Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel

[Higgenbotham]

Manipulation and fraud are the biggest businesses in America today, and waddling up to the window for a bailout is the most in-demand job skill in America today.

Minnesota Fraud Scandal Exposes the Real Crisis Facing the West

https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/12/29/ ... e-problem/

Why subscriptions are so expensive

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-sub ... ive-2026-1

The second link is a good piece of journalism, but it's 25 minutes long and it's necessary to listen to the whole thing to get the big picture. I don't necessarily recommend it for that reason.

What's apparently becoming evident to those at the helm of this sinking ship is that the fraud needs to be stopped because the country is bankrupt. As in right now. Corporate fraud is a big part of this too, but in the second link there is discussion about the fact that the Trump administration is not doing anything about certain parts of that. At least not yet. But they do have their hands full.

I think the real issue with getting the criminal illegals out of the country first has to do with inflation. All the freebies they are getting is putting pressure on costs, especially housing and food. The other issue is that when the welfare benefits need to be cut off, perhaps soon, it's best to first have these criminals out of the country.

[Fullmoonn]

What's apparently becoming evident to those at the helm of this sinking ship is that the fraud needs to be stopped because the country is bankrupt. As in right now. Corporate fraud is a big part of this too, but in the second link there is discussion about the fact that the Trump administration is not doing anything about certain parts of that. At least not yet. But they do have their hands full.

It's becoming abundantly clear for anyone who thought that Mr Trump was going to be the "savior" of our nation that he is, in fact, installed for the opposite reason. Peace? No. Economy. No. Exporting illegals. No( he's just trying to foment civil war and government control).
They'll loot the remainder of whatever can be grabbed before the ship finally goes under. That's what's quite abundantly clear. It's a difficult thing to rectify because it's only been a year since we thought there was a chance for pulling out the spiral from the previous administration. Like Buffet has said regarding who's winning and it not us ( ie anyone not fabulously wealthy already). The worst part is that Trump actually changed his motto from MAGA to MIGA. He's openly stated that he's openly surrendered our nation to a separate entity not related to the Constitution and historical precedent of 250 years of American experience. Such treason was not conceivable only a year ago. The Republic has few supporters and 250 year cycle brings us to the beg of Empire.

[Higgenbotham]

Fortune

‘Some form of crisis is almost inevitable’: The $38 trillion national debt will soon be growing faster than the U.S. economy itself, watchdog warns

The United States national debt has reached a precarious milestone, hitting 100% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and placing the nation on a trajectory that could trigger six distinct types of fiscal crises, according to an ominous new warning issued Thursday by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB).

With the national debt now effectively equal to the size of the entire U.S. economy, the nonpartisan watchdog’s latest report, “What Would a Fiscal Crisis Look Like?” outlined a dangerous future ahead. “If the national debt continues to grow faster than the economy,” the report said, “the country could ultimately experience a financial crisis, an inflation crisis, an austerity crisis, a currency crisis, a default crisis, a gradual crisis, or some combination of crises. Any of these would cause massive disruption and substantially reduce living standards for Americans and people across the world.”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/form-cri ... 55339.html

[Higgenbotham]

The 7-Stage Collapse Pattern: Spain, Britain, USSR... USA Is At Stage 5

3,208,993 views Oct 23, 2025

For 500 years, a pattern has destroyed every global superpower that followed it. Spain collapsed in the 1600s. Britain lost its empire by 1954. The Soviet Union disintegrated in 900 days. Three empires. Three complete collapses. All following the exact same seven-stage sequence. And the United States has already completed five of those seven stages.

This documentary traces the collapse pattern across three superpowers and five centuries—from Spain's silver wealth that bankrupted the richest empire on Earth, to Britain's pound that lost reserve currency status within decades of two world wars, to the Soviet Union that went from superpower to non-existent in less than three years. Each believed they were exceptional. Each believed the pattern wouldn't apply to them. Each followed the sequence to total collapse anyway.

The seven-stage pattern is identical across all three empires: Stage 1 - Military Overextension, Stage 2 - Currency Debasement, Stage 3 - Debt Spiral, Stage 4 - Loss of Productive Capacity, Stage 5 - Social Decay, Stage 6 - Loss of Reserve Currency Status, Stage 7 - Collapse. Spain completed all seven stages between 1590 and 1670. Britain completed them between 1914 and 1954. The Soviet Union completed them between 1945 and 1991. And the United States is currently at Stage 5, with clear warning signs of Stage 6 emerging.

Why Watch This

This isn't speculation about some uncertain future. This is pattern recognition across 500 years of documented history. Three empires followed seven stages. All three collapsed completely. The United States has completed five stages and is showing early signs of stage six. The math is unsustainable—$36 trillion debt growing by $2 trillion annually, interest payments exceeding $1 trillion, no political will to address it. The pattern says Stage 6 and 7 are inevitable. The only question is timing. History doesn't predict the exact date, but it shows the sequence with absolute certainty. Understanding where we are in that sequence determines whether you prepare or get blindsided.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=wb39CeK_yWg

The one thing I would add is that it's my belief anyway that this current collapse also coincides with the beginning of a new dark age. It's been discussed how and why that makes things different. When the Soviet Union fell, for example, it received outside help to mitigate the collapse. If we are entering a new dark age, there won't be any outside help for the US. Instead, the best case is that there will be no help and the worst case is there will be deliberate attempts by outside forces to make things worse on net.

