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Alexander Solzhenitsyn: “Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence.”

OpenTheBooks.com, as presented in Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/08/17/10-us-investments-in-afghanistan-that-didnt-pan-out/ 10 U.S. Investments In Afghanistan That Didn’t Pan Out Adam Andrzejewski Senior Contributor Policy Follow Recently, our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com reported that Afghanistan topped the list of 170 counties receiving U.S. foreign aid. In FY2018 (the latest year available), Afghanistan received $6 billion in direct foreign aid alone. Since 2001, totalContinue reading “Alexander Solzhenitsyn: “Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence.””

Buying Silence with $3.1 billion a year in taxpayer grants

Prometheus Shrugged: https://prometheusshrugged.substack.com/p/ignoble-lies-and-inconvenient-truths Ignoble Lies & Inconvenient Truths: Scientific collusion on COVID-19 comes from the top Or, how Dr. Fauci & leading journals learned to stop worrying and embrace censorship Charles Rixey, MA, MBA (c)17 hr ago2 *Note — This article details current historical research into COVID-19’s origins, as part of the D.R.A.S.T.I.C. team of scientists, journalists & researchers. RecentContinue reading “Buying Silence with $3.1 billion a year in taxpayer grants”

We Are Led by Buffoons – They Have No Idea What They Are Doing

“Gender-studies seminars at gunpoint”

Incompetence Now! 2.0 – Biden Blows CIA Cover

Note who’s on the video call on the lower left – that’s Doha Station. Per GreatGameIndia: https://greatgameindia.com/white-house-expose-cia/ White House Accidentally Exposes Cover Of CIA Operatives At Doha Station In Qatar August 17, 2021 In what seem like a big goof-up, the White House accidentally exposed the cover of CIA operatives at Doha station. The White House sharedContinue reading “Incompetence Now! 2.0 – Biden Blows CIA Cover”

Incompetence Now!

The “nation building” script is straight out of the progressive/neoliberal playbook. Something about blind belief in the unlimited plasticity of the human psyche. “Rational man” in political systems gave us the French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, the Third Reich, and the Progressive Century – with all the pointless terrors and horrors. Yet, there is nothingContinue reading “Incompetence Now!”

Biden’s STASI: Department of Homeland Security

With a sexual predator as the Sock Puppet president, it follows that psychopathic policies will mount. ICE has been transformed into a “customer service” agent for invasion along the southern border it used to protect and facilitator for the 10X increase in opioid traffic. The US military’s mission has gone from protecting the nation fromContinue reading “Biden’s STASI: Department of Homeland Security”

“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.” – Leo Tolstoy

I enjoy reading Matt Taibbi because he writes so well. But he continues to suffer from delusion. Here is Matt working his way to reality. Even if you know better, Matt’s voyage of discovery is instructive. Even if you drank the Kool Aid, you can still figure it out. Even Matt. https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama The Vanishing LegacyContinue reading ““It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.” – Leo Tolstoy”

“We got Condition Red and we’re definitely expecting rain.”

Excess liquidity is the ratio of a monetary aggregate to nominal GDP. It is often referred to as the “Marshallian K”, which is equivalent to the inverse of the “velocity of money.” The Marshallian K fell below zero in 2010, a year when the S&P 500 Index suffered a 16% correction. A similar dip inContinue reading ““We got Condition Red and we’re definitely expecting rain.””

Yikes! Inflation Nation!!!

Energy and Transportation costs lead the way The index for final demand services rose 1.1 percent in July, the largest one-month increase since data were first calculated in December 2009. Final demand goods up 0.6 percent in July following a 1.2-percent jump in June. Nearly half of the broad-based advance in July is attributable toContinue reading “Yikes! Inflation Nation!!!”

When Bagmen for Corrupt Politicians Become National Security Threats — and Too Much Trouble for Connected People

There is no free press in the US – only corporate media. We see that in all fascist states where “public-private” partnerships extend to every sector of society, especially media. And so, with few exceptions, if you want a reliable mass media source, you need to include The Daily Mail. Here’s the Daily Mail reportingContinue reading “When Bagmen for Corrupt Politicians Become National Security Threats — and Too Much Trouble for Connected People”