“Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, in 2024, agreed to play out their roles as uncontactable zombies, baying for the blood of Americans at the altar of a dying Moloch.” — Celia Farber
The Biden presidency opens up a can of worms. If he is unfit to run as president; unfit to stand trial for taking and storing classified materials in his garage, how can he be fit enough to issue pardons to people who have not been charged with a crime? You can't have it both ways.
In the past, a disgruntled Pharoh might attempt to eradicate the memory of a previous Pharoh by having his name scratched off of any carving carrying that name. If Biden can be shown to be an illegitimate dementia patient then his doings can be undone to include having a useless DEI hire appointed to the Supreme Court. Brown is an embarrassment and must go.
Apart from all of that, we have drones, orbs, a chemical fog, and what I suspect will be a wave of terror all to continue to look forward to. Interesting times, indeed.
Even Helen Keller would have been able to judge Obiden as incompetent shortly after his taking office, long before the pardons began. Unfortunately, he was not stopped from day one.
Any mother of a vaccine injured child, who sought an exemption, but caved when denied that exemption, has absolutely no business being a mother - a mother's first priority is to protect her children at all costs.
Look at the wildlife outside your window there in Idaho. Watch female bears with cubs protect their young. Ever wonder where the nickname "Mama Bear" comes from? To describe a fearless mother protecting her children.
Actually, a smart mother skips the medical exemption and goes straight to the religious exemption. Our bodies are sacred. But that's not really my point. It's been exceptionally rare to talk about "removing" a president because he was "unfit". I don't disagree with Biden's degree of "unfit-ness". But the whole discussion starts us down a slippery slope. I am just encouraging you to be a bit more curious and creative about how the discussion could backfire in the future.
I simply filled out their health cards myself. knowing they were never actually looked at. Of course, that was more than 30 years ago. I suppose it's all managed by computer these days.
Jen - your point is well-taken. Our conversation probably would have evolved to this point, had Mary not gotten into her box-wine so early on a Friday morning, and offered her unsolicited opinion.
It's not an attitude, Mary, it's a character trait. Line up 100 people, and my sons are not in the 81 out of 100 that got the kill shot. I take my responsibility as a father seriously. Not up in here, pumpkin.
E - I always appreciate your comments and opinions, but I'm not sure I follow you. The way I see it - just me - is that no matter the relative sacrifice or relative coercion, a mother protects her child - at all costs.
A mother bear fears no tourist, no bison, no male bear, nor a 30-06, 180-grain, in defending her cubs - a threat is a threat.
"Sorry honey, the man denied our exemption request, roll up your sleeve." This surely isn't what you're saying, is it? Please say no. Tell me I've misunderstood you.
How many people had zero clue these shots were not what they were being told.
I have seen some really good people still believing some really fucked up stuff because they had never been exposed to anything but mainstream narratives and bullshit.
Well Robert JB CAN have it both ways. He personally is NOT crafting any of those pardon letters and making those arrangements. He does not have to. All he needs to do is execute his signature. Even he can do that part. And to your point, who or what is a Katanji anyway ??? LOL.
Come on guys, politics is an illusion. You’re watching a soap opera while America is being sold off from both sides. Take control and stop waiting for a politician to fix your problems for you. They are the cause of them:
The media - both news and entertainment - have now politicized nearly everything in our society as an extremely powerful mechanism of control.
Most people will not act to secure their future, so long as they feel they have an advocate fighting for them in the public or political arenas. This is why Republican vs Democrat equals divide and conquer (we fight amongst ourselves while they decimate our support systems and establish totalitarian control). The human mind is binary. Our thought process can often be boiled down into terms (often ultimatums) of – this or that – and our adversaries understand - very well - the art of this war.
(Instead of you taking control of the system or working to prepare for the worst (growing a garden, digging a well, strengthening your community, gathering supplies, and becoming resilient) you hold out hope for a politician to sweep in and solve your problems for you. There is only one place this lack of action can take us. Power corrupts and Washington DC is as corrupt as they come.)
They know that politicization (pitting us at each other throats regardless of relationship status - neighbor, co-worker, friend, family) is so effective at manipulating us because most emotionally connect their personal belief system to the belief system of their political party, and so then any attack on their party – legitimate or otherwise – is interpreted by their brain as an attack on themselves. Reason and logic then jump out the nearest window as raw emotion takes the helm, thus making them even more susceptible to the predatory controlling influences.
These are extremely damaging and misfortunate exploits of human nature. Worse, these exploits are as easy to activate as flipping a light switch for the majority of the population - and they are currently being employed to their maximum known extent.
Brilliantly said. I wish I could write like that. I've been trying to get that message out for most of my life. To deaf ears. I'm convinced that most people want to be coddled anymore. They don't want to be free. If I dare to mention any truth going on I'm told I'm "negative". When I've told people that their liberty is up to themselves and not up to a huge corrupt government, I'm told that I'm a "Trump Hater". Haha. When I try to explain I hate *all* of these monsters and all evil, bloated, war-mongering government on the planet I'm told I'm a "conspiracy theorist." Oh well. I just continue to live the freest life I can live, even when it is uncomfortable and/or scary. I believe that most of us who are living as free as we can can only set the example because most of the public anymore just can't grasp the concept that they don't need a king to have a good life. It's astonishing to me that people just don't get it. I never thought I'd see a time in my life where people were afraid to be free. And that's kind of where we are at. It takes courage to be free and I think we've gone way past the expiration date on courage in America.
Don't despair. My college aged kids have endured my silent statements of fact for a decade. Youngest now openly pushes back. Once, I said to him, "You probably think I'm crazy." His reply? "No. I think you're so smart you twist what you read into your belief system." I laughed at that, then added: "I was once smart like you, believed all the idealistic things I was exposed to. Life experiences and facts that drove the outcomes taught me the error of my ways. You believe in ideals, just like I did. But men and organizations work with a more sinister code of conduct. You either learn the code and adapt, or you're betrayed and abused by it. Choose wisely."
A few weeks later, independent of that conversation, daughter relayed something to me that really helped. She was playing a board game with friends, and was asked two questions. First, if she were stranded on a deserted island and could chose only one person to be there, who would it be? Second, if she were under attack by a gang or riot and could chose only one person to help, who would you choose?
Without hesitation, she chose me for both answers.
THEY ARE LISTENING, LEARNING, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT SHOWING IT.
I don't look like anything imposing or intimidating or macho outdoor survivalist. But I am smart, and I NEVER quit learning to DO things... fix everything, make many things, grow food (very poorly at first), and LEARN-LEARN-LEARN. For a decade now, I've been learning about the nefarious crap our gov't does and preparing for self-reliance. And they've been watching, listening. They know more than you think.
Politics IS an illusion. Some insiders even write about it ("Deep State" by Mike Lofgren, 2016 comes to mind. Lofgren, a career REPUBLICAN staffer on Capitol Hill, for some "bigger than average" Senators and Congressmen). He saw "how the sausage is made". Lofgren notes that on the things that matter, both parties are invested in the status quo and their "sponsors". America is a largely controlled society with the veneer of a "constitutional republic". He notes several examples, including health care and the Middle East, both controlled by powerful lobbies which promote policies (and Congress legislates accordingly) that are OPPOSED by a majority of Americans.
A lot of it has to do with the relatively very high (relative to America's level of affluence) level of ignorance among Americans. Public education has completely failed for many people. Most schools have failed to develop the vast majority of young Americans to their full potential--and a big factor is many American kids come from broken homes (or "non-conventional familis), or when they don't, American parents are too busy with BS to get their kids in the mindset that school is important. They offload their kids to schools that look like prisons, to baby sit them.
In "Bowling Alone" by Robert Putnam (circa 2005, by Putnam, a liberal Ivy League professor, who in this very book, with HIS research, shreds many liberal illusions) referenced a study that showed the average US high school graduate from 1948 was more proficient in math, basic science, English, and history than the average US college graduate 50 years later.
One example: despite the lies of the US government ("victory is around the corner!") and the pro-US media coverage of the Vietnam war until the Tet Offensive, in the mid-1960s millions of Americans were opposing the war. Today, a plurality of the public went along with COVID and the vaccine, hardly anyone protested the US role in Ukraine, and Americans who protest US policy in Palestine are deplatformed or fired.
Today's twenty-somethings are more adept at using TikTok, Facebook, and smartphone than those of the 1990s in Putnam's book, so we should be OK.
And mobs are composed of individuals under that influence, seeking equilibrium at the lowest common denominator. The covid psyops being a supremely successful example of the phenomenon.
basically, 95% of political discourse is emotional, not rational.
this is why really smart people can get online and post the most idiotic takes that won’t hold up to an ounce of scrutiny. and the powers that be know this. at some level, the recent drone swarm and double terrorist attacks on New Years are an aspect of this. it’s all fear, emotion and distraction. these incidents are being used to distract us and manipulate us to some unseen end.
If the President can grant a pardon, why can’t a president revoke a pardon? I looked through article 2 and couldn’t find anything that said he couldn’t. Seems legit.
You beat me to it. One (the former) says yay, the next (the current) says nay. Preemptive pardons sound like bullshit to me anyway. As Jim said, that implies presumption of guilt in the first place.
My guess is preemptive pardons will be ruled unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court. I think the congressional medal given to Liz Cheney is a compromise between a pardon and doing nothing to protect her. The GOP should call their bluff and go after Cheney for her treasonous acts.
Apparently, once they are delivered (considered completed) pardons are irrevocable. If Biden issues a slew of pardons on J20, Trump can cancel any that have not been delivered. I imagine such would force SCOTUS into the mix.
I didn’t see the words irrevocable in the constitution. The forefathers assumed gentlemen would keep their word. And I doubt they expected scoundrels to ever be chosen by the people.
Plus--I'm back to Hunter Biden's pardon here--the 'precedents' for such a pardon covering a carte blanche decade are non-existent. Someone mentioned the pardon for confederates at the end of the Civil War, but in my opinion, that is entirely different. We are coming to the point where pardons need to be checked, constitutionally challenged and (unfortunately?) defined by the SC.
Pardons are for crimes committed and prosecuted successfully. The president does not have the power to grant immunity against future criminal charges. If "Biden" tries to pull this off, it needs to be challenged in the courts. If it's not, it's a sure sign Trump's AG/DOJ is still compromised, wishing to keep the corrupt and criminal DC "aristocracy" intact and unaccountable.
And heads’ up all family herein who like me, are on the edges of society—rural and deep woodsy. Our little Hometown bank was hit by 2 Venezuelan aliens and their nice shiny ATM hacking device. They hit several other towns prior to ours. Now arrested but so what…they made it here.
Our immigration problem didn't begin with Biden. The Tribe worked for decades to open our borders to the 3rd World and finally succeeded. Legal immigration that made us a multicultural society lacking the social capital to keep them in check.
Now Trump plans to do more of the same with a massive Indian influx.
The Venezuelans were an especially nasty special delivery. They and untouchables from other shit holes were flown in to targeted areas.
Even before Ted Kennedy's treasonous act, we were being inundated with eastern European (mostly Jewish) intellectuals who flooded our institutions and academies on a mission to pave their Gramscian long road.
Average people - even psychotic ones - don't generally commit terrorist acts. In fact, until the late 1960s, there really were no mass shootings to speak of, and of course no "terrorist attacks" (complete with manifestos, conveniently provided). What explains all of this is the CIA's agenda, from the post-war times until now. Which is why I ignore all terrorist attacks and just hope I'm never in the line of fire. The Woke Jacobins will constantly blame the availability of guns and the need for support for the insane, as if one can predict what an insane person will do at any given time (hello, Minority Report!).
It's unconscionable what the lettered agencies have been up to and what they have managed to do in order to maintain control by terror and fear. I don't want to go too much into it, but I think most here are familiar with MKUltra brainwashing (the movie "Manchurian Candidate" was a good one for predictive programming, indeed). If not, Wikipedia has an entry on it - because the CIA wants you to believe that they did a whoopsie, and they won't do it again. This isn't true. There are many levels of it. They used the same tactics on the public at large during the covid19 scam.
In any case, years ago when I was first reading in-depth about MKUltra and its uses (two popular examples are Ted Kazinsky (Unibomber) and Ted Bundy), I discovered that at any given time there are 30K (approximately) MKUltra victims just in the US ready to "go off" - and they are programmed and deployed by handlers. There is no need for the PTB to worry about whether one of these MKUltra human weapons are caught or killed. If they aren't killed, no one listens to anything they say, anyway, so there's no danger to the programmers.
This explains why so many of the official stories behind these terrorist acts fold under the least bit of scrutiny, and why if you do dig beneath the official story, you'll be labeled as a paranoid tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorist.
The CIA also coined that term as I think most here also know.
Regular people - even those pushed to the brink - don't tend to commit these kinds of acts. Sure, they might murder someone in a fit of pique when drunk, etc. But even that's rare if you look at the stats. No, it takes a particularly screwed up mind in order to commit one of these attacks, and I can almost guarantee it that they have some connection to mind control of some sort.
That the attacks have also rise in in sync with the internet also gives us a clue. Really easy to program people electronically rather than in person.
Tulsa race riots? Seriously? 🫤. It wasn’t a massacre and everyone over the age of 50 knows that. The MSM started calling it that to serve their idiotic woke racist mantra about 10 years ago. Prior to that is was known as a riot. Pure and simple. Two groups of people who didn’t care much for each other started shooting in a little town called Tulsa in Indian Territory otherwise known as Oklahoma.
Yes, seriously. I am well aware of the oft rewritten "history" regarding the carnage in Tulsa, 1921. It was cited as a counter to the, "terrorism never happened before I was born" refrain. I could have mentioned Vlad the Impaler or maybe the infamous Irgun and Lehi groups.
The truth is that mass murder [by one or many] is older than history itself. Only the means [and the reporting] have changed with the times.... And, one side will record it as the ultimate sacrifice while the other as a most heinous act. We all know who [re]writes the history.
“The truth is that mass murder [by one or many] is older than history itself. Only the means [and the reporting] have changed with the times.... And, one side will record it as the ultimate sacrifice while the other as a most heinous act. We all know who [re]writes the history. “On that I can agree. And 5 people in a family is killed and now it’s a massacre. It’s all relative
I’m surely being utterly naive but one would think that anything FJB has done in office since his debate performance & “dropping out” of the presidential race would automatically nullify ANYTHING he’s done since, considering that even the lame street media is now admitting he’s mentally & physically toast.
Same theory that minors have to reach a certain age of majority to drive, vote, drink, join the military, etc…UNLESS (& without parental consent) that minor wants to “transition” at age 5, have an abortion at age 12 or “consent” to sex with an adult at any age.
"And there is no shortage of jihadis and maniacs at large in our land, thanks to “Joe Biden” and Alejandro Mayorkas"
In case you haven't noticed, the two attacks were undertaken by US citizens, very well trained in arms. No need to look outside your country, when you breed terrorism at home.
What we the public will have a hard time discerning is how much of the chaos
(and Mr. Kunstler does a very good job of laying out many of the ways our fragile, sophisticated society can be compromised, pretty gutsy of him, I must say.)
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is going to be carried out by nefarious actors in the employ of foreign countries which the US has been attacking or pressuring, and how much of it emanates from lone wolves. IMO, some "lone wolves" will actually be lone wolves, and some will be "Manchurian candidate". And who is to say the CIA or DoD don't have similar types overseas? How about the weapons labs in Ukraine? Or reports of Assad being poisoned in Moscow?
For America 1946-63 was a good run for most. Summertime. 1963-73 was autumn 1981-2000 was a shadow run, but in hindsight, it WAS a good run for quite a few (but also, the American dream slammed closed for millions) Indian Summer. 2017-19 was an unseasonably warm winter spell. 2022 forward is winter, very cold and snowy, with more and bigger blizzards coming. Buckle up, it's gonna be a bumpy ride (not because Trump is taking over, but because it is like January 1939 in the world).
Agreed. What is there that is convincing these shooters to act. Did ISIS turn on a switch in Houston? A couple of questions.
What would convert a Muslim to go on a suicide mission to kill as many people as he could? What was in his life to crack his “normal ness” and make him a killer? I would definitely wonder about his dialogues prior to the election and who he voted for, if he did. Same with the Las Vegas guy, a definite suicide. This guy seems to be an idiot, getting a bunch of weird incendiaries together to make a half assed explosion. It is not lost on me that he used a cybertruck full of New Years fireworks to damage the Trump Tower. An active hard core military type? If you are going to go out, go out with a flash bang.
And we have an NSA to detect terror messages on the net, right? How come we find out about all these atrocities after the fact. I do not understand and may be dumb, bit it seems to me that with its track record, the NSA is a very, very poor investment. If it uses AI to distinguish threats, the AI sucks. Or is being ignored, and that opens up another can of worms.
Media-wise, the last three days is a perfect example of the inane ness of the media. 24 hour coverage of the event, full of bullshit artists that do not have a clue what they are talking about. if they did, the problems would be solved. Their track record proves that they do not have a clue what to do. Take a hint, when your tools wiggle that there is a problem, look into it.
But it is much more difficult when the tools of detection are operated by the perpetrators of the deeds. The ZOG has gotten very proficient , albeit sloppy at these (mostly) false flag attacks...
PM. Terrorism is terrorism. There are many within our military who for whatever reason are vulnerable to ideological conversion. It remains that these United States are swamped with very capable, motivated and trained killers. They do not want your stuff. Hostage-taking is too cumbersome and messy. They want your blood. Sad that so many Americans will realize that after it's too late. These "newcomers" are here and will execute on command. All the tools they need are close by. These "new neighbors" of ours will see you and call you and raise you. And THAT does not include the cartels broad reach as well ! My state has seen Zuelans, Durans, Guats, and Chinese lazily and nonchalantly infiltrate local neighborhoods. A dozen to a rental house. Just have to open your eyes.
PS. Saw my first all white blackened windows unmarked motor coach just off the freeway come into town. Back in Oct. Kick myself for not following it to destination. We have over 250 churches of all kinds in my county. Christians are so gullible in these matters. Arm up.
One Indian tech exec fired a thousand White Americans at Christmas, already having Indian H1bs to replace them. At Christmas. Meditate on the utter malice, what to speak of the ethnic favoritism.
If Indians are so incredibly enriching to a technocratic society, why doesn't China just outbid us and take 50 million a year? Shouldn't China, Russia, Germany, etc. be fighting us over who gets to import these extraordinarily valuable resources?
Yeah. Does it point to the state of the “national IQ” in this country right now? The Dems have won, making the USA a bunch of dumb shits dependent on the Feds. I wonder, how many Americans are working in BRICS+ right now?
But both terrorist are American born, and army soldiers some news say from same army base,one is active green beret, and he is white. Non are illegal immigrants. Biden open border is a dysaster , but don’t use these attacks because it feeds the other side calling us conspiracy theorist nuts.
I agree with this. All I can do to prepare is to do what I have done: Live 40 miles away from a major city, ignore a city for anything, have dogs, food, and ammo. The community I live in are of the same mind with a few 'blue hairs' sprinkled in.
I find myself at a crossroads. The ascension of Trump provides me, perhaps, with an opportunity that, had Trump been otherwise, I would not recognize. I have assets that, if liquidated in an orderly fashion, might, after taxes, break seven figures. I am a relatively healthy 78, no heirs, no obligations, no debts. The 100+ acreage I own on the Inner coastal range of Oregon ensures that I will not be impacted by the outrages soon to come. I have the largest machine shop in the county, and a good well, and 90+ producing fruit trees of all types suitable for the area. I am 20+ minutes driving at 40 mph from any small town. I have built this place for the obvious troubles that will eventually fall upon us all.
My question? Should I sell out, move to Reno, rent a furnished apartment, and spend the remainder of my days wallowing in the fleshpots of the area? They have a good library, several venues that spread poker games of various sizes, and some decent food at restaurants in the Casinos and otherwise. I am not a problem gambler...poker only, and I usually play at a break even level, at least. Sooo, what to do? I have been responsible all my life, and this would hardly qualify as responsible.
Hunker down for the remainder of my days, or Hookers and Blow (only without the hookers and blow)?
Do you have a loyal and reliable crew to help you defend all that acreage and ideally turn it over to when you're gone? That should be your priority. Get that and stay where you are.
Does the Reno lifestyle even appeal to you? If so, that would likely be less headache, but even so... You can't take it with you into the hereafter either way.
As renowned mythologist Joseph Campbell was famous for saying: “Follow your bliss. If you do follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while waiting for you, and the life you ought to be living is the one you are living”
Oh, and as a practical matter, suppose you do convert all those hard assets to soon to be worthless $US cash and then the usual suspects crash the economy and convert everything to CBDC for pennies on the dollar, and there you are stuck in Reno with a bunch of other losers. Where are you then? Easy decision to make, I think.
90+ producing fruit trees of all types!! Sounds like a little piece of heaven. It could be transformed into a therapy ranch where people could come to help take care of the land and the fruit trees and everything and get away from the stressors of life. The scary thing is that someone could try to develop it into a parking lot or like a gross series of bargain hunting strip malls.
