“Do you really think all of these crazy and unprecedented events of the last few years—like Russiagate, the Trump impeachment, the BLM riots, the January 6 fiasco, the Covid hysteria, the lockdowns, the vaccine mandates, the government-implemented censorship, the dubious presidential elections, the burning of food processing plants, the derailing of trains, the attacks on the power grid, the drag queen shows for schoolchildren, the maniacal focus on gender issues, and glitzy public show-trials—are merely random incidents occurring spontaneously during a period of great social change? Or do you think we are experiencing a stealthily orchestrated operation (a psy-ops) conducted by agents of the state acting on behalf of their elite benefactors?”
Mike Whitney
Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more. Ecclesiastes 4:13
Question:
Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? Luke14:31
Answer:
A king who watches too much FOX TV, reads too many Marvel comics, pays attention to the New York Times, and watches too many Hollywood political thrillers.
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Will a closed Strait hurt Iran? In terms of international oil sales, yes, but in terms of daily life, no. Iran pumps 3.5 million barrels of crude oil per day. The situation at this hour: