“This is a very important lesson. You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.” – VADM James Stockdale, USN
This will not end well for this petty dictator once his handlers abandon him for another bigger, better war. Will they allow him to live since he knows where all of the bodies are buried?
David DeGerolamo
In reality, this is Obama’s doom since Biden is just a puppet. Obama had always planned to punish this nation for “colonialism” and “racism”. This doom is now coming to fruition as domestic enemies have taken control of the country and eliminated our security.
David DeGerolamo
I was taught tabula rasa (Latin for blank slate) in Bible College. The idea is to put all one’s preconceived notions, prejudices, and what one has been taught on a shelf and, instead of reading into Scripture what one believes it says, allow it to speak for itself. Should one be capable of critical thought and should one actually employ the practice of tabula rasa, one may be surprised at what one discovers. Rush Limbaugh once famously said, “Words mean things.” Indeed they do.
This morning in reading Larry Johnson’s blog, I found this to be included. I’m certain many who visit NC Renegade may be surprised at the content of this video. For me, it explains a lot. I hope it will do the same for my evangelical and fundamentalist Christian friends. With all the emotion regarding the present state of affairs in the Middle East, it may prove beneficial to consider historical facts and actually let the words of Scripture mean what they say. In the words of John B. Wells, “We think we know, but we don’t.”
As for the remainder of Larry’s presentation, which is quite informative from an historical perspective, you can read it here.
Sing, o muse, of the wrath of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans …
Thus opens the foundational epic of European civilization.
Achilles is angry because his woman, Briseis, has been appropriated by Agamemnon, the leader of the Greeks. He expresses this discontent by going on strike. While the rest of the Greek army fights and dies outside the walls of Troy, Achilles lounges in his tent, content to sit out the combat until Agamemnon comes to his senses and returns his war bride. If Achilles were simply any other warm body with a spear, this wouldn’t be such a big deal, but he is Achilles – the greatest warrior of the Heroic Age. Without him, the Greeks are at a severe disadvantage. Achilles’ petulance is therefore a problem for Agamemnon.
The lesson is hardly a subtle one. Kings and generals need to keep their soldiers happy. They especially need to keep their best soldiers happy. If they don’t – for instance, by taking their women from them – morale will suffer, and they may well find themselves without the crucial support of their warriors when it most matters.
Washington seems to have missed that lesson, and now, they’re paying the price.
For the last decade they have been relentlessly and mercilessly whipping American whites: defaming them as racists, mocking their intelligence and manliness, tearing down their statues, erasing the names of their ancestral heroes, replacing their fictional archetypes with diverse doppelgangers in the media, disadvantaging them in education and employment, demanding that they attend racial struggle sessions. The list of outrages and humiliations is long and all too familiar, permeating as it does every one of our institutions.
But now, the Empire of Lies faces a problem.
h/t Western Rifle Shooters
My best friend is attempting to get some of his acquaintances who see, but have no acted on, the risks we face to take action. To prepare. This is the first exercise he offered. I’m providing it to you in this venue because I think it’s worthy of being pondered.
Exercise #1
Good afternoon, gents, I hope your day has been a good one – productive and meaningful – thus far. Allow me to initiate a thought exercise for us all to ponder. There is no need to respond or answer; simply read the question/statement and consider your action/response. In other words, what would YOU do? The corollary is, what can YOU/WE do NOW to mitigate the risk IN THE FUTURE?
Context: We are how we are, right now, each of us carrying on in our personal and professional lives. We know what we know and we do not know what we do not know. In essence, we are dancing with the one who brought us.
Scenario: You wake up tomorrow morning to a dark world. Some time during the night, the lights/power went out and they remain out for the foreseeable future. It may have been a solar flare, it might have been an EMP, or it is possible the entire grid went down. Vehicles may or may not work, but you have no power, no internet, to cell phone service.
Questions
1 – What do you do?
2 – What do you have?
3 – What do you prioritize?
4 – What do you NOT have that you need?
5 – Who do you contact? How?
6 – How do you ensure the security, safety, and sustainability of your family? What about those in your network? How do you contact them? How do they contact you?
7 – What are your shortfalls? What do you need to do to have all you need for long-term power outages?
8 – How can you assist those in your network? How can they assist you? What should your network do to prepare for such a scenario?
Think on it. I will. Imagining you woke up to this scenario really opens your eyes.
Exercise #2
Scenario: Our country, such as it is, has gone to war, yet again. As the recent conflicts on the other side of the world have exploded, they have also continued and expanded. More countries are on a war footing. Not only are our military resources being expended overseas, we are seeing shortages at home, including fuel, food, power, and more. Shortages have led to increased costs for everything and it is difficult for folks to get to/from work, as fuel is becoming cost prohibitive. Rolling blackouts are the norm to conserve power consumption, usher in control over the population, and protect an already strained power grid. Additionally, there is civil unrest in parts of the country in reaction to all the hardship, primarily major urban centers, and this has led to a heavier hand by those in power and their law enforcement institutions.
