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Bill’s Commentary:
“Grizzly checks in with words of wisdom!”
Why be self reliant?
It’s been a bit – my apologies. Springs are pretty slammed.
I was listening to Tucker Carlson interview Thomas Massie of KY the other day. Something caught my attention that led me to write this.
He mentioned in so many words that since he lives such a high level, self reliant existence, he’s not afraid of what the powers that be in the swamp can do to him.
Voilà- that’s it in a nutshell.
We live in good places or strive to; we have good water supply; we have sustainable fuel sources; we have long term food storage; we have sustainable fresh food supplies from gardens, orchards, bramble patches and livestock; we have tools that work all the time; we have sustainable power and are capable of doing fine without power; we have defendable homesteads and means to defend it; we have medicine, first aid skills and supplies, we can take care of ourselves.
So – what’s the ah-hah moment here?
When we live our lives like this, in the bosom of God’s bounty, we are impervious to bureaucrats and their ilk. What can anyone do to us? No matter if the power goes out, the stock “not a market” crashes, banks fail, China invades Taiwan, etc etc. our way of life barely feels a ripple.
To me that is the goal. None of us are probably there yet but what a magnificent goal to strive for. God has given us what we need. We only need to cultivate it and set priorities.
Keep up the good work. Yes, the eye on the prize is a life in union with God and we can live that life in a self-reliant way, one step at a time. Then we can share our knowledge and blessings with the ones we choose and filter out the garbage in our lives that is not productive or positive.
God bless. Keep making positive steps forward in areas of need.
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Bill’s Commentary:
“He just said the quiet part out loud, and why they did what they did in 2014.”
Lindsey Graham Admits U.S. Must Take Over Ukraine to Control Its Resources Worth TRILLIONS
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) gave away the neocon playbook Sunday, admitting that the U.S. must win the Ukraine proxy war against Russia to control Ukraine’s vast resources worth trillions of dollars.
“They’re sitting on 10-12 trillion dollars of critical minerals in Ukraine. They could be the richest country in all of Europe,” Graham said on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.”
“I don’t want to give that money and those assets to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin to share with China.”
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Bill’s Commentary:
“Excellent questions in under 1 minute.”
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Bill’s Commentary:
“Do you remember the movie “Rollover”? Who exactly is going to refinance this debt?”
$7.6 trillion of publicly held U.S. government debt matures in next 12 months. What does the Treasury do next?
Close to a third of all publicly-held, outstanding U.S. government debt is set to mature in the next 12 months, raising questions about where Treasury might go from there to finance the government’s borrowing needs.
A total of $7.6 trillion will mature in the next year, approaching the level seen in early 2021, according to a chart provided by Torsten Slok, the New York-based chief economist at asset management firm Apollo. In an online post, Slok said that’s been a source of upward pressure on rates, though strategists countered by saying such a statement is hard to prove.
The latest from Erik –
Bill’s Commentary:
“Some on target Erik for the weekend.”
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Bill’s Commentary:
Bill, History will write about this, the US over played their hand. Dave
“And our overabundant lifestyle for so many years fueled by credit, will become super lean as credit dries up.” Bill
“We should not forget, they are a minority – the Collective West… their worldview is shared by no one except for them,” she said, citing memorandums adopted by multinational blocs as the Russian-led BRICS group, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, African Union, and others, in which member states commit to forming a multipolar world order.
“The SCO… covers 3 billion people – half of humanity… BRICS covers over 30% of the Earth’s land mass, 45% of the world population – some 3.5 billion people, and 33% of global GDP… 3% more than the GDP of the G7,” she stated.
Western hegemony is over – Moscow
The concepts of hegemony and global dominance, which the Collective West clings to, have no place in the multipolar world order – which is already becoming a reality, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.
Speaking at a panel discussion on new norms of international relations at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Zakharova slammed Western governments for resisting the structural changes which have already started with regard to the self-organization of nations and their interactions with other states.
Bill’s Commentary:
“I don’t think this will pass, it does however, show you how disgruntled many Texans are…”
New Texas GOP Platform Calls For Secession Vote, Resistance To Federal Infringements
Reflecting plummeting patience with overstepping federal overlords, the Texas Republican Party has adopted two platform planks that call for legislators to assert state sovereignty, and to schedule a secession referendum in the next general election after November’s.
