Category Archives: Collapse of America

No social contract lasts forever. If government doesn’t last forever, what’s forever for?

Is Rasmussen fibbing?

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Today is poll day apparently – being the end of the quarter. In the national race, Rasmussen shows Trump +4 over Hillary. They didn’t include Gary Johnson (Libertarian) or the Green Party. While nobody realistically expects Johnson to win, you … Continue reading →

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The latest “active shooter mass killing”

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Denver was abuzz yesterday. The original story was a guy had entered the Alliance Center, located across the street from Union Station in downtown. The alliance center is a progressive office building housing a number of different environmental and social … Continue reading →

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China makes its move

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Fred Stiening

China has a problem. It has money with nowhere to invest it. Increasingly, it sees the United States as an enemy. China officially launched the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank this weekend. http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/china-led-development-bank-approves-first-loans The AIIB is roughly similar to the World … Continue reading →

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GWexit

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Fred Stiening

75 year old George Will has quit the GOP over Donald Trump winning. It’s baseball season, after all.

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Cleveland, the next chapter

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Events continue consistent with my theory on how the RNC will dump Trump while looking innocent. The ACLU of Ohio filed a challenge against the City of Clevland’s rules about “free speech” on behalf of three groups. On Tuesday, a … Continue reading →

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Shots fired in Cleveland

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The parade for the victorious Cavaliers was disrupted by gunfire http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3655644/Teen-girl-shot-twice-leg-allegedly-15-year-old-boy-Cleveland-Cavaliers-championship-parade-ends-gunfire.html http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/06/two_women_shot_near_tower_city.html Three weeks until the RNC convention.

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Anal probes in Kenya

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Since Kenya is so interesting, this story is interesting. A court in Kenya has ruled that it is acceptable to demand that men submit to an anal exam if they are suspected of being gay. A positive result means prison … Continue reading →

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USexit

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Fred Stiening

One oversight in the US Constitution was there was no defined process of how a State could withdraw from the American Union. Referendums were held, legislatures voted, provisional governments were formed, but in the end, it took brother killing brother … Continue reading →

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Omar Mateen’s motive

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Fred Stiening

If Univision can be believed… http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pulse-shooter-omar-mateen-revenge-alleged-ex-lover-article-1.2682856 It turns out going there on Latin night was not random. He went there to shoot gay Latinos. The reason was he had a relationship with two Puerto Ricans, one of whom was HIV … Continue reading →

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Higher Ground

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Fred Stiening

By now, you may have head that three people were arrested at the New Jersey end of the Holland Tunnel in an SUV loaded full of a treasure trove full of weapons. The TV and newspapers are beside themselves, quivering … Continue reading →

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