So Friday the 4^th of April was a blood bath for the markets. But it is worse than just that day…far worse…and it is during Trump’s reign. I didn’t say his “fault”, I said during his reign. But, I am also not saying it is NOT his fault. Let’s crunch the numbers first…

Just for Friday April 4^th:

• S&P dropped 6%.
• Oil futures down over 6%.
• Natural gas down almost 8%.
• VIX (Volatility Index) up over 50% ! !

Since Trump was elected:

• S&P down 15%.
• Oil down 13%.
• Dollar index down more than 6%.
• VIX up 180%.
• Gold up 16%.

The way I see it…

1. The markets hate Trump as President and think he will fail miserably and send the USA further down the economic toilette.
2. Since ‘production’ of oil hasn’t increased significantly, the drop of oil futures by 13% since Trump was elected indicates that investors see future demand to be significantly lower…meaning a weak economy.
3. Gold is up 16% indicating that people are fleeing to a “safe” haven for their money and fear inflation or economic collapse uncertainty.

Remember that the VIX is the US Volatility Index…meaning investors fearfulness of the future of the US economy and markets. And the VIX is up 180% since Trump was elected! That indicates that investors are very afraid of the economic future of the United States with Trump at the helm.

All-in-all the economy and the markets are in dire trouble. And investors see it getting worse. How much worse? I don’t know…but even Mark Cuban hinted at a global economic problem…and expressed love for Bitcoin as a safe haven…or at least a great investment opportunity. Oddly, Bitcoin is down 11% since Trump was elected. Strange…

Think about this…in the last 2 trading sessions last week, ending on April 4^th, the S&P alone had $5TRILLION in value wiped out ($15,000 for every man, woman, and child in the USA). And now there are experts lining up saying that the markets could lose all of the gains of the markets in 2024!!

And here’s one for you…after the close on Friday the 4^th, the Nasdaq confirmed that it is now officially in “bear” territory. Yeah, that’s not good at all! Some experts are even talking it feels like 2007 all over again. And, a number of headlines read something like this…the worst week for stocks since the COVID-19 crash.

Pimco co-founder, Bill Gross (investment market expert), warns investors away from trying to ‘catch a falling knife’ amid global market carnage. Two messages there…1) think what it would feel like trying to catch a very sharp knife as it was falling, 2) the financial and market “carnage” is global.

So, am I saying it is time to panic over the stock market or the US economy or the global economy or the Trump Tariff Wars? Nope.

What I am saying is this:

1. Be aware of what is happening economically in the US and around the world right now. Your economic future and well-being could be at stake.
2. US citizens will not tolerate the “short-term” (2 – 4 years) pain that it will take for reciprocal tariffs to begin working their magic and bring manufacturing industries, companies, and good jobs back to America.

Yeah, I am saying that Americans are a bunch of wimps (or worse) when it comes to the US economy, their money, their job, and the financial well-being of the US. US citizens, and especially all the illegals, love their cheap goods, cheap prices, and cheap junk in the stores.

At this point…IMO, I see on the very near horizon a continued melt down of the economy, as the media will so inform us; and Trump will become a villain of monumental and historic proportions. And the GOP will sink right along with him. And boy, oh boy, do I hope I am very, very wrong!! I pray that I am wrong!

Is the economic situation bad? Yup, and getting worse by the week; do you own realistic research.

There is more to be said…and more to asked. Another time maybe.

For now, let’s look at some economic dark humor…

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First off…who is Mark Cuban? Unless you’ve been living under a rock…he is a billionaire, a minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks, star on the TV show Shark Tank, and a political/social advocate. He got his money start in the tech industry, became a millionaire when he sold that to Yahoo, bought the Dallas Mavericks in 2000, sold the majority ownership in that team in 2023 to add a couple more billions to his bank account.

Oh, and who did he sell the Mavericks to? A huge Las Vegas based gambling corporation. Through his involvement in the Shark Tank he is literally partners in 100+ companies. So yes, he is rich…very, very rich. You could easily identify him as a global rich elite member.

Now, “who” is he as it relates to my article?

In 2015 he said, “I want smaller government. I want smarter government. I disagree with Republicans on most social issues. I’ll sit in the middle and think for myself.” He also said, “Republicans are going to get crushed in the foreseeable future when it comes to Presidential elections.” He also heaped a whole lot of praise on Donald Trump and the possibility of Trump getting into the White House.

A few years later he went on to express his beliefs again; free-market economy, economic reform, more progressive tax system, a vocal advocate for racial and social justice, level the playing field, educational equity, a fair and inclusive society. Now answer me this…with the exception of “free-market economy,” what kind of political philosophy does that sound like to you?

Then in 2024 multi-billionaire Mark Cuban said “He would vote for Joe Biden over Donald Trump in the 2024 election.” And added, “If they were having his [Biden’s] last wake, and it was him [Biden] versus Trump, and he [Biden] was being given last rites, I would still vote for Joe Biden.”

Think through that for a minute…now what does your gut tell you about Mark Cuban?

Obviously you want to know what that has to do with me and this article…great question! And here is my answer…

On April 3rd, just a couple of days ago, Cuban was asked about Trump’s new trade policies and tariffs. Initially his one word response was “bullish”. But he wasn’t done. Kinda sounds like he supports Trump’s tariffs and trade policies, yes?

Cuban went on, responding, Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ speech could spark renewed interest in Bitcoin and stablecoins. “I think it’s bullish for crypto,” Cuban specifically said. “When there is uncertainty about fiat globally, that’s bullish for BTC and USDC.”

BTC is ‘Bitcoin’ and USDC is ‘United States Digital Coin’. Both are cryptocurrency and Cuban is heavily involved/invested in cryptocurrency, and wholeheartedly supports the US federal government developing and issuing USDC. USDC is also known as “central bank digital currency” (CBDC). But that is a minor point to this. What is the main point?

Before I get to that, it is clear to me Cuban hates Trump and I mean hates everything about Trump politically. Cuban truly hates Trump’s trade policies, especially the ‘tariff wars’. But that isn’t the main point either.

Here’s the main point…Cuban freely admits that the US dollar is ‘fiat currency’. But it goes deeper…Cuban talks about the trade wars escalating globally. Okay…and????

Here you have one of the world’s richest men, speaking openly about the US dollar being fiat currency. Then you have him clearly speaking against Trump. Then you have him talking about global economic impact of the trade wars. And he is partners with a huge gambling corporation that controls tens and tens of billions of dollars…including billions in cash.

And if there was a global economic crisis/crash, what would many people want to have their money invested in if they don’t trust fiat currency?

There is also another aspect of this. What do you think about a billionaire, who people follow for investment advice, talking about a coming economic crisis on a global scale, and insinuating that cryptocurrency is a good investment? What happens to the price of crypto…does it go up or down when that crisis starts? And what does that mean for Cuban’s millions and millions of dollars already invested in crypto?

