US Politics - May, 2023
US Politics - April 2023
And here's the income side. Finding 1 trillion – perhaps start working on global peace and a healthy population? But since paying interest is a small portion, borrowing seems to be a simple solution, and everyone still gets their candy at the end of the day.
With some Republican contenders entering the race for the 2024 presidential election, it appears that the Lincoln Project, instead of working on an electable candidate of their own, is on one side aiding Democratic support and defaming all things Republican. It's reminiscent of the clappers and Brennan's of the political elite, cashing in on opinions that can be traced to the deep state's interests, rather than supporting workable political solutions.
In fact, Mr. Schmidt and the three other men who started the Lincoln Project — John Weaver, Reed Galen, and Rick Wilson — had already quietly moved to set themselves up in the new enterprise, drafting and filing papers to create TLP Media in September and October, records show. Its aim was to transform the original project, a super PAC, into a far more lucrative venture under their control. More here.
Reading news on a regular basis, most of the reporting on all news channels echoes the Lincoln Project sentiment, in unison, supporting all the bad things Trump and DeSantis have up their sleeves. And in the case of Trump, there seems to be a daily increase in lawsuits that may influence his reputation, while the DOJ, FBI, and the White House suggest that all Republicans are a mental illness that needs Biden indoctrination. Are they referring to corruption, political deceit, and misrepresentation covered under a biblical umbrella? The fact that the current President calls himself a practicing Roman Catholic is a good reason to leave the Church. We may end up with Greek and Roman gods and goddesses and some satanic cults if we follow the current path to self-destruction. Revolt against superstition and arbitrary authority, meaning a man can be a woman and everything in between, and everything else is arbitrary authority, as defined by their authoritarian definition.
"Rather, Satan — the fallen angel who defied God — is a metaphor for the revolt against superstition and arbitrary authority."
If you're still with me, here are a couple of links that may have you reconsider our support to the end in Ukraine, as many global news outlets do not support what our news outlets make of the war. And always remember that your kid may have to do the fighting once Ukraine is short of cannon fodder for Biden's and Victoria Nuland's proxy war. According to European news, she proclaimed that the Ukrainian counteroffensive will start in July. Cross-border insurgencies and who is Denis Kapustin? Biden seems to have no problems with neo-Nazis fighting in Ukraine for democracy, nor does he have any denouncements for Zelinski's death list, death squadrons, and political assassinations once carried out by the Gestapo, all in the name of democracy. Since the 2014 Maidan coup, they have been systematically eliminating Russians. And one of the HUR leaders may well end up as a contender to Zelinski, making the Taliban leader of Afghanistan look like child's play, along with a Nazi regime in Poland-Ukraine and parts of the Russian opposition in a full-out war destroying Russia. Is that the "all-in" approach as touted even by peaceniks in Germany? That is a dimension that would surpass the destruction of World War II, and the US is the main supporter and coordinator. And it all started in 2012 with the slogans "Hope" and "Change We Can Believe In." Or is our democracy in danger? Hypocrisy at its finest?
G7 – Is Zelinski manipulating the US and Europe while we see the Ukrainian President jetting from one country and event to another to inform all of us to spend more money for democracy and war to save the world? Are we not fueling destruction and death? What has the G7 in Hiroshima really achieved? Is there any measurable outcome, and have there been any discussions or public statements of significance about the outcome? Our President always reiterates that we will support Ukraine to the end, meaning the complete liberation of anything Russian within Ukraine, which will inadvertently result in US troops on the ground as we talk ourselves into active war at the rate Ukrainian troops die. At the same time, our democratic leadership wants to cancel any discussion about nuclear arms treaties and peace and insists that we have the right to station nuclear weapons anywhere we decide, while others are only allowed to station them with US sanctions.
Is the US the leader of NATO and the G7? Perhaps, but does that equate to its position in the world? Read here what the Chinese say, and remember that there are another 140 countries in the world, not to mention the G20, which differs greatly from the G7 doctrines.
There was, however, no specific mention in the leaders' communique to the Global South, though there were the usual references to the concerns of developing countries, such as funding climate transition, the setback in the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the need to reform multilateral development banks (MDBs) and development financial institutions (DFIs), including acceleration of their efforts to leverage private finance. With India's G20 presidency giving primacy to the concerns and issues of the developing countries and the focus of the G7 firmly on the Ukraine crisis, it remains to be seen how the world's seven largest economies will be able to find common ground with the other members of the G20 at the summit to be hosted by India in September.
So, is the US, with its focus on global dominance by force, sending the right signals around the world? What if China changes its markets from the US to other countries? And what if India is not interested in war but negotiations?
The G7 wants to build a broader alliance to resist Chinese and Russian coercion. Russia's annual trade with China is expected to exceed $200 billion this year, according to some headlines. So, are we shooting ourselves in the foot, leaving our economy in decline compared to the rest of the world?
Well, form your own opinion. Here's an overview of military bases around the globe and here are the military budgets of other countries, as well as the personnel actively serving in the military – all with a lot of destructive potential.
Top 10 Countries with the Highest Military Expenditures (2020):
- The United States — $778 billion
- China — $252 billion [estimated]
- India — $72.9 billion
- Russia — $61.7 billion
- United Kingdom — $59.2 billion
- Saudi Arabia — $57.5 billion [estimated]
- Germany — $52.8 billion
- France — $52.7 billion
- Japan — $49.1 billion
- South Korea — $45.7 billion
US Debt Ceiling and Elections 2024
If anything, the partisanship has not eased a bit, and Congress and the Senate are still negotiating along party lines, rather than focusing primarily on the issue at hand. Each side presents end-of-the-world scenarios if their demands are not met, which means spending reasonably, just like every household must do. Borrow more when you are short, and by the way, what does default mean? Not paying interest? That seems like pocket money compared to overall spending.
