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Wednesday, January 29, 2025
We Live in a Nightmare
Awakening from the propaganda matrix is like being a conservative: you're frequently disgusted with society and where it appears to be headed.
But unlike a conservative, you're disgusted by actual problems instead of imaginary nonsense...
Also unlike a conservative, your problem is not with relatively new societal developments like recent immigration waves and LGBTQ acceptance...
Your problem is with abusive dynamics which have been plaguing civilization for centuries.
Capitalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Settler-colonialism
Genocide
Plutocracy
Exploitation
Consumerism...
Many rightists warn urgently that our society is on the verge of plunging into a nightmarish authoritarian dystopia, but if you're truly unplugged from the indoctrination of the empire you understand that, the dystopia is already here, and has been for a long time.
The overwhelming majority of the people in our society are already, thinking, speaking, working, shopping, spending, voting, ...and behaving pretty much exactly how the ruling class wants them to...!
If they put microchips in our brains which allowed them to fully control our minds, they'd have us moving around in more or less the same way we've been moving for generations...
We are seeing increases in authoritarianism as our rulers tighten their grip on power, but those measures are being rolled out to keep the current system in place, not to create a new one.
They're not changing anything about the prison, they're just installing better locks on the doors.
Until you've fully liberated yourself from the indoctrination of the mainstream imperial worldview, you don't truly understand that this is dystopia.
You don't understand how nightmarish it is to live in a society where everyone is marching to the relentless drumbeat of profit and domination.
You think it's fine and normal for people to go their whole lives with their entire identities wrapped around their careers and the goals that they have accomplished within them.
You don't notice anything amiss with the way human lives are being psychologically shaped by propaganda and advertising to make them identify primarily as workers and consumers, and for them to be imprisoned or made homeless if they can't or won't be hammered into those shapes.
When you're still plugged into the imperial worldview, you don't think much about the horrors your government is unleashing upon people in other countries.
If you think about politics at all, "foreign policy" is just one of many issues of consideration, and is much less worthy of your attention than whatever hot partisan topic is being pushed in mainstream discourse on any given day.
When you take the blinders off, you're not able to ignore that stuff anymore.
You're acutely aware that unfathomable suffering is always being unleashed by your rulers upon foreigners whose lives matter just as much as yours does, and that atrocities are being inflicted in your name which are just as horrific as they would be if they were happening in your neighborhood.
These things disgust and outrage you.
This whole dystopia does.
The way people in your life mindlessly regurgitate war propaganda about this or that empire-targeted nation.
The way movies and TV shows manufacture consent for this hellscape.
The way almost every product you interact with came into your life through depraved acts of international exploitation.
The way none of the artists you've admired seem remotely interested in truth or justice, serving up nothing but vapid distraction in pretty shapes.
The elections...
The advertising...
The phoniness...
The way everyone's always running around in circles frenetically trying to avoid experiencing even one single moment of true sincerity...!
It looks more and more unwholesome the more lucid you become.
You look at a US presidential debate, or MrBeast, or Jake Paul staging a glitzy exhibition match with an ancient Mike Tyson, or the way people are using all kinds of exploitative gig economy apps to sell off more and more of their time, labor and dignity in order to survive, and, you just want to howl like a wounded animal... some primordial eruption at this twisted thing our species has become.
This doesn't mean you become bitter and jaded - at least not if you remain dedicated to the experience of truth. All it means is you stop looking for joy and satisfaction in the places this perverse civilization tells you to look for it.
Instead of chasing after this dystopia's warped definitions of "success" and trying to look like what you've been told a well-adjusted member of society ought to look like, you begin finding enjoyment in real things...
Love.
Real human connection.
The thunderous beauty of the natural world.
The crackling delight of the raw sights, sounds, smells and sensations which come with living a human life on this planet - even in the thickest manifestations of our madness.
True romance, if you dare...!
And as trying as it can be, it's the only path toward real happiness.
None of the people who are plugged into the matrix are really enjoying themselves, as hard as some of them try to pretend otherwise.
How could they be?
It's impossible to be truly happy when deep down you know something's profoundly wrong...!
That's why antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds are being shoveled out like Halloween candy. Everyone's getting more and more miserable, because you can't build real lasting happiness on a foundation of propaganda and lies.
The products never satisfy, the false definitions of success never deliver fulfillment, the toil never ends, and the cognitive dissonance grows stronger and stronger.
A devotion to truth can get ugly.
It can get uncomfortable.
It's sometimes downright agonizing.
But it's the only path toward a healthy world...
We can only begin moving toward health by facing the truth, as unpleasant as it might be.
Our future as a conscious species lies on the other side of some confrontations that take us way outside our comfort zones.
We come to nirvana ('extinguishing of the passions') by way of samsara ('running around in circles')...
By Caitlin Johnstone
January 05, 2025
From CaitlinJohnstone Website
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The Lore of Underground "Alien" Bases on Earth Goes Far Beyond Harvard Academics...
A paper from researchers at Harvard suggests a
"cryptoterrestrial hypothesis" for UFOs, claiming that highly advanced
beings that originate elsewhere may have underground bases on Earth.
Harvard academics recently suggested that a highly advanced civilization could be residing deep underground or, perhaps in a base inside the Moon.
They published their hypothesis in Philosophy & Cosmology titled, “The cryptoterrestrial hypothesis: A case for scientific openness to a concealed earthly explanation for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.”
The authors, Tim Lomas (Harvard University), Brendan Case (Harvard University) and Michael Paul Masters (Montana Tech of the University of Montana), make the case for the possibility of so-called “crypto-terrestrials” to explain unidentified and unexplainable observations made around the world each year.
They join Harvard Astronomer Avi Loeb, who has been making similar claims of extraterrestrials living among us for the past few years. Let’s not forget about Dr. John Mack, a former head of the department of psychiatry who investigated the UFO phenomenon for decades.
“We're not saying this is right, we're not saying that this is absolutely 100% the case, we're saying these are some potentialities, these are some possibilities to help explain the origin of these beings." Masters said.
Masters is a biological anthropologist who said he was asked to help research potential explanations for UFOs.
He said "aliens" may actually just be humans from far in the future who have figured out how to time travel. He is not the first to propose this theory, it’s based on numerous observations and thousands of corroborating stories from “experiencers” throughout human history.
Dr. Michael A. Persinger, an American-Canadian professor of psychology at Laurentian University, observed that for thousands of years and within every known human culture, normal individuals have reported brief and often repeated ‘visitations’ by humanoid phenomena that are associated with strange flying objects.
It’s not hard to make an argument that observations of UFOs and contact by beings from beyond the Earth is one of mankind’s oldest stories.
(Related article: Documented UFO Encounters From Antiquity: Before "Project Bluebeam”)
The authors speculate that intelligent beings may have gone underground until we're ready for contact, and that we must seem extremely primitive to them based on what we see flying around in the skies.
Within the idea of “crypto-terrestrials” are multiple hypotheses, which you can refer to the paper for more details if interested.
In this article, I wanted to focus on the general idea of an extraterrestrial presence on our planet and the Moon. I also want to explore where exactly this theory comes from.
Did it just pop out of thin air? Is it that “far out” there to think this could even be a possibility? If so, where are they?
I thought it would be useful given the fact that this recent hypothesis made headlines, making it appear as if it is a new theory among academics, but it’s not. And I wish these academics would have expressed that in their paper.
It’s a theme that garners serious attention every few years and has for multiple decades.
For example, I remember in 2016 exploring a paper published in the Journal of Space Exploration about certain features on the far side of the Moon that appear in the crater Paracelsus C. It argued that these features might be artificial in origin. There are other papers that have done the same with regards to Mars.
When discussing possible extraterrestrial visitation, Carl Sagan wrote an article published in Planetary and Space Science (1963;11:485-98) titled, “Direct contact among galactic civilizations by relativistic interstellar spaceflight.” In it, he argues the following:
“It is not out of the question that artifacts of these visits still exist, or even that some kind of base is maintained (possibly automatically) within the solar system to provide continuity for successive expeditions. Because of weathering and the possibility of detection and interference by the inhabitants of the Earth, it would be preferable not to erect such a base on the Earth’s surface. The Moon seems one reasonable alternative. Forthcoming high resolution photographic reconnaissance of the Moon from space vehicles – particularly of the back side – might bear these possibilities in mind.”
There is even a Wikileaks document that claims that a base or bases have been built on the Moon. There are also decades old declassified CIA documents discussing the fact that the planned construction of bases on the Moon were, at that time, already in motion.
In a Top Secret collection of articles in the Journal "Military Thought" ("Voyennaya Mysi") published by the ministry of defense, USSR, and distributed down to the level of Army Commander, Lieutenant General Korenevsky expresses the following:
This is an interesting one, and it makes me wonder whether these Harvard academics came across the CIA’s remote viewing program. Perhaps that’s where this hypothesis comes from and why it lingers.
Remote viewing is the ability of someone to describe the characteristics of a remote geographical location regardless their present location.
For example, a professionally trained remote viewer by the Central Intelligence Agency and academics at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI), where this type of activity took place for more than 25 years, would successfully and repeatedly be able to describe in-depth details of a distant location without actually being there. It was called the STARGATE program.
Despite the fact that the entire remote viewing program was officially declassified in 1995, it appears that this probably wasn’t true given the fact that many from within the program have ‘blown the whistle’ so to speak. Many claimed that they were tasked to “view” information about various groups of extraterrestrials that were visiting our planet.
I spoke with retired US Army Major Dr. Paul Smith, who was part of that program. Although he is aware of the number of viewers who have come out publicly speaking about their experiences within the program, he experienced nothing like that. That being said, he did have experiences and successful hits with regards to multiple UFO incidents that occurred with the US military.
A Weird Remote Viewing Document…
In one of the remote viewing sessions from 1988, a viewer was tasked with looking into a “galactic federation base” on Earth. You can access that declassified document here, again from the CIA electronic reading room.
I was confused when I saw this, is this document implying that the US government knew/knows about a “galactic federation” base on our planet and was attempting to look in on it? Are the claims of former military intelligence officers, like Lyn Buchanan, (and other civilians like Ingo Swann) who were in the program, true? Are we being visited? Has this been known for a very long time?
This document sure does provide some validation to such claims.
Buchanan has also mentioned extraterrestrial bases on Earth and says there are approximately five. He mentions that they are all inside mountains and that at some bases, humans are working with these extraterrestrials in various ways.
I also found this interesting because it correlates with yet another remote viewer named Pat Price. Price was said to be one of SRI’s most successful and skilled remote viewers.
A well-known story about Price comes from Captain Frederick H. Atwater, a retired US Army officer who was involved in these remote viewing experiments. I have confirmed the validity of this story through my conversations with Paul H. Smith (mentioned earlier in the article) among various other sources and literature.
The story is that Price had remotely viewed four extraterrestrial bases on Earth, one of which was located under Mount Ziel, which lies approximately 80 miles west-northwest of Pine Gap, Australia.
The other bases were said to be under Mount Perdido in the Pyrenees, Mount Inyangani in Zimbabwe and under Mount Hayes in Alaska. He described the occupants as ‘looking like homo sapiens, except for the lungs, heart, blood and eyes.’
Then there are even more claims by interesting people. Retired Israeli general, professor of aeronautics and astronautics, and former head of Israel's Space Program, Professor Haim Eshed, for example, has claimed that intelligent extraterrestrials exist and that they've been in contact with Earth governments for years. He did so in an interview with Yediot Aharonot, a national daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv, telling them that "The aliens have asked not to announce that they are here, humanity is not ready yet." This story was interestingly picked up by many “mainstream” outlets, but mostly ridiculed by them.
How can so many who have held such positions all be considered lunatics? Or considered to be making false claims? If you tie in all of the data and research that has accompanied this phenomenon, it does make you wonder.
Indigenous stories of highly advanced civilizations living underground are also quite prevalent. It’s a theme that spans multiple cultures and centuries. Examples are not hard to find.
“The old ones tell stories about people from the stars who lived underground near Tanana. There are many stories the old ones told about the Star People who live among them and went underground near Tanana. The Inupiat believe they came to Earth on a spaceship.”
The quote above comes from a Cherokee elder, via Dr. Ardy Sixkiller Clarke, a Professor Emeritus at Montana State University who is Cherokee/Choctaw and has been researching the “Star People” for many years.
In her work, “Encounters with Star People: Untold Stories of American Indians” she explains,
“Belief in subterranean worlds has been handed down as myths or legends among generations of people from all over the world. For example, Socrates spoke of huge hollows within the Earth that were inhabited and vast caverns where rivers flowed. The Cherokee Indians tell that when they first came to the southeastern United States, they found many well-tended gardens but not the people who cared for them. Eventually, they discovered a group of people who lived underground and came out only at night to tend the gardens. They harvested the food and took it underground to their cities.These people were small, had blue skin and large black eyes. The sun rays were too harsh for them so they built their cities underground and only came out at night using the light of the moon. The Cherokee called them the “Moon People.”
So, just to reiterate, the idea of highly advanced life dwelling within our planet is not novel. But what Have Humans Done Underground?
“It is ironic that the U.S. would begin a devastating war, allegedly in search of weapons of mass destruction, when the most worrisome developments in this field are occurring in your own backyard. It is ironic that the U.S. should be fighting monstrously expensive wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, allegedly to bring democracy to those countries, when it itself can no longer claim to be called a democracy, when trillions, and I mean thousands of billions of dollars have been spent on projects about which both the Congress and the Commander in Chief have been kept deliberately in the dark.”
– Paul Hellyer (Former Canadian Defence Minister)
To be perfectly honest, it’s quite difficult to determine exactly what humans have really accomplished. I believe this is the case because some of the most interesting accomplishments are most likely “classified” and lie within the realm of what are known as Special Access Programs (SAPs).
These programs do not exist publicly, but they do indeed exist. They are better known as ‘deep black programs.’ A 1997 US Senate report described them as “so sensitive that they are exempt from standard reporting requirements to the Congress.”
In 2017, Michigan State professor Mark Skidmore, alongside some of his graduate students and Catherine Austin Fitts, the former assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development, found $21 trillion in unauthorized spending in the departments of Defense and Housing and Urban Development for the years 1998-2015. Where is this money going? SAPs?
Some of these programs could involve the construction of deep underground military bases, known as (DUMBS). Furthermore, some of this money could also be going towards the construction of under-ocean, and in-bottom (of the ocean) military bases.
In 1987, Deputy Director of Engineering and Construction for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lloyd A. Duscha, gave a speech at an engineering conference titled “Underground Facilities for Defense – Experience and Lessons.” In the first paragraph of his speech he states the following:
“After World War II, political and economic factors changed the underground construction picture and caused a renewed interest to “think underground.” As a result of this interest, the Corps of Engineers became involved in the design and construction of some very complex and interesting military projects. Although the conference program indicates the topic to be “Underground Facilities for Defense – Experience and Lessons,” I must deviate a little because several of the most interesting facilities that have been designed and constructed by the Corps are classified.
– (New York: Elsevier Science Publishing Company, Inc., 1987, pp. 109-113.)”
He then went on to discuss the Corps’ involvement in the construction of the large and elaborate NORAD base in the 1960s, buried deep beneath Cheyenne Mountain, in Colorado.
There are documents available that expose a deep underground command center that was to be built far below areas such as Washington, D.C., and China Lake, California, during the Cold War. Documents show that in 1964 the military was considering building a huge underground cavity 4,000 feet deep beneath China Lake.
The world’s most prominent researcher on underground military facilities, Richard Sauder, Ph.D, told of an interesting story in his book Hidden In Plain Sight that I’d like to share with you:
“As it happens, after giving a public talk a couple of years ago, I was approached by a man who had been a uniformed member of the United States Navy. We chatted for a while and when he mentioned that he had spent some time at China Lake my ears perked up. I asked him if there was an underground facility at China Lake. He said that indeed there is, and that it is impressively large and deep. I asked him if he had ever been in it, and he said that he had, though not to the deepest levels. I asked him how deep the deepest part extended. He looked at me soberly and said very quietly, “It goes one mile deep.” I then asked him what the underground base contains. He replied, “Weapons.” I responded, “What sort of weaponry?” And he answered without pausing, “Weapons more powerful than nuclear weapons.”
Historian and world renowned UFO researcher Richard Dolan, a man of extreme credibility, once shared in one of his books, After Disclsoure, an experience he had with a politician who was deep underground in a military base at one point. He was briefed on the extraterrestrial reality and said that ETs and UFOs are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to information that’s concealed from the public…
This may all be hearsay, but again, it’s interesting to explore.
