If you want to see the big picture of what is going on, watch the video. It's just the best. Martin Armstrong is the real gem. His experience and money-making expertise is tops. Do you want to see the best? Watch the video at the website, and listen between the lines. You will see what is happening around the world. https://rumble.com/v759mp8-this-is-when-volatility-kicks-in-martin-armstrong.htmlGold's Going To $10,000: Martin Armstrong Warns "Europe Is Desperate For War"
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/golds-going-10000-martin-armstrong-warns-europe-desperate-warLegendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong warned in late December to be ready for the "Perfect Storm for Debt, Economy, War, Gold & Silver." The rain and thunder started at the beginning of February, and the storm is just beginning. Armstrong says, "This is where the volatility starts kicking in..." " I think Europe is so desperate for war. My concern with the Trump Administration is I would not step a foot in there. Europe needs war. You already had the finance ministers of France and Germany say that they may need IMF bailouts. This is why they want war. It's a distraction. Without war, people are going to figure out what the hell is going on. My pension fund is gone. Everything is defaulting. What's going to happen? They are basically going to be storming the parliament with pitch forks." ...
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Bisq is a working method for trading Bitcoin for cash and other 'things'. They describe themselves as an "Exchange, Decentralized." Being decentralized, and on your computer - computer to computer - you avoid much of the control that standard (incorporated) exchanges exert over you. After all, secure decentralization was the whole idea behind Bitcoin in the first place. And Bisq has it. Do you know of any other totally decentralized exchanges?
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It seems that musk is pulling X and Starlink out of Europe. It will all be turned off on February ONE... less than a week away. The why is that the various European governments, and particularly Brussels, are not allowing freedom. Musk would rather be stubborn than comply like a bunch of other big companies did. I'm guessing that Europe's governments might do something. They have only two choices: 1. Start their own Musk-like companies to take over. But there isn't much time for this to be done without a big break in access to certain media. 2. Other big tech companies can be bargained with, to take over the media that Musk is leaving behind. Starlink media will not be easy to fill. 3. Pay Musk an appropriately BIG sum to come back. The question is, how stubborn is he? 4. Other big companies are considering leaving Europe. Europe has become a big Newsom-California-style money grab. All of this is playing right into Trump's hands... regarding Greenland, Canada Provinces to become States, and a host of other little ways. What do any of you think about this? |
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Everybody uses the Internet. In fact, you are probably using the Internet to view this site right now. Now, learn about the Outernet. The Outernet is one of the ways that you can introduce yourself to the fact of privacy from government for people who want such privacy. Announcement! OuterrNet Communication Available For Free: Join The Revolution!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89l62qAz0oUHey everyone - this is a big one. Today, I'm officially announcing that OuterrNet is now free to use. OuterrNet is a peer-to-peer protocol, not a platform. No data harvesting. No central servers own your activity. No surveillance-based business model. We've built something different — and now anyone can jump in. Inside OuterrNet, you can already start using over 10 zApps, including: Group chat Video calling File sharing Screen sharing Team calendar Music player for MP3s And more peer-to-peer tools that run without Big Tech in the middle In this video, I'll walk you through how to use these zApps, how they work, and why using them actually helps strengthen the network itself. Every time you use OuterrNet, you're not just a user — You're participating in the infrastructure of a new internet. If you want to go a step further, you can also grab your own subdomain for just $5 at: ? yourname.tryblinnk.me And if you believe in what we're building, we'd truly appreciate donations. Donations go directly toward supporting our development team and accelerating new zApps, performance improvements, and protocol upgrades. This isn't about hype. It's about building something real, together, in the open. Let me show you how it works. ...
