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This is, of course, the objective of the global jihad –> war to defeat Western civilization. Two legal systems, two sets of rules. Muslims are the only immigrant group to come to the West with a ready-made model of society that their religion dictates is superior to man-made law. Anger as ex-generals warn of ‘deadly civil war’ in France The French government has condemned an open letter signed by active soldiers that said the country was heading for “civil war” due to religious extremism. About 1,000 servicemen and women, including some 20 retired generals, put their names to the letter. By: BBC , April 28, 2021: It blamed “fanatic partisans” for creating divisions between communities, and said Islamists were taking over whole parts of the nation’s territory. Ministers have condemned the message published in a right-wing magazine. The letter was first published on 21 April – the 60th anniversary of a failed coup d’état. “The hour is grave, France is in pe...

They Really Are Going After Meat Authored by Robert Wenzel via TargetLiberty.com, “Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.” -H.L. Mencken The secular-puritan nut jobs, who can't leave any joys of the world alone, are now escalating their attacks on meat and with it, virtue signaling has entered a bizarre new phase. Epicurious is,  according  to  The New York Times , "the popular online recipe bank where home cooks have gone to hone their skills for a quarter of a century." The editors there revealed to readers this week that not only were they done with new recipes containing beef, but they had been phasing them out for over a year, reports the Times. “We know that some people might assume that this decision signals some sort of vendetta against cows — or the people who eat them,” Maggie Hoffman, a senior editor, and David Tamarkin, a former digital director, wrote in an article published o...

"It's An Act Of War" - Texas Counties Declare Disaster Over Border Crisis Authored by Charlotte Cuthbertson via The Epoch Times, A Honduran woman’s body was found dumped in the brush on private property in Goliad County, Texas, after she had been smuggled hundreds of miles north from the border in March, according to county Sheriff Roy Boyd. In another case, an old shed on a ranch was being used to strip stolen vehicles in preparation for smuggling people. Seven illegal aliens and a driver are apprehended in La Salle County, Texas, on April 24, 2021. (La Salle County Sheriff's Office) Boyd says the county—which sits about 200 miles north of the U.S.–Mexico border—is used as a staging area for smuggling illegal aliens to Houston. “What happens is they’ll bring them up from the border to somewhere in this area. They’ll drop them off at a temporary holding site and then someone from Houston comes and picks them up and then takes the...

Watch Live: Fed Chair Powell Trying To Explain How The Fed "Knows" Inflation Will Be "Transitory" "Steady as she goes..." was the plan. Goldilocks is the message... Don't over-emphasize the gains in the labor market or the vaccination trajectory... Don't mention record high valuations ... Don't deviate from "transitory" explanations for soaring/record commodity prices... Don't suggest you're thinking about thinking about thinking about yield curve control. .. Do not  - under any circumstances - suggest a taper is 'on the table'... make it clear it's not even in the buildingl. And don't whatever you do, feed them after midnight... Given that relative nothing-burger statement, here are some topics to listen for during the press conference (via Bloomberg): How does the Fed view the  disconnect between the market, which is showing rate hikes expected to come as...

Daily Briefing: The Widening Chasm Between the Fed and Reality Real Vision managing editor Ed Harrison welcomes back Peter Boockvar, CIO of Bleakley Advisory Group and editor of The Boock Report, to discuss his takeaways from today’s FOMC meeting. He expresses his concerns about Powell’s assessment of intensifying inflationary pressures as being only transitory and anticipates the bond market continuing to tighten over the next few months. Harrison and Boockvar then analyze the possibility of a fiscal cliff to come in the next year and the potential impact of tax increases on the economy as well as Boockvar’s perspective on the global economic recovery, the dollar, and how he’s positioning his trades. Tyler Durden Wed, 04/28/2021 - 16:00 Tyler Durden Zero Hedge http://www.zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml

Why Did Congress "Bailout" Utah For $1.5 Billion? (When Utah Has A $1.5 Billion Budget Surplus) Authored by Adam Andrzejewski, CEO/Founder of OpenTheBooks.com, via Forbes.com, Recently, Congress passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Act along party lines – no Republicans voted for the legislation. Within the bill, there was $350 billion allocated to states, tribes, territories, and 30,000 localities. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi  forecast  that “republicans would vote no and take the dough.” So far, she’s right, as no republican governor has returned the funding. A case in point is Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R). Utah state government received $1.5 billion from the Rescue Act. However, the state has an estimated $1.5 billion budget surplus for 2021. Gov. Cox  forecast  a $427 million surplus for 2021 and already expected to have a $1.1 billion one-time surplus. The total extra funds in the state budget amounted to $1.5 billion. So, what’s...

