Corporations
5/30/24
Black Rock and Black Stone ...
what's the difference?
The wealthiest 10% of Americans own
93% of all stocks and 67% of the total wealth;
while the bottom 50% of Americans own
1% of all stocks and 3% of the total wealth.
And there seems to be very little hope
of things getting any better in the near future ...
especially if Trump gets reelected in 2 months
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2/29/24
Big Oil is fighting back against investors who ...
want them to stop destroying the planet
For rational people, it seems insane
that anyone would be against fighting to save the planet.
For conservative people, they have been trained - not to care.
The Big Boys will sacrifice as many humans as necessary to increase profits.
To call this insanity ... would be an understatement.
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10/30/23
While Americans struggle to make ends meet,
the "Big Boys" are dividing up their amazing wealth in celebration
Morgan Stanley CEO and his competitors rake in gigantic bonuses
This quote from the article bears repeating ...
Morgan Stanley said: "
... the grants are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders ...."
Yeah, I'm sure the shareholders are thrilled to dole out 60 million dollars that they didn't need,
to these ultra rich white collars in addition to the obscene amount of money they already make.
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8/25/23
The monopolization of all industries continues at a blistering pace ...
JetBlue trying to buy Spirit Airlines
Here is my favorite part of the article
(a quote from the JetBlue lawyers):
"
We are confident that our merger with Spirit
will give a much-needed boost to airline competition in the US
and result in more low fares and higher-quality service for customers."
If you believe that, then you are beyond hope.
Any Econ 101 student could see through that one.
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4/26/23
Bed, Bath & Beyond has been driven into bankruptcy by stock buybacks ...
and they aren't the only ones
This was not a mistake by the "Big Boys."
They raided a fortune and then stuck the rest of us with the bill
(bankruptcy means that WE pay THEIR bills
and then they can go back out and do it again).
Stock buybacks were illegal until 1982 (Reagan strikes again).
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3/15/23
The EPA is trying to protect citizens,
but the expense of removing "forever chemicals" (PFAS) from water is ...
expensive
Money quote:
"
will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses, including cancer.
The plan would limit toxic PFAS chemicals to the lowest level that tests can detect.
PFAS ... are a group of compounds that are widespread, dangerous,
and expensive to remove from water."
Focus on that last line.
The "Big Boys" are more than willing to sacrifice thousands of lives
and ruin the lives of millions of others
if it will protect their investor's profits.
This is why Republican administrations (like Trump)
did everything in their power to weaken the EPA.
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2/17/23
Meet Katie Porter (D-CA), U.S. House of Representatives
I got this Katie Porter quote off the Twitter page of comedian John Fugelsang:
“
The nation’s largest egg producer
saw profits rise by 600% last year—a record high.
Meanwhile, California families
are paying over 3x more for eggs.”
It seems as though the “Big Boys” (the Oligarchs)
forgot to include this fact
when trying to explain the skyrocketing price of eggs.
Instead they resorted to excuses (lies)
in an attempt to cover up their stealing.
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1/30/23
In order to keep their profits in the stratosphere ...
the BBC sticks it to the poor
"
To reduce costs"
Translation: "To maintain skyrocketing profits."
"
The BBC blames rising production costs
and battles over funding with the British government
for its need to cut $617 million per year from its spending budget."
Translation: "The government won't subsidize us enough
so we are going to stick it to the little guy"
(note: they are a public corporation)
"
Poor people, especially, will be affected."
No translation necessary ... they got that part right.
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8/1/22
Richard Wolff interviews former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson.
In the first 15 minutes, Wolff discusses various topics in economics.
The interview begins at 15:00 and lasts about 15 minutes.
I think the second 15 minutes ... is time well spent.
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6/26/22
Richard Wolff interviews Krystal Ball ...
who knocks it out of the park (29:55 - interview begins at 15:00)
Class Warfare (specifically: the Oligarchs Vs. the rest of us).
Everything else is distraction designed to "Divide and Conquer"
and it is working just as well now as it did 10,000 years ago
when the Oligarchy first began forming.
Here's another video of Krystal Ball ...
totally annihilating Bill Maher (8:35)
Bill Maher didn't remember the stock market plunging
from 30,000 to below 20,000 just 2 years ago!
(Bill, you might want to cut down on that ... weed)
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12/29/20
Under the Trump administration,
lobbyists continue to defeat scientists at every turn ...
USDA rejects idea to further cut alcohol and sugar intake
Here is the quote from the Trump official:
"
new evidence is not substantial enough
to support changes to quantitative recommendations
for either added sugars or alcohol.
"
Now here is the "money quote" from the article:
"
Given the impact on school lunches and decisions by food manufacturers, big money is at stake.
As a result, food industry groups lobbied hard against
the alcohol and sugar recommendations that surfaced over the summer.
"
Hint: "lobbied" (when translated) means ... "spent big bucks"
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3/25/20
The Senate passes a bill which throws Americans to the wolves during the pandemic
but rewards corporations with a huge windfall (5:18) ...