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Possibly the greatest reason that Jesus will return when He does, isn't something that we have thought about much, or at all. Jesus's won't return to stop all the killing. After all, death is a good thing. When God created the world, He saw that it all was good. Who would want to keep on living past the time when their body was in good enough shape to support life? I mean, think of it. It's difficult enough wanting to live through some of the great traumas of life, as it is. Think of the people who were vaporized in Hiroshima or Nagasaki, with the advent of the atom bomb. Would they want to remain alive in their atomized state? So, death at the right time is a good thing. And God is holding the souls of all dead people, anyway. Possibly the greatest reason for the return of Jesus is the believing little children. Many of these kids have heard in church or Sunday School, the words of Jesus where He said, "Ask and it will be given you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you," etc.,. And they believe it. At the same time, these children watch superheroes on TV or computer or cellphone. They imagine themselves being like the superhero. They even ask God for the ability to be like the superheroes. And they have faith in God. "Unless you become like little children, you will not enter into the kingdom of God." So, what do you get when you have thousands or millions of little children asking God for superhero abilities, things that are not generally built into the way this universe operates? You get Jesus's return, to make these things that the faithful, little children are asking for. |
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The whole setup of the Federal Reserve Bank is the basis for things like the below article. And DOGE was the definitive start of the deep investigations that are finding things like this out. Obama's Trojan Horse: How His Refugee Machine Engineered The Billion-Dollar Looting Of US Treasury
that you paid for btw.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/obamas-trojan-horse-how-refugee-machine-engineered-billion-dollar-looting-us-treasuryAuthored by X user Saggezza Etern, Obama's Billion-Dollar Minnesota Fraud Empire The Heist You Paid For Imagine waking up tomorrow to find your bank account empty. Every dollar you saved for your children's tuition, your retirement, your security—gone. Now imagine looking out the window and seeing the thief driving a Porsche bought with your money, laughing as he waves a government-issued thank you note. This is not a hypothetical scenario. It is the reality of the American taxpayer in the wake of the single largest COVID-era fraud scheme in the nation's history. While you were locked down, masked up, and worrying about the price of eggs, a sophisticated network of fraudsters in Minnesota was siphoning off a quarter of a billion dollars—likely far more—from programs meant to feed hungry children. The "Feeding Our Future" scandal is not just a story about greed. It is the smoking gun of a much darker political operation. Federal prosecutors have charged 70 people in a $250 million conspiracy, and the FBI is reportedly eyeing fraud that could total over $2 billion across multiple sectors including autism therapy, housing, and daycare. The vast majority of these defendants come from the Somali community in Minnesota. But do not be distracted by the foot soldiers. To understand how a fraud of this magnitude happens, you have to look past the people cashing the checks and look at the architect who built the bank. This industrial-scale theft traces directly back to Barack Obama. It was his administration that deliberately flooded Minnesota with tens of thousands of refugees, creating a dependent, insular enclave primed for exploitation. It was his policy of "equity" that paralyzed oversight. And it is his political heirs who are now frantically trying to bury the evidence. ...
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T-rump... a prehistoric monster-saur. Back in the late 1800s and the early 1900s America was great. Then we fell. But Trump (like the dinosaur) is trying to Make America Great Again (MAGA).The Dems are trying to make the whole world great. Is T-rump from a prehistoric time? |
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Anybody who has watched the news about the Palisades fire, know that the government is various ways was promoting the fire. Same with the Lahaina fire in Maui. But here us video evidence of the Lachman fire, that led to the Palisades fire, actually seeming to be promoted by government authorities and workers, simply to save 'protected' plants. Watch the video at the site. hotos Appear to Show CA State Officials Hampered Efforts to Put Out First Fire that Led to Palisades Fire
https://needtoknow.news/2025/12/photos-appear-to-show-ca-state-officials-hampered-efforts-to-put-out-first-fire-that-led-to-palisades-fire/Lawyers representing Palisades Fire victims released new photos and evidence, which they claim show California state officials hampering efforts to put out the Lachman Fire that burned on New Years Day and later sparked the Palisades blaze. The photos allegedly show firefighters filling in containment lines around the area where the Lachman fire burned at the direction of California state park officials. When the containment lines that had been cleared were filled in again, the victims’ attorney said that it refueled the fire. The firefighters were not allowed to use chainsaws to carve out containment lines for fear of endangering protected plants. ...