Questions
1 – What do you do to continue to provide for the security, safety, and sustainability of your family? What about those in your network? Do you cooperate and collaborate with them to ensure their well-being? If so, how?
2 – How do you earn enough to afford the things you and your family need to survive? How do you protect all that you have?
3 – What do you prioritize? What do you have that you can share? What do you NOT have that you need? How do you get it?
4 – What are your shortfalls? What do you need to do to have all you need for long-term power outages and increased civil strife? What will you do if they institute martial law? Will you resist? How? Is your network set up to resist?
5 – How can you assist those in your network? How can they assist you? What should your network do to prepare for such a scenario?
Think on it. I will. Imagining you woke up to this scenario really opens your eyes.
Members of the Republican Party in Congress are objecting, loudly, after a key Democrat leader invited America’s enemies to have full access to one of the nation’s secret weapons facilities.
“I am leading my colleagues in demanding that President Biden revoke this misguided invitation to our adversaries in Beijing and Moscow that grants them unprecedented access and insight into our nuclear weapons,” said GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik in an interview with Fox.
“Inviting Communist China and Russia to have a front row seat for our sensitive nuclear weapons tests will give them invaluable information on how to defeat our nuclear capabilities and improve their own.”
Treason.
How do you eliminate debt? You do it one account at a time. Select the smallest account, pay it off and eliminate it. Then go the next account and do the same thing. Eventually you will get to your goal of being debt-free. Now, if you’re really clever, you get someone else to do all the work for you.
This is not a post about eliminating debt. It’s about eliminating us.
The satanic cult of Islam is being used by the Chinese Communist Party to eliminate the west. One country at a time. Islam hates Jews, and they hate Christians. Oh, they hate Hindus as well, but you get the idea. One by one, they are going to invade, infiltrate, subdue and then destroy the “infidels”. Israel is first on their list. Israel cannot survive against the entirety of Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Arab world, not to mention all the westerners who blame the Jews for everything. Israel will be destroyed. Next come the European nations. It’s already happening, and the European citizens are too soft and squishy to do anything about it. Then comes the “great satan” also known as America. By the end of Biden’s term, 15% of those living in America will be illegal immigrants. Couple that with the milions of Radical Islamic men (and women) already here (and don’t misunderstand for a moment… they’re ALL radical), and they can, and will, bring this country to it’s knees. Sure, some will fight back, but radical Islam has several allies that we don’t comprehend… they are the FBI, the DOJ, and every last bit of the deep state. They are the Democrats. They are [many] Republicans. They are the CIA. ALL of these criminals are allied with radical Islam against freedom-loving Americans. They mean to destroy us, and everyone knows it.
Once we have been either exterminated, or at least severely weakened, then the CCP will simply mop up and the entire world will be ruled under the iron fist of Chinese Communism. No one will be safe… radical Islam will be exterminated once their usefulness has ended, because the CCP hates Muslims. Russia will be exterminated because the CCP hates Russia. We will be exterminated because they hate us. Everyone and everything not Chinese is nothing more to them than a waste of skin.
Review the last several years and find a flaw with the logic.
You have been warned.
Fractional banking, also known as “reserve banking,” began with goldsmiths in Europe who built secure vaults for storing precious metals. When other people requested to store gold with the goldsmiths, they received certificates that represented their deposits that could be traded as though they were gold or used to reclaim their gold.
Since only a small percentage of depositors came to retrieve their gold at any given time, the goldsmiths realized they only needed to keep a fraction of this precious medal on hand as a “reserve”, to meet the needs of those who did. Recognizing this, the goldsmiths started issuing more gold certificates than the actual amount of gold they held. This practice allowed them to create certificates on gold they didn’t possess, effectively “making money out of nothing.” These certificates could be used to purchase tangible assets, or be loaned out with interest, offering a path to significant wealth for the bankers.
The Challenge of a “Bank Run”
Occasional suspicions arose that a bank might not possess as much gold as claimed. This led to a rush of people attempting to exchange their certificates for available gold before it depleted, commonly known as a “run on the bank.” In such situations, the banks would initially attempt to reassure the first depositors by promptly providing the precious metal in exchange for the certificates.
Nevertheless, if the “run” persisted, they could not sustain this pretense for long as the bank’s gold reserves would eventually be exhausted. In such cases, the only recourse was to “close their doors” in disgrace and cease their banking operations.
Can You Sell the Same Horse to Four Different Buyers?
Fractional banking could be likened to a farmer who sells the same horse to multiple buyers, each with different riding schedules. The farmer sells the horse again and again, thinking he can do so safely. The problem arises when all the buyers decide to ride their horse at the same time. This situation is comparable to a “run” on the bank, where multiple people demand their deposits at the same time, leading to potential trouble.
