I am working on a 3-part series that won’t be ready till Tuesday of next week. I think it will be VERY enlightening…and potentially useful for some. Entertaining to say the least.

I am also researching a couple of things going on right now…they are deep down a rabbit hole with serious potential to them. I won’t post that info until I can verify it…and that is proving to be difficult.

In the mean time…

1. S&P just downgraded more banks’ credit ratings.
2. Kevin O’Leary, one of the largest and most savvy start-up investors in the US,  isn’t pleased that the U.S. sovereign-debt rating has been downgraded. O’Leary has said that the downgrade has caused him to worry about the nation’s fiscal resilience, the strength of the economy, and the cost of borrowing money.
3. Wells Fargo reported credit card delinquencies nationwide are surging and could signal significant recession, or worse. Additionally, credit card delinquencies outside of the top 100 banks have skyrocketed.
4. According to Newmark Group Inc. about $1.2 trillion of debt on US commercial real estate is highly leveraged and property values are falling…by 31%. Additionally, that $1.2 trillion of debt is facing default…soon.
5. Virtually every indicator is flashing red for a recession. Of course, the average consumer already knows we are in a recession.

Have you ever heard the saying…”When the US sneezes the rest of the world catches a cold.” That was in ragards to the US economy. Then there is the saying…”As goes the US economy, so goes the world.” That too was in relation to the US economy.

US GDP for 2022 was about $25 trillion. China’s GDP for 2022 was about $18 trillion. We know China’s economy is in is terrible condition right now…what happens if they sneeze? We know that the US economy is struggling…what if both countries sneeze…or even sniffle a bit?

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• China – Why worry about them?

Late last week several reports came out about China and their failing economy. Worst of all…how it would affect the global economic situation which is already tenuous at best. Business Insider reported on the 19^th that China is suffering from weak consumer demand and property instability; they go hand in hand. Weak consumer demand comes from far less money in the pockets of their citizens due to widespread layoffs…which comes from a significant downturn in demand for Chinese goods globally. And that my friend comes from a notable drop in money in consumer hands worldwide.

Now, the property instability…why do you think that is? Yup, much, much less money for individuals and especially companies to buy property. Why? Less money due to the same thing…weakening global demand for Chinese goods…because less money available worldwide for people and companies to spend.

Back in December 2021 I wrote about a Chinese property development company called “Evergrande.” < click here to read that post > I spoke then that they were in financial trouble. Well, on the 17^th of August they filed for bankruptcy…in New York. The Evergrande Group was China’s second largest developer and one of the largest in the world. And since Evergrande’s filing three more of China’s largest developers have now also defaulted on their debt. Those defaulted companies alone have seriously destabilized China’s economy…especially in regards to homeowners and lenders. Why? The property sector of the Chinese economy represents about 30% of the entire Chinese economy.

So how does this affect the US? China has, for the third straight month, cut its holdings of US debt…to a decades old historic low. And that has caused US bond prices to tank. And…it has become clear that China has also made this move to help weaken the US Dollar as the global reserve currency. Finally, let us not forget…China is the second largest economy in the world…almost as powerful as the US economy. What do you think all of this means…to the US…to the world…to you?

• How’s it going with the US economy?

Last week corporate bankruptcies have doubled those in 2022.Why? The Federal Reserve raising interest rates…and FAR LESS money in US consumer pockets to spend.

And US home mortgages have hit new highs significantly affect US housing market…but in a weird 1-2 punch way. Fewer people can buy residential homes resulting in a higher demand to rent. So huge property management companies are buying up historic numbers of residential homes to rent out to people who can’t afford to purchase homes…and that drives up home prices…coupled with high mortgage interest rates makes it hard for potential home buyers to purchase homes…increasing the demand for more rentals. And what cause(s/d) all of that…the Federal Reserve raising interest rates..and the Fed is a primary mover in the World Economic Forum (WEF).

And so people can’t afford homes more and more…while large corporations get richer and richer off of rental income and increasing home values…and the owners of the those corporations get mad rich. Oh, and those owners are the same folks who are part of and/or support the WEF.

How do we know people are getting poorer? Auto loan application rejections reached an historic high last month based on poor credit due to high debt to income levels. Oh, and personal bankruptcies are hitting highs. Oh, and now over ½ of Americans can’t pay off their credit card balances each month…another historic high. But enough of what you already know.

• And what would it be without a little info on Bitcoin?

Last Friday’s economic headline, “Bitcoin Calm Shatters With Sudden Tumble, Mass Liquidations.”

Yeah, the report went on to talk about huge sell-off of Bitcoin…I mean big time! Bitcoin is down 14% since June 1^st.

But let’s be nice to Bitcoin…it is up 57% since 12/1/2022. But then again…Bitcoin is down 57% since October 1^st, 2021.

Had you invested $100,000 in Bitcoin on October 1^st, 2021 (less that 2 years ago) you would have a whopping $43,000 left in your Bitcoin account now!! Great investment, eh? Well, as long as you weren’t one of the thousands who have lost billions of $’s through Bitcoin theft, fraud, or hacking. Gotta love that cryptocurrency…an efficient and fast way to lose tons of money.

• Did you read my article on 8/17? You might want to.

RedRusher had this to say about the article < click here to read the article >…

“The usual great article. This is the ending sentence: “Please talk to your family…see what you can do to get your financial house in order…do something…PLEASE.”

Whatever happens, truer words (nor better advice) have ne’er been spoken.

I join AH in that call. I’ve been trying to persuade many extended family members and some friends to get ready for the whirlwind that approaches.

I don’t know if the big financial whirlwind will arrive this fall…or in 2024…or 2025, 26, 27, 28, 29 or 30.

I do know that the WEF thinks they’ve got a lock on The Great Reset being firmly established and completely entrenched by 2030. So, it does seem likely some major problems coming by 2027 or so, if their timetable is to be met.

