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[Guest]

If Trump regularly broke the law, why no jail time throughout his life? Surely with his wealth, he was under heavy IRS and other scrutiny. Why now the threat of prosecution after he left office? Everyone just recently realized he's a criminal?

It's CLEARLY politically motivated. But the assassination attempt and legal battles are okay because the man is a threat to democracy. The threat to democracy is not the subversion of law and attempt to assassinate a President. Not when that person is a threat to democracy. Just get prepped cause it's gonna be a long winter. Even nuclear winter won't last more than a season or two. Up has become down and the insanity of this world is nearing breaking point.

Trump did have problems over the years. Back in the 70s there were racial discrimination suits. Trump University was hit around 2010. Still, white collar crime doesn't generally result in jail time.

But I'm also seeing Kamala's popularity as being an aspect of switching from crisis to high. The crisis culture wars issues like Covid, cops murdering minorities, race riots, voting rights and the insurrection are running or have run their course. Biden, Trump, Pelosi and McConnell are among the boomers fading to gone. A new generation of voters is sick of the crisis mentality and ready to move on. Hope, change and all that. I'm thinking that is part of why nothing Trump has tried recently is sticking. The new values introduced by the crisis are taking hold. The turnings are turning.

I'll add that both sides are manipulating justice. Cannon and the Supremes are abetting delay. The impeachments saw partisan voting rather than responding to evidence. It is for the good that it is all going into the past. Let's all go build some infrastructure.

He hasn’t been in jail and it doesn’t look like he’s going any time soon.

Kamala’s popularity is a media illusion. She polled at maybe 1% in the primaries before Tulsi destroyed her and she dropped out.

Congrats though for believing we’re on the verge of a golden age ushered in by progressivism.

Lol

[FullMoon]

Congrats though for believing we’re on the verge of a golden age ushered in by progressivism.

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it's better to have a good feeling about the situation if you're not prepared. Because it's probably too late now.

[Bob Butler]

Congrats though for believing we’re on the verge of a golden age ushered in by progressivism.

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it's better to have a good feeling about the situation if you're not prepared. Because it's probably too late now.

I have been noting something similar on MSNBC. There is a contradiction between the cockeyed energy and optimism of the Kamala campaign and the dire situations like Project 2025 and the several military campaigns. We'll see how or if this is addressed in the upcoming Democratic Convention?

[tim]

https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p ... -and-how-i

“On the night of June 3 and 4, the People’s Liberation Army stormed the Square with tanks, crushing the protests with terrible human costs. Estimates of the numbers killed vary. The Chinese Government has asserted that injuries exceeded 3,000 and that over 200 individuals, including 36 university students, were killed that night. Western sources, however, are skeptical of the official Chinese report and most frequently cite the toll as hundreds or even thousands killed. Similar protests that had taken place in other Chinese cities were soon suppressed and their leaders imprisoned.”

The man in charge of this, the man who pulled the many triggers, was the “reformer” Deng Xiaoping. So much for black and white cats.

After the massacre, many Americans who were teaching or working in the PRC fled the despotic country.

Not so Tim Walz, currently running for vice president as a Democrat, who went the other way.

That same year, 1989, the young Walz moved to China to teach. But that was only the start. He has traveled to the communist state at least as many as thirty times since, by his own admission. The Chinese feted him, lavishing him, he has also stated, with gifts. He and his wife even had their honeymoon there, not á deux but in the company of a group of young American students they brought along. (At least Bernie Sanders and his wife were alone on their Soviet honeymoon.)

The Walzes deliberately celebrated their nuptials on 6/4, the very day of the Tiananmen Massacre, so, according to his wife, they would never forget the date. This is the same woman who, during the burning of Minneapolis after the George Floyd affair, kept the window open at the governor’s mansion to enjoy inhaling fumes from the destruction of her own city that her husband was loath to do anything about.

On many of those thirty or more voyages to China, Walz was accompanied by or was arranging trips for many young American students, largely at Chinese expense, to the communist nation through his company Education Travel Adventures, Inc. He admonished those students not to act too American.

In other words, wittingly or not, he was sending our kids to China to be indoctrinated. Of course, he would say otherwise. And his loyal defenders at the mainstream media are, needless to say, bending over backwards to cover for him. They point, absurdly and meretriciously, to Walz’s human rights record, that he met with the Dalai Lama and opposed the oppression of the Falun Gong by the CCP and so forth.

