The Starting Gun

Contestants,

I don't watch much, especially not political speeches, but I did just watch Trump's second inaugural address. It was heartfelt, nationalistic, grandiose, narcissistic and hopeful, as well as frighteningly hubristic. He did thank and honor lots of working people, and Dr. Martin Luther King, while publicly shaming half of the people on the podium, after respectfully naming them.

Trump intends to expand the US without war, while building the strongest military ever. He will lock down the borders with emergency powers, engaging the armed forces thereby to defend them and expel illegal immigrants, criminals first. He will designate drug cartels as terrorist groups and wage war upon them.

Trump-II is declaring an energy emergency in the country with the most oil and gas, to "drill, baby drill", export more, and especially bring global manufacturing to this energetic land-of-plenty.

Rather than taxing American workers, Trump will tax foreign countries through their exports to the US. The stated goal is to repeat the success of President McKinley in building up US industry through protectionist tariffs and national infrastructure projects. Mount McKinley gets that name back. Americans will build more and better cars than ever, but not electric. There are two sexes again. The "Gulf of Mexico" is on the way out, but I'll still call it "the gulf", like Texans all do.

Trump repeatedly invoked God, convincingly so, as in regards to his being the chosen instrument of God to carry out the manifest destiny of America.

At one point, the way he evoked "our God", with a pause and emphasis, made me wonder if he had referred-by-omission to Satanic forces as the implied adversary.

Prayers were by a rabbi, a cardinal and a black pastor. (I had to turn the sound off for those sermons, except for snippets. I'm just that way.)

Here is the transcript: https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/donald-trumps-full-speech-text-of-the-inaugural-speech-of-47th-president-of-us-11737399699797.html

Alex Krainer (from yesterday) It starts tomorrow: people vs. the banks, The U.K. could be in for a bumpy ride. During the confirmation hearings of the Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday, 16 January, this exchange caught my attention...
..Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex): “As you know, the market for U.S. Treasuries is the largest in the world at $28 trillion, and it's critical for the financial stability of the United States. There's actually a proposal for an entity to clear U.S. treasury futures at the London clearing house which is overseen by the Bank of England. Some argue that the Bank of England would have control over ... a default scenario in this critical market instead of the U.S.Is this of concern to you?”
​ Scott Bessent: You raise a very important question and one that I will investigate further. I was unaware, until the past few days, of this with the new exchange. What I can tell you, as a student and professor of economic history, is that it is important for the U.S. - for the U.S. Treasuries, for us to be able to resolve any stress issues in the markets in the U.S. We saw during the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, that much of the, many of the problems emanated from the U.K. subsidiary, so this is something that ...my inclination is that the resolution authority must lie here in the U.S., but I will get back to you in writing with an answer on this, if confirmed.​.. ..The first, obvious question is, why should American treasuries be cleared in London, through a clearing house under Bank of England's control? Who wanted this to happen, and where did such a proposal originate from? Why is there no public debate about such a major development? Why are the media ignoring it?​ ... ..What could possibly be the attraction of clearing US Treasury futures through London? For the U.S., nothing: this is yet another story exposing the hidden hand of London manipulating the internal and foreign policies of the United States.​.. ..Scott Bessent's mention of Lehman Brothers reminded me of another kind of manipulation described by Moolfolk. I condensed Moolfolk's prose in this newsletter last May​:
​ "In broad strokes, [The Great Red Dragon] documents the takeover of the American economy by British banking interests. Their methods entailed periodically flooding the economy with credit and generating a boom. Then, when the bankers' nets were full and everyone was in debt, the bankers would abruptly withdraw credit. The practice was simply predatory. The triggering event usually involved a high-profile bank failure, which would cause an economy-wide avalanche of bankruptcies. ​ Large, politically connected banks would then take over choice businesses, farmland and real estate for pennies on the dollar. Within our lifetimes, the Lehman Brothers’ failure in 2008 would have been a typical example of this, but Covid pandemic response in 2020 served the same predatory purpose.​ During the 19th century, US economy endured three major financial crashes: in 1837, 1857, and in 1873. Each crash triggered major economic depressions with mass-scale culling of smaller banks and other businesses. The collapse enabled the ruling oligarchy to consolidate monopolies over all the key industries.​"
​ Relinquishing control over the U.S. Treasuries market to the Bank of England could enable similar manipulations.​.. ..In "Tragedy and Hope," Carroll Quigley warned us that, "The powers of financial capitalism had [a] far-reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole. … The growth of financial capitalism made possible a centralization of world economic control and use of this power for the direct benefit of financiers and direct injury of all other economic groups.”
​ Quigley wrote those words in 1965, suggesting that the conspiracy was discernible many decades ago. Some 18 years later(1983), Lord Jacob Rothschild suggested that, "Two broad types of giant institutions, the worldwide financial service company and the international commercial bank with a global trading competence, may converge to form the ultimate, all-powerful, many-headed financial conglomerate."​ ... ..The exchange between Senator Cornyn and Mr. Bessent seems to be a part of the 'soft disclosure' of the secretive arrangements and relationships involving Great Britain, which have influenced global events during the past decades. We've seen Elon Musk attack the British government in a series of searing posts on X. Donald Trump did not invite Britain's Prime Minister to his inauguration, but he did invite the Russian and Chinese presidents.​.. ..More than a century ago Lord Acton prophesied that, “the issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the bankers.” It may be that this fight is now upon us. It seems that the “monolithic and ruthless conspiracy” that JFK warned us about is now facing an existential struggle for survival. The signals coming out of the Trump team through these 'soft disclosure' communiques may be foreshadowing what is to come.​

It starts tomorrow: people vs. the banks

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The Honest Sorcerer, The Red Giant Having lost its internal equilibrium the Sun will eventually transform into a red giant, scorching then absorbing all inner planets... ..There is no such thing as a post-industrial economy, though. Even if a country ceases to produce all the stuff it consumes, it has to import them from somewhere, lest it becomes a truly post-industrial nation — one without an economy to speak of(at least in modern terms).The “service economy” representing 72% of US GDP still consumes houses, products, raw materials and energy — produced only partially by the remaining 28% of the economy — necessitating the import of cars, pharmaceuticals and even crude oil to make up for the difference. To make things worse (or rather, as a result of turning every economic activity into a “service”),now basically every part of the economy carries a massive administrative overburden. A class of non-productive, but nonetheless actively consuming workers, and not just in the government. (Which is none of their fault, mind you: it is the fundamentally broken economic system which necessitates such an uptick in unproductive activity, not workers demanding BS jobs.)
The biggest overburden of all, however, is the owner class itself: America’s billionaires (or as economist Michael Hudson likes to call them: ‘the rentier class’).​..

​..Securing oil is why annexing Canada and Greenland is a national security concern for the US, not their potential to be used as military outposts (these states are US military allies anyway).​.. So, would arctic oil help the US economy out? Not likely. The true reason to annex these two territories and their oil reserves would be thus to add more assets on the balance sheets of investment companies — such as BlackRock — against which unfettered lending and credit issuance could keep on going, to continue stimulating a faltering economy just a little longer.​

The Red Giant

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Paul Craig Roberts may not be asking quite the right question: Can Trump Make A Difference? As a congressional staffer in both House and Senate I experienced the power almost daily. I still remember the day when I was on the floor of the US Senate and Strom Thurmond, the fourth longest serving senator in US history, tapped me on the shoulder. A vote was before the Senate whether to partially pay for a reduction in marginal income tax rates by reducing a military appropriation. Senator Thurmond said to me: “Don’t ever let your senator vote for a reduction in military spending. If he does, he won’t be reelected, and you will be out of a job.” He brought clarity to me that survival as a senator meant accommodating the profits of the armaments corporations, not the living standards of the taxpayers.
​ Thurmond, who served in the Senate for almost half a century, was no novice. He was educating me that whatever the interest of Wall Street and the financial sector in lower tax rates, their power was less than that of the military/security complex. As sometimes there were conflicts between the interests of lobby groups, it was important for a Senate staffer to know the hierarchy of power rankings.​.. ​..Tulsi Gabbard is Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence. As a member of the House, she was a strong critic of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, legislation that I am convinced is unconstitutional and the foundation of a police state... In 2020 together with Rep. Thomas Massie, the only independent member of the House today, she introduced a bill to repeal the entire Patriot Act, a police state measure imposed on us by the Republican regime of Bush/Cheney... ..Clearly, Gabbard had targets painted all over her. Both Democrat and Republican senators have made it clear to her that any repeal or lax enforcement of “national security” legislation must be disavowed if she expects the Senate to confirm her in office. Gabbard got the message and backed off her opposition to the unconstitutional surveillance of Americans... ..Commentators unfamiliar with Washington are denouncing Gabbard for “selling out”... It is so much easier to denounce than to understand. I often think that Americans do not want to understand how things really work, because it is so distressing. So they stay in denial, and this renders them useless in bringing change and protecting their liberties.
​ Tell me before you condemn Tulsi Gabbard, would you rather have her, a person fiercely opposed by the military/security complex, or a person to whom the military/security complex has no opposition? Tulsi can tell the blackmailing bought-and-paid-for US Senate one thing and do another once she is in office. I would bet on her integrity, not denounce it. It is the US Senate that is devoid of integrity.​ https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2025/01/19/can-trump-make-a-difference/

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Celia Farber on Border Czar, Tom Homan: Tom Homan Has Declared War On Drug Cartels, Says He Expects To Be Sued "Every Day" By Democrats, But Cares Zero. For Years He's Seen The Horrors Of Open Birder: Women Raped, Dead Kids

Tom Homan Has Declared War On Drug Cartels, Says He Expects To Be Sued "Every Day" By Democrats, But Cares Zero. For Years He's Seen The Horrors Of Open Birder: Women Raped, Dead Kids

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Trump team preparing early talks with Putin Donald Trump’s team is preparing a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which could come shortly after the president-elect’s inauguration, CNN reported on Sunday, citing sources.​ According to people familiar with the matter interviewed by the network, the primary aim of the call would be to discuss a possible face-to-face meeting in the coming months, to explore ways to resolve the Ukraine conflict.​ https://swentr.site/russia/611278-trump-team-preparing-talks-putin/

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Putin Says Trump Will Help Prevent WW3 In Inauguration Day Congratulations Message "We hear [Trump’s] statements on the need to prevent World War III. We undoubtedly welcome such a disposition and congratulate the elected U.S. president."
​ "Of course, we welcome such an attitude and congratulate the elected US president on taking office," he continued, explaining that Moscow has never "refused dialogue" with the United States. He said any fresh dialogue must be done on an "equal and mutually respectful basis."​ https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/putin-says-trump-will-help-prevent-ww3-congratulations-issued-inauguration-day

​ He's pretty hopeful, but I'm not as sure: Soros ‘lost the battle in America’ – Orban
Donald Trump has “liberated” the country from the influence of the globalist mogul, forcing him to retreat to Europe, the Hungarian prime minister has said​ https://www.rt.com/news/611224-orban-soros-lost-battle-us/​We're all waiting for confirmation of what we​already know. Trump vows to release JFK, RFK and MLK assassination records​ https://swentr.site/news/611283-trump-release-assassination-records/

Israel Releases First 90 Palestinian Prisoners in Exchange for Hostages​ https://sputnikglobe.com/20250120/israel-releases-first-90-palestinian-prisoners-in-exchange-for-hostages-1121468560.html

Palestinians trek across rubble to return to their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes hold​ https://www.arabnews.com/node/2587028/middle-east

First aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt as ceasefire takes effect​ https://en.gmw.cn/2025-01/20/content_37806814.htm

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Stealing water: Israel's covert war on Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan
Taking advantage of the chaos following Damascus's fall, Israel's seizure of Syria's Al-Mantara Dam showcases the long-standing Zionist strategy to secure regional water dominance, exacerbating tensions across an already parched West Asia.​ https://thecradle.co/articles/stealing-water-israels-covert-war-on-syria-lebanon-and-jordan

