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Marc Faber's Asset Protection Plan: "Buy A Machine Gun", No Really, "You're Right, Buy A Tank"
Trish Regan and Adam Johnson do their best to hold themselves together in this sublime rant by 'Gloom, Boom & Doom's Marc Faber on Bloomberg TV as he sees Obama's re-election as "very negative for the economy". From his view that the market should be down at least 20% - and maybe 50%, to the implied ignorance of both of the candidates, he believes fervently that the "standards of living of people in the western hemisphere will continue to decline." Faber views Obama's re-election as one of many unintended consequences of market manipulation (since Democrat attacks on the wealthy were 'enabled' by their profiteering from Bernanke's money printing) and sees the need to protect one's assets "with a gun, a machine gun... or perhaps a tank." He concludes with a stunner as he exclaims his view doubting Obama will make it through the whole four-year term because "there will be so many scandals" since "there is so much smoke, there must be some fire!"
The pre-amble is useful and well worth listening to as Faber describes exactly what is occurring in the world...
The good stuff begins around 7:30 as Faber goes Baumgartner... and gives the Bloomberg hosts a taste of reality we suspect they have not heard from their run-of-the-mill portfolio manager sheep guests...
Faber on President Obama’s reelection:
“I am surprised with the reelection of Mr. Obama. The S&P is only down like 30 points. I would have thought that the market on his reelection should be down at least 50%...I think Mr. Obama is a disaster for business and a disaster for the United States. Not that Mr. Romney would be much better, but the Republicans understand the problem of excessive debt better than Mr. Obama who basically doesn't care about piling up debt. You also have in the background Mr. Bernanke, who with artificially low interest rates enables the debt to essentially escalate endlessly.”
Onwhere he sees the equity markets given Obama’s reelection:
“You have offsetting factors. The problem with Mr. Obama is that you get more regulation and it’s disincentive for businessmen to hire people. You probably also get higher taxes, so in terms of the economy, he is very negative in my view. But you still have Mr. Bernanke, and you still have because of money printing very high corporate earnings. They are now coming down, but they are still at the elevated level. You have money printing supporting the market and on the other hand, you have an economic slowdown globally which will affect earnings negatively. It is difficult to tell where the market will go because we have so much manipulation. I think, minimum, it will drop 20%.”
On how investors should protect their assets:
“They should buy themselves a machine gun…I need to buy a tank. Joking aside, look, we have manipulated markets. Whenever you manipulate markets, you will get unintended consequences. i think the reelection is unintended consequence of money printing, that favors the so- called 0.25%. It was easy for the Democrats to attack the wealthy fat cats of Wall Street, the elite, and the privileged people to portray them as a profiteer of the system, which to some extent, they are. Not because they wanted to but because Mr. Bernanke enabled them to be profiteers. We have a situation where you have today Mr. Obama, I doubt he will stay at the presidency for another four years. I think there will be so many scandals, but that’s another story.”
On why he believes Obama won’t make it another four years as president:
“There is so much smoke. I suppose there is some fire. That is my observation. We don't know how the world will look in five years' time. I am pretty sure central banks will continue to print money and the standards of living for people in the western world, not just in America, will continue to decline because the cost of living increases will exceed income. The cost of living will also go up because all kinds of taxes will increase. Like Proposition 30 today in California is of course negative for the Californian economy. That is the state of the world. We have worsening economic conditions, but we have money printing.”
On Speaker Boehner’s comments to Congress today on the fiscal cliff:
“I am sure that they will solve it. They will increase cosmetically some taxes and they will cut cosmetically some spending and it will all be back loaded 10 years from now. So in reality, not much will happen. But the market tends to rally towards year-end, and i think from a low of around 1360, we could have a rally to January, but I think sometime next year will be again lower.”
On whether he sees the U.S. in recession in 2013:
“Yes, I think that if the figures were compiled properly. If nominal GDP was adjusted by a proper price deflator, we would probably already be in recession…But I would like to point out one thing about the economy. GDP is not a very relevant figure. It consists of many different sectors of the economy, so you can have some sectors that are improving like housing and others that are worsening.”
On his dollar and euro positions:
“This is the choice in life. You choose what is less bad. I don't particularly like Mr. Obama, but I think he is less bad for the world than Mr. Romney. It is a tragedy of life that both candidates did not lose the election. They would have deserved both to lose.”
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Did more than 50% of eligible voters actually vote?
i voted AGAINST odummer
my iq is greater than 50...unlike those high-school drop-outs, illicit drug users = demon-rats.
secondly i am NOT surprisingly shocked that prop #37 failed in CA..I guess those idiots like to buy crap and THEN find out what's in it !!
i'm recycling some words from odummer which pelosi was directed to say regarding odummercares...she said "u gotta buy it to find what's in it.
i guess the idiots in CA want to taste the pesticides and added hormones, antibiotics...they wanna get cancer and THEN find out all about it !! i buy ORGANIC only.
Whole foods
"Some products in our stores DO contain GMOs"
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/blog/lets-talk-about-gmos-whole-foods-ma...
and these weasel words from Whole Foods PR department on Organic shit from China an oxymoron if ever there was one
"The USDA investigators found that certifiers working in China were highly competent and able to ensure the integrity of organic products grown in China."
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/blog/whole-story/dispelling-rumors-organ...
Some can interact with known and trusted farmers locally.
WFM still has the most non-GMO choices in the area I live in. So, it is the lesser evil for now. Not to mention, it hasn't exacly been a poor investment in the last few years. I have to admit, it is pretty annoying when their employees say they do not have GMOs. I usually pull one of the Whole Foods brand vitamin supplements off the shelf and point out all the GMO corn and soy fillers on the label. That shuts them up. Difficult to find any pharmeceuticals and vitamin/minerals not full of GMOs. Some of us don't live in a rural area and are too busy running our businesses to be able to grow our own real organic food, an expensive proposition since you have to filter all the fluoride, chlorine, insecticides, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and other crap out of the water without stripping all the good minerals that plants require.
