Why it's so expensive to be poor

I've lived well below the poverty line most of my life, and I know how horribly the poor are exploited simply because, by and large, they have no voice in our corrupt political system.

There's a General Strike Going on in France

And hardly anyone in the United States knows about it.
(BTW: "Pompiers" mean "firemen.")

Wow!! Now THIS is Awesome! Massive mobilization of #pompiers seen in Paris moments ago.

The General Strike in France is continuing.

Huge protests against Macron's pension cuts in #Paris today.

Not shown on mainstream TV!#greve28janvier #GiletsJaunes #reformesdesretraites pic.twitter.com/aBClRGbJfZ

— 🇫🇷Amreen Nazanin Rajavi(Amy) (@Amreen__Rizvi) January 28, 2020

Iraq Protests Seriously Downplayed by Western Media

I suppose you could say "hundreds" of people live in New York City and technically be correct ...

Hundreds of supporters of an influential, radical Iraqi Shiite cleric gather in central Baghdad to demand that American troops leave the country. https://t.co/EZ3goJSQ8f

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 24, 2020

This is #Iraq today.

Millions of Iraqis are marching in the streets of #Baghdad calling for the expulsion of all US occupation troops.

Don’t let corporate propaganda outlets pretending to be credible news downplay these absolutely massive anti-US protests. #MillionManMarch pic.twitter.com/tcELjqu0wg

— Sarah Abdallah (@sahouraxo) January 24, 2020

Political Theatre of the Absurd

I try to write a page every morning. I thought I'd share part of this one on my blog.

I went to bed way early last night b/c there was absolutely nothing on. That impeachment bullshit is raging on all the news channels and it's so embarrassing. And then Drumpf speaks in Europe and that's embarrassing. Face palms all around. Meanwhile real people are hurting and the real work to be done isn't being done by the people "in power." Maybe God is showing us that they really aren't in power. He is. Through us, "we the people." It's up to us to help those who need it, to help each other. These "leaders" are fake, as fake as the fucking news. Which is garbage and I don't know why I even watch it, except I want to point out to others how garbage-y it is. It's so toxic. And the commercials are the worst. I can remember when T.V. was somewhat entertaining and fun. But I've seen all those shows & there's nothing left to learn from them. People were decent to each other in Mayberry. Maxwell Smart was a silly but genuinely good person who wanted to fight the bad guys. Maybe it was all a ruse or propaganda or something, but it's become quite obvious that the people in charge now are criminally corrupt, compromised and/or psychotic.

Douma false "chemical weapon" narrative: Ian Henderson speaks to UN about OPCW report.

H/T: The Wall Will Fall:
Engineer & ballistics expert, Ian Henderson says,
"The findings in the final FFM report were contradictory, were a complete turnaround with what the team had understood collectively during and after the Douma deployments and by the time of release of the interim report, in July 2018, our understanding was that we had serious misgivings that any chemical attack had occurred."


In other news, "creepy porn lawyer" Michael Avenatti is being held in El Chapo's cell at the Manhattan jail where Epstein died, his lawyer says. Other former inmates of the Metropolitan Correctional Center include Mafia boss John Gotti, several close associates of Osama bin Laden and Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff. I wonder about that jail. Did Epstein's estate ever sue them for "gross negligence?"

PressTV Raises Possibility Ukrainian Plane was Hacked

PressTV is now raising the possibility that the plane shot down over Iran was indeed hacked. Thanks to Greencrow for bringing this article to attention.

Ukrainian airliner crash: Fog of war or cyber attack?
“The Iranian missile operator reportedly experienced considerable ‘jamming’ and the planes transponder switched off and stopped transmitting several minutes before the missiles were launched. There were also problems with the communication network of the air defense command, which may have been related,” the former CIA specialist [Philip Giraldi] said.

Shadow Banning: Corbett Report video

Was the Plane Shot Down in Iran Hacked?

I got this information from NTS, who got it from Jim Stone:

"Two minutes after take off, the transponder, communications, and lights on the aircraft were shut off, obviously via remote. It flew in this hacked configuration for approximately 4 minutes and 30 seconds before, in error, Iranian ground forces mistook it for a cruise missile and shot it down, with Iran's top nuclear physicists aboard. The plane was sent out during a no fly order to get the most important people (and their families) out of Iran before a war broke out, which Iran was expecting."

I can believe this scenario. Greencrow has done good writing on this topic as well, and offered this link from sputniknews.com:
Iran Jet Disaster Setup.

No One Believes the Propagandists Anymore

Recent Video from the Corbett Report:

Mandela Effect: Have you seen the world map lately?

It's been a while since I've been on the computer, and I went to check my web stats this morning as I always do. I looked at the world map that shows where my readers are from, and I was shocked to see the map of Canada and Greenland. They look completely different. I know Greenland always looks bigger than it actually is depending on what map projection you use, but ... it looks bigger than Africa on my stats page. And Canada looks totally different. And Sicily looks like it's probably *connected* to mainland Italy right now, which looks like it's grown a spur on its boot. Seriously, go check it out! This ... is really weird to me.

*** UPDATE ***
I realized this morning (January 15) what really struck me as different about Canada. It's gotten much closer to Greenland, in my opinion. This lead me to recognize a certain trend I've noticed about the map of the world in general. The continents & islands seem to be either getting closer together, or look like they somehow fit together like puzzle pieces. I've always noticed that about them, but they seem to be much more like that than they have in the recent past. For example, Greenland looks more like a puzzle piece that "fits" with the coastline of North America, and South America looks more like it "fits" with the coastline of Africa. What do you think?

Did Fox News Host Tucker Carlson Save Us All By Getting Trump To See Important Info?!

I saw that segment from Tucker Carlson (he's the only guy from the mainstream media I can stomach these days) and it was awesome. Thanks, Tucker.
Video from "We Are Change"

Iran's Proportional and Self-Restrained Message to America: Back Off!

Yet another video from Scott Creighton of Nomadic Everyman. Please send him some money if you can, he's going through some pretty severe financial difficulties right now. There are few people who can so well explain the M.O. of the neocons who have long been chomping at the bit to start a hot war with Iran, and have the courage to report on it!

60 Minutes' "Expose" of Jeffrey Epstein

Duh! You think they'd let someone keep meds and a sleep apnea machine in a jail cell, especially if they were on suicide watch? How do you think he cut the material for that "noose?" They let you have scissors in jail? He looks like he had access to a laundry mat in there, with all the orange jumpsuits he had! There are no pictures of Epstein dead in his cell? As Scott said, that is absolutely impossible. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to 60 minutes. There is then no reason for them to move the body and not take photos of a potential crime scene.

Searching for the Name of the Contractor Killed at K1 Base

If you can afford it, why not send Scott some money, he's got a new mouth to feed!

Military Stokes Fires of Iran Crisis by Murdering One of their Beloved Generals

Video from Scott Creighton of Nomadic Everyman: