Most Democrats Do Not Want Biden to Run in 2024


Armstrong Economics Blog/Politics Re-Posted Feb 17, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

The majority of Democrats (51%), stated that they do not want Joe Biden to run for office in 2024. The findings come from a CNN survey that polled 1,527 American voters. Around 70% of his strongest supporters who somehow approve of his handling of the country said that they’d renominate him, but among the increasing number of moderate Democrats, only 35% said they’d check his name off on the ballot.

Among the Democrats who stated they did not want to see Biden in office, 35% specified they did not believe he could beat a Republican candidate, while 31% simply stated they do not want him to be reelected. Around 18% of Democrats said they’re concerned about Biden’s age, as he will be 82 by November 2024. Who would replace Biden? Only 12% of Democrats had a specific candidate in mind, with 5% admitting they had no opinion on the matter.

Half of Republican voters would like to see Trump reenter the White House, 49% said they’d like a new candidate, while 1% had no opinion. Among those who do not support a Trump 2024 run, 39% said they simply do not want him to be president while 22% stated they do not believe he could win against the Democrats. Governor Ron DeSantis is already the preferred candidate behind Trump, winning the support of 21% of voters while no other potential alternative candidate received more than 1% of support (Donald Trump Jr., Rand Paul, Mike Pence, and Ted Cruz were among some of the alternative candidates who each received the support of 1% of voters).

The Democrats are already doing everything in their power to dismiss the possibility of a second Trump presidency. Republican voters still support him, however, and as a whole seem to be on the same page. As I have stated in the past, I believe the Republicans will push Ron DeSantis to run during the next election. With the help of the progressives, the Democrats have lost all power as a collective and do not where to turn.

India’s Ambassador: Trudeau is an Embarrassment to Canada & India


Armstrong Economics Blog/Canada Re-Posted Feb 17, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

India’s ambassador, Deepak Vohra, tears into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his blatant hypocrisy. Last year when thousands of farmers protested in Delhi, causing blockades, Trudeau was in support of the protestors and urged the Indian government to have a dialogue with the disgruntled farmers.

“The fellow who was trying to give us advice has actually gone into hiding,” Vohra stated. “He has betrayed their trust. The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies, it comes from those you have faith in. Some of the most poisonous people come disguised as friends and family.”

“My motto has been to always protect the oppressed, even if he is my enemy,” Vohra said, “But I will never forgive the traitor, even if he is my friend.”

Gulf War Reparations


Armstrong Economics Blog/International News Re-Posted Feb 17, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

Iraq finalized its $52.4 billion reparation payment for its 1990 invasion of Kuwait, according to the United Nations. Under Saddam Hussein, 100,000 Iraqi troops occupied Kuwait in search of oil on August 2, 1990, leading to the first Gulf War. Iraq retreated from Kuwait in February 1991 after the United Nations Security Council placed embargos and sanctions on the nation. The United States under former President George H.W. Bush invaded to help liberate the people of Kuwait, and years later publicly executed Saddam Hussein after the Iraq War under former President George W. Bush.

There is outrage surrounding the payment as some feel the Iraqi people should not be punished for the actions of their previous dictator. However, that is not how reparations work. After Hitler committed suicide, Germany was still forced to pay reparations, albeit leading to economic ruin. However, under the London Agreement in 1953, Germany’s foreign creditors cut the nation’s payment in half.

The second Bush Administration pushed to forgive some of Iraq’s debt in order to stabilize the nation. In the end, whoever loses the war has to pay up and the victor can choose whether or not to forgive some of the debt. However, in the case of the Gulf War, this was not the US’ decision to make. UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) processed 2.7 million claims totaling $352.5 billion but approved the $52.4 billion payment for 1.5 million claims. The largest payment went to Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) for $14.7 billion to pay for the damage caused by burning oil wells.

“With the final payment of compensation made on 13 January 2022, all compensation awarded by the Commission has now been paid in full,” the UNCC declared. Iraq’s current GDP as of 2020 sits at $167.22 million, representing 0.15% of the global economy. Dictators can leave lasting damage on their nation’s citizens for decades, and this is no exception.