I've dealt with Whole Foods corporate directly on this issue. They are indeed hypocritical bastards. I am working with those working to get this on the Washington ballot. I told them today that if California is any lesson, the approach must be much much more aggressive. Monsanto will always outspend you. There is plenty of information and science to show how dangerous this stuff is.
When I casually brought up GMOs in conversations, a suprising number of people were under the false perceptions that a GMO was a food that had been modified to add vitamins/minerals to make food more healthy for us, or just to grow a larger volume of produce. The problem with the "Yes on 37" campaign in California is that there was not enough explanation of what a GMO is, nor enough mention of Bt/RoundUp in food or the consequential nutrient depletion of the produce (RoundUp blocks nutrient uptake of plants), the mutated uperweeds/superinsects created by excessive insecticide/pesticide usage, the resultant proposal in front of the FDA to use 2,4-D modified seeds (2,4-D being 46% of Agent Orange), the severe toxification and nutrient depletion of GMO farms' soil, the detrimental impact on honey bees (neo-nicotinoids coat most GMO seeds), horizontal gene transfer proven in several studies as the gene promoter (derived from Cauliflower Mosaic Virus) continues to do its job in the gut of the human/animal consuming it (transferring the genes to your own DNA so that your gut continues to produce it's own Bt). Eat a GMO = Become a GMO. If I had the money, I would run a series of short 30-second (or even 15-sec) informative commercials during the 6pm news, during 60 Minutes, during soap operas and shows like Ellen (for the stay-at-home types that watch these), during Letterman/Leno, and during football/baseball/basketball games, particularly the championships. Raising enough money is the big challenge. As least some of the spots need to be sensationalized a bit (worked for "no" campaign). Show a mother putting a drop of RoundUp into a baby bottle with an eye dropper and ask, "Would you do this to your child? You are feeding your baby RoundUp in that GMO formula." Add your informative website (which should have a bunch of short facts and studies, bullet point style, with links to more details and actual studies themselves). If you are afraid of being sued by Monsanto, use a generic bottle that looks similar to RoundUp with the word "HERBICIDE" OR "PESTICIDE" in large print (and maybe a skull and crossbones). Most American voters are too occupied with bread (entitlements) and circuses (TV/Hollywood) to bother to research anything themselves and if you can get them to your website, you have to start out with short bullet points to avoid losing the majority with ADD.
. Ever heard of "carriage return" ¶ The post was good. :-)
Sorry about the run-on sentences. Spent too much time working with corporate attorneys, writing legal documents and SEC filings earlier in my career. At least there are a few periods in the paragraph. Once 18 of us sat in a room at the printer arguing about a comma versus a semicolon for almost an hour while working on an S-1. That was torture.
Jesus. Sounds like loads of fun.
just got back to your post. good stuff. was thinking similar themes. definitely want to use children as rats analogy throughout the chain of ads.Given the shit causes cancer in rats and that our kids are the first real test tubes. Was thinking of using classic film analogies for strong images. Want to run a series with the teenage son at the dinner table rattling his monsantoesque executive dad with questions about the issue. At the end of every ad, the kid would corner dad logically and the piece would always end with dad saying "shut up andy and eat" and the kid would pick up his guitar and play....One of the cinematic images would be a shinning / strangelove take where andy keeps scribbling GMO on a piece of paper then he holds it up to the mirror - OMG. Have family and friends who are very good musicians and would like to write some stuff that would stick. As the music hits, the ad would always run a revolving kill list of ten to twenty hard facts. One key first strike is that their outrageous money campaign is the stongest evidence that they fear the database and will do anything to stop it, proving our campaigns point.
I like the OMG and teenager grilling Dad ideas for their youth appeal. If you can do something that achieves social media coolness for the 18 to 30-something year olds, it might go viral. Make it cool to question GMOs and use a Superbowl attention-grabbing mentality. Cool people would never blindly succumb to being used as guinea pigs and eating poisons just because the industrial corporate complex, government and mega agri-chemical companies say they don't need to know or question what they are being fed (like it worked so well in the past -margarine). Maybe do parodies of some famous Superbowl commercials. Instead of catching the potato chip in her mouth, she can duck them because they are GMO potatos.
Also like the idea of attacking their spending. If GMO food is harmless, why are they so worried that they spend tens of millions to prevent you knowing about it. Also, many of these same companies already have to label GMOs for other countries and it did not drastically increase the cost of foods and make all the poor people starve.
And if you can get some anti-GMO Hollywood and Music celebrities to volunteer for your commercials, you can get the attention of the "bread and circus" crowd.
good stuff. Will let you know.
They voted against GMO labels. That does seem odd. Don't you want to know if there is human DNA in that bacon? On second thought, maybe it's better not knowing ...
read this and connect the dots -
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL... (it's a patent by Senomyx, Inc. for a sweetener - Note the reference to HEK293 )
HEK is an acronym for Human Embryonic Kidney
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~metzgerj/protocols/293Celllinemaintenance...
and this from Pepisco
PepsiCo and Senomyx Enter Into Collaboration to Discover, Develop and Commercialize New Sweet Flavor IngredientsPURCHASE, N.Y. and SAN DIEGO, Aug. 17
http://www.pepsico.com/PressRelease/PepsiCo-and-Senomyx-Enter-Into-Colla...
Don't forget the gelatin with human DNA coming our way for use in processed foods and pharmaceutical capsules. Soylent Green. Yummy!
HEK293 cells are derived from human embryonic kidney cells. They are a workhorse protein expression line that is pretty ubiquitous across the biotech industry, academia, etc. It is not a big deal.
Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells are another similar cell line used for protein expression. It does have an ominous sounding name though, eh?
Modern biotech drugs rely on lines like these to produce therapeutic proteins that closely resemble endogenous proteins so as not to induce an immune response against the drug. Proteins produced in non-eukaryotes lack the glycosylation patterns (i.e. sugar moieties added to proteins) found in humans and can be immunogenic. Put another way, if it is bad to have a drug made in HEK cells, is it any better to have one made in E. coli ? Where do you think these things come from? It is not feasible to make them synthetically at scale.
If you have ever taken or known some one who has taken Enbrel for arthritis, Herceptin for breast cancer, or any other biotech derived protein based drug, know that they came out of cell lines such as these and were subsequently purified away from all of the host proteins, DNA, RNA etc. If you would rather go old school, by all means go for the toxic-to-all-fast-growing-cells chemotherapies for your cancer instead of a modern drug that specifically targets the cancer cells. e.g. compare quality if life on methotrexate vs. Enbrel for RA
I think a more interesting question for the libertarian-minded would be "do we need government to hold our hand or should we be responsible for doing our own due diligence?"
I'm not a fan of companies that make toxin resistant plants and then bomb the fields with herbicides or companies who sue non-GMO farmers down the street because GMO pollen has blown onto their fields and hybridized with their formerly non-GMO crops. californiagirl makes some excellent points.
Not ALL GMO or genetic engineering, recombinent technology, etc. is bad. People need to learn more and judge for themselves. Good luck though given the dismal state of math/science/technology curriculum in the US these days.
The problem with using Human genes for production is the danger of multation of diseases that our immune system can't defend against. What happens when plant diseases become mutate in response to human genes in GMO that jump from the plant kingdom to the animal kingdom?
Then there are GMO projects like Kelbesella planticola, which could have wiped out humanity if a few last minute test hadn't been performed.
Biology is the strongest force on the planet. We play with it much the same way as giving a 10 Mt Nuke to a 12 year boy to go play with. There are many hidden risks and the pressure to produce new solutions without proper research might just kill billions one day. We allowed Bankers to go invent new financial products, with thousands of quants convinced nothing would go wrong. That didn't turn out very well. Biology is a million times more complex than financial systems and we are applying changes to systems that we don't even fully understand. Once a change is released into the environment it can't be recalled, or destroyed. Once its released, its out there forever and it cannot be deleted. Do you really think that GMO developers are any better at addressing bad code better than computer programmers?
As far as Cancer, probably 1/2 to 2/3 of cases are caused by humans, either because of toxic man-made compounds, the food we eat or unnatural environments we live in that exposes us to made man compounds and processes. Its likely cancer cure is a solution to man-made problems in the first place. Only a small number of people treated with cancer drugs remain cancer free. Most cancer patients cured with drugs redevelop it again 5 to 10 years later, and rarely survive the second battle. The solution is simple to avoid cancer in the first place. Consider people taking drugs to address common issues like diabetes, cholestrial, etc. In most situations, these diseases are caused by poor diet and poor lifestyles. Diebetes use to be a rare disease, now its nearly an epidemic. Yet foods keep on getting loaded with sugar and saturated fats leading to diseases later in life. Most process foods contain manmade compounds (preservatives, emulsifiers, coloring agents, sweeners, etc) and virtuall all of them should not be consumed in food.
Your first paragraph is all kinds of wrong. If you can give me one example of a plant pathogen that jumped to animals then we can debate this point.
Engineered Klebsiella planticola was destructive to wheat plants. I hardly would claim that it "could have wiped out humanity".
I do agree that once released, a GMO can cause trouble if not researched thoroughly, etc. However, nature is constantly changing on its own and one of these days another pandemic flu (or equivalent) will come along entirely due to natural processes and wreak havoc and widespread death.You have not given me a convincing reason to stop trying to understand biology, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, pathology, etc. through experimental research. Knowingly ignoring science that points to detrimental consequences in order to profit is wrong (see Vioxx).
I further agree that many cancers and chronic diseases such as diabetes are caused by or exacerbated by environmental factors such and diet and man made substances in the environment. Also by stress and lack of exercise. For some one who develops type 1 diabetes, eschewing insulin can result in a decrease in quality of life and early mortality.
Returning to a theme in my previous post, knowledge is power. There are powerful forces that benefit greatly from a large fraction of the population relying on fast food, processed food, "diet" food, etc. This leads to profits for those that promote and sell "junk" foods. The only entities that benefit if you eat a local, organic diet are small producers. This is not good for shareholder value for the large agribusinesses.
Nothing would please me more to see prevention, nutrition, and other healthy lifestyle choices (exercise, moderation of alcohol, etc.) taught to kids so that they would be empowered to take control of their health.
As a scientist I get touchy when broad brush strokes are used to demonize legitimate research. Biotech is one of those few areas that has been hard to outsource and still represents an area of potential in the US economically. That said, I have witnessed some bloody restructurings in the sector.
Shareholder value at any and all cost, even human health? This is a Gordon Gekko attitude I do not subscribe to.
And since you know of no studies, will attach some links tomorrow. Have some URLs to actual published studies saved on my office computer. Not being a scientist, you can tell me if I am misreading them.
I don't think all recombinant research is bad. However, the mass rollout of new and unproven technology to our world-wide food supply without adequate long-term testing scares the heck out of me because, by the time science and government acknowledge problems, the damage may be irreversible, or require decades to reverse. Remember the bad GMO corn tortilla fiasco several years ago? That corn wasn't even supposed to enter the food system.
