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Oleg Smirnov
Jan 9, 2022, 4:34:20 PM1/9/22
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Third Test Of The Air Force's Hypersonic Weapon Has Failed ..
The U.S. Air Force has failed for a third time to conduct a successful
test of the rocket booster on a prototype AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid
Response Weapon hypersonic missile, or ARRW. This can only add to the
palatable frustration .. A third failure in a row for the ARRW program
is undoubtedly troubling ..
...
Бюджет пилят, а каменный цветок не получается.
Third Test Of The Air Force's Hypersonic Weapon Has Failed ..
The U.S. Air Force has failed for a third time to conduct a successful
test of the rocket booster on a prototype AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid
Response Weapon hypersonic missile, or ARRW. This can only add to the
palatable frustration .. A third failure in a row for the ARRW program
is undoubtedly troubling ..
...
Бюджет пилят, а каменный цветок не получается.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 9, 2022, 4:38:34 PM1/9/22
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Trump is no longer in charge, but .. far from bringing order to the
chaos, Biden may have made most of America's problems worse. Almost
nothing has been repaired, restored or healed. In fact, violent
crime has risen to terrifyingly high levels, inflation is worse than
it has been in four decades, Covid remains rampant .. The only unity
Biden appears to have brought is a growing consensus that he doesn't
know what he is doing .. ( https://tinyurl.com/2s3hjev7 )
chaos, Biden may have made most of America's problems worse. Almost
nothing has been repaired, restored or healed. In fact, violent
crime has risen to terrifyingly high levels, inflation is worse than
it has been in four decades, Covid remains rampant .. The only unity
Biden appears to have brought is a growing consensus that he doesn't
know what he is doing .. ( https://tinyurl.com/2s3hjev7 )
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 9, 2022, 4:40:24 PM1/9/22
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Life Expectancy in U.S. Declined 1.8 Years in 2020 ..
New federal figures show a deeper than previously reported decline
in U.S. life expectancy last year ..
"I knew there was going to be a decline, but I didn't expect it to
be this large," Dr. Arias said .. ( https://archive.is/vCl2O )
New federal figures show a deeper than previously reported decline
in U.S. life expectancy last year ..
"I knew there was going to be a decline, but I didn't expect it to
be this large," Dr. Arias said .. ( https://archive.is/vCl2O )
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 9, 2022, 4:43:54 PM1/9/22
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Most voters believe American society and culture declining ..
A new poll finds that most U.S. likely voters believe American
society and culture is in decline - including large majorities of
self-identified Democrats, Republicans and independents .. 76.8%
of respondents from all political affiliations said that "American
society and culture is in a state of decay," compared to only 9.8%
who said "a state of progress." .. Poll found that .. the nation's
culture and society is crumbling ..
...
The decline is steady, irreversible.
Most voters believe American society and culture declining ..
A new poll finds that most U.S. likely voters believe American
society and culture is in decline - including large majorities of
self-identified Democrats, Republicans and independents .. 76.8%
of respondents from all political affiliations said that "American
society and culture is in a state of decay," compared to only 9.8%
who said "a state of progress." .. Poll found that .. the nation's
culture and society is crumbling ..
...
The decline is steady, irreversible.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 9, 2022, 7:13:16 PM1/9/22
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Americans' behavior gets worse .. The problem started long before .. Back
in 2013, studies were warning that "civility in America continues to
disintegrate and rude behavior is becoming the 'new normal.'"
.. Airline passengers assaulting flight attendants, parents threatening
school board members, customers haranguing store clerks or fellow
shoppers - these have all become common occurrences .. Increased hostility
in the workplace, too .. Rising narcissism and a sense of entitlement ..
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Это ещё может быть потому, что в еде e.coli и химия, а в воде PFASы.
А ещё может быть, что дома из говна и палок испаряют всякие гадости.
Americans' behavior gets worse .. The problem started long before .. Back
in 2013, studies were warning that "civility in America continues to
disintegrate and rude behavior is becoming the 'new normal.'"
.. Airline passengers assaulting flight attendants, parents threatening
school board members, customers haranguing store clerks or fellow
shoppers - these have all become common occurrences .. Increased hostility
in the workplace, too .. Rising narcissism and a sense of entitlement ..
...
Это ещё может быть потому, что в еде e.coli и химия, а в воде PFASы.
А ещё может быть, что дома из говна и палок испаряют всякие гадости.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 9, 2022, 7:25:00 PM1/9/22
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America's sick and costly health care system
Two new reports published recently show consumers are increasingly
anxious about medical costs and access to care, with record numbers
signing up for subsidized health coverage. The system is not working
for the majority of Americans, and the inequities are only getting
worse.
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Всё неуклонно меняется к худшему.
America's sick and costly health care system
Two new reports published recently show consumers are increasingly
anxious about medical costs and access to care, with record numbers
signing up for subsidized health coverage. The system is not working
for the majority of Americans, and the inequities are only getting
worse.
...
Всё неуклонно меняется к худшему.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 9, 2022, 7:33:53 PM1/9/22
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Americans Have Never Been Sicker
Life expectancy in the United States continues to fall. An increasing
number of people are anxious and depressed. And before you blame
Covid-19 and lockdowns, it's important to note that these problems
existed long before a deadly pandemic .. According to a recent Mental
Health America (MHA) report, in 2019, just before the pandemic hit
the country, some 50 million American adults were experiencing mental
illness ..
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Даже и по Z1 заметно.
Americans Have Never Been Sicker
Life expectancy in the United States continues to fall. An increasing
number of people are anxious and depressed. And before you blame
Covid-19 and lockdowns, it's important to note that these problems
existed long before a deadly pandemic .. According to a recent Mental
Health America (MHA) report, in 2019, just before the pandemic hit
the country, some 50 million American adults were experiencing mental
illness ..
...
Даже и по Z1 заметно.
⁹⁹⁹√ulcаn
Jan 9, 2022, 7:36:07 PM1/9/22
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Где был-то, пропадал? На принудительном лечении?
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 9, 2022, 7:58:16 PM1/9/22
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The Grimmest Milestone That America Ignored this Year
In the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of overdose deaths
surged past 100,000 for the first time in 2021.
Лет 10 - 15 назад в пиндосми была довольно назойливая кампания о том
что де мракобесная Россия отказывается применять прогрессивно-научные
методы третирования наркоманов, и вот вам наглядная иллюстрация.
The Grimmest Milestone That America Ignored this Year
In the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of overdose deaths
surged past 100,000 for the first time in 2021.
Лет 10 - 15 назад в пиндосми была довольно назойливая кампания о том
что де мракобесная Россия отказывается применять прогрессивно-научные
методы третирования наркоманов, и вот вам наглядная иллюстрация.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 9, 2022, 7:58:18 PM1/9/22
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Oleg Smirnov
Jan 11, 2022, 3:13:02 AM1/11/22
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Life in the US in Jan-Feb 2022 is going to be almost unrecognizable to most
Americans .. When we call 911 & no one comes, when we literally cannot enter
the ER for crowds .. When we go to grocery stores & find shelves empty, to
pharmacies & find them closed because every single employee is out sick
themselves ..
Prepare for major disruption in Jan '22 .. Jan & Feb 2022 are going to be
very dangerous & difficult. All the things you can ordinarily count on, you
won't be able to count on ..
Ambulances in Kansas speed toward hospitals then suddenly change direction
because hospitals are full. Employee shortages in New York City cause delays
in trash and subway services .. Airport officials shut down security
checkpoints at the biggest terminal in Phoenix and schools across the nation
struggle to find teachers for their classrooms ..
...
Throughout the time, the US had consistently been the N1 in the Atlanticist-
backed 'ratings' for "pandemic preparedness" and the like, which illustrates
the fact that most of such ratings aren't credible.
Wishful delusion and real life isn't the same thing.
Life in the US in Jan-Feb 2022 is going to be almost unrecognizable to most
Americans .. When we call 911 & no one comes, when we literally cannot enter
the ER for crowds .. When we go to grocery stores & find shelves empty, to
pharmacies & find them closed because every single employee is out sick
themselves ..
Prepare for major disruption in Jan '22 .. Jan & Feb 2022 are going to be
very dangerous & difficult. All the things you can ordinarily count on, you
won't be able to count on ..
Ambulances in Kansas speed toward hospitals then suddenly change direction
because hospitals are full. Employee shortages in New York City cause delays
in trash and subway services .. Airport officials shut down security
checkpoints at the biggest terminal in Phoenix and schools across the nation
struggle to find teachers for their classrooms ..
...
Throughout the time, the US had consistently been the N1 in the Atlanticist-
backed 'ratings' for "pandemic preparedness" and the like, which illustrates
the fact that most of such ratings aren't credible.
Wishful delusion and real life isn't the same thing.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 11, 2022, 3:13:14 AM1/11/22
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America's Hunger Pandemic Is Getting Worse
Early in the pandemic, Americans lined up for hours outside of food
banks, awaiting their chance to collect groceries .. Tens of millions
.. were new to such assistance .. A range of factors is still
preventing many Americans from finding enough to eat. Those stresses
continue to fall on the nation's food banks ..
...
Even if you still have something to eat, do not forget the fact that
most of the American foods are contaminated either with e.coli or with
some dubious chemicals.
America's Hunger Pandemic Is Getting Worse
Early in the pandemic, Americans lined up for hours outside of food
banks, awaiting their chance to collect groceries .. Tens of millions
.. were new to such assistance .. A range of factors is still
preventing many Americans from finding enough to eat. Those stresses
continue to fall on the nation's food banks ..
...
Even if you still have something to eat, do not forget the fact that
most of the American foods are contaminated either with e.coli or with
some dubious chemicals.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 11, 2022, 6:43:33 AM1/11/22
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Seven in ten Americans say the country is in crisis, at risk of failing
A strong majority of Americans are feeling pessimistic about the state
of the country .. A majority, regardless of their gender, racial/ethnic
group, generation, or region of the country, feel that America is in
crisis and at risk of failing. There is also broad consensus among
Democrats (68%), Republicans (79%), and independents (67%) on this ..
Seven in ten Americans say the country is in crisis, at risk of failing
A strong majority of Americans are feeling pessimistic about the state
of the country .. A majority, regardless of their gender, racial/ethnic
group, generation, or region of the country, feel that America is in
crisis and at risk of failing. There is also broad consensus among
Democrats (68%), Republicans (79%), and independents (67%) on this ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 11, 2022, 6:53:49 AM1/11/22
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"No longer in Europe are they talking about who is the sick man in Europe,"
noted a worried New York-based foreign policy expert, "it's America that is
the sick man." .. ( https://tinyurl.com/y3k8ubq4 )
noted a worried New York-based foreign policy expert, "it's America that is
the sick man." .. ( https://tinyurl.com/y3k8ubq4 )
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 11, 2022, 3:46:13 PM1/11/22
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Tales of Russia's demise have circulated with remarkable consistency since
the fall of the Soviet Union .. In recent years, the more dire prophesies
of Russian collapse that circulated in the 1990s having gone unfulfilled ..
