Joke around the newsroom used to be? “Series will always go 7-game – too much ad revenue for any other outcome…” Sometimes, though, newsroom cynicism can be replaced by the facts.
Since 1970, looking at the list of World Series results:
Series that went to 7 games: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2019 ? 15 series.
Number of World Series from 1970–2024 (inclusive) is 55 (excluding 1994 when none was played).
Therefore the number of Series that ended in less than 7 games is 55 ? 15 = 40.
So 40 World Series since 1970 finished in fewer than 7 games.
Is the newsroom always wrong? Not on your life. Sports is fun, and all, but so is eating. Maybe one story will be in a SNAP…but the declustering of chaos is in the ChartPack.
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That crazy ass mullah is under OUTSIDE influence.
“Something”/Someone is in his Head – promoting/procreating thoughts in an internal voice that he is listening to and acting on..according to remote viewer at farsight.org (Khamina).
Most interesting part of her debrief was desciption of this Ball Ai that they constructed under Fordo somewhere. Described as growing in size over time..from hand held ball – to massive ball suspended from ceiling – must have someone connected to it to operate, but runs on its on when operator departs, screens are also said to be attached to it now as well.
Anyway that giant Ball Ai thingy is the big bad weapon that the pre-Targeting info directed her to..
Yes of course intel monitors farsights every word, would,nt you ?
“SNAP”
Anyone can be ultimate anit-woke and hit the food banks today. Likely less/no questions asked and if you get the foodies the woke don’t. Make a game of scoring free food, preparing meals based off the scores then posting the process on TikTok. Or get A.I. to produce the videos.
” How AI Replaces the Web ”
If Grokipedia turns out to be One Source we’ll all chatter “what does Grokipedia have to say”, right? Could be the reason why the Mandela Effect was introduced back there. Epstein was an American hoax that somehow ran over Prince Andrew. Some people hold the thought Trump is Anti-Vaxx all the while knowing Trump rides booster needles quite routinely. “What does Grokipedia have to say?”
Dabne Lawless, Astrologer, 2:20, social media, 5:30 death of the internet (Google AI unreliable):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWZrI7-JgoY
In the interview Musk said he’s saving the world w/free speech. He cited tranny graphs and his purchase of Twitter.
The tranny machine seems to be in the white church. Obfuscation from the former Twitter or Rome – who is who?
German Catholic Bishops’ Conference publishes ‘queer guidelines’ for schools
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Germany released a guideline for schools titled “Created, Redeemed, and Loved,” encouraging educators to address sexual identity in lessons.
Teachers are advised to represent diverse sexual orientations and foster a critical reflection on gender roles. The document encourages respect for “queer students” and promotes the use of inclusive language.
Vs
Refugee returns to Syria because of Pride flag in Denmark
Salma Naddaf, a popular influencer with over 10 million followers, has left Denmark and returned to Syria. The 36-year-old, who fled her homeland due to civil war, made this decision after seeing Pride flags at her children’s schools. In an emotional farewell video, she expressed, “I absolutely couldn’t bear for my children to grow up in this environment,” feeling Europe no longer reflected her family’s values.
Don’t ask me. Like Musk said it’s all corrupt, but not his angle.
New SNAP rules in the wings. Pay someone the prevailing wage Vs pay them enough to remain eligible for .gov bennies? You decide. Nevertheless this should put downward wage pressure on all the manual/skilled labor gigs.
“Able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) could see the biggest change in needing to prove they work at least 80 hours a month, are pursuing an education or are in a training program to remain qualified for SNAP. Should they not have proof, they will receive SNAP benefits for a total of three months maximum.
Additionally, any able adults under 65 must prove they are working to continue receiving benefits. Parents with dependents under 14 are now exempt from the work requirements, whereas before it applied to parents with dependents under 18 years old. Young adults, veterans and homeless people must now meet work requirements to receive over three months of benefits.”
this shutdown is beyond madness. its some surreal world where you got no money , no anything and having champagne and caviar for breakfast
he has solutions for health care, SNAP and the shut down.
“I renovated the Lincoln Bathroom in the White House. It was renovated in the 1940s in an art deco green tile style, which was totally inappropriate for the Lincoln Era. I did it in black and white polished Statuary marble. This was very appropriate for the time of Abraham Lincoln and, in fact, could be the marble that was originally there!”
“I just inspected the construction on The Kennedy Center,” he wrote. “It is really looking good! The exterior columns, which were in serious danger of corrosion if something weren’t done, are completed, and look magnificent in White Enamel— Like a different place! Marble is being done, stages are being renovated, new seats, new chairs, and new fabrics will soon be installed, and magnificent high end carpeting throughout the building. It is happening faster than anticipated, one of my trademarks. My people are doing a really great job! We are bringing this building back to life. It was dead as a doornail, but it will soon be beautiful again!”
trump knows who is to blame: “All they have to do is open up the country. Let them open up the country, and we’ll meet. We’ll meet very quickly. But they have to open up the country. It’s their fault, everything is their fault.”
