“In retrospect, the spark might seem as ominous as a financial crash, as ordinary as a national election, or as trivial as a Tea Party. The catalyst will unfold according to a basic Crisis dynamic that underlies all of these scenarios: An initial spark will trigger a chain reaction of unyielding responses and further emergencies. […]
Guest Post by Ariel Zilber Bill Gates predicted that advancements in artificial intelligence will significantly reduce humanity’s role in many traditional tasks such as medicine and education — and the seismic shift could happen in less than 10 years. During a recent interview with comedian Jimmy Fallon on NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” the Microsoft co-founder described […]
Submitted by Subwo Guest Post by David Stockman The case for getting out of NATO encompasses four fundamental propositions: Part 1 As to the impending fiscal calamity, just recall this sequence. When Ronald Reagan attacked the soaring Federal deficits in 1980 the public debt was less than $1 trillion and about 30% of GDP. But it […]
Committing treasonous, evil acts for your entire adult life tends to take a toll on your soul and your appearance. Look at those empty vacant eyes. Pure evil emanates from every pore of her. But at least she got rich from laundering your tax dollars to organizations that hate you. PHYSIOGINOMY
Guest Post by Michael Tomlinson The reality is that waves of infection and excess mortality continued after the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccines during 2021, continuing with two severe waves in the U.S., and peaking again at the end of January the following year. In the ongoing struggle to write the history of the pandemic years, […]
Story at-a-glance A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances designed to kill, repel, or control pests. Let’s break it down into the two components: The term “pest” refers to any organism (insects, weeds, rodents, fungi, bacteria, etc.) that is considered harmful or undesirable, particularly in agricultural settings. And then “-cide” is a suffix […]
Colorful houses of the coastal town of Ilulissat in western Greenland reflect the effects of political centralization on local communities. Although Donald Trump is now in office, his statements since the election indicated he has forgotten his pledge to follow an “America first” foreign policy. This is what he promised during the recent presidential contest […]
Guest Post by Kurt Schlichter The Burning Platform. This post includes a 2024 predictions review and looks ahead to what might happen in 2025. In my January 1, 2024, column entitled “Top Twenty Terrible Predictions for 2024,” I noted that, “Every year, I offer you my predictions for the coming trip around the Sun, and every […]
The Burning Platform Guest Post by Martin Armstrong The first three Liberty bonds and the Victory Loan, sold to fund World War I, were indeed retired during the 1920s. However, because the terms of the bonds included a Ponzi Scheme that allowed the bondholder to swap them for the newer bonds, with superior terms, most of […]
The Burning Platform Guest Post by Kurt Schlichter Oh no, we are not going to forgive and forget. There is a time for forgiving, but it’s not now. If we’re going to forgive, we need to get something out of it and see some contrition. You don’t just give it away because you’re nice. But there […]