect anyone in power to push for a revival of liberty. I expect a transformation, and not necessarily a benign one.
If voting could change anything, they would have outlawed it long ago. Voting is not a pathway to real change; it is a pressure-release valve that keeps the masses docile while the system continues its decay. Prepare for dark, interesting times. The collapse is coming. The only question is what rises from the rubble - and whether anything worth saving survives. For those who want to prepare, I recommend studying real history and economics, buying physical gold and silver, and building local resilience. The system will not save you. You have to save yourself."
"Depression 2.0 Has Begun - The Impeachment Festival is Here!"
Dan, I Allegedly, 11/4/26
"Depression 2.0 Has Begun -
The Impeachment Festival is Here!"
"The election results have changed the political landscape, and the next two years could bring a political and economic storm unlike anything we've seen. The impeachment battles are beginning, political investigations and subpoenas are coming, and the promises of free food, free housing, and free services are about to collide with the reality of paying the bills. Meanwhile, businesses are struggling, restaurants are filing for bankruptcy, major retailers are facing financial pressure, and consumers are running out of money. From Outback Steakhouse and Target to Family Dollar, Walgreens, CVS, and other major companies, the warning signs are everywhere. Is Depression 2.0 beginning? It's time to get out of debt, build an emergency fund, protect your job, secure your money, and prepare your family for what's ahead."
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"Snyder Reports, 11/4/26"
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Snyder Reports, 11/4/26
"Democrats Just Took Congress:
What It Means For Your Money Now"
"Election 2026 Is Over - Democrats just took control of the House and Senate after shocking flips in Texas, Kansas, Iowa, Ohio, Maine, North Carolina and South Carolina. What does it mean for your money? In this video I break down what changes now: the debt limit fight, tariffs and prices, Medicaid cuts and Obamacare subsidies, impeachment votes, government shutdown risk, Social Security in 2032, and why nothing big may pass for 2 years. If you are on a fixed income, preparing for higher prices, or worried about your benefits, this is what to watch before January. What was the most surprising part of this midterm election? Let me know down in the comments below."
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"Why the New Paradigm Was Inevitable"
"Why the New Paradigm Was Inevitable"
by Jeff Thomas
"Just as people go through a lifespan that consists of different stages, so empires tend to follow a pattern of stages. They tend to start off slowly, making progress as a result of industriousness, understanding that progress is dependent upon hard work and an entrepreneurial spirit. This is important to understand, as it’s the one essential in the growth of a nation. No nation becomes an empire through complacency or a lack of productivity. Welfare states do not become empires, although most empires end up as welfare states. So, if that’s the case, what is the progression? And more importantly, what does this mean, considering the dramatic changes that are now unfolding in much of the world?
Prosperity: As stated, prosperity is created through a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit throughout a significant portion of the population. This is what brings about wealth creation – a condition in which people invest their time and money in a business enterprise that reaps profit. The profit is then re-invested to expand upon that success.
In the early stages of prosperity, those who create the wealth are revered, as the goods and services they create benefit all, even those who may be less ambitious or less imaginative and may never become business leaders themselves. But inevitably, there will be those who seek to prosper to the exclusion of others. This trend was seen around 1900 in the US – a time when the country’s wealthiest entrepreneurs figured out that, if they banded together, they could buy both political parties. That would mean that, regardless of which party held power, the government could be counted on to pass laws that would protect their monopolies and make success increasingly more difficult for the competition.
Wealth Disparity: Of course, the objective of this would be that there would be a small number of individuals and corporations at the very top, who would be in a position to split up the pie amongst themselves and throw the crumbs to those beneath them. Over time, this would lead to those at the very top becoming inordinately wealthy, well beyond what would be normal for their level of investment. And very few new individuals and corporations would be able to break into this cabal. Only those who could add to the size of the pie would be allowed in.
Resentment: Not surprisingly, this, over time, would lead to resentment amongst those who were left out of the loop. When this became generational, with minimal change, the "greedy rich" would become the most hated segment of the population. Those who come to understand that they will never be able to advance to the top layer would come to regard themselves as "disenfranchised." This in turn results, eventually, in the awareness that the "little man" represents the majority of voters, which is then capitalized upon by opportunistic political candidates.
Increasingly, there are cries by political hopefuls for the one percent to be taxed. With every election these promises are renewed. And each time out, greater demands are made by the politicians. Of course, the one percent are already running the show on both sides of the aisle and can make sure that they are taxed very little, if at all. But someone must be made to cough up, so politicians go after the middle class, taxing them increasingly until, after decades of increases, they are squeezed to the limit. As Vladimir Lenin said, "The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation."
At this point the wealth disparity is at a peak and the resentment turns to anger. Those, who for decades have been promised a "fair share," realize that they have instead been sold out. And here’s where it gets interesting. Traditionally, once the population became resentful enough that the system was in jeopardy, those few who comprised the ruling elite were likely to essentially say, "Let them eat cake." This, ultimately, would lead to their downfall. But today, we have the illusion of democracy, which allows for a different paradigm.
Collectivism: From the time of the French Revolution onward, we have had the construct of collectivism to work with. Rather than defy the little man, defeat him by being seen to agree with him. Create political figures who call out for a re-engineering of society: "An equal outcome for all. Take the wealth from the wealthy who stole it and give it back to the little man." Such platitudes sell well when resentment has hit its peak.