My Dodgers came back last night & will win it all tonight. Just sayin.
Jesus is coming back, too. Maybe about the same time as the Dodgers
hahahahahahaha!
re: “…blow the markets over.”
feat: a sailorman
George,
Congrats to the LA Dodgers for shredding logical predictions, and likely earning another invite to the White House. Perhaps unopened crates of “Blue Jays 2025 World Series Champions” t-shirts are being loaded onto night freighters as you read this to be pressed into urgent service in indigent foreign lands near and far.
I would be remiss to omit mention from Grok that a phrase such as “well, blow me down” harks back to 19th century nautical days. Apparently it became popularized in the modern vernacular by 1933’s Popeye the Sailorman cartoon. Separately, a shocking statistic informs that China produces 93% of the annual global spinach crop!
That does it – I’m reporting you to Ottowa – trucker’s prison for you~!
Heyzeus IS going back now..in droves, or should I say plane loads ?
Go Ice Barbie, Go !
Good prediction. Now do WWIII.
Really liked the ChartPack [ over on the pay-side ] this morning. Thanks.
You and Egor are the ones most likely to grok it – glad it landed well.
You may have a deeper casino appreciation, though Egor’s street time…well, that’s a bourbon or two’s worth, eh>
Nearly caused me to opine on Casinos but …
attended the 100th BD party for a dear lady.
Not a goal, to live that long. But a sweet gig
E
re: Navigating Buffet Lines
feat: Reno in the 21st century
Folks,
Who’s on second? Talk about a nightmare on Blue Jays Way last night! Oh well, in consolation choose your # picks from amongst Dodger WAGs’ IG public post at the following link:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQff3D1DlC4/
Speaking of gold handrails and marble tile, yesterday President Trump posted about his newly reno’d bathroom attached to the White House Lincoln Bedroom. President Truman’s art deco mint-green vision no longer overlooks a now semi-demolished East Wing of the White House. Instead a transformed quiet retreat of solitude perhaps reflects new American standards. Clearly the former commode adjacent telephone outlet has disappeared, and the tp holder has shifted from right to left. As the old estate walls are torn down, an “ABC News” journalist is left tripping over her words on camera at the following link filed under “Politics”:
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=127067413
Before “Shop Talk Sunday” fires up log-splitting Texas chainsaws, let’s stop by studio platters curated by DJ George. Form an orderly line and enjoy some good ‘ol “We Are Family” with Sister Sledge!
re: Grimly left in wake
feat: Trump Treats
Folks,
The public White House schedule records that a couple of hours before wheels up Thursday morning from South Korea’s Apec Summit a busy President Trump met with President Xi. Venue was the Base Operations Building, Gimhae (“Golden Sea”) Airbase, Busan (“Cauldron Mountain”). Apparently the American airbase ramped up in June, 1950 bringing in the first American soldiers at the start of the Korean War for the Battle of Osan. “Osan” in the latter translates from Japanese as “Crow Mountain School”.
Two hours and 25 minutes following arrival of AF1 from South Korea, the First Couple took up station for children attending “Halloween at the White House”.
“Reuters” offers a gallery of images taken at the event. The White House facade looks absolutely resplendent while decorated with strings of Canadian maple leaves! Of course a first image would feature two children pulling up to the First Couple in a fast food restaurant drive-thru wagon costume. Perhaps in lieu of the discontinued Unicef hallowed eve boxes, another child presented #47 with a “Time” magazine cover of his Butler, Pa. adventure for Presidential signature. Here is a link to event images by “Reuters”:
https://www.reuters.com/pictures/pictures-halloween-white-house-2025-10-31/
(“Reuters” says Oct. 31, but I think the event took place on Oct. 30?)
Certainly it begs coherence to look back upon the 2024 White House Halloween occasion. Who can turn a blind eye to #46 and the panda bear scene? You know American Thanksgiving is right around the corner when Potus is biting into a turkey drumstick costumed baby. One may note children in receipt of a book bearing pseudonym author name Gris Grimby. I don’t know if the books were from his “Wicked Nursery Rhymes” trilogy. Perhaps adult viewers hereabouts are familiar with Mr. Grimby’s short film, “Cannibal Flesh Riot!” apparently completed with assistance of a guitarist from the German psychobilly (?!) group “Mad Sin”. Anyway, in the meantime, here’s a “Reuters” link to images of the 2024 Halloween White House event:
https://www.reuters.com/pictures/pictures-halloween-white-house-2024-10-31/
Yo Jester –
take another close look at the image you posted of that demonic biting the kids leg. you geniuses gonna tell me that is Light/Shadow Line along the bottom 1/3 of the nasty bloodsuckers face ?