So I get a couple of things out of all of this:

1. Cuban knows that the US dollar, and all other major countries’ currency, is simply fiat currency. Essentially worthless in real terms.
2. Cuban derides/criticizes Trump’s policies very publicly and hints it will lead to a global economic problem.
3. Cuban is sitting on a pile of cash…in the billions.
4. Cuban is close partners with folks that are sitting on a pile of cash…in the tens of billions.
5. Cuban pushes the safety of cryptocurrency when he is heavily invested in cryptocurrency.
6. Cuban openly advocates for the USDC (United States Digital Coin) which is cryptocurrency.
7. Cuban hates Trump.
8. Does Cuban, based on his self-identified beliefs, sound like a socialist/communist global elitist?

Hear this…this is all pretty much my opinion of what I see…with all my bias and personal opinion showing through. But, to me, it begins to paint a pretty clear picture.

What question(s) or issues does it bring up in your head?

I know what I am thinking…and it ain’t pretty.

Oh, did I mention that Cuban last month told reporters that he believes that a recession is coming and small towns, especially Republican areas of the US, will be hardest hit?

Think about this as you give thought to this article…

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Let’s make this real simple…”tariffs” are taxes…period. And consumers pay taxes…hence, consumers pay for tariffs. Sure, companies who import the products that tariffs are applied to pay the tariffs originally, but then pass that cost on to consumers in the form of higher cost of those products. So, when you hear a particular product coming in from a foreign country will have a tariff applied, it means the price of that product will go up to the US consumer.

Now the question is, “Are these ‘Trump’ tariffs good?” The answer: Absolutely “YES!” and a little “no” mixed in.

Historically speaking the United States was funded primarily through tariffs (including import duties), excise taxes, and land sales. For the first 126 years (+/-) of US history there was no Constitutionally approved income tax. Income tax was not formally adopted until 1916 with the rise of the radical leftist Progressive movement. And the US did just fine funding the federal government during that 126 years…other than a war with itself that killed about 170,000 of its own citizens (almost 6% of the entire US population) in a civil war. For that the federal government forced a form of income tax on the US population to pay for all those deaths.

But what about the ‘Trump Tariffs’???

I have no idea of what is in Trump’s head and exactly what he wants to accomplish by imposing tariffs on good from foreign countries. But, I do clearly know what will happen…and what could happen.

First – The price to the US consumer of ALL goods from foreign countries on which tariffs have been imposed will go up. How much? That depends on the % of the tariff and how much the importing company decides to pass on to US consumers. But the prices will go up.

Second – It will slow down the US economy. When you take money out of consumer pockets and send it to the US federal government that consumer has less money to spend on goods and services such as food, fuel, cars, TVs, clothes, etc.

Third – Some manufacturers, exact numbers entirely unknown, will build and makes “stuff” in the US that previously was imported from foreign countries to avoid tariffs…some of those tariffs may be very high such as 25 – 60%. Take a ‘widget’ that cost an importing company $100 to buy, then they have to pay a 25% tariff to get it into the country. That makes the cost of that product now $125. But, they figure they can make that same ‘widget’ in the US for $115. So they start making it here in the US to reduce their cost of goods.

Fourth – A possible outcome may be that foreign countries who impost high tariffs on US goods…such as China 67%, India 52%, and Japan 42%…will reduce their tariffs so the US will reduce our tariffs against their countries’ goods.

So a great question right now would be…”Are reciprocal tariffs a good thing?” NO! They are a great thing!!!!! For years and years and years other countries have charged higher tarries on US goods while we had no or very low tariffs on their imported goods. Hence, we were paying welfare checks to other countries to strengthen their economies and protect their companies and protect (and increase) their jobs. Bottom line…Americans were suckers paying hard earned money so other countries could benefit from us. STUPID!!!!

Reciprocal tariffs are a truly great concept…a great way for the US to treat those who abuse us by sucking money out of our economy for some foreign country’s benefit. You charge us a dollar on our goods, we will charge you a dollar on your goods. Fair is fair!!! The US needs to stop being the world’s welfare checking account!!!!!

So why did the US government tolerate high tariffs on US goods for the last 60 years to begin with? Well, that is a simple one…globalists. Globalists want everyone in the world to be equal…well, at least the lower-class folks. For globalists there are only two classes of people…the rich elites, maybe .5 – 2% of the world’s population, and then the lower-class folks…also known as the working class people. Sound familiar? It should…communism…but on a global scale. And tariffs was a perfect way to suck money out of the US economy (biggest and best in the world) and move that money to all other countries to improve/equalize their wealth.

Oh, and the rich elites skim a hefty amount right off the top making them far, far richer. And then remember this…he who controls the tariffs controls populations…yeah, called power.

When did the US middle-class start to disappear? Oh yeah, in the early 1970’s…the same time tariffs on US goods started to take off, global trade became the big thing, the US was taken off the gold standard, and the US dollar officially became a ‘fiat currency’. Sound familiar? Since that same time, early 1970’s, US manufacturing began its decline; accelerating when China came online as the world’s manufacturing powerhouse.

Are you seeing how this all fits together?

So why would Trump start a tariff war? Let me be clear…Trump is NOT staring a tariff war! Trump is simply fighting back in that war that began long ago. I believe what he is trying to do is this:

1. Bring manufacturing back to the US. And in doing so that creates manufacturing jobs…and that might rebuild the middle-class. And it would make the US more self-sufficient in the industries in which manufacturing does return to the US.
2. Tariffs will help fund the US federal government. Tariffs are paid by importing companies to the US federal government to fund government activities and/or pay towards reducing the national debt or paying to service that debt.
3. Change the world culture. For many decades other countries have been living on US welfare in the form of their tariffs on US goods imported into their country.

Don’t discount this global culture shock! For instance, the European Union charges 39% tariffs on goods imported from the US. That means that a EU Jeep dealership would normally pay let’s say $20,000 for a new jeep to imported to the EU for them to sell. But, when you add the 39% tariff on that Jeep it now costs almost $28,000 to get it on the EU dealership lot. The EU dealerships then sell a whole lot less Jeeps because they are very expensive compared to EU made cars. That $8,000 difference in price…well, that goes straight to their EU government! And that reduces the number of US jeeps sold, which reduces the number of Jeeps made, which reduces the number of American jobs to manufacture Jeeps.

Since the early 1970’s the United States of America has been one HUGE welfare checking account for the world. When governments around the world no longer can suck US dollars out of the pockets of US taxpayers…well, they are going to struggle with that…and it won’t be pretty.

Here is the main problem with “reciprocal tariffs”…at the very least, the best case scenario, it will be 2 years before manufacturers will bring plants and associated jobs back to the US in any meaningful way. Some industries such as automobile manufacturing could take 10 years to get manufacturing plants up and running with those nice middle-income jobs. Can the US survive that long economically in the mean time?