But the secret benefit for the ruling elite is that the new breed of politician works for the one percent, just as politicians always have. And collectivism benefits the one percent even more than any free-market system could. Under it, the little man is not raised up, as promised. Instead, the middle class is beaten down to the same level as the little man, creating uniform poverty. As Winston Churchill stated, "The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries."
Therefore, it should come as no surprise to us that, when an empire such as the US begins to unravel, the ruling elite who actually own the country are ready and eager to create a transition that will appear to benefit the little man but will, instead, enslave him to a greater degree than he ever could have imagined.
So, it should come as no surprise to us that in recent months, the US has witnessed a carefully orchestrated drama in which the poster boy for the greedy rich – the US president – goes down in flames. And the heroes of the play appear centre stage, providing a litany of collectivist promises that will bring cheers from the populace. And so the trap is sprung. A totalitarian future disguised as a panacea.
As P.T. Barnum said, "There’s a sucker born every minute," and there is no greater sucker than a voter who actually believes that there’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. His vain hope is that, even though every collectivist government in history has failed to deliver on its promises and has, instead, resulted in uniform misery, this time it will be different, and the new government will deliver on the now-hackneyed empty promises. The new paradigm was as inevitable as it will be long-lived and ultimately destructive."
"5,200 Miles: Impressions of the US Economy"
"5,200 Miles:
Impressions of the US Economy"
by Charles Hugh Smith
"Longtime correspondent Buck V. recently reminded me of a timeless quote from Yogi Berra: “You can observe a lot just by watching.” Buck added: With the corollary being “you can hear a lot just by listening.”) Having completed a 5,200 mile camping trip around the American West, I had a chance to “observe a lot just by watching” and “hear a lot just by listening.” Everything I mention will sound so obvious that it doesn’t seem worthy of comment, and that is why it’s worthy of comment.
The real world is not at all like the abstract, symbolic “world” displayed on screens. Replacing looking at screens with looking at real life is a good example of “You can observe a lot just by watching.”
The weather matters more than anything displayed on a screen. Drive a few thousand miles through the Western states and one observes large-scale agriculture. In drier climates, the primary crop is fodder to feed the animals we raise to milk, shear and eat. You will occasionally observe bright-green fields which are irrigated, generally by water from a river or extracted from an aquifer. Most large-scale agriculture isn’t irrigated. It depends on rain and cooperative weather.
Electrons in a data center and images on a screen cannot make it rain or refill an aquifer. The abstract, symbolic layer we pay so much attention to can’t change the weather. This is too obvious to matter, until it does.
Convenience comes in one package: diesel. Grocery stores in small towns stock wonderfully fresh and affordable produce from distant lands, California or an even more distant foreign farm. The gas stations all have diesel and gasoline to fill our tanks. This abundance of convenience--too obvious to be worthy of comment--is remarkable. Equally obvious and therefore unworthy of comment is that all this convenience depends on diesel fuel.
The long trains -- 70, 80 or 100 cars in length, pulled by multiple Locomotives -- are powered by diesel. So are the thousands of large trucks that distribute convenience to every corner of our remarkably large nation. All the rail and all the roads take a beating and must be constantly maintained. Roadwork is everywhere. This too is too obvious to be worthy of comment.
Those who own 90% of the financial wealth of the nation are drooling over the profits to be reaped by replacing 400,000 truck drivers with AI. Diesel doesn’t seem to enter the picture. I know - too obvious to be worthy of comment. The screen is all about increasing profits by any means available, and nothing else matters. Until it does.
You don’t see Tesla vehicles on the road or charging stations, because the distances exceed the limits of electric vehicle ranges. Not the theoretical range, the real-world range. There’s a chicken and egg aspect: why invest in charging stations for so few customers, so nobody buys electric vehicles because there’s so few charging stations. What you do see are long 80-car trains of coal being pulled across the landscape. This is not a value judgment, it’s an observation: “You can observe a lot just by watching.”
If we tear our eyes from screens and look at the real world, all sorts of things become absolutely remarkable. Those who own 90% of the financial wealth of the nation are drooling over the profits to be reaped by optimizing everything with AI. What’s obvious - and therefore unworthy of comment - is virtually every aspect of the American economy is already optimized.
A relative handful of the workforce manages to grow hundreds of millions of tons of fodder and turn this into food for us and our pets. Every such enterprise is already optimized for efficiency. Every one requires special knowledge and deep experience.
What AI replaces is abstract, symbolic busy-work that takes place on screens, most of which is superfluous, an artifact of too much money seeking ways to make more money without producing anything real.
Most people are decent and hard-working. Maybe people don’t want a robot to replace their neighbor the Walmart greeter just to make a Tech Bro billionaire and his pals even wealthier and more powerful. Maybe this is so obvious that it’s unworthy of comment. Yes, there is a place for screens and data and information and entertainment. The question isn’t about that; the question is whether there’s any space left in our lives to “observe a lot just by watching.”
Ours is a big, beautiful land. It is still possible to escape the abstract, symbolic, intentionally synthetic, commoditized, addictive digital bubble, turn off the screens and the music and all the other distractions and just listen and observe. What’s the value proposition of immersing ourselves in the real world? The only way to get an answer is to “observe a lot just by watching.”