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Trump has more-or-less drifted away from NATO. Retired Col. Douglas Macgregor says Trump should have taken the NATO-bull by the horns and stopped them, long ago. But it seems that the European NATO partners (backed by the US DoD) wants to keep pushing Eastward toward Russia, the exact thing that Russia is against. Note that even though China is supplying Russia with a lot of electronics, Russia is supplying China with Russian war experiences in Ukraine. As Russia and China supply each other, they unite in ways that make them a force against which European NATO cannot stand. Seems that the US recognizes this Russia/China alliance danger, and is working to unite with both countries in trade agreements with the US that leave European NATO out. Prepare For Coming World War, NATO Chief Says
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/prepare-coming-world-war-nato-chief-saysIt in the "keynote speech" he chastized those alliance partners who don't feel the urgency of the 'Russian threat' to Europe. "We are Russia's next target. I fear that too many are quietly complacent," he said. "Too many don't feel the urgency. And too many believe that time is on our side. It is not. The time for action is now." "Conflict is at our door. Russia has brought war back to Europe. And we must be prepared," he added while warning of the next world war. He further asserted that Russia could be ready to use military force against NATO within five years, at a moment the Ukraine war shows no signs of stopping. Rutte argued that more than just higher spending thresholds should be implemented, and he urged that alliance members must shift to a "wartime mindset". "This is not the time for self-congratulation," Rutte continued. "I fear that too many are quietly complacent. Too many don't feel the urgency. And too many believe that time is on our side. It is not. The time for action is now." "Putin is paying for his pride with the blood of his own people," Rutte elsewhere stated. "And if he is prepared to sacrifice ordinary Russians in this way, what is he prepared to do to us?" Of course, none of this acknowledged what from Moscow's point of view are the root causes of the war, especially the issue of constant NATO expansion.Rutte is also hyping a coming 'world war' even while European leaders by and large have rejected the Trump-proposed peace plan, given they find the prospect of territorial concessions in Donbas and Crimea to be intolerable. It seems the hawks are still in control of Europe. Another interesting moment was the NATO chief placing a lot of blame on China. He alleged that Moscow would not be able to execute the war without help from Beijing. "China is Russia's lifeline," he alleged. "Without China's support, Russia could not continue to wage this war. About 80 percent of critical electronic components in Russian drones and other systems are made in China. So, when civilians die in Kyiv or Kharkiv, Chinese technology is often inside the weapons that kill them." ...
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It won't be long now before some company realizes that they can make small, safe nuclear reactors for the home and the car. Then we can get rid of the electric companies and oil companies, and have a small reactor with a couple of fuel pellets that will last for a hundred years. Nuclear Reactors For Investors
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/nuclear-reactors-investors"Our design will utilize proven technologies" "The design makes our reactor 'walk-away safe'" There's a growing list of public and private companies that are working to build reactors for various purposes. These reactors vary widely in their design, size, output, and potential purpose. Everything is on the table: from using the same designs we've used for decades to novel ideas still only on the drawing board. This article is designed to serve as a point of reference when reading about a new company and the reactor they're designing. Some of the features companies discuss are less novel than they sound, and vice versa. Hopefully, the information provided here can provide a more clear picture for the investor to make an informed decision. Reactor Designs Features Skipping the nuclear physics details, since the basic principles are consistent across the designs we'll explore, a nuclear reactor facilitates the controlled fission of uranium atoms, harnessing the resulting energy for various applications. After that, the differences we see in reactor designs are mostly in the choice of the fuel, moderator, and coolant. If we include all the variations that have been used over time and the novel ideas yet to be produced, this will get out of hand. We'll only be focusing on the most common options. Fuel Uranium is king when it comes to fuel for nuclear reactors. Compared to the other fuel options, thorium and plutonium, uranium wins out mostly due to natural abundance and path dependence. You don't just drop in a chunk of uranium from the ground though. It's often enriched and comes in a few different forms: Uranium Oxide (UO2) - The most common fuel for water-cooled reactors. The pellets are stacked inside fuel rods and loaded into the reactor core, and then replaced about every two years. The design holds major historical preference, but is less useful in high temperature applications, such as in reactors intended for industrial heat processes. Uranium Zirconium (U-Zr) - This alloy improves on the UO2 fuel design in respect to thermal conductivity. U-Zr has improved conductivity and no oxygen, which makes it ideal for use in reactors with liquid sodium. But, with a lower melting point, it isn't able to be used in gas-cooled reactors. Uranium Zirconium Hydride (U-ZrH) - This fuel is unique with its addition of hydrogen. The hydrogen acts as a balance to help shutdown reactors when temperature gets out of control and spikes up. This is why U-ZrH is typically found in research reactors at universities and national laboratories; when combined with additional cooling measures and engineered hydrogen management, the fuel offers a near "walk-away safe" capability. ...
