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CURRENT EVENTS / CONSPIRACY THEORIES

This just in from Dr. Naomi Wolfe:

"There is no way to avoid this moment. The formal letter of apology. From me. To Conservatives and to those who “put America first” everywhere.

"It’s tempting to sweep this confrontation with my own gullibility under the rug — to “move on” without every acknowledging that I was duped, and that as a result I made mistakes in judgement, and that these mistakes, multiplied by the tens of thousands and millions on the part of people just like me, hurt millions of other people like you all, in existential ways.

"But that erasure of personal and public history would be wrong.

"I owe you a full-throated apology.

"I believed a farrago of lies. And, as a result of these lies, and my credulity — and the credulity of people similarly situated to me - many conservatives’ reputations are being tarnished, on false bases."

Read the full apology here:  Dear Conservatives, I Apologize

CURRENT EVENTS / RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR

This is a podcast from Jack Carr's "Danger Close". 

In this podcast, Peter Zeihan discusses what sort of battles and wars we can expect to see next.  

"Today’s guest is an expert on geopolitics with unique insights into global conflicts.

"Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical strategist, renowned author, speaker, and consultant. His work includes analyses of global politics, demographics, and geography to better understand economic, cultural, political, and military developments to predict future trends. His firm Zeihan on Geopolitics provides custom analytical products to an array of clients including energy companies, financial institutions, agricultural interests, and the U.S. military.

"Zeihan is the New York Times bestselling author: The Accidental Superpower, The Absent Superpower, Disunited Nations, and The End of the World Is Just the Beginning.

"Find out more at Zeihan.com

"You can also follow Peter on Twitter @PeterZeihan

Listen to the podcast here:  Peter Zeihan Returns: China, Ukraine and What Comes Next

CHRISTIANITY / PERSECUTION 

From the Catholic Herald, Feb. 16, 2023:

“Allahu Akbar!” shouted a terrorist in Spain recently as he wounded a priest and killed a sacristan in broad daylight. God is great, certainly, but what made the deranged man think that God will reward acts of murder? 

"Such a question is all too often asked in Nigeria where persecution of priests and other Christians has now become so commonplace that when incidents like this happen, local media barely raise an eyebrow. Amid reports of widespread murders, mutilations, kidnappings and killings, politicians, bishops and media commentators have repeatedly warned of genocide, and yet Western politicians,  civil leaders and activists all too often respond with indifference. 

"More Christians are killed in Nigeria than everywhere else combined. Fresh data from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)’s latest report Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians Oppressed for their Faith 2020-22 confirms this. "

Read the full article here:  Why are more Christians killed in Nigeria than everywhere else combined?

CURRENT EVENTS / ECONOMICS 

"Fascism involves government control, but not ownership, of the means of production. Private companies exist, but they’re simply arms of the government.

"That’s pretty much how things work in America today, except that even functions traditionally government-performed in countries like Hitler’s Germany and Mussolini’s Italy have been outsourced to private organizations.

"Take reordering the economy. The Nazis’ program of Gleichschaltung rearranged everything to suit the party’s goals, with the supervision of party officials and government boards.

CURRENT EVENTS / AMERICA / SOCIETY

"We are suffering an epidemic of premodern barbarism. The signs unfortunately appear everywhere. Over half a million homeless people crowd our big-city downtowns.

"Most know the result of such Medieval street living is unhealthy, violent, and lethal for all concerned. Yet no one knows—or even seems to worry about—how to stop it.

"So public defecation, urination, fornication, and injection continue unabated. Progressive urban pedestrians pass by holding their noses, averting their gazes, and accelerating the pace of their walking. The greenest generation in history allows its sidewalks to become pre-civilizational sewers. In a very brief time, we all but have destroyed the downtowns of our major cities—which will increasingly become vacant in a manner like the 6th-century A.D. Roman forum.

"All accept that defunding the police, no-cash bail, Soros-funded district attorneys, and radical changes in jurisprudence have destroyed deterrence. The only dividend is the unleashing of a criminal class to smash-and-grab, carjack, steal, burglarize, execute, and assault—with de facto immunity. Instead we are sometimes lectured that looting is not a crime, but lengthy incarceration is criminally immoral."

Read the rest here: "Life Among the Ruins"

CURRENT EVENTS / SOCIETY / PORN

If you stand up to the local school board because of the porn that's in your kid's school library, be prepared to be declared a terrorist.

Terry Newsome of Chicago, found out in December 2022 that he had been placed on a terror watch list when he tried to fly from O’Hare Airport to Phoenix. On March 1, Newsome attempted to fly to Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport and learned that, despite positive signs to the contrary, his name remained on the watch list.

Though he is still permitted to fly, having his name on the list—which federal law enforcement agencies have not explained—means invasive and embarrassing extra screening for Newsome.

In spite of his efforts to have his name removed from the list, Newsome continues to wrangle with the labyrinthian bureaucracies of the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and TSA.

Read the full article here:  Chicago Dad Who Spoke Out Against Porn In Schools Faces Extra Security Screening En Route To CPAC