Posted originally on the CTH on December 19, 2024 | Sundance
Simultaneous to Washington DC debating how to fund government with an undertext of self-preservation and defense against Donald Trump’s arrival, we see a flock of tech CEOs rushing to talk to President Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
The latest arrival to the southern White House is Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (AWS), who hedged his bets too long and was late in supporting President Trump before the election. This has put Bezos in a position of riding his bicycle in slow circles at the end of the driveway while Musk (xAI), Ellison (Oracle) and Thiel (Palantir) have full access ‘insider’ passes along with their ally Vice-President Elect JD Vance.
NEW YORK POST – Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was seen sauntering into Mar-a-Lago late Wednesday night to have dinner with President-elect Donald Trump. Bezos walked in with his fiancée Lauren Sanchez for their first dinner with Trump since the soon-to-be 47th president won re-election. Trump had said last week that Bezos would visit him at his Florida mansion.
Apple CEO Tim Cook and META CEO Mark Zuckerberg were previous guests at Mar-a-Lago for tech meetings before Bezos. Heck, all that’s needed now is for Bill Gates to show up and a wormhole revealing a parallel universe is likely to open. However, all kidding aside, what we are witnessing is something extraordinarily unique, a timeline and confluence of events with great consequence.
♦ It’s all about money.
If we step back and look at the origin of the most recent geopolitical unrest, most of it -as usual- connected to the economics of things; what we notice is the World Economic Forum’s post-pandemic Build Back Better agenda created a global energy crisis, and subsequently a great deal of international inflation.
The originating angst behind the recent EU election outcomes can be traced back to the collateral damage from the insufferably short-sighted “clean energy” policy. Yes, it was all intentional, and yes, the consequences were predictable. However, what was unknown to those who orchestrated the events, was the eventual reaction from the citizens who felt the brunt of the economic consequences.
At its root cause and consequence, France has now lost their governing party coalition, while the German governing party coalition also just collapsed. The nation of Georgia rebuked the entreaties of Brussels, and the people of Romania are trying to generate an election outcome that can withstand the manipulation of the European Union.
The inverted fascism of the WEF (corporations controlling govt) is now being rejected throughout the European continent, while Brussels and the NATO-led western leadership teams attempt to find new ways to retain control.
The underlying turmoil is mostly economic, and we can trace the origin of these surfacing geopolitical dynamics to the post-pandemic plan known as Build Back Better. Inflation, skyrocketing costs of living, food prices, home heating, fuel prices, farming costs, transportation and so much more. All of it impacted by an energy policy that touches every aspect of life.
All of those energy policy consequences create serious trouble. However, this geopolitical trouble also creates an opportunity where President Trump’s use of economic leverage as a tool to create national wealth gains power. All these various western nations are precariously balanced right now, and here comes President Trump – the proverbial Godzilla in a China shop.
President Trump has both economic and national security expectations for China, Russia, Ukraine, the EU, Canada and Mexico. Most of the “western” nations in that group are in a vulnerable economic position to the impact that Trump can deliver; they know it, and he knows it. Consider….
VIA POLITICO – […] The economic crosswinds sweeping across the continent threaten to stir into a perfect storm in the coming year as an unchained Trump sets his sights on Europe. In addition to levying new tariffs on everything from Bordeaux to Brioni (the president-elect’s favorite Italian suit-maker), the incoming leader of the free world is certain to reinforce his demand that NATO countries either pony up more cash for their own defense or lose American protection.
That means European capitals, already struggling to rein in surging deficits amid dwindling tax revenue, will face even greater financial strains, which could trigger further political and social upheaval.
Recessions and trade wars may come and go, but what makes this juncture so perilous for the continent’s prosperity has to do with the biggest inconvenient truth of all: the EU has become an innovation desert.
Though Europe has a rich history of eye-popping inventions, including scientific breakthroughs that gave the world everything from the automobile to the telephone, radio, television and pharmaceuticals, it has devolved into an also-ran.