Better prepared a couple years early, than a single day too late.

BATTEN THE HATCHES, FOLKS! ROUGH WEATHER COMING!”

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Let’s open with hardcore news from the week of 8/7…there is a very specific reason for going over these details so just follow along…

• As of 8/7 total credit rose $17.8 billion exceeding estimates by 40% Bloomberg survey of economists. This clearly indicates substantive proof that the consumer is surviving on debt…and a huge debt of historic proportions continues to form.
• As of 8/7 deflationary pressure that’s hitting Chinese businesses as the economy weakens. Using the gross domestic product deflator — a measure of economy-wide prices — China is already in deflation. “Deflation” is a bad thing, a very bad thing for the 2^nd largest economy in the world and primary trading partner with the U.S.
• As of 8/7 the boss of “Black Swan” fund, Mark Spitznagel, has raised the alarm on dangerous amounts of debt, slammed the Federal Reserve for putting financial markets and the US economy at risk, and we are in the greatest credit bubble in human history.
• As of 8/8 China’s trade woes are destroying hopes of a China economic recovery. Imports and exports fell for the world’s second largest economy much faster than estimated last month. China’s imports are down more than 12% in the last year, exports contracted 14.5%.
• As of 8/8 U.S. stocks have skyrocketed since their dreary end to 2022—but Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson is convinced equities are in a “boom-bust” position. U.S. government spending had helped prop up markets and the economy…giving rise to the mistaken consensus view that the risk of a recession has faded considerably. Clearly showing that it is primarily the U.S. government fueling the stock markets.
• As of 8/8 Bank of America warned that there is $1 trillion in corporate debt that is in serious danger of default. And another $1.8 trillion in corporate debt due for renewal at much higher borrowing costs.
• As of 8/9 regional banks are looking like failed Sun Valley Bank but it is looking grim for many mid-sized banks as well. Moody’s is downgrading many US banks and putting many others under close review. The problems are arising from Treasury Bill rates, devalued real estate assets, and runs on cash by depositors. Also contributing to problems are customers struggling to secure a loan, getting approved for a credit cards, and making large purchases on credit. Two major US banks, Bank of New York Mellon and US Bancorp, are now under review for downgrades. Additionally, Moody’s reported a negative outlook for 11 financial firms, including Capital One, Citizens Financial, and Fifth Third Bancorp.
• As of 8/9 Fitch downgraded U.S. federal government debt securities…T-Bills. One factor cited was a “steady deterioration in standards of governance.”
• As of 8/9 Business Insider reports “the resumption of student loan payments combined with interest-rate hikes will fuel a consumer-led recession…starting in the third or fourth quarter [2023].”
• As of 8/9 Warren Buffett’s $33 billion ominous warning to Wall Street. His company has net sales of $33,000,000,000 worth of stock in recent months…signaling a huge and ominous warning regarding Wall Street’s outlook.
• As of 8/9 according to the Federal Bank of New York; 1) Americans surpassed $1 trillion in credit card debt, 2) historic amounts of unpaid debt for longer periods of time, 3) less income with which to pay that debt, 4) household debt grew to a record-high over $17 trillion, 5) the number of people delinquent more than 90 days is rising quickly, 6) start-up of student loan payments this fall will further shrink consumer ability to pay bills, 7) personal bankruptcies are expected to rise substantially.
• As of 8/9 Business Insider is reporting big banks are trying to dump commercial real estate loans as pressures mount in that sector. JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Capital One are among those trying to shed commercial real estate debt exposure, sources told Bloomberg. Some banks are having trouble securing buyers, and have been holding onto unwanted loans as they search for a deal.
• As of 8/10 Wells Fargo has reported that home equity could be the source of the next spending boom. Why? Historic levels of credit card debt reducing available credit, same for revolving debt as well as consumer loans. “Home equity revolving credit balances rose for the fourth straight quarter.” What they didn’t talk about…the housing crash of 2007…due to…over-leveraged housing market.

Did you digest all of that? Did it make your eyeballs want to fall out? Or maybe you dozed off for a minute.

So here is the question…If there is so much horrible underlying economic news, actual facts, solid evidence, why is the economy still functioning at all? Now there is the right question to ask…or at least one of them.

So let’s look at who controls the REAL money in the US…

• Blackrock money management $10+ trillion
• Vanguard Group nearly $10 trillion
• Bank of New York Mellon has over $40 trillion in “custody”
• State Street Corporation controls nearly $5 trillion
• JPMorgan controls nearly $4 trillion
• Charles Schwab has nearly $7 trillion
• Fidelity has nearly $5 trillion
• Bank of America nearly $4 trillion
• Edward Jones and Wells Fargo at a paltry near $2 trillion each

So the top 10 money management corporations in the US control nearly $90 trillion. Yeah, that looks like this $90,000,000,000,000…that equates to $275,000 for each man, woman, and child in the United States. But I am not done…

• 40% of all money in existence was created in 2020 by the Federal Reserve.
• As of the end of 2022 it increased…80% of all money in existence was created from 2020 – 2022 by the Federal Reserve.

Yeah, that means trillions and trillions and trillions of dollars were simply created from thin air and pumped into the economy. The total is approximately $16 trillion that the Federal Reserve created in just a couple of years. Remember, not a penny’s worth of value behind any of that money…it was simply created on the Fed’s computer keyboard and then sent out into the economy.

So why does it appear that the economy, especially the stock market, is doing so well?

Let’s pick the low-hanging fruit first…the Fed. Ironically, the Fed is a rabidly left-wing organization politically…and entirely vested into the Biden Administration…and all things Progressive. So that created “funny money” was pumped into institutions that support Biden and his radical leftist/Progressive agenda. That averages more than $5 trillion per year getting funneled to left-wing causes…which directly or indirectly benefits the only a small portion of the economy…a very targeted group of companies.

