Is God Dead?


Armstrong Economics Blog/Climate Re-Posted Jan 7, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

COMMENT: Marty,

Happy New Year and thanks for your work. It appears to me that climate change has gone past the point of no return with the Fed now targeting climate change. Do you think that an alternate analysis will ever take hold? I don’t think that severe cooling at this point will change any minds.

MW

REPLY: I agree. You cannot present evidence to these people because they will refuse to listen. This simply becomes a battle that will require bloodshed. That is the sad state of affairs when you have the other side digging in and refusing to even listen. The unfortunate consequence is that these people are determined to force the rest of the world to comply with their demands. They are not content on clinging to a belief — they must dominate the world to make it comply with their visions.

The Civil War was over the issue of slavery. This is not much different insofar as they seek to enslave everyone who disagrees with them. We are to become their economic slaves with no rights to freedom. Back in 1966, this thinking of climate change was interlaced with the belief that God was dead. The view initiated by William Hamilton was that “Jesus Christ was a better model than God for the work that needed to be done by man, of which there was a lot—particularly, for him, within the civil rights movement. He saw religion’s place in the human realm, not in heaven.”

This idea of climate change being caused by humans was calling for a new Ice Age by the early 1970s. They assumed the power of God to alter the course of climate was far too complex for these people to even understand. They flipped from a coming Ice Age in the ’70s to now global warming. When it started to turn cold and the whole warming thing didn’t add up, they changed it to climate change so then they would never be wrong. Every forest fire was caused by humans as was every storm or drought.

To these people, God is dead and they have assumed the role to alter the planet. Bill Gates has been funding Harvard to put particles into the air to block the sun. He has way too much money and not enough brains to bother to do any research on the historical evidence of cycles in the weather over thousands of years.

Biden will be President Even if it Leads to the Break up of the USA


Armstrong Economics Blog/Politics Re-Posted Jan 6, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

Well, our computer was projecting the 8th would be more important than the 6th. The events today pretty much confirm that. Trump told his supporters to go home and Pence issued a letter stating he does not have the power to overrule Congress. As I have been warning, that I did not believe Trump would be able to overturn the election without the Supreme Court ruling which they refused to look at so they have condemned the nation to what will only become a violent confrontation.

The Democrats have also won control of the Senate so they can not change everything. We should expect a Wealth Tax which will be very destructive of the economy for you will pay taxes on high marks in the market even when you lose money in addition to income taxes. The Supreme Court may be changed and denied the right to rule on Democratic issues. Sources in DC warn that Biden’s Administration will impose nationwide lockdowns and will adopt the same policies as in Europe to crush small business, reduce employment, and further the Great Reset.

I have warned that the Republicans were also glad to see Trump gone and Pence was a former Congressman so he would not stab Congress in the back. McConnel also has shown his true colors that it is Congress against the people. This will merely increase the rage and most likely result in a split even in the Republicans for 2022 with the rise of a 3rd party. Agenda 2030 is the game and do not believe this is just the Democrats. We are facing a global cabal because they have reached the point where they can no longer borrow indefinitely with no intention of repaying anything. Hence, they must destroy the system to retain power is the way they see it.

Perhaps this is what is just necessary to light the spark of civil unrest that will lead to major confrontations and possible revolution. NEVER before in history has an election meant such dark and sinister forces of drastic change. It never really use to matter between Republicans or Democrats because they would tinker with the tax rates and the net outcome was to simply drive people offshore.

Client on the Small Business Platform will be allowed to send in an ASCI, CSV file, of Excel file with preferable 10 years of months data and we will run it through the model for you to provide an Array on your business. We can see that by 2022, the United States will be in political chaos, and all the journalists who have just said Trump’s claims of fraud are baseless without ever reviewing the claims will have a lot of blood on their hands. This type of words without any independent review will lead to a serious undermining of the nation. What they are doing is merely confirming the destruction of the West and post-2032 will belong to Asia.

Biden Picks Merrick Garland for Attorney General, Tips Hand at Next Radical SCOTUS Nominee


Posted originally on The Conservative Tree House on January 6, 2021 by Sundance

An interesting development in Joe Biden’s pick for U.S. Attorney General tips-us-off to who the next likely supreme court nominee will be. As with everything in Obama’s third-term, if you watch the ‘other hand’ you will find the play…

We all know that Biden is an avatar for Obama’s third-term.  Hence the plan by Team Obama and James Clyburn to secure the 2020 club nomination and then later insert Kamala Harris.  As a result JoeBama’s first judicial move is a slightly stealthy one.

Joe Biden will announce DC Circuit Judge Merrick Garland (above right) for U.S. Attorney General on Thursday.  That is the first move and the move everyone will pay attention to.  However, watch the second move – that’s the one that matters.

Judge Garland is an important judge on the important DC Circuit Court.  Garland’s replacement will be a senate confirmed seat for that court.  Once that replacement is senate confirmed, we anticipate that person will be quickly elevated to a Supreme Court nomination to replace Justice Stephen Bryer, now 82-years-old.  The senate will have no political ammunition to block or not confirm the radical SCOTUS pick because she will have been confirmed a few months before. It’s a smart play.

Garland himself is too old (69) and too centrist for the interests of the JoeBama ideology; but watch for Biden to move activist DC District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (50), twenty years Garland’s junior, into the DC Circuit Appeals Court role.

Despite her known activist ideology, Judge Kentanji Brown-Jackson will likely achieve senate confirmation without issue for the circuit court role.  Soon thereafter Supreme Court Justice Stephen Bryer announces his departure, and Judge Brown-Jackson is quickly nominated as Bryer’s replacement.

Having passed senate confirmation recently, activist Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson  -a black female who checks all the boxes- is then positioned to avoid senate challenge and will move swiftly through the SCOTUS confirmation process.

It is a typically Obama-esque play.  As a stand alone nomination for SCOTUS she would be a radical pick; Justice Brown-Jackson is a known activist in the DC District Court; however, with this maneuver she could get through nomination easier and then sit on the highest court for thirty years.

Additionally, it is being reported Obama’s former White House Homeland Security Advisor, Lisa Monaco, will be selected to become Deputy Attorney General supporting Garland.  Monaco becomes the insurance policy to keep an eye-out for the ideological needs of the JoeBama administration, and assist with the smart political targeting that will come from the DOJ.

Lisa Monaco, Second from right.

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter Delete President Trump Tweets and Videos Urging for Calm and Peace – Control Platforms Using Alinsky Tactics


Posted originally on The Conservative Tree House on January 6, 2021 by Sundance

After a day of conflict and agitation within Washington DC, some of which was agitated by Antifa and far-left provocateurs (will come out in the days ahead), President Trump urged calm and peace in a Twitter message and video.  However, the social media platforms did not like that President Trump continued to challenge the Biden election win:

“We had an election that was stolen from us,” the President said. You have to go home now. We have to have peace. We have to have law and order,” Trump said. “We don’t want anybody hurt.” “I know how you feel. But go home and go home in peace,” adding: “We love you. You’re very special.”  In what can be considered a planned approach Twitter then blocked and suspended President Trump’s account:

Twitter went one-step further in their efforts to be the arbiters of public discourse and said they will continue to monitor the situation in real time, including examining activity on the ground and statements made off Twitter. We will keep the public informed, including if further escalation in our enforcement approach is necessary.”

Twitter also threatened to permanently suspend Donald Trump’s account:

Trump’s video has since been removed by Facebook.

“We prohibit incitement and calls for violence on our platform,” a Facebook spokesperson said. “We are actively reviewing and removing any content that breaks these rules.”

YouTube also deleted the video.

“We removed a video posted this afternoon to Donald Trump’s channel that violated our policies regarding content that alleges widespread fraud or errors changed the outcome of the 2020 U.S. Election,” Farshad Shadloo, the company’s head of policy communications, said in a statement.

Trump tweeted later Wednesday evening that “a sacred landslide election victory” was “unceremoniously & viciously stripped away.”

That tweet has since been removed and Twitter has locked the president’s account for 12 hours. (read more)

It is clear the arrival of hundreds-of-thousands of President Trump supporters was an opportunity for the left-wing operatives of social and corporate media to take up actions intended to isolate, marginalize and eliminate the message of President Trump.

Invoking similar language used in our own deplatforming the social media operatives use terms of service violations around speech that challenge the results of the 2020 election.

No doubt there was a general strategy amid the left to drive a wedge in the MAGA coalition and stimulate a “violent extremist” narrative about the assembly today.  This approach was somewhat predictable as the Trump coalition is a serious threat to both wings of the UniParty (Big Club) alliance.

Using Antifa-types to give the impression of violent Trump supporters is a tactic we have seen before.  Once that agitation takes place then the media use their voices to paint the entire assembly as extremists, racists, or (Fill_In_ The_ Blank).   This approach also allows the Republican political establishment to decry the voices of those who demand accountability; and provides a justification to ignore the content of the message.

