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Alex Krainer: Economic Collapse & the End of Europe

Glenn Diesen interviews Alex Krainer on the Economic Collapse & the End of Europe

Alex Krainer: Economic Collapse & the End of Europe

Alex (Sasha) Krainer: Founder at Krainer Analytics. Monaco, Monaco. Author of #1 rated book on commodities, “Mastering Uncertainty in Commodities Trading,” and “Alex Krainer’s Trend Following Bible”; creator of I-System Trend Following – engineering, implementing and maintaining bespoke, high performance turn-key portfolio solutions (with audited track record); publisher of TrendCompass daily market reports; contributing editor at ZeroHedge.
https://x.com/NakedHedgie

Glenn Diesen is a professor of Russian international affairs, with focus on geoeconomics, conservatism and the Greater Eurasia Initiative. Professor at University of South-Eastern Norway
https://x.com/Glenn_Diesen

Eurasia, the “World Island”

Bonus: KunstlerCast 420 — Tom Luongo of Gold, Goats and Guns, Talkin’ Europe, Russia, and America in a Dangerous Year
https://www.kunstler.com/p/kunstlercast-420-tom-luongo-of-gold?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Tom Luongo is a Former Research Chemist, Amateur Dairy Goat Farmer, Anarcho-Libertarian and Obstreperous Austrian Economist who blogs and podcasts at Gold, Goats and, Guns. His work can also be found on sites like Zerohedge, Lewrockwell.com, Bitcoin Magazine and Newsmax Media. His work focuses on the attempt to connect the false narratives of geopolitics to viable long-term investment theses. He built the house that he lives in and loves hockey, his family, the art of drumming, board games of all kinds, a logically consistent argument, and the beauty of spontaneous order…. not necessarily in that order.

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Breaking History Ep. 77: The Historic Fight for a Continental Republic

Breaking History Ep. 77: The Historic Fight for a Continental Republic

Hosted by Matt Ehret, this episode of Breaking History delves into the ideological and geopolitical battles that have shaped North America. From Benjamin Franklin’s republican ideals to Lincoln’s vision of Manifest Destiny, explore the complex interplay between British, American, and Canadian policies. Learn how historic efforts to unite or divide the continent resonate in today’s geopolitical struggles and what they mean for the future of a continental republic.

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Science Unshackled | Restoring Causality in a World of Chaos

Posted October 21, 2024 – for those who read

Science Unshackled | Restoring Causality in a World of Chaos | November 2023, Paperback: 275 pages | By Matthew Ehret

As a young student of Math and Philosophy, I noted many unanswered questions I just didn’t have time or resources to explore further.  These questions were swept aside to focus on learning the proscribed materials provided by the university.    Decades passed since that time and now I have the grand opportunity to revisit many of these inconsistencies and counter-patterns that stuck in my mind like a splinter:

“You’ve felt it your entire life, that there’s something wrong with the world. You don’t know what it is, but it’s there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad.” – Morpheus (from The Matrix).

Matt’s treatment of the ‘Leibniz–Newton calculus controversy’ was enlightening and helpful: As a young math student, I often wondered why Newton got all the credit.  I also enjoyed understanding the roots of our current science can be traced back to Aristotle and why Plato would have been the better choice.

Matt makes many references to Plato’s Timaeus and Critias.  My first instinct was to save time and read or listen to established ‘scholars’ opinions on this piece, but I am thankful I read it afresh –trusting myself– without peering through the lenses and guidance of established ‘experts’.   I also skipped the introduction after reading some 20 pages which turned out to be a great decision.  The dialogue starts to gain some traction at ‘3. Prelude’. “The distinction between being and becoming; the world has come into being as a likeness of eternal being; our account of it can therefore be no more than ‘likely’. TIMAEUS: We must in my opinion begin by making the following distinctions. What is that which always is, and has no becoming, and what is that which is always becoming but never in any way is?” 

Matt also exposes the anthropogenic climate change fiction brilliantly and concisely in Chapter 8.

Sit back and enjoy as Matt exposes the reader to a deeper understanding of our history, art, science, philosophy and geopolitics; and how they have worked together to create today’s World of Chaos.  -db

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Selected Podcasts – October 11, 2024

Matt Ehret| Breaking History Ep 66: The Muslim Brotherhood and the Roots of Islamic Terrorism

The HighWire with Del Bigtree | Episode 393: CLIMATE OF CORRUPTION
Update on Hurricane Milton, and Helene devastation from Strategic Response Specialists; Jefferey Jaxen Reports on FEMA Fallout, and Duke Energy and Dam Failure in NC; @naomirwolf exposes the climate of corruption in her new book, ‘The Pfizer Papers.’ Guests: Steve Slepcevic, Sam Eaton, Dr. Naomi Wolf

Dr. McCullough on the Feds for Freedom Podcast | Does mRNA Vaccination Support a Future One World Government?

 

Disintegration | Indicators of the Coming American Collapse by Andrei Martyanov

Posted August 25, 2024 | For those who read

Disintegration | Indicators of the Coming American Collapse by Andrei Martyanov

Published: 2021 by Clarity Press, Inc. (236 pages).

Andrei Martyanov is a former laboratory director in a commercial aerospace group.  He is a frequent blogger on the US Naval Institute blog, and author of ‘Losing Military Supremacy: the Myopia of American Strategic Planning and The (Real) Revolution in Military Affairs.

Comments

Disintegration brings to the table many causative inputs missed during my second look at history using the corrective lenses provided by the likes of Antony C. Sutton, Quigley, Engdahl, and others.    This book was written after the US-orchestrated Ukrainian putsch in 2014 but before Russia’s SMO, so represents a snapshot of that time (2021) on the condition of America internally and externally.  The trajectory of destruction is well referenced and documented with many footnotes.  Since 2021, this self-inflicted death spin of corruption, incompetence and information manipulation has only gotten worse.   This is not just another depressing book designed to list the many failures of America, this book brings new insight and evidence of the primary causes that put this great country on the path of disintegration.  –ClearNFO

“Martyanov shows that America’s disintegration is irreversible because the ruling elites are an organic part of the calamitous sources of dysfunction that have destroyed the country.”  –PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS

“Andrei Martyanov’s third book discussing the collapse of the U.S. Empire looks into the social and economic phenomena which all contribute to that collapse. Disintegration is a multi-level analysis of the crisis which is now so clearly plaguing the USA of 2021.  I consider Disintegration a “must read” for every U.S. patriot who wants his country to overcome its current difficulties and for every person on the planet who wants to avoid a full-scale war between Russia and/or China and the USA.  Indeed, if you want to get a superb summation of what is really going on in the United States—read all of Martyanov’s books.”  –THE VINEYARD SAKER

You can find Andrei’s informative podcasts and interviews on many popular platforms, including Rokfin, BitChute, Rumble, Odysee, YouTube and many more.

On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Disintegration-Indicators-Coming-American-Collapse/dp/1949762343/ref=sr_1_2?sr=8-2

America’s Deep State and London

Posted August 10, 2024

City of London coat of arms on the street | Domine Dirige Nos “Lord Direct Us”. On a public toilet near Monument tube station. | By Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13822404

Schiller Institute / ICLC
Presidents Day Conference 1994
Solving the Paradox of Current World History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBqKgnTx1h8
The Origins of the Deep State in North America. 
by Matthew Ehret
A 3 PART MASTERPIECE ARTICLE, ESSENTIAL FOR PROPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE “DEEP STATE” aka BRITISH SYSTEM:
Origins of the Deep State in North America.
Part 1: https://theduran.com/the-origins-of-the-deep-state-in-north-america/
Part 2: https://theduran.com/the-origins-of-the-deep-state-in-north-america-part-ii/
Part 3: https://theduran.com/the-origins-of-the-deep-state-in-north-america-part-iii/
Gold Goats & Guns Episode 171 – Richard Poe and All Roads Lead to London?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7FvlsfSDfvk9Pd2AjjcwJt?si=fd890325e01b4764
The Untold Story of Karl Marx, Leon Trotsky, MI6, and the Russian Revolution
https://open.substack.com/pub/richardpoe/p/how-the-british-invented-communism?r=tmpdw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
SCHILLER INSTITUTE:
Introduction: Solving the Paradox of Current World History by Nancy Spannaus
Presidents Day, 1994
https://archive.schillerinstitute.com/conf-iclc/1990s/conf_feb94_intr_nbs.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_John_Temple,_3rd_Viscount_Palmerston

Watergate Revisited

Posted August 10, 2024

Letter of Resignation (1974)

Watergate Was A Scam (And Now They’re Scamming Trump)
https://rumble.com/v5a6se2-geoff-shepard-watergate-was-a-scam-and-now-theyre-scamming-trump.html
Powers & Principalities: Episode 360
by Our Interesting Times with Tim Kelly & Joe Atwill
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/tkelly6785757/episodes/2024-08-09T03_16_29-07_00

Daniel Estulin on the removal of President Nixon: 

The True Story of The Bilderberg Group. The North American Union Edition by Daniel Estulin. Published 2009. Chapter Seven: Watergate Con Game pages 55 – 60

Tucker Carlson explains how the FBI and CIA conducted a coup to take out President Richard Nixon with help from journalist Bob Woodward.

“Richard Nixon was taken out by the FBI and CIA, and with the help of Bob Woodward.”

“[Woodward] was that guy. And who is his main source for Watergate? Oh, the number two guy at the FBI. Oh, so you have the naval intelligence officer working with the FBI official to destroy the president. Okay. So that’s a deep state coup.”

“Richard Nixon was elected by more votes than any president in American history in the 1972 election.”

“The most popular president in his reelection campaign, and two years later, he’s gone, undone by a naval intel officer, the number two guy at the FBI and a bunch of CIA employees.”

“You tell me what that is. Those are the facts. Those are not disputed facts.”

Source: https://x.com/redpillb0t/status/2003930890964021683?s=20

Tucker on Rogan: https://x.com/TheDefiantGhost/status/2091240512913064222?s=20

Prologue from Ohrid

by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | April 23, 2024

The Prologue of Ohrid: Lives of Saints, Hymns, Reflections, and Homilies for Every Day of the Year

A great addition to my library and daily studies: I can’t wait to get up every morning to read The Prologue from Ohrid.  Truly a fascinating book providing much wisdom, historical context and analysis on the lives of the Saints. A simple and quick two page read each morning and then I’m off to reading the Philokalia and other books of great wisdom.

Daily Format of the Ohrid:

  • Date (day of the year)
  • Brief biography of two or more Saints of the day
  • Hymn of Praise for the above Saint(s)
  • Reflection on the life of the Saint(s) of the day
  • Contemplation
  • Homily

I find it Interesting to compare The Prologue from Ohrid to the much condensed A Daily Calendar of Saints by Fr. Lawrence Farley.  The Prologue provides additional historical depth and context expanding my understanding of the life of our Orthodox Saints, plus the ‘Reflections’ and ‘Homily’ sections are pure gold.  After only four months reading The Prologue daily, I feel I have gained a rich understanding of the lives of the Saints, the evil they faced and the historical times in which they lived and died. -db

Additional resources and where to purchase:

Wikipedia: Prologue from Ohrid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prologue_from_Ohrid

Orthodox Wiki: https://orthodoxwiki.org/Prologue_from_Ohrid

The Prologue of Ohrid: Lives of Saints, Hymns, Reflections, and Homilies for Every Day of the Year (Revised and Expanded) https://sebastianpress.org/the-prologue-of-ohrid-lives-of-saints-hymns-reflections-and-homilies-for-every-day-of-the-year/

Prologue from Ohrid free download (PDF, FULL TEXT, etc.):  https://archive.org/details/ThePrologueFromOhrid_BishopNikolaiVelimirovich

GEORGE THE GREATMARTYR Serbian Orthodox Church https://stgeorgehermitage.org/englishprologue

From Walmart – best price I’ve found for the large, one volume version. https://www.walmart.com/ip/The-Prologue-From-Ohrid-1926-Leather-Bound/247392954

 

What is Logismoi?

by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | January 26, 2024

Logismoi is assaultive thoughts or thought forms, not your everyday thoughts. We swim in a sea of thoughts; the Zeitgeist or the culmination of the culture.  Thought forms which are within this Zeitgeist can be assaultive.  They are not harmless.   Thoughts and thought images.  Logismoi are caused by battle with the devil.

There are 5 stages:

  1. Assault – ignore – turn away from it. Don’t have to fight it…swat them like flies buzzing around.   A thought enters our mind… for example to steal some money, lust, etc.  We are not accountable for the strike or the assault.   We have not committed a sin.  We have not done anything except being assaulted.
  2. Interaction – we open a dialogue with the logismoi .. Should I do this or should I do that? Should I steal this money or not? We analyze the risk vs. reward. Slap it down.  No accountability; no sin yet committed.
  3. Consent – defeat … we are accountable. Consent to what the logismoi tempted you to commit. This is the beginning of sin. Guilt.
  4. Captivity – if you can’t free yourself from the previous stage, then there is defeat. You become hostage to the logismoi, next time it comes around with greater force. Becomes a habit that is repeated time and again.
  5. Passion – it takes the grace of the Holy Spirit…prayer, passions to recover who you are. An entrenched reality. You are a captive to destructive acts to yourself and others.  You get rewired and reoriented.  Not a simple matter to deal with.  Capable of reasoning with the mind but the heart can’t escape and you descend into sin.

Assault > Interaction > Consent > Captivity (you become hostage to the logismoi); thus it becomes more and more difficult to resist > Passion / obsession / addiction  – you then participate in ongoing destructive acts … you give a key to your heart to Satan so he can get in and out without effort … Obsessive / Compulsive  – this clouds and darkens the nous.  Takes the grace of the Holy Spirt to recover who you are.  Obey His commandments.  This is spiritual warfare.

Note: When the nous is illuminated it means that it is receiving the energy of God which illumines it. Nous refers to our highest faculty… the “I” that perceives God.

Seven (7) Deadly Sins and their remedy:

More on this topic: Time marker 54:04 in this video: Orthodox Catechism: Part 11: Spiritual Life and Spiritual Warfare

St. Anthony Assaulted by Demons | Considered to be the founder of monasticism, was born in Egypt in 251.

12 Degrees of sins – St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain 

  1. Does good, but not in a good manner – mixture of the good with the bad. For example you practice Lent perfectly but only so you can show off.
  2. Idleness in regard of good… not engaged in  actively doing good
  3. Assault of evil because of our carelessness
  4. Coupling with the assault – this is where sin starts – we start playing with sinful thoughts
  5. The struggle which is no struggle
  6. Consent
  7. Sin of the mind
  8. The deed itself
  9. Habit of committing the sin often
  10. Addiction to it
  11. Despair and hopelessness
  12. Suicide – being conquered by despair

The Whole Counsel of God: An Introduction to Your Bible by Stephen De Young

by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | June 28, 2023

The Whole Counsel of God: An Introduction to Your Bible by Stephen De Young

Stephen De Young’s excellent book entitled ‘The Whole Counsel of God’ provides the substance and essence missing from many excellent secular studies on the Bible.

Bart Ehrman’s two secular books from an archeological perspective:

  • Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew by Bart D. Ehrman
  • Lost Scriptures: Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament by Bart D. Ehrman

Excerpts: Bible recommendations by Stephen De Young from ‘The Whole Counsel of God: An Introduction to Your Bible’:

English Standard Version (ESV – 2001)

P.96: Since its publication in 2001, the English Standard Version has become very popular and with good reason. It represents the most accurate and readable English rendition of the Hebrew Old Testament and Greek New Testament to date.  It is highly recommended for regular day-to-day reading.

New American Standard Bible (NASB – 1995)

P.97: The New American Standard Bible (NASB) is the English Bible that moves furthest in the direction of formal equivalence, often accomplished at the expense of readability. The Primary effort of the translators was to convey the original text word for word, as well as mirror the grammar and syntax of the original languages. This often does not conform to a good English style. The NASB is therefore helpful as a second translation to be used for study alongside a more readable text.

New English Translation (NET- 2006)

P.97 – 98: Finally, the best English Bible for those interested in a more serious and detailed study is the New English Translation (NET).  The NET was produced by the Biblical Studies Foundation and published by Biblical Studies Press.  In its full-notes edition, it contains the most copious textual notes of any English Bible, giving the reader unparalleled access to the original Manuscripts.

On the Septuagint, Young writes on page 84:

“The best text for the study of the Greek Old Testament in English is the New English Translation of the Septuagint, produced by the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS) and published by the Society for Biblical Literature, the guild for biblical studies.   This edition has copious notes and introductions to each book discussing the test, the manuscripts, and their history.  Where there are multiple versions of the book in Greek that differ greatly, these are translated in parallel columns for comparison.  The translation is made for literal precision, however, over readability.  While it is excellent for learning more about the Greek Old Testament tradition, it is not ideal for personal devotional use and general reading.”

Good Reads: The Whole Counsel of God: An Introduction to Your Bible by Stephen De Young

Additional reading:

The Language of Creation: Cosmic Symbolism in Genesis by Matthieu Pageau

The Language of Creation: Cosmic Symbolism in Genesis by Matthieu Pageau