Now the juicer stuff…9 out of the top 10 money managers (Fidelity excluded for the most part) are completely invested in left-wing causes such as ESG, etc. All of those 9 are controlled by global elitists…who belong to the World Economic Forum (WEF). So where did that $16 trillion from the US government go? Almost to the penny it went to these 9 money managers via one channel or another.

FWIW…1) Blackrock handles US federal government employee retirement fund money, 2) JPMorgan provides credit card services to the US federal government. Hummmmm, interesting.

And who do you think controls the top Fortune 500 companies in the United States? Yup, the $90 trillion controlled by the 10 largest money management firms…9 of which are controlled by the world’s elites.

Let me throw this on you…the 2022 US gross Domestic Product figure was $25.5 trillion dollars. Do the math…the 10 largest money managers control more than 3.5 times the entire annual US GDP and they control all of the Fortune 500 companies. And remember, the WEF controls 9 out of 10 of those money managers.

As long at the global elites want the economy to do well…it will. And the US government just gave them a free $16 trillion bonus check from 2020 – 2022 to put into their ever growing coffers.

Now, look around you…how are you doing financially? How about your family members, your neighbors, or your co-workers…how are they doing financially?

The absolute facts clearly show that the average US citizen is doing VERY badly, going deeper and deeper into debt, and having more and more trouble paying bills…and it will get much worse in 2023 & 2024.

So why does the economy appear to be doing well? Simple, the super rich, the elites, are making money hand over fist…with the US government’s help.

But then you see that so many regional and small banks are about to go under…well, who buys up those banks and their financial assets at a discount? Oh yeah, JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo…3 of the top 10 money management companies. So the power of money gets more and more consolidated.

Then you hear that 40% of all corporations are in serious financial trouble and most, if not all of the 40%, could go bankrupt…but who will buy the assets, including the customer base, of those companies when they go under? Oh yeah, the 500 corporations that are controlled by the 10 largest money managers.

The estimates are $300billion – $500billion changes hands daily through the stock markets. If a loose cooperative of companies, say money managers, want the stock market to go up or down how easy would it be for them to make that happen? Would $100billion influence the market on any given day?

Now imagine this…you have $90 in your pocket, if you wanted to spend 10cents on something, would that bother you, even if you lost that entire dime by it falling out of your pocket?

That is what the top 10 money managers can do…spend .011% (1/10th of 1%) of the money they control to move the ENTIRE stock market any way they want it to go on any given day…without blinking.

So now ask yourself this…

Who really controls the winners and losers in the stock markets?

Hell who controls the entire stock market?

So now you know. The economy will roar along, at least for some folks, until it doesn’t. And it will all stop when a handful of people associated with the WEF decide to pull the plug. And when the global elitists make that happen, whose hands will all that money be in? Who will control all of those assets…including the assets that secures consumer debt?

And what will your status be at that time, when everything falls apart…you will own nothing, or virtually nothing…will you be little more than a serf?

At least now you have a better idea of why the economy appears to be doing so well…as most Americans struggle to pay their bills and put food on their table. Nice, huh?

This is why I talk so much about the economy…trying to make sure I do all I can, to reach as many people as I can, to warn as many people as I can, to maybe, just maybe, get more folks to prepare for the financial devastation that is coming. And it is coming…and it will be devastating…and I don’t think it is far off.

Let me close with a couple more tidbits…

• On August 7th Moody’s downgraded 10 more banks…on the risk of collapse.
• On August 15th reporting Janet Yellen, Treasury Secretary, that Americans should anticipate a decline in the USD as the world’s reserve currency.
• On August 15th I heard the term “richcession” for the first time…coined by Bank of America. Unemployment is rising fastest among households making $125,000 or more. As of last month, the number of high-income households receiving unemployment benefits was about 70% higher than the year before, more than double the rise in the lowest-income bracket, which includes households making $50,000 or less. That continues a trend that started at the beginning of 2023 but has become more pronounced this summer, the bank noted. Who has the highest amount of student debt? Who has the largest home mortgages? Who has the largest amount of credit card debt?
• On August 14th Robert Kiyosaki (author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad) warns that a crash landing is coming, “America is broke” according to him.
• On August 14th former Home Depot CEO, Bob Nardelli, issued a grim warning over US bankruptcies: “It’s different than anything I’ve seen. I think we’re going to see a lot of bankruptcies. Like Bed, Bath and Beyond. We got Walmart not only laying people off, but closing stores. We got Accenture laying people off. We got Amazon closing distribution centers. So I think there’s a tremendous-mixed message.”  He went on to say that we could see an average of 10,000 retail closings per year for the next 5 years.

Folks…what more can I say? What more can I share with you? I am frustrated beyond belief! You don’t know how much I worry about each of you and your financial well-being. The economy could easily collapse overnight and I fear what it would to you…to all of us…if we are not preparing.

Look, I am no financial expert at any of this…but I can see the signs and I can listen to those that are the experts. This isn’t anything new. This change in the economy started over 100 years ago, and the transition has been accelerated since about 1970 when the collapse of the middle-class began. But you have seen it seriously starting to collapse at almost light-speed in the last 16 years…since the beginning of the 2007 housing collapse. You can feel it…you know it is happening…you know it since COVID-19 hit us.You can’t deny what you both know and feel.

Please talk to your family…see what you can do to get your financial house in order…do something…PLEASE.

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Some questions and feedback I received on my article “DEAD: Craig Deleeuw Robertson” < click here to read that article >

Seems as if his killing at the hands of the FBI has stirred some very deep emotions and passion in people.

I am sure there will be more questions, more feedback, more passion, and more emotions that surface in the future.

• Why Robertson in particular him? What made him get targeted by the FBI?

Well, for starters he clearly violated US Code 18 U.S.C. § 871 multiple times from what I see. According to all reliable sources he posted violent threats, so he was clearly in violation of the law.

