By the rude bridge that arched the flood,Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,Here once the embattled farmers stood,And fired the shot heard round the world. “Concord Bridge,” Ralph Waldo Emerson That was then. Today, Pepe Escobar opines on the ungovernable fragments that are the “United?” States and what it means for the rest of theContinue reading “Pepe Escobar: When Deplorables Become Ungovernables”
Category Archives: Oligarchy
Retail Retreat
Down 1.1% MoM (far worse than the 0.3% drop expected) and October’s 0.3% MoM rise was revised drastically to a 0.1% MoM drop. Lockdown smackdown – electronics, clothing, clothing and gasoline. Even Amazon got smacked around. https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/us-retail-sales-disappoint-tumble-most-april
Drop 50 – Fire for Effect
“This Court should not turn a blind eye to unconstitutional election laws that permit massive vote dilution and have a significant impact on election outcomes, as the Pennsylvania Supreme Court did” Read the petition below Will the Supremes gutlessly duck again? Well, they decided Obamacare was legal because the fees were a “tax.” Banana republicContinue reading “Drop 50 – Fire for Effect”
Oligarchy – so easily sold, so easily bought
Orwell in 1984: “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – for ever”. It could be a Chinese Communist Party official. Or, a corporation serving their Chinese Communist Party business associates. Or, a corporation engaging a Chinese Communist Party enterprise. All the same. https://www.theepochtimes.com/facebook-fact-checker-funded-by-chinese-money-through-tiktok_3610009.html?utm_source=share-btn-copylink
Enjoy Oligarchy
“ “Step one, help yourself to tasty assets from the public trough. Step two, figure out how to keep them. “The best investment in Ukrainian history may be about to become even better—Burisma’s recruiting of Hunter Biden to its board. After a government minister allegedly awards himself lucrative gas rights, the Ukrainian people overthrow aContinue reading “Enjoy Oligarchy”
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