50 Million People In Pathway Of Severe Storms From Texas To New York A multi-day heavy rainfall and powerful storm threat will affect upwards of 50 million people across Southern Plains Wednesday and into the interior Northeast Thursday, according to CNN .  "Even though today may not look like a classic set up for a severe weather outbreak, there will be severe storms that break out from Texas all the way up to the Northeast," said CNN meteorologist Chad Myers. "We often talk about the ingredients for big storms and today's recipe includes an overabundance of warm air and humidity." Current Radar (as of 1300 ET) Storm Prediction Center (SPC) warned hailstones up to 4 inches in diameter for some areas in the Plains. Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri will see severe weather on Wednesday.  "The stronger thunderstorms may produce large hail and wind damage. A tornado threat may also develop in the Southern Plains,...

Biden's First 100 Days: A Radical Transformation Of America Authored by Ivan Pentchoukov via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump and conservative pundits warned for months during the 2020 campaign that behind then-candidate  Joe Biden ’s centrist, bipartisan façade lay a radical liberal agenda to transform the United States. Biden has proven them right in less than 100 days, earning praise from liberal observers who are drawing historical comparisons to the tenure of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill, written along the outline of Biden’s proposal, dwarfs FDR’s New Deal in terms of total cost to the American taxpayer . Democrats rammed the measure through Congress without any Republican support, proving Biden was the partisan that critics had warned about. The Democratic president’s proposed infrastructure measures—the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan—would bring the total price tag to an es...

Watch Live: President Biden Delivers "You Didn't Build That" 2.0 Speech To Congress At 0900ET, President Biden will deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress, where he will unveil the "American Families Plan," the third part - included with the stimulus and the American Jobs Plan - of his sweeping vision to redistribute wealth and reorganize the American economy. Readers can find an outline of the plan here , and can watch live below: A brief excerpt from his speech was leaked to Punchbowl News, and the theme, unsurprisingly, is attack on wealthy Americans, who will be called upon to finance Biden's plan via massive tax hikes - the biggest in decades. Now—after just 100 days—I can report to the nation: America is on the move again. Turning peril into possibility. Crisis into opportunity. Setback into strength. — Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) April 28, 2021 And with the Biden presidency looking increasingly ...

Chinese Sovereign Wealth Fund Eyes Stake In Aramco As the production cuts agreed to by OPEC+ drive oil prices higher amid a broad-based commodity boom , China's sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp is eying a major investment in Aramco, the world's most valuable company, as Aramco again looks to sell off a piece of its business after scrapping an international IPO a few years back. Aramco abandoned plans for a public listing amid fears that US law might make Aramco assets vulnerable to seizure as families of victims who died in 9/11 seek compensation from the Saudi government. Instead, the company sold some debt on the international markets and offered shares that are traded domestically on Saudi Arabia's bourse, but now it appears the oil giant, currently controlled by the Saudi royal family, is once again planning to sell off a stake in its business. But instead of turning to the public markets, Aramco is seeking out sovereign wealth f...

America's Political System Leaves Libertarians Homeless Authored by Bruce Wilds via Advancing Time blog, Sadly, in America's two-party political system Libertarians are left Homeless. The libertarian philosophy or ideology has many facets. Running through all of them is the idea that less government is generally a good thing. This reminds me of what President Ronald Reagan, famously said: The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help." Such words resonate with most libertarians. While the government may claim it has good intentions history shows it often finds a way to muck things up.  This is due to the fact that "government" is comprised of both corrupt and fallible human beings. This is a toxic combination that tends to create policies that screw things up. This takes a variety of shapes, including costly or unintended consequences. While some people write...

Top Australian Official Warns "Drums of War Beat" As China Tensions Rise Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,  A senior  Australian official warned  that the "drums of war" are "beating"  in comments to his staff over the weekend as relations between Beijing and Canberra continue to strain. "In a world of perpetual tension and dread, the drums of war beat — sometimes faintly and distantly, and at other times more loudly and ever closer ," said Australia’s Department of Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo in comments that were made public on Tuesday. Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo, via ABC "Today, as free nations again hear the beating drums and watch worryingly the militarization of issues that we had, until recent years, thought unlikely to be catalysts for war, let us continue to search unceasingly for the chance for peace while bracing again, yet again, for the curse of war ," he said. Wh...