I wrote “absurdly and meretriciously” because this is either an outright media lie or incredibly naïve or both. The Chinese frequently prefer for their dupes/agents/whatever, accidental or deliberate, to offer a modicum of criticism of their regime so that they have credibility in the U. S. and the West. It gives them the cover they need. The CCP’s intelligence apparatus understands us well. (If you would like to learn more about how this works from a similar KGB perspective, I recommend “Disinformation” by Ion Pacepa, the highest East Bloc intelligence official ever to defect to the West.)

This all comes under the heading of “elite capture” that has been a CCP strategy for decades at all leadership levels of our society. They work to co-opt our “elites” in all areas, business, scientific and political with a particular emphasis on our colleges and universities. They do a good job of exploiting our greed, as in case of the now-former Harvard Professor Charles Lieber. From University World News:

“Lieber also concealed his income from the Chinese program on his US tax returns, including US$50,000 a month for 12 months from the Wuhan University of Technology (WUT), China, some of which was paid to him in US$100 bills in brown paper packaging, according to prosecutors.”

(According to Wikipedia, Lieber had been named the leading chemist in the world for the decade 2000-2010 by Thomson Reuters. That’s some “elite capture.”)

Whether Tim Walz is a communist or what used to be called a “communist dupe” is moot. Whether he was actually a spy is also moot, although Chinese espionage is common in the U. S., most notoriously in the case of Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s chauffeur (for twenty years) and the adulterous activities of Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif) whose paramour, one “Christine Fang,” has mysteriously disappeared from our country. (And yet the clueless congressman is still in office—go figure.) And then, of course, there have been police stations operated by the CCP discovered functioning in our Chinatowns, not to mention who knows how many agents infiltrating our country via the open border. Record numbers of Chinese men of military age have been reported crossing the Southern border this year, many described to be uniformly dressed in white shirts and black pants.

None of this is likely to concern Tim Walz much. He made his bed with the CCP years ago, as John Schindler explains well here. Formal agent or not, Walz certainly helped the Chinese regime and they in turn helped him. He was and is a textbook case in “elite capture,” just as, many of us now assume, Joe Biden was, even though it is questionable whether its extent will ever be exposed. (“Anonymous” Chinese donors financed the Penn Biden Center to the tune of something close to $60 million. Ever wonder why? And then there’s the testimony of Tony Bobulinski that has never been substantively contested.)

There are plenty of reasons to despise Tim Walz—a man who never met a left-wing cause he didn’t like, including allowing young children to undertake transgender treatments without the knowledge of their parents, not to mention supporting tampons in boys’ rooms—but this bizarre love affair with China might be his greatest danger going forward.

[FullMoon]

Congrats though for believing we’re on the verge of a golden age ushered in by progressivism.

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it's better to have a good feeling about the situation if you're not prepared. Because it's probably too late now.

I have been noting something similar on MSNBC. There is a contradiction between the cockeyed energy and optimism of the Kamala campaign and the dire situations like Project 2025 and the several military campaigns. We'll see how or if this is addressed in the upcoming Democratic Convention?

Maybe the Dems have a wild card up their sleeves.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/48 ... n-resigns/
The Middle East is about to erupt and a war time President has a better chance of getting elected.

[FullMoon]

https://www.newsweek.com/us-sends-mutua ... on-1941585

US Sends Defense Treaty Trigger Warning to China

Washington has responded to the collision between Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships in the South China Sea early on Monday, reminding Beijing of the U.S.'s 73-year-old Mutual Defense Treaty with its oldest Asian ally.

"The United States reaffirms that Article IV of the 1951 U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty extends to armed attacks on Philippine armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft—including those of its Coast Guard—anywhere in the South China Sea," Vedant Patel, a U.S. State Department spokesperson, said in a statement that day.

Article IV of the pact says that an attack on either country in the Pacific region would prompt the partnered countries to take action and "meet the common dangers" according to their constitutional processes.

The collisions occurred as the Chinese coast guard intercepted a pair of Philippine Coast Guard cutters near the contested Spratly Islands feature Sabina Shoal, which sits about 86 miles from the Philippine island of Palawan and within the country's internationally recognized exclusive economic zone.

They did this at night so that it wouldn't be filmed. Need to send the Philippine some night vision cameras. Also they need to get out the press releases before the Chinese do and need to do so confidently. Chicom are getting a leg up with these tactics.