ALL FAKE – 100 % of the Time.
UB watching a SHOW
re: a Potter’s Helwig
Soul Rebel,
That is interesting. The image shows being picked up by numerous other outlets without correction. I hadn’t noticed before that there is also an owl-like image embroidered on a jacket sleeve of the turkey costumed infant’s guardian.
The “Daily Mail” included a video clip of #46 nibbling toes of two other infants at the spooky 2024 White House Halloween event. It seems the First Lady wore the panda costume while handing out copies of Grimly’s “10 Spooky Pumpkins” storybook to children. Apparently an owl gets the last word according to the “Granny & Grandpa read” Youtube channel at the following link:
https://youtu.be/81O7WTrtqPs
US banks have $4.5tn of exposure to loans from financial institutions outside the banking sector, [shadow banking industry ] sparking fears of a hidden crisis that could lead to another financial crash.
The first public gut-punch., though probably not a wake-up call, is:
BlackRock is facing a $500m (£380m) hit after its shadow banking business fell victim to an alleged fraud. [ Nothing alleged about it.., it was con from the start. ] The largest financial institution in the world just got snookered. Big time. And all outside of banking authority and regulations.
Hundreds of billions of loans in the “shadow world” are now, seriously, in question. Wells Fargo is the most exposed, as they are with their currency manipulations/exchanges. If this does all collapse, Wells Fargo will probably be the first ‘Biggie” to close the doors.
dLynn : though no WF fan, are they “most exposed” really? I’d expect that honor to fall to DB who has an overlapped overlarge derivatives book. ~ E
Dont overlook BofA, old rumor has it they are holding the “Great Silver Short” nowadays.
IF true, been taking it hard with nary a dollop of KY since recent runups in Silver, and current dis-allocations at LBMA.
* Wheres the Phyz (Beef?) -https://youtu.be/u0aKKFybRNM?si=IDiAzHuSf_svsTAQ
(“Now, things are about to get interesting. Just as Judge orders Trump to keep paying food stamp benefits amid shutdown, the Trump administration turns around and asks “How?”
Trump instructs lawyers to ask courts how to fund food assistance program during shutdown.
We see it as a somewhat risky gamble, but Developer Mindsets do that kind of thing, then and now.
Problem is?
If the Court says turn off money for X, Y, and Z and use the money for food programs, that could blow up into a democrat marketing campaign.”)
hmm..I believe that this isn’t just about food stamps—it’s about how a nation treats its most vulnerable during crisis. If the courts become the last line of defense for basic nutrition, it reveals a deeper fracture in governance and our political leaders in congress. If political leaders gamble with hunger, it may indeed be the straw that breaks the camel’s back—not just for policy, but for public trust….it reveals a deeper fracture—not just in governance, but in the soul of our political leadership.The same patterns show up in nearly every lesson on the collapse of complex civilizations…those at the top can’t see the unraveling because it doesn’t touch their lives. But the margins feel it first—where food, shelter, and dignity are traded for delay, denial, and spectacle.
We’re not just watching a budget battle. We’re watching the moral compass of a nation being tested… in the book the collapse of western civilization it portrays food insecurity as a symptom of systemic collapse.and that those in power were too insulated to see the collapse coming, much like historical elites in past civilizations… even though its a fictional book pointing out climate changes it hovers over the effects from past fallen civilizations…In the real world i believe cutting or suspending SNAP benefits during a government shutdown could trigger a cascade of economic and social harm. With over 42 million Americans—including 16 million children—relying on this support, the loss of monthly benefits will immediately reduce consumer spending in local economies, especially in underserved areas where SNAP transactions sustain small grocers and corner stores. The ripple effect could extend to transportation, supply chains, and employment tied to food retail. As families struggle to afford nutritious food, healthcare systems could face rising costs from preventable illnesses linked to malnutrition—diabetes, heart disease, and developmental issues among children. What begins as a budgetary decision from the political parties trying to force the other could quickly become a public health crisis and a blow to economic stability, disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable while undermining the very communities that rely on SNAP to survive and contribute.Some folks think food stamps only matter to those who use them—but the truth is, SNAP is woven into the entire economy. When benefits are cut, it’s not just low-income families who feel the strain. Consumer spending drops, small retailers lose revenue, and public health costs rise. That means slower economic growth, shakier markets, and more pressure on state budgets. Even the top percentage—those who don’t rely on SNAP—aren’t immune. Their investments, businesses, and portfolios are tied to the same system that feeds millions. Hunger isn’t just a moral issue—it’s an economic one. And when we gamble with food security, we risk destabilizing the very foundation that supports everyone’s lifestyle, top to bottom.Don’t forget what happened in past civilizations—when leaders ignored hunger, inequality, and the needs of the many, collapse wasn’t far behind.