"In Honor of the 2026 Midterm Elections, This Post Is Dedicated to The Great H. L Mencken"
"In Honor of the 2026 Midterm Elections,
This Post Is Dedicated to The Great H. L Mencken"
By Charles Burris
"The famous quote - ”Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods” - comes from the American journalist, satirist, and cultural critic H.L. Mencken. America’s premier journalist H. L. Mencken became a reporter for the Baltimore Morning Herald and later joined the Baltimore Sun. He eventually became one of the most influential voices in American literature and was often critical of what he perceived as American cant, buffoonery and political chicanery. He often railed against pretension, provincialism, prudery, organized religion, and Middle-Class conformism.
By the 1930s in opposition to Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, his strong libertarian opinions led him to be a prominent leader of the Old Right. In "The American Language", which was revised several times, he chronicled American expressions and idioms.
One of Mencken’s greatest admirers, the delightful Murray N. Rothbard, wrote the definitive portrait of the Sage of Baltimore, "H. L. Mencken: The Joyous Libertarian." For five decades Mencken has been my favorite writer and I am extremely fortunate and distinctly proud to have many first editions of his multiple works in my personal library.
Curmudgeons 101: Explore the essential reading list for the perpetually displeased. Discover classic curmudgeonly literature, from Céline’s biting *Journey to the End of the Night* to Bierce’s razor-sharp wit in *The Devil’s Dictionary* and Mencken’s acerbic essays. Your guide to timeless grumpy books."
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H.L. Mencken Interview, 1948
"Blue Wave, Same Tide"
by Redacted
"The blue wave did, in fact, roll across America on Tuesday. In a dramatic midterm rebuke of President Donald Trump, formerly Republican Senate seats in Ohio, Texas and South Carolina now appear headed into Democratic hands.
So what will that mean for the final two years of Trump’s presidency? It means he will no longer control Congress as he did during the first two years of this term - two years in which he squandered unified Republican power and led the country into war. It means Democrats will have the votes to block much of his remaining agenda, launch aggressive investigations and potentially begin impeachment proceedings.
Former Congressman Dennis Kucinich told us on Tuesday that Democratic leaders have already declared that they will not pursue impeachment against President Trump. He predicts that history will repeat what happened in 2006 when Democrats regained control of Congress. Rather than ending President George W. Bush’s war, they declared that they would continue to fund it.
We will probably get the same now: a Democratic Congress that continues funding America’s wars while directing its fiercest opposition toward the personality of the president. With control of Congress shifting and the political landscape transformed, the question is whether Democrats will challenge Trump’s policies or simply challenge Trump himself. It's not a big mystery. Democrats will keep the war going. We are about to enter political theater at its worst."
Bill Bonner, "Unearned Money"
Over 900 followers of cult leader Jim Jones lie dead at his
compound in Guyana in 1978 after committing mass suicide.
"Unearned Money"
by Bill Bonner
"It’s not the money; it’s the principle of the thing."
- Robert Kearns
Ardmore, Ireland - "First, here’s the news you already have. NBC News: "Democrats capture full control of Congress, NBC News projects, fueled by victories in deeply Republican states ‘It’s the total repudiation of Trumpism,’ said a breathless TV commentator. “You join a cult, sooner or later you’re going to end up in Jonestown.”
For many years, there’s been a drive to ‘get money out of politics.’ But yesterday, the big money bought squat. Newsweek: "Republicans had a night to forget on Tuesday, and so did their biggest donor. Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk gave more than $445 million to Republican causes this cycle, according to an analysis of federal filings, making him the top donor of the 2026 midterms by a wide margin. Democrats clinched the Senate majority, and the party also won the House.
Big Money sloshes through US politics water through a broken hull. Sometimes, it is contained. Sometimes it sinks the ship. One of the most amusing...and telling...stories in this election season was the remarkable pirouette performed by Haley Stevens. You know the core of it already. The Democratic candidate lost in the primary to Abdul El-Sayed. Already...we suspect there is something funny going on. How could you lose to a guy named Abdul El-Sayed? But Haley couldn’t beat him...even with $30 million in her campaign chest, given to her by friendly, pro-Israel donors.
So, then Ms. Stevens, according to the etiquette of the trade, was expected to rally round her party’s standard bearer. As late as Friday of last week, she swore she was “voting straight Dem!!!” How many straight Dems there are up in Michigan, we don’t know...but she was backing them. But then came the Sabbath, giving her time to reconsider. The Nation reports: "Early Sunday morning…, without warning, she appeared with [Republican candidate, Mike] Rogers at a Detroit church and announced that she was endorsing him. What changed her mind? Was it her love for Israel — she says “Israel comes to me in my dreams.” Or was it the millions of dollars which came to her when she was wide awake?
As it turned out…the money wasn’t enough to stop El-Sayed. The Hill:Democrat Abdul El‑Sayed won the Michigan U.S. Senate seat, defeating Republican Mike Rogers and becoming the first Muslim American elected to the U.S. Senate Whatever the story with Ms. Stevens, money may not make the world go ‘round, but it gives it a spin. Especially the political world.
El-Sayed wants what all progressive Democrats want - more money to finance an expanded role for the political elite. The Detroit News: "El-Sayed proposes universal coverage with a single-payer system (the government) that would effectively end the private market. To fund this expansion of government spending, El-Sayed proposes taxes on wealth and jobs and shifting federal revenue, likely away from military and defense funding."