Trump supporters in 2020/2021 painted as domestic terrorists, using the same process as Tea Party supporters were labeled as racists and terrorists in 2010/2011.  The Alinsky method is to “isolate, ridicule and marginalize.”

The goal of the entire media and political network is to attempt to fracture the MAGA coalition and ensure that Donald Trump cannot carry a massive support group into the future.  The Big Club is threatened by the united community of patriots.

Steady your resolve.

Vice-President Mike Pence was showcased as a stealth insider today.  The statement he released this morning could have been released weeks ago; however, it was withheld until this morning for specific purposes.

Many people feared/suspected that some of the Pence efforts in the past four years -including advice and counsel to President Trump- were carried out with a duplicitous intent.  The way Pence took action today, and the lack of communication to President Trump before his announcement, only seems to highlight and affirm those suspicions.

The next few weeks will be very interesting.  Indeed, we can interpret the effort to silence President Trump’s voice today as not only an effort to shield Joe Biden, but also as an effort to deflect political criticism pointed toward Mike Pence.

Both DNC and RNC establishment clubs seem to have aligned against their common enemy, Donald J Trump.

Woman Shot Climbing Through Doorway inside Capitol Dies From Gunshot Wound


Posted originally on The Conservative Tree House on January 6, 2021 by Sundance

UPDATE: Victim identified:

[…] The woman is Ashli Babbit, a 14-year veteran, who served four tours with the US Air Force, and was a high level security official throughout her time in service.

Her husband says she was a strong supporter of President Trump, and was a great patriot to all who knew her.  The Metropolitan Police Department says an investigation into her death continues. (read more)

A woman was shot while climbing through  a doorway window in Washington DC today.  It appears from the video, a woman attempted to climb through a side-door window; she was shot from inside the hallway and fell back into a small group behind her.

In the image below she is wearing a red and white backpack, climbing through a broken window next to a doorway when a shot is heard.  She falls directly backward as people, including two uniformed police officers, attempt to render aid.

There were two uniformed police officers directly behind her who seemed surprised at the gunfire.  [Twitter Video Here]  Reports are now surfacing that the young lady died in the hospital following a single gunshot to the neck.

WARNING: Graphic images and video below

Senate Leader Mitch McConnell Criticizing Electoral College Challenge


Posted originally on The Conservative Tree House on January 6, 2021 by Sundance

Prior to the Capitol Hill shut-down, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave an opening speech outlining his opposition to any electoral college challenges.

…”We cannot simply declare ourselves a national board of elections on steroids. The voters, the courts and the states have all spoken…If we overrule them it will damage our Republic forever…If this election were overturned by mere allegations from the losing side, our democracy would enter a death spiral.”

Capitol Hill Locked Down After Protestors Breach Capitol Building, House and Senate Chambers Evacuated, DC Mayor Initiates Curfew


Posted originally on The Conservative Tree House on January 6, 2021 by Sundance

Chaos erupts in Washington DC as protestors have breached the capitol building and surrounding security perimeter.  The Senate and House chambers have been evacuated and representatives are locked-down as a security precaution.  DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has ordered a city-wide curfew beginning at 6:00pm ET [CSPAN Livestream]

CSPAN Livestream Below:

A Rendezvous With History


Re-Posted from GrrrGraphics.com JAN 2, 2021 AT 10:07 AM

Save The Date!

Wednesday, January 6 is a red letter day. I’m sure many have the date circled on their new calendars. Probably in red ink. Soon it could be circled in fire.

It’s a protest day for many Trump supporters. They’ll be in Washington D.C. to help the president in his quest for justice. The election was blatantly stolen by the Democrat Socialists. The evidence is overwhelming, but the corporate media, the courts, and many in Congress are content to be led by a corrupt and demented swamp and basement-dwelling pedophile, China Joe Biden.

The big question is, will Vice President Mike Pence come through for Trump and challenge the electoral votes in key states? Will he stop the steal? We will all soon know, but I have my doubts. If Pence sides with Biden, then he’ll go down in history as the second Benedict Arnold. Trump should then initiate the Insurrection Act and arrest them all for attempting a coup. After all, they were aided by China and other foreign operatives. Trump should hand Pence a second envelope that says, “You’re Fired.” I hope I’m wrong about Pence, but I have my doubts about him. If he proves me wrong and sides with the president, I’ll be delighted.

January 6th can be a turning point in US history. It can be the day when patriots take not just a stand, but real action against the globalists who want a ‘great reset,’ which means America will live under a totalitarian system similar to communist China.