You're so crazy Ron lol. I looked up that highest and best use definition and it says that "It does not take into account social or historical value, or non-financial benefits like open space." So you may have to make some tweaks to please the county land and historic preservation committee. I'm the committee chair lol :-). Yep! I'm here so its a good New Year lol. <3
You're bringing up a tray of food and drink that's getting cold/warm to Lugh's condo. The cafe-patio-to-balcony pulley system isn't working. The cafe is a cooperative, everyone is staff. Get off the internet and back to work. I'll take the envelope now, Ron, thanks... What's in it? While you're here, could you take a look at Lugh's building's pulley system, please?
Stay where you are and bring "Reno" to you. This sort of follows a business model that's been rattling around in my head. You're handy, build a three-story structure, maybe 50 x 50.
Now, where do strippers get "all over" tans? Probably tanning salons, right? But that gets expensive. The flat rooftop of the building is designed as a "sundeck" for strippers - a perimeter wall, so people can't peek in (freely), you know, if they climbed adjacent trees - pesky perverts.
The actual third floor is living quarters for the strippers, sort of dormitory-style or like a hostel. They can hang out up there, when they're not tanning or "working".
The actual second floor is a poker parlor, outfitted with tables and maybe some video poker machines, but they're so impersonal. Camaraderie and social interaction are just as important as the game, I think.
The actual ground floor is your living quarters, arranged however you like. The only design constraint is that your personal master bedroom has to layout beneath the pole.
Dammit, I almost forgot. All vertical access going up and down for poker patrons, is by an interior set of stairs. but the vertical means of access coming down for the strippers, is by a 3-1/2 story brass pole, that starts at the rooftop sundeck and bottoms out in your bedroom.
Are you picturing this? In the poker parlor, there is a fire alarm, and when someone pulls it, all the strippers tanning on the rooftop sundeck and in their rooms, run and slide down the brass pole.
There's an indicator telling them which floor the fire is on - either the second-floor poker parlor, in which case they all pile off there, and start dancing for the poker patrons, or the ground floor, in which case, they slide all the way down, and all pile off in your bedroom.
Now here's the innovative part - call it unconventional if you want. At the turn off from your main road - a 1/4 mile if I remember, build a small building, maybe 25 x 25, single-story, outfitted with 10 video monitors and rent drones, by the hour.
The drone rental patrons, on lower budgets - the poker parlor beyond their means - rent drones and buzz the naked strippers on the rooftop sundeck, dropping dollar bills to their favorites.
I have to admit, during the hysteria of Covid, while everyone else was freaking out, and the capricious definitions of essential businesses (strip joints, being one, but for some reason, not recognized as such) I tried to think of a way strippers could still make money, guys could still enjoy their talents, all while complying with the "social distancing" foolishness.
So, the genius of drone-dropping dollar bills to strippers on rooftop sundecks was born.
The revenue streams are thus. The poker parlor is self-supporting, because the house always wins. The meager winnings from the patrons, goes to the strippers during second floor "fires", so they can pay you rent on their third-floor accommodations. Finally, the drone rentals are additional passive income.
There you go. You can do this E! You're already a legend, but if you develop this visionary model, you'll go down in history. It's sort of mash up of Hefner's hedonism, Musk's visionary talents and some Meyer Lansky mixed in.
Joy in life entails two elements: Peace of environment, and peace of mind.
It sounds to me, that if you had your freedom, you would be knocking on the door of nirvana. Have you considered a life estate?
Build a caretaker dwelling on your property (or a house for the new owners), positioned in such a manner that the new owners would oversee (and perhaps maintain), and provide security for your dwelling by default. Then, whenever you got the bug, you could fly the coop on a moments notice.
I would think that there ought to be a couple of childhood sweethearts, around 60 years old, a machinist, who would be ready to ditch the rat race and embrace the country life. Make sure that they are on the same frequency, politically and otherwise, essentially family that you could live with, where you could establish a variety of tag team "milk runs". Paint the picture of an apprenticeship program where over a years time you teach them your routines for managing the place and business, so that you provide them with a good foundation to make a go of it.
If money for the buyer is an issue, perhaps you could sell-off the timber and orchard acreage (and do a similar apprenticeship program for each of those if you had an interest).
If you go this route, let me know how you find your target.
Thank you for your post. Unfortunately, age weighs heavily on my options. I do not dwell on death, but recognize it as a close neighbor. I do not feel that there is enough time and energy for the various options you outline. Three years ago I built a small residence on the property, and was actively repairing diesel tractors, etc., which were purchased as projects. I currently still have dozens of projects, but no desire to finish them. Zero.
The last two years I have committed unheard of indulgences...just sitting on my ass, reading at least one book a week, watching YouTube documentaries, playing internet poker, and cooking. This is not a depression, but rather a recognized choice that I never chose when younger.
My life was defined by work and creativity...I retired from business when I was 39...and then went to work. Built two houses. Indulged in many avocations, mostly productive...the scope of these activities I cannot begin to account. Whatever I wanted to do I did, and I wanted to do it all. I still marvel at my audacity to tackle complex projects...successfully. It was always upward and forward, until my son died, and I realized that all the work would eventually go to someone I could care less about. I am not whining, not a victim, but rather hold a pragmatic understanding of my situation.
The question of change only arises as a result of Trump's victory, and perhaps a positive change in our society...probably a false hope. If the Marxist Globalists won, there would not even be a question of a change of personal direction. I spent my years building for that eventuality...
I've paid for the ticket, and now will take the ride....
After my wife was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer of the liver she gave up all physical activity, and in short order she no longer had the strength to stand without assistance.
If this is anywhere near the case, then you need to get your "big black ass" out there and tackle one of those diesels. Pick a simple easy one, so that you get that spark that keeps life alive.
The Globalists wear two faces, Capitalist and Marxist. One is real, one is not, or rather, a lesser identity for dealing with the masses who will own nothing and be happy.
I am hopeful that a Trump administration can implement radical positive change, that essentially drains the swamp, and points the US back in the direction of fiscal responsibility, but I foresee difficult times ahead, no matter his level of success.
It sounds like you don't anticipate significant problems in the next 4 years.
Armstrong posts the following. Do you care to share your thoughts on how things will play-out over the next 4 years?
"However, the election of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has exacerbated the situation, making it increasingly bitter, violent, or unpleasant – hence the peso’s rocky ride. In addition to this frustration, there are fresh tariff threats against Mexico, which sends around 80% of its exports to its northern neighbor. I oppose this because it will create an economic depression outside the USA, which is dangerous for the world economy and would drag the United States down, as what took place with the Great Depression.
Many emerging markets issued their debt in US dollars to raise money in NYC. As the dollar rises, these emerging markets will suffer major currency losses on top of an economic depression, which will only come back to haunt the world economy, including the USA. Whoever Trump is listening to has clearly no international experience or expertise in this field."
My situation is not one of loneliness, but rather to remain cautious, or roll the dice hoping for satisfaction in what would become a dissolute lifestyle. ABSOLUTELY no interest in a new mate.
My wife's dad had a saying to describe the "it rains 80-100 inches a year"- "If its wet outside, that means its raining, and if its dry outside, that means its going to rain.".
Hang in there, in 4 months things will be looking better.
Or, have Lugh come and babysit the place while you bug-out for the winter. Winter is the best season for hunting big foot.
Try this to avoid snap decisions you will regret later.
Is Reno a passion? Does the carefree urban lifestyle appeal to you right now? Now imagine how long that feeling will last, imagine your feelings six months after the move, a year?
Trial period? Lock up Oregon and Airbnb a place in Reno for three months. How long do you think you will last?
Change your current situation. Too much responsibility? Subdivide and sell off part of your 100 acres, to people you know and can trust to be good neighbors. I can relate, I am 77 and want less and less responsibility. Think ten years from now, you will want no part of 100 acres.
If you want a lifestyle change, why not into the sun belt, no more cold and snow? Las Vegas?
Reno. Made dozens and dozens of trips to Reno when it was vibrant. Now it is something of a shit hole, but still blue collar. Never liked Vegas. No snow here, but it rains 80-100 inches a year. There is always a winter depression, and I recognize it. Hate the heat, still prefer cool weather. Responsibility is not burdensome. I understand the false appeal of Reno as an escape from my boredom. Yet, I continue to mull it over. My worldview hasn't changed, so no snap decisions, unless I become addled.
Why not leave it to me in your will? I will use it as a base to pursue Bigfoot. Recently two Bigfoot seekers died in Western Oregon or Washington, supposedly of exposure. Who is to say they weren't murdered by the Beast? Have you had any experiences? Heard their uncanny howling?
Plan B. Why not take an apprentice and teach him your the use of your machines. Did you teach your son? Or did he have no interest?
Can you recommend a book or website on the art of poker?
Anent our discussion last week: It is said that to the elderly, life begins to take on a dream like quality, at least for some. Maybe this is what you experiencing. Or could it be too much isolation?
Plan C: Just take a break every winter. Go to Reno for a few weeks to play poker. Maybe find a nice hooker who gives the "girlfriend experience". An illusion? What isn't? How many of them really ever love us more than our cats or dogs. As long as they purr and wag their tails, right?
Will the place be safe with you gone? Do you have a neighbor you trust?
I thank you for your considered comments. My situation currently, and in the foreseeable future is that I am entirely alone, save for a neighbor across the river, whom I've known for 35+years...I would not be comfortable leaving the place vacant. My son was a trained journeyman machinist/welder...the shop was legacy, as was the orchard, and the 80+ acres of second growth timber. I do not suffer when alone, I am not lonely. The mental exercise I am experiencing, is the result of...boredom.
I spent 30+ years withdrawing from our culture and humanity in general. Our county has little in the way of cultural diversity. Living 20 minutes driving time from the nearest quart of milk means that it takes a lot of effort for criminals to "crim". I am self-sufficient beyond most expectations.
I garden, maintain the orchard and vineyard, and can maintain all facets of the home repair, as I built the house myself with one hired carpenter.
I feel that the issues in our country will be considerable, but I also feel that my lifestyle would not be impacted nearly as much as others, if at all. I have peace of mind.
The problem is one of age. In 6 months I will be 79, and then onto a Lincolnesque four score. I have lost interest in maintaining the property, and do not have an income that would allow me to hire another to do so...I always did everything myself in any case, so probably would not hire anyone if the income provided. Selling out has some superficial benefits, but would put me back into the belly of the beast I spent my life avoiding...I will probably remain on the ranch.
Bigfoot? I'd rather put stake into belief in the female orgasm. Big cats in the woods scream. Poker book? "Supersystem" by Doyle Brunson. The book shows the "how" to play, but it takes years to understand the "why".