“This historic vote at the 2024 Republican Party of Texas Convention represents a substantial shift towards enhancing state sovereignty and exploring the potential for Texas to operate as an independent nation,” said the Texas Nationalist Movement (TNM) in a statement. “It reflects the growing sentiment among Texans for greater autonomy and the protection of our rights against federal overreach.”
Bill’s Commentary:
“And here comes the liability!”
ANALYSIS: What 9th Circuit Ruling Reinstating Challenge to LAUSD’s Employee Vaccine Mandate Means
In a split decision, a three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling Friday afternoon reversing the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) employees challenging the district’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The suit was remanded back to the District Court level, where it will proceed toward trial.
There are some pretty big takeaways from this ruling that could lead to ripple effects in other lawsuits, especially if the evidence at trial bears out what is in the pleadings and the court or a jury finds that evidence persuasive.
The latest from USA Watchdog –
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Bill’s Commentary:
”You can file today’s Jobs report under the heading “top 10 bullshit government reports” of your lifetime!”
Inside The Most Ridiculous Jobs Report In Years
On the surface, it was a blockbuster jobs report, certainly one which nobody expected, with the two largest US banks – JPMorgan and Goldman – both expecting a below-consensus print at 150K and 165K, respectively (well we did, and we said that the jobs print “will beat” shortly before it was published).
The Silent Insurrection: General Milley’s Hand on January 6
In the days and weeks leading up to January 6, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, was moving in lockstep with the political anxieties of top Democratic leaders.
These Democrats grew anxious as over 140 House Republicans planned to contest the election results during the electoral college certification that day. Milley was then deeply engaged with a circle of confidants including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, former Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice, and former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, among others—all of whom shared a unified disdain for President Donald Trump.
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Bill’s Commentary:
“Totally normal …”
Kansas City Chiefs cancel team activities after player goes into cardiac arrest following seizure, NFL Network reports
The Kansas City Chiefs canceled team activities Thursday after a player had a seizure and went into cardiac arrest, NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero and other outlets reported, citing sources.
Backup defensive lineman BJ Thompson had the seizure during a special teams meeting, Pelissero said, adding that medical staff called an ambulance and Thompson is in stable condition.
Bill’s Commentary:
“There is actually a government agency that acts on the behalf of the people?”
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Is Making Enemies in All The Right Places
Fresh off a big win at the U.S. Supreme Court on May 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is wasting no time in its heady pursuit of financial bad actors preying on the little guy.
On Monday, the federal agency announced it was creating a public registry to help law enforcement, investors and the public check the history of repeat offenders in finance. The CFPB already offers consumers who have been victimized by a financial firm the ability to file a public complaint with the CFPB. The agency then quickly demands a written response from the alleged wrongdoer. Repeat offenders dislike the fact that these complaints go into a permanent database at the CFPB, which can be mined by the public, reporters, attorneys and prosecutors looking for patterns of fraud.
Bill’s Commentary:
“So the guy had a bad day? His only mistake was doing it in a “non tolerant” state!”
Anti-Trump crossdressing man smashes car into county jail before hurling snakes and shouting ‘the devil told me to kill everyone’
A homeless man wearing women’s clothes intentionally rammed his car into the side of a county jail in Florida Monday night, before reportedly embarking on a rant about Donald Trump.
Joseph Leedy, 40, stands accused of four counts of aggravated assault on an officer and one count of criminal mischief resulting in damage of more than $1,000 as a result – as a series of photos show the damage he caused.
Surveillance footage show the suspect driving from the Martin County Jail parking lot, up the walkway, and through it glass lobby doors. He was stopped by a set of steel security doors further inside.
The latest from Erik –
Bill’s Commentary:
“Erik on Trump and questions if there even will be an election?”
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Bil’s Commentary:
”Sometimes it takes a while, but truth always drips out sooner or later!”
Bill’s Commentary:
”This is Wyoming? OK, I have not said much on this subject in the past and I have tried to keep the website “PG” rated but …this substitute teacher has handled it far better than I would. At this point, whenever someone tries to tell me their made up “pronouns”, I tell them that my personal pronoun is currently “go fuck yourself!””