In the comments below the video
some people pointed out that,
while we will get a one-time payment of $1,200
Canada (not as rich as the U.S.)
is giving their people $2,000 per month for ... 4 months.
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2/11/20
T-Mobile to devour Sprint
And then there was ... one
"
T-Mobile launched its bid for Sprint in 2018,
after having been rebuffed by Obama-era regulators.
T-Mobile CEO John Legere had seen President Trump's election and his appointed regulators
as a good opportunity to try again to combine, according to evidence during the trial."
We've been sold out. It couldn't be any clearer.
Brainwashed Republican Clapping Seals ...
simply don't care
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11/25/19
Charles Schwab will buy smaller rival TD Ameritrade ...
gaining even greater control over online investing
The monopolization of America continues abated.
This quote from the article exposes the motivation:
"
the brokerage industry has for years been coping with a price war
in the fight for retail investors’ dollars,
who are increasingly leaning away from picking and owning individual stocks
and more toward low-cost index funds and services that incorporate investment advice."
This will end the price war and investors will no longer benefit
from the competition that capitalism claims to supply.
But that competition only exists when backed by strong government regulation.
In our current economic climate, regulations and protections
are being stripped from the people by a government controlled by the wealthy.
Get your wallets out, boys
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9/11/19
Big Tobacco wags the dog ...
sending Trump after vapers
I knew something was fishy
when Trump came to the aid of the people
after 6 had died from vaping.
Trump getting upset and wanting to help people?
Trump NEVER does anything for the people.
Trump ALWAYS works in the best interests of the Oligarchs.
When I read that Big Tobacco has been fighting vaping for years, suddenly ...
it all came into focus
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8/19/19
The Oligarchs put out a statement saying that
they "intend" to start sharing some of the wealth ...
and they really really mean it this time
"
We know that many Americans are struggling.
Too often hard work is not rewarded,
and not enough is being done for workers
to adjust to the rapid pace of change in the economy.
If companies fail to recognize that the success of our system
is dependent on inclusive long-term growth,
many will raise legitimate questions
about the role of large employers in our society."
Lip service
They are starting to fear
that the pitch forks may be coming out soon;
so they give us ... lip service.
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12/11/18
Google follows Amazon into New York
"
Tech companies are coming to the realization that the Bay Area,
which has traditionally been the major center of tech activity in the US,
is getting expensive and crowded "
So to get away from the expensive and crowded environment, they chose ...
NEW YORK CITY!
(These bullshit artists are soooooooo easy to expose)
"
A lot of vendors are coming to the realization
that we can probably find top talent elsewhere at a more affordable costs ”
That’s why they’ve moved so many of their operations and jobs ... overseas.
What they aren’t telling you is, that like Amazon,
they are getting huge tax breaks to bring their businesses to New York.
It is the taxpayers who are paying to keep these jobs in America.
California didn’t fall for it.
That’s why they have to move out to where the suckers are.
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9/6/18
The big corporations are trying to privatize everything ...
even the military
"
Blackwater founder Erik Prince, brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos,
has been trying to get the Trump administration to adopt a plan
to replace many US troops in Afghanistan with private contractors."
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4/20/18
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
has been one of the main targets of the Trump administration.
Here is one example why ...
Wells Fargo fined a BILLION dollars
I'm guessing that $Billion was just a fraction of what they've stolen.
The CFPB is one of the few defenders that the people have against their overlords ...
and the overlords want it gone ... yesterday
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2/11/18
Republicans tried to sell America on the lie
that if we gave our money to the big corporations (tax breaks)
it would trickle-down and jobs would spring up everwhere.
Show of hands ... how many of you bought into that one?
You should be ashamed
It has never trickled down:
at no time in history, nor in any place on Earth.
And if by some magic some did trickle down,
the Oligarchs would find a way to get it back.
UPDATE 8/2/18
A primer on Stock Buybacks
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1/22/18
Republicans are always screaming "Capitalism!" "Let the market decide!" "Get government out of Business!"
But like conservative Christians who pretend to worship Jesus but reject all of His teachings,
Republicans prove to everyone that everything they say is a lie, by doing things like this ...
Trump regime taxes solar energy with tariffs while subsidizing Big Oil
It doesn't matter how obvious they make it. They know their base simply doesn't care.
That's why they keep doing it. All the rhetorical examples above were simply ...
propaganda for the morons
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1/11/18
Wal-Mart was given a massive infusion of taxpayer money thanks to the Republican tax bill.
How much they will reap is probably beyond my ability to count that high.
So in a classic public relations display, they give small bonuses and raises to their employees.
Translation: after stealing a dollar ... they throw a nickel back to their workers
and then jump up and down screaming for everyone to look at how generous they are.
But even that wasn't enough for the Oligarchs.
The Waltons are closing dozens of stores all over America ...
to get their nickel back
UPDATE - 5/25/18
Very little going to employees
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11/21/17
Despite a gruesome, mounting death toll,
Tobacco Companies do everything in their power ...
to keep the profits rolling in ...
Replace the words "Tobacco Companies" with "Big Oil"
and it should become clear that the oil companies
have ripped the playbook right out of the hands of the tobacco industry.
