I saw somewhere that Japan is going to purchase Russian Oil.
Could the dam be beginning to break?
Biden's America Last Program
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Could the dam be beginning to break?
Yes, That was ' approved ' last week ?
The dam started to break when Russia started selling OIL in rubles ...
China and Russia started playing
India basically refused to go along with Sanctions
BRICS was formed
LightRoasted
If I may ...
For your consideration ...
Well .... actually? That dam began breaking a long long time ago. Recall a feller named Saddam Hussein? Well, later, after the gulf war, he decided to begin selling Iraq's oil in other than US dollars. That action, brought down upon him, in a quite swift manner, the long arm of the US military which removed him from his position. Trading resumed in US dollars, the petro-dollar.
Recall that Muammar Gaddafi, established a bourse to sell Libya's oil in other than US dollars. And again, the long arm of the US military reached out and ended his political leadership position. Trading resumed in US dollars, the petro-dollar.
Both of these actions put an end to those countries from selling their oil in other currencies.
Iran has been doing the same thing for years now. Hence all the saber rattling against Iran. What protects them from the same US military treatment, is that they are a major player in the geopolitical chess game of the middle east. Any open attack on Iraq by the US would lead to an all out war with many countries coming to their aide. March 20, 2012: The Iranian oil bourse will no longer trade oil in the US dollar but start trading oil in other currencies such as the euro, yen, yuan, rupee or a basket of currencies.
The countries of this world are no longer happy, if they ever were, with the US dollar reining supreme as the world's reserve currency. Its use mandatory, backed by the force and threat of US military actions.
The US dollar's reign in coming to an end. In addition, since our Nation has been hollowed out and in no way could put on a massive offensive, or defense, to thwart any aggression brought on by those that deem it necessary to their own country's financial health to end trading energy with US dollars, and not to have to maintain reserves of US dollars, there will nothing we can do except to feel the pain that all those repatriated dollars will bring. That will be the time for the US when all those chickens will come home to roost.
Well .... actually? That dam began breaking a long long time ago. Recall a feller named Saddam Hussein? Well, later, after the gulf war, he decided to begin selling Iraq's oil in other than US dollars. That action, brought down upon him, in a quite swift manner, the long arm of the US military which removed him from his position. Trading resumed in US dollars, the petro-dollar.
Recall that Muammar Gaddafi, established a bourse to sell Libya's oil in other than US dollars. And again, the long arm of the US military reached out and ended his political leadership position. Trading resumed in US dollars, the petro-dollar.
Both of these actions put an end to those countries from selling their oil in other currencies.
Iran has been doing the same thing for years now. Hence all the saber rattling against Iran. What protects them from the same US military treatment, is that they are a major player in the geopolitical chess game of the middle east. Any open attack on Iraq by the US would lead to an all out war with many countries coming to their aide. March 20, 2012: The Iranian oil bourse will no longer trade oil in the US dollar but start trading oil in other currencies such as the euro, yen, yuan, rupee or a basket of currencies.
The countries of this world are no longer happy, if they ever were, with the US dollar reining supreme as the world's reserve currency. Its use mandatory, backed by the force and threat of US military actions.
The US dollar's reign in coming to an end. In addition, since our Nation has been hollowed out and in no way could put on a massive offensive, or defense, to thwart any aggression brought on by those that deem it necessary to their own country's financial health to end trading energy with US dollars, and not to have to maintain reserves of US dollars, there will nothing we can do except to feel the pain that all those repatriated dollars will bring. That will be the time for the US when all those chickens will come home to roost.
Strongest economy ever looking a little shaky
What exactly did he say? Well, of course, it was couched in carefully neutral terms, but I didn’t fall off the cabbage truck yesterday.
Dude. Take a hike. We’re going to keep filing those lawsuits and fighting wind and solar farms tooth and nail.
March Payrolls Preview: Are The "Strong Jobs" Lies Finally Over
For months we had been warning readers that the data coming out of the BLS is simply too good to be true (whether due to aggressive seasonal adjustments or for political reasons), and this week the whole house of cards finally came crashing down after what was a dismal JOLTS job openings report (printing below all estimates) followed by an ugly ADP and concluding with today's catastrophic initial claims (last night we specifically warned this would happen) which revised all the recent data sharply higher, making a mockery of what little credibility the BLS had left...
... and more importantly, post revision that was magically the 9th straight week with initial claims above 200k, after printing below that number for all but one week in 2023. And that's the "data" the Federal Reserve used to decide whether to hike and how much.