the collapse of Western civilization..
https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=f0110c104a648b6647e18b4b72b61442b273e7b84b3335caf3cccaed70839f2eJmltdHM9MTc2MTk1NTIwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=2355a177-7be0-601a-229b-b4bf7a5161de&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9zaXRlcy5ldmVyZ3JlZW4uZWR1L2FudGhyb3BvY2VuZS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvc2l0ZXMvNzUvMjAxNS8wNC9vcmVza2VzLTIwMTMtY2l2aWxpemF0aW9uLWNvbGxhcHNlLnBkZg
“hmm..I believe that this isn’t just about food stamps—it’s about how a nation treats its most vulnerable during crisis.”
Wrong. It is about how DEMOCRATS treat our most vulnerable.
They are the Party of slavery, of the Civil War, of Jim Crow and the KKK and a hundred other sanctioned offenses against minorities and the poor. They continually held them up in the media while stabbing them in the back. Now they’re using the poor of every ethnicity as pawns, without regard for their individual survival or safety. When the Socialist Workers’ Party and Communist Party USA stated, back in the 1970s, that they saw no reason to campaign or spend money, because the Democratic Party had adopted every single one of their Party “planks,”I ignored it and carried my membership card to the Democrat Corporation. I was naive and ignorant.
I carried that card until 2012.
I am naive and ignorant, no more…
People gots no brainz. Repub blurb is Schumer is forcing the shutdown because he’s afraid AOC will “primary him.” Sandy Cortez is not very bright, but she is owned by the Soros Group and they ARE very bright. She already pwns Schumer’s Senate seat. By staying where she is, she essentially gets to hold a seat concurrently. in both the House and Senate, making her (actually Alex Soros) nearly as powerful as a President.
both the Dow and the Nasdaq double topped between October 29th and October 31st. i just looked at the graphs.
Happy Harvest day!
not to be confused with Karma day.
rememeber:
karma is only a bitch if you are a bitch
so dont be a bitch.
In the last 20,000 years karma reighns #1 all time champion in the game of Hyde and Seak.
FYI: The Creation of Shavaq.com will be removed from the web soon. You will still be able to locate it via The Way Back Machine. It will continue to produce wether it is accessable on the web or not. as was stated in the final segment, it would remain on the internet for a single year, then it would blend within all life.
it was never really all about me. lol. it was All About THE DUDE! it was A Creative Force, not a career path. :)
Life is going Amazingly well for me. Thank You Very Much.
I Win with God within ~
que: ~ Big Balls ~
https://youtu.be/4WwJ6OVSwkM?si=twt4nv4HgZaI5mRy
Ac/Dc
Are you still ashore or shipping out – curious minds are pulling for you – what’s the will…
I am still a shore. i been working my ass off driving big rig. so that is good. i done all i can do with everything that can be done for MSC. i even took my UA Drug Test. which shouldnt be a problem because i havent had a drink or anyting in 5 years and 8 months.
its all on them. i was told before Christmas so i can releive someone who has beem out to sea to go home to see their family.
this is longest process i have ever witnessed getting hired on. even US Border Patrol didnt take this long. and US Border Patrols Requirements and training are far more extensive. you have to take a congnitive reasoning test, a psychological eval, extesive background check, fitness test, physical, polygraph and a bunch of other tests to get on at Border Patrol. i was done and ready to go with that stuff in 3 months.
i been trying to get going on MSC since April this year. i finished every step. its now on them to give me a NEO Start date.
still, until that happens. i will be grabbing gears and pulling stacks of chips off the table until that starts and reminding myself,
HEs got the whole world in HIS Hands. HE’s got the whole wide world in HIS hands.
HEs got the iddy biddy babies in HIS Hands.
you know the rest of the song.
THY Love
THY Will
THY Power
THY Way of Life
I Win with God within ~
i was only one number away from hitting $500,000 on the Mega Millions without getting the mega ball right. so i am making progress in my studies of that algorythm. i wont tell ya how much i won, you are smart enough to figure that one out.
if had picked a 9 instead of an 8 on the mega ball, id be cashing that ticket in for 500 Racks. Still its pretty good payday. so i bought myself a Beef Stick, a carton of cupcakes with day of the dead rings on them, a Bargs Rootbeer, a couple scratchers and $20 on the Hit 5 draw see what happens next.
wooooooooooooo!
and today i learned from A.I. The average person farts between 14 and 23 times a day. I am way above Average.
you know. Living the Dream!
:)
An old saying I heard once:
“A farting horse will never tire.
A farting man is the man to hire.”
(I’ll see myself out, now.)