.. Such characterizations are grossly misleading. Indeed, they couldn't be
more wrong. Russia is not the geopolitical basket-case it was in the
immediate post-Soviet era. Nor is it the bit player on the world stage it is
often portrayed as in the Western press. In fact, quite the opposite: Viewed
dispassionately and in the cold light of Realpolitik, Russia is
unambiguously a "great power" .. When it comes to possessing a substantial
and varied instrument of power, there can be little doubt that Russia meets
the "great power" standard .. The myth of Russian decline is precisely that
- a myth ..
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Это вот такое в MSM теперь пишут.
Tales of Russia's demise have circulated with remarkable consistency since
the fall of the Soviet Union .. In recent years, the more dire prophesies
of Russian collapse that circulated in the 1990s having gone unfulfilled ..
.. Such characterizations are grossly misleading. Indeed, they couldn't be
more wrong. Russia is not the geopolitical basket-case it was in the
immediate post-Soviet era. Nor is it the bit player on the world stage it is
often portrayed as in the Western press. In fact, quite the opposite: Viewed
dispassionately and in the cold light of Realpolitik, Russia is
unambiguously a "great power" .. When it comes to possessing a substantial
and varied instrument of power, there can be little doubt that Russia meets
the "great power" standard .. The myth of Russian decline is precisely that
- a myth ..
...
Это вот такое в MSM теперь пишут.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 13, 2022, 9:02:25 AM1/13/22
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The experts are finally grasping the real reason for inflation .. The good
news is that at least some experts are finally grasping why inflation is so
high: excessive pandemic relief spending ( https://tinyurl.com/ybxbt6xd )
...
It was really, really hard to grasp.
news is that at least some experts are finally grasping why inflation is so
high: excessive pandemic relief spending ( https://tinyurl.com/ybxbt6xd )
...
It was really, really hard to grasp.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 13, 2022, 9:07:00 AM1/13/22
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The worst pandemic facing America right now isn't COVID-19. It's obesity ..
The incidence of obesity in the U.S. is an amazing 42% and rising, up 12%
since the year 2000 .. ( https://tinyurl.com/yd857emy )
The incidence of obesity in the U.S. is an amazing 42% and rising, up 12%
since the year 2000 .. ( https://tinyurl.com/yd857emy )
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 13, 2022, 9:09:21 AM1/13/22
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.. The other deadly plague is only getting worse
.. Unlike the coronavirus, though, the drug overdose plague didn’t elicit
a massive response from public officials. And the epidemic has not only
continued but gotten worse .. Republicans applauded Donald Trump .. but
the number of deaths from overdoses of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids
tripled during his term ..
.. The other deadly plague is only getting worse
.. Unlike the coronavirus, though, the drug overdose plague didn’t elicit
a massive response from public officials. And the epidemic has not only
continued but gotten worse .. Republicans applauded Donald Trump .. but
the number of deaths from overdoses of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids
tripled during his term ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 13, 2022, 9:12:25 AM1/13/22
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.. Chinese value China-Russia ties over China-US relations ..
.. 55.6 percent chose China-Russia relationship as the most important
bilateral relationship for China, followed by China-EU relationships (44.9
percent) and China-US ties (41.8 percent) . .
When the year 2021 witnessed a consolidated friendship between China and
Russia .. and extension of the mutual support on issues .. it was also the
year witnessing that US-defined democracy declined, and even collapsed ..
...
.. Chinese value China-Russia ties over China-US relations ..
.. 55.6 percent chose China-Russia relationship as the most important
bilateral relationship for China, followed by China-EU relationships (44.9
percent) and China-US ties (41.8 percent) . .
When the year 2021 witnessed a consolidated friendship between China and
Russia .. and extension of the mutual support on issues .. it was also the
year witnessing that US-defined democracy declined, and even collapsed ..
...
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 13, 2022, 9:15:45 AM1/13/22
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One child is shot every hour in the United States .. By 2020, the .. mark
will be the highest in the last two decades - and the 2021 figure is expected
to be even worse .. ( https://tinyurl.com/ybc7427r )
...
Ковид, наркотики, расстрелы детей, ожирение и голодные очереди ..
will be the highest in the last two decades - and the 2021 figure is expected
to be even worse .. ( https://tinyurl.com/ybc7427r )
...
Ковид, наркотики, расстрелы детей, ожирение и голодные очереди ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 14, 2022, 6:24:32 AM1/14/22
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America Is Falling Apart at the Seams
.. In 2020, the number of miles Americans drove fell 13 percent because of
the pandemic, but the number of traffic deaths rose 7 percent .. Then in
the first half of 2021 .. motor vehicle deaths were up 18.4 percent even
over 2020 .. Driving under the influence, speeding and failure to wear a
seatbelt ..
.. "All Kinds of Bad Behavior Is on the Rise." Not only is reckless driving
on the rise, .. but the number of altercations on airplanes has exploded,
the murder rate is surging in cities, drug overdoses are increasing,
Americans are drinking more, nurses say patients are getting more abusive,
and so on and so on ..
Teachers are facing a rising tide of disruptive behavior .. "Schools have
seen an increase in both minor incidents, like students talking in class,
and more serious issues, such as fights and gun possession ..
Drug deaths had risen almost continuously for more than 20 years, but
"overdoses shot up especially during the pandemic." For much of this time
the overdose crisis has been heavily concentrated among whites, but in
2020, the essay observed, "the Black rate exceeded the white rate for the
first time." ..
"Hate Crime Reports in U.S. Surge to the Highest Level in 12 Years, F.B.I.
Says." The F.B.I. found that between 2019 and 2020 the number of attacks
targeting Black people, for example, rose to 2,871 from 1,972.
The number of gun purchases has soared. In January 2021, more than two
million firearms were bought, .. "an 80 percent year-over-year spike and
the third-highest one-month total on record." ..
.. The share of Americans who give to charity is steadily declining ..
.. Something darker and deeper seems to be happening .. What the hell is
going on? The short answer: I don't know. I also don't know what's causing
the high rates of depression, suicide and loneliness ..
...
The terminal decline is happening.
America Is Falling Apart at the Seams
.. In 2020, the number of miles Americans drove fell 13 percent because of
the pandemic, but the number of traffic deaths rose 7 percent .. Then in
the first half of 2021 .. motor vehicle deaths were up 18.4 percent even
over 2020 .. Driving under the influence, speeding and failure to wear a
seatbelt ..
.. "All Kinds of Bad Behavior Is on the Rise." Not only is reckless driving
on the rise, .. but the number of altercations on airplanes has exploded,
the murder rate is surging in cities, drug overdoses are increasing,
Americans are drinking more, nurses say patients are getting more abusive,
and so on and so on ..
Teachers are facing a rising tide of disruptive behavior .. "Schools have
seen an increase in both minor incidents, like students talking in class,
and more serious issues, such as fights and gun possession ..
Drug deaths had risen almost continuously for more than 20 years, but
"overdoses shot up especially during the pandemic." For much of this time
the overdose crisis has been heavily concentrated among whites, but in
2020, the essay observed, "the Black rate exceeded the white rate for the
first time." ..
"Hate Crime Reports in U.S. Surge to the Highest Level in 12 Years, F.B.I.
Says." The F.B.I. found that between 2019 and 2020 the number of attacks
targeting Black people, for example, rose to 2,871 from 1,972.
The number of gun purchases has soared. In January 2021, more than two
million firearms were bought, .. "an 80 percent year-over-year spike and
the third-highest one-month total on record." ..
.. The share of Americans who give to charity is steadily declining ..
.. Something darker and deeper seems to be happening .. What the hell is
going on? The short answer: I don't know. I also don't know what's causing
the high rates of depression, suicide and loneliness ..
...
The terminal decline is happening.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 15, 2022, 3:36:41 AM1/15/22
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It's Time to Admit Failure in the War Against COVID
Israel has been at the forefront .. Despite nearly 90% of the adult
population being fully vaccinated, with vaccines originally touted as
nearly 100% effective in preventing COVID-19 infection, Israel is
currently experiencing the highest rate of COVID-19 infections since
the pandemic began ..
The same is true for virtually every Western country, including the
United States, that has followed the same procedures and protocols.
Having, for political reasons, stupidly committed to doing the
impossible, defeating or eradicating a respiratory virus, it is time
to admit failure ..
From the beginning of the pandemic, Israel enforced lockdowns and
isolation, mask mandates, travel restrictions, and mass vaccinations.
Then they returned to lockdowns and mandates for additional booster
shots when their great hope, the vaccines, did not work as advertised
.. They, as did their counterparts in the United States, refused to
consider any other alternatives .. resulting in the needless
hospitalization and deaths of thousands ..
Ultimately, the political class in Israel and America destroyed the
education of the children, driving many to drugs and suicide .. while
enriching the pharmaceutical companies ..
...
It's Time to Admit Failure in the War Against COVID
Israel has been at the forefront .. Despite nearly 90% of the adult
population being fully vaccinated, with vaccines originally touted as
nearly 100% effective in preventing COVID-19 infection, Israel is
currently experiencing the highest rate of COVID-19 infections since
the pandemic began ..
The same is true for virtually every Western country, including the
United States, that has followed the same procedures and protocols.
Having, for political reasons, stupidly committed to doing the
impossible, defeating or eradicating a respiratory virus, it is time
to admit failure ..
From the beginning of the pandemic, Israel enforced lockdowns and
isolation, mask mandates, travel restrictions, and mass vaccinations.
Then they returned to lockdowns and mandates for additional booster
shots when their great hope, the vaccines, did not work as advertised
.. They, as did their counterparts in the United States, refused to
consider any other alternatives .. resulting in the needless
hospitalization and deaths of thousands ..
Ultimately, the political class in Israel and America destroyed the
education of the children, driving many to drugs and suicide .. while
enriching the pharmaceutical companies ..
...
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 15, 2022, 3:36:42 AM1/15/22
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https://tinyurl.com/y94u5vda
America has 1.2 million fewer students in college
It's the largest drop in 50+ years.
.. In 2021, Fall enrollment fell 3.1% from the previous year .. Combined
with the 2020 enrollment drop, that brings the total decline since Fall
2019 to 6.6% .. It's the largest 2-year decrease in more than 50 years ..
...
America has 1.2 million fewer students in college
It's the largest drop in 50+ years.
