March 20, 2024
Google the word: "TECHNOCRACY” if you don’t know what it is.
It perfectly encapsulates our current state of economic governance.
This chart is the example of that.
The market cap of the largest stock is now 750x the market cap of a 75th percentile stock.
To put this in perspective, even at the peak of the 2000 Dot-com bubble the metric only hit 550x.
We officially have a higher stock concentration than the peak of the Great Depression in 1932.
The top 10% of stocks in the US now reflect ~75% of the entire market.
Big tech IS the stock market.
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Walmart is closing 23 stores in 8 states (all blue).
Target is closing 9 stores in 4 states (all blue).
Walgreens is closing 900 stores (mostly blue)
Bed bath and beyond is closing its remaining 360 stores.
Lowes has closed 50 stores.
Macy's is closing 150 stores (mainly blue)
Starbucks has closed 61 stores (mainly blue)
Home Depot is closing 15 stores
Dollar Tree is closing 1,000 stores
Foot Locker is closing 400 stores
Gap is closing 350 stores
Party City is closing 24 stores (mainly blue)
Big Lots is closing stores in Cali and Colorado
Burger King is closing 400 stores
Best Buy is closing 20 stores
Boston Market is closing 27 stores
Kmart only has 2 stores left
Sears closed all but 22 stores
Regal Cinemas has closed 429 movie theaters
Kroger grocery chain has closed 413 stores
US Bank is closing 23 branches
Wells Fargo is closing over 60 branches
Capital One is closing 50 branches
Bank of America is closing 20 branches
All because the economy is strong.
YOUR VOTE HAS CONSEQUENCES.
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Having an argument on Facebook with a guy who wants to excuse Ukraine for everything because, like, Russia bad and stuff.
John Dyslan says:
Not unusual for changes during war time. Lincoln did some in Civil War. We did some during WWII as well as other western countries at that time.
NYC elections were delayed two months or so due to 9/11.
Tim responds:
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While Biden took a victory lap on the upbeat employment data from the BLS, two things he failed to mention:
1. 100% of all job gains went to immigrants (no distinction is made between legal and illegal immigrant workers).
2. The number of part-time workers rose significantly and full-time workers fell.
According to the BLS data, in February 2024 there were 27.9 million part-time jobs in the US, a 921,000 increase from 27.0 million in February 2023.
At the same time, the full-time jobs count declined by 284,000 from 133.23 million to 132.95 million.
As shown in the second table (blue color frames), since November 2023, the US economy has lost 1.8 million full-time jobs. In other words, all jobs created in the past year have been part-time though the headlines say that the US has been adding jobs for 38 straigh
While Biden took a victory lap on the upbeat employment data from the BLS, two things he failed to mention:
1. 100% of all job gains went to immigrants (no distinction is made between legal and illegal immigrant workers).
2. The number of part-time workers rose significantly and full-time workers fell.
According to the BLS data, in February 2024 there were 27.9 million part-time jobs in the US, a 921,000 increase from 27.0 million in February 2023.
At the same time, the full-time jobs count declined by 284,000 from 133.23 million to 132.95 million.
As shown in the second table (blue color frames), since November 2023, the US economy has lost 1.8 million full-time jobs. In other words, all jobs created in the past year have been part-time though the headlines say that the US has been adding jobs for 38 straight months
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March 19, 2024
I am amazed at people who try and tell me I lived in Communism and not Socialism in the USSR.
Then they try and extol the virtues of Democrat Socialism. They give examples of the great altruistic ideals of Government hand outs!
We should examine the list of Complete Failures they use.
1. Social Security.
It was a voluntary program in 1937 and asked for 1% of peoples income to help the elderly. It was never designed to pay out. The average life expectancy at the time was age 60 and it paid out at age 65. When people started living longer they moved the goal posts many times and raised the mandatory deduction. Each time they made it harder to pay out to people in need. The real surprise is the alternate Program in the Private sector in three counties in Texas! These programs allow participants to choose their investments, the provider can not rob from the fund, The pay out is 5 times higher and the fund is yours and not the governments. If You die before retirement age on SS. You receive $251 death benefit. The private fund you get your investment back for your dependents. The Private Plan is not loaded with a Government agency full of employees to pay and pay taxpayer pensions to. They are managed on the Free Market and pay their employees themselves.
2. Medicare.
One of the highest fraud rates of any Government Program. The plan does not pay for many things and a supplemental insurance is needed to help with medical bills. It is widely unaccepted at doctors offices because of poor management and service is terrible.
Before Government intervened in free Medical that is not free. The free market set insurance rate depending on service selected. The costs were generally low and competitive. Then Government mandated Insurance regulations and minimum coverages across the board. So a man must have maternity insurance if he wants it or not. Mandated Insurance is not freedom of choice. Let the free market set price. Allow insurance companies to sell their products across State lines.
