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Oleg Smirnov
Jan 14, 2023, 9:20:27 AM1/14/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2fmrtbew> themostimportantnews.com
The thin veneer of civilization that we all used to be able to take for
granted is rapidly disappearing, and violence often erupts for seemingly
no reason at all. You simply cannot have a "civilization" without
civilized people, and the truth is that we are becoming less civilized
with each passing year ..
An entire generation of young adults seems to have no moral foundation
whatsoever, and that has dire implications for the future of our society.
Every day, there are more brawl videos featuring our young people on
social media. They are brawling in restaurants, they are brawling at
Walmart, they are brawling at sporting events, they are brawling on the
subway and they are brawling in the streets .. Senseless violence is even
happening right outside of the White House ..
> <https://youtu.be/6jxX9SXhR3w>
>
> .. America's Rapid Decline ..
The thin veneer of civilization that we all used to be able to take for
granted is rapidly disappearing, and violence often erupts for seemingly
no reason at all. You simply cannot have a "civilization" without
civilized people, and the truth is that we are becoming less civilized
with each passing year ..
An entire generation of young adults seems to have no moral foundation
whatsoever, and that has dire implications for the future of our society.
Every day, there are more brawl videos featuring our young people on
social media. They are brawling in restaurants, they are brawling at
Walmart, they are brawling at sporting events, they are brawling on the
subway and they are brawling in the streets .. Senseless violence is even
happening right outside of the White House ..
> <https://youtu.be/6jxX9SXhR3w>
>
> .. America's Rapid Decline ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 14, 2023, 9:29:53 AM1/14/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2njotpty> fiercehealthcare.com
.. Dissatisfaction with healthcare coverage
Americans are dissatisfied with their health insurance coverage, saying it
costs too much, and the policies are often confusing .. Most of the 2,510
respondents (86%) want Congress to do something about it .. Both Democrats
and Republicans expressed frustration .. Ninety-two percent of Democrats
and 84% of Republicans want lawmakers to crack down on what they consider
to be attempts by health insurance companies that make it harder for them
to get the care they need ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2z3gotnt>
>
> America is hurting ..
.. Dissatisfaction with healthcare coverage
Americans are dissatisfied with their health insurance coverage, saying it
costs too much, and the policies are often confusing .. Most of the 2,510
respondents (86%) want Congress to do something about it .. Both Democrats
and Republicans expressed frustration .. Ninety-two percent of Democrats
and 84% of Republicans want lawmakers to crack down on what they consider
to be attempts by health insurance companies that make it harder for them
to get the care they need ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2z3gotnt>
>
> America is hurting ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 14, 2023, 9:40:02 AM1/14/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2osfpl6v> the74million.org
.. Rise in drug and alcohol abuse, unhealthy eating and suicide ..
"These deaths of despair, which were largely confined to whites, later
spread to the African-American and Hispanic population, largely to do
with drugs, both legal and illegal, including fentanyl .. These deaths
of despair are .. even worse among younger people: Each younger-born
generation is getting worse than the one before ..
> <https://archive.is/cxOQT>
>
> America's indifference to its death crisis
.. Rise in drug and alcohol abuse, unhealthy eating and suicide ..
"These deaths of despair, which were largely confined to whites, later
spread to the African-American and Hispanic population, largely to do
with drugs, both legal and illegal, including fentanyl .. These deaths
of despair are .. even worse among younger people: Each younger-born
generation is getting worse than the one before ..
> <https://archive.is/cxOQT>
>
> America's indifference to its death crisis
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 14, 2023, 9:49:46 AM1/14/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2n9vtmt7> pbs.org
Americans have been spending less time with friends and more time alone ..
Around 60 percent of people in the U.S. right now report feeling lonely on
a pretty regular basis. And that's pretty devastating from a public health
perspective. Right. This is worse than rates of obesity. This is worse
than rates of diabetes ..
If you look at rates of loneliness, there's lots of evidence that they've
been increasing linearly since the 1970s .. That's actually long before
some of the other culprits things like cell phones and so on ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2o2ezr7q>
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> Pornhub users in Louisiana now have to submit government ID ..
Americans have been spending less time with friends and more time alone ..
Around 60 percent of people in the U.S. right now report feeling lonely on
a pretty regular basis. And that's pretty devastating from a public health
perspective. Right. This is worse than rates of obesity. This is worse
than rates of diabetes ..
If you look at rates of loneliness, there's lots of evidence that they've
been increasing linearly since the 1970s .. That's actually long before
some of the other culprits things like cell phones and so on ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2o2ezr7q>
>
> Pornhub users in Louisiana now have to submit government ID ..
