There's been heightened chatter as of late, particularly in the Twittersphere, around the idea humanity might be undergoing a consciousness expansion. This concept seems to be going mainstream, which could be a great thing provided it doesn't get turned into a cliché or marketing gimmick.
H/T to @snarwani for the above
Earlier today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put on a little song and dance about Iran and WMDs intended to provide cover for Trump's upcoming decision on whether or not to scrap the Iran deal (JCPOA) on May 12th.
Of course, this isn't the first time Netanyahu aggressively pitched the U.S. on war in the Middle East. He did the exact same thing, using the exact same playbook, in the run up to the Iraq war.
Whenever all government, domestic and foreign, in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided of one government on another, and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated.
- Thomas Jefferson letter to C.Hammond, 1821
It's our currency, but it's your problem.
- U.S. Treasury Secretary John Connelly to European Finance Ministers, 1971
Today's post will cover a topic that consumed my thoughts for many years, but one I haven't discussed much lately. Namely, the terminal nature of a global financial system being propped up artificially by central bank shenanigans.
Part 1 of this series focused on how the U.S. empire no longer provides any real benefit to the average American citizen. Rather, the spoils of overseas wars, the domestic surveillance state and an overall corrupt economy are being systematically funneled to a smaller and smaller group of generally unsavory characters.
If pressed to describe what I think the next several years will look like as concisely as possible, I'd simply provide the following quote, often misattributed to Lenin:
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”
There will be many such weeks from now until 2025, with the end result an emergence of a multi-polar world that will permanently unseat the unipolar U.S. imperial paradigm.
An alleged new 'chemical incident' in Syria reminds of a similar series of events we saw last year. We are told to believe that each time the U.S. pulls back from the war on Syria the Syrian government is responding with a 'chemical attack' that pulls the U.S. back in.
- From Moon of Alabama article: Syria - Timelines Of 'Gas Attacks' Follow A Similar Scheme
When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more.
- John Adams letter to Thomas Jefferson, July 15, 1817
Let's get right to it. Earlier today, Julian Assange had his internet access severed.
Here's a translation of the statement from the government of Ecuador, in whose embassy he's been trapped since 2012:
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The sensitivities are especially important when it comes to the Qatari government — the single biggest foreign donor to Brookings.