In 1968 the Stanford Research Institute was even discussing the construction of dozens of undersea bases. The study was titled “Feasibility of Manned In-Botton Bases.” It’s important to show you the abstract here, because it clearly reveals what the military-industrial complex was considering, and what they could do within their technological reach at the time — more than four decades ago.
Abstract:
“The construction of thirty manned in-bottom bases within the ocean floors is technically and economically feasible….This could take 15 years. The major technology for a land-linked station in-bottom is established now; only adaptations are needed. The remaining experimental phases will require further development of equipment and techniques applicable to remote sea access. There are useful assignments for a succession of three experimental stations other than advancing in-bottom construction techniques. Science and engineering concerned with the oceans and their resources will be furthered and military tests of undersea base functions complimenting deeper operations can be accomplished.
Presently, establishing an in-bottom facility and building upon this will present fewer technical difficulties that do the submersibles which would support it and use it. Subsequent to the completion of the third phase of a demonstration program, which would be a remote, deep water station, and the evaluation of it, a multiple base program, could be implemented.”
It’s truly hard to know how far along we’ve come with the technological plans discussed in this article. It’s now 2024, and these facilities must be extremely advanced, perhaps, in my opinion, 100-1000 years ahead of where the “mainstream” world is at, but perhaps I’m wrong.
It’s unfortunate that our world is still dominated by secrecy. The United States has a history of government agencies existing in secret for years. The National Security Agency (NSA) was founded in 1952, its existence was hidden until the mid 1960’s. Even more secretive is the National Reconnaissance Office, which was founded in 1960 but remained completely secret for 30 years. Who knows how far it has gone today in 2024.
I hope by reading this article you understand where the lore of extraterrestrial bases on our planet comes from.
The Ancient Black Knight Satellite
Had the Black Knight satellite finally revealed its purpose?
Was an alien civilization from deep space trying to communicate with the Earth?
In 1998, compelling visual evidence for the existence of the mysterious satellite finally emerged. The crew of the space shuttle, Endeavour managed to take dozens of clear high-resolution photographs of a strange black object near their craft.
As in 1960, the object was dismissed as space debris — a thermal blanket that had come loose during the construction of the International Space Station.
But the photographs just fuelled more speculation about what was in the skies. The old stories of Tesla, the LDEs and Duncan Lunan’s star map were revived.
After more than a century of speculation, the big question still remained.
Are there ancient alien satellites in Earth’s orbit?
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“THE FOG IS MAKING US SICK !!!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9OS3iLrMAI&t=636s
Comments from the thread:
“Do you think this fog has any connection to the drones? What is your take on it?”
“Drones at night. Can’t see them spraying at night. Sudden fog & sickness. What a concidence.”
“Drones seeding for weeks then planes sprouting those seeds!???”
“Geoengineering. You all heard about it. Fog is easily engineered. And it can be mixed with other things.”
“Also consider this…those livestock, wildlife, fish in lakes and ponds are being affected which is affected the food supply as well.”
“Apparently, in 1952 this happened and thousands died….”
“And it also eventually gets into the water supply. Food, water, and air, all poison.”
“That’s not fog, that’s depopulation.”
“President ELON WILL HAVE TO REIN IN THE ORANGE TODDLER BEFORE HE MAKES A FOOL OF HIMSELF.”
“Christmas Eve saw something I couldn’t place, hovering over my town. One hour later lots of particles flying in the air. My dad got sick on Christmas Day, didn’t wake up on the Sunday morning.”
“That fog is mixed with something else: Nano particles.”
“The world is beyond insane… Poison here poison there… Poison everywhere.”
“Mass-depopulation.”
“I was nauseous for 4 days straight and then came the sore throat and the absolutely worst cough/mucus/spitting up blood and my chest hurts bad. I have tried mucinex and antibiotics but nothing works. I 100% believe the government is doing this and should be held accountable. I’m tired of coughing till I can’t breathe”
“Wow. They’re poisoning everyone right now and we’re like… Hey, what’s this fog? Good luck, everyone!”
“It’s like we are being sprayed with pesticide.”
“My cat comes outside with me while I smoke. Ever since the drones started he comes out for a few seconds, then gets spooked and wants to go back in. In the summer he opens the screen by himself and escapes to sit outside. Now all the sudden he hates being outside. Its like he knows something.”
“I’m glad people are finally waking up. I just hope it’s not too late.”
More on “The Fog” . . .
DEMON HUNTER: “FOG CITY: Record Breaking DARPA Mind Control Fog Hits US In 2024”
Economic Black Hole
Here Are 25 Signs That The U.S. Economy Is Dying After 4 Years Of “Bidenomics”
The damage caused by 4 years of “Bidenomics” has been so immense that it is difficult to put it into words. Everywhere we look, the U.S. economy is rapidly deteriorating all around us, and it would literally take a major miracle to turn things around at this point. Needless to say, the condition of the economy was one of the biggest reasons why Donald Trump won the election, and he insists that he can get fix it. Now he will get his chance. But the economic challenges that he is facing in 2025 are far greater than anything that confronted him when his first term began many years ago. If Trump is able to get the U.S. economy moving in a positive direction after everything that has happened during the past 4 years, it will truly be a historic achievement.
Nobody can deny the facts that I am about to present to you, because they are indisputable. Collectively, these facts clearly prove that our economy is a complete mess right now. The following are 25 signs that the U.S. economy is dying after 4 years of “Bidenomics”…
#1 In 2024, sales of previously-owned homes in the United States fell to the lowest level since 1995…
U.S. existing-home sales fell in 2024 to the lowest level since 1995, the second straight year of anemic sales due to stubbornly high mortgage rates.
