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Feb 21 2022

Kamala Harris Speaks Platitudes and Gibberish During Media Remarks Ending the Munich Conference About Ukraine


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on February 20, 2022 | Sundance | 257 Comments

Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg generally compete for best use of linguistic nothingness, today was no exception. At the conclusion of the Munich conference to discuss the manufactured situation in Ukraine, Harris talks to the media [Video HERE and Transcript HERE].  If you notice an unusual void of media sharing the brief presser, there’s a reason for that.

Harris again assembled her words into remarks that are not only absolute gibberish, but they also exemplify her lack of any qualification to be in office.  She really is an empty vessel filled with meaningless platitudes; stunningly so.

TRANSCRIPT – “We are looking at a moment that is a very decisive moment on one of the bases for the Munich Security Conference and certainly one of the founding reasons for NATO, which is European security and the connection and alliance between Europe and the United States. It was important in that, as you all know, this is a moment that is very dynamic.  If not every hour, certainly every day, there seem to be new moments of interest and also of intelligence.” ~ Kamala Harris

[Video HERE and Transcript HERE]

The team behind Biden are trying to rebrand Kamala Harris as a serious person, but her stupidity is so evident we cannot hear a word she is saying.

Zelenskyy knows the messenger from the U.S. is part of an act for domestic consumption, and yet the ramifications of the background conflict created by the United States in his nation are serious.  Additionally, Zelenskyy knows the U.S. wants him removed, which is the only way the State Department (and DC politicians’ writ large) can achieve a stronger influence operation over internal politics within Ukraine.  It really sucks to be Zelenskyy.

Eastern Ukrainians consider themselves Russian, they always have.  Eastern Ukraine likes Russia, relates to Russia and is not predisposed to like the western influences in the rest of the country.  Eastern Ukraine is to Russia what Puerto Rico is to the United States.

♦CONSIDER – Within Puerto Rico there are people who want to be authentic to their own territorial sovereignty, they want to get away from the United States.  At the same time, there are people in Puerto Rico who want and need the relationship with the United States to remain connected.  The business interests in Puerto Rico, and specifically the multinational investment groups in Puerto Rico, want the benefits of the U.S. treasury to remain in place.

About half of Puerto Rico wants to be independent, and about half of Puerto Rico wants to remain connected to the U.S.

In Ukraine, about half of the country wants to be independent (separatists), and they are what we would call “nationalists.”  They have no issue with Russia.  However, about half the country also wants to be connected to the ‘west’ in the sense and values of NATO and European perspectives. They are a blend of globalists, moderate leftists and independent thinkers.

As in Puerto Rico, the multinational corporations and business interests in Ukraine come down on the side of keeping Ukraine connected to Western Europe.  The U.S. State Dept is aligned with those multinational goals and globalist objectives.

♦ Into this mix of convoluted interests, a battle for influence is taking place.  Russia is portrayed as the enemy, because an honest conversation about the dynamics is never permitted by the globalist team members.  The last thing NATO wants is a public discussion about how their geopolitical aspirations and intents are created around the Western European support for globalism and the World Economic Forum.

The eastern Ukrainian separatists (looked favorable by Russia) are having small military battles with the western Ukrainian military (supported by Joe Biden, NATO).   It is in Biden and NATO’s interests to overemphasize the role of Russia and position the western media view as if Putin is about to invade.  This helps cloud the ongoing underlying internal battle and the influence operations carried out by the intelligence apparatus, the State Dept and the multinational benefactors.

Then there’s Zelenskyy….

♦ On one hand, Zelenskyy doesn’t want to be to Vladimir Putin what Kim Jong-un (N Korea) is to Chairman Xi Jinping (China).  However, on the other hand, Zelenskyy doesn’t want his country, Ukraine, to be a playground for geopolitical influence operations by the U.S., NATO, Western Europe and multinationals like the World Bank and World Economic Forum.

Right now, for his country, it sucks to be stuck in this position.  That aspect is made worse, because the Biden administration wants to remove Zelenskyy so they can have a person in charge of Ukraine that is more easily manipulated for their interests.   The Biden administration is using the threat of a Russian invasion to weaken Zelenskyy.

Zelenskyy knows Russia is not invading; he also knows there is a large faction of people in the eastern portion of his country who like Russia.  The people in the pro-Russia Eastern Ukraine region, those who do not like Russia and are in the minority, are physically moving back toward the Western side just in case.

The U.S. intelligence apparatus and propaganda machine (State Dept) is currently carrying out operations in Eastern Ukraine working both sides of the separatist movement as they seek to portray Russia as the influence agent.

Feb 19 2022

Ukraine & the Separatist Movement


Armstrong Economics Blog/Civil Unrest Re-Posted Feb 18, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

The American press tends to suggest that it is all about Putin and his troops on the border. There is also a separatist movement in Ukrain where the ethnic Russian East wants independence from Ukraine. This has been ignored and it is why Putin has said that he will defend Russian people no matter where they live. This is not simply about Putin invading and the people are just pawns. There are rebel factions that are defending themselves against Kyiv.

I have stated from the outset, that Ukraine should have been split based upon the stark difference in language. I highly recommend watching the film Mr. Jones for it reveals a critical backdrop to this and why there is a deep conflict between East and West. Ukraine cannot survive intact for it is suppressing the ethnic Russians in the East all because of inherent hatred that runs very deep extending back to Stalin. For Kyiv to hold on to territory simply because that was a line drawn under Communism puts the lives of Ukrainians at risk all for a game of territory that died out during the 19th century.

The smart thing to do is to come to the rescue of Russian rebels fighting for their independence rather than invading and the people think that there is nothing but Ukrainians there. Putin would be justified to enter if shooting begins between the Ukrainian troops and those of the Russian rebels.

Feb 19 2022

Joe Biden Presser, Says He Is Convinced Vladimir Putin Has Decided to Send Russians to Invade Ukraine Per U.S. Intelligence


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on February 18, 2022 | Sundance | 141 Comments

Joe Biden has been convinced by U.S. intelligence that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a decision to invade Ukraine.  Now, if he could just get U.S. intelligence to convince Putin of the same premise, then things would be better – or something. WATCH (42 seconds):

Feb 18 2022

Russia Remains Unbothered by Threats of Sanctions


Armstrong Economics Blog/Russia Re-Posted Feb 18, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

Viktor Tatarintsev, ​Russia’s ambassador to Sweden, has said that Russia is not worried about sanctions. “Excuse my language, but we don’t give a s–t about all their sanctions,” he told reporters. We have already had so many sanctions and in that sense they’ve had a positive effect on our economy and agriculture.” In fact, he believes that the sanctions have made Russia stronger by causing the nation to be self-sufficient.

Klaas Knot, chair of the Financial Stability Board and head of the Dutch central bank, is warning the West not to place sanctions on Russia or remove them from the Swift system. “When applying severe measures, one should always think twice and also be aware of the consequences,” said Knot. The news comes after US President Biden vowed to place “intense pressure” on Russia through the “largest, most significant financial institutions.” Knot said that banks around the world are having a very difficult time predicting the outcome of a Ukraine invasion, stating “how much loss of confidence we will see in the market, how much increase in risk aversion takes place, how many investors will start to run from certain markets, et cetera.”

I previously reported how removing Russia from the SWIFT system would hurt trading partners. As noted, international companies conducting business with Russia would be forced to halt many transactions. Investors may rush out of the ruble, disrupting international capital flows. The EU heavily relies on Russian energy and retaliatory measures could spell disaster. The West may not realize how reliant they are on Russia. If they dared to remove Russia from SWIFT, we are looking at an incredible rise in commodities and expanding the shortages. Our models pointed to trouble long ago.

Feb 18 2022

Biden Sends Kamala Harris to Urgently Secure the Border – No, Not That One


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on February 17, 2022 | sundance | 190 Comments

There’s a big problem at the border, and the installed occupant at the White House sends Kamala Harris on an urgent mission to address it.

The unfortunate part is… it’s not the U.S. border crisis, Harris is being sent to secure the Ukraine border.

New York Post – Vice President Kamala Harris set off Thursday on a peace mission to Europe as Russia appeared to accelerate preparations for an invasion of Ukraine — undeterred by her failure to resolve the ongoing US-Mexico border crisis as President Biden’s point person on illegal immigration.