3. Free Public Schools.
They are the worst schools in history. They are scored on student averages. The averages get lower each year. The charter schools must reach minimum standards or they lose their business license. If a public school does not meet minimum standard, the Government throws more money at them . So the schools were incentivized to do poorly to make more money! The goal of these public school teacher Unions is to indoctrinate not teach children.
4. National Parks.
The cost to enter national parks pays for the upkeep, yet Government grows the Budget each year. In the 1970s. I worked at the Grand Canyon. The government used Fred Harvey corp. To run the Park and maintain the upkeep. It was a private enterprise that made a profit and it did not cost the tax payer anything! The private sector will always manage things better because there is a profit in a business run well.
People tell me that our Police, Fire Department, Roads and Schools are all because of the Federal Government.
Not true at all.
These are all paid for through local property taxes, sales taxes and bonds.
Roads for instance are mostly paid for by developers as part of their development fees.
The roads adjacent to the property being developed is the developers responsibility to improve.
I looked at the distribution of my property taxes and I am shocked at how much of it goes to schools.
70% of my tax goes to improve pubic schools.
When Charter school build and maintain their own properties, and the level of education in the privately run Charters Schools is much higher than the Federal Option!
The time has come to end this tyrannical federal government over-reach!
Tim adds:
The name of the country was Union of Soviet SOCIALIST Republics. NOT Communist. Communism is but the believed end of socialism.
I would add you don't even have "democratic socialism" in the countries the Lefties point to. Of all Scandinavia, for instance, only Sweden ever actually had socialism, and that only very briefly in the seventies, and they chucked it. Sweden now is more business friendly than the U.S. with lower corporate taxes and fewer regulations. The same is true in the rest of Europe.The "Capitalist" U.S. is in fact more socialistic than the "democratic socialist" countiees cited by the liberals.
Socialism brings poverty, tyranny, and despair and broken lives. It is a moral and spiritual evil. The Papacy condemned it soundly in a series of Papal Encyclicals, most especially Rerum Novarum. There is nothing moral about socialism; it is enshrining sins like theft and covetousness into law.
AND it must be imposed by force. People by their very nature seek to protect what they have. Socialism takes what people have and redistributes it, ostensibly for fairness but in reality for the benefit of those in power. That wealth is taken at the barrel of a gun. And if you complain you will pay a very severe price.
Socialism is Satan's economic system. And America is running headlong to embrace it.
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March 18, 2024
Anyone remember Dr. Zhivago when the Communists seized their Moscow home and moved a bunch of surly peasants in?
Communists always try to break the spirit of those who make society work by promoting squatters.
Florida is pushing back.
Warner Todd Huston posted in Western Journalism:
Lawmakers in Florida are finally addressing the problem of squatting, one of the most egregious property rights violations going on in America today.
This month, both chambers of the state Legislature unanimously passed a bill allowing law enforcement to immediately remove squatters without waiting weeks or months for a case to move through the courts, according to WJXT-TV.
If signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the measure would go into effect on July 1.
The move comes as a relief to Florida property owner Patti Peeples, who dealt with squatters last year.
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Kommie Keith Olberman calls for the assassination of Donald Trump.
Where is the Secret Service? Why hasn't he been brought in for questioning?
If Sean Hannity called for Biden's assassination does anyone think he wouldn't be going to prison?
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Donald Trump appealing the excessive bond ($464 million dollars) imposed on him by political hack in robes judge Erdogen,er, Engoran in what is a monumental shakedown and election tampering scheme. Engoran says Trump cannot appeal the ruling until he pays the bond, limiting the higher courts and at the same time violating basic constitutional protections.
The eighth amendment to the Constitution of the United States says "Excessive bail shall not be required , nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."
Half a billion dollars - and this after the judge just imposed it without a trial - unquestionably is excessive.
The New York State constitution is almost identical:
Article I - Bill Of Rights . Section 5 - Bail; fines; punishments; detention of witnesses. Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed, nor shall cruel and unusual punishments be inflicted, nor shall witnesses be unreasonably detained.
Yet in this hyperpartisan era Trump will probably lose his appeal in state court and be forced to appeal to the Federal bench.
This is exactly what we see in dictatorships. Amnesty International criticized the Russian Federation bitterly for eroding the right to assembly, yet here we are eroding the right tobe free of excessive bail and nary a peep from them.
These people must be held to account. Erdogan needs to be hauled before Congress.
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Well, let's remember.
They need to burn these trees to keep warm...
Germany Begins Felling 120,000 Trees From ‘Fairy Tale’ Forest to Make Way for Wind Turbines
stephenheins.substack.com
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March 17, 2024
Here is a list of all the ethical and legal violations committed by Fani Willis and ignored by judge, former employee of Willis, and campaign donor Scott McAfee.