Have the trees cut for lumber. Use the proceeds to install a state of the art security system. Inform your local sheriff and go on a two week vacation in Reno.
Money is not an issue, and I bought this place 35 years ago as a "stump farm". Had it replanted. Have a security system of sorts in place. Had a Woodmizer, and sold it last year. Little law enforcement patrol in my very remote area and cannot see the house or shop from the road, 1/4-mile driveway through the trees up to the house. I can secure the driveway, no issues.
I am not looking for a vacation or temporary break in my routine...it would serve little purpose.
Oregon is an interesting state geologically speaking.
Pick up a new hobby.
Currently trying to understand aspects of geology to help with my "gold" mining hobby.
Takes up a lot of free time and the best part is geology happened in every corner of the earth so I'm constantly looking at rocks, mountains and deserts trying to figure out what was/is going on.
There are a million hobbies to keep one occupied and entertained.
As I suggested, maybe reduce your local responsibility by shrinking your domain. Sell off parts of your land and make your current domain fit what appeals to you now.
You are sensing the change in “ambition” that aging brings on, follow your heart with this.
As others have suggested, use some of the liquidity you may achieve to spend off-seasons in warmer climes. I lived in Denver 20 years ago and wanted no part of that climate there, any more. I have no desire yet to leave Phoenix, no matter how hot the summers are.
Time for yoga. Lift your arms high into the air then bend over at the waist and grab your ankles.
The vaccine was made in the lab in Wuhan which has been verified repeatedly by multiply expert virologists worldwide. The first Dr to make this claim, publicly, was Brett Weinstein several years ago. As seen by satellite the hospitals in Wuhan were showing massive entries as early as August 2019.
It is now being said that the virus was possibly made off of the HIV virus. There was a blueprint for this virus manipulation made by a Chinese scientist several years ago. It is now being claimed that you only needed to be infected by the virus to have negative outcomes. It appears that the cancer rates that are currently happening could be a greater harbinger then the cardiac effects that have already killed thousand of young people.
Thank you Dr Fauci.
Then the recent "terrorist" attacks occurring appear to be more than screams of desperation.
The Oct 7 incident was extremely unusual. The very first thing that was noticed was how the IDF was unaware of the breeching of the Israeli perimeter for a very time. I saw posts on X from individuals who were retired IDF and they stated it was impossible for this type of breech.
Along with the use of the Hannibal Directive put is place there are many question about the casualties that occurred.
And now last, but not least, is the recognition of the genocide that has been unleashed on the Palestinian People. Why has it been allowed to continue to the point where there is nothing left but a pile of ruble. Are the bulldozers waiting to grind everything that is left so Israel can come in and build developments for Israeli homes?
The world is watching. The world is requesting an end tho these horrors. When this continues to fall on deaf ears it opens the door to these most recent acts of defiance.
It appears that the "blob" would love nothing better for us to get into a war that kill us all.
When Obama went into Syria and bombed the hell out of it the results were millions of immigrants. There could have been no doubt that this movement of people would have a destabilizing effect on the existing cultures. And boy howdy do we see that now.
It is a huge mess. But if you follow the money it is almost laughable. Blackrock would be a big player. You can contact them at: 22 Rothschild Blvd TelAviv-Yafo, Israel.
RE Gaza: Beachfront property, so no mere "homes." Luxury villas and high-end condos and resorts. Trump and his extended family will all be dealt in too, of course. The crowning jewel of the Mediterranean. Only question is will they save a few of the Pali's to serve as minimum wage labor building and then working as wait help for the place after it's done? Talk about rubbing their noses in it!
With heartfelt regret I write this. I have been calling for widespread chaos and destruction during most of the China/cartel Joe treasonous regime. They have worked very hard to destroy our beloved nation and now we are on the precipice with hell below. While not everyone who entered illegally hates the U.S. and wishes us harm, tragically millions who entered to hate us and everything we stand for and have a burning rage for destruction. If you are not locked and loaded and prepared for what is most likely coming, there is no time to waste. It may not save you life, but being prepared increases your changes and may save your love ones. I have been talking about arming, ammo'g up, and training for what was, to me at least, foreseeable and unavoidable. In addition to the jhadis and isis in our midst, there is the ever present danger of antifa and blm to spread death and desruction. As we just saw in New Orleans and even Vegas, a whirlwind of violence is threatening. The present FBI, more properly American Gestapo, will not be coming to our aid else they would have stopped this madness during the Biden criminal administration. They are just another part of a completely corrupt administration and are our real enemies, not our friends or saviors. I will close with another of my long-term expressed thoughts, before you shoot the invades coming at you, first shoot the traitors ready to stab you in the back. Lock and load and pray.
The same incompetence that we have witnessed condemned the Weimar Republic in Germany. Their “solution” was Hitler who spread common sense into Berlin. He created a society and economy that nose thumbed the rest of Europe. The key word is common sense. Was he smarter than the rest of Germany, or Europe itself? Could be. The demise of the Weimar group led to anyone who said, “we are okay, we are the best, we will prevail”. A Corporal out-thinking the German military, and again, the rest of Europe. A failed artist, a man using appeal and ruthlessness to under cut the moderate folks.
If he had just continued his “peaceful” takeover of his surrounding countries, avoided pissing off Churchill then FDR, who knows how far he would have gone. Then the drug induced egomania took over and history ran.
Who is the USA’s recovery “Hitler”, Trump? Musk? Ramaswamy? Corporate America? What is going to break down the power logjam in DC and stop their controlling and destroying everything?
Yes, amen. He defied the Globalists who now terrorize us. Churchill admitted in his memoirs that Germany refused to surrender sovereignty in favor of the nascent global order. In other words, his cause was just.
He revered Great Britain. And wanted to share the world with them. The skulking dog, Churchill, was already indebted to the Globalists and had no choice but to destroy him. As a young idealistic and free man, he would have supported him.
In fact, the first lesson of the Bourbon Street massacre os completely lost on many of Brandon's supporters.
A close relative told me that she is sick and tired of the chaos. I mentioned that the insane open bprders policy means that there will only be more. Her reply? The New Orleans attacker was an Amerivan citizen.
It gets worse.
Over the holidays another close relative asked me what I watch on Youtube.
(This person is 42 years old.)
Me: I watch The Duran, Alexander Mercouris and Alex Christoforou.
The Duran is a good start. CFN is a good start. But if you want to be informed, you need to find a few more alternative media voices.
I've been watching the Duran for almost three years (since the Russian "special military operation"), and I've been here at least five years, maybe more. I can tell you, the Duran has some big blind spots, and so does CFN. I try to do my part to take the blinders off in the comments when I'm up for it.
Tom - how's the new workout routine going? You've started the new diet? Remember, diet to lose weight, and lift weights to gain strength. Body weight bench press is our goal. You can do it! June 30th will be here before you know it. Train hard!
He is trying to enlighten you dear…..kindly think about what he is saying!! He so very enlightened and smart! Can you not hear the sadness in his prognostications?? We must ALL be aware of our surroundings , vigilant !! No matter how SAFE you think you are!
Greetings,
The Biden presidency opens up a can of worms. If he is unfit to run as president; unfit to stand trial for taking and storing classified materials in his garage, how can he be fit enough to issue pardons to people who have not been charged with a crime? You can't have it both ways.
In the past, a disgruntled Pharoh might attempt to eradicate the memory of a previous Pharoh by having his name scratched off of any carving carrying that name. If Biden can be shown to be an illegitimate dementia patient then his doings can be undone to include having a useless DEI hire appointed to the Supreme Court. Brown is an embarrassment and must go.
Apart from all of that, we have drones, orbs, a chemical fog, and what I suspect will be a wave of terror all to continue to look forward to. Interesting times, indeed.
And if he is "unfit", so can any future president be deemed "unfit". There's always a willing alternative medical opinion out there. Slippery slope.
Even Helen Keller would have been able to judge Obiden as incompetent shortly after his taking office, long before the pardons began. Unfortunately, he was not stopped from day one.
That’s exactly why he wasn’t stopped. They needed him for the pardons.
2016, the Democrat machine was saying the same thing about Trump.
But Trump aced his cognitive exam. Joe Biden? He wouldn't dare set himself up for this.
Hardy fucking har har, you can't be serious.
Every mother who has sought a medical exemption for a vaccine injured child knows that another doctor can say "meh, no" to that diagnosis. 🤷
With the right incentive ("that's a nice medical license you've got there, sure wouldn't want trouble keeping it"), a corruptible doctor could cave.
The talk of removal coz "unfit" has been extraordinary, hasn't it?
Any mother of a vaccine injured child, who sought an exemption, but caved when denied that exemption, has absolutely no business being a mother - a mother's first priority is to protect her children at all costs.
Look at the wildlife outside your window there in Idaho. Watch female bears with cubs protect their young. Ever wonder where the nickname "Mama Bear" comes from? To describe a fearless mother protecting her children.
Actually, a smart mother skips the medical exemption and goes straight to the religious exemption. Our bodies are sacred. But that's not really my point. It's been exceptionally rare to talk about "removing" a president because he was "unfit". I don't disagree with Biden's degree of "unfit-ness". But the whole discussion starts us down a slippery slope. I am just encouraging you to be a bit more curious and creative about how the discussion could backfire in the future.
I simply filled out their health cards myself. knowing they were never actually looked at. Of course, that was more than 30 years ago. I suppose it's all managed by computer these days.
Jen - your point is well-taken. Our conversation probably would have evolved to this point, had Mary not gotten into her box-wine so early on a Friday morning, and offered her unsolicited opinion.
Is this condescending attitude serving you well?
It doesn't seem to be.
It's not an attitude, Mary, it's a character trait. Line up 100 people, and my sons are not in the 81 out of 100 that got the kill shot. I take my responsibility as a father seriously. Not up in here, pumpkin.
"Any mother of a vaccine injured child, who sought an exemption, but caved when denied that exemption, has absolutely no business being a mother"
Ron, I would not be so judgmental. Millions of people of lesser means than we were coerced by threats that would mean nothing to you or I.
E - I always appreciate your comments and opinions, but I'm not sure I follow you. The way I see it - just me - is that no matter the relative sacrifice or relative coercion, a mother protects her child - at all costs.
A mother bear fears no tourist, no bison, no male bear, nor a 30-06, 180-grain, in defending her cubs - a threat is a threat.
"Sorry honey, the man denied our exemption request, roll up your sleeve." This surely isn't what you're saying, is it? Please say no. Tell me I've misunderstood you.
Consider exposure to truthiness.