But there is more. He fit the perfect, maybe even the ultimate, target profile for the DOJ/FBI/DHS to go after. He was:

• • • A Republican
    • A Trump supporter
    • A MAGA advocate
    • Outspoken critic of our radical authoritarian President
    • Spoke out against Progressive politicians
    • Straight, white, male
    • A pro-lifer, anti-abortion advocate
    • Pro-gun, avid 2^nd Amendment supporter
    • A prepper
    • Advocated emergency preparedness
    • Had food and water storage
    • Attended church regularly
    • Was a devote Christian
    • Was community minded and cared about his neighbors
    • And…he was a US military veterans

Those things are everything that the DHS/DOJ/FBI consider to be the foundation, the red flags, for violent domestic terrorists. He fit the mold for those that the FBI want to silence or eliminate. What a more perfect example for the US government’s agents to use!

• I’ve asked you this before, aren’t you worried the FBI will come after you for writing these types of articles?

Well now, you have indeed asked that question of me before. And my answer is still basically the same. I am not scared and I am not worried…I am concerned. See, I’ve reached a point in my life that goons like the FBI don’t intimidate me, I simply don’t care anymore. I speak the truth, plain truth, and if they choose to come after me for it…so be it.

The ‘worry’ part is what they might do to my wife or my children. Remember it was the FBI and other federal agents that killed Randy Weaver’s wife and child at Ruby Ridge. They couldn’t kill him, so they killed his wife and son…and nearly killed his infant daughter. Ironically, the FBI sniper that killed his wife, narrowly missing their baby, was a member of the so-called FBI Hostage Rescue Team. Ah, if he was supposed to be rescuing people then why was he killing an unarmed mother holding a baby?

You see, the FBI has no morals, no scruples, no ethics, all they want is power…any way they can get it. You would think that the sniper who killed the unarmed mother & wife would be charged, tried, convicted, and sent to prison for life…or receive the death penalty for such a wanton act of murder. However, we are talking the FBI here. The sniper was promoted several times and received multiple performance bonuses over the subsequent years following the Ruby Ridge murders. When you are dealing with the FBI you can never underestimate their evil.

If the FBI wants me, or anyone else, they will find something actionable…or they will create it.

• Why didn’t you post something earlier, many other sites did?

Well, I am not “other sites” to start with. When something this significant occurs I feel it wise and prudent to give it a little time and see what develops. Additional, I wanted to acquire and verify what I wrote/posted to make sure it was accurate. Lastly, I wanted to give some time for my emotions and passion to subside. I didn’t want to write anything inflammatory, radical, or what I might regret later. I hope that sufficiently explains my slowness for you.

• Why didn’t Trump disband the FBI when he was President?

EXCELLENT question!! I have no firm idea why. You would think that someone who touted the beliefs the way Trump did, he would have done the right thing and used the unconstitutionality of the FBI to disband it. But he didn’t. I have my own opinion of why, but that is another discussion.

What I do like…Vivek Ramaswamy, GOP Presidential candidate, has made his position clear on the FBI…disband it…plain and simple. He has made the legal case that the FBI should not exist. Simple enough when you know that the FBI is not authorized in the Constitution. But Ramaswamy also makes the case where the FBI has become nothing more than a weapon for the radical left (i.e. Progressives) in the US…and ultimately nothing more than a tool in the hands of authoritarians…a very deadly and very powerful political tool.

• Wasn’t there a private company involved with the Robertson killing as well?

Yes, as far as I know. The reports are that it was SITE Intelligence Group who, as reported by multiple sources, provided “actionable” information/intelligence regarding Robertson to the FBI and DOJ…and possibly to DHS as well. SITE is a private company that does contract intelligence work for the US government. Yeah, as if the CIA, NSA, DNI, FBI, DHS, ATF, DEA, etc. weren’t bad enough…now the government uses private contractors for spying on Americans as well. Why? Private companies don’t have the supposed restrictions that government agencies and personnel do when acquiring information of US citizens. SITE claims to provide the US federal government with ‘actionable intelligence’…which means, information that governments agents use to capture or kill people.

Interestingly, Rita Katz, a co-founder of SITE is an Iraqi, born in Basra, Iraq. But she is also a self-proclaimed rabid Zionist Jew as well. Katz is/was a member of the Israeli Defense Forces. In 1997 her husband, not a US citizen, was hired by the US government as a ‘medical consultant’. During that time Katz began working for an organization founded by a ‘journalist’ and was accused of spying on Americans. There is considerable controversy about her personally and the spy work she has performed against US citizens. Rita Katz is not a US citizen and there are rumors, that I cannot substantiate, that she is linked to Israel’s Mossad somehow; Mossad is the national intelligence agency of Israel…a very, very deadly and ruthless agency…maybe the most deadly and ruthless in the world.

• What can I do to fix this this?

Honestly/realistically…nothing. And I I would suggest, strongly suggest, you be careful in how you approach this or react to this or even talk about this. I am not saying not to be BOLD. What I am saying is use common sense. For me, I have chosen to speak out about it…but in truthful terms. I simply am relaying truth of what happened. There is a saying…speak truth to power.

Realistically there is nothing an individual can do directly to ‘fix this’ in a meaningful way. What a person can do is, as I said earlier, speak about it to others…but in a truthful and non-violent manner. You could also pray for hearts of FBI personnel to be softened and opened to truth and righteousness. Pray that they might gain an true understanding of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights…and the error of their ways. There have been a number of FBI agents that have come out as whistle-blowers…can you imagine if dozens, if not hundreds, of FBI agents had their consciousness pricked and came out to expose the evil of the FBI????

Lastly find a House, Senate, or Presidential candidate that understands who and what the FBI really is…and who has the courage to speak out against them…and who commits to disbanding them, or at least defunding them. If you feel prompted…back these candidates with your time, talents, and resources the best you can.

