"When It Comes To 2022, You Should Definitely Prepare For The Worst"

"When It Comes To 2022, 

You Should Definitely Prepare For The Worst"

by Michael Snyder

"If you have a bad feeling about 2022, you are not alone. As we approach the new year, it seems like things are going wrong all around us. We are facing the most epic supply chain crisis in our history, inflation is out of control, vaccine mandates are killing careers and forcing people out of jobs all over the country, and America is the most deeply divided that I have ever seen in my entire lifetime. Meanwhile, another wave of the pandemic appears to be building, our hospitals are already packed with non-COVID patients, global hunger is on the rise, and a major war could erupt in the Middle East at literally any moment. Unfortunately, I am entirely convinced that many of the problems that we are currently dealing with will escalate to an entirely new level in 2022.

For example, if you think that inflation is bad now, just wait until you see what is coming. We just got more evidence that wholesale inflation numbers are absolutely soaring…"New wholesale inflation numbers from September are in and once again prove the rapid increase in prices for everyday items isn’t “transitory” as President Joe Biden has repeatedly claimed.

Wholesale prices rose by 8.6 percent compared to September 2020, matching the largest increase on record.The days of relatively low inflation are gone for good. As wholesale inflation numbers continue to spike at a very alarming rate, it is inevitable that these cost increases will be passed along to consumers."

Unfortunately, some corporations have already announced price hikes that will go into effect in 2022. For example, check out the increases that Kraft Heinz has planned for January 9th…"In a letter to a regional distributor to grocery stores obtained by CNN Business, Kraft Heinz said it plans to raise prices on hundreds of items beginning on January 9, including varieties of Jell-O gelatin and pudding, which will jump from anywhere between 7 percent and 16 percent, and Bagel Bites frozen snacks, which will see an increase of roughly 10 percent. Meanwhile, Cool Whip topping varieties will see an increase of 7 to 10 percent. The cost of EZ Mac will rise 3.5 percent, while a 7.25-ounce dish of Kraft Big Bowl Mac & Cheese will see a 20 percent price hike."

A 20 percent price hike for mac and cheese? If you love mac and cheese, this would be a good time to start hoarding.

Meanwhile, the price of gasoline continues to rise very aggressively…"Gas prices soared to a seven-year high, reaching a nationwide average of $3.42 as of Tuesday, according to data from the American Automobile Association. That’s 16 cents higher than a month ago, or $1.31 more than a year ago, and 80 cents more than in 2019, according to AAA."

I have been relentlessly warning that very painful inflation would come, and what we have experienced so far is just the beginning of a long national nightmare. As I discussed earlier this week, our unprecedented supply chain crisis is one of the primary factors that is causing inflation to run so hot. In particular, the global shortage of computer chips has been significantly affecting levels of production in countless other industries, and now we are being told that this shortage will last “well into next year”…

"The latest dose of reality was offered up by Infineon’s CEO, who said this week that the chip shortage would last “well into next year,” according to Bloomberg. Infineon a German semiconductor manufacturer founded in 1999 that is one of the 10 largest semiconductor manufacturers in the world. Sales to the automotive industry make up about 40% of the company’s revenue. CEO Reinhard Ploss made the comments at an auto conference this week, stating that the company wouldn’t be able to work off its order backlog until 2022." Of course the CEO of Infineon was still trying to be optimistic when he made those comments. In reality, there appears to be no end in sight for the chip shortage.

The supply chain crisis is also deeply affecting the distribution of food all over the planet, and that even includes food banks here in the United States…"The ripple effect of the supply chain crisis continues - now, it’s disrupting food banks. “When there’s a shortage in supply chain, it makes it much more difficult for us to be able to provide our clients with food,” said Linda Hansen, the food bank director at Wellspring Interfaith Social Services."

I am so thankful for all of the wonderful food banks around the country that do such a great job of feeding so many needy people. Unfortunately, their job is going to become increasingly difficult as our supply chain woes intensify.

And without a doubt, our supply chain woes will get a whole lot worse once the new OSHA mandate goes into effect. A ruling by the Firth Circuit has temporarily suspended the mandate as litigation moves forward, and that is good news. But eventually it is probably inevitable that the U.S. Supreme Court will be forced to take up this matter, and the U.S. Supreme Court has made bad decision after bad decision in recent years.

Meanwhile, the Biden administration is telling businesses to ignore the Fifth Circuit and to “move forward” with getting their workers vaccinated…"The White House on Monday said businesses should move forward with President Joe Biden’s vaccine and testing requirements for private businesses, despite a federal appeals court ordering a temporary halt to the rules. “People should not wait,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters during a briefing. “They should continue to move forward and make sure they’re getting their workplace vaccinated.”

If the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately rules that Biden’s OSHA mandate is legal, it will be a death blow for our economy, and it will be a death blow for liberty and freedom in the United States. So the stakes are incredibly high, and I do not have much faith in the U.S. Supreme Court at all. But even if we want to totally disregard the OSHA mandate for now, 2022 is still shaping up to be a really nightmarish year. Things are bad now, but they will soon get even worse. I encourage you to prepare accordingly."