.. In 2021, Fall enrollment fell 3.1% from the previous year .. Combined
with the 2020 enrollment drop, that brings the total decline since Fall
2019 to 6.6% .. It's the largest 2-year decrease in more than 50 years ..
...
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 15, 2022, 3:39:30 AM1/15/22
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Armed robbers go free under the Democrats .. Prosecutors impose their
warped progressive ideologies on long-suffering inner cities .. Most
striking, some grave offences such as armed robbery would no longer be
prosecuted as felonies but could be downgraded to misdemeanours, for
which the convicted are generally merely fined ..
In both principle and practice then, the message is clear .. : whole
categories of violent crime, hitherto punished by imprisonment, would
in future be treated as minor offences ..
Armed robbers go free under the Democrats .. Prosecutors impose their
warped progressive ideologies on long-suffering inner cities .. Most
striking, some grave offences such as armed robbery would no longer be
prosecuted as felonies but could be downgraded to misdemeanours, for
which the convicted are generally merely fined ..
In both principle and practice then, the message is clear .. : whole
categories of violent crime, hitherto punished by imprisonment, would
in future be treated as minor offences ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 16, 2022, 4:12:00 PM1/16/22
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.. Corruption and the decline in America's quality of life ..
.. Growing and unbearably oppressive economic and social inequality ignored
by the elites who benefit from it .. fear, moral confusion, and chaos that
come from that deepening inequality; a breakdown of social norms ..
Most people can't name their state representative. They don't know what's
happening in their capital city. Very few of the things that are happening
are covered .. And journalism is eroding too ..
There's a massive movement of public resources and dollars to private
insiders. That's why one thing that comes with broken government is a rapid
decline in public outcomes .. A great state is finding itself ranked last ..
It's because their M.O. with the statehouse is keep the private people
happy and use public resources to do it, year after year ..
.. Everyone suffers .. Towns are dying because of the privatization of
everything. There no winners from this, long-term .. They're not getting
the health care, the infrastructure, anything else they need ..
Всё нехорошо, и станет хуже.
.. Corruption and the decline in America's quality of life ..
.. Growing and unbearably oppressive economic and social inequality ignored
by the elites who benefit from it .. fear, moral confusion, and chaos that
come from that deepening inequality; a breakdown of social norms ..
Most people can't name their state representative. They don't know what's
happening in their capital city. Very few of the things that are happening
are covered .. And journalism is eroding too ..
There's a massive movement of public resources and dollars to private
insiders. That's why one thing that comes with broken government is a rapid
decline in public outcomes .. A great state is finding itself ranked last ..
It's because their M.O. with the statehouse is keep the private people
happy and use public resources to do it, year after year ..
.. Everyone suffers .. Towns are dying because of the privatization of
everything. There no winners from this, long-term .. They're not getting
the health care, the infrastructure, anything else they need ..
Всё нехорошо, и станет хуже.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 16, 2022, 5:16:35 PM1/16/22
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https://tinyurl.com/y6wgbrgq
.. Only 10% of Americans Trust Media on COVID ..
Put it another way, almost 90 per cent of Americans don't trust the media
when it comes to COVID and fewer than one in five trust Joe Biden. No wonder
Biden is begging social media companies to engage in even more censorship ..
With Biden's approval rating having sunk to a new record low, the regime
really has been taking a lot of L's recently ..
.. Only 10% of Americans Trust Media on COVID ..
Put it another way, almost 90 per cent of Americans don't trust the media
when it comes to COVID and fewer than one in five trust Joe Biden. No wonder
Biden is begging social media companies to engage in even more censorship ..
With Biden's approval rating having sunk to a new record low, the regime
really has been taking a lot of L's recently ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 16, 2022, 5:20:10 PM1/16/22
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Joe Biden supporters 'apoplectic' one year into his presidency
.. The frustration was especially pronounced this past week .. "I don't
know if the right word is 'apoplectic' or 'demoralised.' We're down.
We're not seeing the results." ..
For now, virtually none of the groups that fuelled Biden's 2020 victory
are happy .. Young people are frustrated .. Women are worried .. And
voters of colour .. are furious ..
.. The president's approval ratings have been falling among virtually
every demographic as the pandemic continues to rage, inflation soars and
the majority of his campaign promises go unfulfilled ..
...
The deluded herd can not accept the fact that nothing can be improved.
Whether is it Biden or Trump or someone else, things will only continue
getting worse. It's time to abandon your unrealistic expectations.
Joe Biden supporters 'apoplectic' one year into his presidency
.. The frustration was especially pronounced this past week .. "I don't
know if the right word is 'apoplectic' or 'demoralised.' We're down.
We're not seeing the results." ..
For now, virtually none of the groups that fuelled Biden's 2020 victory
are happy .. Young people are frustrated .. Women are worried .. And
voters of colour .. are furious ..
.. The president's approval ratings have been falling among virtually
every demographic as the pandemic continues to rage, inflation soars and
the majority of his campaign promises go unfulfilled ..
...
The deluded herd can not accept the fact that nothing can be improved.
Whether is it Biden or Trump or someone else, things will only continue
getting worse. It's time to abandon your unrealistic expectations.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 16, 2022, 5:25:37 PM1/16/22
to
https://tinyurl.com/yd3yro2w
.. America's Dark Ages have arrived
The 400-year-long American enlightenment is sunsetting right before our
eyes, as our culture slips into darkness and confusion. The country is
showing unmistakable signs of receding .. The American empire is failing
today as well .. We also seem to be following the arc of political, legal,
economic, literary/cultural, social/familial, public health, and religious
decline .. Our political system is hastening quickly backward .. We have
seen the decay of our legal standards ..
Small farms and small business are rapidly being replaced by factory farms
and monopolies in industry and services. Our workplaces constitute the new
version of medieval feudal baronies who rule over their modern subjects/
serfs with an iron hand and no mercy. We have fallen hard back into the
economic pattern of debt slavery ..
Our students don't learn much in school .. Our entire culture is going
backward .. Few young people want to marry, and even fewer want to have
children .. Addiction, anxiety, depression, chronic disease, and early
death by suicide, viral infection, or automatic weapon .. Our culture
currently prepares for its final sinking .. The ride is over, folks.
.. America's Dark Ages have arrived
The 400-year-long American enlightenment is sunsetting right before our
eyes, as our culture slips into darkness and confusion. The country is
showing unmistakable signs of receding .. The American empire is failing
today as well .. We also seem to be following the arc of political, legal,
economic, literary/cultural, social/familial, public health, and religious
decline .. Our political system is hastening quickly backward .. We have
seen the decay of our legal standards ..
Small farms and small business are rapidly being replaced by factory farms
and monopolies in industry and services. Our workplaces constitute the new
version of medieval feudal baronies who rule over their modern subjects/
serfs with an iron hand and no mercy. We have fallen hard back into the
economic pattern of debt slavery ..
Our students don't learn much in school .. Our entire culture is going
backward .. Few young people want to marry, and even fewer want to have
children .. Addiction, anxiety, depression, chronic disease, and early
death by suicide, viral infection, or automatic weapon .. Our culture
currently prepares for its final sinking .. The ride is over, folks.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 16, 2022, 9:35:44 PM1/16/22
to
https://tinyurl.com/ycpaf6u4
.. U.S. becoming 'large-scale version of Venezuela' under Biden
"Our country is going to hell" .. Biden .. has caused "more
destruction ... than the last five presidents put together in the
last year." .. the Afghanistan disaster, Inflation, the sudden
lack of respect for our Nation and its leaders, and much more." ..
The rapid decline of the country under Biden ..
...
Let it go to hell.
.. U.S. becoming 'large-scale version of Venezuela' under Biden
"Our country is going to hell" .. Biden .. has caused "more
destruction ... than the last five presidents put together in the
last year." .. the Afghanistan disaster, Inflation, the sudden
lack of respect for our Nation and its leaders, and much more." ..
The rapid decline of the country under Biden ..
...
Let it go to hell.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 17, 2022, 5:20:24 PM1/17/22
to
https://tinyurl.com/yd8g6lzk
Due to the collapse of education, young Americans en masse have become
mediocre -- which is exactly what the ruling elite wants. It's easier
to govern such people .. Young people have little incentive to study
or work hard .. The result was the decline of intelligence,
degradation of morality, destruction of work ethic, and decrease in
the intellectual and moral quality of the U.S. population. Mediocrity
becomes the norm.
.. The upper echelons of government are bad managers and inept
businessmen. Everything they touch turns to ashes .. To keep the
populace on a short leash, the mediocre have turned on the printing
press and now are spending money like a drunken sailor. The national
debt is skyrocketing. Fuel prices have doubled since 2020, everything
becoming more expensive .. Millions have dropped out of the labor force
and most businesses cannot find workers. Apparently, people prefer not
to work but to live on handouts. Today, in a country with millions of
idle hands there is an acute shortage of labor ..
Over the past half-century, our political system has been transforming
into a form of governance that I would call "dexiosocracy," which in
Greek means "the rule of the mediocre." Consequently, the country is
heading toward the abyss. The mediocrities have seized power, and we
are reaping the rewards.
...
Due to the collapse of education, young Americans en masse have become
mediocre -- which is exactly what the ruling elite wants. It's easier
to govern such people .. Young people have little incentive to study
or work hard .. The result was the decline of intelligence,
degradation of morality, destruction of work ethic, and decrease in
the intellectual and moral quality of the U.S. population. Mediocrity
becomes the norm.
.. The upper echelons of government are bad managers and inept
businessmen. Everything they touch turns to ashes .. To keep the
populace on a short leash, the mediocre have turned on the printing
press and now are spending money like a drunken sailor. The national
debt is skyrocketing. Fuel prices have doubled since 2020, everything
becoming more expensive .. Millions have dropped out of the labor force
and most businesses cannot find workers. Apparently, people prefer not
to work but to live on handouts. Today, in a country with millions of
idle hands there is an acute shortage of labor ..
Over the past half-century, our political system has been transforming
into a form of governance that I would call "dexiosocracy," which in
Greek means "the rule of the mediocre." Consequently, the country is
heading toward the abyss. The mediocrities have seized power, and we
are reaping the rewards.
...
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 17, 2022, 5:28:33 PM1/17/22
to
https://tinyurl.com/y9ljqwah
.. It's only getting worse ..
The number of Covid hospitalisations in America has just hit an all
time high. Inflation is worse than it has been in almost four decades.
Biden's .. approval rating has .. sunk to 33 per cent, five points
lower than Donald Trump in the same poll at the same stage of his
presidency.
Rather than tackle the manifold problems he faces, Biden has taken to
banging his head against .. walls .. How low can Joe go? His genial
elder statesman persona is breaking under the strain .. His party is
turning against him .. Democratic operatives in Washington whisper
darkly about a 'plan B' to force Biden out ahead of 2024. The original
'plan B' was the vice president, Kamala Harris, but her political
ineptitude is so mind-blowing that it makes Biden seem competent ..
...
В пиндошке надо чередовать левых и правых, - сначала правый ломает
всё с одного бока, потом левый ломает с другого, и так поочерёдно у
них ломать быстрее получается.
Так что, и Трамп, и Байден, оба хороши по-своему.
.. It's only getting worse ..
The number of Covid hospitalisations in America has just hit an all
time high. Inflation is worse than it has been in almost four decades.
Biden's .. approval rating has .. sunk to 33 per cent, five points
lower than Donald Trump in the same poll at the same stage of his
presidency.
Rather than tackle the manifold problems he faces, Biden has taken to
banging his head against .. walls .. How low can Joe go? His genial
elder statesman persona is breaking under the strain .. His party is
turning against him .. Democratic operatives in Washington whisper
darkly about a 'plan B' to force Biden out ahead of 2024. The original
'plan B' was the vice president, Kamala Harris, but her political
ineptitude is so mind-blowing that it makes Biden seem competent ..
...
В пиндошке надо чередовать левых и правых, - сначала правый ломает
всё с одного бока, потом левый ломает с другого, и так поочерёдно у
них ломать быстрее получается.
Так что, и Трамп, и Байден, оба хороши по-своему.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 19, 2022, 3:37:31 AM1/19/22
to
https://tinyurl.com/y5cscyyb
Ever Wonder Why Our Leftist Government is Intent on Putting Us in Electric
Cars? / The Biden administration may be evil as it relates to virtually all
of its new directives but, no matter what it appears to be, it is not dumb.
It knows what it is doing. The underlying purpose of everything it does is
to reduce our freedoms and increase the government's control over our lives.
А кто-то ещё не понял.
Ever Wonder Why Our Leftist Government is Intent on Putting Us in Electric
Cars? / The Biden administration may be evil as it relates to virtually all
of its new directives but, no matter what it appears to be, it is not dumb.
It knows what it is doing. The underlying purpose of everything it does is
to reduce our freedoms and increase the government's control over our lives.
А кто-то ещё не понял.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 19, 2022, 1:55:30 PM1/19/22
to
"Democrats haven't really passed anything they ran on," .. Many Americans
remain nostalgic for the Trump era, convinced that Biden has destroyed his
predecessor's achievements, especially on the economic front. "Instead of
fixing, he's been destroying and demolishing the economy of the nation,"
.. "I believe our country is in the worst situation it's ever been in
history," .. More than half of conservative voters still do not consider
79-year-old Biden to be their president .. ( https://tinyurl.com/38686t7m )
remain nostalgic for the Trump era, convinced that Biden has destroyed his
predecessor's achievements, especially on the economic front. "Instead of
fixing, he's been destroying and demolishing the economy of the nation,"
.. "I believe our country is in the worst situation it's ever been in
history," .. More than half of conservative voters still do not consider
79-year-old Biden to be their president .. ( https://tinyurl.com/38686t7m )
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 19, 2022, 1:59:31 PM1/19/22
to
"Up until now, we were told that the best way for societies to improve
themselves is the Western system of democracy. What the CPC has done is
that it has brought this alternative model. And they have actually beaten
all Western democracies .. You know who isn't bothered about "equality,
diversity and inclusion", though? China. That's why it's on course to
become the world's largest economy. No wonder ambitious politicians
across Asia and Africa are learning Mandarin. No wonder up-and-coming
cadets want to train at the PLA National Defence University rather than
Sandhurst. ( https://tinyurl.com/mr242u7j )
themselves is the Western system of democracy. What the CPC has done is
that it has brought this alternative model. And they have actually beaten
all Western democracies .. You know who isn't bothered about "equality,
diversity and inclusion", though? China. That's why it's on course to
become the world's largest economy. No wonder ambitious politicians
across Asia and Africa are learning Mandarin. No wonder up-and-coming
cadets want to train at the PLA National Defence University rather than
Sandhurst. ( https://tinyurl.com/mr242u7j )
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 19, 2022, 10:00:11 PM1/19/22
to
.. For even though the regime should exist to protect everyone's property
rights, American democracy reserves its right to confiscate anyone's
property when any bureaucracy rules it so. Therefore no American owns their
home or anything of value. They lease it from a government that can take it
at any time .. Pay or Die. Americans are regulated and taxed not only by
the federal government but by state and local municipal government as well.
They bear all the characteristics of a nation and people defeated in war:
heavily taxed, occupied by an omnipresent and ruthless army of federal
enforcers, and often imprisoned at the whim of local dignitaries. They
find themselves victims of a two-tiered system of justice; one for the
working class and another for excessively paid government agents who are
essentially immune from any sort of prosecution no matter what crimes they
commit. Many Americans begin to see this now, but find themselves in a
Hobbesian world in which they have few rights and are at the mercy of the
state's protection racket .. ( https://tinyurl.com/2p86de6b )
rights, American democracy reserves its right to confiscate anyone's
property when any bureaucracy rules it so. Therefore no American owns their
home or anything of value. They lease it from a government that can take it
at any time .. Pay or Die. Americans are regulated and taxed not only by
the federal government but by state and local municipal government as well.
They bear all the characteristics of a nation and people defeated in war:
heavily taxed, occupied by an omnipresent and ruthless army of federal
enforcers, and often imprisoned at the whim of local dignitaries. They
find themselves victims of a two-tiered system of justice; one for the
working class and another for excessively paid government agents who are
essentially immune from any sort of prosecution no matter what crimes they
commit. Many Americans begin to see this now, but find themselves in a
Hobbesian world in which they have few rights and are at the mercy of the
state's protection racket .. ( https://tinyurl.com/2p86de6b )
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 19, 2022, 10:11:45 PM1/19/22
to
https://tinyurl.com/2p92tdb8
President Biden has humiliated America
.. Once hailed as the man who would "restore America's standing in the
world", Biden is overseeing the stunning decline of the world's superpower.
A year after taking office, he is flailing at home and abroad ..
.. Parliamentarians, officials and diplomats across Europe .. have simply
lost faith in American leadership .. Biden's America has become a byword
for economic turmoil, urban decay, rampant lawlessness and far-Left
policies .. Joe Biden's first year in office has been catastrophic. ..
...
Ну, и хорошо.
President Biden has humiliated America
.. Once hailed as the man who would "restore America's standing in the
world", Biden is overseeing the stunning decline of the world's superpower.
A year after taking office, he is flailing at home and abroad ..
.. Parliamentarians, officials and diplomats across Europe .. have simply
lost faith in American leadership .. Biden's America has become a byword
for economic turmoil, urban decay, rampant lawlessness and far-Left
policies .. Joe Biden's first year in office has been catastrophic. ..
...
Ну, и хорошо.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 20, 2022, 8:36:07 AM1/20/22
to
https://tinyurl.com/yckr78u2
The Republican Party .. has radicalized into an extremist, antidemocratic
force that imperils the U.S. constitutional order .. The Republican Party
failed to constrain Trump .. The Republican Party has evolved into an
extremist and antidemocratic party .. The newly transformed Republican
Party has launched a major assault on democratic institutions at the state
level, increasing the likelihood of a stolen election in the future ..
The threats to American democracy are mounting ..
The United States would likely shift back and forth between periods of
dysfunctional democracy and periods of competitive authoritarian rule
during which incumbents abuse state power, tolerate or encourage violent
extremism, and tilt the electoral playing field against their rivals ..
Finally, American politics will likely be marked by heightened political
violence .. Rise in assassinations, bombings, and other terrorist attacks;
armed uprisings; mob attacks; and violent street confrontations ..
The Republican Party .. has radicalized into an extremist, antidemocratic
force that imperils the U.S. constitutional order .. The Republican Party
failed to constrain Trump .. The Republican Party has evolved into an
extremist and antidemocratic party .. The newly transformed Republican
Party has launched a major assault on democratic institutions at the state
level, increasing the likelihood of a stolen election in the future ..
The threats to American democracy are mounting ..
The United States would likely shift back and forth between periods of
dysfunctional democracy and periods of competitive authoritarian rule
during which incumbents abuse state power, tolerate or encourage violent
extremism, and tilt the electoral playing field against their rivals ..
Finally, American politics will likely be marked by heightened political
violence .. Rise in assassinations, bombings, and other terrorist attacks;
armed uprisings; mob attacks; and violent street confrontations ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 20, 2022, 9:25:43 AM1/20/22
to
https://tinyurl.com/9nvt8mh9
.. Inflation Report Says 'Its Only Going to Get Worse,' ..
The U.S. Labor Department's data published last week showed that inflation
is the highest it has been in 40 years at 7% .. The rising CPI rate spurred
a number of market analysts, economists, central bankers, media pundits,
and politicians to debate the .. Last week Gold bug and economist Peter
Schiff published a .. report explained that the government's consumer price
index is "cooked" .. Shadowstats data shows the inflation rate may not be 7%
but much higher at 15% ..
.. Inflation Report Says 'Its Only Going to Get Worse,' ..
The U.S. Labor Department's data published last week showed that inflation
is the highest it has been in 40 years at 7% .. The rising CPI rate spurred
a number of market analysts, economists, central bankers, media pundits,
and politicians to debate the .. Last week Gold bug and economist Peter
Schiff published a .. report explained that the government's consumer price
index is "cooked" .. Shadowstats data shows the inflation rate may not be 7%
but much higher at 15% ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 20, 2022, 9:53:52 AM1/20/22
to
https://tinyurl.com/246xhr6x
In late 2019, the Globe Health Security Index ranked the United States
best among 195 nations in terms of being prepared to handle a public health
crisis, well ahead of the next best country, the United Kingdom.
That changed fast. A study published by the National Center for
Biotechnology Information less than a year later found the United States
ranked "worst globally" in terms of numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths ..
...
Even the very recent GHS Index proclaims the US the N1 in pandemic
preparedness, which means this index - like many other Atlanticist-backed
rankings - is either a hoax or based on delusional wishful thinking.
In late 2019, the Globe Health Security Index ranked the United States
best among 195 nations in terms of being prepared to handle a public health
crisis, well ahead of the next best country, the United Kingdom.
That changed fast. A study published by the National Center for
Biotechnology Information less than a year later found the United States
ranked "worst globally" in terms of numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths ..
...
Even the very recent GHS Index proclaims the US the N1 in pandemic
preparedness, which means this index - like many other Atlanticist-backed
rankings - is either a hoax or based on delusional wishful thinking.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 20, 2022, 3:00:32 PM1/20/22
to
https://tinyurl.com/yc644wth
Dear Joe ... Happy Anniversary. Can we get a divorce? ..