How many people had zero clue these shots were not what they were being told.
I have seen some really good people still believing some really fucked up stuff because they had never been exposed to anything but mainstream narratives and bullshit.
And it's not like you'd need to look to far to find a corruptible doctor.
Well Robert JB CAN have it both ways. He personally is NOT crafting any of those pardon letters and making those arrangements. He does not have to. All he needs to do is execute his signature. Even he can do that part. And to your point, who or what is a Katanji anyway ??? LOL.
Seems like Biden is doing nothing. He has a very ambitious staff and wife!!!
Happy New Year, Nickel, nice to see you back.
You'll dismiss Brown and keep Thomas? Basic grammar is not a requirement of the court?
Come on guys, politics is an illusion. You’re watching a soap opera while America is being sold off from both sides. Take control and stop waiting for a politician to fix your problems for you. They are the cause of them:
The media - both news and entertainment - have now politicized nearly everything in our society as an extremely powerful mechanism of control.
Most people will not act to secure their future, so long as they feel they have an advocate fighting for them in the public or political arenas. This is why Republican vs Democrat equals divide and conquer (we fight amongst ourselves while they decimate our support systems and establish totalitarian control). The human mind is binary. Our thought process can often be boiled down into terms (often ultimatums) of – this or that – and our adversaries understand - very well - the art of this war.
(Instead of you taking control of the system or working to prepare for the worst (growing a garden, digging a well, strengthening your community, gathering supplies, and becoming resilient) you hold out hope for a politician to sweep in and solve your problems for you. There is only one place this lack of action can take us. Power corrupts and Washington DC is as corrupt as they come.)
They know that politicization (pitting us at each other throats regardless of relationship status - neighbor, co-worker, friend, family) is so effective at manipulating us because most emotionally connect their personal belief system to the belief system of their political party, and so then any attack on their party – legitimate or otherwise – is interpreted by their brain as an attack on themselves. Reason and logic then jump out the nearest window as raw emotion takes the helm, thus making them even more susceptible to the predatory controlling influences.
These are extremely damaging and misfortunate exploits of human nature. Worse, these exploits are as easy to activate as flipping a light switch for the majority of the population - and they are currently being employed to their maximum known extent.
Excerpt from https://tritorch.com/folly
Brilliantly said. I wish I could write like that. I've been trying to get that message out for most of my life. To deaf ears. I'm convinced that most people want to be coddled anymore. They don't want to be free. If I dare to mention any truth going on I'm told I'm "negative". When I've told people that their liberty is up to themselves and not up to a huge corrupt government, I'm told that I'm a "Trump Hater". Haha. When I try to explain I hate *all* of these monsters and all evil, bloated, war-mongering government on the planet I'm told I'm a "conspiracy theorist." Oh well. I just continue to live the freest life I can live, even when it is uncomfortable and/or scary. I believe that most of us who are living as free as we can can only set the example because most of the public anymore just can't grasp the concept that they don't need a king to have a good life. It's astonishing to me that people just don't get it. I never thought I'd see a time in my life where people were afraid to be free. And that's kind of where we are at. It takes courage to be free and I think we've gone way past the expiration date on courage in America.
Don't despair. My college aged kids have endured my silent statements of fact for a decade. Youngest now openly pushes back. Once, I said to him, "You probably think I'm crazy." His reply? "No. I think you're so smart you twist what you read into your belief system." I laughed at that, then added: "I was once smart like you, believed all the idealistic things I was exposed to. Life experiences and facts that drove the outcomes taught me the error of my ways. You believe in ideals, just like I did. But men and organizations work with a more sinister code of conduct. You either learn the code and adapt, or you're betrayed and abused by it. Choose wisely."
A few weeks later, independent of that conversation, daughter relayed something to me that really helped. She was playing a board game with friends, and was asked two questions. First, if she were stranded on a deserted island and could chose only one person to be there, who would it be? Second, if she were under attack by a gang or riot and could chose only one person to help, who would you choose?
Without hesitation, she chose me for both answers.
THEY ARE LISTENING, LEARNING, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT SHOWING IT.
I don't look like anything imposing or intimidating or macho outdoor survivalist. But I am smart, and I NEVER quit learning to DO things... fix everything, make many things, grow food (very poorly at first), and LEARN-LEARN-LEARN. For a decade now, I've been learning about the nefarious crap our gov't does and preparing for self-reliance. And they've been watching, listening. They know more than you think.
Politics IS an illusion. Some insiders even write about it ("Deep State" by Mike Lofgren, 2016 comes to mind. Lofgren, a career REPUBLICAN staffer on Capitol Hill, for some "bigger than average" Senators and Congressmen). He saw "how the sausage is made". Lofgren notes that on the things that matter, both parties are invested in the status quo and their "sponsors". America is a largely controlled society with the veneer of a "constitutional republic". He notes several examples, including health care and the Middle East, both controlled by powerful lobbies which promote policies (and Congress legislates accordingly) that are OPPOSED by a majority of Americans.
A lot of it has to do with the relatively very high (relative to America's level of affluence) level of ignorance among Americans. Public education has completely failed for many people. Most schools have failed to develop the vast majority of young Americans to their full potential--and a big factor is many American kids come from broken homes (or "non-conventional familis), or when they don't, American parents are too busy with BS to get their kids in the mindset that school is important. They offload their kids to schools that look like prisons, to baby sit them.
In "Bowling Alone" by Robert Putnam (circa 2005, by Putnam, a liberal Ivy League professor, who in this very book, with HIS research, shreds many liberal illusions) referenced a study that showed the average US high school graduate from 1948 was more proficient in math, basic science, English, and history than the average US college graduate 50 years later.
One example: despite the lies of the US government ("victory is around the corner!") and the pro-US media coverage of the Vietnam war until the Tet Offensive, in the mid-1960s millions of Americans were opposing the war. Today, a plurality of the public went along with COVID and the vaccine, hardly anyone protested the US role in Ukraine, and Americans who protest US policy in Palestine are deplatformed or fired.
Today's twenty-somethings are more adept at using TikTok, Facebook, and smartphone than those of the 1990s in Putnam's book, so we should be OK.
"A lot of it has to do with the relatively very high (relative to America's level of affluence) level of ignorance among Americans." ~ SocratesDetroit
Contrast that with ...
What do Russians want in 2025? | BBC News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc_4jOUrJgs&t=1s
Mob psychology at work.
And mobs are composed of individuals under that influence, seeking equilibrium at the lowest common denominator. The covid psyops being a supremely successful example of the phenomenon.
Planet of the Chimps, Part 1.
"Election Day 1948" 10/30/48 cover of the Saturday Evening Post.
https://www.parkwestgallery.com/election-day-tribute-to-norman-rockwell/
Same shit, different era.
basically, 95% of political discourse is emotional, not rational.
this is why really smart people can get online and post the most idiotic takes that won’t hold up to an ounce of scrutiny. and the powers that be know this. at some level, the recent drone swarm and double terrorist attacks on New Years are an aspect of this. it’s all fear, emotion and distraction. these incidents are being used to distract us and manipulate us to some unseen end.
what that end is more inscrutable…
If the President can grant a pardon, why can’t a president revoke a pardon? I looked through article 2 and couldn’t find anything that said he couldn’t. Seems legit.
You beat me to it. One (the former) says yay, the next (the current) says nay. Preemptive pardons sound like bullshit to me anyway. As Jim said, that implies presumption of guilt in the first place.
My guess is preemptive pardons will be ruled unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court. I think the congressional medal given to Liz Cheney is a compromise between a pardon and doing nothing to protect her. The GOP should call their bluff and go after Cheney for her treasonous acts.
Absolutely! I’d gladly put her handcuffs on!!
I would gladly be part of her firing squad when found guilty.
Exactly so.
Apparently, once they are delivered (considered completed) pardons are irrevocable. If Biden issues a slew of pardons on J20, Trump can cancel any that have not been delivered. I imagine such would force SCOTUS into the mix.
I didn’t see the words irrevocable in the constitution. The forefathers assumed gentlemen would keep their word. And I doubt they expected scoundrels to ever be chosen by the people.
Plus--I'm back to Hunter Biden's pardon here--the 'precedents' for such a pardon covering a carte blanche decade are non-existent. Someone mentioned the pardon for confederates at the end of the Civil War, but in my opinion, that is entirely different. We are coming to the point where pardons need to be checked, constitutionally challenged and (unfortunately?) defined by the SC.
SCOTUS SHOULD be in the mix on this one. Presidential pardons in general are problematic.
Yes. I see no other path forward after the Hunter Biden pardon for a decade of crimes, some still pending.
Pardons are for crimes committed and prosecuted successfully. The president does not have the power to grant immunity against future criminal charges. If "Biden" tries to pull this off, it needs to be challenged in the courts. If it's not, it's a sure sign Trump's AG/DOJ is still compromised, wishing to keep the corrupt and criminal DC "aristocracy" intact and unaccountable.
Yes. This has to happen, I agree.
And heads’ up all family herein who like me, are on the edges of society—rural and deep woodsy. Our little Hometown bank was hit by 2 Venezuelan aliens and their nice shiny ATM hacking device. They hit several other towns prior to ours. Now arrested but so what…they made it here.
Our immigration problem didn't begin with Biden. The Tribe worked for decades to open our borders to the 3rd World and finally succeeded. Legal immigration that made us a multicultural society lacking the social capital to keep them in check.
Now Trump plans to do more of the same with a massive Indian influx.
The Venezuelans were an especially nasty special delivery. They and untouchables from other shit holes were flown in to targeted areas.
Even before Ted Kennedy's treasonous act, we were being inundated with eastern European (mostly Jewish) intellectuals who flooded our institutions and academies on a mission to pave their Gramscian long road.
This is what Germany realized in the 30's: their institutions had been captured by the "name stealers" who had their own agendas.
Per Myorkas the Boarders are Secure!
Average people - even psychotic ones - don't generally commit terrorist acts. In fact, until the late 1960s, there really were no mass shootings to speak of, and of course no "terrorist attacks" (complete with manifestos, conveniently provided). What explains all of this is the CIA's agenda, from the post-war times until now. Which is why I ignore all terrorist attacks and just hope I'm never in the line of fire. The Woke Jacobins will constantly blame the availability of guns and the need for support for the insane, as if one can predict what an insane person will do at any given time (hello, Minority Report!).
It's unconscionable what the lettered agencies have been up to and what they have managed to do in order to maintain control by terror and fear. I don't want to go too much into it, but I think most here are familiar with MKUltra brainwashing (the movie "Manchurian Candidate" was a good one for predictive programming, indeed). If not, Wikipedia has an entry on it - because the CIA wants you to believe that they did a whoopsie, and they won't do it again. This isn't true. There are many levels of it. They used the same tactics on the public at large during the covid19 scam.
In any case, years ago when I was first reading in-depth about MKUltra and its uses (two popular examples are Ted Kazinsky (Unibomber) and Ted Bundy), I discovered that at any given time there are 30K (approximately) MKUltra victims just in the US ready to "go off" - and they are programmed and deployed by handlers. There is no need for the PTB to worry about whether one of these MKUltra human weapons are caught or killed. If they aren't killed, no one listens to anything they say, anyway, so there's no danger to the programmers.
This explains why so many of the official stories behind these terrorist acts fold under the least bit of scrutiny, and why if you do dig beneath the official story, you'll be labeled as a paranoid tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorist.
The CIA also coined that term as I think most here also know.
Regular people - even those pushed to the brink - don't tend to commit these kinds of acts. Sure, they might murder someone in a fit of pique when drunk, etc. But even that's rare if you look at the stats. No, it takes a particularly screwed up mind in order to commit one of these attacks, and I can almost guarantee it that they have some connection to mind control of some sort.
That the attacks have also rise in in sync with the internet also gives us a clue. Really easy to program people electronically rather than in person.
I've suspected that the kid who shot Trump may have had a handler, but have no evidence.
He probably did. He was seen in a Blackrock commercial a few years before the shooting. That's a bit too much coinkydink for me.
Is this MaryQueen from JHK's old site?
The Woke are mind controlled, aren't they?
Social engineering
100%
"Average people - even psychotic ones - don't generally commit terrorist acts. ...In fact, until the late 1960s ... no "terrorist attacks" ..."
Read more:
https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/40692
How many mass shootings and terrorist attacks were there in the United States before 1966?
Here's a couple that come to mind:
Tulsa Race Riots 1921
Bath School Bombing 1927
While the source sux... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_massacres_in_the_United_States
Tulsa race riots? Seriously? 🫤. It wasn’t a massacre and everyone over the age of 50 knows that. The MSM started calling it that to serve their idiotic woke racist mantra about 10 years ago. Prior to that is was known as a riot. Pure and simple. Two groups of people who didn’t care much for each other started shooting in a little town called Tulsa in Indian Territory otherwise known as Oklahoma.
Yes, seriously. I am well aware of the oft rewritten "history" regarding the carnage in Tulsa, 1921. It was cited as a counter to the, "terrorism never happened before I was born" refrain. I could have mentioned Vlad the Impaler or maybe the infamous Irgun and Lehi groups.
The truth is that mass murder [by one or many] is older than history itself. Only the means [and the reporting] have changed with the times.... And, one side will record it as the ultimate sacrifice while the other as a most heinous act. We all know who [re]writes the history.
“The truth is that mass murder [by one or many] is older than history itself. Only the means [and the reporting] have changed with the times.... And, one side will record it as the ultimate sacrifice while the other as a most heinous act. We all know who [re]writes the history. “On that I can agree. And 5 people in a family is killed and now it’s a massacre. It’s all relative
OK so 2, within 7 years.
Not 1 a month.
Like now.
I’m surely being utterly naive but one would think that anything FJB has done in office since his debate performance & “dropping out” of the presidential race would automatically nullify ANYTHING he’s done since, considering that even the lame street media is now admitting he’s mentally & physically toast.
In law an incompetent person cannot enter in a binding contract. In politics, anything seems to go.
Same theory that minors have to reach a certain age of majority to drive, vote, drink, join the military, etc…UNLESS (& without parental consent) that minor wants to “transition” at age 5, have an abortion at age 12 or “consent” to sex with an adult at any age.
"And there is no shortage of jihadis and maniacs at large in our land, thanks to “Joe Biden” and Alejandro Mayorkas"
In case you haven't noticed, the two attacks were undertaken by US citizens, very well trained in arms. No need to look outside your country, when you breed terrorism at home.
My thoughts also when Mr. Kunstler put the illegal invasion and the two terrorist attacks together. I also suspect that we ain't seen nothing yet.
What we the public will have a hard time discerning is how much of the chaos
(and Mr. Kunstler does a very good job of laying out many of the ways our fragile, sophisticated society can be compromised, pretty gutsy of him, I must say.)
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is going to be carried out by nefarious actors in the employ of foreign countries which the US has been attacking or pressuring, and how much of it emanates from lone wolves. IMO, some "lone wolves" will actually be lone wolves, and some will be "Manchurian candidate". And who is to say the CIA or DoD don't have similar types overseas? How about the weapons labs in Ukraine? Or reports of Assad being poisoned in Moscow?
For America 1946-63 was a good run for most. Summertime. 1963-73 was autumn 1981-2000 was a shadow run, but in hindsight, it WAS a good run for quite a few (but also, the American dream slammed closed for millions) Indian Summer. 2017-19 was an unseasonably warm winter spell. 2022 forward is winter, very cold and snowy, with more and bigger blizzards coming. Buckle up, it's gonna be a bumpy ride (not because Trump is taking over, but because it is like January 1939 in the world).
Agreed. What is there that is convincing these shooters to act. Did ISIS turn on a switch in Houston? A couple of questions.
What would convert a Muslim to go on a suicide mission to kill as many people as he could? What was in his life to crack his “normal ness” and make him a killer? I would definitely wonder about his dialogues prior to the election and who he voted for, if he did. Same with the Las Vegas guy, a definite suicide. This guy seems to be an idiot, getting a bunch of weird incendiaries together to make a half assed explosion. It is not lost on me that he used a cybertruck full of New Years fireworks to damage the Trump Tower. An active hard core military type? If you are going to go out, go out with a flash bang.
And we have an NSA to detect terror messages on the net, right? How come we find out about all these atrocities after the fact. I do not understand and may be dumb, bit it seems to me that with its track record, the NSA is a very, very poor investment. If it uses AI to distinguish threats, the AI sucks. Or is being ignored, and that opens up another can of worms.
Jan. 20 cannot get here fast enough.
The idea seems to be to create as much mayhem and chaos as possible to usher in more control.
You are correct, Kathy.
"What would convert a Muslim to go on a suicide mission to kill as many people as he could?"
John,
Are you nuts? Do you not remember your post puberty angst?
Promise me 72 virgins, hell, even 20....
Media-wise, the last three days is a perfect example of the inane ness of the media. 24 hour coverage of the event, full of bullshit artists that do not have a clue what they are talking about. if they did, the problems would be solved. Their track record proves that they do not have a clue what to do. Take a hint, when your tools wiggle that there is a problem, look into it.
But it is much more difficult when the tools of detection are operated by the perpetrators of the deeds. The ZOG has gotten very proficient , albeit sloppy at these (mostly) false flag attacks...
PM. Terrorism is terrorism. There are many within our military who for whatever reason are vulnerable to ideological conversion. It remains that these United States are swamped with very capable, motivated and trained killers. They do not want your stuff. Hostage-taking is too cumbersome and messy. They want your blood. Sad that so many Americans will realize that after it's too late. These "newcomers" are here and will execute on command. All the tools they need are close by. These "new neighbors" of ours will see you and call you and raise you. And THAT does not include the cartels broad reach as well ! My state has seen Zuelans, Durans, Guats, and Chinese lazily and nonchalantly infiltrate local neighborhoods. A dozen to a rental house. Just have to open your eyes.
PS. Saw my first all white blackened windows unmarked motor coach just off the freeway come into town. Back in Oct. Kick myself for not following it to destination. We have over 250 churches of all kinds in my county. Christians are so gullible in these matters. Arm up.
Just goes to show that citizenship is cheap in America.
To a lot of these immigrants, the oath they take is just words.
One Indian tech exec fired a thousand White Americans at Christmas, already having Indian H1bs to replace them. At Christmas. Meditate on the utter malice, what to speak of the ethnic favoritism.
If Indians are so incredibly enriching to a technocratic society, why doesn't China just outbid us and take 50 million a year? Shouldn't China, Russia, Germany, etc. be fighting us over who gets to import these extraordinarily valuable resources?
Yeah. Does it point to the state of the “national IQ” in this country right now? The Dems have won, making the USA a bunch of dumb shits dependent on the Feds. I wonder, how many Americans are working in BRICS+ right now?
So no blame for Musk, Vivek, and Trump? What the hell? Will you please stop with the hero worship?
What's even worse is that they're totally unintelligible.
But both terrorist are American born, and army soldiers some news say from same army base,one is active green beret, and he is white. Non are illegal immigrants. Biden open border is a dysaster , but don’t use these attacks because it feeds the other side calling us conspiracy theorist nuts.
I agree with this. All I can do to prepare is to do what I have done: Live 40 miles away from a major city, ignore a city for anything, have dogs, food, and ammo. The community I live in are of the same mind with a few 'blue hairs' sprinkled in.
Joe ‘pus-pocket’ Biden:
The most despicable plagiarizing pedophilic constitution-shredding stoogified diaper-wearing marble-mouthed stumblefuck in history.
Come on, tell us how you REALLY feel.👍
Yes, add more adjectives.
For his Tombstone!
Well, ladies and germs;
I find myself at a crossroads. The ascension of Trump provides me, perhaps, with an opportunity that, had Trump been otherwise, I would not recognize. I have assets that, if liquidated in an orderly fashion, might, after taxes, break seven figures. I am a relatively healthy 78, no heirs, no obligations, no debts. The 100+ acreage I own on the Inner coastal range of Oregon ensures that I will not be impacted by the outrages soon to come. I have the largest machine shop in the county, and a good well, and 90+ producing fruit trees of all types suitable for the area. I am 20+ minutes driving at 40 mph from any small town. I have built this place for the obvious troubles that will eventually fall upon us all.
My question? Should I sell out, move to Reno, rent a furnished apartment, and spend the remainder of my days wallowing in the fleshpots of the area? They have a good library, several venues that spread poker games of various sizes, and some decent food at restaurants in the Casinos and otherwise. I am not a problem gambler...poker only, and I usually play at a break even level, at least. Sooo, what to do? I have been responsible all my life, and this would hardly qualify as responsible.
Hunker down for the remainder of my days, or Hookers and Blow (only without the hookers and blow)?
Do you have a loyal and reliable crew to help you defend all that acreage and ideally turn it over to when you're gone? That should be your priority. Get that and stay where you are.
Does the Reno lifestyle even appeal to you? If so, that would likely be less headache, but even so... You can't take it with you into the hereafter either way.