Nevermind
Jan 14, 2023, 9:52:58 AM1/14/23
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In reply to "Oleg Smirnov" who wrote the following:
It certainly is a disturbing time. A whole group of Trump supporters now see violence as the solution to political differences. If only they would just
adjust their platform to appeal to at least 51% of the voters, they could settle for solving things at the ballot box like civilized people.
adjust their platform to appeal to at least 51% of the voters, they could settle for solving things at the ballot box like civilized people.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 14, 2023, 10:00:05 AM1/14/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2m4g43bq> tennessean.com
.. There's an amoxicillin shortage. Lines are long, tempers are short,
and all this on top of nearly three years of COVID, vaccines, and variants
.. The latest National Pharmacy Workplace Survey from the National
Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) found "increasing demands,
harassment, and bullying by patients/consumers ..
...
> <https://tinyurl.com/2kdpjezy>
>
> .. Civility declining in America ..
.. There's an amoxicillin shortage. Lines are long, tempers are short,
and all this on top of nearly three years of COVID, vaccines, and variants
.. The latest National Pharmacy Workplace Survey from the National
Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) found "increasing demands,
harassment, and bullying by patients/consumers ..
...
> <https://tinyurl.com/2kdpjezy>
>
> .. Civility declining in America ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 14, 2023, 10:10:11 AM1/14/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2exj3l2r> commercialobserver.com
With little hope for any measurable near-term improvement, the
homelessness crises around the U.S. are set to overshadow any economic
recovery in the nation's densest regions ..
While Los Angeles remains ground zero for homelessness in America, the
problem spreads well beyond Southern California .. In New York City,
homelessness has hit the highest levels since the Great Depression ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2ogol3ca>
>
> American civilization is being destroyed from within ..
With little hope for any measurable near-term improvement, the
homelessness crises around the U.S. are set to overshadow any economic
recovery in the nation's densest regions ..
While Los Angeles remains ground zero for homelessness in America, the
problem spreads well beyond Southern California .. In New York City,
homelessness has hit the highest levels since the Great Depression ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2ogol3ca>
>
> American civilization is being destroyed from within ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 14, 2023, 10:20:18 AM1/14/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2euw3kor> wionews.com
.. America's worsening opioid epidemic
An animal tranquilizer which is also called the 'zombie drug' is adding
to America's opioid crisis. It can cause severe wounds which could even
lead to limb amputation. Molly Gambhir tells you more.
...
Listen to what Molly Gambhir tells <https://tinyurl.com/2euw3kor>
> <https://tinyurl.com/2l89lz54>
>
> America's drug problem won't go away anytime soon
.. America's worsening opioid epidemic
An animal tranquilizer which is also called the 'zombie drug' is adding
to America's opioid crisis. It can cause severe wounds which could even
lead to limb amputation. Molly Gambhir tells you more.
...
Listen to what Molly Gambhir tells <https://tinyurl.com/2euw3kor>
> <https://tinyurl.com/2l89lz54>
>
> America's drug problem won't go away anytime soon
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 20, 2023, 8:20:07 AM1/20/23
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<https://archive.is/OFXzs> spectator.co.uk
.. Progress has slowed, stalled or even reversed in recent decades ..
It now takes two incomes to support a family of four in the middle
class; one income was sufficient as recently as the 1980s. Self-reported
levels of happiness have dropped. Social trust is diminishing and the
social consensus is badly frayed. Distrust of gatekeepers is widespread.
The institutions responsible for protecting and advancing the interests
of the nation .. have failed in their core mission and have become self-
interested to the point of sociopathy. In short, America has not been
moving upward ..
Stagnant wages, a widening wealth gap, a shrinking middle class, endless
cycles of debt that trap people .. Obesity and chronic inflammatory
diseases .. Loneliness and alienation .. Now each new generation is
doing worse than the one before it; many find themselves running just to
stand still .. Declining prospects .. Institutional decay ..
> <https://archive.is/bNqZD>
>
> .. Young and Pessimistic in America ..
.. Progress has slowed, stalled or even reversed in recent decades ..
It now takes two incomes to support a family of four in the middle
class; one income was sufficient as recently as the 1980s. Self-reported
levels of happiness have dropped. Social trust is diminishing and the
social consensus is badly frayed. Distrust of gatekeepers is widespread.
The institutions responsible for protecting and advancing the interests
of the nation .. have failed in their core mission and have become self-
interested to the point of sociopathy. In short, America has not been
moving upward ..
Stagnant wages, a widening wealth gap, a shrinking middle class, endless
cycles of debt that trap people .. Obesity and chronic inflammatory
diseases .. Loneliness and alienation .. Now each new generation is
doing worse than the one before it; many find themselves running just to
stand still .. Declining prospects .. Institutional decay ..
> <https://archive.is/bNqZD>
>
> .. Young and Pessimistic in America ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 20, 2023, 8:29:54 AM1/20/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2gjuuq6n> dailymail.co.uk
Leading economists are warning that a recession is coming in the near
future, despite the Biden administration's attempts to downplay the risks
.. the Biden administration's efforts .. have come too late ..
