#622: Living in a Post-Disclosure World
We know very little about the actual history of humanity, and what most people believe has happened and is possible comes from Hollywood movies and science fiction books. History is whatever the textbooks and teachers say it is. What would happen to society if the veil were lifted all at […]
Economy
One in Five California Home Sales Canceled Due to Unaffordable Insurance
Ponder a $44,000 insurance bill. This does not count as inflation in the CPI. Dysfunction in California’s Insurance Market The Wall Street Journal reports A $44,000 Bill Shows the Dysfunction in California’s Home-Insurance Market Glenn and Lorraine Crawford paid about $500 a month to insure their home in Agoura Hills northwest […]
Empire
Conscription is coming
Are you Army-fit? Advertisements everywhere, on the internet, on the sides of buses, on the radio and in cinemas, implore people to contact an armed forces recruitment office. And they don’t only want young people. The government intends to extend the age of conscription – should that be needed – […]
Activism
How We Got Here: Moral Flexibility Leads to Moral Decay
Moral flexibility accumulates. Over time, it leaves you compromised. This is a guest essay by correspondent 0bserver. This series focuses on the realities of self-employment. In my view, everyone is self-employed to some degree now, whether they’re aware of it or not. At some point, I learned to draw a line. I […]
Health
Resisting A Pandemic of Mass Mediocrity
I think many would coalesce around the observation that ‘information’, whether on What’s App, X, Facebook or other social media sites – has become a form of toxic distraction from what used to be called ‘acquiring knowledge’. We are drowning in a sea of hyperbole and quick fire messaging. An […]
Tech
What Epstein’s Emails Reveal About Privacy and Power
After missing the deadline for the Epstein Transparency Act, the Department of Justice has released an additional 3M pages of Epstein’s emails and documents, many heavily redacted. They are also holding onto an additional 2.5M documents that will remain unreleased, supposedly to protect the victims. Watch on Substack The entire […]
Crypto
How the Government’s War on Privacy is Backfiring in the Most Remarkable Way
From unconstitutional sanctions on mixers to the mass freezing of stablecoins, the state’s war on financial autonomy is backfiring as a new generation realizes that privacy isn’t just a right—it’s a mandatory act of digital self-defense. For decades, the ruling class has leaned on a singular, insidious phrase to gaslight […]
Podcasts
#622: Living in a Post-Disclosure World
We know very little about the actual history of humanity, and what most people believe has happened and is possible comes from Hollywood movies and science fiction books. History is whatever the textbooks and teachers say it is. What would happen to society if the veil were lifted all at […]
Solutions
How To Stand Your Ground – #SolutionsWatch
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed How do you stand your ground when you are confronted by would-be authorities. As too many around the world are finding out these days, not having an answer to this question could cost you your life. Today, James talks to Jason Bassler and Séamus O’Laoi about […]