High costs related to homeownership sapped sales again. The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage has hovered between 6% and 8% since late 2022, making it prohibitively expensive for many Americans to buy homes at current prices, which hit record highs last year. Rising home insurance and property tax costs are also adding to homeowners’ expenses. Unlike mortgage rates, which fluctuate, these costs are poised to continue rising.
#2 Pending home sales dropped another 4.5 percent last month. That was the fastest rate of decline that we have seen in more than two years…
Pending home sales fell 4.5% month over month in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, the largest decline since October 2022. They dropped 2.3% year over year.
Homebuyer demand dipped at the end of the year because mortgage rates jumped. After inching downward at the beginning of the month, mortgage rates reversed course halfway through December and have been rising since—in part because the Federal Reserve projected fewer 2025 interest-rate cuts than anticipated. The weekly average 30-year-fixed mortgage rate now sits at 7.04%, the highest level since May, after hitting an early-December low of 6.6%.
#3 The proportion of credit card accounts that are just having minimum payments being made on them just hit the highest level in 12 years…
Americans are not okay financially, according to the Philadelphia Federal Reserve.
The share of active credit card accounts making just the minimum payment hit a 12-year high of 10.75% from July through September 2024, based on data from the largest banks in the country, the Philadelphia Fed said on Wednesday. As credit card balances swell, the share of delinquent balances is also worsening, it said.
#4 The 60-plus-day delinquency rate for subprime auto loans just reached the highest level ever recorded for the month of December…
The 60-plus-day delinquency rate of subprime auto loans rose to 6.15% in December, a new record for December in the data from Fitch, which tracks subprime auto-loan asset-backed securities (ABS), going back to their origins in the early 1990s. Subprime delinquency rates rose to record highs in 2023 and rose further in 2024. They peak seasonally in January in February. If January and February 2025 follow seasonal patterns, subprime delinquency rates will set new all-time highs (gold in the chart below).
#5 Credit rejection rates have hit levels that we have not seen since the global financial crisis…
The landscape of American credit has taken a stark turn for the worse, with rejection rates for various forms of credit reaching levels not seen since the financial turmoil of a decade ago. According to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, rejection rates for loans, including credit cards, mortgages, and auto loans, have spiked to 23%. This figure marks the highest recorded since the depths of the financial crisis, signaling a significant contraction in credit availability.
Moreover, the rejection rate for credit card limit increases has reached nearly 50%, indicating that even those with existing credit lines are facing unprecedented hurdles in expanding their credit.
#6 Restaurant chains are going bankrupt at the fastest pace since the beginning of the pandemic…
Chain restaurant bankruptcies are reportedly at their highest level since the pandemic.
Among the most recent examples is the casual dining franchise TGI Friday’s, one of more than a dozen high-profile eateries to seek bankruptcy protection between January and October of this year, Bloomberg News reported Thursday (Dec. 5), citing BankruptcyData.
According to the report, that’s the most through that date since 2020, and next year could bring more turmoil, with restaurant prices jumping due to increased labor costs, supply chain issues and steeper interest expenses, lessening consumer demand for meals away from home.
#7 After rising 12.7 percent in 2023, the cost of home insurance went up another 10.4 percent in 2024…
In 2024, insurers raised rates by 10.4 percent as of Dec. 27, which followed a 12.7 percent hike in the previous year, according to the Jan. 21 report from the company.
In total, 33 states saw premiums climb by double digits last year, with the largest spike seen in Nebraska at 22.7 percent. Premiums in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Utah, and Washington jumped by more than 20 percent.
#8 The average price of a dozen eggs went up 36 percent in just 12 months, and it is expected to go even higher during the months ahead…
The average price of a dozen large, grade-A eggs was $4.15 in December, up from $3.65 in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Egg prices were also up more than 36% year-over-year in December, according to the Consumer Price Index.
“Not to be the bearer of bad news, but we’re in this for a while,” said Emily Metz, president and CEO of the American Egg Board. “Until we have time without a detection, unfortunately this very, very tight egg supply is going to continue.”
#9 The household income required to purchase an average home in the U.S. has more than tripled since January 2012…
In January 2012, the household income required to afford the typical home in the U.S. was $39,223, according to Redfin. As of November 2024, home buyers need to earn $126,764, a 223% increase.
#10 A “healthcare giant” that operates 16 hospitals in the U.S. has just filed for bankruptcy…
A healthcare giant that operates 16 hospitals across four states has filed for bankruptcy – with plans to offload several of them.
Prospect Medical Holdings – which also owns 166 clinics across California, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, and employs 12,600 people – filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas on Saturday.
The company, which was once an active buyer of struggling hospitals, has debts of more than $400 million.
#11 The hiring rate in the U.S. in the month of November was “the lowest since the early 2010s”…
Hiring was anemic at the end of 2024.
November’s hiring rate of 3.3% is the lowest since the early 2010s when the US was struggling after the Great Recession.
#12 The Washington Post has announced that it will be laying off about 4 percent of its workers…
The Washington Post has started laying off roughly 4 percent of its work force, the company said on Tuesday, as the newspaper struggles to stem millions of dollars in annual losses.
The cuts will affect fewer than 100 people across The Post’s business divisions, which include its advertising sales, marketing and information technology teams.
#13 It is being reported that CNN will be laying off hundreds of workers…
CNN boss Mark Thompson reportedly plans to announce mass layoffs Thursday — just days after he warned top on-air talent including Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper that they ought to avoid “pre-judging” President Trump.