Veritas Exposes FDA


Armstrong Economics Blog/Corruption Re-Posted Feb 16, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

We have to end the corruption of private organizations donating ANY money to the FDA, NIH, or CDC. We cannot trust ANYTHING these people now approve as long as they are taking money from the very companies that benefit from these approvals. Write to Senators & Congressman demanding an end to this corruption. FDA takes money from Gates as well. This amounts to bribery of federal officials which is an outright crime. The very fact that the FDA asked for 75 years before releasing COVID test data is clearly hiding something. Under emergency status, the standard is they can claim if 6 people out of 10 were OK without side-effects, then that is OK. They can literally kill 40% of the population under this emergency standard. When will the government STOP assisting the World Economic Forum in this desperate takeover of the world economy to force Schwab’s economics theory using COVID?

CDC Announce Prior COVID Test Nasal Swabs Used for Genomic Sequencing


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on February 17, 2022 | Sundance | 77 Comments

Oh dear, it would certainly have been better if the CDC stated the “genomic sequencing” was for the virus.

Alas, in their Twitter announcement the CDC left the possibility of genomic tracing for the individual person tested open to interpretation.

Los Angeles County Defers Enforcement of Vaccination Suspension Until They Hire Enough Staff to Begin Suspensions


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on February 16, 2022 | Sundance | 89 Comments

This is one of the goofiest notification letters for noncompliance with the ridiculous COVID vaccination mandate.  LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva shared via Twitter.  Read this letter from the original baseline that vaccine mandates were about health:

Presumably the entire reason for the Fire Department vaccination mandate was about health.  If you are not vaccinated, something about your health or other people’s health is an issue.  However, if you are an LAFD worker and you do not get the vaccine, you can still work but you must get tested.

If you are non-compliant with the vaccine/testing rule you must get a suspension for five days as punishment for not getting the vaccine or missing a test.  However, the County cannot suspend the firefighter because they don’t have staff.  So, the vaccine/testing suspension is delayed until they get enough staff to suspend you…..  And somewhere, in some bureaucratic office of some knucklehead, this all makes sense.

COVID-19 appears to have created a dissociative condition called cognitive COVID madness.  Fewer people are injured by covid related respiratory damage than are injured by covid related brain damage.

Canadian Justice Minister David Lametti Says Supporting Trump Is Reason for Government to Seize Bank Accounts Under Trudeau Emergency Act


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on February 16, 2022 | Sundance | 331 Comments

In a stunning admission for a government official, Canadian Justice Minister David Lametti admitted the political motivations for seizing bank accounts during a television appearance today.

Minister Lametti told CTV News today, citizens identified as supporting President Donald Trump are subject to “de-banking” as part of the Canadian government’s official target identification process.

During the segment, Justice Minister Lametti hedged and dodged questioning about what terms and conditions the Canadian government is using to instruct the RCMP and financial institutions.  However, after equating the Trudeau order to the same principles around terrorism, the ‘Justice Minister’ finally said:

...”If you are a member of a pro Trump movement who is donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to this kind of thing, then you ought to be worried.”

What exactly Donald Trump has to do with middle class Canadian citizens asking their government to drop mandates is unknown.  But the statement itself from the Justice Ministry of Canada speaks quite loudly to their political motives.  WATCH (prompted):

Notice how no one in Canadian government is even talking about the COVID restrictions and mandates?  No one is even talking about the virus as a problem or any issues with the pandemic as a justification for continued COVID mitigation efforts.

The only focus of the Canadian government is addressing the protests against them.

Canadian Prime Minister Blocks Domestic Travel in Effort to Stop Protests Against His Government – Compliance Minister Declares Federal Restriction Zones Where Travel Is Verboten


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on February 16, 2022 | Sundance | 492 Comments

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has triggered domestic travel restrictions against Canadian citizens in an effort to stop protests against his authoritarian government.

In a handout today, by Ottawa officials, it is noted that any travel deemed destined for “any regulated specified area” is now under federal control.  Specifically, anyone coming into Ottawa to protest against the government is now “breaking the law.”

At the same time, Justin Trudeau’s Covid Compliance Minister, Marco Mendicino, said today that any Canadians joining convoy protests in Ottawa or traveling to the area for support of the ongoing protests, risk being defined as domestic extremists connected to “dangerous criminal activity.”