It would likely cost $25 to $30 trillion over 10 years, according to an estimate of additional federal financing for comprehensive Medicare for All from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s 2020 analysis. The War on Poverty has been going on sixty years. In 1970, the US spent $2,681 per person in poverty. Now, the total is over $33,000. Poverty rate? About the same…depending on how you calculate it. In 1970, the total spent on transfer payments was $67 billion. Now, it is $5 trillion. This is free money we’re talking about. Unearned money.
And now that El-Sayed is getting a space in the Senate parking garage, he promises to put more of it ‘in your pocket.’ But he also says he wants “money out of politics.” That didn’t stop him from trying to raise money – even from rich people. “For folks who have not given that full $54,300,” he told a fundraising group, “I hope that you will consider doing it.”
The voters say they want a man ‘with principles.’ But a little ambiguity about them never kept anyone out of the Senate. Stay tuned..."
"How Natural Gas, Cocaine, And A.I. May Create Food Shortages"
"How Natural Gas, Cocaine, And A.I.
May Create Food Shortages"by John Wilder
"As we behold that great distortion to the Earth that is A.I., it’s amazing to see how much it is goofing up systems everywhere. First, it is a bigger cash mooch than my high school friend Todd who got hooked on coke (not Cherry Coke®) and was constantly looking for money so he could buy more coke. A.I. is like that, too, but the money is for data centers. Not for running them, so much, but just building and paying for the data centers themselves. The amounts are more than the GDP of any nation in Africa, which isn’t saying a lot, but sooner or later it runs into big money. Why, Anthropic© claimed to have only lost $80 billion (do to an accounting charge) through the first six months, so, hey, what an investment, right? And Anthropic® only has spending commitments of something like a trillion dollars through 2030.
Where is all this money coming from? Well, mainly from places like your 401k, since A.I. companies are selling bunches of their debt as “investment grade”, so if you have bonds, well, you have A.I. all over you. Oh, and this goes for your insurance company, too. It reminds me of Dr. Suess™ and the "Cat in the Hat": “This debt is so big and so deep and so tall, there is no way to pay it.” “No, not at all.”
These are commitments, mind you, that someone is going to be on the hook for. Either the debtor (A.I. companies) pay or the lender (you) does. But let’s pretend that this firecracker doesn’t fizzle out. What else will it goof up? Everything, honestly.
One of those is the cost to heat your home. Thanks to the Green® Energy™ Movement©, coal-fired power plants use The Devil’s Rock®. It’s bad, mm’kay? But people still need power, right? I know that the GloboLeftElite would prefer that we just sit and shiver until our thighs rub together enough to generate enough heat to keep us warm in wintertime, but Ozempic® seems to have ruined that idea as peoples thighs are starting to get lean.
Nuclear? We can’t do that. It’s filled with gremlins and demons and the magic spirit of communism says “No nukes!” so loud the GloboLefties still genuflect to that altar today. Besides, it takes years, is very expensive. Oh, and I’ve shown that there isn’t nearly enough fuel to replace with nukes without massive investments. "The Simpsons, Radioactive Potato Salad, And Running Out Of Electricity": “I have become death, destroyer of worlds.” Had Oppenheimer been a theoretical physicist he would have been frictionless, perfectly spherical, homogeneous, isotropic, involuntarily celibate, and have extended to infinity in all directions. I guess one out of seven isn’t bad."
So, no. That leaves wind, which is inconsistent and not cost competitive or? Natural gas. Natural gas was once regulated and the uses limited to heating buildings. Why? It’s efficient. There’s infrastructure everywhere. And it was consistently produced while demand was lumpy. Make natural gas all summer, and store it in caverns and use it in winter when it’s cold. It was also inexpensive, a cheap way for people to heat their houses without home coal heaters. But those days are gone.
Natural gas is now the fuel of the A.I. boom. That would be okay, I guess, but the Iranians knocked out a huge amount of natural gas production, the Russo-Ukrainian War has removed Russian production from Europe, and it’s projected that up to 7% more of US natural gas production will be shipped overseas by 2030. A.I. will add another 3% to 5% demand by 2030.
I’m trying to tell you that this constant demand will end up driving up prices at minimum, and potentially drive shortages so that houses cannot be heated because there isn’t enough gas in storage. To make matters worse, this will impact food prices as well. How? “We don’t eat natural gas, John Wilder!” you say, and I say: “Yeah, we do.”
Natural gas is the biggest component used in nitrogen fertilizer production. Nitrogen fertilizer is what farmers put on their crops to increase yield. So, either farmers produce less food because they can’t afford the fertilizer, or they use the fertilizer because prices have gone up. There are no other options. There is a technical term for paying more and getting less, and it is called “becoming poor.”
It usually happens because someone squandered their money on something, and now have nothing to show for it. You know, things like a foreign war or a data center that was never completed because they ran out of our money to spend on Sam Altman’s dreams. In truth, I think the A.I. boom is nearly at the breaking point where they are going to run out of our money soon enough. And then? Perhaps a brave leader, inspired by "The Cat in the Hat":
"We’ll have to lift up
All the markets that fell,
Like the stocks
And the dollar and the jobs as well.
