CRISIS The Horsemen Ride - 08/22/2022 Through 08/26/2022

[Ragnarok]

Revelation 6:4-8 - "Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword. When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.

Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's wages, and three quarts of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!"

When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth."





There Will Be Pestilences: Authorities Don’t Understand Why so Many Vile Diseases Are Suddenly Erupting Around the World
There Will Be Pestilences: Authorities Don’t Understand Why so Many Vile Diseases Are Suddenly Erupting Around the World







08/22/2022

RUSSIA AND UKRAINE​

US to provide Ukraine with M982 Excalibur munitions
US weapons package also includes Scan Eagle surveillance drones, which will amplify impact of precision guided munitions

US to provide Ukraine with M982 Excalibur munitions as part of Biden admin's new $775M weapons package: report

Iranian Press: US military actions internationally pose a risk of nuclear war

US military actions internationally pose a risk of nuclear war

The Russian embassy in the US has warned that Washington’s behavior on the world stage risks direct conflict between the nuclear states.

www.presstv.ir

Darya Dugin, daughter of Alexander Dugin, Considered by some in the West to be "Putin's brain" or "Putin's philosopher", has died from an explosion in her car near Moscow

Daughter of Putin ally Alexander Dugin killed by car bomb in Moscow

Council of Foreign Relations Paper: Playing With Fire in Ukraine
The Underappreciated Risks of Catastrophic Escalation

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIGg9HnmcaQ

Zelenskiy warns of possible ‘vicious’ Russian attack ahead of Ukraine independence day
Volodymyr Zelenskiy warns of possible ‘vicious’ Russian attack ahead of Ukraine independence day

Zelensky Warns Of 'Nastier' Phase Of War
In the northeastern Kharkiv region, part of which remains under Russian occupation, governor Oleh Synehubov announced a series of restrictions on movement this week including a 36-hour curfew beginning on the eve of Independence Day on Tuesday until early morning on Thursday.

"Please treat such steps with understanding and prepare to stay at home or in bomb shelters, this is our security"
Zelensky Warns Of 'Nastier' Phase Of War As Russia Says Dugin Car Bombing Was A 'Contract Killing' | ZeroHedge

Reports of Russia amassing missiles in Belarus
Reports of Russia amassing missiles in Belarus as Zelenskyy warns of 'vicious' attack ahead of Ukraine Independence Day?

US Navy amphibious assault ship arrives in Finland
https://defence-blog.com/us-navy-amphibious-assault-ship-arrives-in-finland/

CHINA, MIDDLE EAST, AND EUROPE​

EU: United States likely to support Iran nuclear deal proposal
EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell predicts White House will sign on to proposal to save deal as early as this week

EU: United States likely to support Iran nuclear deal proposal

EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell predicts White House will sign on to proposal to save deal as early as this week.

www.israelnationalnews.com

China Is Preparing To Go To War
Chang: China Is Preparing To Go To War | ZeroHedge

The Drills Make It Clear: China Is Getting Ready To Invade Taiwan
The Drills Make It Clear: China Is Getting Ready to Invade Taiwan

Israel warns Hezbollah attack on gas field may mean war
Israel on Monday warned Lebanon's Hezbollah any attack on its gas assets could spark war, after the terrorist group threatened to "sever" Israel's hands if it taps a disputed offshore field

Israel warns Hezbollah attack on gas field may mean war

Gantz says Hezbollah strike on Karish 'could trigger a reaction leading to several days of fighting and to a military campaign' amid lengthy negotiations dispute over their maritime border

www.ynetnews.com

Will Israel cave to Egypt's demands?
Egypt appears to be at odds with Israel over the IDF's continuing counter-terror activities in Judea and Samaria

Will Israel cave to Egypt's demands?

Egypt appears to be at odds with Israel over the IDF's continuing counter-terror activities in Judea & Samaria.

www.israelnationalnews.com

Turkish Attack Claims Lives Of 4 Children At UN Center In NE Syria
Turkish attack claims lives of 4 children at UN Center in NE Syria - AANES

UN: ‘Racist’ EU Must Take Millions of African and Mid East Migrants as Well as Ukrainians
UN: EU Must Take Millions of Non-European Migrants, Not Just Ukrainians

German economy minister rules out keeping nuclear plants running to save gas
German economy minister rules out keeping nuclear plants running to save gas

World Economic Forum Suggests There Are “Rational” Reasons to Microchip Your Child
World Economic Forum Suggests There Are “Rational” Reasons to Microchip Your Child

World Economic Forum: Augmented tech can change the way we live, but only with the right support and vision
Are we moving towards a ‘brave new world’? As scary as chip implants may sound, they form part of a natural evolution that wearables once underwent. Hearing aids or glasses no longer carry a stigma. They are accessories and are even considered a fashion item. Likewise, implants will evolve into a commodity
Why ethics must be at the heart of augmented reality

World Economic Forum Pushing For Digital ID Systems Around The World
World Economic Forum Pushing For Digital ID Systems Around The World

Majority of Britons Expect Cost of Living Crisis to Cause Energy Poverty Deaths, Riots
Majority of Britons Expect Cost of Living Crisis to End in Riots

China Orders Communist Officials to ‘Produce Artificial Rainfall’ as Drought Threatens Crops
China Orders Communist Officials to 'Produce Artificial Rainfall' as Drought Threatens Crops




Hitler's Scuttled Black Sea Fleet, Centuries-Old 'Hunger Stones' Emerge From Dry Riverbeds In Drought-Stricken Europe

One stone, embedded in the Elbe River, which runs from the mountains of Czechia through Germany to the North Sea, dates back to a drought in 1616, is once again visible in the dry riverbed.

The warning reads, "Wenn du mich seehst, dann weine" – "If you see me, weep."

These stones are “chiselled with the years of hardship and the initials of authors lost to history,” a team of Czech researchers wrote in a 2013 study, “The basic inscriptions warn of the consequences of drought. It expressed that drought had brought a bad harvest, lack of food, high prices and hunger for poor people.”
Hitler's Scuttled Black Sea Fleet, Centuries-Old 'Hunger Stones' Emerge From Dry Riverbeds In Drought-Stricken Europe | ZeroHedge

A view of the Roman camp Aquis Querquennis
Located on the banks of the Limia River in Galicia, Spain. The camp is usually under water but can now be seen because of the low water levels


China drought causes Yangtze to dry up, sparking shortage of hydropower
China drought causes Yangtze to dry up, sparking shortage of hydropower

Breads Made of Powdered Crickets May Be Loaded with Bacterial Spores
Breads Made of Powdered Crickets May Be Loaded with Bacterial Spores

Protests in Buenos Aires, Argentina, against rising prices

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1561398943078125569

View: https://twitter.com/Flash43191300/status/1561398943078125569

Highest food inflation rates in the world
Winter is going to make this list more interesting


What was happening in Germany 70 years ago?

French Govt to Recruit 3,000 ‘Green Police’ over Climate Change
“It will be a revolution”
Great Reset: France to Recruit 3,000 ‘Green Police' over Climate Change

Trudeau Imposes Handgun Import Ban Without Waiting for Parliamentary Approval
Trudeau Imposes Handgun Import Ban Before Parliamentary Approval

Largest UK Port Hit With Massive Strike, Sparking Supply Chain Chaos Fears
Largest UK Port Hit With Massive Strike, Sparking Supply Chain Chaos Fears | ZeroHedge

Social credit score architecture
Much of the street architecture for a future social credit score smiley prison already exists in UK towns and cities

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wr48wa3mg0

 

[Ragnarok]

08/22/2022 CONTINUED...

DOMESTIC NEWS​

Explosive devices found in West Virginia courthouse
At least three explosive devices were detonated after being found in a federal courthouse in West Virginia leading to evacuation order

Explosive devices found in West Virginia courthouse detonated

At least three explosive devices were detonated after being found in a federal courthouse in West Virginia leading to evacuation order.

www.israelnationalnews.com

Explosives detonated after being discovered in multiple buildings in small W. Va. city

Explosives detonated after being discovered in multiple buildings in small W. Va. city

An explosive device was detonated in a federal courthouse early Monday after a bomb scare forced an evacuation of a large chunk of a sleepy West Virginia city.

nypost.com

When you look at the percentage of people working today vs 2020, we need about 3 million more workers to match 2020


Inflation Is Quietly Stripping Us Of Our Private Property Rights
In just 3 years, things cost between 15% and 20% more than they did when many savers were putting away a majority of their money - before the pandemic. The purchasing power of the dollar is down by about 20% over the same time.

Those who are still working on a wage that isn’t 20% higher than it was just 3 years ago are losing significant ground. Those who have stopped working and are either on a fixed income or are living off savings have been hit even worse
Inflation Is Quietly Stripping Us Of Our Private Property Rights | ZeroHedge

Why Home Prices Haven't Crashed Yet
With the feeling that home prices would always rise above inflation and nearly 5% above inflation, a prevailing sentiment was born that you could leverage your way to wealth. But now, real home prices are starting to decline
Why Home Prices Haven't Crashed Yet | ZeroHedge

Military Families Suffering As Housing Benefits Can't Keep Up With Exploding Rent
Military Families Suffering As Housing Benefits Can't Keep Up With Exploding Rent | ZeroHedge

US Mortgage Lenders Are Starting to Go Broke

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

The World's Second Largest Cinema Chain Is Preparing For Bankruptcy
Cineworld, which also owns Regal Cinemas, plunged in trading on Friday after it was reported that the company was preparing to file for bankruptcy. Trading in London, its stock was down over 60% by around lunchtime during Friday trading
The World's Second Largest Cinema Chain Is Preparing For Bankruptcy | ZeroHedge

In California's water crisis, neighbors turn in neighbors and even celebrities aren't spared
In California's water crisis, neighbors turn in neighbors and even celebrities aren't spared

Turkey prices expected to surge this Thanksgiving
Inflation and bird flu took a toll on turkey flocks
Turkey prices expected to surge this Thanksgiving, experts warn

A Major Food Crisis Coming in 2023? “Prices Will Be on Steroids After the Election”
We are being warned that food prices in the U.S. are going to go absolutely haywire after the election in November. I am taking such warnings very seriously, and I believe that you should too. Global officials have been telling us over and over again that we are heading into an unprecedented global food crisis, and I have been writing about this again and again in recent weeks.

But so far, the vast majority of the population doesn’t seem to be taking this seriously. Agricultural production is going to be way below expectations all over the planet in 2022, and that means that there will be far less food to go around in 2023
A Major Food Crisis Coming in 2023? “Prices Will Be on Steroids After the Election”

Biden Enlists China Owned TikTok to Partner with Federal Voting Assistance Program in 2022 Midterm Elections
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Biden Enlists China Owned TikTok to Partner with Federal Voting Assistance Program in 2022 Midterm Elections

TikTok's commitment to election integrity
Our commitment to election integrity



U.S. Oil And Gas Firms Made $74 Billion In Profits Last Year
U.S. Oil And Gas Firms Made $74 Billion In Profits Last Year | OilPrice.com

Baltimore On Pace For Record Murders As Local NAACP Asks Governor To Deploy National Guard
Baltimore On Pace For Possible Record Murders As Local NAACP Asks Governor To Deploy National Guard | ZeroHedge

UC Berkeley Student Housing Co-Op Bans White People From Common Areas

UC Berkeley Student Housing Co-Op Bans White People From Common Areas | ZeroHedge

New Texas law requires schools to display 'In God We Trust' signs
New Texas law requires schools to display 'In God We Trust' signs

Biden Energy Secretary Tells Poor People To Buy Solar Panels To Fight Inflation

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tyx3RzI2rE

New York Governor Signs Bill To Ban “Gendered Language”
Earlier this week, Hochul signed a bill that would ban the word “salesman” and replace it with “salesperson” as well as replace words such as “his” and “her” with the woke pronoun “they” and “them”

Woke New York Gov. Signs Bill to Scrap 'Gendered Language'

townhall.com

CORONAVIRUS​

Japan’s PM isolates with COVID-19, cancels travels
Japan's PM Kishida isolates with COVID-19, cancels travels

After Data Shows Vaccinated at Higher Risk of Dying From COVID, Canadian Province Ends Monthly Reports

After Data Show Vaccinated at Higher Risk of Dying From COVID, Canadian Province Ends Monthly Reports

Chronic neuropsychiatric symptoms confirmed after COVID-19
Chronic neuropsychiatric symptoms confirmed after COVID-19

Finally, One Honest Doctor Comes Forward to Report the Death and Devastating Injuries Linked to the COVID-19 Vaccine
Finally, One Honest Doctor Comes Forward to Report the Death and Devastating Injuries Linked to the COVID-19 Vaccine, by Wayne Allyn Root

News about elevated death rates is leaking out
and we're running out of excuses to deflect blame
news about elevated death rates is leaking out?