...
> <https://tinyurl.com/2k52amut>
>
> Inflation, recession, and declining US hegemony
Leading economists are warning that a recession is coming in the near
future, despite the Biden administration's attempts to downplay the risks
.. the Biden administration's efforts .. have come too late ..
...
> <https://tinyurl.com/2k52amut>
>
> Inflation, recession, and declining US hegemony
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 20, 2023, 8:40:05 AM1/20/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2qxqbmr6> upi.com
A majority of Americans rate healthcare in the United States as substandard
for the first time, according to a new Gallup poll .. U.S. healthcare
garners growing criticism amid concerns it is becoming prohibitively costly
.. Earlier this week, another Gallup poll found that a record number of
Americans postponed getting medical treatment in 2022 due to the high cost.
...
Everything is becoming increasingly substandard.
> <https://tinyurl.com/yckw3gqr> America is a Third World country now
A majority of Americans rate healthcare in the United States as substandard
for the first time, according to a new Gallup poll .. U.S. healthcare
garners growing criticism amid concerns it is becoming prohibitively costly
.. Earlier this week, another Gallup poll found that a record number of
Americans postponed getting medical treatment in 2022 due to the high cost.
...
Everything is becoming increasingly substandard.
> <https://tinyurl.com/yckw3gqr> America is a Third World country now
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 20, 2023, 8:49:56 AM1/20/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2ez7rhfk> townhall.com
A majority of Americans believe the United States is turning into a
socialist state, a new I&I/TIPP Poll taken this month found.
When posed with the statement, "The U.S. is evolving into a big government
socialist state," 51 percent of Americans agreed, while 31 percent
disagreed, and 18 percent said they were unsure ..
...
> <https://tinyurl.com/2g8yzsng>
>
> The Rape of the American Mind
A majority of Americans believe the United States is turning into a
socialist state, a new I&I/TIPP Poll taken this month found.
When posed with the statement, "The U.S. is evolving into a big government
socialist state," 51 percent of Americans agreed, while 31 percent
disagreed, and 18 percent said they were unsure ..
...
> <https://tinyurl.com/2g8yzsng>
>
> The Rape of the American Mind
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 20, 2023, 9:00:02 AM1/20/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2kvb74yc> townhall.com
.. a Suburban LGBTQ Pedophile Ring ..
.. Disturbing new details about the affluent LGBTQ-activist couple accused
of sodomizing their young adopted sons .. and distributing "homemade" child
pornography of the sexual abuse. Half a year after .. it's far, far worse
than what was first reported .. Not only did the married men allegedly rape
the two boys .. they were pimping out their children to nearby pedophiles
in Atlanta-area suburbs .. The suspects were darlings of the LGBTQ media.
They were part of an anti-gay hate campaign ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2krngtwr>
>
> .. Journalists Now Represent America's Elite
.. a Suburban LGBTQ Pedophile Ring ..
.. Disturbing new details about the affluent LGBTQ-activist couple accused
of sodomizing their young adopted sons .. and distributing "homemade" child
pornography of the sexual abuse. Half a year after .. it's far, far worse
than what was first reported .. Not only did the married men allegedly rape
the two boys .. they were pimping out their children to nearby pedophiles
in Atlanta-area suburbs .. The suspects were darlings of the LGBTQ media.
They were part of an anti-gay hate campaign ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2krngtwr>
>
> .. Journalists Now Represent America's Elite
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 23, 2023, 2:45:00 AM1/23/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2mfsuhmg> police1.com
The United States is falling behind other nations when it comes to
reducing driving-related fatalities on its roadways .. The terrible
carnage and horrible death toll on America's roads is nothing new ..
Speeding, drunk driving and distracted driving - i.e., texting or
doing other things on smartphones rather than watching the road -
remain major sources of U.S. traffic accidents, injuries and fatalities.
But there are other causes to consider .. It is unrealistic to expect
American drivers to behave better on the road ..
> <https://archive.is/rEHrb>
>
> .. US traffic deaths are now rising sharply ..
The United States is falling behind other nations when it comes to
reducing driving-related fatalities on its roadways .. The terrible
carnage and horrible death toll on America's roads is nothing new ..
Speeding, drunk driving and distracted driving - i.e., texting or
doing other things on smartphones rather than watching the road -
remain major sources of U.S. traffic accidents, injuries and fatalities.
But there are other causes to consider .. It is unrealistic to expect
American drivers to behave better on the road ..
> <https://archive.is/rEHrb>
>
> .. US traffic deaths are now rising sharply ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 23, 2023, 2:49:53 AM1/23/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2n6h8l56> dailymail.co.uk
.. Public support for doctors has plunged by double digits ..
The share of Americans who rate doctors' ethical standards highly has
dropped from 77 percent at the start of the pandemic in 2020 to 62
percent at the end of 2022 - an unusually steep 15-point fall over two
years, says Gallup .. 'Medical doctors' rating is at its lowest point
since 1999 and nurses' since 2004.' ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2g95b3bv>
>
> .. Greed and Chronic Pain Within US Health Care System ..
.. Public support for doctors has plunged by double digits ..
The share of Americans who rate doctors' ethical standards highly has
dropped from 77 percent at the start of the pandemic in 2020 to 62
percent at the end of 2022 - an unusually steep 15-point fall over two
years, says Gallup .. 'Medical doctors' rating is at its lowest point
since 1999 and nurses' since 2004.' ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2g95b3bv>
>
> .. Greed and Chronic Pain Within US Health Care System ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 23, 2023, 2:54:46 AM1/23/23
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<https://archive.is/Ib4Y7> theepochtimes.com
America's education system has failed ..
"The goal of the education system today is no longer to educate. It's
to do everything but that," .. High graduation rates are fake ..
Schools regularly pass students with little regard to whether they meet
standards .. Today, 54 percent of American adults aged 16 to 74 lack
"literary proficiency," according to Gallup Polls ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2lx8q23q>
>
> .. One-in-five Americans are now QAnon believers ..
America's education system has failed ..
"The goal of the education system today is no longer to educate. It's
to do everything but that," .. High graduation rates are fake ..
Schools regularly pass students with little regard to whether they meet
standards .. Today, 54 percent of American adults aged 16 to 74 lack
"literary proficiency," according to Gallup Polls ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2lx8q23q>
>
> .. One-in-five Americans are now QAnon believers ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 23, 2023, 2:59:56 AM1/23/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2j8utdf4> voanews.com
.. Hate Crimes Increased in Several Major US Cities ..
From New York to Los Angeles, hate crimes continued to rise in major
American cities last year, with preliminary police data showing that at
least six metropolitan areas recorded levels not seen since the 1990s ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2mr5ht6c>
>
> .. The FBI data is terrible, incomplete and unusable ..
.. Hate Crimes Increased in Several Major US Cities ..
From New York to Los Angeles, hate crimes continued to rise in major
American cities last year, with preliminary police data showing that at
least six metropolitan areas recorded levels not seen since the 1990s ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2mr5ht6c>
>
> .. The FBI data is terrible, incomplete and unusable ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 23, 2023, 3:04:57 AM1/23/23
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<https://archive.is/QU9zT> telegraph.co.uk
In America .. elites use therapy to justify their decisions,
and become even more self-absorbed and detached from truth,
and politics is a choice between the competing narcissisms
of hands-off-my-money libertarianism and identity-based self-
realisation ..
...
> <https://tinyurl.com/2lmprl6s>
>
> .. Breathtaking indicators of collapse ..
In America .. elites use therapy to justify their decisions,
and become even more self-absorbed and detached from truth,
and politics is a choice between the competing narcissisms
of hands-off-my-money libertarianism and identity-based self-
realisation ..
...
> <https://tinyurl.com/2lmprl6s>
>
> .. Breathtaking indicators of collapse ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 27, 2023, 7:19:34 PM1/27/23
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<https://archive.is/YOoIv> theepochtimes.com
Your Living Standards Have Declined Dramatically
In the old days, shopping for groceries used to be a joy. By old days, I
mean two years ago. Now, it is shocking and miserable. You look at these
prices and wonder if you can even afford normal foods we took for granted
.. The bottom line is undeniable: in a mere two years, many of the things
you loved, healthy food for your families .. has now doubled in price.
Some is up 50 percent and some is up 150 percent .. The reality you see
on the shelves of your local store ..
> <https://archive.is/F5uFN>
>
> The End of 'An Era of Abundance'
Your Living Standards Have Declined Dramatically
In the old days, shopping for groceries used to be a joy. By old days, I
mean two years ago. Now, it is shocking and miserable. You look at these
prices and wonder if you can even afford normal foods we took for granted
.. The bottom line is undeniable: in a mere two years, many of the things
you loved, healthy food for your families .. has now doubled in price.
Some is up 50 percent and some is up 150 percent .. The reality you see
on the shelves of your local store ..
> <https://archive.is/F5uFN>
>
> The End of 'An Era of Abundance'
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 27, 2023, 7:24:31 PM1/27/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2mjxa3s4> dailymail.co.uk
.. Biden .. utterly shameless liar-in-chief .. He must GO! ..
Premature, you say? I think not. An overreaction? I vehemently disagree.
From the very start of Biden's admitted mishandling of America's secrets,
the president and his administration have spun, misled, and distracted ..
And Biden has proven that he's not above looking straight into the camera
- straight into the eyes of Americans - and yes, lying. Enough is enough.
He cannot credibly lead the country. Time to go! ..
...
Biden won't go.
His mission to destroy America hasn't been accomplished yet.
> <https://tinyurl.com/2obhbypl>
>
> Joe Biden pushes America into a Banana Republic ..