You've been a disaster .. Nor one that has so spectacularly failed to
deliver on the promises made at an inauguration ceremony ..
America's now in a worse position than it was before you were elected -
ravaged by the virus, a battered economy, rising violent crime and
deteriorating border issues. People feel poorer, sicker and less safe.
...
Вот, зря им, неблагодарным, дедушка деньги с вертолёта сбрасывал.
Dear Joe ... Happy Anniversary. Can we get a divorce? ..
You've been a disaster .. Nor one that has so spectacularly failed to
deliver on the promises made at an inauguration ceremony ..
America's now in a worse position than it was before you were elected -
ravaged by the virus, a battered economy, rising violent crime and
deteriorating border issues. People feel poorer, sicker and less safe.
...
Вот, зря им, неблагодарным, дедушка деньги с вертолёта сбрасывал.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 23, 2022, 5:49:25 AM1/23/22
to
https://tinyurl.com/y8pzd9tw
Supermarkets face empty shelves .. A combination of labor shortages,
shipping costs and cold weather has left grocery store shelves across the
country empty ..
Compounding the problem is inflation ..
Costco imposed purchase limits on toilet paper ..
https://tinyurl.com/y8le74uz
Shoppers on social media complained of empty pasta and meat aisles at some
Walmart (WMT.N) stores; a Meijer store in Indianapolis was swept bare of
chicken; a Publix in Palm Beach, Florida was out of bath tissue and home
hygiene products while Costco (COST.O) reinstated purchase limits on toilet
paper at some stores in Washington state.
The situation is not expected to abate for at least a few more weeks ..
Supermarkets face empty shelves .. A combination of labor shortages,
shipping costs and cold weather has left grocery store shelves across the
country empty ..
Compounding the problem is inflation ..
Costco imposed purchase limits on toilet paper ..
https://tinyurl.com/y8le74uz
Shoppers on social media complained of empty pasta and meat aisles at some
Walmart (WMT.N) stores; a Meijer store in Indianapolis was swept bare of
chicken; a Publix in Palm Beach, Florida was out of bath tissue and home
hygiene products while Costco (COST.O) reinstated purchase limits on toilet
paper at some stores in Washington state.
The situation is not expected to abate for at least a few more weeks ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 23, 2022, 8:16:05 AM1/23/22
to
.. Domestic and international digital skill assessments show America
increasingly faltering and lagging global competitors .. Fully
one-third of working-age Americans possess at best limited digital
skills. One in six cannot use email, web search, or other basic
online tools. Perhaps such a pedestrian performance shouldn't be
surprising when 23% of U.S. households still do not own a desktop or
laptop computer .. "Despite the rapid rate of digital transformation,
U.S. digital skills proficiency falls behind that of many countries
in Europe and Asia .. ( https://tinyurl.com/y8t2ydpo )
increasingly faltering and lagging global competitors .. Fully
one-third of working-age Americans possess at best limited digital
skills. One in six cannot use email, web search, or other basic
online tools. Perhaps such a pedestrian performance shouldn't be
surprising when 23% of U.S. households still do not own a desktop or
laptop computer .. "Despite the rapid rate of digital transformation,
U.S. digital skills proficiency falls behind that of many countries
in Europe and Asia .. ( https://tinyurl.com/y8t2ydpo )
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 23, 2022, 10:34:51 AM1/23/22
to
https://tinyurl.com/ydf56rqa
.. The symptoms are apparent .. : our decrepit infrastructure, the
loneliness that haunted young Americans long before social
distancing, widespread job and health precarity, addiction and
homelessness. And this isn't even to mention our cultural incohesion,
our inability to agree on the most basic facts about our history and
identity .. U.S. power is overstretched, exhausted and battered by
domestic polarization and decay ..
The hawks are in essence asking Team Biden to be more zealous for
European security than are Europeans themselves. The fact is that a
majority of Europeans are ambivalent, at best, when it comes to
America, NATO and the Russian threat .. A 2020 Pew Research Center
survey of populations in 16 key NATO states found that a majority
opposes using force to defend a fellow member state in a conflict
with Russia ..
So is it really that crazy for Biden .. to groan at a supposed duty
to police Europe's borders when Europeans have been this indifferent,
this long? No, it's the height of sanity, actually ..
Реализм.
.. The symptoms are apparent .. : our decrepit infrastructure, the
loneliness that haunted young Americans long before social
distancing, widespread job and health precarity, addiction and
homelessness. And this isn't even to mention our cultural incohesion,
our inability to agree on the most basic facts about our history and
identity .. U.S. power is overstretched, exhausted and battered by
domestic polarization and decay ..
The hawks are in essence asking Team Biden to be more zealous for
European security than are Europeans themselves. The fact is that a
majority of Europeans are ambivalent, at best, when it comes to
America, NATO and the Russian threat .. A 2020 Pew Research Center
survey of populations in 16 key NATO states found that a majority
opposes using force to defend a fellow member state in a conflict
with Russia ..
So is it really that crazy for Biden .. to groan at a supposed duty
to police Europe's borders when Europeans have been this indifferent,
this long? No, it's the height of sanity, actually ..
Реализм.
D
Jan 23, 2022, 10:54:32 AM1/23/22
to
On 1/23/2022 8:13 AM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:
> .. Domestic and international digital skill assessments show America
> increasingly faltering and lagging global competitors .. Fully one-third
> of working-age Americans possess at best limited digital skills. One in
> six cannot use email, web search, or other basic online tools.
А в каких странах бОльший процент населения умеет пользоваться "basic
> .. Domestic and international digital skill assessments show America
> increasingly faltering and lagging global competitors .. Fully one-third
> of working-age Americans possess at best limited digital skills. One in
> six cannot use email, web search, or other basic online tools.
online tools" и как это помогает в глобальном соревновании?
Каждый ли нигериец может написать нигерийское письмо?
Bye, Anatol
Const
Jan 23, 2022, 2:27:04 PM1/23/22
to
Oleg Smirnov <os...@netc.eu> wrote:
> online tools. Perhaps such a pedestrian performance shouldn't be
> surprising when 23% of U.S. households still do not own a desktop or
> laptop computer .. "Despite the rapid rate of digital transformation,
> U.S. digital skills proficiency falls behind that of many countries
> in Europe and Asia .. ( https://tinyurl.com/y8t2ydpo )
Это как раз крепкое демократическое ядро.
> online tools. Perhaps such a pedestrian performance shouldn't be
> surprising when 23% of U.S. households still do not own a desktop or
> laptop computer .. "Despite the rapid rate of digital transformation,
> U.S. digital skills proficiency falls behind that of many countries
> in Europe and Asia .. ( https://tinyurl.com/y8t2ydpo )
---
Const
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 23, 2022, 5:06:29 PM1/23/22
to
https://tinyurl.com/ybrzclfu
How to Retreat From the Ukraine
.. The attempt to draw the Ukraine out of Russia's orbit .. was a
foolish overcommitment even when American power was at its height ..
The government in the Ukraine has simply never been in a position
to fully join the West - it's too economically weak, too internally
divided and simply in the wrong place. And the actions .. have
left us overstretched, our soft-power embrace of Kiev ill-equipped
to handle hard-power countermoves from Moscow .. Accepting some
pain for the sake of a more sustainable position is simply what
happens when you've made a generation's worth of poor decisions,
and you're trying to find a decent and dignified way to a necessary
retreat ..
How to Retreat From the Ukraine
.. The attempt to draw the Ukraine out of Russia's orbit .. was a
foolish overcommitment even when American power was at its height ..
The government in the Ukraine has simply never been in a position
to fully join the West - it's too economically weak, too internally
divided and simply in the wrong place. And the actions .. have
left us overstretched, our soft-power embrace of Kiev ill-equipped
to handle hard-power countermoves from Moscow .. Accepting some
pain for the sake of a more sustainable position is simply what
happens when you've made a generation's worth of poor decisions,
and you're trying to find a decent and dignified way to a necessary
retreat ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 23, 2022, 5:11:28 PM1/23/22
to
https://tinyurl.com/y8p2d4c6
Every week, the U.S. could release new intelligence about corruption and
mismanagement at the Kremlin. Every week, we could increase distribution
of Russian language materials on democracy, human rights and the rule of
law. Every week, we could flood the internet with satiric content that
punctures Putin’s propaganda.
Такой обросший шерстью пузырь делюзии.
Every week, the U.S. could release new intelligence about corruption and
mismanagement at the Kremlin. Every week, we could increase distribution
of Russian language materials on democracy, human rights and the rule of
law. Every week, we could flood the internet with satiric content that
punctures Putin’s propaganda.
Такой обросший шерстью пузырь делюзии.
Данилов
Jan 23, 2022, 5:14:46 PM1/23/22
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24.01.2022 1:05, Oleg Smirnov пишет:
Раньше просто навязывали свободу слова. Голос Америки, Свобода, город
Лондон Бибиси.
А теперь хрен в задницу, вы исчерпали лимит бесплатных статей. Доллары
плати за свободу слова. Да нахрена мне такая свобода.
Лондон Бибиси.
А теперь хрен в задницу, вы исчерпали лимит бесплатных статей. Доллары
плати за свободу слова. Да нахрена мне такая свобода.
⁹⁹⁹√ulcаn
Jan 23, 2022, 5:23:42 PM1/23/22
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On 1/23/2022 5:14 PM, Данилов wrote:
> Доллары плати за свободу слова. Да нахрена мне такая свобода.
век свободы не видать
> Доллары плати за свободу слова. Да нахрена мне такая свобода.
Данилов
Jan 23, 2022, 5:29:07 PM1/23/22
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24.01.2022 1:23, ⁹⁹⁹√ulcаn пишет:
Пор гнать менял из храма.
> On 1/23/2022 5:14 PM, Данилов wrote:
>> Доллары плати за свободу слова. Да нахрена мне такая свобода.
>
> век свободы не видать
Блин, все сакральные вещи закоммерционализировали. Фух! Еле выговорил.
>> Доллары плати за свободу слова. Да нахрена мне такая свобода.
>
> век свободы не видать
Пор гнать менял из храма.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 24, 2022, 7:36:51 PM1/24/22
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.. More than 1 million have died in the overdose crisis .. This is a
crisis that has pounded a third of American families and helped drive
a 40 percent decline in workforce participation among prime-age men ..
Epidemiologists predict that by 2029, U.S. overdose deaths will have
doubled to nearly 2 million .. ( https://tinyurl.com/ycehp9cd )
crisis that has pounded a third of American families and helped drive
a 40 percent decline in workforce participation among prime-age men ..