That is some true dakota bad lands there buddy – why, there are old farmer graves up younder pulsing up and down from laughter in the beyond. thank you
(“All those lonely, hairy ass Sailors, and nary a Women in sight, anywheres..hmmmmm
What could possibly go wrong, or right, depending on Ure persuasion?”)
lol lol lol lol … back in the day.. I ran a photo lab … we had a lieutenant from the pen.. every week he brought in six rolls if kids chrome thirty six exposure film.. all the same thing.. the woman from sears..her butt and boobs.. for years it was the same towards the last two years the woman that worked in the downward department and the other one from Sears store..boobs and butts.. we got in a work release from the pen and I was checking out a sorting station making sure it was working properly when I made a comment..I wonder what that officer at the state pen sees in that woman’s butt and boobs..the inmate on work release simply said..he sells them to the inmates for ten bucks a photo…it made him and the women wealthy..
I suddenly have Mason Williams playing in me head…
That must be a classical gas.
Seriously, if you can get past the 30 seconds of deadrolls ( a horrible classical habit) this is pretty good, cranked…Kind of music I crank when contemplatingh y’all here. https://youtu.be/dkWJF3RrrL4?list=OLAK5uy_lShx9EXV0cfhNIFPfyBIBWh3-7sBwLBQs
Blkissfully no deadroll in this one: https://youtu.be/sbmSXSfAZN0?list=OLAK5uy_lShx9EXV0cfhNIFPfyBIBWh3-7sBwLBQs
De-ranged poo head
Easy tiger – the poor guy hasnt even found his “sea wife” yet.
Think once he finds his new “mate”, well you can bet Ure sweet ass he will busy..very busy..bwaaahahahahahah
All those lonely, hairy ass Sailors, and nary a Women in sight, anywheres..hmmmmm
What could possibly go wrong, or right, depending on Ure persuasion?
“What, what..” is a ?
The answer -https://youtu.be/7UaJ8FG4A9s?si=xHJCI1Mm4Z8Kx1ov
When large corporations rely on public assistance programs like SNAP to offset low wages, they’re tethering their profit margins to the spending power of the working poor. If those programs dry up, so does the flow of cash that keeps their business ecosystem alive. The wealthy may hoard wealth, but it’s the lower-waged population that keeps the velocity of money moving—buying groceries, paying rent, fueling demand. Dry the puddle below the noodle, and the noodle rips apart. The system frays not from the top, but from the quiet rupture at its base.Over the past forty years, we’ve watched the slow unraveling of economic dignity. When big corporations pulled away from their wage earners—outsourcing industry, suppressing wages, and stripping essentials from the working class—they didn’t just chase profit. They destabilized the entire economy. The result? A growing reliance on public assistance programs to fill the gaps left by private abandonment. SNAP, WIC, housing aid—these aren’t luxuries. They’re scaffolding for a system that forgot how to care promoting and benefit ting the very elite administrative of our society. Unfortunately when the base is hollowed out to feed the top, collapse isn’t a question of if, but when.
I listened to some of the Musk interview yesterday. Musk says all the police are corrupt and “in cahoots” with drug dealers to create homeless people for funding. Big Grocery has a role too.
I’ve noticed since EO 14321 passed there’s been less folks flying signs at off ramps. I don’t know where they’re being stored but who can argue?
LOOB- Good rant. No heroes, just victims. Trump appears to be softening his stance a bit on the American dole, but not fast enough. The opposition is just spouting the same demagoguery.
The Federal judges are in a bad position. They’ve been read the riot act by the Supremes for legislating from the bench, but the irreparable harm rhetoric is real in this case, and issue is the absence of an adult legislature. The billionaire neo-robber barons who have sponging benefits off the system for years are keeping a low profile.
Powder keg economics. Desperation and starvation breeds real revolution.