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Who do these guys represent, again? Syria’s Al Qaeda Branch Intercepts Iranian Drones and Armaments Being Smuggled to Hezbollah in Lebanon https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/syria-intercepts-iranian-drones-armaments-smuggled-hezbollah

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Syrian Kurdish site: Including women and media activists | Over 100 civilians killed and wounded in 19 days in Turkish airstrikes near Tershreen dam​ https://www.syriahr.com/en/353984/

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Rothschild mouthpiece, Financial Times, has a free article by Peter Thiel calling for more-truth-than-usual, and "reconciliation. A time for truth and reconciliation Trump’s return to the White House augurs the apokálypsis of the ancien regime’s secrets. The new administration’s revelations need not justify vengeance — reconstruction can go hand in hand with reconciliation. But for reconciliation to take place, there must first be truth. The apokálypsis is the most peaceful means of resolving the old guard’s war on the internet, a war the internet won. https://www.ft.com/content/a46cb128-1f74-4621-ab0b-242a76583105

"I Believe In The Rule Of Law, But..." - Biden Pre-Emptively Pardons Fauci, Schiff, Cheney, Milley, & Family Members​ https://www.zerohedge.com/political/i-believe-rule-law-biden-pre-emptively-pardons-fauci-miley-jan-6-committee

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Waiting for Trump's virtual appearance, while protected by military aircraft overhead: WEF Davos 2025 – More Grotesque Than Ever. Robotizing and Depopulating The 2025 Davos Forum will run under the theme of ‘Collaboration for the Intelligent Age’, which will encompass five “distinct but highly interconnected thematic priorities”, the WEF says on its website.
Rebuilding trust
Reimagining growth
Investing in people
Safeguarding the planet, and
Industries in the intelligent age​ https://www.globalresearch.ca/wef-davos-2025-more-grotesque-than-ever/5877695

​Kyle Young has lots of photos and some videos, all with analysis: Detailed forensic evidence supporting the use of DEW’s in the L.A. fires

detailed forensic evidence supporting the use of DEW’s in the l.a. fires

However far you can stand reading is probably enough. Avoid "Nutra-Sweet": The Story of Aspartame

How the additive got approved via corruption at the expense of the public’s health.

The Story of Aspartame

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6 Lawsuits Filed Today Accuse Makers of Children’s Fluoride Toothpaste of Violating Federal Law
Children’s toothpaste brands Crest and Colgate/Tom’s of Maine, and mouth rinse brands Act, Tom’s of Maine, Firefly and Hello deceptively market their products, which contain fluoride, as “extra safe for children,” according to six class action lawsuits filed today in California and Illinois.​ https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/class-action-lawsuits-kids-fluoride-toothpaste-makers/

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Most cases of measles are caused by measles vaccine. No Proof MMR Vaccine Is ‘Safer’ than Measles, Mumps or Rubella Infection, Physician Group Says The risk of permanent disability or death from the MMR vaccine may be greater than the risk from a measles, mumps or rubella infection because large enough vaccine safety studies haven’t been done, according to a collection of new documents released by Physicians for Informed Consent.​ https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/measles-mumps-rubella-infection-mmr-vaccine-risk/

​ Official Czech Republic record level data released Nov 2024 confirms Moderna has nearly 50% higher All Cause Mortality than Pfizer
For the first time in human history, a national government has voluntarily released record level data for vaccine. Epidemiologists worldwide IGNORE this data.​

Official Czech Republic record level data released Nov 2024 confirms Moderna has nearly 50% higher ACM than Pfizer

​Good! RFK Pressures Trump to Ban Direct-to-Consumer Pharma Advertising https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2025-01-19/report-rfk-pressures-trump-ban-direct-consumer-pharma-advertising

She knows her way around the blob very well. Trump Names Heather Flick, Corporate Attorney & Pharma Patent Holder as Chief of Staff for HHS Secretary https://www.trialsitenews.com/a/trump-names-heather-flick-corporate-attorney-pharma-patent-holder-as-chief-of-staff-for-hhs-secretary-c409f9de

Healthy Appreciation (pictured preparing hot food on a cold day today)