[Tom Mazanec]

The Stage Is Being Set For The Cataclysmic Wars Of 2025
August 29, 2024
https://themostimportantnews.com/archiv ... rs-of-2025

While the mainstream media focuses our attention on the upcoming election, the stage is being set for the unthinkable. Chess pieces are in motion all over the planet, and global leaders continue to drag us in directions that we should not want to go. If everyone truly understood where current events were taking us, there would be massive protests in every major city right now. The comfortable lifestyles that so many of us take for granted are about to be shattered. The U.S. could soon find itself involved in several major wars simultaneously, and we are definitely not prepared for such a scenario.

[Navigator]

The following is a good description of what is going on in Ukraine.

I follow Julian Roepke on Twitter to get good info on the situation. He is a German journalist. He posted the following (in 18 parts) from an Emil Kastehelmi

Recent developments on the eastern front are indicating serious issues in the Ukrainian ability to control the Russian offensive. The Pokrovsk front has the potential to turn into a larger crisis. In this thread I'll analyze the situation and the reasons behind it. 1/

Russia is focusing its attacks on two directions in eastern Ukraine: Pokrovsk and Toretsk. Recently, Russian forces have made advances in both areas, particularly in Pokrovsk. In the last two to three weeks, the situation has been deteriorating. 2/

Pokrovsk, a mid-sized city of about 60,000 people has been a crucial logistics hub throughout the war, as it’s located at the intersection of rail and road networks. Together with the nearby town of Myrnohrad they form an urban area with over 100,000 pre-war residents. 3/

Now, Pokrovsk is under serious threat. Russian forces are 10 kilometers away, forcing the closure of some key roads and initiating civilian evacuations. As Russian artillery and drones move closer, the city becomes increasingly difficult for Ukrainian forces to operate in. 4/

The narrow salient has expanded dangerously over the summer, especially in August. Villages are now falling almost daily. Recently, Russia took Novohrodivka, a town of ~14 000 people, in less than a week. Usually capturing such towns has taken months, even years. 5/

Simply put, the Ukrainian defenders don’t seem to be in full control of the situation. Ukrainian sources are speaking about multiple simultaneous issues, such as lack of manpower and ammo, problems with coordination, failed rotations, bad leadership and so on 6/

The situation may be puzzling for many, given the recent media focus on Ukraine’s successes in Kursk. According to Syrskyi, one of the goals of the Kursk offensive was to draw Russian forces away from Ukraine, especially Pokrovsk and Kurakhove directions. 7/

The desired end result didn’t happen. Russia has sent units from Ukraine to Kursk, but from less important areas. The offensive didn’t yield gains significant enough to force Russia to move the fighting on Russian soil to a larger extent. 8/

After containing the Ukrainian offensive, the most acute threat scenarios and a larger breakthrough were avoided. Why should they care, if some border villages are left under Ukrainian control? Why would they sacrifice other objectives to counterattack in Kursk? 9/

At the moment, we’re seeing a rather doctrinal approach to the general situation from the Russians. They’re reinforcing success, focusing on gains in an area where significant advances are possible – while only stabilizing the problematic secondary direction of Kursk. 10/

From the Russian point of view, ceasing operations in Pokrovsk to send significant forces to Kursk would have been irrational. Everything they can occupy in Donetsk now is more valuable in relation to their political goals than anything they can realistically lose in Kursk. 11/

For Ukraine, the opportunity costs for prioritizing other directions are growing by the day. The Kursk offensive has slowed down, but it likely still ties a significant number of Ukrainian troops. It’s difficult to understand what the Ukrainian plan is at the moment. 12/

Fortifications have so far failed to stop the Russian advance. Currently, Russia is attempting to break through the main defensive line protecting Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, which consists of a network of trenches, anti-tank obstacles and strongpoints on tactically good terrain. 13/

While the Russians are closing in, Ukraine has started to construct new fortifications in various places. However, the fortifications themselves are not enough, if sufficient manpower and supporting elements are not present when they’re needed. 14/

While advancing towards Pokrovsk, the Russians are also making progress towards Kurakhove. Advancing on the ridgeline may force the Ukrainians to retreat from the fields behind Nevelske and Krasnohorivka. This may happen in the very near future. 15/

Russia will likely push aggressively as long as possible, as any significant gains in Donetsk have been very difficult to achieve quickly. The window of opportunity is open, and they will try to exploit the recently appeared cracks in the Ukrainian defences. 16/