The ratings-challenged cable news pioneer will lay off hundreds of employees as it refocuses the business around a global digital audience, CNBC reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
#14 As a result of closing their Monterey plant, 433 Perdue Farms employees will be looking for new jobs…
Perdue Farms is closing their Monterey plant, the Putnam County mayor announced Thursday night.
The closure will leave 433 employees out of a job. Randy Porter, the mayor of Putnam County, says the plant has been a part of Monterey and the county’s economy for numerous years.
#15 Over the past year, Intel has laid off 3,000 workers in the state of Oregon alone…
Intel eliminated 1 in every 8 jobs across its Oregon workforce last year, reducing its local headcount by 3,000 positions as it sought to cut costs after a steep and sustained drop in revenue.
#16 Meta is one of the few companies that is doing fairly well right now, but they are conducting mass layoffs too…
Meta is planning on cutting about 5% of its workforce, with a specific focus on the company’s lowest-performing employees.
A Meta spokesperson confirmed the news in an emailed statement to USA TODAY Wednesday after first being reported by Bloomberg, citing an internal memo.
#17 Kohl’s has decided to permanently shut down 27 “underperforming” stores…
Twenty-seven “underperforming” Kohl’s stores are set to shutter this spring.
The locations, named late last week by Kohl’s, will permanently close their doors by April, according to the Wisconsin-based retailer.
#18 Over 200 Advance Auto Parts stores are up for sale…
More than 200 Advance Auto Parts stores, either the properties themselves or their leases, are being marketed for sale by Hilco Real Estate.
Raleigh, North Carolina-based Advance Auto, an auto aftermarket parts retailer, has tapped Hilco to manage the disposition of real estate properties and leases that span 46 states. The portfolio includes retail locations and “potential redevelopment parcels situated in densely populated urban areas and along strong commercial corridors,” Hilco, which is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois, said Wednesday.
#19 Approximately 500 Big Lots stores will soon be shut down for good…
The company buying Columbus-based Big Lots has identified about 500 Big Lots stores, including several in central Ohio, that it plans to close.
Gordon Brothers, a Boston-based investment group, is offering to sell the stores’ leases, indicating that the stores will not remain Big Lots under new ownership.
#20 Walgreens has announced that it will be permanently closing 1,200 stores…
The thinning of Walgreens locations has been in the works. Walgreens said in October 2024 it planned to close about 1,200 underperforming stores across the U.S. as a strategy to offset declining profits resulting from low drug reimbursement rates and sluggish retail sales.
#21 In 2024, a total of 7,325 stores were closed in the United States. That was the highest number that we have seen since the early days of the pandemic…
Store closures in the U.S. last year hit the highest level since the pandemic — and even more locations are expected to shutter this year, as shoppers’ dollars increasingly go to a few industry winners, according to an analysis by Coresight Research.
Major retailers, including Party City and Macy’s, closed 7,325 stores in 2024, according to the retail advisory group’s data. That’s the sharpest jump since retailers in the U.S. shuttered almost 10,000 stores in 2020, the year when the Covid pandemic began.
#22 Coresight Research is projecting that a whopping 15,000 stores will be closed in the U.S. in 2025…
Retail closings in the U.S. are on the rise.
That’s according to Coresight Research, a research and advisory firm specializing in retail and technology, which predicts approximately 15,000 store closings and 5,800 store openings this year in the U.S
#23 Cargo theft in the United States has hit a brand new all-time record high for the second year in a row…
Cargo theft hit a record high in the U.S. and Canada for the second consecutive year, and the trend is expected to continue as criminal enterprises have become more sophisticated in their methods.
Verisk CargoNet’s annual analysis released this week found that cargo theft surged 27% from 2023 to 2024, hitting a record 3,625 reported incidents last year with an average value of $202,364 per theft. All told, the losses are estimated at more than $454 million.
#24 59 percent of Americans don’t even have enough money to pay for a $1,000 emergency expense…
Most Americans cannot afford a $1,000 emergency expense, with inflation and high interest rates affecting their ability to save adequately, according to a recent survey by consumer services company Bankrate.
A full 59 percent of Americans aren’t in a position to use their savings “to pay for a major unexpected expense, such as $1,000 for an emergency room visit or car repair,” said a Jan. 23 report from the company.
#25 61 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 35 say that they feel “financially stressed”…
About 61% of surveyed Americans of ages 18 to 35 are financially stressed, according to a new Intuit survey. About 21% of respondents say their stress has gotten worse over the past year.
Some of the biggest stressors included high cost of living, job instability and growing housing costs. Of those who identified as financially stressed, 32% said handling unexpected emergencies like medical bills, car repairs and home maintenance trigger their anxiety with cash, the report found.
THE MYSTERY OF ISRAEL
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Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The Will to Live or the Will to Die
The existential and internal crisis which has engulfed mankind is not a piecemeal affair, it is a crisis reaching into the most central fibers of human existence.
At this nucleus point of all our lives lies the will to live or the will to die. Some might object to the notion ‘the will to die’, but what it means is ‘the failure of the will to live’.
There is no middle ground between these two extremes. That which is not moving forward is moving backwards. Moving backwards constitutes surrender to the forces of torpor; a steady decline in energy that leads to stagnation and decay.
All material elements of life move through this birth/death cycle. But human life has another dimension to that of purely material and physical existence.
We are endowed with the power to transform torpor into its opposite – an expansion of the life force. Something which transcends material existence and produces the dynamic flow which is the true expression of Life.
The trick is to maintain this dynamic; to keep it alight as the prime motivational force of one’s life.
To do that one needs an inspirational point of focus. A goal to always be reaching for. Something which demands daily attention, discipline and the inner desire to ‘become more than one is’ at any particular moment of time.
This is the spiritual path.