Extent Of Toxic DDT Dumping Off Los Angeles Coast Is 'Staggering' A new report from the  Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California  found a massive graveyard at the bottom of the seafloor between Santa Catalina Island and Los Angeles of a toxic chemical known as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). Scientists used underwater drones with sonar technology to map out 36,000 acres of the seafloor between Santa Catalina Island and Los Angeles, where they found at least 27,000 barrels of DDT and an excess of 100,000 total debris objects.  This area has previously been known as a dumpsite for the industrial complex in Southern California, but the scientist uncovered the true extent of the massive underwater toxic waste zone dating back to World War II in March.  Images like this one show barrel-like objects containing the dangerous insecticide reside just 3,000 feet below the water's surface. The survey provides "a wide-area ...

California Officials, Biden-Linked Firm Coordinated With Big Tech To Censor Election Posts: Judicial Watch Authored by Isabel Van Burgen via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), California officials colluded with Big Tech to censor social media posts in the United States during the 2020 presidential election , government watchdog group Judicial Watch announced Tuesday. A thumbprint is displayed on a mobile phone as the logo for the Twitter social media network is projected onto a screen in London, England on Aug. 9, 2017. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) The findings come after Judicial Watch received  540 pages  and a further four pages  of documents from the office of the Secretary of State of California in response to an open records request, the group said. It had filed the request after a December 2020 report surfaced revealing that California’s Office of Election Cybersecurity had surveilled and asked the social media giants to remove or flag as “misleading” a...

The Middle East Is Reorganizing Authored by Thierry Meyssan via VoltaireNet.org, The Middle Eastern states, divided not by themselves but by the powers that colonised the region, are reorganising themselves according to their own logic . Of course these new alliances are still fragile , but the West will have to deal with them... hat makes the Middle East difficult to understand is that it comprises a multitude of actors with different logics who, depending on the circumstances, make or break alliances. We often think we know the region politically, who our friends and enemies are. But when we return to the same place years later, the landscape has changed dramatically: some of our former friends have become enemies, while some of our former friends want us dead. This is what is happening now. In a few months, everything will have changed. 1) First of all, we have to understand that some of the protagonists, who lived in desert regions, organised ...

Shipping Containers Fall Overboard At "Alarming Rate" As Supply Chains Stretched Thin The global shipping industry is facing one of its most significant spikes in lost containers in seven years. At least 3,000 containers were lost at sea last year, and year-to-date, more than 1,000 have fallen overboard, according to  Bloomberg .  Stretched global supply chains are forcing ship operators to stack truck-size intermodal containers to the brim in a technique called containerization. Some vessels, such as the notorious " Ever Given ," can carry upwards of 20,000 containers, while other large containerships can carry around 9,000 containers.  "Shipping containers piled high on giant vessels are toppling over at an alarming rate, sending millions of dollars of cargo to the bottom of the ocean as pressure to speed deliveries raises the risk of safety errors. The situation has grown more dangerous because of extra stress on supply chains since ...

Biden's 'Go Big' Plan Will Leave America's Middle-Class "Addicted To Government... & The Democratic Party" The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board said it best: Biden's latest $1.8 trillion plan rejects the old social contract of work for benefits ... So much for the “safety net” to prevent poverty. This is now about mainlining benefits to middle-class families so they become addicted to government - and to the Democratic Party that has become the promoting agent of government. ... All of this adds up to healthy guaranteed annual income largely untied to the social contract that requires work, which is the real path to independence and self-respect. The new taxes are destructive, but their impact will take time to be felt as the post-pandemic economy soars. The GOP shouldn’t ignore the taxes and spending. But a more potent political target may be the bill’s tripling down on a welfare state that disdains the...

There Are Still Over 16 Million Americans On Some Form Of Government Jobless Benefits The prior week's pandemic cycle low print for initial claims was revised higher, only to see this week's claims drop to a new post-pandemic-spike low at 553k... Source: Bloomberg Continuing Claims followed a similar path with a historical upward revision and a new cycle low for the latest print, but we note that the pace of improvement has dramatically slowed... Source: Bloomberg However, the total number of Americans still on some form of government jobless benefit remains above 16.5 million... Source: Bloomberg Maybe it's time to stop the handouts and get Americans off the couch and back to work... the job openings are out there! Tyler Durden Thu, 04/29/2021 - 08:37 Tyler Durden Zero Hedge http://www.zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml