Category U. S. Deep State

Jun 1 2022

NEC Director Brian Deese Defends Policy as U.S. Economy Transitions Away from Oil and Gas to Windmills and Solar Power


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on May 31, 2022 | Sundance 

Anytime you hear the code-word “transition”, what the explainers mean is the change from traditional oil, gas and fossil fuels to renewable energy and the Green New Deal.  The phrase “economic transition” is used to explain the economic collapse of Main Street that will happen during the switch.   Remember THE GOAL?  It has never changed.

National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, aka the U.S. version of Baghdad Bob, appears before several audiences today in an effort to use as many words as possible to explain the “transition,” without actually explaining the “transition.”  Why?  Because they don’t want the average person to know what the “transition” is all about…. Because if the average person knew what this “transition” is all about, then they might realize all of these massive increases in price are being done intentionally.   WATCH:

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Again, you guys are going to get sick of me saying this…. BUT, the number one problem our country faces is that the vast majority of us are PRETENDING.

The White House is pretending the U.S. government does not have full control over what is happening in the economy.  The media are pretending not to know that the White House is avoiding admitting the agenda and economic pain is intentional and unavoidable.  The republican politicians are pretending the Biden economic transition program is because the White House is incompetent.  All of these -and so many more- are just pretenses.

What is being done by the government, in this decision to switch from an oil and gas economy into a wind and solar economy, is being done on purpose. Yes, everyone at every level of government, both political parties and every agency within it, and the entirety of the corporate media are pretending not to know this is the Green New Deal taking place.

We cannot confront or solve this stuff, until we -including media- stop pretending.  Brian Deese is Baghdad Bob.

I will not eat the bugs.

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Jun 1 2022

American Confidence in the Economy Drops to Lowest Level Since 2009, Oil Prices Climb, Gas Prices Break Records, Main Street in Serious Trouble


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on May 31, 2022 | Sundance

…..Quit Pretending

Joe Biden is not running this economy.  Joe Biden’s economic advisors are not running this economy.  Joe Biden’s cabinet members are not running the economy. The people running this economy are the climate change activists behind the scenes who have been elevated into positions in all economic cabinet offices throughout the administration.  This was the deal in 2020 that led to Biden’s installation.

Professional political activists, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders types, within the Interior Dept., Energy Dept., EPA and other regulatory agencies related to the energy economy are in control. Not a single operator within the system looks to the White House or executive office for guidance.  They knew they had a short window to carry out the unilateral agenda regardless of damage it does.

This is a full-throated assault on the energy industry under the auspices of the climate change agenda. And that is what is collapsing Main Street and pushing massive costs onto consumers via inflation.  That’s it. That’s the background. No one in/around the White House has any control over the consequences. That was the 2020 deal made, and the reason why Biden was selected as the nameplate.

Oil prices have shot up to $120/barrel.  Russia and Ukraine are being used as a smokescreen for the ‘Build Back Better’, or domestically, the “Green New Deal’, agenda.  The same climate agenda supported by the entire Western government alliance who bow to the altar of the World Economic Forum.

Damn the consequences, full speed ahead. Main Street citizens are collateral damage.  They don’t care. In the view of the operators, their urgent goals are bigger than our needs; and their high-minded, filled with superiority justification is, they are trying to save us from ourselves.

US NEWS – The jump of more than 50% for oil prices so far this year has been a big contributor to the very high inflation sweeping the world. Earlier Tuesday, a report showed inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro currency hit 8.1% in May, the highest level since records began in 1997. (more)

Of course, every American can feel the impact, even if they cannot identify the reasons outlined above.

WASHINGTON – Americans’ confidence in the economy has plummeted to a new low, hitting likely the lowest confidence since the end of the Great Recession in early 2009, according to a new Gallup poll released on Tuesday.

Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index (ECI) measured -45 in May, which is down from -39 in each of the past two months. (more) 

The only thing we know with absolute certainty, is that things are going to get worse.  They know how bad it is going to be, that’s why they are working to mitigate any risks to the centralized power.  That risk mitigation includes the need to consider armed citizens as a threat to the process.

There will be electricity shortages.  There will be even more “necessarily skyrocketing” increases in energy costs, both cooling and heating.  There are going to be more, even larger, food price increases and potentially some shortages.

As each unavoidable item like housing, energy, gas and food costs more, there are less dollars available for non-essentials.   Inventories on durable goods will climb as consumers hunker down with priority spending on the most essential items.  If the demand is gone, employment layoffs in the goods sector will take place.

This process, a very predictable yet unnatural outcome from the consequence of completely restructuring the energy sector which underpins the economy, is not going to get better.  There is far more downside yet to travel.

We are entering the ‘you will have nothing, and you will be happy phase.’

The sanctimonious and pontificating elite class are justifying all of this pain by saying they are trying to save the planet.

I will not eat the bugs.

Jun 1 2022

Jury Verdict, Clinton Lawyer Michael Sussmann Found Not Guilty of Lying to FBI


Posted originally on the conservative tree house May 31, 2022 | Sundance

All media reporting of this case will be done through the prism of their own cooperation in the perpetration of the fraud. The MSM knew along with everyone else inside and outside of government, that their efforts to create the Trump-Russia conspiracy and collusion narrative were based on fraudulent pretext manufactured by the Clinton campaign. They all knew it. They all acted collaboratively, and they all engaged purposefully.

Michael Sussmann was accused of lying to the FBI about working for Hillary Clinton at the time he took fraudulent information to the FBI about Donald Trump.  A Washington DC jury has found Sussmann NOT GUILTY.

While Sussmann was pushing fraudulent information into the open hands of FBI Legal Counsel James Baker, another Clinton campaign contractor, Glenn Simpson from Fusion GPS, was pushing similarly constructed fraudulent information -including the Christopher Steele dossier- into the media and DOJ via Bruce Ohr.

The not guilty verdict simply means the FBI knew, or should have known, Michael Sussmann was delivering the fraudulent Trump-Russia collusion nonsense directly from the Hillary Clinton team.   The FBI claims they didn’t know, the jury by finding Sussmann not guilty, says the FBI did know.

The BIGGER question is, what’s next?

Durham constructed this case around the premise the FBI and DOJ was duped or tricked by Hillary Clinton operatives, specifically including Michael Sussmann.  It would be very weird if Durham now flipped the premise and began targeting DOJ or FBI officials around the premise they were “not duped.”

Therefore, I still think Durham stays exclusively focused on the outside actors and ignores all of the corrupt internal DOJ and FBI activity.

The prosecutorial approach by John Durham positioned all of the corruption outside the institutions of government, thereby protecting them.

The bad guys, the corrupt lawbreakers, are the people directly connected to the Clinton Campaign and all of the political and legal agents in/around the Clinton political machine.

As the Durham narrative unfolded, the brave and honorable institutions of government were victims to the horrible, terrible activity by the Clinton outsiders.

Pay no attention to the aligned politics and weaponization of the White House, DOJ, DOJ-NSD, FBI main, FBI-CoIntel, CIA, Senate Intelligence Committee, or memberships therein.  The entire apparatus of the most robust, capable, excellent and diligent intelligence apparatus in the history of all mankind, along with all the oversight mechanisms that exist to support that apparatus, was duped by Hillary Clinton’s team.

Bill Barr was the bondo, John Durham is the spray paint.

May 31 2022

Newsom Hopeful for a Harris Presidency


Armstrong Economics Blog/Politics Re-Posted May 31, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

Governor Newsom is promising Californians everything under the sun if they vote for him. Most recently, Newsom stated that he would not run for president if elected before his next term would end in 2027. “Yeah, I mean, I have sub-zero interest. It’s not even on my radar,” he self-proclaimed. Newsom then slipped and said that he believes Kamala Harris will be America’s next president.

Harris has done absolutely nothing as vice president. A Trafalgar poll stated that only 28% of respondents approved of how Harris is handling her job. Harris has a notoriously high staff turnover rate as well, and there are reports of Biden and Harris often in disagreement behind the curtain. Harris could technically split from Biden and run for the candidacy in 2024. The list of qualifications to become a US president are less than what is required of an entry-level fast-food worker.