New study suggests covid increases risks of brain disorders
New study suggests covid increases risks of brain disorders

UN Recruited Over 100,000 ‘Digital First Responders’ to Push Establishment COVID Narrative
UN Recruited Over 100,000 ‘Digital First Responders’ to Push Establishment COVID Narrative

Massive Miscarriage Rates Among Vaccinated Pregnant Women Found Buried In The Pfizer Documents
The pharmaceutical industry has committed crimes for decades, paying $30 billion in civil and criminal fines since 2000. The Pfizer documents reveal their latest criminal assault on our health
Massive Miscarriage Rates Among Vaccinated Pregnant Women Found Buried In The Pfizer Documents?

Contaminated AstraZeneca batches may have caused Adverse Reactions and reduced Effectiveness
This research shows that a commonly used commercial vaccine for COVID-19 harbors contaminating proteins derived from the human cell line in which it is produced
Process- and product-related impurities in the ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccine



Fauci to leave Biden administration in December
Fauci to leave Biden administration in December

Shocking Discoveries of Male Fertility from the Pfizer Documents
“Anti-sperm antibodies” from the mRNA is an adverse event following vaccination that treats sperm as “invaders,” and attacks them, leading to male infertility
Amy Kelly Reveals Shocking Discoveries of Male Fertility from the Pfizer Documents

California Principal Calls Police On Four-Year-Old Student For Not Wearing A Mask

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XapubauG4c

Vascular and organ damage induced by mRNA vaccines: irrefutable proof of causality
This article summarizes evidence from experimental studies and from autopsies of patients deceased after vaccination

Vascular and organ damage induced by mRNA vaccines: irrefutable proof of causality

This article summarizes evidence from experimental studies and from autopsies of patients deceased after vaccination. mRNA vaccines travel throughout the body and accumulate in various organs and induce long-lasting expression of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in many organs. The vaccine-induced...

doctors4covidethics.org

List of 62 People Who "Died Suddenly" in the Last Week

In memory of those who 'died suddenly' in the United States, August 8-August 15

Comedian Teddy Ray; TV actress Denise Dowse; John Engen, 5-term major of Missoula, MT; poet John Longenbach; three student football players; three Amazon workers; and all too many more

markcrispinmiller.substack.com

MONKEYPOX AND OTHER DISEASE​

Monkeypox Vaccine Insanity
Using vaccine “shortages” as an excuse, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration arranged a liability shield for the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine by issuing a new Emergency Use Authorization for “fractional doses” using a different mode of administration, and allowing the vaccine’s use in “high risk” children under age 18
Monkeypox Vaccine Insanity — Too Many Risks and Now, Liability-Free?

Monkeypox cases more than double in L.A. County
Monkeypox cases more than double in L.A. County. One region is hit particularly hard

 

[Ragnarok]

Bump

 

[Henry Bowman]

Thank you Ragnarok. Lots to digest.

One note, I do believe that Alex Dugin that was killed in the car bomb episode will be seen as this wars Archduke Ferdinand.

 

[Dozdoats]

Thanks, Rags.

Here is a partial antidote to the poison of modern life -

daily timewaster

“Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem.”

dailytimewaster.blogspot.com

 

[vector7]

Ragnarok you are solid GOLD!!!

 

[Ragnarok]

( 2:13 ) FUTURE Of Ukraine, 2030
I thought this was made prior to the war starting but, no... This is what is planned for after.

Build. Back. Better.

Don't know about you, but this sounds like a damned nightmare to me!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TD-nl04Waw

 

[Ragnarok]

Ragnarok you are solid GOLD!!!

I wish!

I would sell my body!

Or, would that make me a whore?

 

[rob0126]

The doom is just piling up.

Keep prepping folks.

 

[JeanCat]

The doom is just piling up.

Keep prepping folks.

After reading all the headlines and some of the articles, I think rob0126 is giving good advice. The article on food shortages was enlightening. I am going to keep preparing. Thanks Ragnarok.

 

[nomifyle]

Several things caught my attention. I was talking to a cousin this evening and we are like minded, shaking our heads at what the hell is going on in this world.

Thanks for your heads up.

 

[Fairwillows]

COOL!!!

World Economic Forum Suggests There Are “Rational” Reasons to Microchip Your Child
World Economic Forum Suggests There Are “Rational” Reasons to Microchip Your Child

Eff....the Motherwefers (Clif High quote)

Zelenskiy warns of possible ‘vicious’ Russian attack ahead of Ukraine independence day
Volodymyr Zelenskiy warns of possible ‘vicious’ Russian attack ahead of Ukraine independence day

Zelensky Warns Of 'Nastier' Phase Of War
In the northeastern Kharkiv region, part of which remains under Russian occupation, governor Oleh Synehubov announced a series of restrictions on movement this week including a 36-hour curfew beginning on the eve of Independence Day on Tuesday until early morning on Thursday.

Eff Zoolinsky!

Explosives detonated after being discovered in multiple buildings in small W. Va. city

Well, that's weird!

Military Families Suffering As Housing Benefits Can't Keep Up With Exploding Rent
Military Families Suffering As Housing Benefits Can't Keep Up With Exploding Rent | ZeroHedge

Well, that's sad!

Biden Enlists China Owned TikTok to Partner with Federal Voting Assistance Program in 2022 Midterm Elections
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Biden Enlists China Owned TikTok to Partner with Federal Voting Assistance Program in 2022 Midterm Elections

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

California Principal Calls Police On Four-Year-Old Student For Not Wearing A Mask

What the actual effffff???

Thanks @Ragnarok ! Much appreciation...although reading this and living through it causes great anxiety!

 

[bassgirl]

( 2:13 ) FUTURE Of Ukraine, 2030
I thought this was made prior to the war starting but, no... This is what is planned for after.

Build. Back. Better.

Don't know about you, but this sounds like a damned nightmare to me!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TD-nl04Waw

Who ever made this is smoking crack.

Looking at these headlines, if this isn’t Matt 24 then can you imagine how bad it’s going to be?

 

[Sacajawea]

When will Americans wise up that Ukraine's gov is blackmailing the US gov?

 

[Ragnarok]

When will Americans wise up that Ukraine's gov is blackmailing the US gov?

How many of the attacks on Ukrainian citizens is Zelensky, actually, responsible for?

 

[CGTech]

Thanks Ragnarok

 

[danielboon]

( 2:13 ) FUTURE Of Ukraine, 2030
I thought this was made prior to the war starting but, no... This is what is planned for after.

Build. Back. Better.

Don't know about you, but this sounds like a damned nightmare to me!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TD-nl04Waw

This pastor seems to think ww3 will start from Ukraine 43 min

View: https://youtu.be/ip4xEGh-u5M

 

[danielboon]

Part 2 these are long videos 1hr 12 min

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BLZJEhfZZK4

 

[Shadow]

Darya Dugin, daughter of Alexander Dugin, Considered by some in the West to be "Putin's brain" or "Putin's philosopher", has died from an explosion in her car near Moscow

I think his thinking and philosophy toward the Ukraine will harden now! This may be a catalyst for escalation.

Shadow

 

[Ragnarok]

This pastor seems to think ww3 will start from Ukraine

He may be right. There is no indication that this will do anything but escalate.

 

[Ragnarok]

08/23/2022

RUSSIA AND UKRAINE​

US to announce ANOTHER $3B arms package to Ukraine to mark independence day, 6-month anniversary of Russia's invasion
https://www.usnews.com/news/politic...e-day-6-month-anniversary-of-russias-invasion

US Alerts All Americans Still In Ukraine To 'Leave Immediately' Ahead Of Expanded Russian Strikes
US Alerts All Americans Still In Ukraine To 'Leave Immediately' Ahead Of Expanded Russian Strikes | ZeroHedge

Security Alert - U.S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine
The Department of State has information that Russia is stepping up efforts to launch strikes against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the coming days. Russian strikes in Ukraine pose a continued threat to civilians and civilian infrastructure. The U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens to depart Ukraine now using privately available ground transportation options if it is safe to do so
Security Alert - U.S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine

NATO chief says war in Ukraine is battle of 'attrition,' warns winter 'will be hard'
NATO chief says war in Ukraine is battle of 'attrition,' warns winter 'will be hard'

Dugin urges Russia to avenge his daughter’s murder, blaming Ukraine for it
Dugin urges Russia to avenge his daughter’s murder, blaming Ukraine for it

Momentous changes with the relationship between Russia and Saudi Arabia
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said relations between the kingdom and Russia are as warm as the weather in Riyadh
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-715228

UN chief says risk of nuclear conflict at highest point in decades
UN chief says risk of nuclear conflict at highest point in decades,

Russia says Turkey’s military action in Syria would be 'unacceptable'
Russia says Turkey’s military action in Syria would be 'unacceptable'

CHINA, MIDDLE EAST, AND EUROPE​

Iran Slams US For Procrastinating On Nuclear Deal
Iran Slams U.S. For Procrastinating On Nuclear Deal | OilPrice.com

Bennett makes last-minute plea for Biden to not sign Iran deal
Former PM argues new deal would inject 'quarter of a trillion dollars to the Iranian terror administration's pocket and to its regional proxies; Gantz says 'we will do everything we can to influence the agreement'
Bennett makes last-minute plea for Biden to not sign Iran deal

Iran at UN: Israel must eliminate its nuclear arsenal, join NPT
Iran at UN: Israel must eliminate its nuclear arsenal, join NPT

Taiwan warns China of 'heavy price' for invasion on battle anniversary
Taiwan warns China of 'heavy price' for invasion on battle anniversary

China Struggles to Prevent Food Crisis as Drought Hits Heartland Farms
China Struggles to Prevent Food Crisis as Drought Hits Heartland Farms

Europe’s Gas Price Is Now Equivalent To $410 Per Barrel Of Oil

Europe’s Gas Price Is Now Equivalent To $410 Per Barrel Of Oil | OilPrice.com

Oil Surges To Day High After OPEC+ Leaks It Will Cut Output If Iran Production Returns
Oil Surges To Day High After OPEC+ Leaks It Will Cut Output If Iran Production Returns | ZeroHedge

UK National Grid doubles emergency planning exercise from two to four days amid energy crisis
Experts will discuss rationing electricity during crisis talks
Emergency energy planning exercise doubled amid crisis

Euro at 20-Year-Low Amid Energy Crisis
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/20...ar-again-hits-20-year-low-amid-energy-crisis/

Cops Dance the Macarena at Pride as Crime Wave Grips UK
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/20...the-macarena-at-pride-as-crime-wave-grips-uk/

Please, Make It Stop
Despite all the ridicule, despite all the condemnation, despite an actual crime wave sweeping the country, everyone just looks another way

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3fAbv8p69k

Church of England names its first racial justice director
https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/guy-hewitt-to-be-church-of-englands-racial-justice-director/

Erdoğan: Türkiye wants to establish belt of peace in the region
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkiye-saved-lives-of-41-000-people-left-to-die-by-greece-176338

Ex-Seoul Intelligence Chief: North Korea ‘Likely’ to Test Nuclear Bomb Before U.S. Midterms
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2022...ely-to-test-nuclear-bomb-before-u-s-midterms/

Green Party Official Tells Germans to Use Washcloths Instead of Taking Showers
https://summit.news/2022/08/23/gree...-to-use-washcloths-instead-of-taking-showers/

DOMESTIC NEWS​

The Layoff Tsunami Has Begun: 50% Of U.S. Companies Plan To Eliminate Jobs Within The Next 12 Months
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/...-to-eliminate-jobs-within-the-next-12-months/

Ford to cut up to 3,000 salaried jobs, a 'significant' percentage in Michigan
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2022/08/22/ford-cuts-salaried-jobs-michigan/7865641001/

FedEx Ground contractors demand inflation help to prevent delivery collapse: ‘Enormous financial stress’
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy...t-delivery-collapse-enormous-financial-stress

U.S. Natural Gas Jumps To $10 For The First Time Since 2008
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural...umps-To-10-For-The-First-Time-Since-2008.html

Oil Expert Warns Energy Prices Will Surge this Winter
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2022/08/22/oil-expert-warns-energy-prices-will-surge-this-winter/

"I'm Shocked": US Crop Tour Reveals Drought-Stricken Cornfields
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/im-shocked-us-crop-tour-reveals-drought-stricken-cornfields

The Average US Household Pays 47% More For Electricity Than A Year Ago
And winter isn't even here, yet
https://mishtalk.com/economics/the-...-percent-more-for-electricity-than-a-year-ago

This Crisis Is Going To Deepen
“Laughing Shall I Die!”
Household incomes are in terminal free fall
https://morningporridge.com/blog/bl...ers-do-the-worrying-and-focus-on-opportunity/

Meet BlackRock: the ‘Architect of Woke Capitalism’ Destroying America from Within
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...ke-capitalism-destroying-america-from-within/

White House Nears Decision On $10K Student Loan Forgiveness
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/white-house-nears-decision-10k-student-loan-forgiveness

Biden’s Pentagon Again Rejects D.C. Mayor’s Request for National Guard to Handle Illegal Immigration Influx
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...onal-guard-handle-illegal-immigration-influx/

Store in Posh Beverly Grove Neighborhood Bans Masks Due to Shoplifting
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/202...e-neighborhood-bans-masks-due-to-shoplifting/

Wife of slain cop calls BLM 'terrorists,' torches 'supervillain' Kamala Harris
“It is clear that the anti-law enforcement sentiment that has been fueled in this country by Democrat and left-wing activist rhetoric has gone too far”
https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/wife-of-slain-cop-accuses-blm-vp-harris-of-dividing-america/

Three Bronx Women Wanted For Robbing Street Vendors of Their Clothes at Knifepoint After Hurling Racial Slurs

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...dors-clothes-knifepoint-hurling-racial-slurs/

Seattle First Responders Attacked By City’s Homeless Population
Seattle firefighters have experienced more than 40 violent attacks since April 1st. The attacks have largely been perpetrated by the city’s homeless population. The first responders are demanding that the city take action
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/08/seattle-first-responders-attack-citys-homeless-population/

Some Back-To-School Programs Dividing Students By ‘Gender, Culture And Identity’
A curriculum created by Facing History and Ourselves, a group that partners with more than 100,000 teachers to provide education resources to combat “racism, antisemitism and prejudice at pivotal moments in history,” has a five day back-to-school lesson plan that teaches kids about gender, culture and identity
https://dailycaller.com/2022/08/22/sel-back-to-school-curriculums-gateway-critical-race-theory/

CORONAVIRUS​

Here's the latest picture of the new lineages growing in Australia:
- BA.2.75 nickname "Centaurus"
- BA.4.6 nickname "Aeterna"
Steady growth of Centaurus has continued. Aeterna may have stalled


W.H.O. Chief Says Pandemic Demonstrated That the World Needs a ‘Stronger, Empowered’ Organization
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...orld-needs-a-stronger-empowered-organization/

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[Henry Bowman]

Bumpski

 

[Ragnarok]

“AMERICA’S NIGHTMARE WINTER” Is Coming​

As I’m about to show you, we are in for a very strange period in American history. Two extremely powerful and unstoppable trends, which seem unrelated on the surface, will soon bring shock and awe to every American doorstep.

Eventually, you’ll see this story in The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. The blame and finger pointing will reach a fever pitch. But hopefully, you’ll have already made a few key decisions.

Someday in the future… perhaps on a particularly cold night… America’s entire energy system will collapse.

Fuel won’t get delivered. Rolling blackouts will sweep the land. Pipes will freeze. Food in the freezer will go bad. You may shiver in the dark, praying for a little power, for weeks.

You’ll be one of the lucky ones. Others, with less margin of error, may fare worse.

Experts tell us if diesel fuel is cut off, it would take only three days before supermarket shelves are bare.

In the 72 hours following an energy cut off, almost all businesses would run out of supplies and shut down. And if this continued, in a matter of weeks, civilization as we know it would come to an end.

Covid could look like a cakewalk compared to what lies ahead.

We live in an extremely fragile world today.

Everything moves by container ship and truck and almost every ship and truck run on diesel. So when the diesel fuel stops coming, ships stop sailing, trucks stop rolling, goods stop arriving - food, medicine, building materials, everything.

When that happens, people die.

You won’t see this reported in many places, but the cracks in the system are already appearing.

Recently, east coast diesel inventories plunged to the lowest seasonal level in 30 years. And diesel prices nationwide have hit record highs.

Desperation is starting to set in.

Thieves recently stole $1,700 worth of diesel in Indiana.

Most Americans don’t realize that diesel fuel is the workhorse of the economy. It’s used everywhere to keep trucks, tractors, ships, freight trains, and factories moving.

And that’s just the beginning.

In the midst of all this the electric grid won’t be able to light up like it used to.

It will depend more on solar panels and windmills. But in a long spell of darkness and cold, ‘renewable’ power sources are worthless. The remaining fossil fuel power plants won’t be enough to pick up the slack.

Some areas will get power. Others won’t. Millions will suffer.

The financial markets, of course, will be thrown into a frenzy.

I believe prices for some assets will soar higher than anyone can imagine. Gas prices could touch $50 a gallon. I predict oil will hit $500 per barrel before this cycle is over.

For other assets, there will be almost no bid whatsoever.

So, millions will find themselves in the same situation as Sir Walter Raleigh, many years ago here in Ireland–forced to sell once-valuable assets at a pittance.

Around my office, we call this inevitable scenario: “America’s Nightmare Winter.”

And there’s so much more to it, which I’ll get to in a second.

My guess is this all sounds impossible to you. An exaggeration at best. Maybe you think I’m trying to scare you.

But at its core, this story is only partly about fuel and energy sources.

The collapse of America’s power grid is just one of the consequences of the two runaway freight trains barreling toward each other on a collision path in our country today.

And ironically, as I’ll detail, my warning is nothing compared to the scare tactics being employed by today’s politicians, major media, and universities, who have put us on this dangerous path.

But I’m getting ahead of myself.

So let me back up.

Before I can show you what’s coming next and the four steps my team and I recommend you take as soon as possible, I want to explain the two runaway freight trains now barreling toward each other…

The looming crisis I want to tell you about today, however, will affect everyone. And in ways that will be difficult for you to avoid.

So, let’s start with something no one else will dare tell you today…

How a government mandate and policies now pushed by the mainstream media, universities, celebrities, and Fortune 500 companies, will ultimately prove to be one of the most destructive decisions in human history.

Governments do dumb things on a regular basis.

But it’s not often a government rejects its most important source of wealth and security…

And tries to replace it with something that could bankrupt the nation, and cause suffering for millions.

But that’s exactly what the U.S. government is doing right now, along with the mainstream media, universities, and quite a few Fortune 500 companies as well.

The policy all these folks are pushing?

The mandated transformation of our economy (at any cost), to end fossil fuel use, to take carbon emissions to zero, and to establish renewable energy for all future economic activity.

This is the first runaway freight train barreling forward along America’s tracks.

Now look, I get it, everyone wants a better environment and less pollution. Everyone.

And someday battery technology, wind power, and solar will probably become efficient enough to make up a meaningful portion of the electric grid, but not today.

And not anytime soon, not in the next 20 or 30 years, at least.

And that’s not my analysis, the U.S. Energy Information Agency says wind and solar combined last year made up just 12% of the power grid today. Even dirty coal made up almost twice as much (22%).

And looking at the next few decades, the U.S. Energy Information Administration says by 2050 renewables will make up only 38% of the U.S. grid.

But the facts don’t matter…

So, politicians are shutting down oil and natural gas production, while spending obscene amounts promoting “green energy.”

Oil wells are capped. Generators decommissioned. Storage tanks abandoned. New investment has almost completely come to a halt. Discoveries have fallen to a 75-year low. Banks will no longer lend to oil and gas companies because it’s bad for their image. Today in America’s northeast region there are just seven refineries that process diesel fuel. There used to be 27.

The CEO of Chevron says there will never be another refinery built in America thanks to the state of policies around the world toward fossil fuels.

In short, the government punishes and discourages producers of ‘old energy’ while rewarding and subsidizing Wall Street and ‘renewable’ sources.

Take the state of New York for example, as one resident told the Wall Street Journal:

“Large portions of New York sit atop massive but untapped sources of natural gas. The Utica Shale… contains an estimated 38 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, 940 million barrels of oil and 208 million barrels of natural-gas liquids”

But New Yorkers can’t touch these resources, even though natural gas is the main reason we’ve been able to reduce carbon output for electricity in recent years (natural gas is about half as pollutive as coal).

Andrew Cuomo banned all hydraulic fracking.

He shut down interstate gas pipelines and closed the Indian Point nuclear plant. So now New Yorkers must import more natural gas and at much higher prices.

They’ve even proposed banning natural gas hookups for new homes.

So instead of working to unleash the state’s energy resources, they are doing the opposite, fighting for new costly and unrealistic energy mandates.

And mark my words, this premature mandated switch to “clean energy” is going to be a disaster, causing economic hardship, poverty, and a widening of the wealth gap.

It’s the first big step, leading to “America’s Nightmare Winter.”

Because the same thing that’s happening in New York is happening elsewhere and on the Federal level too.

On his first day in office, President Biden canceled the Keystone Pipeline.

A week later, he announced executive orders freezing new oil and gas leases on public lands and offshore waters, plus no CO2 emissions from electricity by 2035, and an all-electric vehicle fleet.

Of course, soon the administration had to ramp up energy imports from Russia by 24%.

And so, while everyone blames the energy crisis on Vladimir Putin and America’s “evil” energy companies, the truth is, it’s mostly the result of disastrous policies.

And this is only going to get much worse.

Remember my conservative prediction: before this cycle is over, gas will hit $50 a gallon, oil will hit $500 per barrel.

And here’s the thing, no one likes to talk about what this mandated transition to “clean energy” will cost, so let me show you ghastly figures, I’ve never seen this reported anywhere in the mainstream press, but look at the analysis done by Bjorn Lomborg.

He’s an environmentalist and visiting fellow at Stanford. Time Magazine calls him one of the world’s 100 most influential people. And he’s repeatedly named one of Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers.

Here’s what Lomborg says:

New Zealand was the first country to promise a carbon neutral economy.

In 2007, the Prime Minister said her small nation (with roughly the population as South Carolina) would be carbon neutral by 2020.

The elites loved it. The UN called her a “Champion of the Earth.”

Well, long story short, New Zealand not only failed to achieve the vision, but also failed to reduce any emissions whatsoever.

So, what did the government do next?

They doubled down on this terrible idea and promised carbon neutrality by 2050.

The one good thing about New Zealand’s efforts is that they are the only country we know of that’s actually looked at legitimate cost estimates for going carbon neutral.

And what is the price tag, exactly?

Well, New Zealand’s leading independent economic think tank says getting halfway to the target, cutting 50% of New Zealand’s emissions by 2050, would cost at least $19 billion annually.

Lomborg says that’s about what the country spends on education and health care.

But keep in mind: cutting the first half of carbon emissions is the easy part, the low hanging fruit. It gets a lot harder and a lot more expensive to cut the second half.

Getting all the way to zero carbon emissions would likely cost $61 billion annually, more than New Zealand spends on social security, welfare, health, education, police, courts, defense, environment, and every other part of government… combined.

Lomborg says gas taxes would need to hit $8.33 per gallon every year for the next 30 years. That’s just the taxes, not including the fuel costs.

And it’s worth pointing out that Lomborg’s estimates were made before energy prices skyrocketed 200% in the past roughly 20 months.

OK…

But at least if New Zealand pulls this off, it will help the world deal with climate change, right?

The answer is yes… but barely.

Lomborg says if we assume New Zealand will actually deliver and stick to its promise for the rest of the century, the total amount of greenhouse gas reduction will deliver a temperature reduction of 0.004°F in year 2100.

In other words, the country will go bankrupt and it won’t make a lick of difference for the planet.

All of this is scary to think about but here’s the really terrifying part…

If we take New Zealand’s cost model and apply it to the U.S, Lomborg says it implies a cost of at least $5 trillion for America in today’s money.

Not just once, but every single year!

That’s more than the Federal government estimates it will collect in total revenue in 2022.

Still, the U.S. government plows ahead, along with the mainstream media, the celebrities, the school systems, and more.

Need more evidence this is a disastrous plan?

 

[Ragnarok]

CONTINUED...

Look at Germany’s green energy scheme, called Energiewende [pronounced: En-er-gee-venda] (meaning “energy transition”), which started in 2010.

Today Germany has among the highest energy costs in the world.

And fossil fuel use has declined only 1% since the massively expensive program was started, according to Lomborg’s analysis.

How bad will it get for Germany?

Well, a report just out says producer prices in Germany are up a whopping 33.5% from last year. Yes, 33.5% in a single year.



It’s destroying the German economy.

Electricity costs are up 87% compared to a year ago and natural gas prices are up 154%.

That’s a lot of numbers, I know, and if you want to see the sources for these figures and all the data presented here, see our details & disclosures page, linked to at the bottom of this page.

The point I’m trying to make here is simple, It’s not that we all don’t want a cleaner, healthier environment. We all want green energy to work. And eventually, in 50 years or so, it probably will.

But today the reality is these green energy technologies are simply not ready to provide the bulk of our power, no matter what we’re willing to pay.

Green energy mandates will cost trillions of dollars, and in their current form will do almost nothing to prevent global warming.

But America’s Elite Caste, the politicians, mainstream media, celebrities, and universities… continue to tell us that we have only until 2030 to solve the problem of climate change.

And yes, I refer to this group as a “Caste.”

They are the nearly permanent members of the ruling class.

Dwight Eisenhower warned about them in his farewell address in 1961. He said they would have ‘unwarranted influence’ on America and acquire a vast amount of ‘misplaced power.’

Eisenhower was right then. And since then, it’s only gotten worse. Today it’s D.C. insiders. It’s academics and Wall Street types at the Federal Reserve. It’s celebrities from Hollywood. And it’s the media – especially the mainstream media.

Today the Elite Caste tells us we must make this shift to green energy immediately, and no matter what the cost. “This is what science says!” they scream.

But the Elite Caste has been trying to scare us for decades.

Back in the 1970s, Stanford ecologist Paul Ehrlich said overpopulation would destroy the world.

On CBS national news he said: “Sometime in the next fifteen years, the end will come. And by ‘the end’ I mean an utter breakdown of the capacity of the planet to support humanity.”

Guess what? 50 years later there were more than three times as many people on the planet compared to when Ehrlich made the dire prediction.

In the early 1980s, the UN predicted planetary “devastation as complete, as irreversible as any nuclear holocaust” by the year 2000, due to climate change, ozone-layer depletion, and acid rain.

Then in 2006, Al Gore estimated that unless drastic measures to reduce greenhouse gases were taken within 10 years, the world would reach a point of no return.

And while Gore’s bombastic predictions failed to materialize, he became the world’s leading celebrity environmentalist. And his net worth went from less than $2 million to more than $200 million.

That’s one of the things I learned over my 50-year career to find out why so many people are pushing such a flawed agenda, you’ve got to follow the money.

I’ll show you in a minute why the same is true today and where the big money is really going. While the overall stock market has collapsed, some people are getting rich.

Let me get to the second runaway freight train headed our way which will inevitably lead to “America’s Nightmare Winter”.

Our mandated switch to “green energy” is a huge problem but this second problem might be even bigger.

Many years ago, I worked in Washington at a group called The National Taxpayers Union. Our mission was to save the taxpayers money by cutting government waste.

It soon became obvious that Congress really sought more waste, not less. Because a ‘wasted’ dollar went into someone’s pocket - right where they wanted it.

So, then we tried to limit taxes. We were more successful there. Congressmen didn’t like to have to explain to voters why they raised taxes.

But then Congress got smart. They started borrowing, big time. That way they could spend more money without raising taxes.

So next I led a lawsuit against the U.S. government. You won’t be surprised to hear how it turned out. We lost. And since then, the U.S. federal debt exploded 60 times, from $500 billion in the mid-1970s to over $30 trillion today.

It doesn’t matter what tricks the White House, the U.S. Treasury, or the Federal Reserve are using, or how they spin it... America is about to experience one of the greatest inflationary periods in world history.

And this inflation, which the entire world can now plainly see, will soon get much, much worse.

It will push millions of Americans down, out of the middle class, out of private retirement, out of private health care and out of a decent life based on independence and privacy, into a collectivist nightmare. It won’t be long before millions of Americans will be trapped by their own collapsing currency and deeply indebted government.

Unfortunately, this all leads not just to high prices but potentially to starvation and perhaps even some form of revolution.

Here’s why.

For starters, tractors run on diesel. And at $40 a gallon it will cost $20,000 just to fill a standard 500-gallon farm fuel tank.

Plus, farmers already face shortages of parts, fertilizers, seeds, and chemicals. Especially fertilizer. Billions of people are alive today only because we’re able to use natural gas to make ammonia by heating up nitrogen and hydrogen.

In fact, the BBC says almost half the world’s population would not be alive today without this process.

So, imagine you’re a farmer, you’re about 60 years old (the average age for a U.S. farmer today) and getting tired. You can’t hire anyone to help, no one wants to do the work no matter what you’re willing to pay, on top of that, you’re facing $40-a-gallon fuel and problems getting fertilizer and chemicals and you’re thinking maybe this is a good time to retire.

Then who grows the corn? The fields grow up in weeds, not wheat.

And what about all the trucks, the processors, packagers, distributors, retailers... they, too, need fuel and supplies. And what if they’re not available when you need them?

You saw what the Covid shutdowns did to the economy.

Now, try to imagine what 50% inflation and electric blackouts coupled with huge ‘supply chain disruptions’ in the energy sector will do.

What farmer, what producer, what businessman, wants to put his seed in the ground when he has no idea what price he might get for the crop?

Inflation makes a hash of all business calculations.

And so in America, when you go to the store, you might find a box of Wheaties for $15 but the store is out of milk. And the canned goods are hit or miss, half the shelves are empty.

Oh, you’ll probably still be able to get something to eat. But it might not be what you want and it might be very expensive.

And keep in mind, behind nearly every revolution in world history you’ll find soaring food costs.

I’ve seen how this all plays out firsthand, I’ve lived it.

Here’s another thing no politician or anyone in the Elite Caste will bother telling you right now, despite what you see with your own eyes, prices for all our goods and services, prices for real estate, for oil and gas, are not going up the way you think they are.

You see, what’s happening in America today is very similar to what happened in Argentina. The truth is, prices are not going up, it’s the value of your money that’s going down.

Economic historian Adam Ferguson explains this phenomenon in his book, When Money Dies:

 

[Ragnarok]

CONCLUSION

This U.S. government has destroyed the U.S. currency beyond any state of repair or recovery. There is simply no turning back.

This is what happens when you print more money over an 18-month period than we’ve printed in the previous 200 years of our country’s existence.

This is what happens when you print a trillion new dollars into existence in just two days in March of 2020, yes, that’s really what the government did. Time Magazine wrote about it, although you barely heard a whisper about it anywhere else.

This is what happens when the Fed prints more than 5 trillion new dollars into existence since late 2019.

This list of money handouts just goes on and on and on and politicians are talking about ramping it up even more today!

Gavin Newsom, governor of California, for example, recently proposed sending all state car owners $400 checks to offset higher gas prices.

Others receiving checks will include: renters, folks who pay utility bills, nursing staff, parents who pay for childcare, and more. Oh, and also free public transportation for everybody!

If you think California prices are high now, wait ‘till Newsom’s $18.1 billion “inflation relief” package hits the streets.

But this is the new way forward in America…

We’ll fight inflation by flooding the system with even more money.

The one thing you must remember if you live in America and hope to survive the coming years is this…

Inflation and currency devaluation is not just a threat, it’s the government policy from this point forward.

In the coming years, everything you do will be governed... everything will be controlled more and more by the state and their handouts.

More welfare and eventually Universal Basic Income. Medicare for all. “Free” college. More debt… and more debt forgiveness for a hand-selected group of individuals and corporations. Biden’s recent student debt forgiveness package is just a small taste of what’s to come.

We’ll see “income security” handouts. Price controls. Much higher taxes. More and more Americans not actually working, just like in Argentina.

Already, the government’s share of economy has gone from 22% before lockdown to upper 30% today. Soon, I believe it will be 50% or more.

As we move forward, shortages for everything will only escalate. More government weakens everything and pushes us more into debt. We are now rapidly accelerating into this new phase.

Of course, politicians love it.

They’ll have more say and more power.

Meanwhile, we’ll all be drowning in a monetary system that only empowers bankers, speculators, and a government leviathan that can’t survive without more debt and inflation.

Here’s something else to watch for, I think we’ll soon have enormous bailouts of state pension funds across America, which are woefully underfunded.

We’ll likely need at least $3 trillion to pay off state retirees.

And meanwhile, the government will continue to do everything they can to lock you into our collapsing currency, just like all governments do when they destroy their money.

During Germany’s and Austria’s historical inflations, for example, there were laws against hoarding commodities like food and fuel and laws forbidding ownership of foreign currencies.

Today, Argentines are only allowed to purchase the equivalent of $200 in foreign currency per month. This locks all citizens into the plummeting peso.

Argentina also enforces a 35% “Solidarity Tax” on foreign purchases.

I know of folks in Argentina who saved everything for their Paris honeymoon, their life’s dream. But a week after their wedding day, the government announced the Solidarity Tax, and they had to call the whole trip off, the 35% tax put it all beyond their reach.

Mark my words, this is what America’s future looks like. Have you heard of FACTA, for example?

Most Americans haven’t, but it’s a policy our government quietly passed not long ago, which forces foreign banks to automatically turn money over to the U.S. government when Americans diversify out of the U.S. dollar.

From here on out, everything is going to get much more restrictive.

But here’s the thing, the worst part of a currency collapse isn’t the rising prices, or the shortages, or restrictions on what you can and can’t do with your money.

The worst part is that when you destroy the money, you infect and corrupt everything.

As my colleague Jim Grant says, inflation is not about the increasing money supply growth, it is essentially, “The fiscal breakdown of the state.”

As a German woman told Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Pearl Buck about her country’s famous early 20th century inflationary collapse:

‘We used to say, “The dollar is going up again,” while in reality the dollar remained stable but our mark was falling… It all seemed just madness, and it made the people mad.’

The fiscal breakdown of the state ultimately leads to the breakdown of society.

You can see this madness in Argentina every single day. Recently, a truck carrying cows to the slaughterhouse was stopped by a mob in Buenos Aires. They were so desperate they slaughtered a cow right there on the street and cooked it over an open fire.

Argentina’s 50% inflation has destroyed the economy. Today, private jobs are disappearing, while 55% of all registered workers are now employed by the government. Shortages and corruption run wild.

The same trends are developing in America and America is definitely going a little mad too. Some U.S. states are threatening to break away. The rich are fleeing. The wealth gap is soaring. People are driving more recklessly than ever and drinking more alcohol than ever before too, according to The New York Times.

Altercations on airplanes are at all-time highs. Murder rates are sky-high. Violent crime is soaring. Students are more disruptive than ever. Hate crimes have hit a 12-year high according to the FBI.