About two hours after Harris departed DC to attend the Munich Security Conference, Biden emerged from the White House and said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin will launch an invasion of Ukraine “within the next several days.” (read more)

Harris likely to declare, ‘the urgent and severe measures we are prepared to deliver, are the consequences of urgent preparations we have made for severe measures of great urgency, consequence and preparation,’ or something.

Before departing to save the world from thermonuclear war, Kamala Harris explained the internet to an audience during remarks at the White House.

“Comrades, that does it. UNCLE! … Invasion cancelled.”

Feb 18 2022

Liars Club 1 – Multinationals, Media and Politicians Attempting to Blame Russia-Ukraine for Rising Gas Prices


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on February 17, 2022 | sundance | 165 Comments

February 17, 2022 | sundance | 165 Comments

Global oil prices are rising specifically due to governmental policy that’s driven by the talking script of the World Economic Forum and the ‘climate change’ financial manipulators who give the politicians their instructions.  However, in this new era of pretending not to know things, the upside down through the looking glass mirror of our bizarre reality, virtually every corporate mouthpiece cannot break the Multinational code of omerta.

We truly are living in an era where the truth & consequences must be hidden in order to maintain a centrally orchestrated narrative.

The ultimate victims of this new multinational corporatism (fascism reversed with corporations telling government what do) are the middle class represented on every continent by yellow vests, MAGA hats and currently truckers.

We know it, they know it and they know that we know it; yet, the deep little lies inside the bigger lie must be maintained.  The Code of Omerta must not be broken.

In the U.S., the people behind Joe Biden must retain the ruse of centralized lying and citizen manipulation. In France, it’s Emmanuel Macron.  In Victoria, Australia, the jackboots of Daniel Andrews have been deployed to retain the ruse of their little lies.  The House of cards in New Zealand is propped up by the smiley-faced facist Jacinda Ardern, and more recently their Canadian cousin, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has invoked the Emergency Act to retain the control mechanisms.

You can almost see Klaus Schwab smiling as the digital identity starts to take shape while the mechanisms for carbon trading await the beta test completion.  Yes, the population will be granted environmental justice, and carbon trade exchanges will apportion to each according to their contribution.   Of course, you can always buy a few extra hours of energy use if you can afford it.

Behind all of the current anxiety, schemes and machinations sits the library of rules and regulations transcribed into every legislative language that will be needed.  It’s only a matter of time…. unless, well, unless the truckers, yellow vests and red hats are able to disrupt the plan.

A small, seemingly innocuous, reference point that highlights the bigger of the biggest picture is the current need for the multinational stenographers to use the convenient geopolitical fraud of a Russia-Ukraine conflict to justify current rising oil prices and the subsequent gasoline costs.

Pay no attention to the cancellation of drilling leases, shuttered pipelines, regulated refineries being blocked and/or coal being defined as the black death of the planet.

Comrade dissidents, to believe the current price of oil is related to Russia and Ukraine, is to convince yourself that Joe Biden writes his own speeches.

(US News) […] Drivers best start bracing for another surge in gas prices amid the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and years of under-investment by the oil industry, warns one veteran energy strategist.

“My guess is that you are going to see $5 a gallon at any triple-digit [oil prices] … as soon as you get to $100. And you might get to $6.50 or $7.

Oil prices have been red-hot lately as geopolitical tensions rise between Russia and the rest of the world.

WTI crude oil has climbed 13% in the past month to $94 a barrel. Russia produces 10 million barrels of oil a day, the equivalent of 10% of global demand. Any loss of that oil due to geopolitical issues could cause a tightly supplied market to become tighter, pushing prices for the hydrocarbon up.

The march up in oil has pushed gas prices further higher from already elevated levels. (read more)

The average price nationally for gas currently stands at $3.47.  The national average stood at $2.44 a year ago.  The rapid rise in prices is contributing to inflation across the economy and is creating a crisis for the working class.

Yes, a sitting president can and does influence the price of gasoline.  What can a U.S. President and administration specifically do?  We have abundant U.S. energy resources.  Quite literally the strongest in the entire world.