Then he said, “That is that.”
And then he was gone
With a tip of his hat."
Nah, just kidding. We’ll have a dictator. I mean, after the war."
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
"Alert! MAGA Bloodbath = WW3 Iran! NATO Troops Amass Near Russia!"
Full screen recommended.
Canadian Prepper, 11/3/26
"Alert! MAGA Bloodbath = WW3 Iran!
NATO Troops Amass Near Russia!"
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Col. Larry Wilkerson, "Total Wipeout, Nothing Left Standing!"
Col. Larry Wilkerson, 103/26
"Total Wipeout, Nothing Left Standing!"
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"Gerald Celente, 11/3/26"
Strong language alert!
Gerald Celente, 11/3/26
"Election Day U.S.A. Vote for Your
Favorite Member of the Two-Party Crime Syndicate"
"Gerald Celente takes on Election Day in America with his signature assessment: choose your favorite member of the "Two-Party Crime Syndicate" and cast your vote. As the political circus unfolds, Celente breaks down what the election means for the nation, the economy, and the future of U.S. foreign policy. Plus, a look at today's markets as investors react to political uncertainty, rising geopolitical tensions, and volatile energy prices. And with rumors of renewed diplomacy circulating, could an Iran peace deal actually be on the horizon, or is another Middle East conflict more likely? Tune in for the current events forming future trends. 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."
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"A Look to the Heavens"
"NGC 1333 is seen in visible light as a reflection nebula, dominated by bluish hues characteristic of starlight reflected by interstellar dust. A mere 1,000 light-years distant toward the heroic constellation Perseus, it lies at the edge of a large, star-forming molecular cloud.
This telescopic close-up spans about two full moons on the sky or just over 15 light-years at the estimated distance of NGC 1333. It shows details of the dusty region along with telltale hints of contrasty red emission from Herbig-Haro objects, jets and shocked glowing gas emanating from recently formed stars. In fact, NGC 1333 contains hundreds of stars less than a million years old, most still hidden from optical telescopes by the pervasive stardust. The chaotic environment may be similar to one in which our own Sun formed over 4.5 billion years ago."
"Heavenly Dream Palace"
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"Heavenly Dream Palace"
"Step into a heavenly dream palace - a peaceful fantasy world of luminous flowers, majestic ivory palaces, sapphire crystals, golden details, turquoise waterfalls, and serene celestial gardens. This relaxing ambient music features soft angelic choir harmonies, tender violin melodies, warm felt piano, gentle harp, crystal bells, and airy atmospheric layers designed to create a dreamy, weightless feeling. Let the peaceful sounds and enchanting visuals carry you into a magical paradise where everything feels calm, beautiful, and timeless. Perfect for: sleep & deep relaxation, meditation & mindfulness, studying & reading, stress relief, fantasy ambience, background music, dreamy visualization. Relax, breathe slowly, and let yourself drift into this celestial dream world."
Native Elder, "Why Men Stopped Being Men"; "Why Women Stopped Being Women"
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Native Elder,
"Why Men Stopped Being Men"
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Native Elder,
"Why Women Stopped Being Women"
"I Can’t Afford Gas Anymore, So I’m Running on Guinness"
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Delta King's Blues,
"I Can’t Afford Gas Anymore,
So I’m Running on Guinness"
"Gas tank’s empty but the spirit’s still got fuel. “I Can’t Afford Gas Anymore, So I’m Running on Guinness” is a cheeky, hard-times Delta King’s Blues tune about rising costs, broke pockets, and finding humor in whatever keeps you moving. A bouncy, rough-edged acoustic guitar kicks up a back-porch groove like a man laughing through bad luck. The harmonica staggers and smiles, half buzzed, half brilliant. The rhythm rolls loose and easy, built for folks who ain’t got much - but still got attitude. This is blues that laughs at being broke. For anyone who’s ever made it through tough times with a grin and a cheap drink. If I can’t fill the tank… I’ll fill the glass."
Free Download: Carl Bernstein, "The Idiot Culture"
"The minds of men were gradually reduced to the same level, the fire of genius was extinguished. The name of Poet was almost forgotten; that of Orator was usurped by the sophists. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators, darkened the face of learning, and the decline of genius was soon followed by the corruption of taste. This diminutive stature of mankind was daily sinking below the old standard."
- Edward Gibbon,
"The Decline And Fall of The Roman Empire"
"We are in the process of creating, in sum, what deserves to be called the idiot culture. Not an idiot subculture, which every society has bubbling beneath the surface and which can provide harmless fun; but the culture itself. For the first time in our history the weird and the stupid and the coarse are becoming our cultural norm, even our cultural ideal."
- Carl Bernstein
"The Consequences Of Our Choices..."
"Life does not require us to be consistent, cruel, patient, helpful, angry, rational, thoughtless, loving, rash, open-minded, neurotic, careful, rigid, tolerant, wasteful, rich, downtrodden, gentle, sick, considerate, funny, stupid, healthy, greedy, beautiful, lazy, responsive, foolish, sharing, pressured, intimate, hedonistic, industrious, manipulative, insightful, capricious, wise, selfish, kind or sacrificed. Life does, however, require us to live with the consequences of our choices.”
- Richard Bach, “Running From Safety”
"Against All Odds..."