- https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/

"Scariest Economy We Have Seen; Hard Times Are Coming; Stockpile Food Now; Good Health Is Critical"

Full screen recommended.

Jeremiah Babe, PM 11/9/21:

"Scariest Economy We Have Seen; Hard Times Are Coming; 

Stockpile Food Now; Good Health Is Critical"

"Used Car Prices Jump By Nearly 70 Percent As Inflation Spreads Chaos Across The US Economy"

Full screen recommended.

"Used Car Prices Jump By Nearly 70 Percent 

As Inflation Spreads Chaos Across The US Economy"

by Epic Economist

"It turns out that all of those dissonant voices that recently came forward to warn about a nightmarish inflationary spike while no one believed them were right after all. Right now, US consumers are facing a shocking price surge all across the board. However, industry specialists say the worst is yet to come. That's painful to even imagine because we're seeing acute price increases already. In particular, vehicle prices have shot up to extraordinary highs over the past few months. The spike has been fueled by a global shortage of semiconductors, which collapsed production, and resulted in perilously low inventory levels all over the country. Part of the demand shifted into the used vehicle market, and that also caused a staggering jump in prices for used cars. In fact, the latest data show that during the month of October, used vehicle prices have escalated at a pace that we have never seen before in our entire history.

Last month's used car price growth managed to shock even the experts. According to the industry’s key index, in October alone, used vehicle prices soared another 9.2%, which puts the index 38% higher than a year ago - compared to 27% in September. If used vehicle prices escalated by 9.2 percent over the year, that would already be quite problematic. The fact that massive increase happened in just one month is truly breathtaking. Overall, used car prices rocketed by 38% from the already sky-high levels last October. But compared to October 2019 levels, prices soared by an alarming 59%. That means if you bought a new car over the past couple of years, right now it could potentially be worth more than when it was brand new.

If that doesn't scream “hyperinflation” to you, then you need to look again. The irony of all is that October is known as the month when used vehicle prices usually go down. According to Manheim Index data, "October typically sees above-average vehicle depreciation and therefore used price declines". This October was the first October in the history of the index, which dates back to 1997, that a major price increase has occurred in October. Given that consumer demand remains as strong as ever, industry experts say that prices aren’t going to drop any time soon. At this point, we are witnessing rampant inflation in several sectors of our economy. Sharp price hikes are hitting food products too, with some items facing a four-fold increase year-over-year.

In a recent article published by The Wall Street Journal, supermarket owners disclosed that customers are "purchasing more store-brand meat products and trading down from beef to less-expensive alternatives such as chicken or pork," after prices for items such as rib-eye soared almost 40% from a year ago, according to research firm IRI. Many consumers are replacing boneless chicken breast with cheaper bone-in chicken, the retailers revealed. As food prices continue to escalate, some grocery store owners are reporting high rates of shoplifting. And some big retailers are reinforcing security to prevent food deliveries from being hijacked.

We're in the middle of the worst supply chain crisis in modern times, but new measures issued by the government are only aggravating the situation. That's one of the main reasons why prices are starting to spin out of control. Every time congestion eases, a new disruption emerges and the crisis worsens again. To make things worse, as we head to what is projected to be another very cold winter, heating bills are expected to face an unwelcome uptick in the coming months. Needless to say, with consumers already coping with the fastest price increases in decades, a rise in the cost of basic household necessities will make millions of families suffer financially. According to the Census Bureau, twenty-nine percent of the population have reported reducing or forgoing household expenses to pay an energy bill in the last year.

Last month, the Energy Information Administration warned that the cost of heating oil is forecasted to go up by approximately 43% compared to last year due to higher than expected fuel costs as well as more consumption of energy due to a colder winter. The agency also forecasts propane costs to jump by 54%, while natural gas costs climb by 30% and electricity costs to rise by 6%. We will be extremely lucky if things do not get that crazy in the coming months. This is going to be an undeniably difficult winter for millions of American families. Our problems will extend well into 2022. That is to say, we should get ready for higher inflation, more supply chain disruptions, and generalized chaos all over the economy. And the worst part of this is that nobody in Washington seems to have a plan to save us from this unprecedented mess."

- https://www.epiceconomist.com​

Gerald Celente, Trends Journal, "Think For Yourself, It's Not Illegal Yet"

Strong language alert!

Gerald Celente, Trends Journal, 11/9/21:

"Think For Yourself, It's Not Illegal Yet"

- https://trendsresearch.com/

Musical Interlude: 2002, "Courting the Moon"

Full screen recommended.

2002, "Courting the Moon"

"A Look to the Heavens"

"A gorgeous spiral galaxy, M104 is famous for its nearly edge-on profile featuring a broad ring of obscuring dust lanes. Seen in silhouette against an extensive central bulge of stars, the swath of cosmic dust lends a broad brimmed hat-like appearance to the galaxy suggesting a more popular moniker, the Sombrero Galaxy. This sharp optical view of the well-known galaxy made from ground-based image data was processed to preserve details often lost in overwhelming glare of M104's bright central bulge. 

Also known as NGC 4594, the Sombrero galaxy can be seen across the spectrum, and is host to a central supermassive black hole. About 50,000 light-years across and 28 million light-years away, M104 is one of the largest galaxies at the southern edge of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster. Still the colorful spiky foreground stars in this field of view lie well within our own Milky Way galaxy. "

- https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210514.html

"I Would Rather Have..."