According to the ministers carrying out the Emergency War Measures Act, any Canadian citizen who travels into a restricted zone, as defined by the Canadian government, will face a fine of up to $500 on summary conviction, or imprisonment for six months for their noncompliance. An indictment against a dissident subversive comes with a $5,000 fine and up to five years in jail.

Additionally, the Canadian federal government has announced they will seize the children of any citizen who travels with a minor child for the purposes of entering one of the federally defined no-go zones.  Reunification will be dependent on re-education at one of the jails, compounds or institutions of incarceration.

According to Canadian State Media:“To those who may be thinking to come to Ottawa this weekend — don’t,” said Mendicino. “At best, the residents of the city have made it clear that this is not the time. And at worst, you may be tying yourself to dangerous criminal activity.”

The Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa put out a statement Wednesday urging parents at the demonstration to make alternate care arrangements “should they become unable to care for their children following potential police action.”

“CASO has a mandate to protect a child when their parent becomes unavailable to exercise their custodial rights over the child and the parent has not made adequate provision for the child’s care and custody,” said the statement.

“If parents and children are separated following police efforts in ending the demonstration in the downtown core, CASO will work to reunite families as soon as possible.”

The new measures came into effect Monday and prohibited public assemblies that disrupt the movement of people, goods and trade, or that support the “threat or use of acts of serious violence against persons or property.”

The temporary measures also include:

  • Fines amounting to thousands of dollars or jail time for those bringing children under the age of 18 to participate in an unlawful assembly.
  • The same penalties for anyone who participates in the blockades or brings aid — such as food or fuel — to people involved.
  • A ban on foreign nationals entering Canada to participate in or facilitate an illegal assembly.
  • Authorization for the RCMP to enforce municipal and provincial laws.
  • Authorization for banks and insurance companies to freeze participants’ accounts and cancel their vehicle insurance.

Those in violation could face a fine of up to $500 on summary conviction, or imprisonment for six months. An indictment comes with a $5,000 fine or up to five years in jail.

The measures define the protected areas where protesters cannot go as Parliament Hill and the parliamentary precinct, hospitals, airports, trade corridors, bridges and the area around infrastructure for water, gas, sanitation and telecommunication utilities. (LINK)

The Canadian Truckers responded swiftly to the new threats:

Canadian Hacker Brags About Hacking GiveSendGo Donor Files, Meanwhile Canadian State Media Brag About Doxing Donors and Canadian Banks Begin Blocking Withdrawals


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on February 16, 2022 | Sundance | 363 Comments

The Canadian hacker who infiltrated the Crowdfunding website GiveSendGo has been identified as Aubrey Cottle, also known as Kirtaner.  Cottle is a left-wing extremist who took credit for the hack (and displayed his severe mental instability) in a TikTok proclamation where he bragged about his success.

After retrieving all the donor files, Aubrey Cottle (pictured left) then began sharing the data files with media in Canada and RCMP officials so the government and media could work together to target the donors for retaliation under the federal Emergency Act, as deployed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

GiveSendGo founder Jacob Wells told Fox News the cyberattack and rapid dissemination of the donor files shows a deliberate, “well-orchestrated,” and politically motivated doxing effort, where the hacker closely coordinated his efforts with the Canadian government and state media.

Wells plans to file criminal charges against Aubrey Cottle; however, the fact that government officials coordinated with the hacker does not leave many avenues despite the illegal nature of the events.

When the government is the one openly committing the crime, and contracting with the criminal elements to carry out the crime, where do you go?

Canadian state media CTV and CBC have been using the hacked data (provided by Cottle) to dox the donors of the funding effort in order to assist the Canadian government with seizure of their bank accounts, loans, mortgage accounts, retirement accounts, 401k financial accounts and insurance accounts.

As noted by the CBC, “Using powers granted under the Emergencies Act, the federal government has directed banks and other financial institutions to stop doing business with people associated with the anti-vaccine mandate convoy occupying the nation’s capital.”

Canadian CTV Journalist John Woodward has been one person publicly promoting the lists of donors on his twitter account, uploaded the illegally hacked data onto spread sheets, and then written stories about his findings via his illegal use of the unlawful files. Toronto CTV is bragging about using the data to track down and then publicize the names of the donors.

