(Gnostic Talk) Daniel explains what happened to him when he dared to defy the God (Yaldabaoth the Demiurge) and his administrators and architects call the Archons.
What is a "kissup"? It is one who kisses @$$, that is, kisses up to power to get something. Will this "fine woman," as Trump now calls Nobel Peace Laureate María Corina Machado, be elevated to ruler of her country, Venezuela, by its current president (according to Wikipedia), Don Juan Trump? Kowtow, fawn, and brown nose all the way to the bottom -- that's the way to American Dictator Trump's affection. How happy Nobel Peace Laureate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Buddhist monk Thích Nhất Hạnh (nominated by MLK Jr.), and other Nobel laureates be to hear it? Former Warlord B.S. Obama must be nonplussed. If Trump were awarded by the Nobel committee, that might show everyone how corrupt the process has become, so corrupted that even he (Obi) got one before ever doing anything to merit it then went on a rampage of abuse of his Pentagon powers: bombing, killing, invading, expelling, all under the veneer of an esteemed and beloved peacemaker who, being Black, couldn't possibly be as bad as the maniacs (Bush and Cheney) he was installed to replace (along with war-loving Biden).
The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World
Author John Perkins has 4.6 out of 5 stars (with 513 reviews). It is a New York Times bestseller.
From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (3rd ed.), comes an exposé of international corruption and an inspired plan to turn the tide for future generations
With an election around the corner, questions of America's military buildup, environmental impact, and foreign policy are on everyone's mind.
Former "Economic Hit Man" John Perkins takes readers behind the scenes of the current geopolitical crisis and offers bold solutions.
This is not a police state, just a security state: Ohio
Drawing on interviews with other EHMs, jackals [the militant U.S. monsters who come in if the economic hitmen cannot "persuade" compliance by client states], CIA operatives, reporters, businessmen, and activists, Perkins reveals the secret history of events that have created the current "American Empire," including:
How the defeats in Vietnam and Iraq have benefited big business
The role of Israel as Fortress America in the Middle East
Tragic repercussions of the IMF's Asian Economic Collapse
The current Latin American revolution and its lessons for democracy
U.S. blunders in Tibet, Congo, Lebanon, and Venezuela
From the U.S. military in Iraq to infrastructure development in Indonesia, from Peace Corps volunteers in Africa to jackals in Venezuela, Perkins exposes a conspiracy of corruption that has fueled instability and anti-Americanism around the globe, with consequences reflected in our daily headlines.
(Kim Iversen) Details do not add up. Accused 'shooter' Robinson
Look at us, Everybody, we're televangelists!
(The Jimmy Dore Show) Guest Host Misty Winston: Will Israel get full narrative control of this assassination and murder/glorious death penalty execution of patsy Mormon gun nut (and accused assassin) Tyler Robinson (who by 9/13/25) is nowhere mentioned even as a "suspect" on the Killing of Charlie Kirk - Wikipedia page. Interesting. We know the names of the alleged decoys who were not the shooters but who were present and calling attention to themselves so that the real assassin could escape unnoticed.
(The Jimmy Dore Show) Why was Kirk terrified of being killed by Israel
I confess. Kash Patel caught me.
Then all the footage of the gunless alleged shooter leaving a roof and going into a nearby neighborhood or supposed "wooded area" nearby with a towel and giant rife and scope to set it down...Who's buying this nonsense? The Mossad/CIA showrunners can't even get the details of the official narrative right! If it were just their narrative being aired, it would not make sense. Then Bibi immediately goes out on a Denial Tour (Jewish, Israeli leaders call for prayers and end to political violence after Charlie Kirk is shot | The Times of Israel), having known of Charlie Kirk's DEATH before anyone else and mistiming a social media release saying so. (See The Kim Iversen Show coverage). Who told Netanyahu that Kirk had died before anyone else? The same showrunners who told Trump, "You can be the one to announce we have the patsy in custody"?
Brown rightwing racist FBI Kash Patel
Kash Patel's 'Valhalla' tribute to Charlie Kirk sparks online outrage, Netizens call him 'cringe' (Republic World) Sept. 13, 2025: FBI Director Kash Patel’s 'heartfelt' tribute to Charlie Kirk has set off a storm of emotions and debate online. During his speech, Patel referred to “Valhalla,” a term [not] from Norse mythology meaning the “Hall of the Slain” [but from modern MAGA, Neo-Nazi, fringe rightwing ideation] where brave warriors are believed to go after death. While many saw the remark as a moving gesture of respect, others found it controversial, sparking intense discussions across social media platforms. The emotional farewell took place just days after Kirk was shot dead on September 11 at a university in Utah. Meanwhile, authorities quickly detained the suspected shooter, demonstrating their commitment to pursuing justice. #CharlieKirk #KashPatel #FBI
Never mind Kirk plot. Look over here!
(Forbes) Trouble in London, England, as Brits clash with police
Misty Winston, Kurt Metzger, The Jimmy Dore Show; Ashley Wells, Pfc. Sandoval, Shauna Schwartz (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Malcolm (born Malcolm Little, later becoming el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz) X (May 19, 1925–Feb. 21, 1965) was an African American revolutionary, Muslim minister (a student of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad), and a human rights activist.
He was not necessarily a civil rights activist, however, yet he was nevertheless a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965.
If you have no critics, you'll have no success.
A spokesman for the Nation of Islam (NOI) until 1964, after which he left the movement, he was a vocal American advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam [rather than Christianity] within the African American community.
A controversial figure accused of preaching violent self-defense, Malcolm X is also a celebrated figure within African American and Muslim communities for his pursuit of racial justice. More
Mexican ruling party presidential candidate Sheinbaum elected first female president in Mexico, a win for Israel?
Nuns line up at polling station in Mexico City as voters choose president (Seila Montes)
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Nothing will fundamentally change. Why would it?
Mexicans voted for a new president Sunday (June 2) in a contest dominated by women -- a historic first. US media coverage has all been overshadowed by violence, portraying the North American nation (yes, Mexico is part of N. America) as a crime-plagued Latin American nation.
Why color Mexico as "other," as Mesoamerican, Latin American, or anything other than American? The US cannot afford to have a successful nation anywhere else in the Americas, except for Canada, or it would undermine our WASPy superiority complex as disaster capitalists and war profiteers. The CIA did not allow any political leader to succeed anywhere below our southern border, so why would the powers that be do it differently now?
I may be a woman, but I'm a politician. What did Indigenous Xochitl Galvez ever do for females?
Thousands of troops were deployed to protect voters, following a particularly bloody electoral process that has seen more than two dozen aspiring local politicians murdered.
Two people were reported killed on election day after attacks on polling stations to steal ballot papers.
Ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, a former Mexico City mayor and a climate scientist by training, had a 17 percentage point lead over her main opposition rival Xochitl Galvez in opinion polls ahead of the vote.
Look at my thumb. I voted for Martinez.
"It's a historic day. I feel very happy," Ms. Sheinbaum, 61, said as she left her home.
After casting her ballot, the presidential frontrunner revealed that she had not voted for herself but for a 93-year-old veteran leftist, Ifigenia Martinez, in recognition of her struggle.
Jews in Mexico and Central America run HIAS centers, sending migrants into US? (rense.com)
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Galvez, a 61-year-old outspoken senator and businesswoman with Indigenous roots, said after voting that she expected "huge participation" in the election.
"What I would like most is that no Mexican had to go abroad to look for opportunities," she added.
The only man running, centrist Jorge Alvarez Maynez, was trailing far behind in polling.
It means that, barring a huge surprise, a woman is almost certain to break the highest political glass ceiling in Mexico, where around 10 females are murdered every day, unlike the US where the number is higher but not spoken of. More
You'll always stand by my side, right, my love Melania? Right? Tell them you will!! - No.
Why does Donald Trump gloat? It's because he's the G.L.O.A.T., "greatest liar of all time."
'You're lying': George Conway clashes with Republican commentator over Trump's guilt and conviction
(CNN)
May 31, 2024:
Lawyer George Conway and CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings joined “CNN This Morning” to discuss Donald Trump’s 34 guilty felony verdicts in his criminal financial fraud and hush money case. #CNN #News
Trump prosecution shows System has gone off the rails
(The Jimmy Dore Show)
June 1, 2024: Trump, despite the criticisms and smears from his opponents, was never much of a threat to the Establishment, except possibly a mild irritant to the U.S. War Machine. Yet, they have thrown every sling and arrow they could muster at Trump to stop him from returning to the White House.