.. Biden .. utterly shameless liar-in-chief .. He must GO! ..
Premature, you say? I think not. An overreaction? I vehemently disagree.
From the very start of Biden's admitted mishandling of America's secrets,
the president and his administration have spun, misled, and distracted ..
And Biden has proven that he's not above looking straight into the camera
- straight into the eyes of Americans - and yes, lying. Enough is enough.
He cannot credibly lead the country. Time to go! ..
...
Biden won't go.
His mission to destroy America hasn't been accomplished yet.
> <https://tinyurl.com/2obhbypl>
>
> Joe Biden pushes America into a Banana Republic ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 27, 2023, 7:29:22 PM1/27/23
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<https://archive.is/tYHjO> theepochtimes.com
Seattle Medical Examiner Running Out of Space to Store Bodies Due to
Fentanyl Overdoses .. "A key indication of just how bad things are at the
end of 2022, and likely to get worse and 2023, the medical examiner's
office is now struggling with the issue of storing bodies because the
fentanyl-related death toll continues to climb," ..
"We're exploring longer-term options for adding more capacity," ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2e9p94sl>
>
> .. The three dead bodies ..
Seattle Medical Examiner Running Out of Space to Store Bodies Due to
Fentanyl Overdoses .. "A key indication of just how bad things are at the
end of 2022, and likely to get worse and 2023, the medical examiner's
office is now struggling with the issue of storing bodies because the
fentanyl-related death toll continues to climb," ..
"We're exploring longer-term options for adding more capacity," ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2e9p94sl>
>
> .. The three dead bodies ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 27, 2023, 7:34:21 PM1/27/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2zlmssgh> breakpoint.org
The life expectancy of Americans fell .. reaching the lowest point in two
decades .. Deaths from cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, and drug overdoses
increased over the last year .. Deaths from suicide and liver disease also
increased, the latter a symptom of the same kind of self-destructive
behaviors increasingly taking the lives of young Americans ..
"There's something more fundamental .. People are feeling worse about
themselves and their futures, and that's leading them to do things that are
self-destructive." ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/yjh6ystu>
>
> .. The U.S. suffers ..
The life expectancy of Americans fell .. reaching the lowest point in two
decades .. Deaths from cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, and drug overdoses
increased over the last year .. Deaths from suicide and liver disease also
increased, the latter a symptom of the same kind of self-destructive
behaviors increasingly taking the lives of young Americans ..
"There's something more fundamental .. People are feeling worse about
themselves and their futures, and that's leading them to do things that are
self-destructive." ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/yjh6ystu>
>
> .. The U.S. suffers ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 27, 2023, 7:39:26 PM1/27/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2lml3o9z> notthebee.com
.. America is the WORST country on Earth for pushing transgender surgeries
and hormones on children .. America used to be a shining city on a hill ..
How far we have fallen in the last half-century ..
The United States is the most permissive country when it comes to pushing
gender ideology and prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to
children, compared to nearly a dozen European countries .. The United States
is now leading the world in the transgender revolution .. There is nothing
good or compassionate about affirming children's delusions ..
...
More surgeries and hormones to accelerate the American decline.
> <https://tinyurl.com/28bhnmdw>
>
> .. Marching into the sunset ..
.. America is the WORST country on Earth for pushing transgender surgeries
and hormones on children .. America used to be a shining city on a hill ..
How far we have fallen in the last half-century ..
The United States is the most permissive country when it comes to pushing
gender ideology and prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to
children, compared to nearly a dozen European countries .. The United States
is now leading the world in the transgender revolution .. There is nothing
good or compassionate about affirming children's delusions ..
...
More surgeries and hormones to accelerate the American decline.
> <https://tinyurl.com/28bhnmdw>
>
> .. Marching into the sunset ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 27, 2023, 7:44:46 PM1/27/23
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<https://archive.is/dg6eY> theepochtimes.com
Murders in America up 34 Percent From Pre-Pandemic Levels
Murders across the United States have surged since 2019, while robberies
and motor vehicle thefts soared last year, a new study of crime trends ..
shows .. Americans were "less likely to cooperate with the police when
they are trying to investigate serious crimes, less likely to report crimes
to the police, and more likely to take matters into their own hands." ..
> <https://archive.is/OFXzs>
>
> .. Distrust of gatekeepers is widespread ..
Murders in America up 34 Percent From Pre-Pandemic Levels
Murders across the United States have surged since 2019, while robberies
and motor vehicle thefts soared last year, a new study of crime trends ..
shows .. Americans were "less likely to cooperate with the police when
they are trying to investigate serious crimes, less likely to report crimes
to the police, and more likely to take matters into their own hands." ..
> <https://archive.is/OFXzs>
>
> .. Distrust of gatekeepers is widespread ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 27, 2023, 7:50:14 PM1/27/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2fw83tdz> dailymail.co.uk
.. Turning cities into Zombielands and killing 1,500 people a WEEK ..