Biden DOJ recommends no jail time for trans vandal of Catholic church: 'F--- Catholics'
A plea agreement reviewed by Fox News Digital shows that the DOJ recommends zero jail time for the perp, Maeve Nota, a 31-year-old transgender individual who vandalized the St. Louise Catholic Church in Bellevue, Washington, following Roe v. Wade's overturning last June.
Nota sharply contrasts with the Biden administration's earlier approach of throwing the book at pro-life protesters outside abortion clinics.
"It is very clear that the Biden Justice Department has politicized and weaponized the FACE Act to go after pro-life Christians praying outside of abortion clinics like Mark Houck while turning a blind eye to violent felons terrorizing and badly damaging Catholic churches like Maeve Nota," Mike Davis, founder of the Article III Project, told Fox News Digital.
Why the U.S. didn’t notice leaked documents circulating on social media
“No one in the U.S. government knew they were out there,” one U.S. official said. As to why they didn’t: “We cannot answer that just yet,” a senior administration official said. “We would all like to understand how that happened.” Both individuals, along with others in this story, were granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive intelligence matter.
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“Federal government agencies do not proactively monitor online forums looking for threat-related activity,” said John Cohen, the former acting undersecretary for intelligence and analysis at the Department of Homeland Security. “If a person or entity were to post classified information on one of those forums, there’s a high likelihood that government officials would not detect it.”
Officials at the top ranks of the Pentagon, the intelligence community and at the Department of Justice are still scrambling to understand who first leaked the documents, how many classified U.S. documents may still be circulating and why they went unnoticed.
Current and former officials said while each agency is responsible for investigating breaches of intelligence within their own departments, there is no one office that is responsible for monitoring, for example, social media sites for classified leaks.
I find this laughble, the NSA isn't scraping Social Media Globally
They're too busy collecting data on Americans.
“I commend the rapid action taken by law enforcement to investigate and respond to the recent dissemination of classified U.S. government documents,” Biden said.
“While we are still determining the validity of those documents, I have directed the military and intelligence community to take steps to further secure and limit distribution of sensitive information, and our national security team is closely coordinating with our partners and allies,” he added.
The alleged leaker of the information has been accused of “unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material.” Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday the charges are associated with “very serious penalties.”
Biden’s order to initiate additional security measures comes after the United States has undergone a series of leaks in the past year. A Supreme Court draft decision reversing Roe v. Wade was leaked to the press and published. CNN reported only about 90 people would have had access to the document. The identity of the leaker remains unknown.
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“While we are still determining the validity of those documents, I have directed the military and intelligence community to take steps to further secure and limit distribution of sensitive information, and our national security team is closely coordinating with our partners and allies,” he added.
The alleged leaker of the information has been accused of “unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material.” Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday the charges are associated with “very serious penalties.”
Biden’s order to initiate additional security measures comes after the United States has undergone a series of leaks in the past year. A Supreme Court draft decision reversing Roe v. Wade was leaked to the press and published. CNN reported only about 90 people would have had access to the document. The identity of the leaker remains unknown.
Joe Biden Directs Initiative to Prevent Mishandling of Classified Info
Joe Biden directed the military and intelligence community to initiate measures to further secure sensitive information.
More than a million migrants, whom President Joe Biden’s administration has released into the United States through a parole pipeline, could enjoy a multi-billion-dollar welfare payday a few years from now, new analysis suggests.
As Breitbart News reported, since early 2021, Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released more than a million migrants into the U.S. interior by awarding them parole — a program initially intended for rare, case-by-case circumstances.
Analysis conducted by the Center for Immigration Studies’ George Fishman, a former DHS official from the Trump administration, finds that should many of these migrants awarded parole remain in the U.S. for at least five years, they will become eligible for American taxpayer-funded welfare benefits.
The “parole payday,” as Fishman writes, would be to the tune of billions:
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As Breitbart News reported, since early 2021, Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released more than a million migrants into the U.S. interior by awarding them parole — a program initially intended for rare, case-by-case circumstances.
Analysis conducted by the Center for Immigration Studies’ George Fishman, a former DHS official from the Trump administration, finds that should many of these migrants awarded parole remain in the U.S. for at least five years, they will become eligible for American taxpayer-funded welfare benefits.