As renowned mythologist Joseph Campbell was famous for saying: “Follow your bliss. If you do follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while waiting for you, and the life you ought to be living is the one you are living”
Oh, and as a practical matter, suppose you do convert all those hard assets to soon to be worthless $US cash and then the usual suspects crash the economy and convert everything to CBDC for pennies on the dollar, and there you are stuck in Reno with a bunch of other losers. Where are you then? Easy decision to make, I think.
90+ producing fruit trees of all types!! Sounds like a little piece of heaven. It could be transformed into a therapy ranch where people could come to help take care of the land and the fruit trees and everything and get away from the stressors of life. The scary thing is that someone could try to develop it into a parking lot or like a gross series of bargain hunting strip malls.
Dreamy, see below, I think this is what they call "highest and best use" in RE development jargon. Hope you had a Happy New Year. <3
You're so crazy Ron lol. I looked up that highest and best use definition and it says that "It does not take into account social or historical value, or non-financial benefits like open space." So you may have to make some tweaks to please the county land and historic preservation committee. I'm the committee chair lol :-). Yep! I'm here so its a good New Year lol. <3
You're so gracious. I have a big, fat envelope for you, should I drop it off at the Cafe?
Please do. And tell the staff to find me when you arrive. I hate not to at least have a quick chat with my fave customers.
~ Incoming-Recipe Pulley System ~
You're bringing up a tray of food and drink that's getting cold/warm to Lugh's condo. The cafe-patio-to-balcony pulley system isn't working. The cafe is a cooperative, everyone is staff. Get off the internet and back to work. I'll take the envelope now, Ron, thanks... What's in it? While you're here, could you take a look at Lugh's building's pulley system, please?
E - I've got you on this.
Stay where you are and bring "Reno" to you. This sort of follows a business model that's been rattling around in my head. You're handy, build a three-story structure, maybe 50 x 50.
Now, where do strippers get "all over" tans? Probably tanning salons, right? But that gets expensive. The flat rooftop of the building is designed as a "sundeck" for strippers - a perimeter wall, so people can't peek in (freely), you know, if they climbed adjacent trees - pesky perverts.
The actual third floor is living quarters for the strippers, sort of dormitory-style or like a hostel. They can hang out up there, when they're not tanning or "working".
The actual second floor is a poker parlor, outfitted with tables and maybe some video poker machines, but they're so impersonal. Camaraderie and social interaction are just as important as the game, I think.
The actual ground floor is your living quarters, arranged however you like. The only design constraint is that your personal master bedroom has to layout beneath the pole.
Dammit, I almost forgot. All vertical access going up and down for poker patrons, is by an interior set of stairs. but the vertical means of access coming down for the strippers, is by a 3-1/2 story brass pole, that starts at the rooftop sundeck and bottoms out in your bedroom.
Are you picturing this? In the poker parlor, there is a fire alarm, and when someone pulls it, all the strippers tanning on the rooftop sundeck and in their rooms, run and slide down the brass pole.
There's an indicator telling them which floor the fire is on - either the second-floor poker parlor, in which case they all pile off there, and start dancing for the poker patrons, or the ground floor, in which case, they slide all the way down, and all pile off in your bedroom.
Now here's the innovative part - call it unconventional if you want. At the turn off from your main road - a 1/4 mile if I remember, build a small building, maybe 25 x 25, single-story, outfitted with 10 video monitors and rent drones, by the hour.
The drone rental patrons, on lower budgets - the poker parlor beyond their means - rent drones and buzz the naked strippers on the rooftop sundeck, dropping dollar bills to their favorites.
I have to admit, during the hysteria of Covid, while everyone else was freaking out, and the capricious definitions of essential businesses (strip joints, being one, but for some reason, not recognized as such) I tried to think of a way strippers could still make money, guys could still enjoy their talents, all while complying with the "social distancing" foolishness.
So, the genius of drone-dropping dollar bills to strippers on rooftop sundecks was born.
The revenue streams are thus. The poker parlor is self-supporting, because the house always wins. The meager winnings from the patrons, goes to the strippers during second floor "fires", so they can pay you rent on their third-floor accommodations. Finally, the drone rentals are additional passive income.
There you go. You can do this E! You're already a legend, but if you develop this visionary model, you'll go down in history. It's sort of mash up of Hefner's hedonism, Musk's visionary talents and some Meyer Lansky mixed in.
BTW, looking for a GM position. :-)
Ron,
If you ain't rich, you should be....
E - I've been rich for a long time.
To wit:
"He who knows he has enough, is rich." ~ Ancient Chinese Proverb
(I guess...it was in a fortune cookie I got many years ago. It was "me", so I saved it and use it often.)
About that GM position...
Joy in life entails two elements: Peace of environment, and peace of mind.
It sounds to me, that if you had your freedom, you would be knocking on the door of nirvana. Have you considered a life estate?
Build a caretaker dwelling on your property (or a house for the new owners), positioned in such a manner that the new owners would oversee (and perhaps maintain), and provide security for your dwelling by default. Then, whenever you got the bug, you could fly the coop on a moments notice.
I would think that there ought to be a couple of childhood sweethearts, around 60 years old, a machinist, who would be ready to ditch the rat race and embrace the country life. Make sure that they are on the same frequency, politically and otherwise, essentially family that you could live with, where you could establish a variety of tag team "milk runs". Paint the picture of an apprenticeship program where over a years time you teach them your routines for managing the place and business, so that you provide them with a good foundation to make a go of it.
If money for the buyer is an issue, perhaps you could sell-off the timber and orchard acreage (and do a similar apprenticeship program for each of those if you had an interest).
If you go this route, let me know how you find your target.
Ian,
Thank you for your post. Unfortunately, age weighs heavily on my options. I do not dwell on death, but recognize it as a close neighbor. I do not feel that there is enough time and energy for the various options you outline. Three years ago I built a small residence on the property, and was actively repairing diesel tractors, etc., which were purchased as projects. I currently still have dozens of projects, but no desire to finish them. Zero.
The last two years I have committed unheard of indulgences...just sitting on my ass, reading at least one book a week, watching YouTube documentaries, playing internet poker, and cooking. This is not a depression, but rather a recognized choice that I never chose when younger.
My life was defined by work and creativity...I retired from business when I was 39...and then went to work. Built two houses. Indulged in many avocations, mostly productive...the scope of these activities I cannot begin to account. Whatever I wanted to do I did, and I wanted to do it all. I still marvel at my audacity to tackle complex projects...successfully. It was always upward and forward, until my son died, and I realized that all the work would eventually go to someone I could care less about. I am not whining, not a victim, but rather hold a pragmatic understanding of my situation.
The question of change only arises as a result of Trump's victory, and perhaps a positive change in our society...probably a false hope. If the Marxist Globalists won, there would not even be a question of a change of personal direction. I spent my years building for that eventuality...
I've paid for the ticket, and now will take the ride....
Two years?
After my wife was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer of the liver she gave up all physical activity, and in short order she no longer had the strength to stand without assistance.
If this is anywhere near the case, then you need to get your "big black ass" out there and tackle one of those diesels. Pick a simple easy one, so that you get that spark that keeps life alive.
Ian,
Good advice.
Here is a favorite that I can relate to, as my wife's grandfather planted trees for a fence, in my semi rural paradise, as described.
Message of the Maples
https://www.jpmlifeinnovations.com/articles/2014/6/19/message-of-the-maples
Hey, its a sunny day. I can go out and work on my own "diesel".
The Globalists wear two faces, Capitalist and Marxist. One is real, one is not, or rather, a lesser identity for dealing with the masses who will own nothing and be happy.
I am hopeful that a Trump administration can implement radical positive change, that essentially drains the swamp, and points the US back in the direction of fiscal responsibility, but I foresee difficult times ahead, no matter his level of success.
It sounds like you don't anticipate significant problems in the next 4 years.
Armstrong posts the following. Do you care to share your thoughts on how things will play-out over the next 4 years?
"However, the election of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has exacerbated the situation, making it increasingly bitter, violent, or unpleasant – hence the peso’s rocky ride. In addition to this frustration, there are fresh tariff threats against Mexico, which sends around 80% of its exports to its northern neighbor. I oppose this because it will create an economic depression outside the USA, which is dangerous for the world economy and would drag the United States down, as what took place with the Great Depression.
Many emerging markets issued their debt in US dollars to raise money in NYC. As the dollar rises, these emerging markets will suffer major currency losses on top of an economic depression, which will only come back to haunt the world economy, including the USA. Whoever Trump is listening to has clearly no international experience or expertise in this field."
Mexico 2025
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/mexico/mexico-2025/
No interest in finding another mate, a young widow right around your age, to make a run for the finish line with?
Ian,
My situation is not one of loneliness, but rather to remain cautious, or roll the dice hoping for satisfaction in what would become a dissolute lifestyle. ABSOLUTELY no interest in a new mate.
My wife's dad had a saying to describe the "it rains 80-100 inches a year"- "If its wet outside, that means its raining, and if its dry outside, that means its going to rain.".
Hang in there, in 4 months things will be looking better.
Or, have Lugh come and babysit the place while you bug-out for the winter. Winter is the best season for hunting big foot.
Try this to avoid snap decisions you will regret later.
Is Reno a passion? Does the carefree urban lifestyle appeal to you right now? Now imagine how long that feeling will last, imagine your feelings six months after the move, a year?
Trial period? Lock up Oregon and Airbnb a place in Reno for three months. How long do you think you will last?
Change your current situation. Too much responsibility? Subdivide and sell off part of your 100 acres, to people you know and can trust to be good neighbors. I can relate, I am 77 and want less and less responsibility. Think ten years from now, you will want no part of 100 acres.
If you want a lifestyle change, why not into the sun belt, no more cold and snow? Las Vegas?
John,
Reno. Made dozens and dozens of trips to Reno when it was vibrant. Now it is something of a shit hole, but still blue collar. Never liked Vegas. No snow here, but it rains 80-100 inches a year. There is always a winter depression, and I recognize it. Hate the heat, still prefer cool weather. Responsibility is not burdensome. I understand the false appeal of Reno as an escape from my boredom. Yet, I continue to mull it over. My worldview hasn't changed, so no snap decisions, unless I become addled.
Why not leave it to me in your will? I will use it as a base to pursue Bigfoot. Recently two Bigfoot seekers died in Western Oregon or Washington, supposedly of exposure. Who is to say they weren't murdered by the Beast? Have you had any experiences? Heard their uncanny howling?
Plan B. Why not take an apprentice and teach him your the use of your machines. Did you teach your son? Or did he have no interest?
Can you recommend a book or website on the art of poker?
Anent our discussion last week: It is said that to the elderly, life begins to take on a dream like quality, at least for some. Maybe this is what you experiencing. Or could it be too much isolation?