Cheyenne Substitute Teacher Says He Was Kicked Out For Not Using Trans Names
A substitute teacher says he’s been barred from a Cheyenne-based school district after refusing to use preferred transgender names of students.
Gene Clemetson was escorted out of East High School in Laramie County School District No. 1 while substitute teaching in March, he told Cowboy State Daily in a recent interview.
The conflict began when a student whom Clemetson described as a boy identifying as a girl approached Clemetson and asked to be called by an alternate name.
Bill’s Commentary:
“There are no words for how dangerous and ill advised this is! Poking a Bear never ends well …”
Putin: We Could Supply Long-Range Missiles To Enemies Of West In Retaliation
Update(1932ET): Russian President Putin addressed the annual economic forum in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, where he took the opportunity to put the US and NATO on notice concerning Kiev being given the greenlight to use Western weapons to attack Russian territory (detailed below).
He suggested that he’s mulling the option of providing adversaries of the West with Russian long-range missiles. Below is what he said:
Bill’s Commentary:
“At first they came for …”
US Targets Journalists Who Criticize Administration’s Foreign Policy
Scott Ritter was pulled off a NY-to-Istanbul flight yesterday by US officials and his passport confiscated in a startling new development in the government’s open drive to censor and silence critics of the Administration’s foreign policies at a time when the United States is supplying billions of dollars in arms to foment wider war in Russia, accelerate the attacks on Gazans and set the stage for war with China over Taiwan.
A Marine veteran and true American patriot, Mr. Ritter is also a noted former Chief UN weapons inspector, author and journalist. He was enroute to Russia to attend an international conference in St. Petersburg.
Mr. Ritter first came to my attention when he testified at a Capitol hearing I sponsored to inquire into the Bush Administration’s plans to attack Iraq. Ritter warned in August of 2002 that a case had not been made for attacking Iraq.
The latest from USA Watchdog –
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Bill’s Commentary:
“The “highest and best use” of real estate? Can you imagine the amount of bankruptcies if not for government funds flowing to house illegals…?”
20% Of New York City Hotels Are Now Migrant Shelters
In late 2022, as thousands of migrants began to arrive in New York City, city officials scrambled to find places to house them. They quickly found takers: hotels that were still struggling to recover from the pandemic-driven downturn in tourism.
Dozens of hotels, from once-grand facilities to more modest establishments, closed to tourists and began exclusively sheltering migrants, striking multimillion-dollar deals with the city. The humanitarian crisis became the hotel industry’s unexpected lifeline in New York; the hotels became a safe haven for tens of thousands of asylum seekers.
Bill’s Commentary:
“It’s about to get very real! “Real” is something we have not experienced in decades…”
Russia is Flashing Red, the West Better Pay Attention
Unlike many Western politicians, Russian diplomats say what they mean. They are not ones to make idle, empty threats. Joe Biden and the NATO lackeys better pay attention to recent statements by two of Russia’s leading diplomats. Sergei Ryabkov, pictured above, is Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister. I have had the privilege of meeting him. He is a classy gentleman who chooses his words carefully. Hence the cause for my concern in light of his comment this week in response to Joe Biden’s decision last week to approve the use of U.S.-supplied weapons to hit targets inside Russia. Ryabkov said:
“I would like to warn American leaders against miscalculations that could have fatal consequences. For unknown reasons, they underestimate the seriousness of the rebuff they may receive, . . .
Bill’s Commentary:
“Man’s best friend performs many tasks!”
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Bill’s Commentary:
“Erik describes the “giant miscalculation”!”
The latest from Erik –
Bill’s Commentary:
“No worries though, it’s only a flesh wound!”
JUST IN: $517,000,000,000 in unrealized losses hits US Banking System as FDIC Warns 63 Lenders on Brink of Insolvency…
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has revealed a troubling trend: unrealized losses in the US banking system are climbing once again.
In its latest Quarterly Banking Profile report, the FDIC notes that banks now face over half a trillion dollars in paper losses on their balance sheets, primarily due to their exposure to the residential real estate market. These unrealized losses, the gap between the purchase price of securities and their current market value, are becoming a significant burden.
While banks can hold onto these securities until they mature without marking them to market on their balance sheets, these unrealized losses can turn into a major liability when banks need cash.
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