Then again…maybe there is a more important, a more applicable, maybe a more urgent question we should be asking…

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The other day, thew 17^th to be exact, I posted an article…okay, more of a rant…on the US and the rest of the world economically speaking. I made it clear that the US historically is a giant welfare checking account for the rest of the world. Also, in that article I raised 3 questions:

1. Can the US turn this around?
2. Can the US be saved economically?
3. Is there hope for the US long-term?

In this article I will answer those questions. Although in reality, they boil down to a single question…

Will the US survive?

I know this is another “long read”. But to understand the situation there has to be context. That context is facts, figures, evidence, statistics, and history. Without those, this would all be my personal opinion. Oh wait…it is all my personal opinion…you have to decide for yourself what you believe to be true.

By the time you are done reading…well, the answer will be clear if you know what we are looking for. Meaning, can the US “survive” as what exactly…if at all.

Let’s look at 3 solid undeniable, indisputable economic facts:

1. Personal debt of US citizens is at an historic high…and growing.
2. Corporate debt of US companies is at an historic high…and growing.
3. US national debt is at an historic high…and growing.

For this part of the conversation we will address the national debt. The total US debt is now well over $36trillion dollars, heading quickly towards $40trillion…maybe 1 – 2 years…2 years tops.

Here is a figure I want you to clearly understand…in 2025 the US will pay out just about $1trillion in interest on the US national debt. That’s about a 2.7% interest rate on the total US debt.

And finally, before I deep dive into the numbers…the US government is currently spending about $6trillion per year in the government budget…of which about $1.2trillion is a deficit. Yeah, meaning we are borrowing $1.2trillion each year so the government can spend it. Here’s an odd fact to consider…the amount we are borrowing each year for the government to spend is almost what the interest paid is each year to pay for the national debt. Odd, don’t you think?

Here we go…

For this scenario we the people decide that the US government will become fiscally responsible. It takes over a year but, Congress passes the Fiscal Responsibility Act in 2026. There are two major provisions; 1) the US will operate on a balanced budget each year, 2) the US will pay off the US national debt over 100 years. Yeah, I know…100 years sounds like a long time to pay off the debt, but hang in there with me. And since it took until late 2026 to pass this legislation, the national debt is now $40trillion (probably more in real terms, but we will call it 40 for this case).

So the first thing that needs to happen is eliminate the $1.2trillion deficit each year to comply with Part #1 of the 2026 FRA. Now the annual US government budget (money remaining) is only $4.8trillion with the elimination of the annual deficit. And just to make it easy, we will keep the interest rate on the US debt at 2.7% for the next 100 years.

So here is what we are looking at in the US for federal government budget and spending…

• Total available annual budget for 2027 is now $3.3trillion after making the debt payment and the interest payment. That is 60% of what the current budget projection is for 2027.
• So to balance the budget we will have to reduce government spending by 40%.

Well, here is where we run into a bit of a problem. The US government currently spends money on the following each year:

• 24% on Medicare and Medicaid (health insurance)
• 21% on Social Security
• 13% on the military

That totals 58% of the current budget. So if we only have 60% of the current budget left to spend…and we keep spending 58% on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and the military…that leave exactly 2% for the ENTIRE remaining US federal government spending…2% !

Do the math…that is $96billion total for the rest of the US budget outlays. Want to get an idea of how much of the remaining current budget money covers? That covers less than 1/5th of just the benefits for veterans and federal retirees. AND NOTHING ELSE FOR ANYTHING ELSE !

Bottom line…

paying off the US national debt is a 100% impossibility

…even if we spread it out over 100 years.

Depressed yet? Well, heck…don’t be. Modern Monetary Theory says that sovereign governments not only don’t have to pay off national debt…they can keep borrowing forever…as much as they want ad infinitum. Sounds great, right? Ah, no.

Here’s a question to ask yourself…Do prices of goods go up or does the value of the dollar go down?

Take this example:

• 1874 (150 years ago) the price of gold was $23 per ounce
• 2025 (current +/-) the price of gold is $3,000 per ounce

Did the price of gold go up? Or, did the value of the dollar go down?

To answer that question try this…Did anything at all change in the actual gold? Yes, there is way more of it now than 150 years ago so it is not a diminishing supply issue. And the weight of that gold, 1 ounce, is the same today as 150 years ago. So the only logical answer is…the actual/real value of gold stayed the same…but, the value of the dollar diminished by 13,000% since 1874.

Here’s another example:

• In 1874 you could buy 1 acre of Virginia farmland for $9 (just less than ½ oz of gold at the time).
• In 2024 that same acre of Virginia farmland was about $5,000 per acre (about 1.6 oz of gold)

Did the price of Virginia farmland go up…or did the value of the dollar go down?

Now, think about it…in 2024 you would have to provide 160% more gold to buy that acre of Virginia farmland (150 years later). But, if you were paying in US dollars you would have to hand over 55,000% more US dollars!!!! So the value of that land about tripled but the dollar amount paid for that same land went up 550 times. So the dollar tanked during the 150 year time span.

When prices of “stuff” is compared to US dollars…the value of the US dollar is evaporating.

Again, let’s look at this…

• 100 years ago the price of silver was about $1 per ounce.
• A brand new house in a middle-class neighborhood would run you about $6,200…about 6200 ounces of silver.
• Today a brand new house in a middle-class neighborhood will run you about $410,000…12,000 ounces of silver.

So 100 years later you have to hand over less than twice the number of ounces of silver for that average home. But, you have to hand over 66 times more US dollars for the same house. Yeah, that means the US dollar is worth 3% of what it was 100 years ago when looking at real value.

What does that mean…the US dollar is all but worthless when compared to actual “value” of goods in our everyday lives. In other words…the US dollar is not worth the paper its printed on. And that means its “fiat” currency. Yup, there is no actual value to the US dollar…none whatsoever. The true value of the dollar went away in the 1971 when President Nixon took us off the “gold standard”. Yeah, prior to that you could redeem dollars for actual physical gold. And, in 1964 the US stopped redeeming US dollars (silver certificates) for actual physical silver…the same year the US stopped putting silver in US coins.

So what is the US dollar backed by? Nothing…absolutely nothing. Look at a $20 bill…US currency. It says right on the front of the $20 bill…”Federal Reserve Note”. Ah, you know what a “note” is? It is a “loan”, a “promise” to pay…nothing more. And to make maters worse…it isn’t even a promise to pay from the US government!! The “Federal Reserve” is a private company owned by banks…NOT owned by the US government.

Granted, the $20 bill states “This note is legal tender to all debt public and private” But, consider this…if it is not from the US government, but from a private company (Federal Reserve), who actually backs that claim of it being “legal tender”?

US currency…nothing, absolutely nothing, of real value…real value went away more than 50 years ago. Today US currency is only backed by faith in the US government…or more correctly faith in the Federal Reserve. Yup, nothing more than a promise that the money is good.

Ah, but what about the US dollar’s actual worth…

• Compared to land 100 years ago the US dollar is now only worth .2% of its value…point 2% !  (yeah, way less than 1%)
• Compared to gold 150 years ago the US dollar is now only worth .8% of its value….point 8% !  (yeah, less that 1%)

But, you say, “that is ancient history!!!” Ah, no.