However, the Ukrainians are still able to avoid a collapse. Even though there have been local failures, Ukraine hasn’t allowed Russia to achieve a breakthrough. There have been rumours about more reserves being sent to Pokrovsk, which could help to stabilize the situation. 17/

Thanks for reading. I hope the Ukrainains are able to solve the concerning situation as soon as possible. Our team at @Black_BirdGroup
continues to monitor the situation. Our interactive map can be found here. 18/18

The point is that while the western press is reporting a lot about the Ukrainian move into Russia, it is a desperation move. Plus it has caused the commitment of the best units of the Ukrainian army into this incursion, rather than counter-attacking the Russian salient moving to the gates of Pokrovsk.

To see the overall ebb and flow of the front lines, the best source I have found is the "Deep State Map" where you can move back and forth between days to see things move/progress.
https://deepstatemap.live/en#10/47.9857856/37.4702454

[Trevor]

So much of what's going on reminds me of the 1930s. We desperately wanted to avoid another war, and in the process, guaranteed that when it came, it'd be far worse than it would have had we prepared earlier.

Russia's far weaker than Germany was at the time, which is about the only saving grace we've got. When Ukraine aid was held up in Congress for six months, it sent much of NATO into a panic, realizing that they might have to stand on their own feet. Now that aid has resumed, however, Europe has returned to its previous lethargy. Germany's buildup in particular has been nothing but empty words. Despite promising to reach the 2% NATO standard, they've done nothing but argue in committee.

Looking at the number of deaths that have been confirmed with names, the kill ratio is about 3-2 in Ukraine's favor. I suspect the actual death rate is double what can be reported, but Ukraine's done far better than anyone expected, given most thought the war would be a Russian Desert Storm. However, Russia's got around 4 times the population, so at a 3-2 ratio, they can indeed win, provided they're willing to pay a great cost. Putin's not going to stop so long as he's alive and there's no real prospect of him being removed from power.

The idea of using Ukraine as a meat shield, buying time for NATO to rebuild its long-neglected military would be cynical and cold-blooded, but has a good chance of preventing further aggression. However, Europe shows little inclination to do anything, content to let us do most of the heavy lifting. There are exceptions, like Poland, the UK, and Finland, but not many others. Even without the U.S., NATO is far stronger than Russia, and possesses the ability to stand on their own. What they lack is the will to do so.

I support Ukraine, but I think in the end, they'll lose because of our inaction. Slowly, inflicting a terrible toll for every inch of ground Russia takes, but they're just too badly outmatched, facing a total war.
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When it comes to Chinese industrial production, it outmatches us on the surface. When it comes to products that can be cheaply produced, they've got a real advantage. When it comes to something sophisticated, like Covid vaccines, they struggled while we surged forward. They're still dependent on stealing data from us, which will be far more difficult once war breaks out. Their military is likewise untested, their last war being the Sino-Vietnamese War, where they were defeated on the battlefield.
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Sadly, i don't think making any significant preparation is politically feasible. We don't have a Roosevelt or a Churchill in office. We don't even have a Reagan. We have someone suffering from dementia, barely able to make his own decisions, however much his staff and the media try to hide this. Our choices in November amount to a convicted felon and someone who has barely put out any policy proposals, and the few she's mentioned have been derided as insane even by liberal economists.

More likely than not, Trump's going to win, given Kamala's honeymoon period has come to an end. Our enemies sense weakness, and the American public increasingly sees its own political opponents as enemies to be crushed at all costs, rules and laws be damned. I haven't forgotten how many cheered when Trump was shot and nearly killed. Whoever wins in November, it's going to be ugly.

[Navigator]

I certainly agree that we are headed for major trouble and are collectively shooting ourselves in the foot (if not worse).

The election will be extremely close. No matter who wins, the other side will have a major meltdown that will probably result in large scale civil disturbances, if not worse.

If Trump wins, the left will engage in rioting in every major city at a minimum. This will make the 2016 anti-Trump riots (people have forgotten about those) pale in comparison. Even the BLM riots will look tame in comparison, as the left will say that a dictator has taken over.

If Harris wins, Trump will say that another election has been stolen and will incite anti-establishment actions that will make the Jan 6 2020 storming of the Capitol pale in comparison.

Either way, we will shortly look extremely distracted and our foes will only take advantage of it.