HEK, human gelatin, and other human genes of human food are reminiscent of cannibalism and mad cow/hoof-and-mouth disease . It wasn't a good idea for cows. Why should I believe it is a good idea for people without long-term testing?
californiagirl, sorry if the tongue in cheek didn't come through with my "shareholder value" comment. You seem to have a well grounded concern rather than a knee jerk reaction and we probably agree on a lot of points. I would be happy to look at some articles. I will try to circle back to this article tonight, but if you are on twitter, you can find me there under the same name and connect.
Personally I tend to favor organic & local foods. They don't always overlap. I'm also building my garden slowly. I avoid processed foods and do most of my own cooking from scratch. Love to cook & eat. Haven't touched a soda in years (save for the occasional mixer). These habits help me avoid many of the dangers present in our food supply. It takes more effort, but is worth it.
Cheers
Must have been tired last night. Clearly saw the tongue-in-cheek today.
Sorry, I don't twitter. Here are some interesting articles about transgenic Bt that you can start with. Until recently it was thought that DNA ingested as part of food would rapidly be broken down by the stomach juices and digestive enzymes of the gut. Since there have been several studies proving otherwise. In an FSA study conducted at Newcastle University, volunteers (people) were fed one meal comprising of a GMO soy veggie burger and a GMO soy milkshake. DNA uptake by the gut bacteria was found in three of the volunteers after only one GM meal. Glad I don't live in GMO farming country and eat organic whenever possible.
Article about Newcastle Study: http://www.gmfreeireland.org/resources/documents/science/SA/GM%20researc...
Download this interesting research by typing into google: "horizontal gene transfer of viral inserts citeseerx" and select the first item PDf) that comes up. Couldn't find a direct link that is free.
In another study, Bt DNA (cry1Ab gene) was found in detectable quantities in rivers close to GMO cornfields. About 1% of the initial amount of DNA still survived in the aquatic sediment samples after 40 days. The half life was about a week. So those consuming the water near GMO fields are likely consuming the Bt transgene. In addition, it seems to survive in the soil and has been found after winter, before planting the next crop. http://training.fws.gov/EC/Resources/pesticides/GMOs/btk%20transgenic%20...
General Info: http://www.gmfreeireland.org/resources/documents/science/SA/GM%20health%...
Cauliflower Mosaic Viral Promoter: http://www.i-sis.org.uk/camvrecdis.php and http://www.i-sis.org.uk/camv-mehd.php
CaMV 35S promoter fragmentation hotspot confirmed, and it is active in animals: http://i-sis.org.uk/mehd3.php
I will try to look at these articles when I have a chance. No worries about no twitter. Shoot me an email at drizzle dot com and we won't have to keep tabs on this thread to interact.
"Your first paragraph is all kinds of wrong. If you can give me one example of a plant pathogen that jumped to animals then we can debate this point."
I cannot provide an example. However It is unnatural for plants and animals to share genes that are distinct to thier own particular gene pool. To assume that no signicant changes to pathogens can happen because of mixing genes, would be utterly foolish. Especially when human immune genes are inserted into plants. Most of these modifications are temporary solutions at best because pathogens will adapt to the changes over time (just as antibiotics are slowing losing their affectiveness and probably will be worthless in a few more decades). Its when pathogens adapt to the inserted genes that worries me. At best any GMO attempts for disease resistance will last 50 years before pathogens adapt. Its nothing but a short term fix with long term risks.
I am also concerned when crops include genes which produce pesticides. These pesticides (poisions) enter the food chain. These genes will also jump into other breeds of the same plant species from cross polination. Its utterly stupid to introduce pesticides into food crops. The bugs will eventually adapt to the pesticide, but since new genes will be dispersed it will be impossible to remove it from the environment even after its no longer effective.
Consider that more 90% of all plant adaptions for human benefits (ie Corn, Wheat, potatoes, Tomatos) were achieved without GMO engineering. I see no reason to apply "shortcuts" and create hidden risks when we already have a proven and safe method to reach the desired affects. In some cases using the traditional methods to achive the same results of GMO is cheaper and quicker.
"Engineered Klebsiella planticola was destructive to wheat plants. I hardly would claim that it "could have wiped out humanity".
They stopped testing it when the issue with Wheat was discovered. Its likely that it would have affected a large number of other plant species as well. Lets suppose it was limited to just wheat. Wheat production feeds about 50% of the human population. This would have caused mass starvation and would have caused WW3 as nations went to war to secure resources. The aftermath of a global Nuke war would likely have wiped out 98% of the population. So yes, it could have indeed wiped out humanity.
"As a scientist I get touchy when broad brush strokes are used to demonize legitimate research"
I am not demonizing biological research, but I am deeply concerned how its being applied, Especially when it comes to GMO research which clearly is focused on profits over any long term considerations. Technology and Research isn't inheritely wrong or evil. Its how its applied.
"However, nature is constantly changing on its own and one of these days another pandemic flu (or equivalent) will come along entirely due to natural processes and wreak havoc and widespread death."
Your now jumping from one type of research (medical) from another, trying to link the benefits of one (saving lives) to an another GMO to maximize profits. Please don't do that. Also consider that use of vaccines on livestock (pigs and chickens) to maximize profits is a risk of creating drug resistant flu strains. By the way, the Flu is caused by a man-made process due to farming Pigs in close proximity to poultry and ducks, which is not a really a natural process. It spreads because people are unwilling to wash their hands. Better farming procedures at a small reduction of farming profits would significantly reduce the risks of the flu.
"You have not given me a convincing reason to stop trying to understand biology, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, pathology, etc."
Again you are trying to defend one type of research with another. I didn't say, nor suggest we must abandoning medical or abandoning all biological research. I questioned the way its beeing applied, because its likely to cause more problems than it solves. For medical research, the majority of research dollars is spend on developing cures for man-made illnesses. Billions to Trillions of dollars are transferred treating man-made disease that can be avoided with proper nutrition and healthy lifestyles. The problem is that there is no profit in educating the public, but there is big profits by taking advantage of thier ignorance.