"When a bull is being lead to the slaughter, it still hopes to break loose and trample its butchers. Other bulls have not been able to pass on the knowledge that this never happens and that from the slaughterhouse there is no way back to the herd. But in human society there is a continuous exchange of experience. I have never heard of a man who broke away and fled while being led to his execution. It is even thought to be a special form of courage if a man about to be executed refuses to be blindfolded and dies with his eyes open. But I would rather have the bull with his blind rage, the stubborn beast who doesn't weigh his chances of survival with the prudent dull-wittedness of man, and doesn't know the despicable feeling of despair."

- Nadezhda Mandelstam

Paulo Coelho, "Killing Our Dreams"

"Killing Our Dreams"

by Paulo Coelho

"The first symptom of the process of our killing our dreams is the lack of time. The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the Good Fight.

The second symptom of the death of our dreams lies in our certainties. Because we don’t want to see life as a grand adventure, we begin to think of ourselves as wise and fair and correct in asking so little of life. We look beyond the walls of our day-to-day existence, and we hear the sound of lances breaking, we smell the dust and the sweat, and we see the great defeats and the fire in the eyes of the warriors. But we never see the delight, the immense delight in the hearts of those who are engaged in the battle. For them, neither victory nor defeat is important; what’s important is only that they are fighting the Good Fight.

And, finally, the third symptom of the passing of our dreams is peace. Life becomes a Sunday afternoon; we ask for nothing grand, and we cease to demand anything more than we are willing to give. In that state, we think of ourselves as being mature; we put aside the fantasies of our youth, and we seek personal and professional achievement. We are surprised when people our age say that they still want this or that out of life. But really, deep in our hearts, we know that what has happened is that we have renounced the battle for our dreams – we have refused to fight the Good Fight.

When we renounce our dreams and find peace, we go through a short period of tranquility. But the dead dreams begin to rot within us and to infect our entire being. We become cruel to those around us, and then we begin to direct this cruelty against ourselves. That’s when illnesses and psychoses arise. What we sought to avoid in combat – disappointment and defeat – come upon us because of our cowardice. And one day, the dead, spoiled dreams make it difficult to breathe, and we actually seek death. It’s death that frees us from our certainties, from our work, and from that terrible peace of our Sunday afternoons."

- http://paulocoelhoblog.com/

The Poet: Carl Sandburg, "Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind"

"Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind"

 The past is a bucket of ashes.

1

 "The woman named Tomorrow

sits with a hairpin in her teeth

and takes her time

and does her hair the way she wants it,

and fastens at last the last braid and coil

and puts the hairpin where it belongs

and turns and drawls: Well, what of it?

My grandmother, Yesterday, is gone.

What of it? Let the dead be dead.

2

The doors were cedar

and the panels strips of gold,

and the girls were golden girls

and the panels read and the girls chanted:

We are the greatest city,

the greatest nation:

nothing like us ever was.

The doors are twisted on broken hinges.

Sheets of rain swish through on the wind

where the golden girls ran and the panels read:

We are the greatest city,

the greatest nation,

nothing like us ever was.

3

It has happened before.

Strong men put up a city and got

a nation together,

And paid singers to sing and women

to warble: We are the greatest city,

the greatest nation,

nothing like us ever was.

And while the singers sang

and the strong men listened

and paid the singers well

and felt good about it all,

there were rats and lizards who listened

and the only listeners left now

are the rats and the lizards.

And there are black crows

crying, Caw, caw,

bringing mud and sticks

building a nest

over the words carved

on the doors where the panels were cedar

and the strips on the panels were gold

and the golden girls came singing:

We are the greatest city,

the greatest nation:

nothing like us ever was.

The only singers now are crows crying, Caw, caw,

And the sheets of rain whine in the wind and doorways.

And the only listeners now are the rats and the lizards.

4

The feet of the rats

scribble on the door sills;

the hieroglyphs of the rat footprints

chatter the pedigrees of the rats,

and babble of the blood

and gabble of the breed

of the grandfathers and the great-grandfathers

of the rats.

And the wind shifts

and the dust on a door sill shifts,

and even the writing of the rat footprints

tells us nothing, nothing at all

about the greatest city, the greatest nation

where the strong men listened

and the women warbled: Nothing like us ever was."

- Carl Sandburg, 1878 -1967

"Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind"

The Daily "Near You?"

Chugiak, Alaska, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"Public Policy: An Elaborate Fraud"

"Public Policy: An Elaborate Fraud"

by Bill Bonner

"To all the young people out there – I want you

to stay angry. I want you to stay frustrated."

– Barack Obama to climate activists

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – "A dear reader, Steve S., writes: “I read all of Bill’s blogs. Obviously they are sarcastic and generally negative. Usually criticizing and pointing fingers. But I don’t ever see the positive aspects. What exactly does Bill want? How would he fix the problems? What does Bill actually stand for?”

We’re glad you asked, Steve. We stand for nothing. We only know what we like. Truth, rather than lies. Beauty, rather than ugliness. And freedom over slavery. Even as to that, it is not so much that we care about “freedom;” we just don’t like anyone telling us what to do. And why should they? We know what we want better than they do.