The US is in the midst of a catastrophic fentanyl epidemic that is
causing an eye-watering number of deaths and tearing the fabric of
American society apart .. Fentanyl has now infected almost every major
city in America, turning once-thriving streets in New York, Los
Angeles and Philadelphia into wastelands. Scenes of zombified addicts
shooting up or smoking the drug in front of children are increasingly
becoming a part of everyday life ..
...
And the case of the modern America is, essentially, so that a herd of
junkies is obsessed with "global leadership" dream, - to remake the
world in America's image and likeness.
.. Turning cities into Zombielands and killing 1,500 people a WEEK ..
The US is in the midst of a catastrophic fentanyl epidemic that is
causing an eye-watering number of deaths and tearing the fabric of
American society apart .. Fentanyl has now infected almost every major
city in America, turning once-thriving streets in New York, Los
Angeles and Philadelphia into wastelands. Scenes of zombified addicts
shooting up or smoking the drug in front of children are increasingly
becoming a part of everyday life ..
...
And the case of the modern America is, essentially, so that a herd of
junkies is obsessed with "global leadership" dream, - to remake the
world in America's image and likeness.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 30, 2023, 8:00:59 AM1/30/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2ntvkrvl> substack.com
Symptoms of a Sick State
.. Symptoms of American decline: smug complacency, satisfaction with
the status quo, housing shortages and ridiculous prices, educational
stagnation, outsourced manufacturing, and aging transportation and
infrastructure. We can trace the origin of these symptoms back almost
thirty years ago to the late 1980s / early 1990s ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2pptc9ax>
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> .. America operating as a Third World country ..
Symptoms of a Sick State
.. Symptoms of American decline: smug complacency, satisfaction with
the status quo, housing shortages and ridiculous prices, educational
stagnation, outsourced manufacturing, and aging transportation and
infrastructure. We can trace the origin of these symptoms back almost
thirty years ago to the late 1980s / early 1990s ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2pptc9ax>
>
> .. America operating as a Third World country ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 30, 2023, 8:10:38 AM1/30/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2oa2kv6p> marketwatch.com
.. Most of America today has absolutely no money ..
Most consumers are, or soon will be, in dire straits, facing an
environment of higher interest rates, higher inflation, and elevated
volatility in stocks and bonds .. Americans' monthly expenses have
outpaced the growth of their personal incomes .. Households are
spending more, not as much because they want to, but because they have
to, with increased costs for essential items .. Soon they'll be using
their credit cards, not being able to pay it ..
> <https://archive.is/YOoIv>
.. Most of America today has absolutely no money ..
Most consumers are, or soon will be, in dire straits, facing an
environment of higher interest rates, higher inflation, and elevated
volatility in stocks and bonds .. Americans' monthly expenses have
outpaced the growth of their personal incomes .. Households are
spending more, not as much because they want to, but because they have
to, with increased costs for essential items .. Soon they'll be using
their credit cards, not being able to pay it ..
> <https://archive.is/YOoIv>
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 30, 2023, 8:20:46 AM1/30/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2gvfjnc2> nola.com
Our community braces for more violence .. The national record keepers
struggle to keep count of the violence and its deadly toll .. What's
most astonishing, perhaps, are the ages of some perps, including a 72-
year-old man in one case in the Golden State. He killed 10 people ..
Mental health struggles affect people of all ages ..
Numerous car break-ins .. appear to be searches for weapons ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2mkx5je6>
>
> No end in sight for America's everywhere epidemic of mass shootings
Our community braces for more violence .. The national record keepers
struggle to keep count of the violence and its deadly toll .. What's
most astonishing, perhaps, are the ages of some perps, including a 72-
year-old man in one case in the Golden State. He killed 10 people ..
Mental health struggles affect people of all ages ..
Numerous car break-ins .. appear to be searches for weapons ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2mkx5je6>
>
> No end in sight for America's everywhere epidemic of mass shootings
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 30, 2023, 8:30:42 AM1/30/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2zf85y43> innovateli.com
American Hospitals Are In Critical Condition
Thousands of hospitals .. are in severe financial distress ..
Services will be cut, wait times will increase and more hospitals
will be forced to close, or at least eliminate inpatient care.
The outlook is particularly dire in rural and poorer urban
communities .. It's a perfect storm of bad omens ..
> <https://archive.is/Fc9c6>
>
> America is in its worst drug abuse crisis ..
American Hospitals Are In Critical Condition
Thousands of hospitals .. are in severe financial distress ..
Services will be cut, wait times will increase and more hospitals
will be forced to close, or at least eliminate inpatient care.
The outlook is particularly dire in rural and poorer urban
communities .. It's a perfect storm of bad omens ..