I disagree that mixing animal & plant genes is always wrong or that flu is a result of farming pigs & poultry together along w/ no washing hands. Frankly I also doubt that eliminating wheat would result in nuke war. Interestingly I went to a talk yesterday that made the case for gluten free (i.e. zero wheat) diet during pregnancy and in early childhood reducing the incidence of diabetes.
I think we fundamentally agree that problems arise as a result of how technology is applied. Ethics and technology do not always progress in lock step for humans. This has other ramifications beyond bioengineering that are disquieting.
Vaccines in livestock do not create drug resistant strains, but widespread prophylactic antibiotic use does. This is a bad thing and should be discouraged. A friend recently went to Europe & had a minor medical issue on the plane. It became evident through his experience with the health system of his host country that they don't have MERSA over there. I have another friend stateside who had a big chunk of is shoulder cut out because he got MERSA here.
Its been a long day for me and I need to retire, but I would be happy to continue discussion. If you look up a post or two you can feel free to get in touch. caligirl suggested some reading.
ETA: you made some very good points in the last paragraph.
Excellent post. From what I have been reading, the process of gene insertion is pretty arbitrary and creates multiple mutations in the DNA. There is no controlling where the GMO gene inserts itself because there is nothing surgical or controlled about it. No long-term testing is required. We have no idea what the effects on our own DNA will be. We are all guinea pigs.
Most of the recombinant work done for research in biotech-land uses very precise mechanismsi (i.e. restriction enzymes). However homologous recombination used in producing GMOs is not precise. I will point out however that DNA sequencing technology has advanced tremendously in recent years and therefore it may be possible to verify insertion points and select clones where the gene has landed in the right spot. I'll have to think about this more as it has been a while since I took that plant molecular biotech class @ Boulder...
The problem is that guns, even tanks, can do practically nothing to protect against weapons of mass destruction. Since the real system is global electronic fiat money frauds, backed by the threat of atomic bombs, when this collapse to chaos finally happens, it will be genocidal wars, and democidal martial, that go utterly off the scale of anything that can practically be prepared for. Human beings holding guns and gold will end up being taken over by robot soldiers, being cranked out by robotic factories, faster than you could shoot them, to prevent them taking over. The longer it takes for the collapses into chaos to happen, the worse will that situation finally become, by the time that happens. More importantly, when that finally happens, the chain of command over those robotic enforcers will fracture, and that is when things will get really interesting!
I understand your name now, all cleared up.
Haha!
The x-ships will evacuate the chosen in advance.
/tongueincheek
I for one welcome our new robot overlords. Pass the bong.
You again? Why don't you find domething interesting to do, like sobering up?
Sober up? With what's going on in the world? Definitely a bad idea.
I don't know about robots but I'm down for you loading the bong, I'll roll the blunt.
ummmm.....yer behind shedjool
lucky for us, Skynet is only interested in the markets.
for now....
Thankfully, the manufacture of ED-209's will be outsourced to China :/
It's not just weed paranoia, guys.
"Disposition" by "signature strike" is the Newspeak term for legalized random murder by the puppetmasters' soulless robotic henchmen (in this case, drones instead of cops). Drone missions are now determined by statistical algos at the NSA. Citizens can be targeted too. Thanks to executive orders from the Traitor in Chief, it's all perfectly Constitutional and is forgiven if he says three Hail 9/11's.
http://www.chris-floyd.com/component/content/article/1-latest-news/2291-welcome-to-the-age-of-hell-entrenching-murder-as-the-american-way.html
The latest drones can be mistaken for insects. Some have stingers. Some can detect banned chemicals. Before long, they will be very cheap to produce.
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-future-of-micro-drones-is-getting-pretty-scary-according-to-alan-lovejoy-2012-6
Some of them are actual mind controlled insects.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/the-insects-are-watching-the-future-of-government-surveillance-technology.html
Swarms of killer robots controlled by Skynet, who answers to the Rothschilds. What could possibly go wrong?
Squirtguns.....lotsa squirtguns
with saltwater
Cool. Just like in Dune.
Fear is the Mindkiller.
Swarms of killer robots controlled by Skynet, who answers to the Rothschilds. What could possibly go wrong?
7 quick shots of #8 Buckshot...........................
no more reported scandals for Obama lest more reporter's kids get sliced up
http://whatreallyhappened.com/IMAGES/CNBCvanishedarticleSpire.jpg
that was the story that got pulled after his kids got diced up
That lawsuit hit the net a short time ago without much fanfare. Do you have any links to what happened here?
it's sketchy but there are three interviews here
http://piggybankblog.com/2012/04/12/complaints-flooding-in-on-allegations-that-alleged-mitchell-j-stein-law-firm-crew-is-collecting-money-for-a-new-york-lawsuit-that-seems-to-never-be-filed/
just find the pause button for the music player .. no one told them myspace was a fad and no one has theme music on their sites anymore
I rode a tank, held a general's rank when the Blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank.
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZExky3ewh4U (5:51)
Jumping Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9XKVTNs1g4 (4:05)
The Rolling Stones -- Doom And Gloom (Lyric Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPFGWVKXxm0 (4:07)
I prefer the Guns'n'Roses version.
Axl seems more devilish than Mick.
Perry did it right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1lNvpHVrGI
Nothing compared to the Alan Parsons Project..now that shit was creepy wonderful!
woo woo
Obama has been well protected by the Soros Media Machine so far, no change expected there if they can squelch the Benghazi incident there's virtually no limit. Anyone stupid enough to think that Fox is seriously some sort of right-wing outfit and will provide any meaningful pressure just consider that both Soros and Murdoch are members of the CFR.
Yeah, the idea that they'd let a puppet that cost billions go to waste is just silly.
The only way he falls is if they need to cover up an even bigger crime.
Given just how far beyond the looking glass we are now though, I can't see them going to much effort to cover up anything. Instead they'll just do the usual, lie, lie and deny.
Those 2 lizards are human in appearance only.
l.o.l. , luv Dr. Faber. i now have more things to stockpile, might as well add a machine gun to my stash. what i wouldn't give to spend an afternoon in conversation with Dr. Faber.... he is the man.
Dear Santa, can I plz haz this??
Slide Fire - YouTube
DefendAR-15 YouTube
Hopefully that grandma gets good glasses from Obamacare.
Here you go. Buy em since it is one asset class that seems to have never dropped in value - from the ATF web site:
Basically, there are 2 ways that an individual (who is not prohibited by Federal, State, or local law from receiving or possessing firearms) may legally acquire NFA firearms:
[27 CFR 479.62-66 and 479.84-86]
The tax is $200 for making any NFA firearm, including “any other weapon.”
A money order or check made payable to the Bureau of ATF together with the application forms are to be mailed to the Bureau of ATF, NFA Branch.
When they come for you the would love for you to have a trank.
M1 Abrams is the way to go. A bunch of the old Time DATP guys say they could have the old plant running in a heartbeat if needed ...
Sure could, but the company that made the engines is long gone now......Lycoming I think, but I'm not that into armor.
I'm sure the electronics come from California...
Still, gotta love the Arsenal of Democracy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_of_Democracy
T'anks Marc!
The bearish perspective. Reality based. The sheeple have been fed their hopium, now it's time for the pain.
Tyler used the WWII iteration of "boom boom" by numbers. "Sherman Tank" stock photo.
The grandfather of unmanned drones.
???
WW2 Germany had a remote controlled mini tank based on the Soviet 'tank dog' idea.
Matter of factly they did! I was just being "facetious", Magpie. The "United States" built numbers to over come technology in WWll.
German wire guided mini tank. They were used for reconnaissance.
Aha i must correct myself, according to wiki the French came up with the concept first...pardon pardon.
The most important thing of all .? You are a smart enough person, to take the time to question the "validity", , and research a comment.
In fact, the first wire fed (usable/barely), mini tank was German. The French are? French.
control by wire, see "Goliath".
Another angry bear spewing hyperbole. The thesis is bullish. GS and their crony from the ECB double teamed the market today. It still held up. They are printing too much money. It is impossible to have a banking panic in this environment. No banking panic, no crash. This is Zimbabwe not a real stock market.
It's been "any day now" since about 2005.
What many of us underestimate is the ability of TPTB to change the rules, rig the system in clever new ways, and the willingness of the general population to swallow whatever story they're fed by the TeeVee.
While Faber's observations are correct, his prediction fails to account for the ever-moving goal posts.
One day the math will overcome the oligarchs, but to say when in 2012 ignores the recent past.
True. So true. A system this big and this complex can take alot to hits and keep rolling. There is alot of room to navigate when you have the legal system and politicians by the balls.
Still think that when the day comes, it will be an overnight event. Not drawn out. We will just wake up and the "switch" will have been thrown.
That's what makes me ill - after the "event", having to listen to the "experts" drone on about how nobody could have seen this coming. And how anyone who says otherwise is a crazy conspiracy theorist.
We've played this game before and now I need a glass of wine.
They might not be on.
I sure wish I was on their mailing list.
Trish is so fucking hot.
So is that avatar. Damn.
I totally forgot who this chick is too. Some Russian model.
Long Sturmgeshutz IV
(OK...technically not a "tank")
Still destroyed more tanks than any other weapon in history. 17,000 by 1944. German steel, bitchez!
No, no, no, Jagdpanzer IV. Sleeker and deadlier.
Maus, you will be riding Porsche
Comrade Stalin disapproves. Narod ee Armeeya: Nepobedimy, bitchez!
do not forget Germanium = war material (drones)
I like the Redhead, that gives me the guilty, "Why Didn't you buy my retro "Eat Beaver" shirt look".
That chick should be selling, "Mortimers Coffins"...
Late 80's or newer models feature depleted uranium sandwiched between nickel-steel alloy, so basically a 50-ton cancer incubator.
Can we get a guest post from Iraq on how to make a proper improvised explosive device for when the tanks roll through demanding our gold and guns?
I believe the FBI offers training courses.
Just make sure you don't join any of their "clubs," though.
You're saying my new friend Ali is an informant? But he gave me explosives (which I think are real), drew up attack plans, financed me, and gave me a bulletproof vest! You can't possibly be suggesting the FBI engages in entrapment, deliberately creating terror plots through informants and then publicly announcing they foiled their own attack!
Snoop Dogg dead?
Snoop Dogg dead? Snoop Lion - as the US rapper, who is well-known in the scene, has called himself since 2012 - has allegedly died. Information about the cause and circumstances of death are lacking.
http://www.mmnews.de/index.php/english-news/11253-snoop-dogg-dead
The Jewish Defense League (a terrorist group) must be at it again!
I'm not kidding! The FBI released some FOIA documents detailing how this group has been targeting certain rappers and hip-hop stars with death threats, and then offers them "protection" for a fee.
Apparently, this is how Tupak died.
http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/fbi-files-on-tupac-shakur-murder-sho...
Okay, so Dogg is not dead.
But the JDL comment is legit.
Oh no. A mistaken drone target?
Lets cut the bullshit. This already is absolute catastrophy.
I see people trying to start a business and they're destroyed in 6 months.
I have seen that many times within the past few years.
agreed. I have a family member and friend who both failed in less than a year.
I've run a small business for years. You have taxes, licenses, along with higher gas & material prices WHILE you are being hammered to lower prices below what we made 20 years ago. It has never been as tough as it is right now.
The reason their businesses failed is because there is a lack of regulations to curb their evil capitalistic ways.
/sarc
So it will be President Biden then....... Nobody on the planet wants that
Joe does.
He's already planning for 2016
If we slip him a few cocktails, he might spill the beans and get there by spring.
Obummer picked up 5 electoral votes from Kenya, his home state. No, really, yes - it's true....
The U.S. will not allow any scandal to take root. Libya was swept under the rug and the sheep have no idea. In Amerika, all your media are belong to us.
Wrong. Nobody watches the mainstream media anymore, except maybe to keep an eye on the traitors. Recently I overheard a group of everyday blue collar folks at the local pizza shop talking about the FED and the destruction of the purchasing power of the dollar over the last 100 years. Knowledge is spreading. Revolution is in the air.
surf0766 wil not allow! That sounds better!
speaking of scandals, CONgress should hold hearings on obama's indonesian citizenship and foreign birth, but then again with so many of them complicit in the hoax, they might be calling the kettle black....
www.obamacrimes.com
See my post above. It's going to take the good guys in the military to arrest the President. Congress isn't going to do shit.
In a quick skimming of these posts, I misread your post toomanyfakecons and thought it said, "It's going to take the good GAYS in the military to arrest the Presideent . . . "
I'm not kidding and I really got a laugh out of it until I re-read it. The I realized you were stating a clear truism.
You are free to ignore the Star Trek aspect of the Wilcock-Drake interview, but the looming MASS ARRESTS to be carried out by civilian law enforcement and Federal Marshalls backed up by the military is spot on... http://tinyurl.com/cd5cyjo/
Hello ZHer's. Yesterday evening was obviously a shocking moment in history. In approximately 5-7 days, a summary of Intel ought to be accessible for public interweb release. Don't suffer from depression, we now have the upper hand.
Marc, you've must of read my post sometime back. Have the horse in front of cart before heading all AWOL. Patience is a virtue.
specifics or it's not gonna happen dude
You'll need to wait with baited breath dude.
Sloppy mishaps aren't foreseen too ever surface. The rug now has a splitting bulge. What secrets that were sweep under, now is currently blowing throughout the streets.
2013
So true. The unbridled crimes committed by the Prez, AG, and most of Congress and the Senate that have been swept under the rug have created a bulge of epic proportions. For years, everyday Americans, especially the good guys in the military have been silently observing, taking notes, and preparing to act.
http://www.westernjournalism.com/obama-administration-facing-massive-federal-lawsuit/
A lawsuit seeking the return of $43 trillion (with a “t”) and an audit of all the TARP programs by an independent receiver has been filed against senior members of the Obama Administration and the New York group known as the “Banksters”.
The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch is reporting that the Spire Law Group, LLP has moved its mass tort action into the federal court in Brooklyn, New York. In this District Court lawsuit (Case No. 12-cv-04269-JBW-RML), the Spire Law Group, LLP is acting on the behalf of homeowners across the country seeking to halt all foreclosures nationwide until the return of the $43 trillion.
The independent audit the lawsuit is seeking of the TARP Program stems from a report by the former Inspector General of the bailout program, Neil Barofsky, who is countering the claims made by President Obama both publicly and privately to Congress that the money has been paid back. Mr. Barofsky asserts that none of the money advanced by the Treasury has ever been paid back by the recipients of the program.
The Plaintiffs have established the location of the $43 trillion of laundered money in a criminal racketeering enterprise participated in by the following individuals:
Eric Holder
Tony West
Kamala Harris
Jon Corzine
Robert Rubin
Timothy Geitner
Vikram Pandit
Valerie Jarrett
Anita Dunn
Robert Baueras
The lawsuit alleges that theO bama Administration actively borrowed money from these “Banksters” to fund his political campaign in this 2012 Election and has not pursued any criminal charges against them
The lawsuit also claims multiple violations of the United States Patriot Act, along with the Policy of Embargo Against Iran and Countries Hostile to the Foreign Policy of the United States, and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and other State and Federal laws by the Obama Administration.
Learn more about what is allegedly the largest money laundering and racketeering scheme in history.
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2012/11/06/roadmap-to-redressing-economic-terrorism-in-america-archival-by-demand/
... You funny Bunny! Move along just a little scandal, nothing to see here.
You want specifics? You can't handle specifics... http://tinyurl.com/cd5cyjo/
Could you elaborate at all?
A win is a win is a win. Lots of bad stuff is percolating below the surface, and lots of big cans were kicked past election day. The same thing happened in 2004. Obama's second term could easily end up more disastrous than Bush's 2nd term, but so what? He still gets to play Commander in Chief for 4 more years.
The Golfer in Chief is not going to be impeached and prosecuted by the financial criminals and child molesters in Congress... our men and women in the military are going to slap the cuffs on him and hundreds (or thousands) of other top traitors.
This Wall Street Journal site is awesome.
Strongholds of the Republicans
Areas that actually "work" and produce, are massively Romney. They in fact "are building that".
Strongholds of the Dems
Old school areas on large bodies of water. They are still living on past glory, looking for modern day handouts on the shoulders of our grandchildren.
Hard hit areas from oil spills, hurricanes, are quite a bit Dem, looking for handouts. Looking for Big Bro to save them.
Areas with lots of immigrants.
Pretty simple really.
The black outline ones here are the counties that Obama won, very few geographically, but high density for electoral votes. The blue shaded area have become "more democratic voting" since 2008
Below are the counties that Romney won, sheesh, anyone looking at this would say why is he not the president!
Don't hate me until you check out the charts
http://oahutrading.blogspot.com/2012/11/counties-won-by-dem-rep. html
The Electoral College totally just isn't fair enough. Like every state should just get one vote each.
Either CA and FL and NY and TX would Balkanize, or the cities would fall. If nothing else, at least third parties could suddenly become MAJOR regional players. Some folks might even have the opportunity to "Vote Crip!" or whatever.
Doesn't that sound win-win(/win)? The obvious strengths inherent to European uh... legislative diversity... will serve everyone so well when unleashed upon unsuspecting 'Merkins.
gonna take an amendment to kill it off - so it will be with us forever
Obama won with new Hispanics, frightened blacks and women. That is no match for the Republic. Those groups will live to rue the day they wanted something for nothing or sincerely believed in huckster scamming smiley faced modern career politicians.
I can assure you prepared folks like me won't be giving the bums any free food or free fuel *if and when* the time comes that the government is unable or unwilling to do so.
well, we have their locations. let's fence them off. they can smoke all the weed they want and drink 40s all day.
maybe some other country can adopt them.
Our fence should be electric, 50,000VA.
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If you check out alternative news sites, there is plenty of looting going on even now in Sandy territory, but don't expect to see much reporting on Pravda.
congress is a bunch of criminals -almost all of them -bribes, sex scandals -you name it-and the secret intel agencies (Mossad, MI5, NSA, CIA) know everyone of them. The world is run by the global mafia -a bunch of international bankster criminals -
moral decay in america. if you work and try to make a honest living you're a chump. the uneducated and uniformed population do not understand and/or do not care to understand the adverse effects of the welfare system on them or the economic strenght of the nation. the system is game. you don't need any form of banking account
You don't get to those positions usually without someone already having a complete file on you with the bedroom shot etc. Think The Firm with Tom Cruise.
Most are bought like in The Distingushed Gentleman / Eddy Murphy.
And yes The Mafia is a better framework to use.
It doesn't matter to the store owner(You) whether it's the Gambino's or the Genevieve's, If you don't pay or get out of line you get your legs get broke
(Or your kids get their necks slit, But that's a different story)
In that parlance, you don't get to that level without being owned.
I wholeheartedly agree that everyone above the rank of junior politician is compromised, bought, and paid for. On the flip side, millions of current and former military men and women are not "owned" and are keenly aware of what's going on. For years they have been watching... remembering... and preparing to strike.
congress is a bunch of criminals, and crazy bipolar people, that got dropped on their heads as babies.
Jesse Jackson Jr. Coasts To Victory Despite Long Absence: Chicagoist
Exactly, and it's going to take some men and women in uniform who are motivated by something more than money and having sex with little boys to arrest the traitors and restore the Republic.
Re The good guys in the military will do the right thing...
Dream on - the Goon Squad aint goona do anything - anythng other than what their paymasters tell 'em.
You've obviously been reading too many Davey Crocket comic books.
Let me guess... you've never taken the oath to protect the Constitution, shouldered a rifle, and put yourself in harms way. Millions of Americans such as myself have done so, and we are keenly aware that commanders can be lawfully arrested and replaced when the situation calls for it.
Repeating the same phrase over and over won't make it happen. The sheeple in the military are just like the sheeple citizens. There aren't enough folks in the military who are awake AND who have the will to do the right thing.
Welcome to the police state, show me your papers.
"There aren't enough folks in the military who are awake AND who have the will to do the right thing."
'dog - got news for ya - its just the opposite - wake up pal
Roger that. Millions of men and women in the armed services have been observing, remembering, and preparing to do what's necessary to arrest the traitors and right the ship.
All we have seen for the last couple decades is scandals on top of scandals.... If you are a Bankster or a Politician it is a "scandal".... If you are anybody else it is a crime and you are prosecuted.
well, i would hope they clean out tha sacks of shit, too.
draw your reps from a box of voters. if they are not felons or lawyers, they can serve 1 term only.
Obama has been a good little stooge of those who are the real power in America (the ultra wealthy).
Let's see if he martyrs himself and tries to go against the flow this time around. I strongly doubt it - zero upside - massive downside (ask JFK...) - who wants to be the 'boy who didn't play ball' and a pariah ... better to be revered like Clinton and Reagan... two other stooge assholes.
We'll get more of the same from obama - because even if he wan't to make changes he'd not be allowed to.
We are deep inside the gut of a crony capitalist monstrosity
It is a tragedy of life that both candidates did not lose the election. They would have deserved both to lose.
Beautiful. I feel proud to have wasted (sarc) my vote on Ron Paul now. Mayber I should have written in Faber.
So essentially we all lose.....kickass.
FuK this childish banter. Nap time.
repost
as the transition of their government begins
FORWARD! as they discuss a new Scientific Marxism in the wisdom of the Chinese Communist Party and a New Socialism for the Happiness of the Peoplechina congress
live streaming video
http://media.smh.com.au/selections/live-china-in-transition-3778721.html
(pay close attention this is our future)
Dysfunctional water boy George Soros whose own father sent him to a Nazi so the boy could live (understandble, not criticising the father) chose Obama to put a nice smiley face on the Socialist Internationale which Soros believes and funds.
The un-Democrats replaced the Communist Party of America which disbanded when its leaders said that they no longer needed to exist because the 'Democratic Party' had adopted their agenda.
It is a very grave danger to the Republic that war-torn psychos of the early 20th century dominate U.S. politics and finance.
"Corzinathon, Dancing with the Socialists...." FORWARD OFF THE CLIFF.
What sense makes a tank when you can't afford the gas?
Shit's gettin' real.
S&W and Sturm/Ruger.
Will be ironic to see the tanks and drones controlling Obama's voters when the SHTF.
we now have more ammo and weaponry than the combined armies of china, india, and russia.
we have vets trained in asymetric warfare.
we have vets trained in regular warfare.
3% may be more than enough to insure our Rights.
these commie guys always overreach.
long live the Republic.
lock n load - lets roll