I hear ya… Hmm..Ah yes, the great American paradox… the citizens privatize the profits, socialize the hunger. We’ve spent decades watching corporations shed their wage obligations like old skin, outsourcing labor, suppressing pay, and then pointing to public assistance as proof of moral decay—never mind that it props up their own margins. Now, with SNAP on the chopping block, the scaffolding begins to creak. The wealthy, who once floated above it all on dividends and detachment, may soon discover that even golden towers need foundations. And when the base crumbles, it doesn’t ask permission on the way down.Consider…The Roaring Twenties that dazzled the top percentage of the wage scales with excess—stock speculation, luxury, and the illusion of endless growth. But beneath all the glitter, wages stagnated, inequality widened, and debt ballooned. When the crash came in 1929, it wasn’t just markets that collapsed—it was trust, livelihoods, and the myth that wealth could float forever above the needs of the many. The lesson? Great wealth built on fragile foundations doesn’t roar—it crumbles. And when the music stops, it’s the working class left to sweep the floor.Winners and losers—some were rich one day, then poor the next. The gold rush didn’t just dig up metal.. it unearthed the illusion of permanence. Speculative wealth I was told one day by a guy addicted to the lottery. I asked him why it excited him so much to throw his whole paycheck into it..he said you haven’t ever won a big pot..hit it one time and you’re hooked.., whether in precious metals or roaring markets, has always danced on a knife’s edge and dreams of having great wealth..the what if chasing a number. The same pattern plays out again and again throughout history in every civilization that has risen and fallen..a rush, a peak, a collapse. And those who thought themselves untouchable find themselves swept away by the very tide they rode in on…. Wealth without roots is just glitter in the wind…. Once those leading the country tossed aside the base of civilization in search of the illusive “more”—the big banana, the next margin, the next speculative high—the foundation began to crumble. It wasn’t sudden. It was slow, quiet, dignified in its decay. But the signs were there. Thomas More, Seneca, Laozi—they all warned us…when a society forgets its duty to the common good, when it trades stewardship for spectacle, it begins to rot from within. And no amount of gold can patch a hollowed soul.Plato warned us centuries ago… ( yes i believe plato should be mandatory reading once a year) when rulers abandon wisdom for wealth, and citizens become numb to corruption, the soul of a civilization begins to rot. Justice gives way to indulgence, honor to greed, and governance becomes a theater of appetite. The fall doesn’t come with a crash—it comes with a shrug. When the guardians of the state chase opulence, and the people trade vigilance for comfort, tyranny isn’t far behind. A society that forgets its duty to the common good is already halfway to collapse…”Plato’s belief that moral decay at the top infects the whole, and that citizens must remain vigilant—not just against tyranny, but against the slow erosion of justice through indulgence and apathy.Plato writes that in an oligarchy, “the rich become richer and the poor poorer,” and in democracy, “freedom becomes excessive,” leading to disorder. Eventually, a tyrant emerges, promising to restore order but ruling through manipulation and cruelty”…Plato outlines a progression of political systems, each more corrupt than the last…
Timocracy.. Rule by honor and military virtue
Oligarchy… Rule by the wealthy, where greed begins to dominate
Democracy… Rule by the masses, often driven by desire and equality without discipline
Tyranny… The final collapse—where a single ruler rises from chaos, exploiting fear and division… What’s funny and has always had me curious is..It’s not a secret. We’re warned from the cradle—through parables, fables, sermons, and syllabi. The fall of civilizations isn’t hidden in dusty archives…it’s warnings are sung in lullabies and etched into every sacred text. We teach it in grade school, debate it in college, preach it in pulpits. And yet, when the pattern reappears—greed at the top, numbness below, the slow erosion of care—we blink and call it unprecedented.Are we blinded by it or does it just flip over our heads like a Texas chilly gas bubble…or…Maybe it’s not blindness. Maybe it’s just a hubris. A belief that this time, we’re too advanced, too interconnected, too clever to collapse the way every other advanced civilization has in the past. That our advanced technology will save us, or markets will self-correct, or someone else will fix it. But history doesn’t care about our optimism..or beliefs.. It cares about our choices…what’s more important..And still—there’s a quiet hope in our minds that hey it only happens to someone else it can’t happen here in the USA. Even though I see the Historical pattern—etched throughout history, echoed in the headlines of today—I know I’m just an ant in the ebb and flow of world dynamics. The moron of the wastelands, whispering warnings into the wind. My opinion won’t reinforce the grid for national security or green the cityscape. I won’t be the one to build air wells or reroute the business model most think I’m an idiot . The masses will follow the leaders, and the leaders will chase desire. And in that chase, the foundation cracks. The USA, once rooted in stewardship freedom and enterprise, becomes vulnerable—not from enemies abroad, but from voracious appetites from within.
The term “Great Depression” probably came into widespread use in 1931.
Today’s economic system has feet of clay. The one thing that remains for a return to the mayhem of the 30’s is for widespread credit deflation to take hold, and the fast ride down the hot rails to economic hell to leave the station.
The Fed’s handling of 2008 amounted to drowning the biggest economic speculators in cheap or free credit to stem systemic defaults. But if most of the population cannot keep a positive balance sheet, and just continues to spiral deeper and deeper in debt, with ensuing defaults, then that type of solution has about run it’s course.
Large credit defaults (read credit deflation) has reared it’s head in automotive credit and industry. There is more out there, in other market segments. I expect if the food dole issues are not resolved quickly, it will have extremely severe unanticipated consequences as ordinary debt slaves shift funds away from payment of debt to feed themselves. This situation looks extremely unstable.
The too-big-to-fail financiers will try to unwind their unstable credit positions while the general public is clueless. Only when the big creditors are safe will the liquidations hit the front page. And don’t expect consumer prices to take a nose dive any time soon. Reductions in consumer prices only occur after demand evaporates.