Jimmy Dore and Kurt Metzger discuss just how pro-establishment Trump really is. #TheJimmyDoreShow
"Where's Melania?" Or your former girlfriend/victim, daughter Ivanka?
Ex-Trump official has theory on why wife Melania hasn't appeared at fraud trial
(CNN) Former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham discusses former first lady Melania Trump's absence from her infamous husband's criminal financial fraud, sex, and hush money trial. #CNN #News
Trump guilty: Alina Habba says Trump met with ‘thumbs-up’ following guilty verdict
COMMENTARY
US sends in the econ hit men
(WQ) What is Trump really? He's a "true liar," as Dave Chappelle famously observed. What does that mean? Trump lies all the time, but he also tells the truth, the inconvenient truth the Establishment wish he wouldn't. Why is that a problem? They (the Establishment) won't get you for lying. They won't even come after you for lying. But you tell the truth, an inconvenient truth, and they will not stand for that. They did not assassinate JFK for lying but because they feared he would tell the truth, pull us out of our endless wars (Vietnam, Cambodia, Cuba, Laos, etc.)
Then send the hyenas with guns
They will not stand for that kind of thing, and that's why the system sent in Monarch Butterfly Marilyn Monroe to honeypot him, get him to talk (which they were recording), and to compromise himself, revealing top secret things and hinting about what he was planning to do. The CIA, FBI, NSC, NSA, and other alphabet secret police agencies gather the evidence, and the powers-that-be decide who needs to be taken out.
He's not a great lothario; Marilyn M. was a plant
This country of ours installs horrible dictators all over the world, but the only ones it deposes (by execution or destabilizing their nations) are those who try to help their people while going back on the deals they have secretly made with our government. It happens over and over again. This form of diplomacy seems to be the British way of ruling the world. Read all about it in John Perkins' Confessions of an Economic Hit Man.
(Save US Democracy) The Lincoln Project lays into Trump to expose him as worse than Joe Biden
Stick with me, Baby, and next I'll drive us down a Dallas street in a convertible.
War and Theft: The Takeover of Ukraine’s Agricultural Land exposes the financial interests and the dynamics at play leading to further concentration of [rich farm]land [by already very rich oligarchs in Ukraine with the help of war-money supplies from the USA] and finance.
The total amount of land controlled by oligarchs, corrupt individuals, and large agribusinesses is over nine million hectares — exceeding 28 percent of Ukraine’s arable [farmable] land.
The largest landholders are a mix of Ukrainian oligarchs and foreign interests — mostly European and North American as well as the sovereign fund of Saudi Arabia.
Prominent US pension funds, foundations, and university endowments are invested through NCH Capital, a US-based private equity fund.
Several agribusinesses, still largely controlled by oligarchs, have opened up to Western banks and investment funds — including prominent ones such as Kopernik, BNP, or Vanguard — who now control part of their shares.
Most of the large landholders are substantially indebted to Western funds and institutions, notably the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the World Bank.
[U.S. funds corruption and weapons]
Western financing to Ukraine in recent years has been tied to a drastic structural adjustment program that has required austerity and privatization measures, including the creation of a land market for the sale of agricultural land.
Ukraine's Pres. Zelenskyy put the land reform into law in 2020 against the will of the vast majority of the population who feared it would exacerbate corruption and reinforce control by powerful interests in the agricultural sector.
Findings of the report concur with these concerns. While large landholders are securing massive financing from Western financial institutions, Ukrainian farmers — essential for ensuring domestic food supply — receive virtually no support.
With the land market in place, amidst high economic stress and war, this difference of treatment will lead to more land consolidation by large agribusinesses.