McAfee listed multiple issues but somehow could not find a smoking gun despite the fact Willis admitted the affair and clearly lied on the witness stand.
The Left always protects their own.
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Latest list of newsmedia hoaxes. If you believed any of them, please refrain from voting for at least one generation.
Russia Collusion Hoax
Steele Dossier hooker story
Russia paying bounties on US soldiers in Afghanistan
Trump called Neo-Nazis "Fine people.”
Trump suggested drinking/
Trump overfed koi fish in Japan
Trump cleared protestors with tear gas for a bible photo op
Hunter’s laptop was Russian disinformation.
Elections were fair because no court found major fraud.
January 6th was an "insurrection” to overthrow the government
Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of The Beast
Border Patrol Agents whipped illegal border crossers
Trump stored nuclear secrets at Mar-a-Lago
Governor Whitmer kidnapping plot
Trump mocked a reporter’s disability
Government spending to subsidize green products reduces "inflation.”
Trump invited Nick Fuentes to dinner at Mar-a-Lago
Twittergate was a dud. We learned nothing new or worrisome.
Twitter doesn’t shadow ban.
Twitter hate speech got worse under Musk
Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd
NATO Funding Hoax
Trump vowed there would be a "bloodbath” if he’s not re-elected.
Russia Hoaxes broken out
1. Russia collusion hoax (the original)
2. Russian bounties on American soldiers hoax
3. Hunter laptop was Russian disinfo hoax
4. Trump responsible for Navalny's death hoax
5. Trump invited Russia to attack a NATO country that doesn't pay its bills hoax
6. FBI informant for the Biden bribes is a Russian spy (probable hoax)
7. Putin blew up his own pipeline hoax.
8. NEW: Trump is romantically attracted to Putin.
9. Russia is behind the anti-vax movement (Peter Hotez)
10. Alfa Bank hoax
11. Hamilton 68 Hoax
12. Embassy sonic weapon hoax
13. Navalny died of a blood clot
14. Russia is losing in Ukraine
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Did you know Ireland is full of Ukraine immigrants from the war It’s over running the nation and likethe US they keep coming in .Why is this happing .?. Who is doing this to all western nation ? Still the citizens say STOP ,but nobody listens
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Top O' the morning to you (and the rest of the day for myself.)
I was going to write up a post about St. Patrick, he who has inspired much green beer and giant hats and big ties,but Bob here beat me to it.
So faith and begorrah, erin go brah, and all the other Gallic phrases nobody understands to you all!
BTW corned beef and cabbage is the traditional St. Pats Day fare, but in fact the Irish don't eat that in Ireland; it's American food, borrowed by Irish immigrants from Germans, largely because it was cheap. But it sure is good! If you want to be genuinely Irish eat fish or lamb and wash it down with Harp beer,or Guinness.
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The Catholic Church officially recognizes Saint Patrick as the patron saint of Ireland and a prominent figure in the history of Christianity. He is celebrated for his missionary work in Ireland, where he is credited with converting many of the Irish to Christianity in the 5th century.
According to Catholic tradition, Saint Patrick was born in Roman Britain and was kidnapped by Irish raiders at the age of 16. He was taken to Ireland as a slave but eventually escaped and returned to his family. Later, he had a vision calling him to return to Ireland as a missionary. He studied in a monastery in Gaul (modern-day France) and was ordained a bishop before returning to Ireland.
The Catholic Church celebrates Saint Patrick's feast day on March 17th, the anniversary of his death. On this day, Catholics worldwide honor his life and legacy through various traditions, such as attending Mass, wearing green, and participating in parades.
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March 16, 2024
Joe Biden won't let private planes use embassy runways to fly imperiled Americans out of Haiti in a rerun of his Afghanistan fiasco.
We can't get this guy out of office fast enough.
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Just in time for the election season the Biden Department of Suppression, er, Justice is launching a new major push in arresting folks who attended the J6 self-guided Capitol tour.
FTA:
The pace of FBI arrests and the opening of new Jan. 6, 2021, criminal cases increased so much in late 2023 and early 2024 that District of Columbia federal courts could bend under the weight.
In the past two months, 93 people have been arrested and charged, according to Department of Justice (DOJ) reports.
At the current rate, some 445 new cases could hit the docket in 2024—more than in 2022 and 2023, according to one estimate.
In total, up to March 6, at least 1,358 people had been arrested by the FBI and criminally charged by the DOJ for crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.
Isn't it convenient they are going after then now as the election looms. This is clearly designed to chill opposition to der Rottenfuehrer and his minions.
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We've had at least 8 million aliens invade America in the last couple of years. More than the population of most states. So how is it Chicago has lost population?