> <https://archive.is/Fc9c6>
>
> America is in its worst drug abuse crisis ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 30, 2023, 8:41:10 AM1/30/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2hwkpsvt> fortune.com
Millennials and Gen Z won't have enough kids ..
Millennials and Gen Z are less enthusiastic about having children than
their parents .. Over the next few decades, demographers expect the
population growth to decline further. But there's one hope for
increasing the U.S. population: immigrants .. Over the next 30 years,
the CBO projected a decline in births compared to deaths ..
...
Golden days of American immigration are long over. Nowadays, skilled
professionals and young promising folks are not so interested to move
to America. Most of the future immigration will be low educated and
unskilled people, mostly from the poorest countries, which is not what
can save the America's deteriorating everything.
> <https://archive.is/gqs4C>
>
> Overpopulation .. America is overpopulated ..
Millennials and Gen Z won't have enough kids ..
Millennials and Gen Z are less enthusiastic about having children than
their parents .. Over the next few decades, demographers expect the
population growth to decline further. But there's one hope for
increasing the U.S. population: immigrants .. Over the next 30 years,
the CBO projected a decline in births compared to deaths ..
...
Golden days of American immigration are long over. Nowadays, skilled
professionals and young promising folks are not so interested to move
to America. Most of the future immigration will be low educated and
unskilled people, mostly from the poorest countries, which is not what
can save the America's deteriorating everything.
> <https://archive.is/gqs4C>
>
> Overpopulation .. America is overpopulated ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 30, 2023, 8:50:39 AM1/30/23
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<https://archive.is/JA1r3> theaggie.org
Why are eggs so expensive now?
I never expected to struggle to find eggs .. It did not seem too long
ago when I could pick up a pack of a dozen eggs for roughly $2 or $3,
but it seems that, overnight, prices skyrocketed to more than $10 ..
But what can we do? .. The best and most difficult resolution is
cutting down or cutting out chicken or meat options ..
> <https://archive.is/KIR83>
>
> "I'm Selling My Blood To Eat, I Have No Choice" ..
Why are eggs so expensive now?
I never expected to struggle to find eggs .. It did not seem too long
ago when I could pick up a pack of a dozen eggs for roughly $2 or $3,
but it seems that, overnight, prices skyrocketed to more than $10 ..
But what can we do? .. The best and most difficult resolution is
cutting down or cutting out chicken or meat options ..
> <https://archive.is/KIR83>
>
> "I'm Selling My Blood To Eat, I Have No Choice" ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 30, 2023, 9:00:56 AM1/30/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2jy5lybs> canadiandimension.com
Empires in terminal decline leap from one military fiasco to the next.
The war in Ukraine, another bungled attempt to reassert US global
hegemony, fits this pattern ..
The near hysterical calls to support Ukraine as a bulwark of liberty
and democracy by the mandarins in Washington are a response to the
palpable rot and decline of the US empire. America's global authority
has been decimated by well-publicized war crimes, torture, economic
decline, social disintegration .. The coups, political assassinations,
election fraud, black propaganda, blackmail, kidnapping, brutal
counter-insurgency campaigns, US sanctioned massacres, torture in
global black sites, proxy wars and military interventions carried out
by the United States around the globe since the end of the Second
World War have never resulted in the establishment of a democratic
government ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2kol7ydg>
>
> The Fall of the American Empire ..
Empires in terminal decline leap from one military fiasco to the next.
The war in Ukraine, another bungled attempt to reassert US global
hegemony, fits this pattern ..
The near hysterical calls to support Ukraine as a bulwark of liberty
and democracy by the mandarins in Washington are a response to the
palpable rot and decline of the US empire. America's global authority
has been decimated by well-publicized war crimes, torture, economic
decline, social disintegration .. The coups, political assassinations,
election fraud, black propaganda, blackmail, kidnapping, brutal
counter-insurgency campaigns, US sanctioned massacres, torture in
global black sites, proxy wars and military interventions carried out
by the United States around the globe since the end of the Second
World War have never resulted in the establishment of a democratic
government ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2kol7ydg>
>
> The Fall of the American Empire ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 30, 2023, 4:55:34 PM1/30/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/26qwpokh> newsweek.com
America's Egg Shortage Is About to Get a Whole Lot Worse
Eggs are a staple that, for decades, have easily (and relatively
cheaply) been purchased from grocery stores and stocked in kitchens,
but they've become increasingly hard to come by or way more expensive
in recent months. In some stores across the U.S., customers are
limited in the amount of egg cartons they can buy ..
America's Egg Shortage Is About to Get a Whole Lot Worse
Eggs are a staple that, for decades, have easily (and relatively
cheaply) been purchased from grocery stores and stocked in kitchens,
but they've become increasingly hard to come by or way more expensive
in recent months. In some stores across the U.S., customers are
limited in the amount of egg cartons they can buy ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 30, 2023, 5:00:46 PM1/30/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/56be33cb> moderndiplomacy.eu
Dollar-dominated global order is 'fading away' ..