[Higgenbotham]

Manipulation and fraud are the biggest businesses in America today, and waddling up to the window for a bailout is the most in-demand job skill in America today.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Scrutinizes Vast Sum of COVID-19 Funding for Planned Parenthood
Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell | January 22, 2026

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump’s Small Business Administration is reviewing whether Planned Parenthood affiliates illegally received $88 million in loans during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Daily Signal can first report.

“At the height of the pandemic, affiliates of Planned Parenthood took $88 million in taxpayer dollars to fund their abortion-on-demand agenda—and the Biden administration made sure they got nearly every cent forgiven, even after the first Trump administration protested,” SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said.

“Six years later, the Trump SBA holds the same conviction: Planned Parenthood Federation of America was never eligible to receive a dime in pandemic-era relief from taxpayers.”

https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/22/ ... arenthood/

[Fullmoonn]

At the Ivy League colleges Brown and Harvard, more than 20 per cent of undergrads are registered as disabled. Contrast these numbers with America’s community colleges, where only 3 to 4 per cent of students receive disability accommodations. Bizarrely, the schools that boast the most academically successful students are the ones with the largest number who claim disabilities — disabilities that you’d think would deter academic success.

The truth is, the system is there to be gamed, and most students feel that if you’re not gaming it, you’re putting yourself at a disadvantage.

Corruption endemic at the highest levels is seen as a competitive advantage.

https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/ ... -sw99r3k8c

[Higgenbotham]

Opening sentence of speech by German Chancellor Merz:

Now, President Børge Brende, ladies and gentlemen, the calm and peace up here on the magic mountain in Davos is at stark contrast to a world whose old order is unravelling at breathtaking pace.

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01 ... f-germany/

[Higgenbotham]

Parental Alienation ·

Nov 6

Should I leave my daughter an inheritance if she didn't want me in her life?

My husband and I have two children who canceled us… and 3 who didn’t and live close. The two that want nothing to do with us live in California and AZ. It hurt when the California child canceled us. He was a wonderful young man, very athletic, very intelligent, and he and my husband were very close, like father/son should be. His wife, however, didn’t like us at all. So our Son cut contact, blocked us on all means of communication. That was 8 years ago now.

The Three who love us kayak every weekend, go on trips together (we don’t pay for everything), and generally respect and like us. They will be receiving the entirety of our estate, and the two who went no contact will get nothing. It’s been 8 years for one and over 12 years for the other. We have no idea who they are now, what they are doing, or anything about them. We won't be leaving them a single thing, and it’s written in our wills that they are not to be contacted at the time of our deaths.

235.3K views
View 3,522 upvotes

https://parentalalienation.quora.com/Sh ... n-her-life

235K views and 3.5K upvotes would make it appear parental "cancellation" has become mainstream. A 31 year old woman recently told me she "canceled" her father.

[Higgenbotham]

Manipulation and fraud are the biggest businesses in America today, and waddling up to the window for a bailout is the most in-demand job skill in America today.

did you have employees of state oversight agencies who were, according to their accounting, bullied and punished by Walz for even daring to suggest tha?

AI Overview

Yes, numerous, primarily anonymous, whistleblowers claiming to be employees of Minnesota state oversight agencies (specifically the Department of Human Services) have alleged in public statements, social media posts, and letters to Congress that they were bullied, threatened, or punished by Governor Tim Walz's administration for attempting to report massive fraud.

Here are the key details regarding these allegations:

Retaliation Allegations: Whistleblowers have stated that when they raised concerns about fraud, their warnings were "ignored, dismissed, or met with retaliation," including threats of being fired, blacklisting, and involuntary transfers to damage their careers.

The "480" Group: An anonymous X (formerly Twitter) account purporting to represent around 480 Minnesota Department of Human Services employees has consistently accused the Walz administration of allowing over $1 billion in fraud, ignoring early warnings, and retaliating against staff.

Targeted Repression: Reports indicate that whistleblowers claimed to be threatened with firing for cause—which would block them from receiving unemployment benefits—if they continued to raise concerns.

Congressional Investigation: The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating these claims, with documents detailing that some whistleblowers felt forced to, or were discouraged from, reporting the fraud, with some reports being "suppressed" by the administration.

Administration Response: While Republican lawmakers have highlighted these whistleblower stories, officials in the Walz administration, including the Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner, have stated they were only aware of one instance where whistleblower concerns were officially brought to their attention and have indicated a desire to address any retaliatory actions.

These accusations are part of a larger, highly partisan investigation into the "Feeding Our Future" and other fraud cases in Minnesota, where federal authorities have charged dozens of individuals with stealing hundreds of millions in public funds.