Their names are writ in water The last several presidents are but placeholders, whose names are writ in water, forever to be forgotten. Like Augustus Claudius the 3rd, they never did anything for the people. They never did anything worthwhile, merely carrying on the same imbecilities of the past. History will forget them.
At various times in my life I have listened to npr on local public radio stations. They covered stories with more depth than other outlets, and I didn’t have to listen to the endless ads. Now it seems the place is infested with people who find great mystery and fascination with the lower order of …
The Decline of NPR Mirrors the Decline of America Read More »
I can’t find the link to this article which I think was originally posted on theburningplatform.com. I found it in some old notes and thought it might be of interest to someone. It is written by a man who transitioned from typical debt slave to off grid farming, and his advice for others wanting to …
Advice on How to Escape Crumbling Society and Farm Off-Grid Read More »
When the Fed came out with the spending bazooka earlier in the pandemic, though it was reckless and destructive to the american people, many cheered. I talked with some of the cheerers about it and everyone of them were for the PPP loans to businesses. I heard the same thing from each of them, which …
A Short Note on the Reaction to the Free ‘Money’ Spewing forth from the Fed Read More »
Sports fans growing more violent As America falls this type of random, sporadic violence will continue to grow worse. Ol’ Remus said, “Stay away from crowds.” Keep those words close to you as this year proceeds. People are becoming chippy, ready to fight at a moments notice, usually over things that are trivial. Like getting …
As America Crumbles, Many Grow Closer To Becoming Barbarians Read More »
I was buying some household goods recently, which totaled appx $2100, almost the exact value of an ounce of gold. The man I bought the goods from was a good guy, a small businessman. When it got time to pay I thought about paying him an ounce of gold for the goods, as a way …
Note on Using Gold as Money, as in a Parallel Society Read More »
You spend your life reading about the tumultuous times throughout history. The great wars…booms and busts…and you think, “Wow, what a scene! It must have been great to live then, to be a part of the action.” There is nothing fascinating about the destruction of America and the American people, but it is fascinating to …
I saw a friend yesterday and asked him what he had been doing. “I’m coaching t-ball again in the 6 and under league,” he said. “That sounds fun, how’s it going?” I asked. “Well, the 6 and under league used to be the most fun age to coach, but the ability of the t-ballers has …
A Bob Dylan classic which fits well with the current economy and financial markets. “Ain’t no use jivingAin’t no use jokingEverything is broken” The cool part is the geniuses who are supposed to maintain functioning markets – the fed fools – are the ones who have created the problem.
This is an interesting look at how a country’s oil consumption equates to the size of their economy. As Chris Martensen shows, the correlation is almost 1 to 1. The corollary is that as oil prices increase, consumption is reduced, which reduces the size of the economy. Further, because modern economies are highly over leveraged, …
A Country’s Oil Consumption = The Size of Their Economy Read More »
Many commodities are at all-time record highs, others are getting close. Whether the price increases abate and we can resume watching tv, or the prices skyrocket out of control and we go to full scale war in the streets is anyone’s guess. But it is fascinating watching the ignorant federal reserve masters lose control over …
It is Fascinating What Is Happening in Commodity Markets Read More »