Included in the hacked list CTV outlines, “Director of Communications for Ontario, Marion Isabeau-Ringuette is among several government staffers and associates under scrutiny after their names or identifying information were found in a pair of leaks of some 100,000 donations to American crowdfunding website GiveSendGo.”  As noted by CBC, once the targets are identified, “banks will be working with law enforcement to determine who should be “de-banked.””

If all of this sounds incredibly unnerving, that would be the point.  The hardline leftists in Canada are going all in on this effort, because their leadership, Justin Trudeau, has created a position where attacking Canadian opposition groups is the only option.  Trudeau has demonized and Alinsky’d the protest movement and vowed never to meet with them under any conditions.

The official position from the Trudeau administration is that these protestors are violent right-wing extremists and Nazi sympathizers who have attempting to take down the Canadian government.  Trudeau is working closely on messaging and tactical approach with his leftist allies in the United States.  The same people who organized the J6 extremist narrative in DC, are the ones giving Trudeau the advice on how to frame the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa.  It is the same playbook.

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is the face of the government response.  He said the triggering of the Emergency Act has created, “authorities now in force and they’re being used. It’s incredibly important that we follow the money,” Mendicino stated.

CANADA – […]  A spokesperson for the Canadian Bankers Association, the industry group that represents 60 domestic and foreign banks, said its members will “follow all applicable laws and regulations” but it doesn’t anticipate too much disruption.

“All financial service providers, including banks, covered by the federal Emergencies Act will need to diligently implement the required measures, as stipulated by the government in the corresponding emergency economic measures order, which are not expected to impact the vast majority of customers,” the spokesperson said.

Jessica Davis, president of Insight Threat Intelligence and a former CSIS strategic analyst, said these measures are likely to put “a lot of financial pressure” on the people organizing this protest.

With access to bank accounts and credit cards and other financial instruments suspended, protesters won’t be able to pay for things like hotel and fuel bills and the costs associated with their street parties and other activities.

Because the organizers of this protest have been so public about their participation on social media, “banks won’t have a hard time identifying who these people are,” Davis said.  “These measures will have an immediate financial impact,” she added.

Over the longer term, Davis said, it may be hard for some of the truckers participating to ever find work again because they could lack the necessary insurance to operate a big rig.

“Paying bills, paying rent and any kind of day-to-day financial transaction can be stopped for people who are part of the protest movement,” she said.

There may also be some “unintended consequences” from frozen accounts, such as suspended alimony and child support payments, Davis said. “It’s going to be very difficult for them.” … Banks have been granted immunity against legal action in the event of disputes over whether someone should have been denied financial services. (read more)

Leftism is a mental, behavioral and personality disorder.

PS. It also appears that Canadian banks are trying to stop people from withdrawing funds.

Russia Asks Joe Biden for Next Ukraine Invasion Dates So They Can Coordinate Vacation Plans for Moscow Officials


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on February 16, 2022 | Sundance | 214 Comments

The Russians are having a little fun at Joe Biden’s expense, now that the deadline for invasion has expired without invasion.

Yesterday, the Russians reminded the Ukraine government to set their alarm clocks so they did not miss the invasion.  Today the Russian government asks the Biden administration for the invasion dates, they plan to use this year, so that Moscow can coordinate the vacation plans of key military and government officials.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova asked for the invasion schedule on Telegram: “I’d like to request US and British disinformation: Bloomberg, The New York Times and The Sun media outlets to publish the schedule for our upcoming invasions for the year. I’d like to plan my vacation,” the Russian diplomat said on her Telegram channel Wednesday.

However, on a serious note, the U.S. drumbeat over the invasion of Ukraine has seriously hurt their economy.  The Russian State News Agency, TASS reports:

[…] “This steady disinformation blitz by the Western media has already resulted in a sharp deterioration of Kiev’s economic situation, with investments and businesses fleeing Ukraine, while the energy prices in Europe are growing. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov castigated these statements as an “empty and groundless” escalation of tensions, emphasizing that Russia posed no threat to anyone.”

It’s almost as if the U.S. government wants to hurt the Ukraine economy so that the U.S. has stronger influence and can manipulate the internal politics of Ukraine… with 10% for the ‘big guy‘ of course.

Comrade Suspicious Cat remains, well, suspicious.