Once synonymous with cutting-edge automotive technology, Europe today doesn’t have a single entry among the 15 bestselling electric vehicles. As former Italian Prime Minister and central banker Mario Draghi noted in his recent report on Europe’s flagging competitiveness, only four of the world’s top 50 tech companies are European. (more)
President Trump’s first term was consequential in part because it was unexpected. This time many of those nations know exactly what to expect; but the bizarre part is, because of what they did to themselves they cannot preposition to avoid their vulnerability.
They carried out the plan of the WEF organization. Now, as a direct and specific consequence, economically most of those nations are completely exposed and politically weak. President Trump has never had this much leverage before.
In term #1, the reacting allies dragged their heels to comply with Trump’s requests and expectations. In Term #2 I expect one of the more visible elements for us to watch will be how fast those same allies react to requests and expectations. In fact, I think we are already seeing this play out.
The speed of compliance by “western allies”, is directly proportionate to their economic vulnerability. Mexico and Canada are great examples.
The European Union Commission are a bunch of elitist snobs who refuse to accept how detached and diminutive they truly are. However, it is going to be fun to watch the EU fall in line quickly to avoid President Trump simply getting up from the table and walking out.
Posted originally on the CTH on December 17, 2024 | Sundance
Interesting discussion between Tucker Carlson and Jeffrey Sachs on the current state of geopolitical fluctuations and seemingly chaotic changes.
Mr. Sachs points to Israel and AIPAC as the originating control mechanism for U.S. foreign policy. Here I must insert my prior metaphor for the U.S State Dept and the CIA [The DC Restuarant]. According to Sachs much of the activity from within the State Dept is in alignment with the objectives of those who dine in the kitchen.
I do not necessarily disagree…. However, once you understand this dynamic; I mean really understand the complexity of the dynamic and how it represents a challenge to anyone who would seek to change policy direction; then you can find context for how President Donald Trump is organizing his foreign policy mission.
President Trump is circumventing the control mechanisms of the U.S. State Department –SEE HERE– And with that context, things take on an entire new perspective about the issues Sachs is describing.
While he accurately defines the problem, I’m not sure Sachs is seeing what President Trump is doing to cut the gordian knot {I’ll reexplain below}.
Chapters:
0:00 The Regime Change in Syria 8:48 What Is Greater Israel? 21:45 Were Americans Involved in the Overthrowing of Assad? 34:26 War With China by 2027 40:22 Biden’s Attempt to Sabotage Trump
46:10 The Attempted Coup of South Korea 51:20 Jeffrey Sachs’ Warning to Trump of Potential Nuclear War 55:18 Will We See the Declassification of the 9/11 Documents? 1:07:11 Will Trump Pardon Snowden and Assange? 1:16:43 The Most Important Appointment of Trump’s Cabinet 1:26:29 Biden’s Attempt to Kill Putin 1:35:58 Can Trump Bring Peace? 1:45:44 Is War With Iran Inevitable? 1:51:21 Why Corporate Media Hates Jeffrey Sachs
Only a small number of Americans understand the relationship between the U.S. State Dept (DoS) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). However, as more people understand how these two agencies operate, then people have a much more accurate context for how both agencies are viewed by the rest of the world.
Almost every deployed CIA operative has a cover profile within the State Dept. The foreign service missions of the DoS and CIA are so enmeshed there is literally no way to separate the functions of their agencies. [Go back to the Benghazi Attack for an operational reference] CIA/DoS have to be viewed through the prism of connection.
To better understand this concept, I use the following metaphor:
♦ The U.S State Dept and CIA operation is like a restaurant. The Dept of State is the front of the restaurant, with the Secretary as the Maitre D’. The CIA is the back of the restaurant, the kitchen. The Director is the Chef. The consulates are the wait staff. USAID are the food runners. The Dept of Defense are the bus boys.