And so, make no mistake, these inflationary changes are now unstoppable and could potentially destroy everything that remains uniquely American in our country.

I think “America’s Nightmare Winter” is now inevitable.

And here’s exactly what I believe it will look like…

In the short term, we’re going to see rolling electricity blackouts and shortages.

Fuel won’t get delivered. And while some areas will get power, others won’t. Millions will suffer. These blackouts will cover much of the country. Food in the freezer will go bad.

In short, America’s entire energy system will suffer one collapse after the next.

And over the longer term, we are looking at a new era, this painful period is going to last much longer than most people expect.

A financial crisis becomes an energy crisis becomes a political crisis.

I say that because the last time we faced similar circumstances, the crisis lasted about 14 years.

Take a look…

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson began massive spending and took on huge budget deficits for the Vietnam war and his “Great Society” benefits: Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, urban renewal, environmental issues, new immigration policies, and more.

Sure, sounds a lot like the new programs that are being rolled out today, doesn’t it?

Back then, like today, inflation was gradual at first then things began to spin out of control and America got exactly what it is getting right now: Big increases in both inflation and interest rates combined with an energy crisis.

Most Americans alive today don’t remember this, but OPEC banned oil exports to the U.S. in October of 1973.

Gas prices quickly shot up 37%. Gas was rationed. Many stations ran out. Those with supply had to lock up their pumps.

The ban on exporting oil to the U.S. lasted only five months, a tiny crisis compared to what’s going on today, but by then the wheels of crisis were already in motion.

By 1974, inflation hit more than 11%, and the stock market fell 35%. Inflation eventually hit 13.5% in 1980.

In one incredible five-year stretch from 1977 to 1981, cumulative inflation was over 50%. In other words the value of your savings was essentially cut by one-third.

President Carter wore a sweater on national television, and the government launched a huge initiative to get Americans to bundle up and conserve energy…



But even the “best” and supposedly “safest” stocks in America collapsed…

Get this: after peaking in 1972, the share price of essentially the hottest tech company in the world at the time, IBM, fell 57% and did not get back to even for nine years. Other iconic businesses collapsed as well,Coca-Cola fell nearly 70% and General Electric fell nearly 60% and both took nine years just to get back to even.

The entire Nasdaq stock index fell nearly 60% in less than a year.

In fact, it would take until 1993, 25 years later, until the S&P 500 reached a level that, after adjusting for inflation, exceeded its high from 1968.

In short, anyone who tells you stocks are the best inflation hedge simply does not know their financial history.

At the same time stocks were falling, prices were skyrocketing. Meat, for example, soared more than 150% between 1973 and ’79, gasoline prices soared more than 225% between 1970 and 1980 while average airfare prices went up more than threefold over roughly the same period.

From January 1973 to January 1982, the cumulative rate of inflation was a whopping 130.9%.

Oil prices ultimately jumped 350% and the higher energy costs rippled through the economy.

The situation got so bad the U.S. dollar nearly ceased to function as the world’s reserve currency.

In fact, in 1978, the U.S. Treasury was forced to issue government bonds denominated in Swiss francs.

Foreign creditors no longer trusted the U.S. dollar as a store of value.

The point I’m trying to make is that an energy crisis is bad enough. So is inflation.

But when these two freight trains collide, it leads to disaster.

The last time we saw this type of cycle, it lasted about 14 years.

That’s where we’re headed today, if we’re lucky. This is America’s Nightmare Winter and it could be much worse than last time.

Today we’ve got so much debt we can’t raise rates much, it will bankrupt us. And Americans are completely unwilling to go for any policies that bring any type of financial pain or hardship.

So today we are looking at a new era.

Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman calls the period we’ve just entered, “A new regime.”

Many, many people are going to get a LOT poorer in the years to come.

And the sad part is, most Americans will do exactly what the Argentines, the Germans, the Austrians, the Hungarians, and the citizens of dozens of other nations before them have done when their governments destroyed their currencies, they will cling to their increasingly worthless money, in a state of confusion and bewilderment.

This is human nature. Most people simply don’t understand what’s happening in America right now and won’t know what to do even after their money has been devalued yet again and our energy infrastructure collapses.

And that’s exactly why I’m issuing this warning.

This is not the end of America. But it is definitely a new era. It is definitely the end of America as you have known it for the past 50 years.

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[Samuel Adams]

Damn, Rags……



Are you positive the author doesn’t sell gold ?

 

[Ragnarok]

08/24/2022

RUSSIA AND UKRAINE​

Boris Johnson unveils extra £54M in military aid for Ukraine in surprise Kyiv trip
Boris Johnson unveils extra £54M in military aid for Ukraine in surprise Kyiv trip



Ukrainian Parliament Votes to Give Themselves a Raise thanks to US Taxpayers
Ukrainian Parliament Votes to Give Themselves a Raise thanks to US Taxpayers - As Country Bans Free Speech and Targets 'Information Terrorists'

CHINA, MIDDLE EAST AND EUROPE​

The People’s Republic of China Is Preparing to Go to War, and It Is Not Trying to Hide Its Efforts
"The People’s Republic of China Is Preparing to Go to War, and It Is Not Trying to Hide Its Efforts" - Chinese Expert Gordon Chang

China warns of 'forceful measures' if Canada interferes in Taiwan
Canada says lawmakers' Taiwan trip is no pretext for Chinese aggression

US retaliates for attack on US forces by striking nine targets in Syria
US airstrike in Syria used 8 manned fighter jets that dropped 9 guided bomb units: official

2nd Round Of US Airstrikes Over Syria As Militias Fire Rockets On Occupied Gas Fields
2nd Round Of US Airstrikes Over Syria As Militias Fire Rockets On Occupied Gas Fields | ZeroHedge

Turkey Doubled Russian Oil Imports this Year
Report: Turkey Doubled Russian Oil Imports this Year

Iran receives US response to nuclear deal draft
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-715475

Oil Spikes After Local Media Reports 'No Iran Nuclear Deal'
Oil Spikes After Local Media Reports 'No Iran Nuclear Deal' | ZeroHedge

Should Israel "play nice" with the White House or be aggressive when it comes down to Iran nuclear talks?
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-715511

Israeli F-35 jets fly over Iranian airspace, Saudi media outlet reports
UK based Elaph reports jets evade detection by Iranian and Russian radar systems, claims Israel and U.S. militaries simulate attacks on Iranian military targets in covert exercise
Israeli F-35 jets fly over Iranian airspace, Saudi media outlet reports

Israeli Prime Minister seeks to talk to Biden, told Pres. is on vacation
PM rebuffed after asking for conversation with US President to express Israel's concerns over the Iran nuclear deal
Lapid seeks to talk to Biden, told Pres. is on vacation

Netanyahu Blasts Biden over Iran Nuclear Deal - ‘Even Worse than the First One’
Netanyahu Blasts Biden over Iran Nuclear Deal -- 'Even Worse than the First One'

Gaza peace hangs in balance as Israel, Egypt at odds over truce
"Egypt found itself under pressure from the PIJ to deliver what it promised" and Cairo is now pressing Israeli on that matter
https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-715522

Are Israel’s enemies becoming more religiously extreme?
Recent terror attacks committed by Islamic State followers and rise of Palestinian Islamic Jihad prove Israel must adapt to fighting an enemy different than 'secular' dissidents of PA and even the changing Hamas
Are Israel’s enemies becoming more religiously extreme?

Aussie Bank Won’t Offer Loans for New Gas and Diesel Cars
Aussie Bank Won't Offer Loans for New Gas and Diesel Cars

Trudeau installing weapons armouries, interrogation rooms for Ministry of Climate Change
EXCLUSIVE LEAK: Trudeau installing weapons armouries, interrogation rooms for Ministry of Climate Change - The Counter Signal

Turkey files complaint with NATO after Greek harassment of jets
Ankara files complaint with NATO after Greek harassment of jets - Türkiye News

Macron Warns of Public Unrest in France as Energy Crisis Bites
‘End of Abundance’
Macron Warns of Public Unrest as France Sees the ‘End of Abundance’

Winter is coming
Energy crisis riots are a genuine possibility as some say the elites have lost control

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IGMNDBFx7w

Breitbart Business Digest: Gathering Clouds of a Global Recession
Breitbart Business Digest: Gathering Clouds of a Global Recession

DOMESTIC NEWS​

Dark Times Ahead, Even For The Prepared
The world is in the process of bankrupting
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Inflation and Energy Crisis Barreling Towards Each Other
“The collision of these two inevitable trends will bring about some of the most difficult years in American history”
Inflation and Energy Crisis Barreling Towards Each Other

"Tsunami Of Shutoffs": 1 In 6 US Homes Are Behind On Power Bills
20 Million US Homes Are Behind on Energy Bills. Surging electricity prices spur worst-ever crisis in late utility payments
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

US housing market in ‘much worse shape’ than Fed admits
US housing market in ‘much worse shape’ than Fed admits: economist

Could Poor Coffee Harvests Send Prices Even Higher?
Could Poor Coffee Harvests Send Prices Even Higher? | ZeroHedge

IRS says workers are concerned for their safety and is conducting a security review in response to Republican criticism
IRS conducting safety review after GOP criticism

Joe Biden Announces Decision to Forgive up to $20,000 in Student Debt per Person
Joe Biden Announces Decision to Forgive up to $20,000 in Student Debt per Person

Biden’s Student Loan Scheme Will Cost More in First Year Than Inflation Reduction Act Cuts Deficits Over 10 Years
Biden's Student Loan Scheme Would Cost More in First Year Than Inflation Reduction Act Cuts Deficits Over 10 Years

White House dodges direct questions on who will pay for massive student loan handout
White House dodges direct questions on who will pay for massive student loan handout

Leftists Crushed in School Boards Across Florida
Leftists Crushed in School Boards Across Florida

NYPD cops ordered not to ‘congregate’ or converse on city streets
NYPD cops ordered not to ‘congregate’ or converse on city streets, memo shows

Dem Charlie Crist Attacks DeSantis Voters: “If You Have That Hate In Your Heart, Keep It There!”
What a dick

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUfXFRTr7yg

Yelp Flags Crisis Pregnancy Centers for Not Killing Babies
Yelp Flags Crisis Pregnancy Centers for Not Killing Babies

Ohio Cops Shut Down 8-Year-Old Girl's Lemonade Stand To Protect Society From Unlicensed Lemonade

The good news is that Asa was unphased and a week later, she was back out on the street, selling lemonade. After the negative press on social media, this time, police said they were going to leave her alone
Cops Shut Down 8-Year-old Girl's Lemonade Stand to Protect Society from Unlicensed Lemonade

California DA Admits 70% Of Suspects Released On $0 Bail Committed New Crimes
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Chicago Public Schools' Radical Agenda Gets Uglier: 'Equity' Video Promotes Looting & Burning
“If the social contract is broken why the f*** do I give a s*** about burning the f****** Football Hall of Fame, and burning the f******Target…f*** your Target, f***your Hall of Fame. As far as I’m concerned they can burn this b**** to the ground. And it still wouldn’t be enough.”
Chicago Public Schools’ radical agenda gets uglier: ‘Equity’ video promotes looting and burning – Wirepoints | Wirepoints

California to Ban Sale of New Gas-Powered Cars – All Electric Vehicles in Next Decade
California to Ban Sale of New Gas-Powered Cars - All Electric Vehicles in Next Decade

Judicial Watch Files Taxpayer Lawsuit over Racially Discriminatory Minneapolis Teachers’ Contract
Judicial Watch Files Taxpayer Lawsuit over Racially Discriminatory Minneapolis Teachers’ Contract - Judicial Watch

CORONAVIRUS​

Jill Biden Infected with Covid Again in ‘Rebound’ Case After Taking Paxlovid
JUST IN: Quadruple Vaxxed Jill Biden Infected with Covid AGAIN in 'Rebound' Case After Taking Paxlovid

Fauci: ‘I Didn’t Shut Down Anything’
Fauci: 'I Didn’t Shut Down Anything' -- 'We Wanted to Cause a Pause'

Rand Paul Warns National Institutes of Health Not To Try And Destroy Evidence As Fauci Exits
Rand Paul Warns National Institutes of Health Not To Try And Destroy Evidence As Fauci Exits

CNN Medical Analyst Who Fiercely Advocated Masking Now Admits It ‘Harmed’ Her Own Son’s Development
CNN Medical Analyst Who Fiercely Advocated Masking Now Admits It ‘Harmed’ Her Own Son’s Development

Lockdown Forever: German Govt Approves Covid Rules, Mask Mandates for Autumn and Winter
German Govt Approves Covid Rules, Mask Mandate for Fall and Winter

Moderna Vaccine might cause fetal deformities
Moderna documents regarding their Covid vaccine trial on animals, obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request by Judicial Watch, showed that some of the offspring of rats that were injected with Moderna’s mRNA shot developed rib malformations
Moderna Vaccine might cause fetal deformities…

MONKEYPOX AND OTHER DISEASE​

Warning as health chiefs say monkeypox cases are ‘evading’ jabs
Warning as health chiefs say monkeypox cases are 'evading' jabs

Georgia Elementary student tests positive for monkeypox, 2nd student being tested, district says
Elementary student tests positive for monkeypox; 2nd student being tested, district says

 

[Ragnarok]

Damn, Rags……



Are you positive the author doesn’t sell gold ?