Please, please don’t do anything that any of us would regret…there has been too much death, destruction, and tragedy at the hands of the FBI already. Violence here is NOT the answer.

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• Let’s talk about the FBI…again
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I am deeply concerned about the amount of personal debt people have in today’s world. There are many misguided people and companies who so easily promote debt as a means to an end, claiming debt is a perfectly acceptable way to conduct one’s life. I wholly and emphatically disagree with that proposition!

As you look at what is happening in today’s world you get a true sense that the economy is living on borrowed time. One of the biggest culprits of the economic instability, and coming disaster, is debt…the historic amount and the historic & growing delinquency rate.

The single thing that worries me the most…what happens when people can’t pay their debts? They lose the underlying securing asset and/or worse.

For instance, what happens when that lost asset is their home? Adults might be able to cope with the sudden loss of a home, but what about the children of those adults? How do they deal with the shock of sudden homelessness?

Many wise people have made it clear about debt…

• “Look to the condition of your finances. Discipline yourself in your purchases, avoiding debt to the extent you can. In most cases, you can avoid debt by managing your resources wisely. If you do incur debt, such as a reasonable amount in order to purchase a modest home or complete your education, work to repay it as quickly as possible and free yourself from bondage. When you have paid your debts and accumulated some savings, you will be prepared for financial storms that may come your way. You will have shelter for your family and peace in your heart” (True to the Faith, 2004)

• “The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.” (Proverbs 22:7)

• “Our inspired leaders have always urged us to get out of debt, live within our means, and pay as we go” (Ezra Taft Benson)

• “One has neither independence nor freedom from bondage when he is obligated to others…Pay off debt as quickly as you can, and free yourselves from bondage.” (Gordon B. Hinckley)

I believe there are few acceptable forms of debt. Here are my opinions…

1. A modest home. “Modest” is relative, I understand that. But let me ask you this? Does each child need their own bedroom? Do parents need a master bedroom the size of some studio apartments? Does each bedroom need its own bathroom? How many square feet does a home need to be to meet the needs of the family? If you have cash build whatever size home your wish…that you consider “modest”. If you have to borrow for your home…go with modest…the minimum you need. And, pay as much extra each month as possible on the principle. Sacrifice your standard of living until the mortgage is fully paid off…you are a slave to debt until that debt is gone…and your home is in jeopardy as long as that debt exists.
2. While I understand that many people will borrow money for an education, especially professions such as in the medical field, I do not advocate borrowing for an education…ever. But, if you absolutely have to borrow; 1) borrow the absolute minimum, 2) pay off those loans as absolutely as quickly as possible, 3) sacrifice your standard of living until that debt is fully paid.
3. Consumer debt…a national retail tire outlet recently was offering not just 0% interest for 12 months, they were adding a 10% discount off the purchase price of the tires if you applied for, qualified for, and used their credit card for the purchase. If, and only “if”, you have the money in the bank to cover the discounted purchase amount, it would make sense to take advantage of the 10% price savings. The cash in your bank account will make the payments each month. Or, if for some reason you had to, you could pay off the balance due at any time.
4. Business debt…meaning debt related to the operation of a business venture. I understand that it is common practice to use debt in the course of conducting business. I have no opinion, other than to state that debt is not a good thing. However, as long as there is no personal connection with that debt, it is a person’s choice. If there is any personal connection, such as a personal guarantee of any kind securing that debt, then absolutely that debt is a bad thing and should be avoided.

That is pretty much the extent of reasonably acceptable debt that I can see. Be very, very cautious of those that justify debt. When someone is advocating debt, ask yourself a few pertinent questions:

• Why are they advocating debt at all?
• Who benefits from their debt scheme?
• What is the potential downside?
• What is the advantage to paying cash in this situation?
• Do you truly need whatever it is they are promoting?

The World Economic Forum (world’s global elites) are advocating that the average person owns nothing. How do you think they get to the point of people owning nothing? Consider this…if the world’s economy collapses what happens to all the assets that are owned by people who have debt and can no longer pay those debts?

You may think it is a big leap from today’s world to imagine such a thing…but who could have envisioned today’s world 20 years ago…even 10 years ago? Be very, very careful in today’s financial world…in today’s economy…when it concerns debt.

Bottom line…if you are not in debt…you have less to worry about.

FWIW…

• The U.S. just reached an historic high…more than $1trillion in credit card debt. That’s more than $3,000 for each man, woman, child, and baby in the United States. That balance went up $45billion last quarter alone.
• U.S. credit card delinquencies hit an 11-year high last month.
• The average credit card currently charges a near-record 20.53% interest rate.
• 1/4 of U.S. consumers are using credit cards to cover day-to-day expenses.

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It’s been nearly a week since Craig Deleeuw Robertson was shot and killed by an FBI SWAT team in the early morning hours in a quiet neighborhood in Provo, Utah. This was one of the most personally difficult incidents that I have researched and written about. Why? I knew it was coming. I didn’t know who or exactly when…but I knew it would happen.

It has taken me this many intervening days to work up the desire to do the research and then write. But this article started back on January 21^st, 2021…yup, more than 2-1/2 years ago. Here is what I wrote and when:

1/21/2021 – In the article “Freight train is almost here…” I wrote, “As I mentioned earlier, I expect the purge committees to target bigger, high-value targets initially. However, I don’t rule out them going after some lower hanging fruit…” and later in the article I stated “The persecution and violence is coming!”

9/12/2022 – In the article “IMPORTANT: It’s Here…It’s Happening…and they are telling us what’s next…” I wrote, “At some point soon, I don’t know when exactly, the US federal government is going to go ‘bare knuckle’ violent on all those they have painstakingly identified as a ‘threat’…and that is a long list of citizens.” Later in that article I wrote this, “The FBI will come for some low hanging fruit first.”