“Maybe we accept the dream has become a nightmare. We tell ourselves that reality is better. We convince ourselves it’s better that we never dream at all. But, the strongest of us, the most determined of us, holds on to the dream or we find ourselves faced with a fresh dream we never considered. We wake to find ourselves, against all odds, feeling hopeful. And, if we’re lucky, we realize in the face of everything, in the face of life the true dream is being able to dream at all.”
- Dr. Meredith Grey, "Grey's Anatomy"
"In The Aftermath Of The Midterm Elections, How Soon Will The U.S. And Israel Start Bombing Iran?"
by Michael Snyder
"Things are about to get very “interesting” in the Middle East. The U.S. and Israel have been preparing for a major military operation for months, but President Trump did not want to start bombing Iran again before the midterm elections. The Iranians understand all of this, and they have been feverishly preparing for war too. The showdown that is looming could turn apocalyptic very easily, and missiles could potentially start flying back and forth by the end of this week.
On Monday, it was being reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to start conducting airstrikes immediately following the midterms…Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for further strikes on Iran after Tuesday’s midterm elections, The Associated Press reported Monday. Citing officials, the outlet said a return to full-scale war with Iran could help Netanyahu form an emergency government after he and his far-right allies lost their parliamentary majority in last week’s elections.
President Trump has not been quite so eager to renew hostilities, but the New York Times is telling us that a green light for airstrikes on Iran could come “as early as Wednesday”…US Central Command has a plan to begin strikes against Iran as early as Wednesday, after the US midterm elections and when three aircraft carriers are in the region, The New York Times reported Tuesday, citing US officials. If Trump’s staff wants to wipe the results of the midterms from the headlines, it is entirely possible that they could push for the upcoming military campaign to begin on Wednesday or Thursday. Otherwise, it is likely that we could see airstrikes begin after everyone has gone home for the weekend because less people will be paying attention to the news at that point.
Of course there has already been military action against Iran this week. On Monday, the U.S. military hit Iranian targets on Qeshm Island…The United States struck Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, officials confirmed Monday. The strike was carried out in response to Iran firing at a U.S. aircraft this evening, the official said. The strike was “defensive” in response to Iran firing first and does not indicate a return to U.S. military strikes on Iran or the beginning of an escalation, the official confirmed.
That was a relatively minor skirmish. The military operation that is apparently coming will be huge. When President Trump was asked about this by Fox News, he gave a very eye-opening answer…US President Donald Trump has said that he is “not looking to kill lots of people” in Iran, following what he described as a “minor attack” on Qeshm Island rather than a resumption of war. “Look, I’m not looking to, you know, kill lots of people, but if we have to, we’ll have to,” Trump told Fox News. “We have them totally where we want. We could finish them off, or we could be nice and let thousands of people live that would get killed in a war,” he said.
There was hope that Iran would accept one last peace proposal, but the Iranians totally rejected it… Senior Iranian security official Mohsen Rezaei said Tuesday that the U.S. response to “Iran’s rights and demands was not convincing,” suggesting ongoing efforts by mediators Qatar and Pakistan to broker an agreement between Washington and Tehran still had significant hurdles to overcome.
“America’s response to Iran’s rights and demands was not convincing, and they must fully and explicitly address Iran’s seven conditions and act upon them; only in this case will the Strait of Hormuz be reopened,” Rezaei, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, said in a post on X.
All along, the Iranians have insisted that the U.S. must meet 7 very specific conditions before the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened. The Trump administration will never accept those 7 conditions, because doing so would mean giving the Iranians everything that they want and essentially admitting that Iran won the war…
1. Cessation of military operations on all fronts: A total, regional ceasefire that halts fighting across the Middle East, specifically including attacks in Lebanon and Gaza.
2. Lifting of the U.S. naval blockade: An immediate end to the U.S. military maritime blockade targeting Iranian ports and coastal areas.
3. Removal of economic sanctions: Fully lifting the economic and oil sector sanctions imposed on Tehran.
4. Release of frozen assets: Granting full access to billions of dollars in Iranian financial funds currently blocked abroad under U.S. banking restrictions.
5. Withdrawal of U.S. forces: The complete withdrawal of American military forces and a reduction of its overall military presence in the Middle East.
6. Compensation for war-related damages: Financial restitution and postwar reconstruction assistance for the damage inflicted during the conflict.
7. An end to U.S. threats and aggression: Formal security guarantees ensuring that Washington will cease internal interference and stop launching further military strikes on Iranian territory.
I think that the Iranians also understand that there will never be a deal and that more war is coming. Just look at the billboard that was just put up in Revolution Square in Tehran…
The Iranians have warned that if the U.S. and Israel attack, they will cut undersea Internet cables, attack desalination plants, and destroy key oil producing facilities all over the region. In addition, the Iranians have also threatened to target Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility… An Iranian lawmaker on parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said on Tuesday that Tehran could target Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility in retaliation for an attack on Iran. “If Iran is bombed, there is the possibility of a reciprocal response and targeting the Dimona facilities in Israel,” Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani said.
The Dimona site, officially known as the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center, is in southern Israel and houses a nuclear reactor. If the nuclear facility at Dimona is severely damaged or destroyed, radioactive material could potentially be released over a large portion of Israel’s territory. In such a scenario, Israel would likely respond by using nuclear weapons against Iran. This is how close we are to the unthinkable.