He does have a sales pitch but I edited all that crap out. The article was too good to get lost in a sales pitch.

 

[Ragnarok]

bump

 

[JeanCat]

“AMERICA’S NIGHTMARE WINTER” Is Coming​

As I’m about to show you, we are in for a very strange period in American history. Two extremely powerful and unstoppable trends, which seem unrelated on the surface, will soon bring shock and awe to every American doorstep.

Eventually, you’ll see this story in The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. The blame and finger pointing will reach a fever pitch. But hopefully, you’ll have already made a few key decisions.

Someday in the future… perhaps on a particularly cold night… America’s entire energy system will collapse.

Fuel won’t get delivered. Rolling blackouts will sweep the land. Pipes will freeze. Food in the freezer will go bad. You may shiver in the dark, praying for a little power, for weeks.

You’ll be one of the lucky ones. Others, with less margin of error, may fare worse.

Experts tell us if diesel fuel is cut off, it would take only three days before supermarket shelves are bare.

In the 72 hours following an energy cut off, almost all businesses would run out of supplies and shut down. And if this continued, in a matter of weeks, civilization as we know it would come to an end.

Covid could look like a cakewalk compared to what lies ahead.

We live in an extremely fragile world today.

Everything moves by container ship and truck and almost every ship and truck run on diesel. So when the diesel fuel stops coming, ships stop sailing, trucks stop rolling, goods stop arriving - food, medicine, building materials, everything.

When that happens, people die.

You won’t see this reported in many places, but the cracks in the system are already appearing.

Recently, east coast diesel inventories plunged to the lowest seasonal level in 30 years. And diesel prices nationwide have hit record highs.

Desperation is starting to set in.

Thieves recently stole $1,700 worth of diesel in Indiana.
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Most Americans don’t realize that diesel fuel is the workhorse of the economy. It’s used everywhere to keep trucks, tractors, ships, freight trains, and factories moving.

And that’s just the beginning.

In the midst of all this the electric grid won’t be able to light up like it used to.

It will depend more on solar panels and windmills. But in a long spell of darkness and cold, ‘renewable’ power sources are worthless. The remaining fossil fuel power plants won’t be enough to pick up the slack.

Some areas will get power. Others won’t. Millions will suffer.

The financial markets, of course, will be thrown into a frenzy.

I believe prices for some assets will soar higher than anyone can imagine. Gas prices could touch $50 a gallon. I predict oil will hit $500 per barrel before this cycle is over.

For other assets, there will be almost no bid whatsoever.

So, millions will find themselves in the same situation as Sir Walter Raleigh, many years ago here in Ireland–forced to sell once-valuable assets at a pittance.

Around my office, we call this inevitable scenario: “America’s Nightmare Winter.”

And there’s so much more to it, which I’ll get to in a second.

My guess is this all sounds impossible to you. An exaggeration at best. Maybe you think I’m trying to scare you.

But at its core, this story is only partly about fuel and energy sources.

The collapse of America’s power grid is just one of the consequences of the two runaway freight trains barreling toward each other on a collision path in our country today.

And ironically, as I’ll detail, my warning is nothing compared to the scare tactics being employed by today’s politicians, major media, and universities, who have put us on this dangerous path.

But I’m getting ahead of myself.

So let me back up.

Before I can show you what’s coming next and the four steps my team and I recommend you take as soon as possible, I want to explain the two runaway freight trains now barreling toward each other…

The looming crisis I want to tell you about today, however, will affect everyone. And in ways that will be difficult for you to avoid.

So, let’s start with something no one else will dare tell you today…

How a government mandate and policies now pushed by the mainstream media, universities, celebrities, and Fortune 500 companies, will ultimately prove to be one of the most destructive decisions in human history.

Governments do dumb things on a regular basis.

But it’s not often a government rejects its most important source of wealth and security…

And tries to replace it with something that could bankrupt the nation, and cause suffering for millions.

But that’s exactly what the U.S. government is doing right now, along with the mainstream media, universities, and quite a few Fortune 500 companies as well.

The policy all these folks are pushing?

The mandated transformation of our economy (at any cost), to end fossil fuel use, to take carbon emissions to zero, and to establish renewable energy for all future economic activity.

This is the first runaway freight train barreling forward along America’s tracks.

Now look, I get it, everyone wants a better environment and less pollution. Everyone.

And someday battery technology, wind power, and solar will probably become efficient enough to make up a meaningful portion of the electric grid, but not today.

And not anytime soon, not in the next 20 or 30 years, at least.

And that’s not my analysis, the U.S. Energy Information Agency says wind and solar combined last year made up just 12% of the power grid today. Even dirty coal made up almost twice as much (22%).

And looking at the next few decades, the U.S. Energy Information Administration says by 2050 renewables will make up only 38% of the U.S. grid.

But the facts don’t matter…

So, politicians are shutting down oil and natural gas production, while spending obscene amounts promoting “green energy.”

Oil wells are capped. Generators decommissioned. Storage tanks abandoned. New investment has almost completely come to a halt. Discoveries have fallen to a 75-year low. Banks will no longer lend to oil and gas companies because it’s bad for their image. Today in America’s northeast region there are just seven refineries that process diesel fuel. There used to be 27.

The CEO of Chevron says there will never be another refinery built in America thanks to the state of policies around the world toward fossil fuels.

In short, the government punishes and discourages producers of ‘old energy’ while rewarding and subsidizing Wall Street and ‘renewable’ sources.

Take the state of New York for example, as one resident told the Wall Street Journal:

“Large portions of New York sit atop massive but untapped sources of natural gas. The Utica Shale… contains an estimated 38 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, 940 million barrels of oil and 208 million barrels of natural-gas liquids”

But New Yorkers can’t touch these resources, even though natural gas is the main reason we’ve been able to reduce carbon output for electricity in recent years (natural gas is about half as pollutive as coal).

Andrew Cuomo banned all hydraulic fracking.

He shut down interstate gas pipelines and closed the Indian Point nuclear plant. So now New Yorkers must import more natural gas and at much higher prices.

They’ve even proposed banning natural gas hookups for new homes.

So instead of working to unleash the state’s energy resources, they are doing the opposite, fighting for new costly and unrealistic energy mandates.

And mark my words, this premature mandated switch to “clean energy” is going to be a disaster, causing economic hardship, poverty, and a widening of the wealth gap.

It’s the first big step, leading to “America’s Nightmare Winter.”

Because the same thing that’s happening in New York is happening elsewhere and on the Federal level too.

On his first day in office, President Biden canceled the Keystone Pipeline.

A week later, he announced executive orders freezing new oil and gas leases on public lands and offshore waters, plus no CO2 emissions from electricity by 2035, and an all-electric vehicle fleet.

Of course, soon the administration had to ramp up energy imports from Russia by 24%.

And so, while everyone blames the energy crisis on Vladimir Putin and America’s “evil” energy companies, the truth is, it’s mostly the result of disastrous policies.

And this is only going to get much worse.

Remember my conservative prediction: before this cycle is over, gas will hit $50 a gallon, oil will hit $500 per barrel.

And here’s the thing, no one likes to talk about what this mandated transition to “clean energy” will cost, so let me show you ghastly figures, I’ve never seen this reported anywhere in the mainstream press, but look at the analysis done by Bjorn Lomborg.

He’s an environmentalist and visiting fellow at Stanford. Time Magazine calls him one of the world’s 100 most influential people. And he’s repeatedly named one of Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers.

Here’s what Lomborg says:

New Zealand was the first country to promise a carbon neutral economy.

In 2007, the Prime Minister said her small nation (with roughly the population as South Carolina) would be carbon neutral by 2020.

The elites loved it. The UN called her a “Champion of the Earth.”

Well, long story short, New Zealand not only failed to achieve the vision, but also failed to reduce any emissions whatsoever.

So, what did the government do next?

They doubled down on this terrible idea and promised carbon neutrality by 2050.

The one good thing about New Zealand’s efforts is that they are the only country we know of that’s actually looked at legitimate cost estimates for going carbon neutral.

And what is the price tag, exactly?

Well, New Zealand’s leading independent economic think tank says getting halfway to the target, cutting 50% of New Zealand’s emissions by 2050, would cost at least $19 billion annually.

Lomborg says that’s about what the country spends on education and health care.

But keep in mind: cutting the first half of carbon emissions is the easy part, the low hanging fruit. It gets a lot harder and a lot more expensive to cut the second half.

Getting all the way to zero carbon emissions would likely cost $61 billion annually, more than New Zealand spends on social security, welfare, health, education, police, courts, defense, environment, and every other part of government… combined.

Lomborg says gas taxes would need to hit $8.33 per gallon every year for the next 30 years. That’s just the taxes, not including the fuel costs.

And it’s worth pointing out that Lomborg’s estimates were made before energy prices skyrocketed 200% in the past roughly 20 months.

OK…

But at least if New Zealand pulls this off, it will help the world deal with climate change, right?

The answer is yes… but barely.

Lomborg says if we assume New Zealand will actually deliver and stick to its promise for the rest of the century, the total amount of greenhouse gas reduction will deliver a temperature reduction of 0.004°F in year 2100.

In other words, the country will go bankrupt and it won’t make a lick of difference for the planet.

All of this is scary to think about but here’s the really terrifying part…

If we take New Zealand’s cost model and apply it to the U.S, Lomborg says it implies a cost of at least $5 trillion for America in today’s money.

Not just once, but every single year!

That’s more than the Federal government estimates it will collect in total revenue in 2022.

Still, the U.S. government plows ahead, along with the mainstream media, the celebrities, the school systems, and more.

Need more evidence this is a disastrous plan?

Good, good, post.

 

[JeanCat]

CONTINUED...

Look at Germany’s green energy scheme, called Energiewende [pronounced: En-er-gee-venda] (meaning “energy transition”), which started in 2010.

Today Germany has among the highest energy costs in the world.

And fossil fuel use has declined only 1% since the massively expensive program was started, according to Lomborg’s analysis.

How bad will it get for Germany?

Well, a report just out says producer prices in Germany are up a whopping 33.5% from last year. Yes, 33.5% in a single year.

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It’s destroying the German economy.

Electricity costs are up 87% compared to a year ago and natural gas prices are up 154%.

That’s a lot of numbers, I know, and if you want to see the sources for these figures and all the data presented here, see our details & disclosures page, linked to at the bottom of this page.

The point I’m trying to make here is simple, It’s not that we all don’t want a cleaner, healthier environment. We all want green energy to work. And eventually, in 50 years or so, it probably will.

But today the reality is these green energy technologies are simply not ready to provide the bulk of our power, no matter what we’re willing to pay.

Green energy mandates will cost trillions of dollars, and in their current form will do almost nothing to prevent global warming.

