Clare Daly And Yanis Varoufakis: Reclaim Europe For The People Out Of The Hands Of The Lobbyists!

DiEM25: Clare Daly and Yanis Varoufakis on why we need to reclaim Europe for the people out of the hands of the lobbyists. This conversation took place after both spoke at a huge anti-war rally in Munich last weekend.

2024 Is The Last Year Of Free Speech And Democracy In The Western World

'The will of the people is eliminated from the picture.'

By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts: Don’t let the alarmist sound of this column’s title put you off.  It is not a “conspiracy theory.” This column is a factual report as you will see if you read on.

Everyone needs to understand that the ruling elite in the US are implementing a decision to redefine democracy in a way that eliminates democracy, makes Congress superfluous, voting pointless, and discards the Constitution as an outdated document inconsistent with the power the ruling elite intend to wield over Americans and the rest of the world.

The decision has been made to redefine democracy from the will of the people to protecting “the sanctity of democratic institutions.” Precisely, what are “democratic institutions”? They are not the institutions, such as Congress and representative government or the rule of law and an independent judiciary, that we currently regard as democratic institutions. “Democratic institutions” are the institutions of the censorship industry, such as the military/security complex, State Department, NATO, CIA, FBI, IMF, World Bank, NGOs, the Atlantic Council, the Aspen Institute, the presstitutes, Black Rock, JP Morgan/Chase and other of the consensus-building institutions that set agendas and control the narratives. To express disagreement with the consensus these elite institutions build is considered to be “an attack on democracy.” In other words, “democracy” is the property of the elite institutions, and the sanctity of these elite institutions must be protected from the people defined by Hillary Clinton as “the Trump deplorables.” The will of the people is eliminated from the picture.

Quinn: Hard Decisions Used To Lead To An Easy Life

Life is now hard for everyone, not only the stupid. We aren’t in Kansas or the 1980’s anymore.

Authored by Jim Quinn: I’ve seen the graphic below a few times over the last several weeks. I understand its message and have essentially tried to follow the hard decision path for most of my life, while imparting the same advice to my three sons. I’m sure they got sick of me telling them that no matter what amount you make, if you spend less than that amount, you will get ahead in life financially.

Of course, this graphic is too simplistic to describe the real world, where medical misfortune, bad luck, bad investments, or bad people running the country can and do prevent many hard working honest families from ever achieving the “easy life”.

We all know life is never easy, but it can potentially be easier if you make enough right decisions along the way. The graphic reminds me of a quote sometimes attributed to John Wayne, “This life’s hard, but it’s harder if you’re stupid.” I think that captures the truth better than hard decisions lead to an easy life. It does seem the level of stupidity across the general populace has risen to astounding levels over the last couple decades.

Medvedev Warns Of Nukes On Berlin, London & Washington Before Russia Would Return To 1991 Borders

He's once again managed to top & surpass his own prior nuclear rhetoric...

By Tyler Durden: Former Russian president and deputy head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has managed to once again shock and anger Western officials (and entire populations for that matter) with his jingoist rhetoric and nuclear threats.

Just a couple of weeks ago he warned that if Russia is attacked by NATO it would have "no choice" but to unleash nuclear "apocalypse" which would lead to "the end of everything". Over this weekend he actually managed to top and surpass his own words in terms of nuclear 'threat level' and rhetoric. He has expanded on the prior remarks by saying the Kremlin stands ready to use its entire strategic arsenal on London, Washington, Berlin and Kiev.

His fresh warning focused on Russia's military hold on the four annexed territories in Ukraine's east. Moscow now sees this as Russian territory and says it will never give it up.

“Attempts to return Russia to the borders of 1991 will lead to only one thing. Towards a global war with Western countries using the entire strategic arsenal of our state," Medvedev began in the Sunday statement posted to Telegram. He followed ominously with a 'target list'...

‌"In Kiev, Berlin, London, Washington."

"Assange Will DIE If He's Extradited To The United States"

"He is a manifestation of our guilty conscience."

Redacted: Julian Assange will die if he loses his appeal for extradition this week and is sent to the United States. That is what his wife and lawyer Stella Assange said about the appeal that starts this week. Neil Oliver joins me to discuss this. He is a historian and author and he speaks out loud and proud on GBNews about the anti war movement, for which Julian Assange is being punished. The stakes are higher than ever!

Palestinian Ambassador Breaks Down In Tears During His Speech At The ICJ

"The Jews no longer feel the need to hide their intentions, they speak openly of getting rid of the Palestinian people, one way or another. They defy the law and the law is barely fighting back. What does international law mean for Palestinian children today? It has protected neither them, nor their children, it has not protected their families, their communities, it has not protected their lives, or limbs, their hopes, or homes."

Tucker Carlson Goes Shopping: Russian Economy Well Intact Despite Sanctions

'For the people who were expecting the Kremlin to be reduced to smoking ruins after a financial Apocalypse similar to Weimar Germany, this must be a disappointing realization.'

By Tyler Durden: Western populations have been hearing for the past two years that NATO sanctions would have a devastating effect on the Russian economy, so much so that Vladimir Putin would be forced to back out of military operations in Ukraine almost immediately.  The removal of Russia from the SWIFT network and the suffocation of its exports was going to cripple the nation's banking sector and send it into an economic death spiral.  Corporate media economists and Biden Administration representatives alike compared the financial warfare strategy to a kind of "cancel culture" action on a global scale.  The very first modern cancellation of a country.

Well, needless to say, sanctions did not turn out the way the establishment expected.  Initial reports in US and European media claimed that Russian businesses were struggling to stay afloat and some argued that the Russian populace might even revolt against the Kremlin in anger.  But this was all a farce, much like the majority of reports suggesting Ukrainian victory was imminent.

Rather than imploding, Russian exports and imports are thriving.

Government Schools Are Propaganda Machines

...government schools continue to churn out obedient and often intellectually incurious citizens who rarely question the morality or composition of the state that rules over them...

Authored by Karl Streitel: In Artis Shepherd’s recent article, which I highly recommend, he aptly detailed the numerous benefits of homeschooling and data showing that homeschooled students—far from being socially stunted, academically insular young people—are actually generally high-achieving, socially adroit young adults ready to provide value in the world.

Thus, in this commentary, I want to address a common argument against homeschooling: namely, that homeschooling is a breeding ground for propaganda—mainly “far right” political and religious ideologies—from parents and religious institutions, which is dangerous for social cohesion and democracy.