  • Permit the use of preexisting approved leases in ANWAR (Alaska) to put more volume into the Alaskan oil pipeline that is severely underutilized.
  • Finish the Dakota access pipeline.
  • Re-approve the preexisting energy leases in New Mexico, Arizona, NE Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
  • Retract the stoppage of the Keystone pipeline to permit efficient oil transport shipments from Canada.
  • Stop blocking the expansion of coastal oil refineries in Texas, Louisiana and Alabama (regulatory issue), as well as Northwest, Northeast and Southeast Seaboard.
  • Continue to develop natural gas as a clean burning fuel.
  • Drive Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as an export.

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Unfortunately, this would mean reversing the entire energy policy of the current administration.  The existing energy inflation and high prices of oil, natural gas and gasoline are a direct and intentional part of Joe Biden policy.  That policy is driven by the leftist demand for a “green new deal.”

None of the actions above require any approval from OPEC.  Strategically the ‘all of the above’ approach enhances U.S. national security and diminishes the influence of Russia, China and Iran.  Within six months of the above, gasoline would plummet.

Globalist climate change policies, as showcased within the Joe Biden energy policy, are the driving force of inflation.  It’s not COVID-19, and it damned sure isn’t Ukraine or Russia.

If they are successful with the digital id, I guarantee you it will connect to government-controlled carbon allowances within 5 years.

Feb 17 2022

Durham is only Scratching the Surface of Hillary


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

I found myself in the middle of a political scandal that nobody in the West was willing to dare write about – more dirt on the Clintons. Even now with the breaking news that Special Counsel John Durham in a filing related to a criminal charge brought against Michael Sussman, an attorney for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, he revealed what Mr. Trump and his supporters have suspected all along; that Clinton’s campaign created the conspiracy theory to discredit Trump and alter the outcome of the 2016 election.

What Durham has uncovered was that Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign conspired to spy on Donald Trump as a candidate and as president. You would think that this should be all over the headlines as when Nixon’s boys invaded the Democratic Headquarters – Watergate. Yet as this turns out, any mention of Durham is ignored because the tables are turned. The press has loved bashing Trump and constantly portrayed him as Putin’s puppet. But because they were eager to bash Trump and were played by Hillary for biased fools, there is no mention of Durham. Of course, Newsweek’s Madam President copies go for a few hundred dollars these days.

That the Press has determined this story is not to be seen by the public for it makes them look like corrupt fools is just an astonishing statement of the decline of the media in the United States. Trump directly responded on the matter:

“This is a scandal far greater in scope and magnitude than Watergate and those who were involved in and knew about this spying operation should be subject to criminal prosecution.

“In a stronger period of time in our country, this crime would have been punishable by death. In addition, reparations should be paid to those in our country who have been damaged by this.”

I believe it was Hillary who turned a blind eye to the Bankers given them the nod to take over Russia. The takeover was orchestrated by Edmond Safra of Republic National Bank based upon reliable information and belief. They convinced Yeltsin to take $7 billion from the IMF loans and to wire it to Geneva via the Bank of New York. Even CNN reported on September 1st, 1999 that the money was stolen from the IMF loans.

CNN Theft of IMF Money – Sep. 1, 1999

As soon as the wire took place, Republic National Bank ran to the Department of Justice and reported that Bank of New York had just engaged in money laundering. This was laid out in the Documentary funded by the German TV Station which ended up being banned in the USA. Netflix wanted the film and then someone called them and stopped it from being viewed. It is on Amazon Prime, but only for those outside the USA.

Once Republic National Bank ran to the DOJ, that is when they blackmailed Yeltsin to not run in 2000 and appoint their buddy, Borris Berezovsky. Once Yeltsin realized he was set up by New York Bankers, he turned to Putin and made his heir in August 1999. Safra fled to Monaco and that is where he was killed. Dominick Dunn wrote about that in Vanity Fair – Death in Monaco. Berezovsky fled to Britain where he suddenly hung himself. I spent 7 years in civil contempt because I refused to plead to being in any conspiracy with Safra.