Lessons Learned: Of course, we do not claim to know everything. We admit, in fact, that we know very little. We can take a fair guess about tomorrow’s temperature… but as for 10 years from now, we know no more than the climatologists. But man must have some way of guiding his actions. He makes his guesses… he puts 2 and 2 together… and he turns to the lessons learned over centuries: Don’t spend more than you can afford… Don’t invade Russia… And if you find yourself in a spooky house, don’t go down into the basement.

Major Screw-Up: If we are “generally negative,” it is because we are commenting on public policy… which is almost always an elaborate fraud, backed by brute force. Wars… central planning… world improvement – can you give us one example of a large public policy that wasn’t a scam, a waste of money, or a major screw-up? The only ones that are even borderline worthwhile are those where we were fighting someone else’s even worse public policy…such as World War II.

In the early 1940s, America mobilized in what was the biggest public policy move in U.S. history. Automobiles stopped rolling from the assembly lines; tanks took their place. Sixteen million men and women joined the armed forces. U.S. debt soared. It was probably wasteful and foolish in many respects, but under the circumstances, almost everyone agreed that it was the right thing to do.

Misguided Policies: But the World War II global catastrophe wasn’t caused by the U.S., or by greedy corporations… or old white men… or by a lack of diversity on school boards… or by a virus or changing weather patterns. As German Holocaust survivor Hannah Arendt explained, it wasn’t caused by “hate,” either. It was caused by public policies initiated by politicians and administered by bureaucrats. Could the problem be fixed? Probably not. People do jackass things from time to time… and think they’re making improvements.

In the 1930s, Germany thought it could enhance its “Lebensraum.” Japan wanted to increase its “co-prosperity sphere.” Both looked to win by making weaker neighbors lose. Adolf Hitler even drew a comparison with American pioneers, who took land from native tribes in order to develop their own Lebensraum, from sea to shining sea. The world would be a better place, he argued, if Germans were able to more efficiently exploit the “under-used” lands to the East.

And who could say he was wrong?The invaders might have treated the Poles well. They might have brought tractors and increased productivity and wages. They might have actually made the Steppes bloom and hearts glad.

Stop at Nothing: In the evening, people walk their dogs in the park in front of our office. The dogs do what dogs do after being trapped in an apartment all day. And their owners bend over and pick up the canine excrement and put it in the trash. There is a law that insists on it. But the law is almost never enforced. Still, people clean up after their pets because they recognize that it’s the right thing to do… and they don’t want to be seen not doing it by their neighbors.

Which leads us to another old lesson: Anything you have to force people to do is probably not worth doing. In private policy, people normally respect the rules of civilized life. If they want land in Poland, for example, they have to buy it lawfully. No force required. But in public policy, the sky’s the limit… nothing is too barbaric or too preposterous. As we’ve seen, governments, in pursuit of public policy goals, will stop at nothing – neither murder, mass starvation, nor genocide.

Big Time Action: Which brings us back to Saint Greta, the climate change activist, subject of yesterday’s Diary. She wants action. Not “blah, blah.” She’s angry… frustrated. And the kind of action she wants is Big Time public policy action. That is, she is not satisfied with reducing her own carbon footprint and persuading others to do the same. She wants to force other people to do things they don’t want to do – on a scale not seen since World War II.

As America’s special presidential envoy to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), John Kerry, put it last week, the price tag will be trillions, not billions. And we’re talking about major changes – to the way we heat our homes, to the way we drive to work and the way we power our factories (if we have any left). One climate change enthusiast, Louise Crabtree-Hayes, even suggested that we might have to outlaw private homes to meet the “emergency.”

The cost – in money and inconvenience – will be huge. But it could be far worse…In 1850, the pre-industrial economy supported only 1.2 billion people. Today, we have 7.8 billion people, almost all of whom depend on oil, gas, or coal. Imagine the “supply chain disruptions” that could result from cutting off supplies of fuel.

Deadly Policy: And what is the truth of an “emergency,” like the attack on Pearl Harbor? Do we tighten our belts, stiffen our backbones, and accept the sacrifices that will be required of us? Or is the whole thing a false alarm… or a scam? If only we could read tomorrow’s headlines today!

All we know is that billions of people have been borne up out of poverty by nature’s stored-up energy. They’ve been able to live longer, more comfortable lives – with out-of-season fruits and vegetables, air-conditioning, and solar rooftop panels.

Meanwhile, the death toll from public policies in the 20th century – wars, government-caused starvation, concentration camps and the Gulag – was estimated by self-described atrocitologist Matthew White at 203 million, including 37 million soldiers, 27 million civilians killed as collateral damage, 81 million killed in purges and mass murders, and 58 million who were intentionally starved to death.

Saint Greta proposes more aggressive government action. But on this rudimentary evidence, the human race might be better off limiting public policies, rather than limiting the use of fossil fuel."

- www.rogueeconomics.com

"Just Remember..."