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Personally, I think that the reason some people in Congress are pushing for RFK, JR.'s, impeachment (House Democrat introduces impeachment articles against RFK Jr - https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-democrat-introduces-impeachment-articles-against-rfk-jr) is because of this (below). Why? Because if Marijuana can be made to be more free among people, it would cause cures of all kinds of medical problems, right at home. Congress, who support medical drugs would lose some Big Pharma support if Trump and RFK, Jr., got away with healing people without Big Pharma making any money off it. Green Rush Reloaded: Pot Stocks Soar On Trump Push For Rescheduling
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/trump-likely-greatly-ease-federal-marijuana-regulationTrump has reportedly discussed the idea with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, and industry insiders, including Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers and payments executive Howard Kessler. In the markets, Tilray Brands surged 32%, Canopy Growth soared 36%, Aurora Cannabis climbed 14%, SNDL leaped 21%, and Cronos Group advanced 8%. However, taking a broader view, these pot stocks have been beaten down since the pandemic frenzy. No final decision has been made, according to the White House. In a move seen as long overdue by many people on both sides of America's left-right political divide, President Trump is expected to use an executive order to dramatically reduce federal restrictions on marijuana. The order, which may come in the next few weeks, will direct federal agencies to move toward reclassifying marijuana as a "Schedule III" drug, which would put it on the same level as common prescription painkillers. The shift would carry implications for not only for patients, medical researchers and recreational users, but the many companies seeking to thrive in the evolving US cannabis market as well. Marijuana has been a Schedule I drug since the 1970 passage of the Controlled Substances Act. Schedule I drugs are defined as those without any "currently accepted medical use" and "high potential for abuse," which means marijuana has spent 55 years being treated by the feds as if it were as medically useless and dangerous as heroin or meth. If marijuana moves to Schedule III, its new peers would be drugs like Tylenol with codeine, anabolic steroids and testosterone. The Justice Department in 2024 recommended shifting cannabis to Schedule III, prompting a formal review by the Drug Enforcement Administration. However, progress has been stalled with legal challenges and agency delays, leaving the issue and industry in limbo. -- Bloomberg Trump reportedly discussed the move in a Wednesday phone call with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), marijuana industry executives, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services chief Mehmet Oz, according to the Post's sources. ...
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Somewhere along the line NATO became a big problem for the US. It had to do with a shift of money to Europe, and the US Congress taking bribes from, and listening to the lies from, Europe... to keep it going on this way. But not all the people in Congress are accepting these bribes. And a few of them have waked up. Some of them truly want to bring the money home, and keep it here. NATO Is a Menace, Not a Benefit, to America
https://www.activistpost.com/nato-is-a-menace-not-a-benefit-to-america/Indeed, the alliance has been the most important feature of Washington's overall strategy of global primacy. America's political and policy elites have embraced two key assumptions and continue to do so. One is that NATO is essential to the peace and security of the entire transatlantic region and will remain so for the indefinite future. The other sacred assumption is that the alliance is highly beneficial to America's own core security and economic interests. Whatever validity those assumptions may have had at one time, they are dangerously obsolete today. The toxic, militaristic views toward Russia that too many European leaders are adopting have made NATO into a snare that could entangle the United States in a large-scale war with ominous nuclear implications. It is urgent for the Trump administration and sensible proponents of a U.S. foreign policy based on realism and restraint to eliminate such a risky and unnecessary situation. Throughout the Cold War and its immediate aftermath, NATO's European members followed Washington's policy lead on important issues with little dissent or resistance. That situation is no longer true. The governments and populations in the alliance's East European members (the countries that the Kremlin held in bondage during the Cold War but that eagerly joined NATO once the Soviet Union collapsed) have adopted an especially aggressive, uncompromising stance toward Russia as the USSR's successor. They have lobbied with special fervor in favor of admitting Ukraine to NATO, despite Moscow's repeated warnings over the past two decades that such a step would constitute an intolerable provocation. The East European states also have been avid supporters of the proxy war that NATO has waged against Russia following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Their toxic hostility toward Russia has inexorably made inroads even among the previously more restrained, sensible members of the alliance. With a few partial exceptions, such as Hungary and Slovakia, NATO governments now push for unrealistic, very risky policies with respect to the Ukraine-Russia war. Washington's volatile, ever-changing policy under President Donald Trump regarding that armed conflict has not helped matters. The Trump administration's latest approach has been to try to inject some badly needed realism into the position that Ukraine and its NATO supporters pursue. Realities on the battlefield confirm that Russia is winning, albeit slowly and at considerable cost, the bloody war against its neighbor. Moscow's forces are gradually expanding the amount of territory they control. Kyiv's propaganda campaign to portray Ukraine as a stalwart democracy and a vital symbol of resistance to an authoritarian Russia is collapsing as well. Corruption scandals now plague the government of President Volodymyr Zelensky, as does growing evidence of his regime's authoritarianism. Proponents of NATO's continuing military intervention now seek to downplay the once-dominant "moral case" for the alliance's involvement and try to stress Ukraine's alleged strategic importance to both the United States and its allies. ...