In addition to the U.S., Europe and Japan .. "have run up very
large debts and have developed a dependence on their central banks
to print money to buy the government debts," .. The increase in debt
monetization "will mean that holders of debt assets will get bad
inflation-adjusted returns." ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2l9wtdth>
>
> .. Saudi Arabia Signals The End Of Petro Status
Dollar-dominated global order is 'fading away' ..
In addition to the U.S., Europe and Japan .. "have run up very
large debts and have developed a dependence on their central banks
to print money to buy the government debts," .. The increase in debt
monetization "will mean that holders of debt assets will get bad
inflation-adjusted returns." ..
> <https://tinyurl.com/2l9wtdth>
>
> .. Saudi Arabia Signals The End Of Petro Status
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 30, 2023, 5:05:38 PM1/30/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/3n773ua6> foxbusiness.com
Drug shortage swells to national emergency ..
The nationwide shortage of basic antibiotics and critical medications
that treat chronic conditions and bacterial infections has become the
latest issue .. Consequently, it is forcing many doctors to rely on
alternative medicines to treat patients .. What was once an unthinkable
situation .. is now a harsh reality ..
> <https://archive.is/tn6ZS>
Drug shortage swells to national emergency ..
The nationwide shortage of basic antibiotics and critical medications
that treat chronic conditions and bacterial infections has become the
latest issue .. Consequently, it is forcing many doctors to rely on
alternative medicines to treat patients .. What was once an unthinkable
situation .. is now a harsh reality ..
> <https://archive.is/tn6ZS>
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 30, 2023, 5:10:46 PM1/30/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/28vm39ol> romesentinel.com
Shortages, past and present ..
What contributed to the baby formula shortage? .. The FDA's report
put the blame on external factors outside of the agency's control.
But why the FDA would allow that to happen? If the department cannot
manage critical food product supply chains, the government should
step in and fire all the responsible people in the department ..
A superpower like the United States waiting for shipments to arrive
from overseas is an insult to the American people ..
...
America is no longer a true superpower.
> <https://archive.is/YXq4g>
>
> .. End to the U.S.'s global-superpower status ..
Shortages, past and present ..
What contributed to the baby formula shortage? .. The FDA's report
put the blame on external factors outside of the agency's control.
But why the FDA would allow that to happen? If the department cannot
manage critical food product supply chains, the government should
step in and fire all the responsible people in the department ..
A superpower like the United States waiting for shipments to arrive
from overseas is an insult to the American people ..
...
America is no longer a true superpower.
> <https://archive.is/YXq4g>
>
> .. End to the U.S.'s global-superpower status ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 30, 2023, 5:15:54 PM1/30/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/2766j7gp> khn.org
US Suffering 'Dire' Shortage Of Infectious Disease Specialists
Fox News reports that the Infectious Diseases Society of America warns
the staffing shortage is caused by "complex" reasons, including new
doctors not showing a strong interest in the field ..
> <https://archive.is/4SyJ0>
>
> America's STD Rate at Record High Again
US Suffering 'Dire' Shortage Of Infectious Disease Specialists
Fox News reports that the Infectious Diseases Society of America warns
the staffing shortage is caused by "complex" reasons, including new
doctors not showing a strong interest in the field ..
> <https://archive.is/4SyJ0>
>
> America's STD Rate at Record High Again
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 30, 2023, 5:20:49 PM1/30/23
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<https://archive.is/mhUr3> theday.com
"Our rent increases every year and our incomes do not," a tenants union
activist said .. That is, real wages throughout the country long have
been falling behind inflation in all important respects -- not just the
cost of housing but also food, electricity, gas, medicine, education,
and other essentials.
So where is the legislation to limit those costs? ..
...
Indeed, where is the legislation?
"Our rent increases every year and our incomes do not," a tenants union
activist said .. That is, real wages throughout the country long have
been falling behind inflation in all important respects -- not just the
cost of housing but also food, electricity, gas, medicine, education,
and other essentials.
So where is the legislation to limit those costs? ..
...
Indeed, where is the legislation?
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 30, 2023, 5:25:49 PM1/30/23
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<https://tinyurl.com/mt39hndc> msn.com
Over three-quarters of Americans believe the nation is headed in
the wrong direction. A similar share express dissatisfaction with
their lives. What can be done to get America back on track? ..
...
The correct answer is: nothing.
The American decline is steady and irreversible.
> <https://tinyurl.com/2hlnhxam>
>
> America's decline is playing out in cartoons ..
Over three-quarters of Americans believe the nation is headed in
the wrong direction. A similar share express dissatisfaction with
their lives. What can be done to get America back on track? ..
...
The correct answer is: nothing.
The American decline is steady and irreversible.
> <https://tinyurl.com/2hlnhxam>
>
> America's decline is playing out in cartoons ..
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