But America’s Elite Caste, the politicians, mainstream media, celebrities, and universities… continue to tell us that we have only until 2030 to solve the problem of climate change.

And yes, I refer to this group as a “Caste.”

They are the nearly permanent members of the ruling class.

Dwight Eisenhower warned about them in his farewell address in 1961. He said they would have ‘unwarranted influence’ on America and acquire a vast amount of ‘misplaced power.’

Eisenhower was right then. And since then, it’s only gotten worse. Today it’s D.C. insiders. It’s academics and Wall Street types at the Federal Reserve. It’s celebrities from Hollywood. And it’s the media – especially the mainstream media.

Today the Elite Caste tells us we must make this shift to green energy immediately, and no matter what the cost. “This is what science says!” they scream.

But the Elite Caste has been trying to scare us for decades.

Back in the 1970s, Stanford ecologist Paul Ehrlich said overpopulation would destroy the world.

On CBS national news he said: “Sometime in the next fifteen years, the end will come. And by ‘the end’ I mean an utter breakdown of the capacity of the planet to support humanity.”

Guess what? 50 years later there were more than three times as many people on the planet compared to when Ehrlich made the dire prediction.

In the early 1980s, the UN predicted planetary “devastation as complete, as irreversible as any nuclear holocaust” by the year 2000, due to climate change, ozone-layer depletion, and acid rain.

Then in 2006, Al Gore estimated that unless drastic measures to reduce greenhouse gases were taken within 10 years, the world would reach a point of no return.

And while Gore’s bombastic predictions failed to materialize, he became the world’s leading celebrity environmentalist. And his net worth went from less than $2 million to more than $200 million.

That’s one of the things I learned over my 50-year career to find out why so many people are pushing such a flawed agenda, you’ve got to follow the money.

I’ll show you in a minute why the same is true today and where the big money is really going. While the overall stock market has collapsed, some people are getting rich.

Let me get to the second runaway freight train headed our way which will inevitably lead to “America’s Nightmare Winter”.

Our mandated switch to “green energy” is a huge problem but this second problem might be even bigger.

Many years ago, I worked in Washington at a group called The National Taxpayers Union. Our mission was to save the taxpayers money by cutting government waste.

It soon became obvious that Congress really sought more waste, not less. Because a ‘wasted’ dollar went into someone’s pocket - right where they wanted it.

So, then we tried to limit taxes. We were more successful there. Congressmen didn’t like to have to explain to voters why they raised taxes.

But then Congress got smart. They started borrowing, big time. That way they could spend more money without raising taxes.

So next I led a lawsuit against the U.S. government. You won’t be surprised to hear how it turned out. We lost. And since then, the U.S. federal debt exploded 60 times, from $500 billion in the mid-1970s to over $30 trillion today.
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It doesn’t matter what tricks the White House, the U.S. Treasury, or the Federal Reserve are using, or how they spin it... America is about to experience one of the greatest inflationary periods in world history.

And this inflation, which the entire world can now plainly see, will soon get much, much worse.

It will push millions of Americans down, out of the middle class, out of private retirement, out of private health care and out of a decent life based on independence and privacy, into a collectivist nightmare. It won’t be long before millions of Americans will be trapped by their own collapsing currency and deeply indebted government.

Unfortunately, this all leads not just to high prices but potentially to starvation and perhaps even some form of revolution.

Here’s why.

For starters, tractors run on diesel. And at $40 a gallon it will cost $20,000 just to fill a standard 500-gallon farm fuel tank.

Plus, farmers already face shortages of parts, fertilizers, seeds, and chemicals. Especially fertilizer. Billions of people are alive today only because we’re able to use natural gas to make ammonia by heating up nitrogen and hydrogen.

In fact, the BBC says almost half the world’s population would not be alive today without this process.

So, imagine you’re a farmer, you’re about 60 years old (the average age for a U.S. farmer today) and getting tired. You can’t hire anyone to help, no one wants to do the work no matter what you’re willing to pay, on top of that, you’re facing $40-a-gallon fuel and problems getting fertilizer and chemicals and you’re thinking maybe this is a good time to retire.

Then who grows the corn? The fields grow up in weeds, not wheat.

And what about all the trucks, the processors, packagers, distributors, retailers... they, too, need fuel and supplies. And what if they’re not available when you need them?

You saw what the Covid shutdowns did to the economy.

Now, try to imagine what 50% inflation and electric blackouts coupled with huge ‘supply chain disruptions’ in the energy sector will do.

What farmer, what producer, what businessman, wants to put his seed in the ground when he has no idea what price he might get for the crop?

Inflation makes a hash of all business calculations.

And so in America, when you go to the store, you might find a box of Wheaties for $15 but the store is out of milk. And the canned goods are hit or miss, half the shelves are empty.

Oh, you’ll probably still be able to get something to eat. But it might not be what you want and it might be very expensive.

And keep in mind, behind nearly every revolution in world history you’ll find soaring food costs.

I’ve seen how this all plays out firsthand, I’ve lived it.

Here’s another thing no politician or anyone in the Elite Caste will bother telling you right now, despite what you see with your own eyes, prices for all our goods and services, prices for real estate, for oil and gas, are not going up the way you think they are.

You see, what’s happening in America today is very similar to what happened in Argentina. The truth is, prices are not going up, it’s the value of your money that’s going down.

Economic historian Adam Ferguson explains this phenomenon in his book, When Money Dies:

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Very, very, good post. I really don’t have enough superlatives to describe what you are doing and have done. Here I am at 3:20 A.M. in the morning, flat on my back, in my bed typing. My mind is getting more and more focused and resolute on where we are heading and that I must work steadily and clearly without undue emotion. I believe the thrust of this article. Thank you much.

 

[CGTech]

Thanks Ragnarok

 

[JeanCat]

CONCLUSION

This U.S. government has destroyed the U.S. currency beyond any state of repair or recovery. There is simply no turning back.

This is what happens when you print more money over an 18-month period than we’ve printed in the previous 200 years of our country’s existence.

This is what happens when you print a trillion new dollars into existence in just two days in March of 2020, yes, that’s really what the government did. Time Magazine wrote about it, although you barely heard a whisper about it anywhere else.

This is what happens when the Fed prints more than 5 trillion new dollars into existence since late 2019.

This list of money handouts just goes on and on and on and politicians are talking about ramping it up even more today!

Gavin Newsom, governor of California, for example, recently proposed sending all state car owners $400 checks to offset higher gas prices.

Others receiving checks will include: renters, folks who pay utility bills, nursing staff, parents who pay for childcare, and more. Oh, and also free public transportation for everybody!

If you think California prices are high now, wait ‘till Newsom’s $18.1 billion “inflation relief” package hits the streets.

But this is the new way forward in America…

We’ll fight inflation by flooding the system with even more money.

The one thing you must remember if you live in America and hope to survive the coming years is this…

Inflation and currency devaluation is not just a threat, it’s the government policy from this point forward.

In the coming years, everything you do will be governed... everything will be controlled more and more by the state and their handouts.

More welfare and eventually Universal Basic Income. Medicare for all. “Free” college. More debt… and more debt forgiveness for a hand-selected group of individuals and corporations. Biden’s recent student debt forgiveness package is just a small taste of what’s to come.

We’ll see “income security” handouts. Price controls. Much higher taxes. More and more Americans not actually working, just like in Argentina.

Already, the government’s share of economy has gone from 22% before lockdown to upper 30% today. Soon, I believe it will be 50% or more.

As we move forward, shortages for everything will only escalate. More government weakens everything and pushes us more into debt. We are now rapidly accelerating into this new phase.

Of course, politicians love it.

They’ll have more say and more power.

Meanwhile, we’ll all be drowning in a monetary system that only empowers bankers, speculators, and a government leviathan that can’t survive without more debt and inflation.

Here’s something else to watch for, I think we’ll soon have enormous bailouts of state pension funds across America, which are woefully underfunded.

We’ll likely need at least $3 trillion to pay off state retirees.

And meanwhile, the government will continue to do everything they can to lock you into our collapsing currency, just like all governments do when they destroy their money.

During Germany’s and Austria’s historical inflations, for example, there were laws against hoarding commodities like food and fuel and laws forbidding ownership of foreign currencies.

Today, Argentines are only allowed to purchase the equivalent of $200 in foreign currency per month. This locks all citizens into the plummeting peso.

Argentina also enforces a 35% “Solidarity Tax” on foreign purchases.

I know of folks in Argentina who saved everything for their Paris honeymoon, their life’s dream. But a week after their wedding day, the government announced the Solidarity Tax, and they had to call the whole trip off, the 35% tax put it all beyond their reach.

Mark my words, this is what America’s future looks like. Have you heard of FACTA, for example?

Most Americans haven’t, but it’s a policy our government quietly passed not long ago, which forces foreign banks to automatically turn money over to the U.S. government when Americans diversify out of the U.S. dollar.

From here on out, everything is going to get much more restrictive.

But here’s the thing, the worst part of a currency collapse isn’t the rising prices, or the shortages, or restrictions on what you can and can’t do with your money.

The worst part is that when you destroy the money, you infect and corrupt everything.

As my colleague Jim Grant says, inflation is not about the increasing money supply growth, it is essentially, “The fiscal breakdown of the state.”

As a German woman told Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Pearl Buck about her country’s famous early 20th century inflationary collapse:

‘We used to say, “The dollar is going up again,” while in reality the dollar remained stable but our mark was falling… It all seemed just madness, and it made the people mad.’

The fiscal breakdown of the state ultimately leads to the breakdown of society.

You can see this madness in Argentina every single day. Recently, a truck carrying cows to the slaughterhouse was stopped by a mob in Buenos Aires. They were so desperate they slaughtered a cow right there on the street and cooked it over an open fire.

Argentina’s 50% inflation has destroyed the economy. Today, private jobs are disappearing, while 55% of all registered workers are now employed by the government. Shortages and corruption run wild.

The same trends are developing in America and America is definitely going a little mad too. Some U.S. states are threatening to break away. The rich are fleeing. The wealth gap is soaring. People are driving more recklessly than ever and drinking more alcohol than ever before too, according to The New York Times.

Altercations on airplanes are at all-time highs. Murder rates are sky-high. Violent crime is soaring. Students are more disruptive than ever. Hate crimes have hit a 12-year high according to the FBI.

And so, make no mistake, these inflationary changes are now unstoppable and could potentially destroy everything that remains uniquely American in our country.

I think “America’s Nightmare Winter” is now inevitable.

And here’s exactly what I believe it will look like…

In the short term, we’re going to see rolling electricity blackouts and shortages.

Fuel won’t get delivered. And while some areas will get power, others won’t. Millions will suffer. These blackouts will cover much of the country. Food in the freezer will go bad.

In short, America’s entire energy system will suffer one collapse after the next.

And over the longer term, we are looking at a new era, this painful period is going to last much longer than most people expect.

A financial crisis becomes an energy crisis becomes a political crisis.

I say that because the last time we faced similar circumstances, the crisis lasted about 14 years.

Take a look…

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson began massive spending and took on huge budget deficits for the Vietnam war and his “Great Society” benefits: Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, urban renewal, environmental issues, new immigration policies, and more.

Sure, sounds a lot like the new programs that are being rolled out today, doesn’t it?

Back then, like today, inflation was gradual at first then things began to spin out of control and America got exactly what it is getting right now: Big increases in both inflation and interest rates combined with an energy crisis.

Most Americans alive today don’t remember this, but OPEC banned oil exports to the U.S. in October of 1973.

Gas prices quickly shot up 37%. Gas was rationed. Many stations ran out. Those with supply had to lock up their pumps.

The ban on exporting oil to the U.S. lasted only five months, a tiny crisis compared to what’s going on today, but by then the wheels of crisis were already in motion.

By 1974, inflation hit more than 11%, and the stock market fell 35%. Inflation eventually hit 13.5% in 1980.

In one incredible five-year stretch from 1977 to 1981, cumulative inflation was over 50%. In other words the value of your savings was essentially cut by one-third.