Trump has more-or-less drifted away from NATO. Retired Col. Douglas Macgregor says Trump should have taken the NATO-bull by the horns and stopped them, long ago. But it seems that the European NATO partners (backed by the US DoD) wants to keep pushing Eastward toward Russia, the exact thing that Russia is against. Note that even though China is supplying Russia with a lot of electronics, Russia is supplying China with Russian war experiences in Ukraine. As Russia and China supply each other, they unite in ways that make them a force against which European NATO cannot stand. Seems that the US recognizes this Russia/China alliance danger, and is working to unite with both countries in trade agreements with the US that leave European NATO out. Prepare For Coming World War, NATO Chief Says
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/prepare-coming-world-war-nato-chief-saysIt in the "keynote speech" he chastized those alliance partners who don't feel the urgency of the 'Russian threat' to Europe. "We are Russia's next target. I fear that too many are quietly complacent," he said. "Too many don't feel the urgency. And too many believe that time is on our side. It is not. The time for action is now." "Conflict is at our door. Russia has brought war back to Europe. And we must be prepared," he added while warning of the next world war. He further asserted that Russia could be ready to use military force against NATO within five years, at a moment the Ukraine war shows no signs of stopping. Rutte argued that more than just higher spending thresholds should be implemented, and he urged that alliance members must shift to a "wartime mindset". "This is not the time for self-congratulation," Rutte continued. "I fear that too many are quietly complacent. Too many don't feel the urgency. And too many believe that time is on our side. It is not. The time for action is now." "Putin is paying for his pride with the blood of his own people," Rutte elsewhere stated. "And if he is prepared to sacrifice ordinary Russians in this way, what is he prepared to do to us?" Of course, none of this acknowledged what from Moscow's point of view are the root causes of the war, especially the issue of constant NATO expansion.Rutte is also hyping a coming 'world war' even while European leaders by and large have rejected the Trump-proposed peace plan, given they find the prospect of territorial concessions in Donbas and Crimea to be intolerable. It seems the hawks are still in control of Europe. Another interesting moment was the NATO chief placing a lot of blame on China. He alleged that Moscow would not be able to execute the war without help from Beijing. "China is Russia's lifeline," he alleged. "Without China's support, Russia could not continue to wage this war. About 80 percent of critical electronic components in Russian drones and other systems are made in China. So, when civilians die in Kyiv or Kharkiv, Chinese technology is often inside the weapons that kill them." ...
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This can even cure your dependence on drugs, legal ones or illegal ones. Be sure to sign up for and go to Anarchapulco, in Acapulco. IBOGA: Healing Ancestral Wounds, Deep Emotional and Physical Detox and Cracking Out of the Matrix
https://www.activistpost.com/iboga-healing-ancestral-wounds-deep-emotional-and-physical-detox-and-cracking-out-of-the-matrix/Among many other things, we talk about Christof's journey from a traditional background as fitness guru, to deep learning of light and energy healing, and finally being initiated into two lineages of shamanism: The Sacred Wood (Iboga), and The Spirit Vine (Ayahuasca). If you're interested in experiencing this firsthand, come to Anarchapulco where you will have the opportunity to take part in DMT, Ayahuasca and Iboga ceremonies and incredible speakers like Christof Melchizedek. I can quite confidently say now that coming to Anarchapulco will change your life. And, to make it a little easier for you, Anarchapulco is having a 'Black Friday' sale that ends at midnight on Monday, December 1st so you might see this before the sale ends. Tickets are discounted by 35% for General Admission tickets and you just need to go to the tickets page at Anarchapulco.com by midnight on December 1st. Back to the interview, if you have always been interested in how these 'psychedelics' work, don't miss as Christof explains why he calls them 'teacher plants' and why iboga is the most powerful teacher plant of them all. Not because it gives visions, but because it reaches the origin point of suffering across the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies simultaneously. It goes where the mind refuses to go. It shows what the ego cannot face. And by doing so it clears the ground for genuine transformation. I am witness to this. So is Christoff, many times over. Across many ancestral traditions people speak of teacher plants as living gateways between worlds. They are described not as substances but as conscious intelligences that guide, reveal and unmask. Among these teacher plants two stand out as powerful sisters: Ayahuasca, the vine that climbs. Iboga, the root that descends. Together they form a complete symbolic map of the human journey through fear, memory, trauma and awakening. Ayahuasca is known in many cultures as the little death. It teaches the human spirit to release the fear of letting go. It is seen as a guide that prepares the soul for the transition between worlds. It dissolves the illusion that the physical realm is the entire story. In these traditions the vine teaches surrender. It pulls away the veil that makes death look like extinction instead of transformation. By confronting that fear directly, the mind begins to reclaim its original freedom. ...