The “parole payday,” as Fishman writes, would be to the tune of billions:
Analysis: Biden's Migrants to Enjoy Multi-Billion-Dollar Welfare Payday
More than a million migrants, whom Biden has released into the U.S., could enjoy a multi-billion-dollar welfare payday years from now.
The unemployment rate is very low, but we have millions fewer people working in America than pre-pandemic. So what gives?
Here’s what gives. It’s because the unemployment rate does not measure the total number of people who are unemployed. It instead measures the number of people who are unemployed but looking for work. Many people who are unemployed today are simply not looking.
Work is not to their liking.
Of those who do work, it appears that many are not working very hard. For example, overtime hours are down. “Working” from home is still very common.
This was building for years (or perhaps I should say deteriorating for years) but really took off in the pandemic. People were told it was permissible not to work. In fact, for a while they were told it was not permissible to work; they were ordered to stay at home.
Most of them gladly did. Especially younger “workers.” They’ve been taught that ambition and real work are negative traits. Life is instead all about comfort. Not even recreation or adventure, but just couch-potato, mouth-stuffing, pot-smoking, basement-living, internet-surfing, mindless comfort.
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Here’s what gives. It’s because the unemployment rate does not measure the total number of people who are unemployed. It instead measures the number of people who are unemployed but looking for work. Many people who are unemployed today are simply not looking.
Work is not to their liking.
Of those who do work, it appears that many are not working very hard. For example, overtime hours are down. “Working” from home is still very common.
This was building for years (or perhaps I should say deteriorating for years) but really took off in the pandemic. People were told it was permissible not to work. In fact, for a while they were told it was not permissible to work; they were ordered to stay at home.
Most of them gladly did. Especially younger “workers.” They’ve been taught that ambition and real work are negative traits. Life is instead all about comfort. Not even recreation or adventure, but just couch-potato, mouth-stuffing, pot-smoking, basement-living, internet-surfing, mindless comfort.
Americans are not working, nor is their collapsing culture
The unemployment rate is very low, but we have millions fewer people working in America than pre-pandemic. So what gives? Here’s what gives. It’s because the unemployment rate does not measure the …
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Sneakers
Just sneakin' around....
...and paid to do so.
Energy Secretary Granholm Supports Making The Military All-Electric By 2030
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks likewise asserted two years ago that creating a “zero emissions non-tactical vehicle fleet” and optimizing “energy use in our tactical vehicles” is a necessary part of the military’s climate mission. “Tactical vehicle electrification, initially through hybrid electric technology, has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it should also provide significant operational capability,” she claimed. “Electric vehicles are quiet. They have a low heat signature, and incredible torque, and because they tend to be low maintenance with fewer moving parts. They have the potential to reduce logistics requirements, all with these attributes can help give our troops an edge on the battlefield.”
Electric vehicles nevertheless require charging infrastructure and are currently seen by some as less reliable than internal combustion vehicles. Sen. Angus King (I-ME) introduced a bill last year to require at least 75% of the 174,000 non-tactical vehicles used by the Defense Department to be electric or zero emission since most of the government’s annual emissions come from the agency. The bill, however, did not suggest electrifying tactical vehicles.
Senior officials in the Biden administration have pursued similar objectives in other federal agencies such as the Postal Service, which will acquire 66,000 electric vehicles by 2028. The administration has established the overall goal of procuring only zero emission light-duty vehicles for the federal fleet by 2027 and will extend the standard to all federal vehicles by 2035.
How is the military going to bring along enough solar panels to keep tanks, trucks, and humvees recharged
they will still require 100's of diesel powered generators
maybe 1000's
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Trump had the problem solved. or almost so.
Saying the border is not open is a lie.
If it was not open the people coming in would stop.
It's crazy to try to blame this on republicans The problem started the day Biden was Inaugurated, and it's gotten worse daily.
How can that be blamed on Republicans.
Saying the border is not open is a lie.
If it was not open the people coming in would stop.
It's crazy to try to blame this on republicans The problem started the day Biden was Inaugurated, and it's gotten worse daily.
How can that be blamed on Republicans.
Burger King will close up to 400 stores by the end of the year - with two franchises already declaring bankruptcy - as fast food giant fails to keep up with fast-casual competition
- The company says underperforming stores will be the first to go as it announces a historically high number of closures
- One bust franchisee is set to shut 27 locations across seven states this year
- Chairman Patrick Doyle said the company will slash franchisees who aren't 'dedicated, enthusiastic operators'