The US dollar comparisons between 2014 and 2025:

• Average home prices…US dollar down 50%
• Average price per gallon of gasoline…US dollar down 29%
• Average price of new car…US dollar down 53%
• Spot price of Silver…US dollar down 80%
• Spot price of Gold…US dollar down 150%

You got that? Even since 2014 the US dollar is WAY down!!! 30 – 150% when compared to the real value of real goods.

And check this out…during that same time period average US wages were only up by 18%. Think about that folks…the average wage in the US was up less than 20%…while the dollar lost real value from 30 – 150%!!!!!!

That is losing ground economically big time!!!!! But you know that…you are living it. And those economic losses are just as real over the last 10 years as it has been over the last 100 or 150 years. And that is fact!

Summary –

We’re screwed!!!

Here’s what we are looking at:

• The US dollar is only worth a fraction of what it once was…even 10 years ago.
• The prices of everything are skyrocketing.
• Real wages are only rising a fraction of what prices are.

The average American is tanking economically. And the facts, statistics, and evidence prove that beyond any doubt.

But let’s go back to the original question…

Will the US survive?

The answer is no. Plain and simple the US cannot, will not, survive…period. There is no scenario where the US survives…period. There are no facts, no evidence, no statistics, no anything to show that it does, or even can, survive.

Consider these historically proven facts

• No country in the history of the world has survived economically that practiced Modern Monetary Theory…none. The US practices Modern Monetary Theory.

• Every previous fiat currency that has ever existed in the history of the world has failed. The US dollar is a fiat currency.

• Every previous empire that has ever existed in the history of the world has fallen. The US fits exactly the definition of an “empire”.

So, once gain, no the US will not survive. And if you look at facts and statistics the US is already falling/failing/collapsing as a country. EVERY single piece of evidence, every fact, every statistic proves it to be true. It is all around us…every day…everywhere…YOU see it. Well, you only see it if you take emotion, bias, and ignorance out of it.

It is no longer a matter of the US falling…it is a matter of when it hits bottom. Since the US currency is only based on “faith”, that faith could be shattered tomorrow or next week or next year or 20 years from now. But know this…the US will crash.

Did you notice that I didn’t even mention business or personal debt? Yeah, throw those two devastating issues into mix and you know for 100% certainty that the US cannot be saved. No country can sustain all of our debt and use fiat currency.

What does this mean to you personally? Simple…

When you are in debt, you are a slave. The debt holder is your master. You are in servitude to whomever you owe money to. And the government, any level of government, is the worst of all slave owners. And ALL levels of government in the US are horrific when it comes to their slaves; brutal, unforgiving, cruel. Doubt me?

• Taxes are debt by definition.

• Government can take your wages if you don’t pay your taxes.

• Government can take your company/business if you don’t pay your taxes.

• Government can take your home if you don’t pay your taxes.

• Government can put you in prison if you don’t pay your taxes.

• Government decides what amount your taxes are.

• Government officials (i.e. bureaucrats and judges) decide if you not paying your taxes…and what your punishment will be.

So who are your masters? Who are the American slaves?

So, personally speaking, the best you can…get out of debt…stay out of debt. All-in-all…be as self-reliant as possible and form communities of safety.

We could go on for hours regarding this topic…but bottom line…

The US is falling, will continue to fall, will crash, and will disappear. Your responsibility is to protect your family against evil and the brutal times that are already here and the much worse times to come.

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• The Fall of the U.S. Empire
• Some serious food for thought…the U.S. Empire
• When does it all fall apart?
• De-Dollarization Accelerates
• Part #2: the collapse…

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WARNING: I am on a roll…and I am mad…and I am frustrated…and I am fed up. In this article I provide lots of facts and statistics…but I also go on a rant a time or two. And yes, I inject some rather unpleasant (i.e. colorful) language. You have been warned…continue reading at your own risk.

Last Wednesday (3/12) I wrote about the “pimple on our butt”…Canada. Let me be clear once again…they are little more than a “pimple” economically. They screw us over economically big time implementing far larger tariffs -penalties- on American goods imported into their country than we impose on their goods imported into the US. And that just ain’t right! Why should we subsidize Canada’s economy when they don’t do crap for us?

Economically speaking…they are complete losers when compared to the USA…they are barely 60% of the US standard of living when comparing per capita income to GDP. Canada is third-world status compared to the US. Can you imagine for a minute if the US stopped subsidizing their economy? Could Canada even exist without our welfare payments?

But, is Canada the exception or the rule? Unfortunately the US has been subsidizing the entire world for decades…improving the life of dozens and dozens of foreign country’s citizens while destroying our own middle-class…OUR United States middle-class!! Yeah, let’s look at facts…the US middle-income/middle-class has shrunk by nearly 20% since 1971. And the US lower-income/lower-class has grown by nearly 20% in that same time period. Gee, you think there is a correlation there?

Okay, let’s think about this for a minute…US manufacturing jobs have been steadily going downhill since the 1970’s. Oh wait, net imports of goods and services was pretty much zero in the early 1970’s. Here it comes…by 2020 it had ballooned to $600billion more of goods and services imported from foreign countries (net imports). So where exactly did those manufacturing jobs go? Oh yeah…to foreign freaking countries!

Let’s talk China for a minute…in 1970 we had no trade with China. By 1980 we were importing more than 300% more goods from China than we were exporting to them. By the year 2001 we were importing about 10 times more goods from China ($100billion) than we were sending them. By 2022 that dollar amount of imports from China went to $525billion!! A 500% increase!!!!  All the while they are charging us import tariffs.

Here’s a little related tidbit for you to remember…in the early 1970’s the average home cost $31,600. By the end of 2024 that had jumped to $510,300. That is more than a 1600% price increase in the average US home!!! While we were rapidly increasing our imports from China. Hhhhuuummmmm?

Now, just to throw a couple pieces of history into the mix…

1. In the 1970’s President Nixon “normalized” relations with China. In other words, opening up trade with China. And if you look at his politics…Nixon was a liberal and Progressive by any definition, but he was also an authoritarian and globalist as well.
2. Then in 2001 what happened? Ah, yeah…9/11 terrorist attack. And who was at the helm…Bush. And he implemented some serious socialist economic policies in 2007 – 2008 to “save” the country from the Great Recession. And there is no question that Bush was a rabid authoritarian and globalist. For crying out loud…his father, prior President, was a damn CIA agent!

Coincidence and/or correlation in those historic event outcomes?

So the middle-class began shrinking in the 1970’s at the same time that US manufacturing jobs began their significant drop…at the same time the US was a “net zero” in overall foreign trade and no trade with China…at the same time homes cost $31,600. Then Nixon opened up China and foreign trade in general…enter the “global economy.”

Then, starting in 2001 until the 2020’s our imports from China went up more than 500%. And also, homes jumped 315% during the same time period…and that includes the downturn during the housing crisis period (The Great Recession).