4/21/2023 – In the article “>>> CRITICAL – Here it is…” I wrote, “In this operation they have already targeted some ‘low hanging fruit’ to go after first and soon. The first indictment has already been processed and the wording will astound you.”

6/12/2023 – In the article “>>>WARNING – Feds Expecting/Wanting Violence…” I wrote, “I want to lay this out for you…the feds are very well trained, they are armed with military weapons and equipment, they have been given ‘carte blanche’ by the DOJ and the President when it comes to dealing with domestic terrorists. And yes, you have probably already been identified as a potential domestic terrorist. The feds are highly motivated, very well-paid, and somehow they have twisted their minds into thinking they are the defenders of all things Constitutional. Most have some kind of weird mental illness that have allowed themselves to be manipulated into becoming ‘true believers’ of an almost some cult-like ideology. They are dedicated to wiping out the patriot movement or any group or individual even resembling a pro-Constitution, pro-life, pro-liberty, pro-rights, pro-freedom, or pro-gun way of thinking.”

It is all now coming true…the FBI went after “low hanging fruit”…one of the most vulnerable and easiest they could find and kill.

Now, let’s get this out of the way and set the record straight from the very beginning…

• Threatening the life of the President is illegal. Under US Code 18 U.S.C. § 871 you can’t even threaten to harm the President, or even a Presidential candidate for that matter. This includes even during a US citizens’ exercise of Free Speech guaranteed by the First Amendment. The US law is modeled after the English Treason Act of 1351, where it was even illegal to “imagine” the death of the King. In 1917 the US code was enacted to go after anyone who expressed any words demonstrating even a vague spirit of disloyalty to the US government. Threatening the president of the United States is a class D felony, just about as low on the felony totem pole you can get…but it can get you sent to prison…or to the grave.
• It appears, with little doubt, that Robertson made numerous and clear threatening statements against the President, Vice-President, and other governmental officials.
• It also appears, with little doubt, that Robertson posted those threats in several online media formats, websites, and clearly identifiable to him.
• There is some doubt as to some of the photos brandishing weapons being Robertson himself.
• Not only is threatening the life of the President and Vice-President illegal, it is highly stupid for a person to do. It draws the attention of the Secret Service and the FBI. And that attention should be ‘unwanted’ by anyone. I also personally believe that it is wrong to make any threats, personal or public, against the President regardless of personal political views. It just doesn’t make sense.

But hang with me here…there is much more to this story.

The morning of the killing, August 9^th, the large, heavily armed FBI SWAT team approached Robertson’s home before dawn, approximately 6am. But here is where events differ; law enforcement officials state they began using a bullhorn to tell Robertson they had a warrant for his arrest as well as to search his home. When he refused them entrance they attempted to enter through his front door; they were unable to do so. They then brought in an armored military vehicle and drove it through the front window of his house and the FBI made entry. At this point law enforcement says he was armed (although anonymous and unverified), shots were fired, and Robertson was hit multiple times. He was then brought out to the sidewalk where medical personnel attempted to revive him.

Now, multiple civilian witnesses first-hand accounts vary significantly from the official law enforcement account. The primary differences are:

• Large number of law enforcement vehicles positioned throughout the neighborhood blocking off all neighborhood access, driveways, etc.
• More than 20 FBI SWAT team members and agents lined up around Robertson’s house, all in tactical gear and carrying military weapons, and wearing body armor.
• Multiple large and loud explosions were heard and seen prior to any shouting over a bull horn.
• After entry by FBI SWAT team into Robertson’s house a shout was heard, “He has a gun!” and then a sustained barrage of shots from multiple weapons.
• After the firing ceased a loud explosion was heard by the side of the house.
• He was dragged out of the house dead, naked from the waist up, and his body left on the sidewalk.
• “Clearly he was dead” was mentioned by several civilian witnesses as he as dragged from the house.

Before I go on, it is now time to define who Robertson was:

• He obviously had some potent political beliefs…mostly conservative and definitely a Trump supporter. It would be fair to say some of his expressed opinions were violent in nature.
• He was also an Air Force veteran.
• He was also a 75-year old senior citizen.
• He was also approximately 5’ 4” or 5’ 5” tall and weighed 300+ pounds (morbidly obese).
• He was also mostly immobile, incapable of walking without the assistance of a cane or walking stick (handicapped).
• He also had multiple additional medical problems and incapable of walking more than a dozen yards, and even then requiring assistance to do so.
• He was also partially deaf (hearing impaired).

Those who knew him best described him as:

• Frail
• Largely homebound and had limited mobility.
• A decent man.
• He would ask about the well-being of neighbors’ children.
• He regularly offered to drive people home from church.
• He was active and faithful in his local church; he was a devote Christian.
• He was a super sweet grandpa type.
• He had a peaceful, religious, community-centered side to him.

A chilling statement from a neighbor who spoke on the condition of anonymity (out of fear of retribution from the FBI) said they were shocked by the police presence and disturbed by what they saw involving the shooting. “I just can’t believe that this man warranted that kind of response.” And that my friends is where we need to focus.

In March two FBI agents visited with Robertson and found him to be no threat. Had Robertson been a threat, they would have arrested him on the spot. So now you have to ask the question, “Why the full military response and killing of a man who was physically incapable of carrying out any threat against the President?”

Think about it, a 75yo, frail, almost entirely immobile, obese and handicapped man be treated like a domestic terrorist that required dozens of FBI SWAT team members and an armored vehicle…and who was killed while half-dressed.

But then you have to add in this…why attack his house at 6am? The answer should shake you to your core…it is a military tactic designed to catch an enemy force off-guard and make them easy to kill because they are just waking up or still asleep. Also, if you were woken up from a sound sleep by shouting through a bullhorn with explosions occurring, and people attempting to smash your front door in…would you understand what was going on and what was being shouted?