US presidential requirements:

  • A presidential candidate must be a natural-born citizen of the United States
  • They must be a resident for 14 years
  • They must be 35-years-old or older

Only 15 vice presidents in US history, including Joe Biden, have won the presidency out of 46 who applied. President Biden confirmed in January that he would select Kamala Harris as his running mate if he runs for reelection in 2024. Before Biden’s announcement in January, Harris told every press outlet willing to listen that she was not sure if Biden would select her for reelection.

Biden will be 81 by the next election but has stated he plans to run despite his obvious mental health decline. The Democrats would be wise to choose a different candidate, but not Kamala who is even less popular and competent than Joe.

May 31 2022

Canadian Politician Urges Optimism Amid Energy Crisis


Armstrong Economics Blog/Energy Re-Posted May 31, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

Since politicians are incapable of easing the energy crisis, they gaslight the public to believe that high prices are a good thing. Ontario Liberal candidate Granville Anderson is urging Canadians to see the “silver lining” in higher gas prices. “Maybe that’s a silver lining and that may allow people to think outside the box and say maybe I better look at seeing if I can ride a bike to work or buy an electric car,” Anderson said. “I think the price could be a lot lower than it currently is. But again, I said that may allow us to think twice and probably find another mode of transportation.”

Interestingly, he made these comments shortly after Ontario experienced a disastrous storm that left 150,000 people without power. I am sure people would be thrilled to drop their kids off at school via bike or trek through a storm to arrive at a job that pays only enough to make ends meet with sky-high inflation. The common suggestion of politicians to buy an electric vehicle is insulting to the majority of the population who cannot afford that luxury. According to Scotia Bank, the average cost for an EV in Canada is between C$32,000 and C$160,000. The average maintenance cost is C$1,150 annually, not including charging or unexpected fees.

There is no silver lining to the energy crisis; there is no alternative option to gas at this point in history.

May 31 2022

Gun Control – So It’s Just Bullsh*t Then


By Russell Brand  Published on Rumble on May 30, 2022 

The Democrats say they want to stand up to the gun lobby. But the Pentagon that Joe Biden oversees is funding the same gun makers that Democrats say they want to regulate.
#Biden #Texas #GunControl #Pentagon

References
https://inthesetimes.com/article/pentagon-global-arms-trade-gun-lobby-uvalde-texas-robb-elementary

May 31 2022

Gun Control After Texas


Armstrong Economics Blog/Opinion Re-Posted May 31, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

QUESTION: After Texas, what reforms would you advise if any?

GH

ANSWER: They will be those who immediately advocate ending private gun ownership. They have no idea what they are talking about for real criminals do not buy their funds in stores. Much of the weapons the United States hands out in various countries to fight whoever ends up back in the United States on the black market. Guns they gave to Syrian Rebels, the Taliban, and even Ukrainians end up on the black market on American streets. Nobody wants to talk about that.

On August 29th, 2013, the Obama administration surprisingly announced new gun control measures. They deal with the little-known problem of re-importation of US weapons we give to rebels to fight various conflicts that go to our streets. The Obama administration began curbing the import of military surplus weapons because of the evidence from Bengasi.

With all the yelling and screaming about weapons on the streets, it is not widely understood that many actually are coming from our own sales or gifts to rebels overseas. We hand out weapons like candy for political reasons and they are arming the domestic drug trade. The story behind-the-curtain was that Stevens who was killed there played an active role in selling these weapons and that was the real reason for him being targeted.

The weapons that were flowing through Stevens were alleged to be the key to conflicts throughout the region and were flooding the streets in America as well in another secondary black market. This was a key source of weapons for Syrian rebels which was also a Neocon objective to overthrow the Syrian government. Taking out Stevens stopped that traffic in guns. That was the TRUE story behind Benghazi.

So, the weapons for war are on the street and in the hands of the drug dealers. So imposing regulations to stop the sales of assault weapons will not stop the problem. But this incident t presents a real clear and present danger. This shooter was crazy. He asked his sister to help him buy a gin and she said no. When he did get his hands on one, he killed his grandmother who probably saw mental issues in him.

So is there any Regulation That Might Work?

The problem here is he was crazy. I do not see any problem with having to prove you are of sound mind to buy ANY gun. In this case, it appeared that his family would have said NO. Perhaps it should require family consent but perhaps a mental examination as well. There should be a waiting period and perhaps a mental examination by three separate doctors in a blind test to certify that he is of sound mind.

Outlawing guns or even assault weapons will not address the issue. Someone can always get them from the black market. In this case, the shooter was clearly crazy. That type of person would more than like to try to buy a weapon at a gun store. I think the mental exam and family consent are more important than anything else. The Swiss have a militia-type system and most men must be trained and can keep their guns at home. Yet they have no real crisis in guns.

Guns do not kill – the Person Behind the Gun is the Killer

In Florida, a 10-year-old just joked about shooting up the school. Despite the fact that he did not actually possess a weapon to commit such an act. the police were notified and he was arrested. In Florida, they have a union with a task force for that purpose. In Japan, I guy killed people in a mod with a knife.

CANADA TO BAN HANDGUNS?

Of course, Trudeau is jumping all over this incident to ban handguns. This is the real goal because governments know that what is coming is a revolution for they cannot keep this system of endless borrowing forever. This is what the Great Reset is all about. Their quest to retain absolute power. Biden can outlaw particular types of guns, but not retroactively. He can force everyone to register their guns, and then if they fail to do so, imprison them under the same principle of a failure to file income taxes. They cannot imprison you for the failure to pay your taxes, only if you lie to them about what you owe.

May 31 2022

Around 40% of US Adult Children Live with Parents


Armstrong Economics Blog/North America Re-Posted May 31, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

A large portion of the youth can no longer afford to live on their own. A new survey found that around 40% of parents in the US currently have an adult child still living at home. An additional 25% reported that their adult child temporarily lived with them but has since moved out. Of the 2,200 respondents, 33% said that their adult children simply could not afford housing on their own. An additional 33% said their child needed financial support after college, while 17% cited job losses.

This has darkened what should be the “golden years” for many Boomer parents. Around 35% said they could no longer afford their long-term goals, and 26% said supporting their adult children has hurt their short-term financial goals. An additional 14% said the added cost had limited their ability to save for future health care.

Previous generations could afford to go to school, work hard, buy a home, and start a family. That is no longer the case amid inflation at a 40-year high coupled with historically high housing and rental costs. The average federal student debt is $36,510 per borrower, while private student debt averages $54,921. Home buying is out of reach for many, as the current average price for a home in America is nearly half a million dollars. Even those with the best credit, and help from their parents, have been outbid by cash offers. Rental costs are through the roof, with the average one-bedroom going for $1,683 (22.1% YoY increase), but it is hard to find an available apartment as occupancy hit 97.5% in December 2021. This all ties in with the drastically declining birthrate as people cannot afford to support themselves, let alone a family.

The unfortunate state of the economy will lead to a new generation of frustrated individuals who are behind in life at no fault of their own. The government has killed the economy, and with it, the American dream.

May 31 2022

Putin & Ukrainian Propaganda


Armstrong Economics Blog/Russia Re-Posted May 31, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

The rumors keep flying that Putin has cancer and has a maximum of three years to live. The stories are claiming he is ‘losing his eyesight’ but all of this is unconfirmed coming reports in recent weeks have suggested the 69-year-old president’s health has been deteriorating quickly. Much of this propaganda from Ukraine has been talking about a coup and all sorts of stuff.

Our model does not show that Putin will run again in 2024. That year will be monumental for the US presidential election is then as well and even Zelensky, the WEF’s puppet, will stand for election. Why people are putting out this propaganda that somehow if Putin dies, Russia can be vanquished is total nonsense. The second tier behind Putin are far more nationalistic and will definitely use nuclear weapons whereas Putin is at least far more rational.