The tables and chairs are assigned by the Maitre D’ according to their value. Countries viewed as more important get the best tables. The menus offered to each nation are completely different. Israel has a table in the kitchen. To get the best experience, tips (bribes) are required for everyone, from the parking valets outside, to the sommelier, to the server. Currently, Ukraine is the biggest tipper.
On the oversight aspect the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is the control mechanism to approve/install the Secretary of State. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is the control mechanism to approve/install the CIA Director. Everything therein and thereafter is a system of pretending it is something else.
The Dept of State (DoS) is so large there’s no way of addressing the inherent institutional corruption. The Secretary of State can control a small portion of DoS operations, but that’s usually only the geopolitical stuff we see discussed on television, in print media or in press conferences. The business functions of the DoS take place within a network of carefully guarded silos.
Perhaps, the first step in advancing an American-First policy, is to just stop the various administrative offices within the Dept of State from doing anything, literally anything. The challenge within DoS is massive, complex and complicated. I’m genuinely not sure what the Executive Branch mechanism is to do it, but we need to close the restaurant for a few months and do a deep cleaning.
On the back of the operation is the kitchen, the CIA.
It is a popular DC sentiment to say the CIA Director is the most powerful person within the intelligence apparatus. As the viewpoint is shared, it is the established secrecy within the mandate of the institution that gives them power.
Essentially, the CIA was created to be a place where dark arts (lying, spying, manipulation, tradecraft) would be approved and used at the discretion of the institutional leadership. As a consequence, there is no check on the CIA operational agenda. They are permitted by function and mandate, to lie to everyone about what they are doing; this includes the Office of the President.
Because they are essentially an unchecked intelligence silo within a government that has allowed the institution to hold unilateral power and self-policing, the CIA has a power within the apparatus unlike any other member. Inside the business model of foreign policy as a restaurant, the CIA are in control of the kitchen.
Together the DoS/CIA operate a shadow government, looking out for their best interest while generating power through large multinational institutions (corporations), spy agencies (5-eyes), banks, non-governmental agencies (NGAs) and various influence operations.
♦ The activity of the CIA/DoS construct takes place regardless of who is president. Any hope of busting up this corrupt system is going to take a lot of strategic pounding while confronting the supportive element within the Senate at the same time. [Note this is why repealing the 17th amendment would make the work infinitely easier – and also why the 17th amendment was created by banking interests.]
When you stand back and look at the challenge of confronting the DoS and CIA, you can easily see why the Emissary was the first most important person I noted. If you are going to confront the domestic corruption within the DoS, you need the Emissary as a contact for specific foreign government leaders.
Under my sketch, the foreign policy of the USA shifts away from Foggy Bottom [Rubio] and directly back to the White House [Trump]. This provides space to destroy the system through domestic confrontation.
Marco Rubio as Secretary of State would normally to have to push intensely and forcefully to support the goals of President Trump while simultaneously trying to shift control away from the kitchen diners. Literally impossible in one four-year term; so, what is the optimal solution?
Enter President Trump, building the parallel system. A new foreign policy construct that does not need support from the State Dept., Trump works around the issue.
Rubio doesn’t have Ukraine/Russia in his portfolio, nor does he have diplomatic or policy control over the Middle East. President Trump has neutered the State Department, and the cherry on the proverbial cake is Ric Grenell.
The CIA is replaced with a Presidential Intelligence Advisory Board. The Dept of State is replaced as above. Both operate as parallel systems.
We should all give him major credit. President Trump is actually doing it.
Justin from Canada will never resign, he doesn’t have the humility needed to abdicate power in the face of overwhelming defeat; he’s genuinely pathological and narcissistic. Instead, Trudeau will force Canadians to remove him from power. That way he can proclaim his victimhood. Watch, you will see.
Center-left Canadians (Ford) and Far-Left Canadians (Trudeau) genuinely believe that President Trump might annex Canada in a hostile takeover. They at least seriously pretend to their domestic audience that this reality is entirely possible.
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