From Yanis Varoufakis in Defend Democracy Press “...the irony is that the world the Western liberal establishment is grieving over today came into being as a result of the Nixon Shock. While admonishing the idea of a US President delivering a rude shock to the world economy, they are lamenting the passing of what only came into being because of another President’s readiness to deliver an even ruder shock. That is, the Nixon Shock gave birth to the darlings of today’s liberal establishment: neoliberalism financialisation and globalisation … Many refer to this world — the one in which Gen X grew up — as the neoliberal era; others associate it with globalisation; some identify it with financialisation. It’s all the same thing — the world the Nixon Shock begat, and which the 2008 financial crash shook to its foundations. After the 2009 bailouts, although US hegemony continued unabated, it lost much of its dynamism. Today the Nixon Shock has run out of steam — at least from the perspective of the Trumpists who want to give US hegemony a second (or is it a third?) wind. This is the whole point of the Trump Shock and its masterplan … Nevertheless, that globalisation recedes does not mean that autarky is possible. The Trump Shock is pushing us into a Bisected Planet, one part of it comprising vassal countries that have yielded to the Trump Plan; and a second part where the BRICS experiment is allowed to take its course.”

A hawk ate our doves!

Introduction: Frank (aka Dove): I was born 7 days after FDR died and got my name from him. I’m retired after 4 different careers in motion picture film (16 & 35mm) editing of educational films; as a machinist, labor activist and shop steward in a major GE factory; as a manager of QA and software development organizations; and finally as a social worker in public schools and private practice. My anti-authoritarian perspective brought me into productive conflict with various governmental, corporate, non-profit, and political entities. I was a member and activist in several labor unions and ad hoc groups in each career. I can point with pride to several conflicts which helped improve peoples’ lives. While I calculated the surplus value produced by labor, I did not appreciate the theft of labor committed at the government level through currency manipulation, money printing, selective taxation, and corporate bailouts. It is the corporate control of the government that gets us corrupt government. Since retiring, I have been an advocate of democracy through various organizations, and see the Digital Democracy of Taiwan as a model for rebuilding public trust and creating a participatory democratic world. I reject the call for a new king! I see bitcoin, lightning, and Nostr as tools to enable human freedom and cooperation. To this end, I support the Human Rights Foundation in its work. I look forward to participating in this platform.

Are we NPC’s. I think not.

March 9, 2025

Lately, political writers have called attention to the tendency of billionaire Elon Musk to refer to his political opponents as “NPCs.” This te...

The UFOs/UAP‘s that have been visiting us display a level of energy unknown to us. Maybe if we are nice to them, and not try to exploit them for military or commercial gain, they will share it with us. How would almost free energy affect bitcoin mining?

How will UAP/UFO disclosure effect Investments? I am asking for a friend.

Hartmann is a great resource.

The Supreme Court is Corrupt, Congress is a Rubber Stamp, & the President is Lawless—What Happens Next?

Welcome to James Madison’s nightmare: “The very definition of Tyranny”...

Yanis does not understand it. #bitcoin will give labor the full value of our work. Internationally. . View quoted note →

How many people in your maximum security prisons have never had charges or a trial? Freedom lovers, beware. View quoted note →

#justice #politics #freedom #democracy #ruleoflaw From #DianeRavitch The far-right forces behind Trump have been planning their assault on democracy and the rule of law for years. Decades even, if you consider ALEC and other rightwing groups, like the Heritage Foundation. Project 2025 was the plan, and one of its author is now director of the powerful Office of Management and Budget. A central part of their plan was to overwhelm the public and the media with a flurry of executive orders. They call it "flooding the zone." It's nearly impossible to react to three or four outrages a day. Who can even catalogue all of them? Heather Cox Richardson tries to pull it together for her readers. Yesterday there were multiple court orders, more than she has room to report. And multiple executive orders, including one suspending enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits U.S. firms from bribing foreign officials; Trump thinks it puts American businesses at a disadvantage if they can't bribe foreign officials as their competitors do.