Once one recognises that ‘what one wants to become more of’ is an internal state of expansion – an awakening of the soul – then there is no longer any confusion about the place of the material and that of the spiritual.
Spirit is light, alive and in movement. The material, while sharing the same original source point as spirit, is associated with solidity, weight and a general lack of movement. However, they are entirely complementary counterparts. One cannot express itself without the close proximity of the other.
So the development of one’s spirituality takes shape within a physical shelter that supports its nurturing.
In society as a whole this position is reversed. The material is the goal – the main target of ambition.
Spirit, if it is acknowledged at all, fills a secondary role and fails to make an impression on deeper aspirations during a lifetime.
Needless to say, this is the wrong way round. An inorganic imposed state, not one’s natural course of exitsence.
For the state of existence on planet earth to change for the better, the spiritual must lead and the material follow.
This will produce a complete metamorphosis of all living entities, as the consequent higher human vibrational change will resonate through all living entities – plants, insects, animals and even inanimate matter, acting as a form of tonic for their fuller expression and onward evolution.
But mankind must set the higher vibrational tone.
Daily life will look very different once spiritual aspiration is prioritised over material aspiration.
No longer will there be a predominant desire ‘to have’; to desire ever more possessions, excessive material comforts and the self importance that comes with fulfilling the demands of an untamed ego.
Instead will come an aspiration to live simply, lightly and with minimum harm caused to the outside world. Spirit growth makes one conscious of one’s oneness with nature and all life forms; exercising one’s discretion sympathetically concerning all that surrounds one.
It is no longer possible to treat outside as separate from inside. They are, after all, two parts of one whole. The need is to embrace a holistic understanding of the way the universe functions, because all parts depend on each other – and none is more important than any other – regardless of how large or small.
To grow in such understanding requires the adoption of a methodology based on tried and tested practices, some thousands of years old.
The ‘true’ teaching will always emphasise the dual nature of the path. Firstly, the going out into the world to combat repression and injustice and to fight for the expression of truth and a humanitarian state of existence.
This is called ‘service to humanity’ and is our first port of call on the spiritual journey.
Then, sensing the need to become inwardly stronger in order to be more effective – one starts looking inward so as to concentrate on the purification which is necessary for self development.
These inward and outward movements are two inseparable parts of one whole.
We cannot progress without following the call of both the outward activism, whose goal is to protect this great creation – and a focused inner contemplation on the Supreme Consciousness, the source of all life, both animate and inanimate.
I strongly encourage the adoption of this pathway to personal liberation and to the ultimate emancipation of humankind.
Julian Rose is an early pioneer of UK organic farming, a writer, international activist and broadcaster. See website www.julianrose.info for information about Julian’s acclaimed book Overcoming the Robotic Mind and other works.
Simplicity Marks The True Soul
The path that leads to the 5D world
Your consciousness is the password to enter the world of the 5th dimension. You possess this key the moment your consciousness tells you: do it or fail! In that moment you will be alone! No one will judge you or reward you. But you will feel it when you have truly succeeded. It is the end of an era! And the beginning of another.
Be careful! There are Fake Truth sellers all over the Internet, supported by channels of the so-called popular media used as mouthpieces, who themselves believe that they are receiving information from the Light and are privileged to pass it on.
In reality, they are being operatively manipulated by the cabal. They often tell people that they have an exclusive informant and that they have been chosen to be their voice in our society. They pass on information that is partly true, but in reality is designed to sow doubt, lies and deception.
The Third Dimension is the world of lies, deception, competition, destructive criticism, selfishness, theft, fraud, fame and greed. Control and power is the goal. Betrayal, malice and the cultivation of low frequency for persuasion and control. These are actions that firmly block the portal to the Fifth Dimension.
Whereas in the Fifth Dimension, cooperation, help and dedication are always focused on good, pure intentions, with empathy and care for others. This is the path that leads to the 5D world.
Nothing and no one has the power to influence individual choice. The freedom of free will and choice still exists for each individual. There cannot be a soul that can say they did not have a chance.
Ascension is imminent and by definition the path of those who consciously choose to move to a higher level of Light. This path can only be found when the consciousness is truly expanded sufficiently by understanding each lesson presented during successive incarnations. Remember that nothing and no one will decide for you.
The soul vibrating at a high frequency is generally focused on the intention of good. It takes into account the outcome of every action taken. It always goes to the other side to feel if any decision is really best for both. It is always cooperative and never competes for personal gain. It is loving, compassionate and respectful.
The moment the monetary system collapses and/or the majority of inoculated people discover that they have been deceived by their government; global liberation becomes a reality. Our freedom has to be fought from below.
Awareness expresses the identity of the soul
The soul of every human being is expressed through consciousness. When talked about the soul, it means consciousness. It is in constant vibration and produces a frequency that varies according to that vibration. There are no two souls on the same frequency. Just as there are no two radio transmitters overlapping on the same band.
Intention determines the frequency of each soul. It determines thought and action. And it is actions that count and determine frequency. Actions create reactions, also called the law of cause and effect. Even inaction can be called action. It is the action of inaction.
What is consciousness?
It is a store of information that contains the accumulated experience of the soul in all its incarnations – both past and present.
Think of this ‘store’ as a ball or a vessel – whatever your imagination tells you. And this ‘storage’ is not in a person’s head, but in their energy space, and for each person it is in the area of the chakra that currently corresponds to their vibrational level.
The consciousness of any living being is a flexible and mobile substance.That is why it is so easy to control it by influencing the thoughts and emotions that make up its consciousness. Remember the humorous expression
“What are you thinking?
But it reflects the level of a person’s consciousness.
- Those who ‘think’ with the first chakra live in constant fear for their lives,
- those with the second – with sexual desires,
- those with the third – with control and self-affirmation,
- those with the fourth – with emotional experiences,
- those with the fifth – with self-expression in all its forms,
- those with the sixth – with wisdom and a deep understanding of cause-and-effect relationships,
- those with the seventh – with a divine vision of any situation.
Of course, these are the most superficial characteristics of the different levels of consciousness, and only so that you can feel the difference between them.
Now it is very important that you help the new energies to move the ‘storage’ of your soul to a higher level of vibration. But to do this you will have to work hard and catch up in the shortest possible time what your soul has not had time to do in its previous incarnations and especially in this one.
Without your help the new energies will not be able to cope. They may, of course, ‘pull you up’ a little to the next level of vibration, but if you approach this consciously, you will have much greater success.
To begin with, assess your current level of consciousness objectively, which you can do using a chakra meter. But to get the correct result, it is not enough to ‘diagnose’ your condition once. It is necessary to derive its stable average component.
https://hiddennumerology.com/chakra-calculator/
Try tracking your vibration levels throughout the day, or better still, throughout the week. Most likely they will be in the range of two or even three chakras.
Keep track of which chakra you vibrate in the most. This is the indicator you need to use as a basis for further work on yourself.
Pivotal, turning point
This year is in many ways a pivotal, turning point and a significant year for you. But not everyone understands what is really behind these words. The most accurate definition of this year is the word ‘watershed’, and here’s why.
During this year humanity will finally be able to turn the ‘ship’ that has been carrying it into the abyss in the other direction. This will be facilitated to a large extent by the high vibrational energies that are flowing towards the Earth at an increasing rate.
However, the main role in this process will be played by the ‘helmsmen’ embodied in human bodies. Fortunately, such leaders are becoming increasingly popular with people who sense the strength of their spirit and the purity of their intentions.
The representatives of the Deep State have already lost and are only trying to deal the final blow to humanity by committing monstrous acts.
What has made it possible to turn the situation towards the light?
First of all, it is the educational work of hundreds of thousands of pure human souls.
They have used their professional and purely human experience in a wide variety of fields of knowledge to bring the Truth to people, risking not only their reputations but sometimes their lives.
This is also energy work, which was carried out purposefully, persistently and methodically by representatives of “star seeding” to cleanse the Earth of negative energies and alien programmes.
But much was happening ‘behind the scenes’ on both the subtle and physical planes. In order for the long awaited turning point, or to be more precise, the turning to the Light, to take place. Also, representatives of the Galactic Federation, serving day and night in near-Earth orbit, they have also been working hard for this glory.
It is their ships that are present in the places of greatest danger: such as nuclear power plants, nuclear facilities, biological laboratories, military bases, hadron colliders and many others.
Many crimes and provocations planned by the Deep State have already been prevented by your Galactic brothers. But their intervention was measured – so as not to violate Divine expediency, which consisted in some of the crimes still coming to light.
Only in this way could millions of people wake up and see who is really running their countries and what the goals of these criminals in power are.
One such example is the non-interference of the Galactic Federation of Light in what is happening now in Los Angeles, where a massive fire continues to destroy vast areas.
The turn towards the Light
How else can we show people the true deeds of the representatives of the Deep State, who deliberately and selectively burn down entire neighbourhoods to please the transnational corporations?
Only such “demonstrative” crimes can open people’s eyes, especially as there is more than enough evidence of these atrocities.
For the same reasons, the Galactic Federation has not actively intervened in many of the military and political conflicts on your planet.
Yet, through the combined efforts of Luminous Souls in human bodies and the Heavenly Host, it has been possible to turn the situation on Earth towards the Light, and this year is called to strengthen and develop the results already achieved.
About the interaction of your consciousness with the new energies.
The third stage of your work is to finally re-tune your consciousness to the wave of the fourth dimension. What you need to do?
First of all, free your consciousness from outside influence, no matter who it comes from. For example, any reaction from other people to current events, be it politicians, journalists, bloggers, your friends and acquaintances, should pass through your consciousness in transit without leaving a noticeable trace.
Imagine, for example, you are driving to a place that is very important and dear to you.
Along the way you see forests and rivers, villages and towns, people and animals. But when you are behind the wheel, you see all this only in your peripheral vision, not concentrating on the details as you carefully and intently drive the car to your destination – your cherished goal.
Be aware, such a destination for you is the world of the Fifth Dimension. The road there is difficult, winding and sometimes unpredictable. But in order to overcome it as quickly as possible, it is better not to stop and look with curiosity at what you encounter along the way.
Instead, focus on your inner state: the anticipation of seeing what you have dreamed of for so long – the world of the Fifth Dimension in all its glory. You know that you will definitely reach your cherished goal, for everything is already predetermined, and no obstacles along the way can prevent you from reaching your destination.
All the ‘landscapes’ flashing outside your window, the events that are happening on Earth now, are only harbingers of the main event – the transition of your planet and all of humanity into the Fifth Dimension.
Many times is spoken about how it always is darkest before the dawn. Therefore your consciousness should not be tuned to the darkness with all its attendant sorrow and loss, but to the light that already is on the horizon.
Try, my dears, to find a point of support in your lives that will not allow you to fall back into the vanity of the three-dimensional world, and that will keep you above the situation, no matter how difficult it may be for you at the moment.
The Father-Absolute, who loves you immeasurably, spoke to you.
Accepted by Marta and edited by Peter B. Meyer
Source: https://vozrojdeniesveta.com/perelomnyj-god/https://vozrojdeniesveta.com/istoriya-chelovechestva-na-volne-chetvertogo-izmereniya/
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