Plan C: Just take a break every winter. Go to Reno for a few weeks to play poker. Maybe find a nice hooker who gives the "girlfriend experience". An illusion? What isn't? How many of them really ever love us more than our cats or dogs. As long as they purr and wag their tails, right?
Will the place be safe with you gone? Do you have a neighbor you trust?
Lugh, Dis, Ben, et al;
I thank you for your considered comments. My situation currently, and in the foreseeable future is that I am entirely alone, save for a neighbor across the river, whom I've known for 35+years...I would not be comfortable leaving the place vacant. My son was a trained journeyman machinist/welder...the shop was legacy, as was the orchard, and the 80+ acres of second growth timber. I do not suffer when alone, I am not lonely. The mental exercise I am experiencing, is the result of...boredom.
I spent 30+ years withdrawing from our culture and humanity in general. Our county has little in the way of cultural diversity. Living 20 minutes driving time from the nearest quart of milk means that it takes a lot of effort for criminals to "crim". I am self-sufficient beyond most expectations.
I garden, maintain the orchard and vineyard, and can maintain all facets of the home repair, as I built the house myself with one hired carpenter.
I feel that the issues in our country will be considerable, but I also feel that my lifestyle would not be impacted nearly as much as others, if at all. I have peace of mind.
The problem is one of age. In 6 months I will be 79, and then onto a Lincolnesque four score. I have lost interest in maintaining the property, and do not have an income that would allow me to hire another to do so...I always did everything myself in any case, so probably would not hire anyone if the income provided. Selling out has some superficial benefits, but would put me back into the belly of the beast I spent my life avoiding...I will probably remain on the ranch.
Bigfoot? I'd rather put stake into belief in the female orgasm. Big cats in the woods scream. Poker book? "Supersystem" by Doyle Brunson. The book shows the "how" to play, but it takes years to understand the "why".
Thank you all again for your comments.
Have the trees cut for lumber. Use the proceeds to install a state of the art security system. Inform your local sheriff and go on a two week vacation in Reno.
Lugh,
Money is not an issue, and I bought this place 35 years ago as a "stump farm". Had it replanted. Have a security system of sorts in place. Had a Woodmizer, and sold it last year. Little law enforcement patrol in my very remote area and cannot see the house or shop from the road, 1/4-mile driveway through the trees up to the house. I can secure the driveway, no issues.
I am not looking for a vacation or temporary break in my routine...it would serve little purpose.
Man, that sounds like a little slice of heaven.
Oregon is an interesting state geologically speaking.
Pick up a new hobby.
Currently trying to understand aspects of geology to help with my "gold" mining hobby.
Takes up a lot of free time and the best part is geology happened in every corner of the earth so I'm constantly looking at rocks, mountains and deserts trying to figure out what was/is going on.
There are a million hobbies to keep one occupied and entertained.
As I suggested, maybe reduce your local responsibility by shrinking your domain. Sell off parts of your land and make your current domain fit what appeals to you now.
You are sensing the change in “ambition” that aging brings on, follow your heart with this.
As others have suggested, use some of the liquidity you may achieve to spend off-seasons in warmer climes. I lived in Denver 20 years ago and wanted no part of that climate there, any more. I have no desire yet to leave Phoenix, no matter how hot the summers are.
Good ones, Lugh.
Keep the Oregon spread and still do this plan minus the apartment.
I suggest some trips to places like the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia.
Dude, go for the gusto and the Pleasures that the Flesh doth surely hold. (Hat tip, springsteen)
You ain't livin' long enough to see the Miseries Foretold, nor to enjoy their aftermath if they ever do.
Kunstler is a peddler of false fates and prophesies. Live life; look passed the nattering nabobery of negative Nellies and nonsense nimrods.
Well done, sir! You are in the cat-bird's seat.
Please make room for two-I like your game plan. Ahhhh sweet Reno….hope to see you soon Elysian!
Time for yoga. Lift your arms high into the air then bend over at the waist and grab your ankles.
The vaccine was made in the lab in Wuhan which has been verified repeatedly by multiply expert virologists worldwide. The first Dr to make this claim, publicly, was Brett Weinstein several years ago. As seen by satellite the hospitals in Wuhan were showing massive entries as early as August 2019.
It is now being said that the virus was possibly made off of the HIV virus. There was a blueprint for this virus manipulation made by a Chinese scientist several years ago. It is now being claimed that you only needed to be infected by the virus to have negative outcomes. It appears that the cancer rates that are currently happening could be a greater harbinger then the cardiac effects that have already killed thousand of young people.
Thank you Dr Fauci.
Then the recent "terrorist" attacks occurring appear to be more than screams of desperation.
The Oct 7 incident was extremely unusual. The very first thing that was noticed was how the IDF was unaware of the breeching of the Israeli perimeter for a very time. I saw posts on X from individuals who were retired IDF and they stated it was impossible for this type of breech.
Along with the use of the Hannibal Directive put is place there are many question about the casualties that occurred.
And now last, but not least, is the recognition of the genocide that has been unleashed on the Palestinian People. Why has it been allowed to continue to the point where there is nothing left but a pile of ruble. Are the bulldozers waiting to grind everything that is left so Israel can come in and build developments for Israeli homes?
The world is watching. The world is requesting an end tho these horrors. When this continues to fall on deaf ears it opens the door to these most recent acts of defiance.
It appears that the "blob" would love nothing better for us to get into a war that kill us all.
When Obama went into Syria and bombed the hell out of it the results were millions of immigrants. There could have been no doubt that this movement of people would have a destabilizing effect on the existing cultures. And boy howdy do we see that now.
It is a huge mess. But if you follow the money it is almost laughable. Blackrock would be a big player. You can contact them at: 22 Rothschild Blvd TelAviv-Yafo, Israel.
Every drop of blood shed in Gaza is on the heads of Hamas and its supporters and enablers, such as you.
RE Gaza: Beachfront property, so no mere "homes." Luxury villas and high-end condos and resorts. Trump and his extended family will all be dealt in too, of course. The crowning jewel of the Mediterranean. Only question is will they save a few of the Pali's to serve as minimum wage labor building and then working as wait help for the place after it's done? Talk about rubbing their noses in it!
Paul's right. Anyone who calls what Israel is doing "genocide" is a goddamn liar. Why don't you stop lying?
With heartfelt regret I write this. I have been calling for widespread chaos and destruction during most of the China/cartel Joe treasonous regime. They have worked very hard to destroy our beloved nation and now we are on the precipice with hell below. While not everyone who entered illegally hates the U.S. and wishes us harm, tragically millions who entered to hate us and everything we stand for and have a burning rage for destruction. If you are not locked and loaded and prepared for what is most likely coming, there is no time to waste. It may not save you life, but being prepared increases your changes and may save your love ones. I have been talking about arming, ammo'g up, and training for what was, to me at least, foreseeable and unavoidable. In addition to the jhadis and isis in our midst, there is the ever present danger of antifa and blm to spread death and desruction. As we just saw in New Orleans and even Vegas, a whirlwind of violence is threatening. The present FBI, more properly American Gestapo, will not be coming to our aid else they would have stopped this madness during the Biden criminal administration. They are just another part of a completely corrupt administration and are our real enemies, not our friends or saviors. I will close with another of my long-term expressed thoughts, before you shoot the invades coming at you, first shoot the traitors ready to stab you in the back. Lock and load and pray.
Amen!!🙏
The same incompetence that we have witnessed condemned the Weimar Republic in Germany. Their “solution” was Hitler who spread common sense into Berlin. He created a society and economy that nose thumbed the rest of Europe. The key word is common sense. Was he smarter than the rest of Germany, or Europe itself? Could be. The demise of the Weimar group led to anyone who said, “we are okay, we are the best, we will prevail”. A Corporal out-thinking the German military, and again, the rest of Europe. A failed artist, a man using appeal and ruthlessness to under cut the moderate folks.
If he had just continued his “peaceful” takeover of his surrounding countries, avoided pissing off Churchill then FDR, who knows how far he would have gone. Then the drug induced egomania took over and history ran.
Who is the USA’s recovery “Hitler”, Trump? Musk? Ramaswamy? Corporate America? What is going to break down the power logjam in DC and stop their controlling and destroying everything?
Yes, amen. He defied the Globalists who now terrorize us. Churchill admitted in his memoirs that Germany refused to surrender sovereignty in favor of the nascent global order. In other words, his cause was just.
He revered Great Britain. And wanted to share the world with them. The skulking dog, Churchill, was already indebted to the Globalists and had no choice but to destroy him. As a young idealistic and free man, he would have supported him.
In fact, the first lesson of the Bourbon Street massacre os completely lost on many of Brandon's supporters.
A close relative told me that she is sick and tired of the chaos. I mentioned that the insane open bprders policy means that there will only be more. Her reply? The New Orleans attacker was an Amerivan citizen.
It gets worse.
Over the holidays another close relative asked me what I watch on Youtube.
(This person is 42 years old.)
Me: I watch The Duran, Alexander Mercouris and Alex Christoforou.
Her: What's that?
Me: Geopolitics.
Her: What's that?
Me: World news and events.
Her: What's that got to do with geology?
The Duran is a good start. CFN is a good start. But if you want to be informed, you need to find a few more alternative media voices.
I've been watching the Duran for almost three years (since the Russian "special military operation"), and I've been here at least five years, maybe more. I can tell you, the Duran has some big blind spots, and so does CFN. I try to do my part to take the blinders off in the comments when I'm up for it.
Just saying.
Judge Napolitano and his cadre of brilliant guests is an absolute must for anyone trying to understand current geopolitics - IMHO.
Paul Ryan podcasts ! Tucker on TCN👍👍
There’s a few in every family…sad.
Tough to be a retired geologist..."we know too much".
Tom - how's the new workout routine going? You've started the new diet? Remember, diet to lose weight, and lift weights to gain strength. Body weight bench press is our goal. You can do it! June 30th will be here before you know it. Train hard!
Her point is valid too. Close the borders now? They're already inside. We were toast long before Biden.
Uhh, no, we weren't. Stop making excuses.
Well, that was cheery.
Buckle up and Let the games begin.
It’s gonna get ugly.
Heehee…always look forward to Jim ruining my morning covfefe…
He is trying to enlighten you dear…..kindly think about what he is saying!! He so very enlightened and smart! Can you not hear the sadness in his prognostications?? We must ALL be aware of our surroundings , vigilant !! No matter how SAFE you think you are!
"From that moment on, “Joe Biden” is certified as the most odious villain in our nation’s history."
Hey, don't forget about Fauci! How many millions does a guy have to kill to get the title "most odious villain"?
Lotta competition these days!