Do you think there might be some correlation or connection between historic events and our economic situation?

Back to “BigCorp vs Workers & Foreign vs Domestic”…

Here is something for you to consider…as of 2021 the good ole USA ranked 186 out of 197 for import tariffs. That means the United States of America had virtually no import tariffs compared to the rest of the world. Yeah, you heard the horror stories about Canada’s 250% tariff on some imported US goods. But that story, along with hundreds of others, could they be one-off evidence? Hang on a second…the global tariff ranking mentioned above is hard fact…proof that the US is a giant welfare checking account for the rest of the world.

And for those who want to challenge Trump’s allegation about Canada being a far higher tariff country than the US…Canada’s average tariff rate is 2.35%…the US’s rate is 1.47%. Yeah, do the math…Canada’s average tariff rate is almost 40% higher than the United States’.

Here is an additional fact that will want to make you throw up…since the mid-1970’s the United States has provided trillions of dollars in foreign aid to countries around the world. And that figure doesn’t include military aid (i.e. freebies) or the free money during the Great Recession. The US giving trillions of dollars to countries who in return impose huge tariffs on imported US goods. And to make matters worse…that foreign aid (i.e. welfare) represents a huge portion of the entire US national debt! That’s a triple loss for the US!!!  Does it also show we, the USA, are stupid or what? Or, is there something else going on?

All of this is proof positive…the United States of America is one big…HUGE…global welfare checking account. We are the sugar daddy for the entire world. And all the while:

• our annual federal deficit grows to unimaginable and unsustainable levels
• our country loses manufacturing jobs and the ability to provide for ourselves
• home prices skyrocket and homes become unobtainable for many families
• our middle-class shrinks while the poor increase
• our national debt balloons to an untenable size
• our median household income (inflation adjusted) has decreased significantly since the late 1980’s
• during the US Great Recession of 2007 – 2009 while US citizens were losing their homes, losing their jobs, losing everything…the US Federal Reserve sent trillions of US dollars to foreign central banks to prop up their countries and their citizens

Do I need to go on? The bottom line is the US is funding the world…we are paying for everyone’s prosperity while our country is going down the toilette economically for the last 50 years.

So let all the other little pimple countries like Canada whine and complain and throw temper tantrums all they want. They only succeed economically because we are paying for it! They enjoy whatever economic good-fortunes they have because the good ole US writes the check for them.

And don’t even get me started on who protects foreign countries militarily! If it were not for the US military…there would be very, very few democracies left in the world. So let the petulant little countries cry their eyes out about the big ole mean USA…screw ‘em!!!

Summary –

Domestically the US suffers economically because we fund the world with our money. We buy their crap at the expense of US jobs and ever lowering real income for our own people. We charge a fraction of the import tariffs on foreign goods compared to what other countries charge on US goods…taking that hit financially as well.

President Trump, you go right ahead and balance the tariff trade war!! And while you’re at it…cut foreign aid to ZERO!! If you do so, manufacturing will come back to the US, job #’s will grow, income will grow, our economy will grow, the middle-class will grow once again…and we once again will become a self-sustaining country. Hopefully.

But why won’t that happen? The rich bitches (elites) of the world, and specifically those in the US.

Here’s something to show what I mean…the disparity in income between between the average American and the top 5% of American earners is a great stat to look at. From the mid-1970’s to 2024 the difference in income disparity between those two groups went wild. Rich American vs average American income growth disparity is 260% greater now than in the mid-1970’s. So tell me who exactly is benefiting the most from “free trade”, low tariffs, and a global economy? Yeah…the rich folks ya’ll…and a big time -HUGE- difference.

The bottom line…

• Globally, foreign vs domestic, the foreign countries are benefiting from, and destroying the United States economically.
• In the domestic view, the big corporations and rich folks, are benefiting from, and destroying the middle & lower class economically.

And before any morons give me crap about US nationalism or Marxism advocacy…SCREW YOU!!! That is only a vain attempt on your part to discredit facts and actual evidence.

But for clarity sake…yes, I am a US Nationalist! From the dictionary –

Nationalism is an ideology that elevates one nation or nationality above others and promotes its culture and interests. It can also refer to support for the independence or self-determination of a nation or people.

So you’re damn right I am a US Nationalist…take care of US citizens, US companies, and the US economy FIRST!!!

As for anyone who thinks I am an advocate of Marxism or Marxist ideas against rich folks…you’re an absolute idiot, clown, imbecile…or worse. What I advocate for is a strong American economy, a strong American manufacturing base, and both honesty and fairness when it comes to hardworking American workers. America can only survive as a strong Constitutional Republic if we have a strong middle-class…and “they” have been destroying that for 50 years.

And just to make sure there is no confusion or doubt in what my opinion is on who is to blame…the world’s elites. Yup, call them rich globalists, the WEF members, CFR members, Illuminati, central bankers, or whatever you like. I don’t give a  damn what they are called…they are destroying the United States of America!! The facts, stats, and figures prove it!!

Do those destroyers have allies in the US? Of course they do…for the most part they are called politicians. They are mostly Democrats, but there are plenty of Republicans in that camp as well…probably most Republicans. And no I am not ignoring the bankers and corporate heads.

Folks, there are a lot of those destroyers right here in the US. Many of their faces are well-known, others no-so-much, and then some are all but invisible. And I bet most of us have voted for a bunch of them, and/or worked for them, over the last 5 decades.

Can the US turn this around? Can the US be saved economically? Is there hope for the US long-term? < I answered the questions – click here >

Well, maybe that should be another topic for another day. For now…< I wrote about that topic – click here >

Those people who whine and complain about the US…who cry about US increasing tariffs…who whimper about mean ole Trump putting America first…just do everyone around you a favor…SHUT THE HELL UP ! No one wants to hear your petulant little child temper tantrums.

Try this on…Why don’t you try accepting reality and appreciate all the checks the US has written over the last 50 years. Or recognize that the US stepped up during two world wars and beat the bad guys for everyone else. You know, we could have just stayed home and let the ocean defend us…but nope…we stepped up for you.

If you don’t like this article…if you don’t agree with this article…if you are mad about this article…if you are butt hurt about this article…then go to your little safe space and SHUT THE HELL UP!! I am sick and tired of all the economically non-important countries and their spoiled self-aggrandizing politicians, and their annoying citizens getting their panties in a wad.

GET OVER IT ! !

If you read this far I really want to thank you. This has been amazingly therapeutic for me, something I’ve wanted to get off my chest for a long time. I feel much better now. Again, thank you.

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Yeah, I’m about to voice my opinion on the little twerp of a country called Canada and why I think they are a little 2-year old petulant child.

Before I do that let me share one thing that may make a difference…I am second generation US citizen on my dad’s side of the family. Yeah, my paternal grandparents came from Canada…thank God they left Canada and came to the US and started a great life here for their family…in a decent and real country.