So you ask yourself a logical question…why not just arrest him in his driveway while he is hobbling with his cane to his car on the way to church? Great question! Maybe it would be because he would be in full view of neighbors and less easy to kill…and thus of no use as a message to others.

Yup, it would make much more sense to make the safest, easiest arrest possible…so why didn’t the FBI chose that option? Then again, why not just send the same two FBI agents to his house again to question him, then if needed, arrest him without incident during the questioning?

But let’s not ask/answer my questions. Let’s go to valid, reliable, and qualified sources for more information. Not one, but two former FBI agents that have become whistleblowers. One of which was a member of an FBI SWAT team. Their statements (my paraphrasing) regarding the incident are these:

1. There should never have been an attack by an FBI SWAT team; certainly no armored military vehicle involved.
2. The attack should not have occurred at 6am, that is reserved for the most violent and dangerous of all suspects.
3. The man posed no true/actual threat to agents.
4. There should have been no deployment of flash bangs.
5. There should have been a de-escalation of the situation far before any raid.
6. This operation was outside of FBI protocols and illegal.

And they go on…both stating that this is a flagrant example of FBI exercising power and authority that is it legally doesn’t have.

So why did the FBI conduct this kill operation?

I already told you over the last 2-1/2 years…this was another escalation by the FBI/DOJ and current administration of violence towards anyone who opposes them. It was simply a message of warning against US citizens…comply or die. Leaving the dead body on the sidewalk in the sun to rot was a photo opportunity for the media…an opportunity to send a clear message to all those who oppose the power of government and the FBI.

And it will only get worse. Sadly, a frail old harmless beloved grandpa was sacrificed to deliver this message by monsters; they can be called nothing less. Had the whole event been filmed in black and white, you would have most likely guessed you were watching a documentary film from 1939 Germany.

Consider this answer…bend a knee and pray to a merciful Father in Heaven. Plead with God for hard hearts to be touched and opened to the pure evil which they commit and are about to commit. Appeal to God to allow more and more people that are caught up in delusion to see the error of their ways, and to leave that environment. Beg God to have these ruthless and violent individuals understand what they are caught up in and to desire once again peace, a civil society, and a Bill of Rights strong with rights, liberties, and freedoms that are not infringed upon. Implore God for a peaceful solution to the demonic state of affairs that grips our country and for evil to be vanquished. With tears in your eyes ask God to stop those that commit such heinous acts of violence towards those that are so weak and frail. May God save us.

< click here to read the post DEAD: Craig Deleeuw Robertson (follow-up – 8/16/2023) >

Important Note: The threats that Robertson made were both wrong and illegal and he should have never made them. I do not condone what Robertson did, nor should anyone else do what he did. As I have warned repeatedly, this kind of activity will get you targeted and killed by the FBI. Regardless of the ruthlessness and monstrous murder of Robertson at the hands of FBI militants, you should not get involved in these kinds of online activities or make threats against government agents or officials, which is a violation of the law. If you do these kinds of things you too will give radicalized FBI personnel all the reason they need to kill you as well. Don’t do it!!

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• Freight train is almost here…
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It’s been well known for many years that the law enforcement industry has embraced the “comply or die” mentality. You either obey them –comply– or you die…of course always sprinkled heavily with ‘officer safety’ (police get out of jail free card). This we certainly know is especially true with federal law enforcement agents…their authority is never to be questioned, let alone resisted…just ask the FBI. The utter arrogance of federal LEOs (especially the FBI) is staggering, their delusion of grandeur knows no limits, their lust for power and authority knows no bounds.

In my series “POST-DISASTER PERSONALITIES,” part 4 (Mass Murderers) article I covered a personality phenomena, where during WWII, a strange transition took place. The book Ordinary Men by Christopher R. Browning documented in detail how normal, everyday police officers in Germany (non-Nazis) became maniacal, unrestrained mass murders. And they did so while performing law enforcement duties…sort of…if you consider rounding up hundreds of thousands of Jews to be shot outright or sent to gas chambers to be murdered en mass, as their duty. But the pretense of their mission was to keep the peace in recently conquered territories, primarily Poland.

I read the book closely, searching for details, documenting and scribbling notes in the margins. A very clear pattern began to develop…a “comply and die” mentality among the thousands upon thousands of police officers’ victims.

Mothers holding infants, fathers hold son’s hands, brothers carrying sisters almost to the person obeyed the orders of the German police officers…even knowing they were going to their deaths. At times they could even hear the gun shots at the slaughter pits as they willingly walked directly towards those same pits and their certain deaths.

The Ivanhorod Einsatzgruppen photograph is an image of the Holocaust, showing a German soldier aiming a rifle at a woman who is trying to shield a child with her body. It depicts the murder of Jews by an Einsatzgruppen death squad near Ivanhorod, Ukraine, in 1942. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Since this pattern of “comply and die” wasn’t the focus of the article I was writing back then, I held off relaying this phenomena until now. However, at this point in time, in the US and world in general, with everything going on around us…now is the time I must write about it. It is germane to our times…and I believe this knowledge to be essential to our very survival.

After several hundreds of pages of reading there was only a single question that mattered to me in regards to this mentality…Why?

Why in the world would they obey these police officers’ orders knowing full well they were going to their certain deaths? But not just their deaths…the deaths of their spouses, their children, their brothers, their sisters, their grandparents, their aunts and uncles, neighbors…even entire families! Why would they choose to comply and die vs resist and at least have a chance at living?

My first thought was “hope” that something might happen, some miracle might occur that would prevent their horrific ending…a bullet in the head or a lethal gas shower. But day after day, month after month, year after year proved that no such miracle was going to come and save them. Their end was certain…it was inevitable…it was death. So “hope” didn’t seem likely as a reason.