“I know the world seems terrifying right now and the future seems bleak. Just remember human beings have always managed to find the greatest strength within themselves during the darkest hours. When faced with the worst horrors the world has to offer, a person either cracks and succumbs to ugliness, or they salvage the inner core of who they are and fight to right wrongs. Never let hatred, fear, and ignorance get the best of you. Keep bettering yourself so you can make the world around you better, for nothing can improve without the brightest, bravest, kindest, and most imaginative individuals rising above the chaos.”

- Cat Winters

"What Might Have Been..."

“Space I can recover. Time, never.” 

-  Napoleon Bonaparte

“Lands can be reconquered, indeed in the course of a battle, a hill or a certain plain might trade hands several times. But missed opportunities? These can never be regained. Moments in time, in culture? They can never be re-made. One can never go back in time to prepare for what they should have prepared for, no one can ever get back critical seconds that were wasted out of fear or ego. Napoleon was brilliant at trading space for time: Sure, you can make these moves, provided you are giving me the time I need to drill my troops, or move them to where I want them to be. Yet in life, most of us are terrible at this. We trade an hour of our life here or afternoon there like it can be bought back with the few dollars we were paid for it. And it is only much, much later, as they are on their deathbeds or when they are looking back on what might have been, that many people realize the awful truth of this quote. Don’t do that. Embrace it now.”

- Ryan Holiday

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And in secret moments of despair, 

Too late, too late...We think what might have been, 

should have been, and we let it slip away...

Chris De Burgh, 

"Carry Me (Like A Fire In Your Heart)"

"Epic Inflation About to Surge Higher - Interest Rate Increases Coming"

Full screen recommended.

Dan, iAllegedly, AM 11/9/21:

"Epic Inflation About to Surge Higher - 

Interest Rate Increases Coming"

"A Final Warning To Humanity From Former Pfizer Chief Scientist Michael Yeadon"

"A Final Warning To Humanity From Former

 Pfizer Chief Scientist Michael Yeadon"

View video here:

- https://www.bitchute.com/video/9Ci2jK1yFoOd/

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"Unthinkable Thoughts"

Gregory Mannarino, "Must Watch! A Dose Of Truth Everyone Needs To Hear"

Gregory Mannarino, AM 11/9/21:

"Must Watch! A Dose Of Truth Everyone Needs To Hear"

- https://traderschoice.net/

"How It Really Is"

 

"Used Vehicle Prices Hyperinflate As Inflation Begins To Spiral Out Of Control All Over America"

"Used Vehicle Prices Hyperinflate As Inflation 

Begins To Spiral Out Of Control All Over America"

by Michael Snyder

"It turns out that all of the “doom and gloomers” that were warning that we would eventually experience nightmarish inflation were right after all. In particular, vehicle prices have become exceedingly painful in recent months. Due to a crippling global shortage of computer chips, production of new vehicles is way down, and a lot of that demand has shifted into the used vehicle market. Over the past year, used vehicle prices have escalated at a pace that we have never seen before in our entire history, and things reached a crescendo during the month of October. If you can believe it, used vehicle prices increased by 9.2 percent last month…"The industry’s key index of used vehicle prices jumped another 9.2% over the span of just a month. That puts the index 38% higher than a year ago - compared to “just” 27% for the same stat in September."

If used vehicle prices rose by 9.2 percent for an entire year, that would be really bad. For that to happen in just one month is simply breathtaking. Overall, used vehicle prices are up a total of 38 percent over the past year, and they are now up a total of 59 percent since October 2019. So if you purchased a new vehicle within the past couple of years, it may now be worth more than when it was brand new.

To fully appreciate the insanity that we are seeing in used vehicle prices, I would encourage you to check out this chart. Used vehicle car prices going parabolic (chart courtesy @wolfstreeet ) pic.twitter.com/XZZf56mBeq - ritesh jain (@riteshmjn) November 9, 2021.

If that isn’t “hyperinflation”, what would you call it? I can’t imagine that used vehicle prices will continue to rise at an exponential pace like this, but “experts” have been saying the same thing for months and prices just continue to accelerate.

The funny thing is that used vehicle prices usually go down in October…"October typically sees above average vehicle depreciation and therefore used price declines. This October was the first October in the history of the Manheim Index data, which dates to 1997, to see a non-seasonally adjusted price increase in October."

Of course we are seeing very painful inflation in other sectors of the economy as well. For example, some meat prices are up “about 40% from a year ago”…"Supermarkets say shoppers are buying more store-brand meat products and trading down from beef to less-expensive alternatives such as chicken or pork, after prices for products such as rib-eye climbed about 40% from a year ago, according to research firm IRI. Some consumers are replacing boneless chicken breast with cheaper bone-in chicken, retailers said."

As food prices continue to soar, eventually it will get to a point where big corporations are putting armed guards on food trucks in order to protect deliveries from being hijacked.

The worst supply chain crisis in American history is one of the primary reasons why prices are beginning to spiral out of control. A couple days ago, Joe Biden attempted to explain why this is happening…“It’s backed up because peoples supplies or materials that end up being on our kitchen table or in our in in our our fam, our our our life, guess what? They close those plants because they have COVID.”