Epidemiologists predict that by 2029, U.S. overdose deaths will have
doubled to nearly 2 million .. ( https://tinyurl.com/ycehp9cd )
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 24, 2022, 7:42:08 PM1/24/22
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https://tinyurl.com/yc2ja5mx
Gallup recently released a poll describing how American's confidence
in military officers had declined to its lowest level since it began
measuring in 2001. The big news was that between 2017 and 2022,
Americans who believe military officers possess "high ethics" declined
by a full 10 points ..
What is certain is how injurious a loss of confidence in the military
leadership would be for the nation. A continuing loss of trust in
military leadership will undermine military recruiting, frustrate the
ability to secure the necessary funding for the military, and
fundamentally harm U.S. national security ..
...
Куда ни гляьн, везде диклайн.
Gallup recently released a poll describing how American's confidence
in military officers had declined to its lowest level since it began
measuring in 2001. The big news was that between 2017 and 2022,
Americans who believe military officers possess "high ethics" declined
by a full 10 points ..
What is certain is how injurious a loss of confidence in the military
leadership would be for the nation. A continuing loss of trust in
military leadership will undermine military recruiting, frustrate the
ability to secure the necessary funding for the military, and
fundamentally harm U.S. national security ..
...
Куда ни гляьн, везде диклайн.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 24, 2022, 7:45:04 PM1/24/22
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An F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter had a "landing mishap"
on the deck of USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) on Monday in the South China
Sea, the Navy announced .. ( https://tinyurl.com/ya4zegpf )
on the deck of USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) on Monday in the South China
Sea, the Navy announced .. ( https://tinyurl.com/ya4zegpf )
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 24, 2022, 7:58:45 PM1/24/22
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US gun violence worse under Biden than Trump .. Gun violence in America
is something of an epidemic. Every year, thousands fall prey to it and
yet no solution seems to be in sight for this persistent social problem
.. The year 2021 was one of the deadliest years in American history for
gun violence .. ( https://tinyurl.com/y88mtn66 )
is something of an epidemic. Every year, thousands fall prey to it and
yet no solution seems to be in sight for this persistent social problem
.. The year 2021 was one of the deadliest years in American history for
gun violence .. ( https://tinyurl.com/y88mtn66 )
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 24, 2022, 8:18:35 PM1/24/22
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https://tinyurl.com/y9stw9z9
2021 was the worst year in a decade for antisemitism around the world ..
The UK recorded a 49% increase in the first six months of 2021 .. Austria
also recorded a doubling of the number of incidents, while in Germany the
rate stayed roughly the same .. By contrast, a trend of declining
antisemitic incidents in Russia has continued .. Within the US, New York
recorded a 100% increase in the number of antisemitic incidents in 2021 ..
In Los Angeles, there was a 59.2% increase in the number of antisemitic
incidents ..
2021 was the worst year in a decade for antisemitism around the world ..
The UK recorded a 49% increase in the first six months of 2021 .. Austria
also recorded a doubling of the number of incidents, while in Germany the
rate stayed roughly the same .. By contrast, a trend of declining
antisemitic incidents in Russia has continued .. Within the US, New York
recorded a 100% increase in the number of antisemitic incidents in 2021 ..
In Los Angeles, there was a 59.2% increase in the number of antisemitic
incidents ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 24, 2022, 8:28:30 PM1/24/22
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https://tinyurl.com/yaw8unm9
The dire consequences of fewer people going to college ..
Slower economic growth. Continued labor shortages. Lower life
expectancy. Higher levels of divorce. More demand for social
services, but less tax revenue to pay for it ..
America's college and university enrollment decline is taking
place against a backdrop of aggressive investment in higher
education by international economic rivals such as China ..
...
The dire consequences of fewer people going to college ..
Slower economic growth. Continued labor shortages. Lower life
expectancy. Higher levels of divorce. More demand for social
services, but less tax revenue to pay for it ..
America's college and university enrollment decline is taking
place against a backdrop of aggressive investment in higher
education by international economic rivals such as China ..
...
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 25, 2022, 5:38:51 AM1/25/22
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https://tinyurl.com/yd6a38ff
.. 2022: Bad-Moon Rising ..
The American Dream .. is an illusion in today's world. The ruling elite
have stolen the wealth of the nation and its citizens. This was not an
accident, but a plan implemented over many decades ..
For the past thirteen years .. the puppets at the Federal Reserve have
done as instructed by the Wall Street cabal and globalist billionaire
oligarchs. They have papered over an unpayable debt problem .. and
shoveling the proceeds into the pockets of the ruling billionaire
oligarchy. The billionaire oligarchs and Wall Street bankers aren't on
the hook for the $30 trillion national debt and the other $100 trillion
of unfunded social welfare and pension liabilities.
You, your kids, your grandkids, and unborn generations of hard-working
citizens are on the hook. Our standard of living had been in a gradual
decline since the 1970s, but we have entered the suddenly stage ..
The question that might come to mind for the average person is, "how did
the Fed's actions in the last two years benefit me?". Well, if you are a
billionaire, you did fantastic. The ten richest men in America more than
doubled their net worth since the March 2020 launch of their plandemic.
Do you think this was an accident? .. With Jeff's net worth soaring by
$75 billion, as his Washington Post did their darndest pumping fear porn
propaganda to the ignorant masses ..
These ten men added roughly $1 billion per day to their net worth.
Compare that to what you earn per day at your job .. The Fed's job was
to protect and enhance the wealth of the richest people on earth ..
America, where a multi-millionaire can achieve the dream of becoming a
billionaire by just letting the Fed do their job - pumping stocks ..
The ruling oligarchs are proceeding with their master plan of owning
everything and enslaving you in a technological gulag controlled by the
government surveillance state and policed by the social media tyrants,
mega-corporation collaborators, fake news propaganda media, and crooked
financial institutions ..
They really do want you to own nothing, and be happy with nothing ..
.. 2022: Bad-Moon Rising ..
The American Dream .. is an illusion in today's world. The ruling elite
have stolen the wealth of the nation and its citizens. This was not an
accident, but a plan implemented over many decades ..
For the past thirteen years .. the puppets at the Federal Reserve have
done as instructed by the Wall Street cabal and globalist billionaire
oligarchs. They have papered over an unpayable debt problem .. and
shoveling the proceeds into the pockets of the ruling billionaire
oligarchy. The billionaire oligarchs and Wall Street bankers aren't on
the hook for the $30 trillion national debt and the other $100 trillion
of unfunded social welfare and pension liabilities.
You, your kids, your grandkids, and unborn generations of hard-working
citizens are on the hook. Our standard of living had been in a gradual
decline since the 1970s, but we have entered the suddenly stage ..
The question that might come to mind for the average person is, "how did
the Fed's actions in the last two years benefit me?". Well, if you are a
billionaire, you did fantastic. The ten richest men in America more than
doubled their net worth since the March 2020 launch of their plandemic.
Do you think this was an accident? .. With Jeff's net worth soaring by
$75 billion, as his Washington Post did their darndest pumping fear porn
propaganda to the ignorant masses ..
These ten men added roughly $1 billion per day to their net worth.
Compare that to what you earn per day at your job .. The Fed's job was
to protect and enhance the wealth of the richest people on earth ..
America, where a multi-millionaire can achieve the dream of becoming a
billionaire by just letting the Fed do their job - pumping stocks ..
The ruling oligarchs are proceeding with their master plan of owning
everything and enslaving you in a technological gulag controlled by the
government surveillance state and policed by the social media tyrants,
mega-corporation collaborators, fake news propaganda media, and crooked
financial institutions ..
They really do want you to own nothing, and be happy with nothing ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 25, 2022, 3:18:46 PM1/25/22
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https://tinyurl.com/y9thcxs7
.. Americans Pessimistic About Their Financial Situation ..
More bad news .. According to the latest Trafalgar data
( https://bit.ly/3G0tN3y .pdf), a whopping 74.5 percent of Americans
said they believed their family's financial situation would "stay the
same or get worse" in the coming year. Of those, 41.3 percent said
they believed their financial situation would "get worse" in 2022 ..
"There is no way around it, these are awful numbers," .. Leaders in
both parties in Washington would be wise to focus on the priorities of
the American people instead of remaining on the current course ..
The Trafalgar data is the latest bad omen for Biden. Over the weekend,
an NBC News poll found that .. 61 percent of respondents said their
family income was falling behind the cost of living ..
.. Americans Pessimistic About Their Financial Situation ..
More bad news .. According to the latest Trafalgar data
( https://bit.ly/3G0tN3y .pdf), a whopping 74.5 percent of Americans
said they believed their family's financial situation would "stay the
same or get worse" in the coming year. Of those, 41.3 percent said
they believed their financial situation would "get worse" in 2022 ..
"There is no way around it, these are awful numbers," .. Leaders in
both parties in Washington would be wise to focus on the priorities of
the American people instead of remaining on the current course ..
The Trafalgar data is the latest bad omen for Biden. Over the weekend,
an NBC News poll found that .. 61 percent of respondents said their
family income was falling behind the cost of living ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 25, 2022, 3:22:36 PM1/25/22
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https://tinyurl.com/y7nvjxou
Citizen satisfaction declines sharply in 2021, sliding 2.6% to a score
of 63.4 (out of 100), according to the American Customer Satisfaction
Index's (ACSI®) Federal Government Report 2021.
"This is the fourth consecutive year that satisfaction with the federal
government takes a hit, marking an unprecedented run of negative
movement in the index," ..
Citizen satisfaction declines sharply in 2021, sliding 2.6% to a score
of 63.4 (out of 100), according to the American Customer Satisfaction
Index's (ACSI®) Federal Government Report 2021.
"This is the fourth consecutive year that satisfaction with the federal
government takes a hit, marking an unprecedented run of negative
movement in the index," ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 25, 2022, 3:24:50 PM1/25/22
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https://tinyurl.com/yabo5z5t
.. Runaway Government Spending ..
We have spent hundreds of billions of dollars on unemployment insurance
programs with no quality controls, so more than $100 billion was doled
out to fraudulent claims. Billions of dollars went to criminals .. We
spent tens of billions of dollars on the New York subway system even
though ridership is down by two-thirds. We could practically be giving
every rider a free limousine service .. More money has gone to the New
York subway system than all of the federal money for COVID-19 treatments.
.. Much of the $100 billion for schools remains unaccounted for. No one
seems to know where the money went, and nobody seems to care or wants to
do anything about it.
The $6.8 trillion the government spent in 2021 was $2.4 trillion more
than the government spent in 2019 before the pandemic started. The feds
have spent close to $4 trillion in two years to contain COVID, which
hasn't been contained. Gee, that's been money well-spent! .. In just his
first year, the spending proposed under Biden exceeds what was spent on
all the wars we have fought, the building of the intercontinental
railroad, the interstate highway system and the moon landing ..