This is why Hillary blamed Putin for interfering in the 2016 election. She thought it was retaliation for her support of the US interference into the Russian 2000 election headed by the bankers. The company that Safra wanted me to invest $10 billion in was Hermitage Capital operating in Russia with his partner Bill Browder, former right hand man to Ghislaine Maxwell’s father Robert Maxwell of Epstein’s fame. That was seized by Putin and the accountant Magnitsky was murdered in prison most like on the orders of those invoved to protect the entire plot.

Who sponsored the Magnitsky Act which was retaliance to cover-up the entire plot? None other than John McCain, Hillary’s buddy who also just so happened to have handed her fake dossier on Trump to Comey at the FBI. Durham has only scratched the surface and there is no way the American press will allow this story to surface.The documentary on the Magnitsky Affair has also been banned in Europe and the United States. So much for the freedom of information.

Feb 17 2022

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.

Feb 16 2022

Russian Military Drills Conclude, Troop Withdrawal Begins, White House Proclaims the Stunning Strength and Brilliant Strategic Thinking of Joe Biden Averted Thermonuclear War


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on February 15, 2022 | Sundance | 361 Comments

The previously planned Russian training exercises [Announcement Here] have been completed in Belarus – close to neighboring Ukraine. Today those troops began returning to their places of regular deployment as reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense in Moscow.

As a result, the Biden manufactured ‘wag the dog‘ scenario, a fabricated ‘Russia invading Ukraine‘ premise by the White House, U.S. Dept of State, Pentagon and intelligence apparatus, needs to come to an end quickly.

After pretending that Russia was going to invade Ukraine in an effort to manufacture a political win out of thin air, Joe Biden will declare today he saved the world.

(New York Times) President Biden will speak on the Ukraine crisis at the White House this afternoon. Western analysts said it was too early to say if the announced troop movements were meaningful, but it might be a sign that Russia is stepping back from the threat of invasion.

President Vladimir V. Putin said Tuesday that Russia had decided “to partially pull back troops,” and the Russian Defense Ministry announced that some forces from military districts bordering Ukraine were being sent back to their garrisons, a sign that Moscow might be stepping away from the threat of an invasion.

The announcement was the strongest signal yet that Russia might be trying to de-escalate the military standoff near the Ukrainian border, but it was far from clear that the threat of war has passed. Military analysts warned that it was too early to make firm conclusions about any troop drawdown without more information. (read more)

Yesterday, Zero Hedge ran a CTH article detailing the fabricated ruse from the White House.  Today the AP said Zero Hedge was promoting propaganda from Russia.  Also today, White House has to pretend to take their victory lap early.  Go Figure.

Yes, you can thank me in the comments section for saving Ukraine from the United States CIA construct and averting war. [ LOL ] But seriously, that inflated sense of CTH importance is less silly than Biden’s claims today. That’s how stupid this entire thing has been.

Yes, the White House is exactly that desperate.

Feb 15 2022

Bancel Prompts Moderna Scare


Armstrong Economics Blog/Traders Re-Posted Feb 15, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

The rumor mill is churning out stories after Moderna CEO Stephen Bancel deleted his Twitter account and sold off stock. Some believe this indicates that people within the company know Moderna is doomed or that Bancel will be replaced. However, they failed to look at ALL the facts surrounding the story.

To begin, Bancel deleted his personal Twitter account @sbancel on February 11. This was his personal account that was not tied to the company despite his background image sporting the Moderna logo. Moderna’s company policy does not require former employees to delete their accounts. Most importantly, the last time Bancel posted was April 3, 2019. He has not used his Twitter account in three years!

Offloading 19,000 shares per week may seem like a lot to the average trader, but Bancel is provided with countless shares in Moderna stock as the acting CEO. Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 requires CEOs and other top-level executives to sell at predetermined times to avoid insider trading. Bancel has had a clear plan since December 2018, prior to the vaccination’s release, although he did recently modify his strategy in May 2021. Regardless, as of February 2022, Bancel owned 5.7 million shares directly and 16.1 million shares indirectly. He remains the company’s largest shareholder.

If Bancel continued to sell 19,000 shares per week for the year, that would represent less than 5% of what he holds in the company. Bancel could have deleted his Twitter account for a variety of reasons, but his trading activity should not cause panic over Moderna’s future.