No number of deaths will stop them from raking in profits
even while though know, full well, that they are destroying the planet.
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11/17/17
In light of Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook's founder) being called on the carpet in front of Congress,
this TED TALK (22:55) by Zeynep Tufekci on the selling of personal data by big corps is extremely pertinent and timely.
In the eternal arms race between predator and prey ...
we (the prey) are losing
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6/27/17
A brilliant observation from John Fugelsang ...
"
Trump, who just signed a bill
allowing mining co's to dump coal waste into US waterways,
is outraged that Assad would poison his own ppl."
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4/22/17
Our Founding Fathers tried to warn us about banks:
John Adams
“
Banks have done more injury to the religion, morality, tranquility, prosperity,
and even wealth of the nation than they can have done or ever will do good. ”
Thomas Jefferson
"
I believe that banking institutions
are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
Already they have raised up a monied aristocracy
that has set the government at defiance.
The issuing power (of money) should be taken away from the banks
and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs. "
James Madison
History records that the money changers
have used every form of abuse, intrigue, deceit, and violent means possible
to maintain their control over governments by controlling the money and its issuance. "
Unfortunately, their warnings fell upon deaf ears.
The Oligarchs will continue to control the masses
by convincing them not to heed the warnings
of those who are trying to help them.
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4/20/17
The attack on science heats up for the sake of ...
profits
This page has been ripped from the playbook
of climate-deniers and the tobacco industry,
both of whom, have been able to find scientists
who are willing to sell out their integrity.
But I would like to point out how incredibly few scientists
are willing to betray their principles and their honor,
compared to say, politicians, lawyers, clergy, and car salesmen.
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3/29/17
Scott Pruitt (EPA chief) comes to the rescue of Big Business ...
by rejecting Obama's proposal to ban a dangerous pesticide
"
EPA scientists determined that exposure to the pesticide
through drinking water and other sources
could lead to memory and learning problems."
Now we see the real strategy behind the GOP: it's to make everyone ...
Republican
The article mentions 3 sources:
New York Times
Washington Post
Mother Jones
What a shock that Fox News (the only trustworthy non-fake news source)
isn't among them. Who would've guessed?
Pruitt said:
"
The public record lays out serious scientific concerns
and substantive process gaps in the proposal.
By reversing the previous administration’s steps
to ban one of the most widely used pesticides in the world,
we are returning to using sound science in decision-making—
rather than predetermined results."
Sound science is science
that doesn't interfere with corporate profits.
Everything else is just fake science.
If you ever needed proof that we have travelled into an alternate universe,
Pruitt just provided it for you.
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3/24/17
Republicans sell out Americans to big business ...
again
You didn't really need all that privacy stuff anyway, did you?
I think we can all agree that privacy is vastly overrated;
especially when it gets in the way of corporate profits.
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3/15/17
You people don't need all that clean air and clean water anyway, do ya?
I think both are vastly overrated
Before Obama left office, he tried to do whatever he could to help Americans.
And he must have known that Republicans would undo all the progress
and restore things to the way the rich wanted it.
And yet he tried anyway.
For all you Trump voters: it's a little late to cry now.
You let the wolves onto the rabbit farm
and the black guy with the shotgun has left.
You're on your own now ... good luck.
UPDATE
Republicans kill Americans for profit.
I have provided evidence to support that claim many times
including the Harvard study that estimated
that the Medicaid Refusal would cost about 12,000 lives per year.
The story above about Trump stripping the E.P.A. protections from Americans
is going to kill another 12,000 Americans per year.
Here's the science behind that claim
And here's more evidence
Keep voting Republican ... the rich sure do appreciate your support
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3/8/17
The wolves are ravaging America ... exactly as we knew they would
No more protection for consumers of drugs
You people didn't need those protections anyway, did you?
You know the Big Corporations would never put profits ahead of your health, right?
Besides, like they said, after some die or become deformed
they will know which drugs to pull off the shelves ... when they get around to it.
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5/15/16
Do you want to know what life was like in America over a century ago
when the Oligarchy controlled America?
This should give you a good idea
But as you can see, this story occurs in the 21st century.
When the Oligarchy regained power (beginning around 1980)
America was dragged back into the pre-enlightened era.
The voters have the power ... but not the intellect to defend themselves.
We aren't all that different from a herd of powerful water buffalo
who are preyed upon by a small group of lions.
The buffalo have the power to stop being victimized.
But they still haven't figured it out yet.
Then there are times, when they get mad enough ...
that they do
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9/20/15
Martin Shkreli
With all the writing I do about horrible human beings,
from politicians to religious leaders to criminals,
it would be pretty hard to single out one guy as the worst.
but THIS guy would certainly make the final cut
Oddly, Martin Shkreli doesn't fall into any of the categories
that I listed above (religious leader, politician, or criminal)
But what this rich, greedy little bastard is doing ...
should be a crime
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9/17/15
In Missouri, the Democratic Governor vetoes new Republican laws
but Republicans override his vetoes ...
and grant police powers to corporations
They also took away the rights of local citizens to control minimum wages.
It's a good thing Missouri is controlled by Conservatives
who make sure that big government stays out of their personal lives
and protects them from predatory lenders and big corporations.
Let's recap:
So now corporations have freedom of religion just like individuals;
they have freedom of speech just like individuals;
and they have police powers (which individuals do not).
Republicans are in the midst of creating a society that,
if it were a novel about the future ...
would be sold in the "Horror" section
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7/20/15
Big Tobacco is still at it
This reminds me of the Big Oil companies and the global warming debate.
They too are more than willing to sacrifice countless lives in pursuit of profits.
But in a democracy, it is the people who are ultimately to blame.
As long as we keep electing the politicians of The Oligarchs ...
they will keep killing us
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3/17/14
Wall Street bonuses return with a vengeance
So the money IS there.
But it doesn't "trickle down" as promised
because the Wall Street people
who are already making big salaries for producing nothing tangible
(only producing more wealth for the wealthy)
get gigantic bonuses to supplement their already bulging salaries ...
while the poor fight for survival.
And contrary to Fox News propaganda,
the poor often work multiple jobs
that actually do produce tangible products.
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9/14/12
President Nixon flanked by future supreme court justices
Lewis Powell (left) and William Rehnquist (right)
The Powell Memo
This was one of the seminal events
that marked the beginning of
the turning of the tide of battle
in which the rich and powerful (the Oligarchs)
regained control over the masses.
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2009
In 2010 and 2011, mainly German and French banks in pursuit of high profits
made massive loans to Greek firms.
When the banks recognized that this was a high risk,
they were bailed out by transferring the debt
from the banks to the public institutions
like the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Now the ECB and the IMF are trying to force the Greek government
to cut pensions, education, salaries, and health care
to pay for the bail out of the banks.
DEJA VU!
Is that not what happened to America in 2008?
The Oligarchs always find a way
to transfer wealth from the masses ... to themselves
The greatest enemies that humans have ever had, still have,
and will likely continue to have for a long, long time are ...
The Oligarchs
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12/16/24
I only have one web site that I subscribe to: news@doseofdemocracy.com
Here is one example of why I like these folks so much ...
Headline
"New York officials considering making a 'special hotline' for threats against CEOs"
Editorial Comment (below the headline)
"It really is a little too on the nose that
we can have 323 school shootings in one year and zero action
but ONE corporate executive gets shot and all of a sudden
elected officials are springing into action to keep the CEOs safe."
The comment above was referencing this article
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4/1/24
This article expertly describes the propaganda techniques
that are so effectively being used by the world's oligarchs ...
to control the masses
This is happening all over the world.
We all know people (friends and family)
who have been captured by these propaganda cults.
If we don't find a powerful tactic for fighting back
and freeing most of these people ...
our short run as Earth's top predator will soon be over.
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11/2/23
The Oligarchs saw an opportunity to cash in
and they jumped on it ...
Big earners will have fewer tax audits
Money quote:
"
A nonpartisan analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
disputes the last point, finding that the IRS cuts
would hinder the agency's ability
to audit big earners and tax evaders.
That would cost at least in lost tax revenue.
"
And that last line is the key to understanding
exactly what "The Big Boys" are up to.
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7/8/23
While the rest of the world suffers
and attempts to recover from the Pandemic,
the Oligarchs are rolling in more dough than ever.
In the first 6 months of 2023
the top 500 billionaires raked in about $14 million ...
a day
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3/4/23
This is Daniel Ellsberg.
He is the hero responsible for "The Pentagon Papers"
He will die soon from pancreatic cancer
So why did I put this story in the section featuring "Oligarchs?"
Because Ellsberg was one of the greatest enemies that the Oligarchy has ever faced.
The end of the article tells you everything you need to know about this warrior ...
"
I had every reason to think I would be spending the rest of my life behind bars.
It was a fate I would gladly have accepted if it meant hastening the end of the Vietnam War"
When your time comes Mr. Ellsberg, rest in peace ... you've earned it.
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3/1/23
And you thought Trump was bad?
Meet Florida governor Ron DeSantis
Floridians could have a better life by moving to Africa ...
ANY country in Africa
Point-by-point analysis:
Allow state residents to carry concealed weapons without a permit.
Yeah, that's a great idea.
Like I said above ... "ANY country in Africa."
Make it easier to sue the news media.
The purpose of that one is to intimidate the media into shutting up
and if they dare to report on fraud or corruption ... sue their asses!
Allow a jury to impose a death sentence even if the vote is not unanimous.
Back to the Dark Ages ... as fast as we can go.
Limit lawsuits against businesses.
This is actually the most important one for the Oligarchs.
By "limit" you should translate that as "disallow."
Impose more restrictions on abortion.
Back to the Dark Ages ... as fast as we can go.
(I'm sorry - I'm repeating myself)
Further restrict how race and gender are taught in schools.
On education in general, the sizable agenda ranges from targeting school unions
to greatly expanding the use of state dollars to send children to private schools.
Lawmakers "are also gearing up to cancel diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at colleges."
This is their attempt to regain control of the youth (the future voters)
whom they have been losing at a high rate as people become more educated.
Toughen laws on immigration.
That's just meat for the morons.
They need immigrants to work for them for peanuts
so they won't be taking any substantial action against them.
And remember: just recently DeSantis was reelected governor ... overwhelmingly.
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7/18/22
Divide and Conquer
This is how the Oligarchy has been controlling the masses for the last 10,000 years;
and it works just as well on modern, civilized, educated humans
as it did on primitive, barbaric, uneducated humans in our distant past.
RELATED 12/8/24
I found this on the web ...
“Republicans, MAGA lawmakers, and conservative Supreme Court justices
hate people who are different”
Here was my reply ...
You’ve got it wrong.
The above-listed people could care less.
There is only ONE thing they care about …
money|power (different forms of the same thing).
Since culture issues don’t cost them money,
that narrows it down to power.
The Oligarchs maintain control over the masses
(as they have on every country on Earth for 10,000 years)
by employing the most successful military tactic in world history …
divide-and-conquer.
Whether individual Oligarchs “hate” people who are different is irrelevant.
They use these people to keep the masses divided against each other.
We humans have never discovered how to defeat this tactic, and …
time is running out
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9/11/21
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres
Telling like it is - time is running out
He was too diplomatic to point the finger ... but I will:
the worldwide collection of Oligarchs
working in concert with greedy corporations
are responsible for humanity's mad dash to the edge of the cliff.
But ... the Oligarchs couldn't be doing this
if it weren't for their legions of
easily-manipulated, brainwashed minions ...
who make it all possible
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12/13/20
German dictator Adolf Hitler
In the article below (from 2/28/17)
you could replace Hitler's name with Trump ...
and few people would notice the difference
That article should have been required reading for every American voter in 2020.
But even if it had been ... would it have made a difference to the 74 million Maga Morons?
That's doubtful.
Though the Nazis never encountered a human they didn't want to kill
(a lot like the Old Testament God whom they worshipped) - yet oddly enough ...
The Nazis were animal lovers
Just as the best human beings can be fallible and make mistakes;
this obscure fact shows that even the worst human beings
can occasionally rise up and surprise us.
It's only too bad that they didn't feel the same way about ... humans.
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11/17/20
The Oligarchy is intentionally using the most reliable, tried-and-true tactic ever discovered
for maintaining control over large populations (for the purpose of stealing their wealth)
by dividing the richest nation on Earth (America) into warring tribes.
This tactic is known as ... "Divide and Conquer"
This is the tactic that has allowed the Oligarchy
to control the other 99% for the past 10,000 years
(ever since humans first started living in large societies)
in every society that has existed throught Earth's history;
and humans have yet to discover ...
how to defend themselves against it
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11/2/20
This is the Asian Giant Hornet
In this first video, 30 hornets kill 30,000 bees in only 3 hours.
The Asian Giant Hornet (3:50)
That reminded me of a bad karate movie
where they all take turns attacking the karateka ... one at a time.
These hornets have now arrived in the U.S.
and are a threat to our own honeybees.
The media has dubbed them "Murder Hornets."
How vicious are these predators?
One of the items on their menu is the feared Praying Mantis.
Asian Giant Hornet vs. Praying Mantis (3:43)
Now let's take a break from all that violence
and learn some science (you'll understand why - after the video) ...
Life's Major Evolutionary Transitions (9:03)
Now, in this last video below, the hornets encounter a different species of bee.
This species has evolved a defense against the much larger hornets.
They work together to encase the intruder, and then using their vibrating wings ...
they cook the hornet to death
Japanese Honeybees (3:42)
See the analogy?
For 10,000 years humans have been preyed upon by cannibalistic predators (Oligarchs)
who convince humans to die in wars by the millions so that the Oligarchs can enrich themselves.
Humans are like the bees in the first video above ... we are sitting ducks.
Our survival depends upon our ability to discover how to work together (Socialism)
and rid ourselves of the predators who have been making this world ... a living hell.
That is why the Oligarchy is trying so desperately to convince you that Socialism is evil.
The last thing they want is ... for us to learn how to defend ourselves.
Like the man said ...
Cooperation
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9/23/20
Trump is so confident of his control over millions of Maga Morons ...
that he doesn't even bother to hide his sedition anymore (4:16)
1930's Germany - deja vu.
But we have the advantage of hindsight that the Germans didn't have.
Will it make a difference?
We will find out very shortly.
But the fact that Trump has any support left at all after destroying America
is a good sign that even being forewarned won't save us.
We must discover the secret to fixing brainwashed people.
As impossible as that seems to be,
the future of civilization depends on our ability to do ...
exactly that
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1/9/20
2020 Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Michael Bloomberg
Trump vs. Bloomberg dueling Superbowl commercials
The Oligarchy is ensuring that you will choose
one of the two Oligarchs they deem acceptable.
Their first choice (Trump) will continue to give them everything they want.
Their second choice (Bloomberg) will throw the people some peanuts
(like gay wedding cakes and discounts on their insulin shots)
while protecting as much of the gains, the Oligarchy has made, as he possibly can.
This tiny Superbowl investment ($20 million) is peanuts
compared to how much they would stand to lose
if a Socialist like Sanders or Warren wins.
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11/1/19
Robert Reich explains the
true divide in America ...
All of us v. The Oligarchy
But the battle will be won or lost
depending on whether or not
we can free the brainwashed half ...
from The Matrix.
We've been to the Moon many times.
That is nowhere near as difficult as unbrainwashing people.
But our survival as a species depends on us pulling off the impossible.
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10/18/18
The U.S. has dropped out of the top 20 democracies
and is now listed in the category of "flawed democracies."
I find it amazing that we are ranked that high
considering that our country was sold out to the Plutocrats in 2010
by 5 conservative judges on the Supreme Court in the Citizens United case.
Confirmed True by Snopes
At the rate Trump and the Republicans are attacking our democracy
we'll be lucky to remain in the "flawed democracies" category for much longer.
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5/17/17
Read this list of causes for the Great Recession of 2008
One thing stands out to me above all else:
Republicans have done everything in their power since then
to ensure that it all happens again.
Think about what could possibly be behind
such seemingly suicidal actions.
There is only one answer that makes any sense
and that answer is based on the reality
that Republicans work for the rich - and ONLY - for the rich.
Think about what happened during
The Great Depression and The Great Recession.
In each case, enormous amounts of wealth were transferred
from the masses into the offshore bank accounts of the ultra rich.
The only explanation that makes sense,
is that these catastrophes are not accidents.
They are the greatest gimmick ever devised by the wealthy to get richer.
And they are preparing for another one very soon;
which is given away by the fact that they are doing everything they can
to deregulate our financial system and open the floodgates of wealth.
They don't want to fix the system because ...
it makes them too much money.
You won't even believe how much money is floating around ... in the shadows
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2/26/17
Meet Robert Mercer: he is the rightwing US computer scientist
at the heart of a multimillion-dollar propaganda network.
In the war between humanity and the Oligarchy
one of the first goals that the people must achieve is to expose the enemy.
But convincing the rest ...
that's going to be a lot harder
From the article:
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In military circles this is known as 'psyops' – psychological operations.
(Mass propaganda that works by acting on people’s emotions) "
It worked for Hitler, and 90 years later, it worked for Trump.
The masses
must learn to think rationally
if they are to develop the skills necessary
to defend themselves against these psychological operations.
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1/27/17
Trump's election has added to the rise of fascism around the globe.
I've noticed that leaders are finally beginning to realize
that the world is moving closer to war.
Now, I have none other than Gorbachev himself in agreement with me;
not to mention the scientists who moved the "Doomsday" clock
to 2 minutes before midnight ...
the closest it's been since 1953
Where my narrative differs from everyone else's,
is that I identify, what I consider to be, the true culprits ... the Oligarchs.
Without understanding the real motivation behind the push to worldwide war,
our ability to stop it shrinks to almost nil.
It is the uncontrollable greed of Oligarchs, worldwide,
that I see driving humanity toward the cliff.
The thin line of defenders braced at the edge (the Rationalists)
cannot withstand the assault alone.
We must find a way to get the herd to understand
what is really going on, who is behind it, and why.
But even then, we still have to find a way to convince them to turn around.
And the tragic reality of that is ...
that is something that has never been done
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1/25/17
American Democracy is weakening
Regarding the United States,
I'll agree that Trump was not the cause - but the result.
Losing Democracy is usually a process.
Certain events contribute to that process to different degrees.
In the U.S. the biggest factor in losing our Democracy
was undoubtedly, the Citizens United Supreme Court case in 2010,
in which 5 conservative judges sold out our Democracy to the Oligarchs ...
for 30 pieces of silver
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1/6/17
I rail against the Oligarchy as often as I can in an attempt to warn people,
who humanity's true enemies really are.
Oligarchs have been destroying civilizations, retarding advancement,
and killing humans since we first transitioned from hunter-gatherers
until the present time, not just in America, but in every society on Earth.
China is no exception. They now need umbrellas for protection ...
when it snows
Like American Oligarchs, they have no intention of reducing profits.
That's why their people have to walk around
wearing surgical masks and carrying umbrellas.
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4/7/16
Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman
If they ever make it possible to revoke Nobel Prizes
this guy should be first on the list.
The acceptance of his "trickle down" policies was most likely
the main cause of America's demise ... in only one generation.
He convinced leaders that wealth would trickle down; and he was right.
Trickle was an accurate choice of words.
He convinced leaders that government should give tax breaks and other incentives
to the rich, and that by doing so, everyone below would benefit.
Now we see that only the wealthy benefitted.
Friedman said give us a dollar and you'll be better off.
Well, we gave him a dollar and we got a nickel back.
He said, see - without us you wouldn't have that nickel
(but without him, we would still have our dollar).
and the Oligarchs constantly fight ... to get that nickel back.
They should exhume what's left of Friedman's carcass right now,
and pry that Nobel Prize out of his rigormortis fingers with a crowbar ...
and then disinfect the crowbar.
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1/11/16
World History ... in one paragraph
One tribe (or country) arm themselves with flags in one hand and holy books in the other
before dispersing into a neighboring tribe (or country) to kill them and take all their stuff.
The instigaters of this constant mayhem are the sole beneficiaries of it ...
the Powerful Predators in each society (the Oligarchs).
From this one paragraph, the rest of world history can be derived.
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10/11/15
The consequences of the 2010 "Citizens United" Supreme Court case
have been devastating to American democracy.
This is now what we have become
Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal" was the worst blow ever suffered by the rich.
It has taken nearly a century, but the rich have finally put things back to the way ...
that God meant for them to be
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4/28/15
One of the greatest enemies in America's history,
has always been, still is, and likely will continue to be,
for a long, long time to come ...
the American Conservative movement
What is it?
It is a marriage of Oligarchs and the politicians who serve them.
The tentacles of the Oligarchy extend everywhere, ensnaring through propaganda,
the
useful idiots that it needs to survive in a Democracy.
These idiots are drawn mainly from the pool of:
Conservative Christians (usually found in the Republican party).
They are Christians who follow none of the teachings of Jesus Christ.
The God they really worship is called "Greed."
That is why the "Prosperity Gospel" is so successful in their sect of Christianity.
The pool also includes most Southerners, white racists,
and other Americans who are easily brainwashed by Conservative propaganda.
This is how the modern Conservative movement first got started
And this is how the modern Conservative movement has evolved
Moral Majority co-founder Paul Weyrich has acknowledged
that it was the government’s actions against segregated schools,
not the legalization of abortion, that enraged the Christian community.
(I would add to that ... the "Conservative" Christian community)
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2015
By the way - hear anything lately about the "Panama Papers?"
Told ya so
This should be one of the biggest stories of our lifetime;
but the Oligarchs control the media,
and they shut that story down as quickly as possible
after only one leader went down.
Did you hear any American names?
Neither did I
Keep the sheep screaming about bathrooms
and what outrageous things Donald Trump is saying,
and they won't even notice while their pockets
continue to be picked clean.
UPDATE - 4/7/16
The release of the Panama Papers
represents one of the most powerful strikes ever
against the forces of evil (The Oligarchs).
But as this story makes clear (in its reference to China)
they control the media (and just about everything else).
They are already cutting off the lines of communication.
In America they are trying to bury, or at least minimize, the story.
The masses simply have not advanced far enough
to stand a chance against the evil that has controlled them for ...
the past 10,000 years
Reread the text in the picture above. Now recall the last line in the story ...
"
the real scandal isn't the law-breaking—
it's that so much of what Mossack Fonseca did was perfectly legal. "
The Oligarchs have legalized theft.
We MUST regain control of our government
or the price for failure might be ...
another 10,000 years of Hell
UPDATE 10/16/17
The Oligarchs are getting nervous.
They murder a female investigative reporter ...
by detonating a car bomb from offshore
UPDATE 11/28/19
Keith Schembri, a multi-millionaire,
and the Maltese Prime Minister's Chief of Staff ...
has been arrested and charged with masterminding the bombing
UPDATE 3/10/20
One of the accountants involved in the Panama Papers ...
has been convicted (2:14)
One small step for man ...
And a long, long, long way to go.
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12/7/14
Recently I pointed out that Republicans now control the House, the Senate,
the Supreme Court, most state governor's offices, and most state legislatures.
Now, for the first time ever, they control most state Attorneys General
There is only one prize left that the rich have yet to capture
before they obtain complete control ... the presidency.
After the amazing abandonment of Obama by the Democratic party
in the Midterm elections (which cost them everything),
it looks like a complete Conservative conquest of America is only 2 years away.
Today the House passed the spending bill to keep the government functioning.
It deregulated the banks and allowed individual campaign contributions to increase ...
10 FOLD!
And if the Senate rejects it, they will be the ones accused of shutting down the government.
The Oligarchy's victory over Democracy is virtually complete.
The only way this can happen in a Democracy, is with the help of the ignorant masses.
They are doing far, far more damage to America than any foreign enemy ever has.
We must increase our efforts to spread rational thinking skills.
Deprogramming brainwashed Americans will be an incredibly difficult task.
Anyone who has "Fox Friends" already knows this.
But it's not like we have a choice
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9/25/14
How successful has the assault been, on FDR's New Deal?
See for yourself
Analysis
The first set of bars represents America under Truman (Dem).
The next two sets of bars should be combined because
1) there is little difference between them, and
2) both represent America under Eisenhower (Rep).
During this period, there was a slight, but unmistakable increase
in income going to the rich at the expense of everyone else.
Under presidents Kennedy and Johnson (Dems),
the advance of the rich stalled out and we experienced status quo.
Under Nixon (Rep) the rich were on the move again.
(that is only good news ... for the rich)
Carter (Dem) pretty much held the rich in check.
Then the Heavens opened up and the Lord sent the rich ... Ronald Reagan (Rep).
The graph tells the story better than any words ever could.
Bush senior (Rep) was able to keep the momentum going for the rich.
Clinton (Dem) succeeded in reversing the disaster slightly,
but with the election of Bush junior (Rep), the dam broke.
By the end of his presidency, America was in "The Great Recession."
The only things that prevented a repeat of the Great Depression
were the social programs instituted by FDR (Dem).
But Obama's election defied the consistency of the graph. Why?
For one thing, Republicans were able to prevent a recovery
by obstructing America in every way possible.
They even opened up a new tax loophole called "inversion"
to steal billions more from dwindling American tax revenues.
But that wasn't the only reason why this Democrat
was the only one who failed to stop the rich.
After the rich crashed the economy,
Obama sacrificed American taxpayers
by bailing out the giant corporations who had raided our nation's wealth.
So who is left to fight for us?
No one. We must fight for ourselves.
Democracy gives us the power to do so.
Unfortunately, many Americans have proven themselves to be
too stupid and gullible to use that power.
When any of the 99% of Americans (the non-rich) support Republicans,
they are cooperating in their own demise by voting against their own interests.
Until they develop the rational thinking skills necessary
to defend themselves from the lies of the Oligarchs,
they will continue to be ...
sitting ducks
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5/22/14
Here is a short video of the Koch twins (David and Bill) settling their differences.
What every kid needs to learn:
how to punch your twin brother in the back of the head while he is down.
A recipe for destroying children
Our country has paid a terrible price for the failure of Fred Koch ... to raise his kids.
Here is a man who never should have been allowed to breed:
Frederick Koch
Now that I think about it, I would like to amend my previous statement.
It was Frederick Koch's
father
who never should have been allowed to breed.
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10/5/13
FACES OF EVIL
This is Kim Jong-un.
He inherited the people of North Korea from his father, so he is very rich.
He threatens America with destruction on a regular basis
hoping to restore the flow of extortion money that America used to pay his father.
He tested a missile that almost made it to Japan before crashing into the sea.
These guys are the Koch Brothers. They are the richest brothers in the world.
How do they use the fortune they inherited?
They invest hundreds of millions of dollars into Global Warming Denial
in order to protect and expand their oil empire.
They are more than willing to sacrifice the entire planet
to keep the money rolling in.
Why would anyone, who has more money than God,
be willing to destroy millions of lives just to get richer?
I don't know. You would have to ask them.
But before you do, make sure
that your acceptance into the witness protection program has been cleared.
The leaders of The Tea Party are willing to destroy the American economy
because the democratic process didn't go the way they wanted it to.
How much damage has been done to America by foreign threats like Kim Jong-Idiot?
Maybe a couple of senior citizens on the West Coast
got nervous and required respirators.
How much damage has been done to America from within
by powerful forces like the Koch Brothers and The Tea Party?
Incalculable
Neither the Koch Brothers nor The Tea Party have given any indication
that they intend to stop attacking America for their own gain, any time soon.
That means ... it is up to us to stop them
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2013
A Tale of 2 Men
One man is old; very, very old. In fact, his expiration date has long since passed.
The other man is old; but only old.
But judging by his bulbous figure, he may exit before the older man.
Both of these men are quite well-known in America,
and both command large legions of followers.
One is a religious leader and the round one is a talk show host.
Both men are ultra conservatives.
Both of these men embarrass themselves on a regular basis.
They also embarrass other Republicans,
but because of the power they wield in that party,
there is little anyone can do about it.
Two men, are different in many ways,
but so similar in the damage they have done to our country,
because of the huge numbers of simpletons they have been able to influence.
In a Democracy, large masses of ignorant voters
can have a severe detrimental effect on that society.
So without further ado, I present two men
who never should have been on the national stage to begin with,
yet not only are they on it, they've dominated it for way too long;
two men whose damage will require decades to repair. I give you ...
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Pat Robertson
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Pat Robertson
Rush Limbaugh
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11/1/11
The One Percent
First, let's do our homework:
Read: "The distribution of wealth"
Watch: "The One Percent" (1:16:29)
Truly one of the greatest living heroes in America today ... Jamie Johnson.
His father, Jimmy Johnson, had the potential,
and even started to make an attempt,
but did not have the courage to follow through.
But all was not lost.
He would have a son, Jamie, who would fulfil that potential;
a son who did have the courage that the father lacked;
a son who would someday influence the world.
Did you notice how economist Milton Friedman blew his cookies (at: 1:05:05),
even though Jamie Johnson was bending over backwards trying to be polite?
Recently I read a story that claimed that in America,
if you earn at least $30,000 per year, you are in the top 1% globally.
Based on per capita income per country as recorded in the World Almanac,
I have no reason to doubt that figure.
So the rich (1%) might argue that the 99% should shut up
and be grateful that we have it as well as we do, here in America.
But what they are not telling you is:
if the rich weren't stealing U.S. taxpayers blind, by legalizing theft,
all Americans could be living much better than they are now.
So their argument is a Red Herring.
The One Percent hasn't only pillaged our country
but is currently spreading like a cancer all over the world.
They create jobs ... but they keep nearly all of the profits for themselves.
Labor practices
But wait - it gets worse.
For those Americans who don't care about what happens far away,
this one might hit closer to home (they charge a small fee to watch).
The Last Mountain (1:35:09)
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