The price of crude and gasoline has followed automotive credit and industry issues. This is PHD level cause-and-effect analysis stuff, so I won’t attempt to defend my thesis; I just put it out there as personal opinion.
with respect …. I don’t trust anything these folks say, I’m sure they have all our best interest at heart …. LOL … just saying
https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/#5523a883d788
i like presidents who break the law trying to feed hungry americans. i don’t like presidents who break the law trying to starve hungry americans.
talk to chuck, he is the one holding starving children ransom, so he scam US some more for ILLEGAL border jumpers,,, he needs the votes
Yeah yeah obD
right after israHEll ? right ?
Saving em for last – bwaaaaahahahahaahah
SATANS pys-op – and the smacked ass MAGAs’ still falling for it..boomers that is.
Youngsters are figuring the BS out – calling out vp pugelsy this week in public about ZIONIST Occupied White House. His reply was classic bullshit – as in pure bullshit right outta the Bulls ASS, still steaming, laying there in the college auditorium, obama flies circling..
-Everybody in the audience knew his reply was “dancing” bs .
Grivr and Nuttanwahoo are Ure REAL Leaders, Ure real decision makers – those 2 sword swallowers in WH currently are simply order takers…Fries wit that ?
when ya eat the shrooms straight from the cow pasture, be sure and clean the bull shit from them, I don’t believe the zionists like Trump,,, as this movie continues, we will see
https://x.com/ShadowofEzra/status/1984771179467665703
https://x.com/ShadowofEzra/status/1984744393627013527
So… you like Presidents who break the law… as long as they do it the way YOU like. Says a lot about you.
I like Presidents who follow the law… even if some people don’t like it.
“A pair of rulings both found the effort to suspend SNAP payments is likely illegal, with one judge issuing a TRO on Friday.”
https://www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admin-ordered-to-distribute
how about a president who said he was from Kenya
oops , I don’t believe he meant to admit it, as that make him an illegal precedent
https://x.com/C_3C_3/status/1984749147094741384
does that make obummer an Anti-President
it is going to be Biblical, hold on, seats upright, enjoy the bumps
For all our progress, the modern West is dangerously adrift. We have more freedom, technology, money and information than any generation in history — yet anxiety, loneliness, hate and despair are truly pandemic. Society is prosperous at levels previous generations could not fathom — but tens of millions are uncertain, even afraid about what all the striving is for when their neighbor and friends and 12% of the population have to rely on SNAP benefits. 42 million people live under the shadow of federal control. 46% of the Seattle’s population rely on the food banks to get through the month. Those numbers alone should be absolute proof that we are not doing this right.
Where we ‘are’ is not what I am really talking about. We have all read the numbers or have actually taken the time to watch people in the grocery store. I watched a guy at the gas station the other day, dig through his pockets, count the few bills and change he found then put that exact amount into his truck. If you have taken any time at all you have seen where we are.
It’s where we are going that my focus is on., that take my thoughts. Having spent nearly a year as a member of research project on the consequences and aftermath of our country’s and subsequently global economic and financial depression.., I have a pretty good ‘take’ on what will happen and the timeline of events. The “Domino Effect” is truly frightening. The outcome has the potential to wreak devastation and society’s collapse into a multi-year dystopian landscape. Not so much because of the economic disaster, you can always recover from that., but from our society’s reaction and rampage to it. Cooperation and helping people out is not in our society today. Far too many have no skills, no planning., no preparation, no belief. Millions have no idea what to do when the dinner bell rings and they have absolutely nothing to eat.
A college professor took twenty of his sociology students out for a field test. He gave each student a pack of matches and told them to start a fire. A small camp fire. Of the twenty 18- to 19-year-olds only two actually got a small fire going. One girl and one boy had no idea what the pack of matches were.
And that lack of knowledge crosses over into nearly every aspect of this entire society’s lives.
Where are we going? I believe I know. Pretty sure of it. But I don’t know when. Nor what the first couple of steps will be that starts the herd into a manic stampede. Many possibilities. And it will probably be the reaction to just ‘one’ that starts the ball rolling downhill. Domino’s drop fast once the first one in-line is tipped.
I know. Doom-N-Gloom. But.., it truly is. It might be that it’s 39 degrees., dark and raining. Gloomy day, to be sure., that has brought me down this morning. Or, could it simply be the truth has raised its very ugly head out of the darkness and is staring me in the eyes ?
“Stay Frosty !”
With people diverting money to food acquisition, I would expect a lot more people to start hitting the road. It is possible to reduce living expenses living mobile, at least ’til the vehicle implodes. Very unstable situation.
I understand it’s hard to keep a positive attitude when one knows for certain that ‘something wicked this way comes’. Best you can do is prepare yourself, and if there is any energy left over, to help those deserving few around you prepare also. Hard to Stay Frosty when you feel the dragon’s fire coming at you. But I think you are prepared the best you can.