What does that even mean? As things get worse and worse, our leaders in Washington seem to have no answers and no solutions. It is being projected that this will be a very cold winter in many areas of the country, and heating bills are expected to be way higher than ever before…"With consumers already dealing with the fastest price increases in decades, another unwelcome uptick is on the horizon: a widely expected increase in winter heating bills.

After plunging during the pandemic as the global economy slowed, energy prices have roared upward. Natural gas, used to heat almost half of U.S. households, has almost doubled in price since this time last year. The price of crude oil - which deeply affects the 10 percent of households that rely on heating oil and propane during the winter - has soared by similarly eye-popping levels. When she was asked about this, this is how Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm responded…"Americans should expect to pay higher prices to heat their homes this winter, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Sunday. "Yeah, this is going to happen,” she told CNN’s Dana Bash. “It will be more expensive this year than last year.”

Things are so bad that they aren’t even trying to put spin on the ridiculously high energy prices any longer. And heating costs are expected to go even higher in the months ahead as we get into the middle of the winter…"Last month, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a report warning that the cost of heating oil is expected to rise approximately 43% compared to last year to due to “higher expected fuel costs as well as more consumption of energy due to a colder winter.” Meanwhile, the agency expects propane costs to rise by 54%, natural gas costs to rise by 30% and electricity costs to rise by 6%.

Needless to say, government projections almost always turn out to be way too optimistic. Let’s just hope that the Biden administration’s reckless energy policies don’t result in widespread shortages this winter. One analyst that was interviewed by Fox News is actually warning that if things get bad enough we could actually see Americans “freezing in their homes”… “I hope it doesn’t end like this, but where I see it going is unfortunately the same thing that happened in February in Texas: People freezing in their homes,” he said, adding, “Most of the time when it’s extremely cold or there’s a real bad polar vortex situation, typically it’s pretty cloudy and there’s not a lot of wind.”

Let us pray that things do not get that crazy in the months to come. But without a doubt, this is going to be a difficult winter for millions upon millions of Americans.

During the early stages of 2022, we should expect more inflation, more supply chain problems and more economic chaos. Decades of very foolish decisions are now starting to catch up with us in a major way, and nobody in Washington seems to have a plan that will pull us out of this mess."

- http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/

“Isochronic Tones: Cognition Enhancer For Clearer and Faster Thinking”

Full screen recommended.

“Isochronic Tones:

Cognition Enhancer For Clearer and Faster Thinking”

by Jason Lewis

“HEADPHONES REQUIRED – Note: As this session stimulates each ear with different frequencies, you will need to use headphones to experience the full effect. Alternative background sounds available on Mp3: Orchestral, Hybrid, World Music, Rain, Brown Noise.

What does this track do? This session stimulates Beta, SMR and Alpha, alternating in 2 minute increments to help keep the user relaxed and engaged. Note: SMR (sensorimotor rhythm) relates to the frequency range between 12 – 15Hz. It’s associated with sensory processing and motor control. Stimulating this can result in relaxed focus and improved attention. This session is meant to speed up the brain while keeping the left hemisphere dominant (good for attention, concentration and reducing emotional response and hyperactivity). ADD and similar disorders are often characterized by “slow-wave” EEG patterns, particularly in the left frontal region. As such, this session stimulates the left brain hemisphere with Beta frequencies and the right with SMR.

Can it be used to help with studying and if so, when should you listen to it? Yes, it can be helpful to use while studying, and if you read through the many comments about this track, you’ll see that many people have successfully used it for studying. You can either listen to it while you are studying, to get your brain into a good mental state when you need it. Or if you are someone that gets a bit distracted by music while studying, listen to it just before you begin.

How Loud Should The Volume Be? There is varying advice and opinions on the impact of volume with brainwave entrainment, with some saying the louder it is the more impact it has. From my own experience, my advice is to play it at a volume level you feel comfortable with. The main thing to consider is that it should be loud enough to hear the repetitive isochronic tones, so you don’t want it so quiet you can hardly hear them. But you also don’t want it so loud that it's uncomfortable for you. Somewhere in the middle is my recommendation. 

Use this session in the morning or afternoon, to train your brain for better cognition, such as clearer and faster thinking. You can either sit somewhere quiet and comfortable with your eyes closed and give your brain a nice workout, or you can also listen to this while doing an activity that requires a boost in concentration, like studying. 

How long should you listen for to get a good effect? It takes around 6 minutes for your brainwaves to fall in step with the tones and become entrained. It then takes time to be guided along the frequency range used in the track. Listening to about half way through is the minimum in my opinion, but 30 minutes is the optimum and preferred length to listen for. 

IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS:

Drink some water – Make sure you are well hydrated before listening to brainwave entrainment.

WHY? Your brain is made up of around 75% water, so it needs plenty of water to function well. When you stimulate your brain in this way, you’re increasing electrical activity and blood flow in the brain and giving your brain a good workout, so it can be a good idea to drink before listening, so that your brain can fire on all cylinders.

It is not recommended to listen to this while driving or operating machinery. 

WHY? Brainwave entrainment involves a process of stimulating your brainwaves and changing your mental state. While this is safe to do and use in normal situations, it can sometimes zone you out during the track, as you focus in on the sound of the tones. This could result in you being distracted temporarily, which is not a good thing while you’re driving or operating machinery. Some people also experience tingling and other sensations from the stimulation. While that might feel quite nice sitting in a comfortable chair at home, it could cause you to be distracted while driving and result in an accident.

It is not recommended to listen to this while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or any mind altering substance.

WHY? When your brain is under the influence of drugs or alcohol it’s not operating to it’s full capacity, and you react differently to stimulation and situations, compared to when you are sober. So as a precaution and because I don’t know how you will react in that situation, I recommend you do not use it in that situation.

Who Should NOT listen to this audio? Those who should not listen to this video/audio include: Those who are prone to or have had seizures, epilepsy, pregnant or wear a pacemaker should NOT listen to this video/audio. 

WHY? There is insufficient research data in this area, so as a precaution, if you are among the categories listed above, I would recommend you consult a doctor or medical professional before listening to this video/audio.”

- https://www.mindamend.com/

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Look, whether you want to know it or not we're all in the fight 

of our lives, for our lives. I for one will take any edge I can find,

 and you should, too. Be alert, be aware, and stay informed.

This works, period. Try it. Stay strong, folks...

- CP

"Beautiful Relaxing Music for Stress Relief"

Full screen recommended.

Soothing Relaxation,

 "Beautiful Relaxing Music for Stress Relief"

"Beautiful relaxing music for stress relief, composed by Peder B. Helland. This instrumental music ("The Hidden Valley") works well as sleep music, ambient study music, meditation music or relaxation music."

Magnificent...

“Home Delinquencies Pile Up; Your Job Will Be Gone; 50 Million Have Not Paid Off Last Christmas”

Jeremiah Babe, PM 11/8/21:

“Home Delinquencies Pile Up; Your Job Will Be Gone; 

50 Million Have Not Paid Off Last Christmas”

Musical Interlude: Paul Mauriat, "Love is Blue"

Full screen recommended.

Paul Mauriat, "Love is Blue"

"When We Have Time..."

 

“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come.

We have only today. Let us begin.” 

- Mother Theresa

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“Life’s funny, chucklehead. You only get one and you don’t want to throw it away. But you can’t really live it at all unless you’re willing to give it up for the things you love. If you’re not at least willing to die for something – something that really matters – in the end you die for nothing.”

- Andrew Klavan

"Where Did They Go? There Are 107 Million Working Age Americans That Do Not Have A Job Right Now"

Full screen recommended.

"Where Did They Go? There Are 107 Million Working

 Age Americans That Do Not Have A Job Right Now"

by Epic Economist

"The United States is in the middle of the worst shortage of workers in history. At the moment, every industry in the country is short-staffed and we are already seeing major disruptions occur due to the lack of qualified labor to perform the basic services our society needs. Many famous CEOs and business owners recently made the headlines complaining about the declining number of members in their staff. However, official numbers released by the federal government have been telling us a different story. They have been suggesting that there's no worker shortage, no unemployment crisis and that things are going fairly well in our labor market.

Recent data shows that there are currently tens of millions of job openings all across the nation. Employers have been so desperate to find new workers that they have been offering some generous bonuses, gifs, trips, and of course, dramatically raising wages to attract new employees. But even though all of this is happening, people are still not coming back. Nationwide, there are currently 100,450,000 people out of the labor force, up 38,000 from September numbers. October was the 14th straight month that the number of people out of work has remained above 100,000,000.

But that figure doesn't give us the full number of working-age Americans sitting on the sidelines because it doesn't include those who are officially unemployed. That number, according to the Federal Reserve, currently stands at 7.4 million, which gives us a grand total of more than 107 million people out of the workforce. With so many people on the sidelines, the labor market participation rate has remained stubbornly low in recent months, and it did not budge in October. Of course, this is already having a toll on the economy. In a recent note, the Congressional Budget Office pointed that such a low participation rate in the labor force is threatening to shrink our gross domestic product, compromise our economic growth this year and generate further federal outlays, as many who are not in the labor force are likely to enroll in federal benefit programs.

So far, the government hasn't shown much concern about this situation. But the fact that we went from a historically low unemployment rate before the health crisis to a severe lack of workers should be very alarming to all of us. After all, our workers are the backbone of our society. Right now, many of them are being impeded to do their jobs because of local mandates. And tens of millions as on the verge of losing their jobs as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandate goes into effect. The agency said that companies that fail to comply would face penalties of nearly $14,000 per violation. Repeat offenders or those found to be willfully non-compliant can face a fine of $136,532, according to a White House official.

It’s official. We now live in an authoritarian nightmare. Although we're already facing an acute shortage of workers, the federal government's measures are about to make this crisis even worse. On Twitter, the Co-Founder & President of RealClearPolitics, Tom Bevan, has expressed his concern about the consequences this mandate will have on our supply chains. "All the biggest trucking companies in America - who already face major driver shortages - will see a % of their workforce quit. The supply chain crisis is going to get much worse - very soon," he warned. It feels like they want to make it so that there is no escape. If people don't do as they're told, they will be unable to work anywhere. The threat of unemployment goes beyond the loss of a job and a steady source of income, it means that millions of people may lose the comfortable lifestyles they spent years building for themselves and their families.