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The big technical people of Silicon Valley are finally waking up to how they were used by Klaus Schwab and the WEF... and that the results are destroying the country. Eye-opening video included at Zerohedge. "The Whole Model Is Broken": 'Tech Mafia Wife' Admits 'We Were Klaus Schwab's Useful Idiots'
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/whole-model-broken-tech-mafia-wife-admits-we-were-klaus-schwabs-useful-idiotsAs 'Camus' writes in a post on X, Nicole Shanahan - ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, former running mate of RFK Jr., and someone who personally signed nine-figure philanthropy checks - just went full whistleblower on the entire Silicon Valley "tech wife mafia" and how they were used. "...the whole model is broken... the whole model makes everybody worse off..." exclaims Shanahan confirming what Desiree Fixler said, that: "The WEF sold the "Great Reset" as "build back better" — climate action, ESG, inclusion, and PPP. In practice, it shifted power away from voters to NGOs, corporate elites, and unelected technocrats. Policy was relabeled "science" to silence debate. Markets were warped by ESG scores, carbon taxes, and paper-pushing regulation. Corporations were turned into enforcers of ideology." As Shanahan exposes in this shocking insider account, communities weren't uplifted - wealth and power were pushed upward, and the 'tech mafia wives' were simple 'useful idiots': "I don't think many of the tech mafia wives realize… they were used to set the groundwork for what Klaus Schwab calls The Great Reset. Their money especially was being conscripted through a network of NGO advisors, Hollywood, Davos, and their own companies. A really small group of people... completely blind to how their groundwork is being used to enable these Great Reset policies." Then she reflects on these 'tech mafia wives' orienting their values around these actions but really just being 'useful idiots': "These women find their meaning through philanthropic work. I really believed I was helping Black communities and indigenous communities rise up..." For Shanahan, she admits: "My version of success is those communities are actually uplifted. Not just more money pumped into them." But now the problems have gotten worse, she admits: "Crime worse. Mental health worse. The whole model is broken. At the end of the day they always go: 'But climate change...' Social justice + climate change - it gets progressive women 100% of the time." ...
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How does Germany expect to fight a war with Russia if they are this bankrupt? 'Almost Every German City Is Now On The Verge Of Bankruptcy'
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/almost-every-german-city-now-verge-bankruptcyCurrently, the total deficit for all German cities in 2025 is €30 billion, which jumped from last year's deficit of €24 billion. Essen's Mayor Thomas Kufen (CDU), who is also a member of the CDU federal executive board, is sounding the alarm: "Almost every German city is now on the verge of bankruptcy." In North Rhine-Westphalia alone, only 10 out of 396 cities and municipalities can present a balanced budget, and these alarming figures from Germany's largest federal state can be applied to the "entire country," he said. Mayor Kufen stressed that the crisis is universal, affecting municipalities regardless of their location: "What's new is that all cities have their backs against the wall," he told Bild newspaper. He warned that "budget freezes would now have to be imposed everywhere," including in many cities previously considered wealthy. Kufen emphasized the need for a national discussion on affordability: "We have to talk about what we can do so that our welfare state itself does not become a social case. This means: What do we want to afford and what else can we afford?" However, he noted that cities cannot make these crucial decisions themselves; only the federal government can Kufen illustrated the crisis with figures from his own city, Essen, which has a population of nearly 600,000. The city had planned a balanced budget for 2025. "But instead of a slight increase of €1.7 million, we currently have a deficit of €123 million," he calculated. Once again, refugee accommodation and integration are near the top of the list for reasons why the city is seeing a budget shortfall. Far from being a solution to Germany's budget and pension crisis, they have become a massive financial burden for the country, costing at least €50 billion a year in social integration, housing, and benefits. However, there are also many more hidden costs to mass immigration, including rising housing prices, healthcare costs, education costs for an increasingly foreign student population, and housing a huge number of foreigners in German prisons and psychiatric institutions. Just like Essen, even major cities like Berlin are seeing "spiraling costs" due to mass immigration, leading to large-scale debt required to keep the cities running. ...
