Category Archives: Collapse of America

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

Why the Fed monetary policy doesn’t matter

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Here is a tree rather than trying to comprehend a forest. For this example, you and your money and your bank are the entire universe. You have $100 in your checking account. The bank has a $100 bill in the … Continue reading →

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Is Carpet Bombing from B-52s an act of terrorism?

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Fred Stiening

That’s a rhetorical question. So is dropping nuclear weapons on a sovereign country. The military and most of the country learned from the Vietnam war that you can’t “carpet bomb” a country into submission. Indiscriminate bombing using gravity bombs has … Continue reading →

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Lurch Blinks

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Fred Stiening

John Kerry has announced that regime change is off the table in Syria. The people of Syria get to choose their leader. What a difference four submarine launched nuclear capable cruise missiles can make.

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Countdown to “debate”

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Fred Stiening

CNN is actually running a countdown clock for the start of the 8:30 PM (ET) throwing the Republicans to the lions at the CNN Coliseum show http://www.cnn.com/

Posted in 2016 election | 9 Comments

Climate Hysteria

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Fred Stiening

KOMO radio in Seattle Washington had an astounding news item. The Governor of Washington State, Jay Inslee, declared that because of the global climate treaty, “Our grandkids will get what they deserve – trees in the forest, snow in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Global Instability | 4 Comments

Do you know anyone with a “mail order bride?”

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Fred Stiening

I learned that a guy I knew from 30 years ago married a woman from Ukraine and brought her here. She had a child. What she may or may not have known was she had cancer. She died here in … Continue reading →

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Welcome your Stevia Overlords

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Fred Stiening

The last time I went to the buffet place, the Sierra Mist seemed different. It’s the one widely available fountain drink from Pepsi made without HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup). Well well… I also have a 12 pack in the … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Individual Liberty, Unauthorized Food | 5 Comments

Multan City

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Mostly because of the trains 😉 As real information trickles out, Tashfeen Malik did have two in person interviews – one in Pakistan and another in the United States when she applied for the green card after getting married. She … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Instability, Immigration Reform | 1 Comment

Trump scares 63% of Democrats

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Fred Stiening

CBS Poll Roughly the same Percentage of Republicans are “scared” of Hillary becoming President. That doesn’t make much sense.

Posted in 2016 election, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton | 3 Comments

Is Common Core Kaput?

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Fred Stiening

My relative from Seattle used to be a Microsoft employee and an evangelist for Common Core, the nationwide curriculum pushed by The Bill Gates foundation, in order to provide his company with cheap standardized workers. It was always a mystery … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics | 6 Comments