Then it became painfully clear…they had been conditioned to “comply”…comply to authority. By in large, the majority of the folks rounded up were good people…the children most certainly were. In their communities they were good citizens, good neighbors, good family members, and obedient to police authority; some had fathers and brothers that were German army veterans of WWI. However, the police were the representatives of, the enforcers of, government. So they were conditioned from childhood to obey the police…obey the orders of government…to comply to authority no matter what.

And to reinforce premise of that concept…the whole of Europe had been under the rule of tyrannical and oppressive monarchs, kings, dictators, emperors, and ruthless conquerors for thousands of years. You could easily make the case that “comply,” “submission,” “obey”…even serfdom…had become part of their mental state, if not their genetic structure.

Could there also have existed the concept that police officers were the good guys, the ones who helped, the ones who arrested the bad guys, the ones who protected them, the ones who served up justice. Were the police were viewed, almost universally, as the good guys. Well, maybe not so fast.

Police are police, cops are cops…and in my article “Do We Need Police Reform?” I pointed out the cold hard facts in the US at least:

• Only about 18% of all property crimes are solved.
• Only about 45% of all violent crimes are solved.

On any grading scale those results are a resounding grade of “F”. And to make matters worse…police in the US cost US citizens trillions of dollars every year out of our pockets. There is no evidence that the German police officers were any different…very likely not the ‘good guys’ in any objective term.

Don’t jump to conclusions…I am not saying that all police are wicked or evil…but the German police officers became such…when ordered to do so. And the millions of citizens that were marched off to their deaths didn’t see a problem with the whole “comply and die” thing.

Again…Why?

I think ‘comply and die’ was ultimately based on three things:

1. The mentality that all cops are good all of the time and only want what is best for us.
2. The concept that the police are, or at least represent, ultimate authority and must be obeyed in order for someone to be considered a good person and loyal citizen…and to stay out of prison.
3. They didn’t recognize the transition of police officers to evil mass murderers…or they had no mental foundation with which to resist that evil.

It is painfully evident that #1 is utterly untrue. There is no hard and fast evidence as to what percentage of cops are good or bad. Based on the increasing number of bad cops being arrested, tired, and imprisoned…and applying some statistical norms…I believe 30 – 55% of all law enforcement officers could easily and accurately be classified as “bad” or close to it.

As for #2, the first part is true…cops are, or represent present day ultimate authority, governmental authority. They are referred to as “law enforcement officers” not public/citizen protectors or rights/liberties/freedom defenders. No, they exist to enforce the law that government bureaucrats and politicians impose on, force upon, us. But what about the second part of #2…if we disobey LEOs, does that make us a bad person? Does it make us a disloyal citizen?

What about disobeying a bad cop? Or, how about disobeying a good cop in the act of enforcing an unconstitutional law? What does that make an otherwise regular person in those situations?

Just for a minute…take #2 in the context of the Nazi Germany. Or how about in the context of the American Revolution? Think about that for a minute if you would, please.

Finally #3, why didn’t they see the transition? I mean to me it seemed pretty dang obvious…ticket pushers to mass murderers shooting infants and sometimes just burying people alive en masse. Or, did the police officers make transition slower…one step at a time…one lie at a time…one small incremental change at a time?

Or, as I suspect…did the people being forced to their deaths simply not have the spiritual or mental foundation to resist evil? Did they, with extremely few exceptions, lack the courage or will or mental ability to resist the horrific monstrous actions taking place? Was the ‘comply’ concept so overriding they simply could do nothing else?

Those observations and speculations are from the comfort of hindsight…hardly fair to those that lived through it. I acknowledge that and appropriately apologize to those that I have offended.

Here is the question that is now bothering me right this minute…Are we living through it now?

Obviously LEOs in the US are not mass murderers…although there are plenty of reports daily of cops killing unarmed people, sicking attack dogs on people to mutilate and kill them, etc.. In the US we don’t have widespread, or even small areas, where cops are rounding-up people to shoot them or send them off to the gas chambers. But what if they were already taking those small incremental steps to get to that point? Acquiring the unquestionable authority and means to become that which can become monstrous?

What if they were already militarized with gear and weapons? What if they already used military vehicles and tactics? What if they already assumed martial law authority when it suits them? What if over the last 130 years they have steadily eroded our rights, liberties, and freedoms? What if they have already established the right to stop and demand identification from anyone they wish? What if they already worked with secret FISA courts outside of US Constitutional due process? What if they have moved beyond the concept of “comply or die” to “comply and die anyway”?

What if we have been completely conditioned to “comply” in order to be a good person and loyal citizen?

Stand up patriot…salute the flag with the blue stripe damn it!!

What if we are being threatened into submission?

What if the Colonists 250 years ago had, to the person, been completely conditioned to comply with British soldiers enforcing the laws of a tyrannical and oppressive British government? Where would we, the USA, be now? Would the US Constitution even exist? Would there even be a USA if the Colonists had been successfully conditioned to comply?

Would we, individually, become so conditioned as to comply with…well, anything and everything we were/are told/ordered to do? Are we already there? Do we resist the wrong, evil, or illegal aspects of government or their minions today in the here and now…or do we accept it and move on?

Or, as freedom loving, Constitution loving, individuals…do we know how to exercise our agency when it really matters? Do we know when we should not comply? Do we have the courage and will to not comply? Do we know how to appropriately not comply?

Maybe, just maybe…that is why we have the Bill of Rights!  Questions is…Do we have the courage, mental fortitude, and willingness to not comply…to resist…to fight against…evil?

What would our Founding Fathers do?

Related Article –

• Authoritarian(ism)
• POST-DISASTER PERSONALITIES : Part 4 (new) – Mass Murderers
• Do We Need Police Reform? (Part #1)
• No more gray man…TIME TO BE BOLD !
• Rise Up !
• “Rise up !” Actions & Suggestions
• SitRep – 10/19/2022 – Dire Warning !
• Conversation with Ron…EXCELLENT !
• Seems there’s a little frustration…
• Fantastic Response from Jim

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