There is some debate about how dependent the US is on Canada economically. Ah, no. Let’s look at some facts…

Facts:

• Population: 41million – Canada vs 330million – USA
• National GDP: $2.5trillion – Canada vs $30trillion – USA
• Per capita income: $55,000 – Canada vs $90,000 – USA
• World ranking of per capita income: 18^th – Canada vs 7^th – USA
• Aid provided to foreign countries: $6billion – Canada vs $55billion – USA
• Standard of living: 29^th – Canada vs 12^th – USA

So reality speaks volumes…The USA dwarfs Canada in every conceivable economical way! If you want to be brutally honest…when comparing Canada to the USA…well, Canada starts looking like some third-world country.

And PLEASE President Trump don’t make Canada the 51^st state!!! It would drag down the United States to a ghetto level country. And that is before we start talking taxes. Canadian taxes are anywhere from 30 – 100% higher than taxes in the US (Corporate, Individual, VAT, Capital Gains). They can keep their tax nightmare to themselves!

Now let’s talk trade…Canada sends $66billion more of their goods to the US than we send to them. Yeah, let’s talk a very real number for a minute…Canada sends a total of about $450billion of their goods to the US each year. That means the US provides almost 20% of Canada’s GDP!!! In real terms that means if the US stops accepting goods from the US…well, Canada collapses. Yeah, their GDP drops to that of Spain and Mexico…third-world status.

But not to be out-done…let’s talk politics:

• Canada is a democratic-socialist country.
• They heartily endorse abortion (infanticide).Oh wait…that sounds a lot like eugenics.
• They also are in love with euthanasia. Yeah boy, Canada makes it legal for anyone expected to die from a medical condition can have the government approval to kill those folks instead. And that includes anyone with physical disabilities. And in 2027 it will cover anyone with mental illness. Even the United Nations raises the warning sign about their love of killing their own people. Wait a second…doesn’t that sound like eugenics?
• Canada embraces socialism in their health care system.
• Canada does not support freedom of speech, they have stringent censorship laws. In Canada you can go to prison if you say anything resembling “insensitivity or bigotry” as defined by their federal government.
• Canada is rapidly and radically anti-gun! To possess a gun in Canada their federal government must approve your “possession and acquisition licence”…and it gets worse. Their government hates for their people to possess guns…and all of this applies to BB guns as well!

Wait a minute…get this…

• Up until 1982 Canada was still ruled by England!
• But still today, who is the head-of-state in Canada? King Charles of England!!!

So folks…get over Canada!! Canada is little more than a pimple on the butt of the United States. Canada is rather insignificant in the big scheme of things. The US can easily exist and thrive without Canada…Canada collapses without the US. And that is before the fact the US military is the big-brother that keeps Canada safe. Without the US, Canada could be overrun and defeated by countries such as Brazil, Cambodia, Eritea, or Morocco.

And finally, let’s talk about leadership…

• Former Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Pierre James Trudeau, nothing more than an empty-headed, empty-suit, pretty boy from an old-money political oligarch family. Arguably one of the least intelligent leaders the world has known in the last 200 years.
• Incoming Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney…some facts about him…

• • Career banker, former head of Canada’s central bank (their Federal Reserve Bank)
  • Climate and Enviro Nazi
  • Globalist in every sense of the word
  • True believer in Davos
  • Big time carbon tax advocate
  • His person mantra “Arise and do the work of humankind.“
  • Former employee of Goldman Sachs
  • Big supporter of Greta Thunberg
  • Calls himself “The champion the green transition among a coalition of banks, asset managers and insurers around the world.”

To recap Canadian leadership…Trudeau was an empty-suit moron that was ruining their country for the last 10 years. Carney is everything that is wrong in the world…the ultimate example of a rich global elitist…who will soon be running their country.

Canada’s importance in the world…yeah, not so much. Think about this…the US is #1 trading partner of Canada…63% of ALL Canada’s trade in the world is with the US. Look at it this way…The US trades more with Canada than the other 20 Canadian trading partners COMBINED!!! Canada as a world economic power…well, it just isn’t.

And if you are thinking about getting twisted up about Canadian lumber controlling the house building in the US…don’t! Canadian lumber products represents only about 12-17% of total consumption of the US house building industry. And that can easily be made up by US forests and lumber industry…easily!

To be fair and compassionate…there is some good to be found in Canada…

• Pierre Marcel Poilievre is a Canadian politician who has been the leader of the official opposition and of the leader of the Conservative Party. This guy is a plain speaking, down-to-earth, intelligent, commonsense guy that is brave enough to tell it as it is.
• About 40% of Canada is called “conservative”…meaning more intelligent generally speaking. But, I am not entirely sure how Canadian and US definitions of “conservative” match up. But it does give some margin of hope…slim as it might be.
• Canadian bacon rocks! Although it isn’t really bacon…it is ham. Must be a language thing.

Basically, Canada is a huge, fat “nothing burger” in the bigger scheme of things…and certainly when it comes to importance to the United States. Okay, granted…Canada ain’t even much when it comes to relevance in the entire world if truth be told.

And let me close with this…Canada’s history-based relationship with the US…well, remember Canada sided with England in our war for independence from English tyranny and oppression. And when the war was over…and the US won…the enemy English loyalists (Tories) ran to Canada for sanctuary. Canada remained part of that British Empire until 1982…and Canada is still under the English Monarchy today.

So, when it comes to Canada…

Forget about ‘em!

* But many of them are nice clowns 🙂

P.S. For anyone wanting to talk Canadian hockey…

• Canada only has a single MLB baseball (real sport) team. It’s been more than 3 decades since Canada won the baseball World Series. And then, only twice in more than 3 decades.
• Canada has only a single NBA basketball (real sport) team…Toronto Raptors. In 3 decades they won 1 Championship.
• Canada doesn’t even has a NFL football (real sport) team.
• As for hockey, is hockey even a real sport?  Nah! Just a fistfight on a frozen pond!

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I’m sure everyone has been waiting on pins and needles to hear my take on Trump’s speech last night. Uh, right.

I watched his speech last night from start to finish and my #1 take-away…Trump is a masterful politician. Yup, he knows how to play to the crowd and to the cameras. He knows all the buttons to push…good and bad. He knows how to gin up a crowd and play to people’s emotions. Trump…a consummate politician.

My favorite moment of the night…

“The United States has sent hundreds of billions of dollars to support Ukraine’s defense.” Then Dems clapped in support of the Ukraine/Russian War and the hundreds of billions sent to fund that war. “You want to keep it going for another five years,” Trump shot back before singling out Senator Warren. “Pocahontas says yes.”

If you remember, it was Warren that claimed she was native American when there is zero DNA in Warren to back up that claim.

No doubt Trump has upset the apple cart in his first 40 days in office. Most of which I am thrilled to see. Slashing the federal workforce is fantastic!! Let’s get it down to about 20% of what is was under Biden. Finding waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer hard earned money is amazing!!! Let’s cut the federal budget by at least 3 – 4 trillion dollars! Reciprocal tariffs is just common sense and will help American companies and workers like never before! Yes, there may be some issues and pain along the way, but reciprocal tariffs is a great long-game move.

I am 100% in favor of border security…and I mean SECURITY!! Sending the military to the border is exactly what they should be doing and should have been doing all along…protecting America. What I am not in favor of are the border patrol checkpoints located away from the border. These are nothing more than “Papers pleaze! Show us your papers!!”

The “Privileges and Immunities Clause” of the United States Constitution guarantees the right to freedom of movement of US citizens within the United States. And that right has been upheld for 150 – 200 years through various Supreme Court cases. But for some reason the Federal government, in its quest to establish a police state, has ignored those rulings and the Constitution.

Let Border Patrol finally do their job…ON THE BORDER! And they can keep their freaking hands off US citizens inside the US. Better yet…eliminate Border Patrol and return the job to the US military.

The most discouraging part of the speech appeared multiple times during non-political moments when Trump was recognizing people for their sacrifices, loss, achievements, and special circumstances. For the most part the Dems were silent in their behavior…shameful!

I am going to back track for a moment…here is my replacement #1 take-away…

The United States is irrevocably split…the US Empire is fractured to the point of no return. Granted, Trump may give back some much needed glory and prosperity to the old USA, but he can’t save it. Why? Simple…the Republican and Democrat parties…our two party system. President George Washington saw it over 200 years ago and warned us against splintering into a two political party system. We, citizens of the US, ignored that warning and we are speeding down the path of our destruction. And history has proven there is no exit ramp for our destruction. Sadly, there is no desire of either party to even look for that exit ramp…they are both too concerned, too dedicated, too obsessed with their lust for power and money.

More than ever there is a need for all good people to decide who they are, what they believe in, and then follow through with those convictions. Political parties and politicians, are not the answer, they have never been the answer…and never will be. We have been repeatedly warned for nearly 300 years that government is not, and never has been, the answer…government is the problem.

For 200 years the following has been true…

“That government is best which governs the least.”

But there is actually more to that quote that is often left out…

“That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.”

Is that possible today? Of course not…the political parties and politicians have seen to that.

By figuring out who you are and what your principles are gives you the ability to discipline yourself…and become self-reliant. And self-reliance…well, it is the goal is it not.

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I received this comment to my “Demonic” article. Fortunately it was not automatically approved and posted. It came to me for approval. Obviously I wasn’t going to approve it with his name and message as is.

Rather, I want to point out this is the kind of demonic evil that is out there. I am not saying the person is, I am saying some of his beliefs and some of his actions are. So as not to give him recognition by using his real name I will simply call him “Aaron Kosminski”.

Here is the comment he made…

“I, [Aaron Kosminski] renounced Christianity instead. to worship Satan. I find that more complete. I reject the Abrahamic self proclaimed and selfish. Satan is my Lord and God. Besides it is a lot more fulfilling and sexually arousing. I could go on about the inconsistent and contradictory scriptures. Instead I will leave it at that. But dear don’t be hard on yourself because that’s what jehova would enjoyment.”

At first I thought it was a “bot” at work, they’ve hit the site before. But I did a little investigating and found the his actual name is real. And here is what I found…

His words…“Just your average American gay male who identifies with Satan and has an insatiable appetite for new found knowledge and self gratification.”

I then found that he “was arrested in [town name withheld] on a charge of DWAI combined drugs/alcohol.”

He self-identifies as a “Gay Satanist”

Then I found this…on “Nov 11, 2024 made known to all that I worship and follow my Lord in private and subtle public statement that I have been a Satanist for the last 13 years. I’m an open minded faggot, who will do anything to satisfy his Master.”

I’ve told you for years that evil exists, that demonic actions and behavior is real…this is living proof of such. Be forewarned, be aware, be careful. People like Aaron Kosminski can be dangerous, especially if the norms of society breakdown. In critical stressful situations who knows what he could be capable of with that kind of darkness in his heart. He is already doing immense damage to himself, others, and society in general; imagine what he could do given the chance in incidents with no boundaries.

Hopefully something will occur in his life that he can have God touch his heart to the point of turning back to Him, the creator of all, our Heavenly Father who is full of love and grace who is willing to accept all who come to Him. If you feel so moved, a prayer on his behalf would be nice.

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Well, I figured it was time for an update on life here on the glamstead. Might explain the 20-day quiet spell just a bit. And FWIW…there is a ‘summary’ at the end that wraps it all up.

Fruit Trees –

Let’s see, where do I start? Let’s begin with the orchard…4 new fruit trees ship on Monday from Stark Brothers. Over the last 2 weeks I’ve been digging the 4’x3’ holes. But before I could do that I have to rip 12” of the top dirt, then spread a whole bunch of partially composted organic matter, and then disc it in…over a 125’ x 150’ area. And for the tree holes I had to ‘make’ the dirt…or rather potting soil. I had some non-screened compost that I got for free but I had to ½” screen it to get the rich dirt for the holes. And yes, I had to build the screen contraption first. And yes, the holes are done waiting for the trees. Oh, and I am flooding the holes every other day to get lots and lost of moisture in the ground…I’ll never get that good of chance again.

And while I was doing orchard work I dug some more tree drip edge irrigation ditches around the 3-year old trees. Not terribly hard work but lots of digging, fertilizing, and then back-filling with rough pine straw mulch. This will give the more mature fruit trees a huge boost in growth and fruit production this coming season.

Solar System –

Hey, let me talk solar for just a minute…Back on Feb 3^rd I wrote about “Trouble in Solar Paradise” and whined about a problem with my batteries, one battery in particular. Well, good news and great news. The good news is the battery that I thought had started to go weak, didn’t; that battery is just fine. I decided to really watch the battery and I noticed something weird and unexpected. Then I reviewed my battery energy usage, charging, and discharging history charts. And compared that to monitoring the State of Charge (SoC) lights for 20 days. Something I had never seen before was coming to light, so I found a number of articles that described what I was seeing. Bottom line…nothing wrong with the battery; for a couple of different reasons it was just somethings charging first and mostest compared to the other batteries. The key was what the whole battery bank was doing…and it was doing just fine.

Here was the problem…that turns out great…I already had committed to sell the biggest battery to a friend and neighbor who has one just like it; he wanted to pair it up and was willing to pay a fair price. So I figured with the money he was going to pay be I would just get another 2 new of the MidNite batteries to replace it. I wanted to figure out the best integration method of the now 4 new MidNite batteries, I came across a number of really good articles regarding the new MidNite batteries and integration with Victron…VERY positive articles. And that got me thinking… Yeah, Ooooppppppsssssss!

Well, let’s cut this a bit short…I am now getting 8 new MidNite batteries. And by selling the 3 batteries I have and the trade I mentioned in the last article, it should be a zero sum purchase. YEA! 8 brand new batteries (25% boost in energy storage) AND the ability of all the batteries to talk with each other for smoother operation AND the ability of the battery bank to talk with my Victron system for more efficiency, safer operation, and way better monitoring. And that got me thinking… Yeah, Ooooppppppsssssss!

Well again, I was looking for the best way to configure the new battery bank and then the best way to connect the power to the rest of the system. And yes, I found some new equipment and better methodology to upgrade my system. Thankfully, once again I was able to do the old zero sum cost to the upgrade. I can sell my soon to be unused components which will cover the cost of the new equipment. Yea!!! Now I just have to wait for the new batteries to show up in about 3 weeks.

Here is the kicker…I probably have 60+ hours in all the research and dealing to get the new solar stuff figured out. Actually, probably more than that. But it takes time…and lot’s of real concentration. But it will be very worth it when it is all upgraded. Think…electric baseboard heating!

Serving –

Now let’s talk about serving others. It was weird a couple of weeks ago while talking with some really close friends of ours. They are well-off, far better than us financially. But, they have their struggles just like everyone else. And on top of that, because they are well-off some people take advantage of them and others openly express jealousy/envy. But I also see some of their generosity with others who are in need. Okay, back to the visit…out of the blue I was prompted to ask them is they like blackberries and raspberries. Husband likes raspberries, wife likes blackberries. Next question was if they had a berry patch. They did not. They hadn’t even had a strawberry patch until I gave them some plant starts last spring; and they love strawberries!

I told them to mark out about a18” x 12’ patch for each type of berry; I was going to start their berry patch for them. They resisted a bit, but I persisted. Honestly, I don’t think they thought I was serious. About a week and a half ago I went over to their house and started digging their patch. It took me 3 trips, maybe 12 hours total to get the trenches dug and dirt made. The patch is in nasty clay soil. Yeah, I had to make a real good potting soil mix coz the soil that came out of the trenches was pure clay crap. Friday I planted the starts; 3 really nice blackberry plants and 5 raspberry plants. Then added the irrigation and then mulched it all in. Another 6 hours.

The husband, my friend, was in disbelief. He wanted to pay me for doing it, I turned him down. He wanted to pay me for all the soil amendments and irrigation stuff, I turned him down. He didn’t quite understand. I explained that I was clearly prompted to do this and because they did so much for others, this was just something small for them…a general thank you from the universe. Serving others is a reward in itself.

Gate –

Remember I mentioned back in the first week in January the new gate for our glamstead? Yeah, problems…wind to be exact. I’ve installed farm gates before, I’m no novice. But that dang automatic gate opener was something entirely new to me…and it showed. For about 6 weeks we had a host of issues with the gate. It boiled down to the effects of our windy days had on the system. When I say windy I am talking sustained at 30 – 35mph and gusts to 50 – 55mph.

Bottom line I had to figure out the different settings such as ‘force’ and how to adjust the closed position by fine tuning the ‘jog’ setting. To make the boring story less painful…about 25 – 30 hours to get it right. So yesterday was hopefully the last day I have to do anything more than periodic maintenance to the system.

But, this is why I point it out…security. The primary purpose to the new gate and approach area was to improve our property’s security profile.

Alarm System –

What? Where did that topic come from? About 2 or 3 weeks ago I started thinking about our old security system. Why? Remember I spoke some time ago about adding driveway alarms to the glamstead as an early warning sign of folks approaching the house? You can’t see our house from the road…which means you can’t see the road from the house…and about 500’ of the 750’ driveway remains blind. Over the last 5 years we’ve had a few folks who we didn’t know drive up to the house without us knowing. That doesn’t happen anymore.

Almost 2 years ago we purchased an outdoor camera system that can be monitored from our computer or our phones. I won’t go into all the details but suffice to say I wasn’t happy with the system overall.

Now add this into the mix…when we bought our land 10 years ago there was no one else living full-time out here and very few weekenders. If I heard any vehicle while building the cabin it would be maybe once a week or so. Then 5 years later it would be every couple of days. Now, there are probably 15 people living out here or who are active weekenders. And more off-roaders (ATV/UTVs & bikes). A neighbor caught someone going down their driveway, then down a 2-track path between their place and ours. My neighbor stopped them just as they were going to pass through our back fence/gate onto our property. Not good!!

Shortening the story…it was time to resurrect the old SimpliSafe system, add some equipment to it, and get it back up and running. So there has been 20 hours or so figuring it all out.

Why the focus on this? A clear prompting that our security needed to be ramped up so it could be professionally monitored and cameras we could monitor ourselves via phone when we are away from the house, or via computer when we are home. One other factor…I wanted a monitored smoke alarm in the attached utility room where the solar system equipment is.

Yes…a very clear yes. I am concerned about our security here on the glamstead. Crime is climbing, violence going up, whether around the country or even here locally. I knew it was time to improve our safety and security.

Summary –

There are three reasons for the ‘summary’…1) to partially justify my lack of postings due to being super, super busy, 2) to point out some issues, primarily upswing in security needs for everyone, 3) to encourage folks to serve. And oddly, maybe not serve those who you would normally think of serving. Just follow the promptings you get on who to serve, when to serve them, and how to serve them. Forget worrying about why to serve them…just do it!

Look, I get it…Trump was elected and he is shaking up Washington like I never expected. He is doing a great job and I hope he stays after it. Just a thought…gas is up 1cent under Trump. Not a big deal but it hasn’t dropped like the last time he was elected. The most recent inflation figures shows inflation rising. No, not Trump’s fault at all…but it is up. Who knows what tariff increases will do. Okay, I am not going to go on about it…but the country is very, very economically unstable right now.

Yes, I know there are whole lot of people who idolize Trump and think he has brought a new era of peace and prosperity to the nation…and all it well. I don’t agree. Yes, Trump is going great work from what I can see. But all is not well.

Trump is shaking up the biggest moochers and freeloaders in the nation…federal workers and government contractors. And they are starting to protest against Trump. The protests are not numerous or large…but that could change in a heartbeat. If a union such as SEIU, Teamsters, Autoworkers, or teacher unions join in…and then add in groups such as AntiFa and BLM, the protest could get large, widespread, violent, and destructive.

Yes, the arrest and deportation of criminal illegal aliens is ramping up and is a beautiful sight to behold. And violent gangs are being especially targeted…yea! But violent crime is not decreasing, nor is property crime.

Why all the trivia? I am prompted to make our place safer and more secure; making it less prone to property crimes or us less prone to violent crimes.

How are you seeing crime and violence in the US? Are you feeling promptings in this area?

We actually stepped up our prepping since Trump was elected…we didn’t fall into some false sense of complacency and euphoria. Trump is not going to prevent the fall of the US Empire. Granted, he may slow it down…but that is prolonging, not preventing. The forces of evil in the world, in this country, are not vanquished or asleep. They are still there, quietly planning, taking steps behind the scenes, identifying weaknesses to exploit, bidding their time.

We are dedicated to preparing and being in the best position we can be in for when the time comes. And I am telling you…the time is coming.

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