The report also sounds the alarm that Ukraine’s crippling debt is being used as a leverage by the financial institutions to drive post-war reconstruction towards further privatization and liberalization reforms in several sectors, including agriculture. Source
CIA works for corporations, not for the USA, and money rules the world
A caller phoned into to Coast to Coast (coastocoastam.com) Host Lisa Garr and told her these quakes, which have killed more than 45,000, were not natural occurrences. They were coverts acts of war by the United States, revenge for something Turkey and Syria had done to displease the Empire. When the powers that be make a threat, the little countries had better fall in line, or else. Look what our military did to Japan (Fukushima, Hiroshima, Nagasaki). Stewart Swerdlow says we were directly responsible for the massive tsunami that took out Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Japan, and other Asian coastal regions, when we were powering up a certain chair to manipulate time and space, toying with another Montauk Project. Moreover, one of the purposes of HAARP is to create quakes wherever we want to strike from a distance with "natural" disasters other, weaker countries cannot afford to recover from. Then we rush in with the "foreign aid" and arrest their development, turn them over to the economic hitmen or jackals, and control them from there on in. When "rainbows" flashed over Iran and China, that was HAARP in action.
The whole world is currently suffering a major economic crisis, which has a good chance of being as severe as the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Can Buddhist teachings help us understand what is happening?
It can. Capitalism is like that. The financial markets reflect the cumulative result of millions of individual decisions. Regarding decisions, the Buddha said that it is wise that they not be made on the basis of
greed (craving)
anger or fear (aversion)
delusion (ignorance).
It is obvious how greed and anger/fear (aversion) have poisoned the well. So I would like to focus on something a little deeper, namely, how delusion has worked to create the present financial collapse.
This paper bill used to be as valuable as gold.
Specifically, the whole scenario demonstrates the amazing power of mental formations (sankharas) in human history. Money is an abstraction.
At some point in the distant past people agreed to believe that one is shiny rock was worth those two cows, even though the real, utilitarian value of a cow is considerably more than the real value of a symbolic shiny rock.
Paper money is an even higher level of abstraction. This piece of paper with this number and the queen’s face, or a spooky eye-in-a-pyramid design or whatever it might be, is said to represent so many shiny rocks, which are worth so many cows.
Having gone off the gold standard, our currency is now “fiat money,” meaning that the value is established purely by government whim or fiat.
The gold standard is a system that depends on a fixed amount of gold. Each paper unit is redeemable for gold at any time. Fiat money means nothing is backing it except the promise of a government that it has value. This is a lot less stable but a lot cheaper, so now nearly all countries use the fiat or "because I say so" method of printing money. U.S. Pres. Nixon took the U.S. off the gold standard in 1971.
This is not fully accurate. A dollar bill doesn’t have value because the government or central bank says so; it has value because the people believe it does. Ours is a faith-based currency.
It is not surprising that paper money was first used in China, a civilization deeply affected by Buddhism and Taoism, and used to philosophical subtlety (sophistry).
Consider what is happening here: Material goods and hours of labor are freely traded for an agreed convention. Something on the material plane of reality is being surrendered for something on the purely abstract plane of mental formations, which is void and without substance.
Maybe that eye-in-the-pyramid on the dollar bill is telling us something.
Fast forward to the dawn of modern capitalism in post-reformation Europe. The “real” economy of goods and services was becoming complicated, involving more and more kinds of goods, some of which were being shipped all around the planet.
What is “money” really? It is debt, but few know that. This is essential viewing on money and our banking system, a
fast-paced and highly entertaining animated feature by Paul Grignon. It explains the world's money system. How is money created? "When
banks [private corporations] extend loans to their customers, they CREATE money by crediting
their customers' accounts," explains Sir Mervyn King in a speech to the South Wales
Chamber of Commerce at The Millennium Centre, Cardiff, October
23, 2012. Need more evidence? The Bank of England explains in a "Brief History of Banknotes." "Britain
finally left the gold standard in 1931, and the note issue became
entirely fiduciary, that is, wholly backed by securities instead of
gold." Question is, WHAT securities?
To facilitate all these transactions on the plane of material reality, various new kinds of mental abstractions were invented, usually represented by fancy bits of paper.
Promissory notes, insurance plans, bonds, and company stocks all came into being, each representing a contract between parties to fulfill certain obligations.
Symbolism
Stock certificates, bonds, notes, and bills were often printed with all kinds of elaborate borders, seals, watermarks, and decorations.
This served a utilitarian purpose, making forgery difficult, but it had a more important symbolic function: Much like ritual in religion, it worked to awe observers. Something special is happening here. It wasn’t long before these pieces of paper were trading for more than their book-value. More
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