Frankly, I’ve seen people count their change to buy petrol since the ’50s. I’ve done it myself. I once got stranded in Michigan with two buddies. We walked the alleys, raiding trash cans and collecting pop and beer bottles (10¢ Deposit in Michigan) until we could buy the gas to get home. Fortunately I’d had the foresight to have a #10 can or two of Bush’s beans and some jerky in the car – AND – it was warm and dry enough for us to sleep under the stars.
I, too, know exactly how the descent around the bowl and down the hole will go. I would like to ask you whether your study or research group considered what the starving populace would do after they had stolen everything edible off the store shelves? (Yeah, I’m skipping a few steps. You know both the logic and progression. For this question, I don’t care whether anyone else does.) Again, what would they do after the warehouses have restocked the shelves and become, themselves empty, because producers can no longer produce (because they’re either dead, or have had their means of production stolen)?
A mature steer can feed a thousand people for a day, if it is properly prepared and managed. It can barely feed a family of four for three days, if it’s not. People who can’t start a fire have no hope in Hell of figuring out how to manage food at the production level, before it all spoils.
The difference between an EMP and a mass starvation event is the same as the difference between a light switch and a light dimmer. I’m honestly not sure which is more brutal. For elucidation, folks should note the politically-caused famine and food crisis in Sri Lanka from just a few years ago…
To: dLynn from his post-
November 1, 2025 at 15:25
Having spent nearly a year as a member of research project on the consequences and aftermath of our country’s and subsequently global economic and financial depression.., I have a pretty good ‘take’ on what will happen and the timeline of events. The “Domino Effect” is truly frightening. The outcome has the potential to wreak devastation and society’s collapse into a multi-year dystopian landscape.
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Pretty good observation on this dLynn.
Most crashing societies historically have eventually re-started. But, they most often re-start with the inevitable emergence of some, “Strong Man” that was charismatic enough to convince hungry men to become, ‘his men’ and form up to ride, in order to go out and steal and take whatever is valuable and in the hands and homes of those with no means of protection to keep them out. For them, Might becomes Right. No one will be safe, well fed and warm if this is our future.
Signals are strong that this is not a drill. As things are going now, it may be a blessing to have made it to this age. It is weird though, to find myself to be the same age as all these ‘old’ people. It is a pity that anyone is still too dumb to light matches.
The scrotum court is gonna have to step in and tell these wannabe judge kings that they were not installed to do the job of the elected. Why don’t these idiot judges demand the senate pass the CR. Oh , that would put the communists in a bad light. The congress is in control of the money. Trump just has the position to veto it.
I saw an interesting video. it said that Trump will feed Americans upon proof of citizenship. Over 50% of SNAP benefits go to illegals. Once Americans are fed the illegals will freak out, making them easy to find. No need to search door to door. Just a thought.
It’s fake. Somebody’s wet dream. An interesting idea, but [it] can not and will not be implemented.
“Benefits” come from the States, Counties, and Townships. The money for them comes from the Federal, and to a much-lesser degree, the State government of each State. State and local governments have the purview to screen recipients for eligibility, but have no actual ability to do so. If they did, there would be no illegal aliens receiving benefits in any County where they were not expressly allowed on the dole.
You’re advocating war.
Food has always been used as a weapon of war.
We’re not quite at civil war, yet.
Some great thoughts today like D Lynn and the dude . Many contributons exceptional
Len, the question is: What money are you “basing” in?
https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20241003244/why-the-debasement-trade-lifting-bitcoin-and-gold-may-continue-says-jpmorgan
There’s something that the deciders left offthe table at Bretton Woods I.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bancor-first-global-currency-never-could-bitcoin-its-modern-tom-mayes-la19e
Looks like its back on again…..
https://bancorbuzz.com/trump-team-aims-to-overturn-bretton-woods-settlement-legal-strategies-implications/
Whats in your wallet? LOL not advice Please do your own homework.
fade the news mate . just like the baseball
First sensible thing youse ever stuttered..
Nice job, Ure learning..
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LA Dodgers win the World Series! Game 7 was amazing!
Sorry if messed up your financial projections, but My Dodgers won it all in 11 innings against a great Blue Jay team.
It doesn’t pay to bet against the boys in Dodger Blue.
Exactly who in the world would have ever guessed the dodgers…… phew… I wonder if the Vikings is going to win this years super bowl to..
No.
They won’t even make the playoffs. They are going to become, through wokeness, what the Lions were for many years through mismanagement.
No news of over night food riots. Anyone been to Big Grocery and notice if fellow shoppers are strapped Kyle Rittenhouse?
SNAP riots pushed back to Monday.
An enterprising person could make A.I. videos of open carry MAGA folk protecting Libs surrounded by their proverbial 9 kids using SNAP in the grocery stores. Show the Libs buying cakes.