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June 21, 2024

David Stockman on The Ukrainian Border War Folly

Someone should tell the European ruling elites to take a long jump off a short pier. Their endless whining about the Ruuskies and Putin is just plain pathetic because—

It’s not justified—Russia bears no hallmarks of an expansionist imperial power.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is none of western Europe’s business—since its essentially a territorial and civil war within the borders of historic Russia.
If EU officialdom is really concerned about the purported Russian threat why do they spend just a pittance of their GDP on defense?
Yet, here we have Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, former German defense minister and full-throated war-hawk, talking absolute nonsense:
https://internationalman.com/articles/david-stockman-on-the-ukrainian-border-war-folly/

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November 03, 2026

Sounds like Covid & Control all over again! This guy makes sense……

THIS IS NOT A DRILL: Governments Are Pushing 72-Hour Self-Sufficiency - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!!

Governments across the West and beyond are suddenly pushing the same message: prepare to survive at least 72 hours without power, water, or outside help.

Canada, the UK (“Be Ready”), France, Japan, and Europe’s Preparedness Union Strategy are all amplifying household self-sufficiency campaigns at the same time, often framed around cyberattacks, geopolitical tension, and cascading disasters.

This isn’t old advice recycled.

It’s a coordinated, high-volume push.

While practical preparedness (food, water, go-bags, skills, and local mutual aid) has always made sense, the synchronized timing raises questions.

These campaigns can later serve as a ready-made excuse if systems fail longer than expected, shift blame onto individuals, normalize disrupted normalcy, and condition people to wait for the next official instructions.

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5 hours ago

Nenshi should step down, fined, be taken to court for dereliction of duty or be removed from current leadership role due to breach of authority while in a position of power, poor memory & proved blatant deceit causing destruction & financial burden unnecessarily …. The records prove it & clarify it! His two in command should not be absolved either for not going to council when Nenshi did not! Calgarians should not be left with the costing when it should have been unnecessary! It’s called Accountability…..

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1HnjUFCEQi/?

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6 hours ago

Well said, Carney is bad news!

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DwhCqpwYY/?

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