.. Runaway Government Spending ..
We have spent hundreds of billions of dollars on unemployment insurance
programs with no quality controls, so more than $100 billion was doled
out to fraudulent claims. Billions of dollars went to criminals .. We
spent tens of billions of dollars on the New York subway system even
though ridership is down by two-thirds. We could practically be giving
every rider a free limousine service .. More money has gone to the New
York subway system than all of the federal money for COVID-19 treatments.
.. Much of the $100 billion for schools remains unaccounted for. No one
seems to know where the money went, and nobody seems to care or wants to
do anything about it.
The $6.8 trillion the government spent in 2021 was $2.4 trillion more
than the government spent in 2019 before the pandemic started. The feds
have spent close to $4 trillion in two years to contain COVID, which
hasn't been contained. Gee, that's been money well-spent! .. In just his
first year, the spending proposed under Biden exceeds what was spent on
all the wars we have fought, the building of the intercontinental
railroad, the interstate highway system and the moon landing ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 25, 2022, 3:28:33 PM1/25/22
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Failing At Home, Biden Tries To Distract Americans ..
President Joe Biden's domestic strategy is failing ..
Instead of addressing the unchecked inflation, bare grocery shelves,
ongoing pandemic, rising urban crime, and the U.S.'s own border
troubles which regularly plague American families, the ever-unpopular
Biden is using .. Ukraine to pretend that his administration is doing
something other than creating crises ( https://tinyurl.com/yc9rdsb2 )
President Joe Biden's domestic strategy is failing ..
Instead of addressing the unchecked inflation, bare grocery shelves,
ongoing pandemic, rising urban crime, and the U.S.'s own border
troubles which regularly plague American families, the ever-unpopular
Biden is using .. Ukraine to pretend that his administration is doing
something other than creating crises ( https://tinyurl.com/yc9rdsb2 )
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 26, 2022, 2:27:36 AM1/26/22
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https://tinyurl.com/ybtcdhjy
Subway diary: Decay and depravity underground ..
Traveling roughly 100 miles along 12 different lines, and scouring dozens
of individual stations in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens, a
team of journalists .. witnessed the decay and depravity — and kept a
diary of the grim scenes that have become the norm in the world's largest
transportation system ..
Subway diary: Decay and depravity underground ..
Traveling roughly 100 miles along 12 different lines, and scouring dozens
of individual stations in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens, a
team of journalists .. witnessed the decay and depravity — and kept a
diary of the grim scenes that have become the norm in the world's largest
transportation system ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 26, 2022, 2:28:36 AM1/26/22
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The supply chain and economic disruptions facing American families
and the manufacturing industry are driven in part by the severe
worker shortage .. ( https://tinyurl.com/y7ucut6k )
...
Против shortage увеличивать зарплаты и/или сворачивать объёмы, что
значит ещё большую инфляцию и/или рецессию, при том что, в общем, и
так понятно что всё плохо, и будет только хуже.
and the manufacturing industry are driven in part by the severe
worker shortage .. ( https://tinyurl.com/y7ucut6k )
...
Против shortage увеличивать зарплаты и/или сворачивать объёмы, что
значит ещё большую инфляцию и/или рецессию, при том что, в общем, и
так понятно что всё плохо, и будет только хуже.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 27, 2022, 3:36:28 PM1/27/22
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Fascist leaders control the messaging through mass communication and
social media. They often rely on a major news source so their message is
continuous and controlled. They understand what their constituents want.
Their antics are at the top of the news, and their lies are repeated so
often that lies become accepted as truth ( https://tinyurl.com/y7lrlvm5 )
social media. They often rely on a major news source so their message is
continuous and controlled. They understand what their constituents want.
Their antics are at the top of the news, and their lies are repeated so
often that lies become accepted as truth ( https://tinyurl.com/y7lrlvm5 )
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 27, 2022, 3:39:36 PM1/27/22
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.. The collapse in Afghanistan signaled .. The same thing is happening
today in the Ukraine .. It is abundantly transparent that the United
States of 2022 lacks the internal stability, will, competence, and
conviction to be involved in a major war. Any attempt to do so would
make our decline all the more obvious ( https://tinyurl.com/yd4jvrhn )
today in the Ukraine .. It is abundantly transparent that the United
States of 2022 lacks the internal stability, will, competence, and
conviction to be involved in a major war. Any attempt to do so would
make our decline all the more obvious ( https://tinyurl.com/yd4jvrhn )
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 27, 2022, 4:05:47 PM1/27/22
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https://tinyurl.com/ydgzsp6s
The second-largest NATO member, Turkey, is closer to Russia than to
the United States. Its people poll anti-American.
Germany is NATO's richest European member and the power behind the
European Union .. In a recent Pew Research Center poll, 70 percent of
Germans voiced a desire for more cooperation with Russia .. Over 70
percent of Germans term their relationship with the United States as
"bad."
We can translate all these disturbing results in the following
manner: The German and Turkish people like or trust Russia more than
they do their own NATO patron, America ..
The second-largest NATO member, Turkey, is closer to Russia than to
the United States. Its people poll anti-American.
Germany is NATO's richest European member and the power behind the
European Union .. In a recent Pew Research Center poll, 70 percent of
Germans voiced a desire for more cooperation with Russia .. Over 70
percent of Germans term their relationship with the United States as
"bad."
We can translate all these disturbing results in the following
manner: The German and Turkish people like or trust Russia more than
they do their own NATO patron, America ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 27, 2022, 4:46:15 PM1/27/22
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https://tinyurl.com/yaqwqnnq
The next major recession will be .. Whether that end comes tomorrow .. is
impossible to know for sure, but we do know that .. the current cycle is
(very far) on the upside. And what goes up will, inevitably, come down ..
We have "the broadest and most extreme global real estate bubble in
history" at the same time as "the most exuberant, ecstatic, even crazy
investor behavior in the history of the U.S. stock market," and high prices
in other areas as well. Everything is already expensive, and everyone is
still acting like it will all just keep going up ..
The next bubble popping, then, should be a moment of clarity for Americans
to behold our utterly broken federal government .. We're in a jam, 40 years
in the making .. Find your friends. And hold on tight.
...
The next major recession will be .. Whether that end comes tomorrow .. is
impossible to know for sure, but we do know that .. the current cycle is
(very far) on the upside. And what goes up will, inevitably, come down ..
We have "the broadest and most extreme global real estate bubble in
history" at the same time as "the most exuberant, ecstatic, even crazy
investor behavior in the history of the U.S. stock market," and high prices
in other areas as well. Everything is already expensive, and everyone is
still acting like it will all just keep going up ..
The next bubble popping, then, should be a moment of clarity for Americans
to behold our utterly broken federal government .. We're in a jam, 40 years
in the making .. Find your friends. And hold on tight.
...
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 27, 2022, 4:52:54 PM1/27/22
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https://archive.is/LldFQ
A question for our time in the United States is: How have so many
individuals broken free of moorings that once stopped them from an
uncontrollable drift into senseless violence and mindless behavior? ..
Time was, even career criminals carried inside their heads some rough
calculus of the connection between burglary, armed robbery, murder
and the likely time they'd spend behind bars. Today, much violent or
even nonviolent personal behavior has become mindless, untethered and
unhinged ..
A question for our time in the United States is: How have so many
individuals broken free of moorings that once stopped them from an
uncontrollable drift into senseless violence and mindless behavior? ..
Time was, even career criminals carried inside their heads some rough
calculus of the connection between burglary, armed robbery, murder
and the likely time they'd spend behind bars. Today, much violent or
even nonviolent personal behavior has become mindless, untethered and
unhinged ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 27, 2022, 4:59:10 PM1/27/22
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https://tinyurl.com/y8jdb4xf
The U.S. democratic system can no longer represent the will of the
American people, as it exists only in form, not in substance .. U.S.
political elections are now widely regarded as a pure game of money ..
While dominating state power and policy-making, those elected political
elites serve almost exclusively the interests of deep-pocketed and
other vested interests groups, which are the main sources of candidates'
campaign donations, rather than those of ordinary U.S. citizens .. At
present, public trust in the federal government remains at an all-time
low .. as ordinary U.S. citizens have borne the brunt of a cascade of
social chaos and disorder ..
How close the Titanic of U.S. democracy is getting to the iceberg? ..
...
The U.S. democratic system can no longer represent the will of the
American people, as it exists only in form, not in substance .. U.S.
political elections are now widely regarded as a pure game of money ..
While dominating state power and policy-making, those elected political
elites serve almost exclusively the interests of deep-pocketed and
other vested interests groups, which are the main sources of candidates'
campaign donations, rather than those of ordinary U.S. citizens .. At
present, public trust in the federal government remains at an all-time
low .. as ordinary U.S. citizens have borne the brunt of a cascade of
social chaos and disorder ..
How close the Titanic of U.S. democracy is getting to the iceberg? ..
...
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 27, 2022, 5:10:44 PM1/27/22
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https://tinyurl.com/y7nrak4b
There is a carjacking surge occurring throughout the country. This
is in addition to the homicide wave that has plagued the country.
Numerous cities set records for murders last year. There is just
no other way to say it: People are less safe than ever before ..
Carjackings have skyrocketed up as much as 510% in some of the
country's largest cities. Chicago, New Orleans, New York,
Philadelphia, and D.C. are among the most significant increases ..
"The majority of it is young joyriders. They're not keeping the
cars. They're jacking cars to commit another crime, typically more
serious robberies or shootings ..
There is a carjacking surge occurring throughout the country. This
is in addition to the homicide wave that has plagued the country.
Numerous cities set records for murders last year. There is just
no other way to say it: People are less safe than ever before ..
Carjackings have skyrocketed up as much as 510% in some of the
country's largest cities. Chicago, New Orleans, New York,
Philadelphia, and D.C. are among the most significant increases ..
"The majority of it is young joyriders. They're not keeping the
cars. They're jacking cars to commit another crime, typically more
serious robberies or shootings ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 28, 2022, 6:10:55 AM1/28/22
to
https://tinyurl.com/ybhwjkq9
The US is in the grip of inflation
.. Americans are facing further hardships due to rising inflation ..
Inflation has been registered in almost every item of daily needs ..
Due to rising inflation, wage rates are also increasing .. a spiral
effect on inflation .. US policy makers are trying to blame this
record inflation on supply chain problems and shortage of raw
materials, but most economists are citing the rising money supply as
the main reason.
