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Goldilocks is Dead
GOLDILOCKS IS DEAD “Once you strip out the effects of the debt binge, the artificial stimulus via currency depreciation, and the fabled ‘wealth effect’ from the equity market runup, real GDP growth stripped-down to its core was the grand total of 0.7% last year. Potemkin would be proud.” – David Rosenberg It appears every president […]
Muck’s Minute #48 Future of Mankind Part III
Muck’s Minute #48 Future of Mankind Part III Authors’ note: The response to the first few parts of this series show that the vast majority of readers are myopic in their view point. This series is about l-o-n-g t-e-r-m consequences of currently occurring happenings. It is not intended to be thought of as a One […]
BABY STEPS: You’ve Been Woke. Now Exit the Matrix.
BABY STEPS: You’ve Been Woke. Now Exit the Matrix. ‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a dwelling for demons and a haunt for every impure spirit…… Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues – […]
Happy New Year: Don’t Be Fooled By the Orthodoxies of the Messengers
Happy New Year: Don’t Be Fooled By the Orthodoxies of the Messengers The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. …We […]
How to deal with doom burnout
How to deal with doom burnout In the intro to a recent post on TBP, admin said the following: I love Denninger’s ability to be outraged day after day and his continuous rage against the machine. I’ve lost that fire. After nine years of this, I’m burnt out. I no longer have that passion driving […]
On the Road to Oblivion: “Quality, Thy Antonym is Equality!”
On the Road to Oblivion: “Quality, Thy Antonym is Equality!” “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point […]
The End of the Age of Benevolence
The End of the Age of Benevolence The history of democracy, Marxism and feminism is the history of the snake, which, being hungry for more, stalks its own tail and consumes itself. Some evenings I sit on the sofa in the family room with my teenage daughter and watch a TV program with her. I […]
Pictorial: American Animosity Ambling Amuck
Pictorial: American Animosity Ambling Amuck This Russia Collusion thing has been going on for one year now. I’m not interested in debating whether or not Trump colluded. I am interested in examining the massive hypocrisy emanating from our government, and on display daily in living color from MSM whores, prostitutes, traitors, teleprompter readers. Who among […]
The Unbearable Slowness of Fourth Turnings
THE UNBEARABLE SLOWNESS OF FOURTH TURNINGS “The next Fourth Turning is due to begin shortly after the new millennium, midway through the Oh-Oh decade. Around the year 2005, a sudden spark will catalyze a Crisis mood. Remnants of the old social order will disintegrate. Political and economic trust will implode. Real hardship will beset the […]
The Non-Compete Clause – Modern Day Slavery
The Non-Compete Clause – Modern Day Slavery From Wikipedia: “…The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on January 31, 1865. The amendment was ratified by […]
Cliché Series # 5: Perceiving Profiles Confined Within Certain Configurations
Cliché Series # 5: Perceiving Profiles Confined Within Certain Configurations Whenever anyone uses the term conspiracy theory or calls someone a conspiracy theorist in any debate, they are, in most instances, revealing their own contempt prior to investigation. This is, in fact, an exemplification of prejudice even by those claiming their minds are open. In […]
Bull in a China Shop
BULL IN A CHINA SHOP “So the modern world may be increasing in technological knowledge, but, paradoxically, it is making things a lot more unpredictable.” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder “Success brings an asymmetry: you now have a lot more to lose than to gain. You are hence fragile.” – […]
The “Experimenter”: Understanding Why Shit Happens and How Conformity Kills
The “Experimenter”: Understanding Why Shit Happens and How Conformity Kills During inclement weather days, late nights, lazy weekends, and when one’s eyes tire of small print or words and images levitating in digital ether, Netflix offers a video library of sorts allowing the viewer to recline, and imbibe knowledge in a relatively easy way. Many […]
Will Trump Accept Responsibility When This Shitshow Implodes?
WILL TRUMP ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY WHEN THIS SHITSHOW IMPLODES? Donald J. Trump has taken credit for making America’s economy great again. He’s been crowing about all the jobs being created, the soaring consumer confidence and record highs in the stock market. It’s all because the Donald has inspired Americans about our glorious future. But, a funny […]
Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast Alice laughed. “There’s no use trying,” she said. “One can’t believe impossible things.” “I dare say you haven’t had much practice,” said the queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before […]