Putin did NOT invade Ukraine to conquer it.  Even when the US attacked Iraq, the first thing you do is take out the power, communications, and then the water supply. Putin has done none of that has is doing what he said, defending the Russians in the Donbas. Crimea was always Russian and it was allocated to Kyiv (Russian: Kiev) by Khruschev in 1954 because (1) he grew up in the Donbas, and (2) he was in charge of Ukraine post-World War II and rebuilt it. It was his home.

The Eastern region of Ukraine was historically always Russian. Ukraine was created by the USSR – it did not exist as a country before. This idea put out by the Ukrainians that keep trying to paint Putin as dead or just put down a coup is all propaganda. Yes, he is sick. But this nonsense that somehow replaces Putin and Ukraine wins is tempting far worse a fate than anyone can imagine. The next level will be far worse and our model turns up sharply with civil unrest and war in 2023, but the worse is yet to come post-2024.

May 31 2022

Gold v Dow v Theories


Armstrong Economics Blog/Dow Jones Re-Posted May 30, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

COMMENT: I just wanted to comment on your “Endless Propaganda Behind the Dollar.” I attended your 2011 WEC in Philadelphia. I bought the stock market using the Dow stocks when it was 12,500. Gold was about 1600 and your forecast that the high was in place was amazingly correct as it fell to nearly 1000 after that.

You have opened my eyes to the real meaning of Adam Smith and the wealth of a nation is the productive capacity not this archaic view of commodity-based money. I know friends who even lost their marriages over gold.

Some of us goldbugs do listen.

Thank you so much.

JE

REPLY: The wealth of a nation is its people and their productive capacity. Russia is the wealthiest nation in raw materials, it does not make them the #1 economy. Germany has kept its old-world economic model of export which is also a throwback to the olden days.  Germany has been obsessed with the Quantity Theory of Money because of the hyperinflation they totally misunderstood. As a result, they keep their taxes very high and the German people are among the poorest in Europe despite the fact they are the #1 economy in the EU.

It’s not just the goldbugs who have lost, but these theories have screwed up the world economy. The central banks employ them to stimulate or suppress our demand, which has also failed. We have had negative interest rates in the EU since 2014 and economic decline. They have increased the money supply with NO impact on inflation at all post-2008. The inflation wave now is ONLY because of the lockdowns and shortages. It is not DEMAND driven and the dollar is rising, so it’s nothing to do with these old theories.

It does not matter. There are people who will fight what I say until the end. On the close of January 1980, the euro equivalent was 12285 and on the close of January 2022, it was 11236 so the dollar has risen not declined. Gold was $653 at the close of January 1980 and $1796 at the close of January 2022 which was a gain of about 175%. Crude oil closed in January 1980 at $20.18 and in January 2022 it was $88.15 which was about a 340% gain. Wheat for the same period was up 65%. But the Dow Jones Industrial Index was 875 at the close of January 1980 and 35,131 at the close of January 2022 posting a gain of 3914%.

Facts mean nothing to the diehards any more than facts mean anything to the climate change zealots. Will gold rise? Yes! Does it have a place in one’s portfolio? Yes. Silver coins may be better for small transactions when there is no power. But what will happen is that governments, in a desperate act of self-survival, will shut down communications, seize the internet, and seek to oppress the people before the government falls in the end. The German Hyperinflation had nothing to do with the quantity of money. In December 1922, the government seized 10% of everyone’s wealth and issued bonds that they defaulted on. That “forced loan” began the hyperinflation. People kept tangible assets anything but cash – coins, stamps, art, real estate. That is what 2032 is all about. We get to redesign a new government from the ground up.

The Democrats claiming that Blacks are too poor and too stupid to have ID to vote is all about creating fake votes so they can win. Even in Mexico to vote everyone has a voter ID with a photo and a fingerprint with a hologram to prevent forgery. So Mexicans are smarter people than American blacks? You can not travel without an ID. You can’t say gee, I’m poor and black, but I need to get on this plane even if I have no ID. This is all total BS and it is a desperate act by the Democrats to rig the game to ensure they can stuff the boxes with fictitious people who vote for a living and probably do not exist otherwise. I have blacks who work for me and it is a matter of law they too must have a SS# so the government gets their taxes from them.

So, welcome 2032 – We get to start all over again.