American policy makers are trying to cover up their past mistakes
with a variety of arguments to divert attention from the real causes
of inflation .. Due to this huge increase in the quantity of money,
inflation is now becoming uncontrollable .. The increase in inflation
has become inevitable due to printing of the amount of currency ..
Further, .. the US administration has been becoming more and more
protective, resulting in fall in export of dollars. In such a
situation, the supply of dollars outside the US is decreasing .. If
this trend continues in the future, then the increasing money supply
in the US will continue to cause inflation in the future as well ..
Manufacturing output in the US had been declining for a long time
and most of the GDP in the US is derived from services .. A large
part of America's GDP is the income earned abroad by American
companies .. American companies have been trying to avoid .. taxation
in various ways .. For this reason, the US government may have to
resort to the creation of additional currency to meet its expenses in
the future also, which may lead to further inflation ..
ММТ!!! ММТ!!! ММТ!!!
The US is in the grip of inflation
.. Americans are facing further hardships due to rising inflation ..
Inflation has been registered in almost every item of daily needs ..
Due to rising inflation, wage rates are also increasing .. a spiral
effect on inflation .. US policy makers are trying to blame this
record inflation on supply chain problems and shortage of raw
materials, but most economists are citing the rising money supply as
the main reason.
American policy makers are trying to cover up their past mistakes
with a variety of arguments to divert attention from the real causes
of inflation .. Due to this huge increase in the quantity of money,
inflation is now becoming uncontrollable .. The increase in inflation
has become inevitable due to printing of the amount of currency ..
Further, .. the US administration has been becoming more and more
protective, resulting in fall in export of dollars. In such a
situation, the supply of dollars outside the US is decreasing .. If
this trend continues in the future, then the increasing money supply
in the US will continue to cause inflation in the future as well ..
Manufacturing output in the US had been declining for a long time
and most of the GDP in the US is derived from services .. A large
part of America's GDP is the income earned abroad by American
companies .. American companies have been trying to avoid .. taxation
in various ways .. For this reason, the US government may have to
resort to the creation of additional currency to meet its expenses in
the future also, which may lead to further inflation ..
ММТ!!! ММТ!!! ММТ!!!
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 28, 2022, 10:16:42 AM1/28/22
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https://tinyurl.com/y9dapale
The public enters 2022 largely dissatisfied about the way things are
going in the United States and fearful about the state of the nation
.. Public satisfaction with national conditions remains low. Just 21%
say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the country ..
The public's views of the national economy remain mostly negative ..
But by the summer of 2020 .. members of both parties were largely
negative toward national conditions .. Majorities say they feel
"fearful" (62%) and "angry" (55%) ..
...
No better years ahead, things will continue to worsen.
The public enters 2022 largely dissatisfied about the way things are
going in the United States and fearful about the state of the nation
.. Public satisfaction with national conditions remains low. Just 21%
say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the country ..
The public's views of the national economy remain mostly negative ..
But by the summer of 2020 .. members of both parties were largely
negative toward national conditions .. Majorities say they feel
"fearful" (62%) and "angry" (55%) ..
...
No better years ahead, things will continue to worsen.
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 28, 2022, 3:24:45 PM1/28/22
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Washington is trying to create such a public opinion impression that
the US is working hard to alleviate the crisis. It wants to kick the
ball to Russia and China, making them bear the responsibility while
shaping the US as a good man. After Washington set a fire in Ukraine,
it has pretended to be a victim and imagines China to "persuade"
Russia to put it out. It must be pointed out that Washington is
blowing smoke to reverse the cause and the effect .. Washington is
the root cause for many major regional crises aside from the Ukraine
issue .. When the US messes up a region and finds it unable to clean
up the situation, it hopes to draw other countries into paying for
its mistakes .. ( https://tinyurl.com/yckwx8ty )
the US is working hard to alleviate the crisis. It wants to kick the
ball to Russia and China, making them bear the responsibility while
shaping the US as a good man. After Washington set a fire in Ukraine,
it has pretended to be a victim and imagines China to "persuade"
Russia to put it out. It must be pointed out that Washington is
blowing smoke to reverse the cause and the effect .. Washington is
the root cause for many major regional crises aside from the Ukraine
issue .. When the US messes up a region and finds it unable to clean
up the situation, it hopes to draw other countries into paying for
its mistakes .. ( https://tinyurl.com/yckwx8ty )
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 30, 2022, 7:09:41 AM1/30/22
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Details emerging from the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian crisis make clear that
it is, in fact, the United States and its client states in Europe that
are making a frenzy over Ukraine ..
The question is, why is the United States and its client states creating
this panic? .. One thing is undeniable: The infamous American military-
industrial complex is having a field day over not only this particular
crisis but crises spurred by American aggression all over the world ..
Lockheed Martin (LMT) has been trading up almost 11 percent over the past
month, and Raytheon (RTX) is up 5.17 percent. Meanwhile, some stocks like
General Electric (GE), Northrop Grumman (NOC) and Boeing (BA) were
riding monthly highs but dipped about the time that Ukrainian officials
started to urge calm over the situation. / The first two, who have so far
come as out as winners from the globe's deteriorating security situation,
actually acknowledged that the chaos benefits them ..
That these companies admit that war and chaos help their business model
is not insignificant. Companies like Lockheed and Raytheon are kingmakers
on Capitol Hill .. One has to wonder how such obvious corruption and
conflict-of-interest can be legal in the United States .. The dynamics of
the chaos-industrial complex are another reminder that the U.S. is an
inherently unstable, corrupt actor in world affairs that is death-
spiraling into irredeemable decline ..
...
Details emerging from the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian crisis make clear that
it is, in fact, the United States and its client states in Europe that
are making a frenzy over Ukraine ..
The question is, why is the United States and its client states creating
this panic? .. One thing is undeniable: The infamous American military-
industrial complex is having a field day over not only this particular
crisis but crises spurred by American aggression all over the world ..
Lockheed Martin (LMT) has been trading up almost 11 percent over the past
month, and Raytheon (RTX) is up 5.17 percent. Meanwhile, some stocks like
General Electric (GE), Northrop Grumman (NOC) and Boeing (BA) were
riding monthly highs but dipped about the time that Ukrainian officials
started to urge calm over the situation. / The first two, who have so far
come as out as winners from the globe's deteriorating security situation,
actually acknowledged that the chaos benefits them ..
That these companies admit that war and chaos help their business model
is not insignificant. Companies like Lockheed and Raytheon are kingmakers
on Capitol Hill .. One has to wonder how such obvious corruption and
conflict-of-interest can be legal in the United States .. The dynamics of
the chaos-industrial complex are another reminder that the U.S. is an
inherently unstable, corrupt actor in world affairs that is death-
spiraling into irredeemable decline ..
...
⁹⁹⁹√ulcаn
Jan 30, 2022, 1:00:23 PM1/30/22
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On 1/30/2022 7:07 AM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:
> Companies like Lockheed and Raytheon are kingmakers on Capitol Hill
Raytheon - наше всё!
> Companies like Lockheed and Raytheon are kingmakers on Capitol Hill
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Oleg Smirnov
Jan 31, 2022, 9:46:54 PM1/31/22
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The White House as well as its Democratic allies have just about had it
with president Zelensky. According to three sources in the administration
and on Capitol Hill whom I've spoken to in the last couple months, the
Ukrainian president is by turns annoying, infuriating, and downright
counterproductive .. There's a sense that Zelensky isn't very good at
navigating American politics and is stepping on all the wrong feet .. The
former TV star had no preparation for, or education in, geopolitics ..
Zelensky is in a weak position. His poll numbers are way down. The U.S.
has him by the balls .. His attempt to arrest former president of Ukraine
Petro Poroshenko, who recently returned to the Ukraine, was stopped by the
U.S. embassy. That the U.S. wanted Poroshenko back in the Ukraine in the
first place may point to a replacement strategy ..
The White House as well as its Democratic allies have just about had it
with president Zelensky. According to three sources in the administration
and on Capitol Hill whom I've spoken to in the last couple months, the
Ukrainian president is by turns annoying, infuriating, and downright
counterproductive .. There's a sense that Zelensky isn't very good at
navigating American politics and is stepping on all the wrong feet .. The
former TV star had no preparation for, or education in, geopolitics ..
Zelensky is in a weak position. His poll numbers are way down. The U.S.
has him by the balls .. His attempt to arrest former president of Ukraine
Petro Poroshenko, who recently returned to the Ukraine, was stopped by the
U.S. embassy. That the U.S. wanted Poroshenko back in the Ukraine in the
first place may point to a replacement strategy ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 31, 2022, 9:46:57 PM1/31/22
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The ugly reality of the US housing market ..
Forced to give up their dreams of a "real house," first time home-buyers
set their sights lower .. The need is great enough that these once-derided
mobile homes are now achieving mainstream respectability .. But profit-
hungry private equity firms have been buying up stakes in the companies
that own these trailer parks for years, going long on the collapse of the
American dream ..
Articles discussing the attractive points of investing in trailer parks
are quite open about the positives of owners' poverty: "despite their name,
mobile homes are not that easy to move, and their occupants often cannot
afford the upfront costs to relocate. That leaves them vulnerable to rent
increases ..
As private equity has eagerly gobbled up trailer parks, many of those
priced out of that tier of living have taken their houses on the road,
literally. The RV (recreational vehicle) market in the US has exploded ..
No matter which level Americans occupy on the increasingly slippery
hierarchy of dispossession, they can be sure there's a private equity firm
with its vampiric fangs jammed firmly into their neck, sucking out what
little financial resources they have left. International financial cartels
.. have firmly nestled themselves into every angle of the industry ..
Further down the spiral ..
The ugly reality of the US housing market ..
Forced to give up their dreams of a "real house," first time home-buyers
set their sights lower .. The need is great enough that these once-derided
mobile homes are now achieving mainstream respectability .. But profit-
hungry private equity firms have been buying up stakes in the companies
that own these trailer parks for years, going long on the collapse of the
American dream ..
Articles discussing the attractive points of investing in trailer parks
are quite open about the positives of owners' poverty: "despite their name,
mobile homes are not that easy to move, and their occupants often cannot
afford the upfront costs to relocate. That leaves them vulnerable to rent
increases ..
As private equity has eagerly gobbled up trailer parks, many of those
priced out of that tier of living have taken their houses on the road,
literally. The RV (recreational vehicle) market in the US has exploded ..
No matter which level Americans occupy on the increasingly slippery
hierarchy of dispossession, they can be sure there's a private equity firm
with its vampiric fangs jammed firmly into their neck, sucking out what
little financial resources they have left. International financial cartels
.. have firmly nestled themselves into every angle of the industry ..
Further down the spiral ..
Oleg Smirnov
Jan 31, 2022, 9:47:02 PM1/31/22
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