In the short term, the national and local mandates will keep forcing millions of millions of highly qualified Americans out of their jobs. Needless to say, enforcing these measures while we're in the midst of the worst worker shortage in our history is absolutely insane. When it comes to the long-term, these measures may result in another economic slump and also worsen the political divides in our country. People say that a house divided shall fall, and given that we're now facing divisions that may never be repaired, it seems like the stage is set for a societal meltdown of epic proportions."

- https://www.epiceconomist.com​

"A Look to the Heavens"

"On an August night two friends enjoyed this view after a day's hike on the Plateau d'Emparis in the French Alps. At 2400 meters altitude the sky was clear. Light from a setting moon illuminates the foreground captured in the simple vertical panorama of images. Along the plane of our Milky Way galaxy stars of Cassiopeia and Perseus shine along the panorama's left edge. 

But seen as a faint cloud with a brighter core, the Andromeda galaxy, stands directly above the two friends in the night. The nearest large spiral galaxy, Andromeda is about 2.5 million light-years beyond the stars of the Milky Way. Adding to the evening's shared extragalactic perspective, the fainter fuzzy spot in the sky right between them is M33, also known as the Triangulum galaxy. Third largest in the local galaxy group, after Andromeda and Milky Way, the Triangulum galaxy is about 3 million light-years distant. On that night, the two friends stood about 3 light-nanoseconds apart."

- https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211106.html

“What Mark Will You Leave On The World?”

“What Mark Will You Leave On The World?”

by Maria Rodale

“As some of you know, this time of year is my favorite time to truly reflect on the past and the future. Things seem to slow down enough that there’s finally time to ponder and think and plan and dream. The questions and thoughts change as I get older. When I was younger, it was more about what I wanted to accomplish (although I still have a VERY ambitious list for that). Now, it’s a little bit more of what do I want to leave behind?

The thing about life and reality is that it is so fleeting. Things that seem huge and vastly important can become footnotes to history or, like handprints in the sand – here today, gone tomorrow – washed away by wind or a wave. But I firmly believe that if we don’t think about it – and aren’t awake about it – we simply drift through life asleep and miss the best of it. In fact, I kind of believe that part of our purpose here in life is to create it, create change, push evolution forward, and improve things. To me, leaving a mark isn’t about getting credit or recognition, but making sure that the things we do have a positive impact rather than a negative one, and I think that starts in our heads and our hearts.

So I urge you to take some time for yourself this week, carve out an hour or, better yet, a day when you can really open your heart and calm your head enough to dream about what you truly desire. If you can dream it, you can create it. And then your life will leave a wake of happiness and joy.”

- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

For more from Maria Rodale, go to www.mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com

"The Heart Has Its Reasons..."

“Passion doesn’t count the cost. Pascal said that the heart has its reasons that reason takes no account of. If he meant what I think, he meant that when passion seizes the heart it invents reasons that seem not only plausible but conclusive to prove that the world is well lost for love. It convinces you that honor is well sacrificed and that shame is a cheap price to pay. Passion is destructive. It destroyed Antony and Cleopatra, Tristan and Isolde, Parnell and Kitty O’Shea. And if it doesn’t destroy it dies. It may be then that one is faced with the desolation of knowing that one has wasted the years of one’s life, that one’s brought disgrace upon oneself, endured the frightful pang of jealousy, swallowed every bitter mortification, that one’s expended all one’s tenderness, poured out all the riches of one’s soul on a poor drab, a fool, a peg on which one hung one’s dreams, who wasn’t worth a stick of chewing gum.”

- W. Somerset Maugham

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“Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time;

it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.”

- Sydney J. Harris

The Poet: Robert Frost, “Acceptance”

“Acceptance”

“When the spent sun throws up its rays on cloud

And goes down burning into the gulf below,

No voice in nature is heard to cry aloud

At what has happened.

Birds, at least must know

It is the change to darkness in the sky.

Murmuring something quiet in her breast,

One bird begins to close a faded eye;

Or overtaken too far from his nest,

Hurrying low above the grove, some waif

Swoops just in time to his remembered tree.

At most he thinks or twitters softly, ‘safe!’

Now let the night be dark for all of me.

Let the night be too dark for me to see

Into the future. Let what will be, be.”

- Robert Frost

Free Download: Kahlil Gibran, “The Garden of the Prophet”

“The Garden of the Prophet”

by Kahlil Gibran

“Oftentimes we call Life bitter names, but only when we ourselves are bitter and dark. And we deem her empty and unprofitable, but only when the soul goes wandering in desolate places, and the heart is drunken with over-mindfulness of self.

Life is deep and high and distant; and though only your vast vision can reach even her feet, yet she is near; and though only the breath of your breath reaches her heart, the shadow of your shadow crosses her face, and the echo of your faintest cry becomes a spring and an autumn in her breast.

And Life is veiled and hidden, even as your greater self is hidden and veiled. Yet when Life speaks, all the winds become words; and when she speaks again, the smiles upon your lips and the tears in your eyes turn also into words. When she sings, the deaf hear and are held; and when she comes walking, the sightless behold her and are amazed and follow her in wonder and astonishment.”

Freely download “The Garden of The Prophet” here:

- https://consciouslivingfoundation.org/ebooks/

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