Meanwhile, Poland has suddenly decided to deploy large numbers of troops to the Russian border…Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said today he has sent ‘significant’ forces to the Russian border amid fears of an armed incursion. The move comes as his country foiled a potential ‘provocation’ overnight on its border with the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, he said in a statement, noting that he was informed just after midnight of ‘disturbing movements’ on Poland’s northern border.
‘For some time now, we have been receiving information from our allies that acts of sabotage and provocation could occur on the border with Russia in the first half of November. Therefore, we have decided to deploy significant police, border guard, and counterterrorist forces to the area.’
Most people still don’t seem to realize this, but World War III is literally playing out step by step right in front of our eyes. The most apocalyptic chapters of the Great Middle East War are dead ahead of us. And in my opinion NATO and Russia have never been closer to a shooting war than they are right now. I hope that you enjoyed the period of relative stability that we have been experiencing for the past few months, because it is about to come to an abrupt halt. We will soon witness a staggering amount of death and destruction, and the world is going to be totally stunned by what is coming next."
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"Midterms: 'Despair or Extinction'”
"Midterms: 'Despair or Extinction'”
by John Leake
"More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly. - Woody Allen, “My Speech to the Graduates,” The New York Times (1979)
"As Ron Paul elegantly put it in the title of his essay today, “Republicans Deserve To Lose, but Democrats Do Not Deserve To Win.” President Trump promised “America First” but then chose Washington’s business as usual of more war, more debt, and more inflation. The Democrats are dumb opportunistic wretches.
Regardless of which political party gains control of Congress or the White House, the American people - especially of the working and middle classes - are thoroughly abused by the US government. Both political parties serve shadowy, undeclared interests that have little to do with the interests of ordinary citizens.
To my surprise - given that I’d long thought of Hegel as wrong about many things - the situation strikes me as a perfect example of what he wrote about in his 1824 book, "Elements of the Philosophy of Right," in which he defined the relationship between institutions and the ethical principles that give them legitimacy.
As he explicated it, institutions are not merely collections of laws, procedures, offices, and traditions, but an expression of an ethical spirit - the living embodiment of justice, freedom, and the common good. When this animating spirit departs, an institution may continue to exist in its outward form while losing the spirit that gave rise to it. In his view, the legitimacy of an institution does not only spring from its antiquity, legal authority, or established procedures. Legitimacy is conferred only when the institution continues to embody an ethical purpose.
The family, civil society, and the state are legitimate insofar as they give concrete expression to human morals and freedom. Their authority and activities are instruments through which these ethical purposes are realized, rather than ends in themselves.
Over time, institutions may become increasingly preoccupied with their own preservation and privileges. Officials may come to regard their activities as intrinsically valuable, even when they no longer serve the purposes for which they were created. What began as a living expression of a moral or political ideal may calcify into an apparatus of administration and authority that serves no one but the officials and their cronies.
This distinction between living substance and empty form lies at the heart of Hegel’s understanding of history. Human societies evolve, and institutions that once embodied rational principles may become inadequate to changing historical circumstances. Their continued existence does not necessarily mean they continue to be legitimate. The persistence of an institution’s outward structure may conceal the fact that the historical conditions and ethical convictions that sustained them in the past are no longer operative.
Hegel’s discussion of the decline of Roman political life provides an illustration. Republican institutions and legal forms persisted after the civic spirit that had once animated them died, and the driving force in public life became the ambitions and whims of an increasingly selfish and reckless oligarchy. Political participation became formal rather than substantive, while public authority became detached from the ethical life of the community. The preservation of institutional appearances could not compensate for the disappearance of their underlying ethical substance.
To be sure, Hegel did not regard institutional continuity as inherently suspect, nor did he believe that institutions should be discarded merely because they were old. On the contrary, he considered enduring institutions essential for the realization of freedom. His concern was whether their established forms continued to embody a living ethical order. Reform or transformation becomes necessary when a contradiction develops between an institution’s professed purpose and its actual operation.
A government may retain its constitution, a university its academic ceremonies, a church its liturgy, or a court its elaborate procedures long after the humans who occupy these offices have ceased to believe in their founding tenets. In such circumstances, institutional continuity can become an illusion of legitimacy. And so it is with the US government, which is now - with a few notable and decreasing exceptions - a coterie of ignorant and uncouth hucksters who neither understand nor care about the Constitution."
Snyder Reports, 11/3/26"
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Snyder Reports, 11/3/26
"Trump Knows What's Coming -
Election Day Could Change Everything"
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Snyder Reports, 11/3/26
"The End of Grocery Stores As We Know Them?
Kroger's AI Layoff Plan"
"One of America's largest grocery chains is planning to eliminate 37% of corporate jobs - over 3,000 positions - as it expands AI. In this video I break down Kroger's 3-year layoff plan, why food prices up 35% since 2020 are squeezing stores, what the 2026 USDA food price forecast means for your wallet, and why AI efficiency, slowing growth, and new competition from delivery apps and local sellers could trigger layoffs across every industry. This is not just about grocery workers. Hours cut, wages pressured, and corporate roles replaced by AI could hit anyone. I'll show you what to do now to save money, cut expenses, and prepare heading into 2027. What are you most concerned about heading into 2027? Let me know in the comments below."