We don’t want a ’new normal’ that’s being forced upon us by tyrants. We want the regular constitutional normal. We The People want our Republic back.

Make America Great Again!

—Ben Garrison

Pennsylvania Senate Going Crazy over Election Fraud


Armstrong Economics Blog/Politics Re-Posted Jan 6, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

The Republican majority in the Pennsylvania State Senate refuses to swear in a Democratic senator and votes to remove Lt. Gov. from presiding over the session.

Civilization and its Rise and Fall


Armstrong Economics Blog/Basic Concepts Re-Posted Jan 6, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

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QUESTION: Concerning 911, you said the people in Guantanamo Bay are innocent so they never bring them to trial. Was that the break which set in motion the decline of our civilization?

KJ

ANSWER: That is certainly possible. Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was the terrorist they put on trial in New York and was supposed to be their best case. On November 17, 2010, a US jury in New York found him guilty of one count of conspiracy but acquitted him of 284 other charges including all murder counts. Basically, the jury found he may have “agreed” with the bombing of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, but that he did NOT participate himself. Nevertheless, he was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Lewis Kaplan for the one count when he was acquitted of any murders. Under US law, the judge has “discretion” to sentence you to whatever he desires, for he is not nullifying the jury’s decision, but increas[ing] his sentence because of the manner in which he committed the crime of conviction.”

They put him on trial in NYC, assuming the people would give him the death penalty. When they acquitted him of 284 charges, they could no longer put people on trial, for he was their BEST case. The others have languished in prison with no trial because they are not guilty. If they had the evidence of anything, they would have put them on trial for the publicity. When the government lost 284 counts, they would not dare put anyone else on trial and face a jury who might acquit them.

Rosenbergs

This was indeed part of the decline and fall. But it was not the first. Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg (1915-1953) and Julius Rosenberg (1918–1953) were United States citizens convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage during a time of war and were executed. It is well known that Ethel was charged only to try to put pressure on her husband. You would think if he really had the information they claimed he did, he would have turned it over to save his wife. The jury found Ethel guilty and both were executed. It has been long established that she was innocent.

This is the very problem with the ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY the Supreme Court created, not just for police, but for prosecutors who can knowingly send you to your death and they are NEVER held responsible.

What the Supreme Court has done in the 2020 election is torn up the Constitution claiming they have “discretion” to defend the Constitution whenever they decide it is convenient. You cannot take an oath to defend the Constitution, and then in the next breath claim you have the discretion to hear cases.

There can be NO CIVILIZATION without the rule of law. This is not a matter of if the evidence supported Trump or not. The refusal to decide that case leaves a cloud of doubt. Both sides will now be entrenched and opposed to each other, and the only resolution, like the Civil War after the Dred Scott decision that blacks had no rights, will be violence.

civilization is a complex human society. It embodied a rule of law that allows people to come together. It is not a specific cultural type, for there have been many variations from Inca, Maya, Babylonians, Romans, Greeks, etc. There is also different technological development, which has embodied everything from sailing ships, roads, and the development of agriculture to metal refining. First, civilizations are generally distinguished from nomadic tribes by the fact that they have created urban settlements with the development of laws and typically religion.

All civilizations go through a cycle whereby it is beneficial to come together. Then they peak when corruption begins to take hold, and they collapse as people leave when the bonds no longer make sense. This is why Marxism is so dangerous. It pits one group against another (class warfare), and in the process, it is no longer advantageous to remain in the group. If the opposing group tries to prevent them from leaving, tyranny reigns and that leads to the final collapse.

Edward Gibbon wrote in his “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” about Commodus. He wrote of him:

distinction of every kind soon became criminal. The possession of wealth stimulated the diligence of the informers; rigid virtue implied a tacit censure of the irregularities of Commodus; important services implied a dangerous superiority of merit; and the friendship of the father always insured the aversion of the son. Suspicion was equivalent to proof; trial to condemnation. The execution of a considerable senator was attended with the death of all who might lament or revenge his fate; and when Commodus had once tasted human blood, he became incapable of pity or remorse

(Book 1, Chapter 4).

We are at that stage where corruption dominates everything and everything is being made criminal. People are being fined thousands of dollars for not wearing a mask to being thrown in jail for two to three months. Indeed, “distinction of every kind soon became criminal.” In Spain, you cannot freely travel without permission from the state, as was the case in East Germany. Anyone refusing a vaccine is imprisoned in their home, and their names are being collected. This is not unlike Stalin.