President Carter wore a sweater on national television, and the government launched a huge initiative to get Americans to bundle up and conserve energy…

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But even the “best” and supposedly “safest” stocks in America collapsed…

Get this: after peaking in 1972, the share price of essentially the hottest tech company in the world at the time, IBM, fell 57% and did not get back to even for nine years. Other iconic businesses collapsed as well,Coca-Cola fell nearly 70% and General Electric fell nearly 60% and both took nine years just to get back to even.

The entire Nasdaq stock index fell nearly 60% in less than a year.

In fact, it would take until 1993, 25 years later, until the S&P 500 reached a level that, after adjusting for inflation, exceeded its high from 1968.

In short, anyone who tells you stocks are the best inflation hedge simply does not know their financial history.

At the same time stocks were falling, prices were skyrocketing. Meat, for example, soared more than 150% between 1973 and ’79, gasoline prices soared more than 225% between 1970 and 1980 while average airfare prices went up more than threefold over roughly the same period.

From January 1973 to January 1982, the cumulative rate of inflation was a whopping 130.9%.

Oil prices ultimately jumped 350% and the higher energy costs rippled through the economy.

The situation got so bad the U.S. dollar nearly ceased to function as the world’s reserve currency.

In fact, in 1978, the U.S. Treasury was forced to issue government bonds denominated in Swiss francs.

Foreign creditors no longer trusted the U.S. dollar as a store of value.

The point I’m trying to make is that an energy crisis is bad enough. So is inflation.

But when these two freight trains collide, it leads to disaster.

The last time we saw this type of cycle, it lasted about 14 years.

That’s where we’re headed today, if we’re lucky. This is America’s Nightmare Winter and it could be much worse than last time.

Today we’ve got so much debt we can’t raise rates much, it will bankrupt us. And Americans are completely unwilling to go for any policies that bring any type of financial pain or hardship.

So today we are looking at a new era.

Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman calls the period we’ve just entered, “A new regime.”

Many, many people are going to get a LOT poorer in the years to come.

And the sad part is, most Americans will do exactly what the Argentines, the Germans, the Austrians, the Hungarians, and the citizens of dozens of other nations before them have done when their governments destroyed their currencies, they will cling to their increasingly worthless money, in a state of confusion and bewilderment.

This is human nature. Most people simply don’t understand what’s happening in America right now and won’t know what to do even after their money has been devalued yet again and our energy infrastructure collapses.

And that’s exactly why I’m issuing this warning.

This is not the end of America. But it is definitely a new era. It is definitely the end of America as you have known it for the past 50 years.

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Good work Ragnarok.

 

[JeanCat]

Damn, Rags……



Are you positive the author doesn’t sell gold ?

I understand your sentiment but does it make any difference if the author is right and I think he is. I especially liked the part about people clinging to their (useless) money in bewilderment and confusion. Best to deal with this bewilderment and confusion now.

 

[briches]

SO much information. Thank you (I think). Lol

Keep prepping friends.

 

[Henry Bowman]

Ah starting the day off with some impending doom...Thanks, I think

 

[Samuel Adams]

I understand your sentiment but does it make any difference if the author is right and I think he is. I especially liked the part about people clinging to their (useless) money in bewilderment and confusion. Best to deal with this bewilderment and confusion now.

It was a tongue in cheek inside joke between several of us losers herein.

Rags got it.





Personally, I couldn’t care less what an author does in his spare time if the message is legitimate.

 

[Ragnarok]

08/25/2022

RUSSIA AND UKRAINE​

14 Russian Warships Enter Sea of Japan Ahead of Major Military Exercises
14 Russian Warships Enter Sea of Japan Ahead of Major Military Exercises - USNI News

Russia raises alarm over ‘dangerous’ US-ROK drills
Russia raises alarm over ‘dangerous’ US-ROK drills, leafleting into North Korea | NK News

The Dangerous Depletion of U.S. Weapon Arsenals
When an international incident occurred during the Cold War, the first question often asked by the President was “Where are the carriers?” In recent weeks, many articles highlight the Department of Defense’s concerns over the estimated three-year industry production delay associated with replacing weapons provided to Ukraine
The Dangerous Depletion of U.S. Weapon Arsenals

Russian-held nuclear plant disconnects from Ukraine grid
Vast nuclear plant held by Russia disconnects from Ukraine's grid - Energoatom

Europe plunged into nuclear panic as continent's biggest power plant disconnects from grid
Europe plunged into nuclear panic as continent's biggest power plant disconnects from grid

Putin orders expansion of military forces as Ukraine war enters 7th month
Putin orders expansion of military forces as Ukraine war enters 7th month

CHINA, MIDDLE EAST AND EUROPE​

Senator Marsha Blackburn arrives in Taiwan, escalating tensions with China
A US lawmaker on the Senate Commerce and Armed Services committees has landed in Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) on the third visit by an American dignitary this month, escalating further tensions with China
Senator Marsha Blackburn arrives in Taiwan, escalating tensions with China

Rep. Gallagher Warns Biden Iran Nuclear Deal Is ‘Massive Mistake,’ Will ‘Endanger Americans’
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Gallagher Warns Biden Iran Deal ‘Massive Mistake'

Mossad Chief Barnea: New nuclear deal will not block us from acting against Iran
“Israel is not signed on to the deal. Israel is permitted to defend itself any way possible - and will act this way"
https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-715597

Israel allegedly targets Hezbollah weapons cache in Syria
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-715599

Erdogan: Anti-terror fight to continue until security corridor is set in N Syria
Anti-terror fight to continue until security corridor is set in N Syria: Erdoğan - Türkiye News

Pentagon Confirms US Troops Were Wounded In Syria Rocket Attacks
Pentagon Confirms US Troops Were Wounded In Syria Rocket Attacks | ZeroHedge

Shocking pictures from China: World’s third-largest river dries up in drought
600-year-old Buddha statues revealed by China’s devastating drought

Tesla, Nio EV Charging Stations Go Dark As China Rations Power
Tesla, Nio EV Charging Stations Go Dark As China Rations Power | ZeroHedge

Oil Spikes As OPEC President Hints At Possible Production Cuts
Oil Spikes As OPEC President Hints At Possible Production Cuts | ZeroHedge

EU: Controlled Demolition?
As I read through the multitude of daily news articles about Russia, Ukraine, NATO and EU, it’s getting ever harder to escape the idea that there is a controlled demolition of the continent happening. And that neither its “leaders”, and certainly not its people, have any say in this. All we get from those “leaders” are NATO or World Economic Forum talking points. The only independent voice is Victor Orban. Who is either silenced in western media or painted as fully insane
EU: Controlled Demolition - The Automatic Earth

Half Of UK Households Will Be In Fuel-Poverty By January
Half Of UK Households Will Be In Fuel Poverty By January | OilPrice.com

Gas prices set new record in Europe amid fears of Russian supply cuts
Gas prices set new record in Europe amid fears of Russian supply cuts

Czech President Blames “Green Madness” For Energy Crisis
Says abolition of gas vehicles will make it worse
Czech President Blames “Green Madness” For Energy Crisis

Spanish Defense Minister Warns of “Winter of Great Suffering”
Spanish Official Warns of “Winter of Great Suffering”

US State Department Issues Kidnapping Advisory For Americans In Mexico
US State Department Issues Kidnapping Advisory For Americans In Mexico | ZeroHedge

Thousands of protesters break through a police squadron in Bangladesh. Rising cost of living and power cuts continue for third day in a row

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1562650725380792331

View: https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1562650725380792331

Australian Nightclub bans ‘staring’ without ‘verbal consent’ in new ‘woke’ policy
“If we receive reports of any behavior that has made someone feel uncomfortable, the reported individual will be removed from the venue and the police will be called”
Nightclub bans ‘staring’ without ‘verbal consent’ in new ‘woke’ policy

Germany: Several armed Africans from Eritrea attacked and injured police officers and helpers at a festival
https://freewestmedia.com/2022/08/23/cultural-festival-turns-into-civil-war/

DOMESTIC NEWS​

Federal ‘ghost gun’ regulations go into effect after judges reject challenges
https://www.billionaireclubcollc.co...o-into-effect-after-judges-reject-challenges/

DOJ Finalizes Rule Classifying Gun Parts as Firearms Requiring Background Checks
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...n-parts-firearms-requiring-background-checks/

Alabama: Black pastor files lawsuit after he was handcuffed for watering his neighbor's flowers
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...it-handcuffed-watering-neighbors-flowers.html

Oklahoma City, OK, Police Chief says shooter planned to kill law enforcement officers
https://kfor.com/news/local/live-law-enforcement-agencies-discuss-shooting-that-killed-deputy/

Biden Admin Moves To Fund Canadian Mines While Blocking US Mining Efforts
https://dailycaller.com/2022/08/23/...adian-mines-while-blocking-us-mining-efforts/

Biden Pours Student Debt Gasoline on Inflation Fire
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2...ours-student-debt-gasoline-on-inflation-fire/

Obama's Chief Economic Advisor Blasts Biden's "Reckless" Student Debt Bailout
https://www.zerohedge.com/political...r-blasts-bidens-reckless-student-debt-bailout

Working From Home Now Means Letting Corporate Surveillance Into Your Daily Life
There is an agenda afoot which seeks to exploit the work-from-home dynamic and pervert it into something ugly. And, it is rooted in a growing trend of corporate surveillance of employees in their own houses
https://www.zerohedge.com/technolog...etting-corporate-surveillance-your-daily-life

4.9 Million Illegal Aliens Crossed US Border In 18 Months Since Biden Took Office
https://www.zerohedge.com/political...-us-border-18-months-biden-took-office-report

The FBI's Gestapo Tactics: Hallmarks Of An Authoritarian Regime
Can the Fourth Reich happen here?
https://www.rutherford.org/publicat..._tactics_hallmarks_of_an_authoritarian_regime

Bootleg Abortion Pill Sales On The Rise
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/bootleg-abortion-pill-sales-rise

Study Links Left-Wing Politics to Lower Testosterone
https://redstate.com/alexparker/202...t-wing-politics-to-lower-testosterone-n617439

LA Homeless Authority Says Don't Use Word ‘Homeless’
"Our unhoused neighbors are human, and the language we use should reflect that. Let’s abandon outdated, “othering”, and dehumanizing terminology- and instead, adopt people-centered language that emphasize personhood over housing status"
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2022/0...authority-says-dont-use-word-homeless-n617426

Biden Issues Rule in Attempt to Codify DACA for Nearly 800K Illegal Aliens
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...o-codify-daca-for-nearly-800k-illegal-aliens/

AOC-backed New York Democrat celebrates primary victory by declaring 'socialism wins'
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ao...ates-primary-victory-declaring-socialism-wins

IRS Waives $1.2 Billion In Penalties For Late Filers Of 2019, 2020 Taxes
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...illion-penalties-late-filers-2019-2020-taxes/

CORONAVIRUS​

Sudden Death in Alberta: What in the world is happening?

3,362 unexplained deaths is not even the worrying part
https://jestre.substack.com/p/sudden-death-in-alberta-what-in-the

Official Data on Vaccine Deaths Up 4800% since 2020
https://nakedemperor.substack.com/p/official-data-on-vaccine-deaths-up?

The imminent BA.5 vaccine booster
We’ve just learned that in the next few weeks, soon after Labor Day, the first Covid updated vaccine will be available to all Americans age 12+, with over 170 million doses ordered
https://erictopol.substack.com/p/the-imminent-ba5-vaccine-booster?utm_source=/profile/1923753-eric-topol&utm_medium=reader2

Could tiny blood clots cause long COVID’s puzzling symptoms?
Scientists debate evidence for a micro-clot hypothesis that has some people pursuing potentially risky treatments
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02286-7

MONKEYPOX AND OTHER DISEASE​

Man tests positive for COVID-19, monkeypox and HIV all at once
No matter how bad your day is going... This guy's day was worse.
https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/coronavirus/article-715514

 

[moldy]

It's ugly, but thank you for keeping us informed.

 

[Dozdoats]

Thanks for the Early Bird for doomers, Rags...

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