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Adventures With Danno, "Something Big Is Coming, We're Not Waiting"
Adventures With Danno, 11/3/26
"Something Big Is Coming, We're Not Waiting"
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Dan, I Allegedly, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in the Economy"
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Dan, I Allegedly, 11/3/26
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in the Economy"
"The good, the bad and the ugly of the American economy. The stock market is booming, the Dow has crossed 50,000, and new Trump Accounts are giving children a head start on investing and retirement savings. But while Wall Street celebrates, millions of Americans are struggling with rising grocery prices, expensive gasoline, tariffs, and the increasing cost of everyday living. Are we really seeing a strong economy, or are American families being left behind? Today we're looking at the growing affordability crisis, Americans skipping meals, online grocery sales rising while in-store sales decline, and small restaurants struggling to find buyers. Plus, the IRS is identifying millions of potential nonfilers, speed cameras and new driving penalties are raising questions, and gold and silver are rebounding. This is business news you can use. What's happening in your household? Are things getting better or worse? Let me know in the comments."
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"The Ballot Box..."
“Dear future generations: Please accept our apologies.
We were rolling drunk on petroleum.”
- Kurt Vonnegut
Bill Bonner"Another Kick in the Pants"
"Another Kick in the Pants"
by Bill Bonner
Ardmore, Ireland - "Steve Hanke: "Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Defense reported that the cost of the Iranian war was $47.1 BILLION so far. It forgot more than $5 billion required to repair damaged U.S. bases that were destroyed by Iran. When all costs are tallied, they will amount to a STAGGERING $1,000,000,000,000." Another huge and preposterous boondoggle! Another brick in the wall. Another slap in the face...another kick in the pants...another $1 trillion down the drain…and into US debt.
You may be inclined to insult the ‘pubic servants’ responsible for it — those who are supposed to be the guardians of the taxpayers’ money. But what would be the point? They respond to incentives just like everyone else. But they should never have been allowed to touch our money or our economy. They know nothing about either one of them...and are far too busy seeking power to learn. Besides, their eagerness for electoral success leads them to two catastrophes at once - towards spending money they don’t have...and making war on countries they couldn’t find even with GPS and a flashlight.
The media loves the ‘gotcha’ moments, when a MAGA supporter can’t find Iran on a map…or a Democrat can’t name his own senators. But what does it matter? Ignorance never barred anyone from the ballot box or high pubic office. And so, today, the masses head to the poling stations. And what will be the outcome? That is the strange, quietly ticking package we left you with yesterday. Today, we still cannot answer the question...but at least we can have a look at it before it explodes.
Benzinga: "Steve Bannon, a former White House chief strategist and prominent MAGA figure, predicted the Republican Party will be engulfed in a “civil war” on Wednesday, Nov. 4, the day after the midterm elections, with lame-duck fights over the debt ceiling, federal spending and AI regulation to follow.
In an interview with the Financial Times, published on Saturday, Bannon, President Donald Trump’s chief strategist in his first term, said the lame-duck session will be “so brutal,” with “monster battles” over the debt ceiling, a large spending bill, defense policy and artificial intelligence. Those battles could have implications for defense contractors, technology stocks and Treasury yields.
While the Republicans go after each other with hammer and tongs, the Democrats are sharpening their knives, too. Washington Examiner: Michigan Democrats in disarray after Haley Stevens endorses Mike Rogers…"Democrats on Sunday faced an extraordinary political display of dysfunction just two days before the midterm elections: a Democratic congresswoman endorsed the Republican nominee for Senate, was kicked out of her own state party, and watched two of her top aides resign in protest."
The Hill: "‘Disarray’ doesn’t come close to describing it - Democrats are disintegrating."
Why can’t we all just get along? Because the stakes are gargantuan. And politics is a win-or-lose game. The only time Republicans and Democrats are in harmony is when they are ripping off the public. Let’s look first at what they are fighting over.
Federal spending alone is about a quarter of the nation’s entire GDP. Add state and local spending and you get about $12 trillion of spending - more than a third of the total US output.
And then there is the portion of the economy in private hands but under the federal thumb. The biggest items in that category are education and medical care, where the politicians call the tune, but the voters pay the piper. In the housing market too, the feds play a big role - subsidizing mortgages through Fannie Mae and using their financial clout to heavily influence mortgage rates. It’s supposed to be a free country, but more than half of it is owned, leased, or twisted by political elites - and it’s up for grabs today.
Today’s elections could set in motion many different squabbles, challenges...trends and countertrends. But what they won’t affect are the two things that matter most - money and war. On those two sacred rails the whole country rides to its destruction. But at least the two parties, scratching each other’s backs with an almost indecent tenderness, are enjoying the ride.
Forty trillion dollars of debt wasn’t just discovered, like a foundling at Union Station, abandoned on an economy class seat on the Northeast Regional train. The politicians of both parties sired it, nursed it, and voted for it. It is a monster...and it is their monster.
In very round numbers, the Republican, George W. Bush increased America’s debt by $4 trillion. Obama added $10 trillion more. And then, it was Trump’s turn...adding another $8 trillion. Next up, Biden, laid on another $8 trillion...followed by Trump again, who - less than two years into his second term - has heaped on another $4 trillion. So, there you have your answer. What thing of importance is likely to change today? Nothing."
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