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There has been a lot of controversy lately about the fact that Big Pharma is there to make money rather than help people. Some States want to get a share of that money, and help their children, as well. Here's Texas... Texas secures $41.5 million settlement from Pfizer and Tris Pharma for knowingly poisoning kids with an adulterated ADHD drug
https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-11-21-settlement-pfizer-tris-pharma-adhd-drug-fraud.htmlFor the parents of a child with ADHD, the daily ritual of administering medication is often a delicate balance, a tightrope walk between managing symptoms and navigating side effects. They place their trust in a system—a doctor's prescription, a pharmacist's dispensation, and the fundamental integrity of the drug maker—believing that the capsule or liquid will deliver what it promises. But what if the drug maker altered the testing methods to hide the drug's flaws and skirt regulatory scrutiny? This is the case with Pfizer and Tris Pharma, two drug makers who put vulnerable children at risk while defrauding taxpayers with bogus testing methods. The hidden flaws in the formula The central figure in this legal drama is Quillivant XR, a liquid stimulant medication designed to help children with ADHD manage their symptoms. For a drug like this, consistency is everything. Its formulation must ensure a controlled release of the active ingredient, methylphenidate, to provide stable symptom control throughout a school day. The lawsuit filed by Attorney General Paxton in November 2023 alleges that for six years, Quillivant XR was anything but consistent. From 2012 to 2018, the drug exhibited a pattern of failing critical quality control tests, specifically those related to its dissolution rate—a key factor in how the medication is absorbed and functions in a child's body. Rather than addressing the root cause of these failures, the complaint claims Tris Pharma, the manufacturer, and Pfizer, the marketer of the drug, engaged in a deliberate campaign of concealment. They are accused of continually manipulating the drug's testing methodology, a technical but crucial sleight of hand that ensured Quillivant would meet regulatory requirements on paper while masking its underlying deficiencies. This was not a one-time error but a sustained practice of fraud, a shadow operation running parallel to the official manufacturing process. The lawsuit portrays this as a direct violation of federal and state laws, a fraud designed to keep a flawed product on the market. The human impact of this alleged deception was profound. During these years, families and doctors across Texas reported that the medication seemed to fail in its primary purpose, leaving children struggling with symptoms they believed were being managed. All the while, the companies reportedly possessed internal data and faced federal warnings pointing directly to the manufacturing problems that could cause this very lack of efficacy. ...
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Claudia Sheinbaum. Isn't Sheinbaum a Jewish German name? What is somebody with a name like that doing running Mexico? Well, it seems that some people in Mexico are finally starting to seriously ask this question. It's like, where do her loyalties really lie?! Beginning Of A Revolution? Populist Revolt Shocks Mexico.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/beginning-revolution-populist-revolt-shocks-mexicoProtesters are furious with leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum, while the government blames right-wing business interests for stoking the unrest. Reuters reports that 120 people and 100 police officers were injured outside the National Palace when a large group of anti-government protesters led by Gen Zers clashed with Sheinbaum's security forces. Public outrage has grown over the recent assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, a critic of cartel violence in the crime-ridden third-world country just south of the U.S. southern border. Footage on X shows demonstrators ripping down parts of a giant steel barrier around the National Palace, prompting police to deploy tear gas and other non-lethal weapons. The populist revolt against far-left leaders continues, with some folks calling Sheinbaum a "WEF puppet." Sheinbaum is a member of Morena (Movimiento de Regeneración Nacional), a left-wing political party in Mexico that aligns ideologically with far-left U.S. politicians through Democratic Socialists of America. DSA supports unhinged leftists, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani. ...
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