No other cities are doing that; they are gaining because of the vast throngs of people coming in. Yet the Windy City can't keep those they have.
This is the fruits of Marxism.
Remember the song "Chicago..my kind of town"? Apparently it's not anybody's kind of town anymore.
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The judge who is allowing Fani Willis to stay on the Trump case in Georgia not only worked for Willis but actually donated to her campaign.
Why didn't he recuse himself?
This is par for the course with the Ruling Class. They run investigations to immunize their own, then make all sorts of statements about "impropriety" but in the end excuse the culprit being investigated - as long as it's a Democrat.
We live in a two-tiered justice system.
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Maurice Strong was the architect of all United Nations global conferences his first was Founex Switzerland In 1969 to form United Nations Commission on Trade And Development UNCTAD and The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GATT!
The year after David Rockefeller, Alexander King and Aurelio Peccei founded the Club of Rome with global elite members of the Bilderberg Group as the United Nations New World Order "Think Tank"in 1968!
In 1972 Maurice Strong formed the United Nations Environment Panel UNEP and captured the environmentalis
In 1974 Maurice Strong convened the United Nations Intergovernment
In 1975 The Whitlam Government Senator Don Willesee voted for the United Nations New World Order redistribution of Countries global wealth to establish The New International Economic Order NIEO and The Charter of Economic Rights at the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation UNIDO, Lima Declaration Conference!
Committing Australia and all Industrialised Countries to at least a 25% reduction in Industry by the year 2000, to developing countries!
Signed in 1986 by the Hawk Government Senator John Button, all without any referendum, as the Lima Declaration!
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March 15, 2024
The fix was in and Fani Willis gets to remain on the Trump case despite open, flagrant conflicts of interest and violations of the law.
https://apnews.com/article/georgia-election-indictment-fani-willis-trump-60b7dd9642fc9ef7c03d75980692334c
I suspected as much; the judge had worked for Willis and was clearly afraid of her. And he let her get away with being argumentative and non-responsive in the hearings.
All Willis has to do is fire her boyfriend and all is forgiven, so she can continue her election tampering.
I would say America has become a banana republic, but that is an insult to banana republics everywhere.
The Georgia legislature should impeach Willis and also the judge in her hearing.
Update:
Jim Jordan may seek contempt of Congress charges against Willis for her refusal to comply with a subpoena over her use of federal funds in her vendetta against former President Trump.
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Make No Mistake Global Warming was never ever Science based!
Global Warming was always Club of Rome/United Nations member Maurice Strong's 1988 IPCC Charade!
To give their United Nations New World Order extension for the 21st Century of the UNIDROIT Treaty signed by America in 1964 shortly after President John F Kennedy Assassination in 1963!
Signed by the Gough Whitlam Government in Rome on the 19/10/1973!
In 1992 Paul Keating Signed the United Nations New World Order extension for the 21st Century as Maurice Strong's IPCC planned, original 800page United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC Agenda21!
To give Maurice Strong's United Nations Rio Earth Summit momentum for the 21st Century, where Maurice Strong's IPCC unveiled their United Nations Intergovernment
The United Nations Intergovernment
The UNIPCC Agenda21 mandated that all Climate Science Research must be vetted by the UNIPCC before publication!
Thus these Charlatans Know and Censor the facts that it is Scientifically proven impossible for CO2 or the greenhouse effect to cause global warming!
If you remember? This whole global warming HOAX began with Club of Rome/United Nations member Maurice Strong's 1988 IPCC and NASA Director James Hansen's decision to throw billions of dollars at Climate Science for the sole purpose to prove HUMAN INDUCED CO2 was the cause of global warming!
To this day 35years on and these Charlatans are yet to produce their empirical Scientific evidence that proves HUMAN INDUCED CO2 is the cause of global warming!
Failure to provide this empirical Scientific evidence exposes these Charlatans as Treacherous Liars, Arrogant Deniers or simply Klaus Schwab's World Economic Forums Useful Idiots deliberately sabotaging all Industrialised Countries Economy, energy, Industry, landscape, global food production, farmland and Environment!
Yet, won't improve the environment one iota!
If we can't question The Science, it is Not Science, it is these Charlatans Propaganda!
Tim responds:
Bravo Darryl; you nailed it! This has always been a redistribution of wealth scheme as well as a tool to createt he framework for world government. It was never about science or protecting people. Strong headed up the U.N. Conference on the Human Environment in 1972, which gave rise to the Endangered Atmospheres Conference in 1975 where they decided to go with Global Cooling as a tool to promote internationalism and world socialism. They had global warming as their backup. When the climate started warming after the '70's cooldown they immediately switched gears without so much as a by your leave. This whole thing is nothing but international socialism dressed in a nice green package.
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