Guest Post by Jim Kunstler
“Whoever doesn’t miss the Soviet Union doesn’t have a heart. Whoever wants it back doesn’t have a brain.” — VV Putin
Have you checked if your hair is on fire today? Here comes an eclipse of the sun. Our moon will cast a totality of its shadow in a path about 100 miles wide arcing from Del Rio Texas to Bangor Maine, with lesser effects outward on each side of the path so that night will seem to fall at mid-day over most of America east of the Big Muddy. This event typically freaks out primitive peoples, and brings out the latent archaic terror even in supposedly civilized minds, reminding us in a powerfully spooky way that the cosmos runs things, not us puny humans.
You might ask: Are we hostages to cycles, Astronomical, Kondratieff, the Maunder Minimum, Fourth Turning, the Great Wave. . .? Considering the feckless doings of our own society, we seem to be yielding to some final act of cosmic punishment. What is not falling apart? Our livelihoods? Our politics? Our money system? Our morals? Our common sense, our families, our relations with other societies, our infrastructure, our culture, our business models, our education, our medicine? Alas, our government still lurches along, gone mad-dog on its citizens as it desperately sucks all power and resources unto its inner engine like a red giant star preparing for death.
Today is also the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, prayer, atonement, and reflection. What follows this pause in the troubled Middle East, a.k.a. Armageddonville? I daresay most adult citizens of sore-beset America actually don’t care. . . can’t care, because they have trouble enough of their own keeping a roof overhead, a car on the road, and food on the table. The Woke-Marxist college kids are wailing over the actions of Israel in Gaza — as they will for anyone within their dumb-ass equation of victims-and-oppressors, especially involving brown and white people. It is a brutal operation in Gaza, for sure, but so was the Hamas act-of-war on October 7 that many want to forget about now. They still hold and torture hostages, you know.
I doubt that Israel wants to exterminate the Gazans, but at this point they would probably like to export them to other nations that share their Arab culture. Those other Arab nations are not eager to take in the Gazans. The fractious minority in the USA who militate against Israel because, you know, the Jews, never ask if the Palestinians have some other plan, some other position other than From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free! — meaning Death to Israel. Can you name any alternate proposal they have proffered? No, because there is none.
Not only have they no intention of getting along somehow with Israel, but they give every sign that they prefer to continue making war on her one way or another: rocket attacks, café bombings, rape and murder ops. Because they’re oppressed. They might have turned their 40 kilometers of Mediterranean beach-front into a world-beating resort, but instead they spent billions in international aid building a tunnel network and purchasing arms to wage war against Israel. And with October 7, they got war.
So, the rest of the world is very concerned now that this will lead to World War Three, world wars being the grand prize at the end of many historical cycles. Of course, the Iranians have been chanting Death to Israel in so many words for decades, so no one can mistake Iran’s intentions. And Iran has funded and deployed Hezbollah military bases on Israel’s northern frontier with Lebanon. They are said to have thousands of high-tech rockets capable of decimating Tel Aviv. Everybody knows that launching such an operation could result, ten minutes later, in Tehran becoming an ashtray.
And what if Mr. Netanyahu launches a peremptory attack against southern Lebanon to destroy those bases? Does Iran ride to the rescue? And does Russia ride to Iran’s rescue? And does China rush in to secure the sea lanes in the Persian Gulf and the oil refineries of Iran that Israel doesn’t manage to blow up? And what does the USA do? Or Europe (watching much of its oil supply go off-line)? Looks World War Three-ish, a little bit.
There is also, lest we forget, the mess in Ukraine, another world war flashpoint. There, the stark reality is that Russia is in control of the tactical situation on the ground. The WEF syndicate’s project — fronted by NATO — to weaken Russia and eventually loot its resources is a flop. The indignities heaped on Russia in sanctions and foolish objurgations will not be forgotten. There will be a Great Reset for Europe, but not the one it ordered. Not the nirvana of transhumanism and social control; rather a cold plunge into neo-medieval poverty, the breakup of large states, and a shocking simplification of daily life.
Everything that the USA and NATO are doing these days is pretense: pretending that they have the military mojo to directly enter the Ukraine War; pretending to continue pouring money into the hopeless and unnecessary conflict; pretending that the ill-conceived project even matters. The hidden truth now is that the USA war blob needs to cut its losses in Ukraine and wants to bug out. The trouble is: how to do that in a way that does not amount to another gross American strategic humiliation? That’s Russia’s problem, too: how to adroitly work the conclusion of this fiasco in a way that doesn’t humiliate the USA to the degree that we resort to some new act of geopolitical insanity in compensation. Do you remember the half century when Ukraine was indisputably within Russia’s sphere-of-influence and was not a problem for the world? I assure you this was so, and will have to be again. It will be all right.
So, if you are among those who believe that the cosmos seeks to convey an occult message in this eclipse that will supernaturally darken half our country today, maybe it’s this one: just stop it, America! Stop meddling in every flashpoint across the planet. Look to yourself and your own monstrous problems: your jive-tragic government, your fake economy, your breached borders, your sick-and-depressed population, your racketeering corporations, your broken banks, your buggered election methods, your faithless news media, your political mental illness. Or else, get ready for bang-and-whimper.
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Eclipse hype = Sky Covid
Kuntsler has his kike claws out again.
It always the dunecoons fault.
Surprised he didnt invoke the horrific image of the “paragliding-cannibal-babyhead chopping-music hating flying dunecoons”……….remember that whopper that lasted all of 24 hours ?
Worse still…………..he is deleting anti-Israel comments from his comment section.
It must be the eclipse has got to the poor dear.
His future sniffing about “free speech” is all lies !
Just a little sip off’n that ol’ spittoon was the idea, but it has turned into a whole lot of choking and gagging as the jug goes swallowing down.
The US war crowd including NATO and Israel, sure are going to pay the price Ukraine is enduring.
Jesus wept for the Jews before they crucified him knowing their future. What we have is Deja vu, all over again.
Nothing in the Bible about Jesus Christ weeping a second time. Game on.
“I doubt that Israel wants to exterminate the Gazans…”
No, you don’t doubt it at all, Jim. You are lying, but not to yourself, just your readers.
Israel has almost completed their Palestinian genocide and it couldn’t be more clear that is their Plan A, with no Plan B. You whine like Israel is the first country ever that had to defend its people after they stole land and houses from its generational owners. You’ve stooped to pimping your wordsmith talent with naked sniveling?
By 1989, the United Nations has 131 resolutions condemning Israel’s piracy, demanding that Israel end its occupation of Palestinian territory, all nonchalantly ignored by Israel. That’s OK with you, yeah?
How about you holler from the rooftops about all the UN resolutions condemning Palestinians for not throwing themselves out of their homes, abandoning their orchards and pitching tents in the desert, voluntarily, for the love of Zion? Your obfuscations are obtuse twatwaffles for people stupid enough to take you seriously.
For sure, Israel would prefer Gazans just disappear, like the Mayans. But they won’t, so IDF soldiers, grinning happily, volunteer for sniper duty. Amalek children gots to git accidentally head-shot. Israel didn’t want to simultaneously destroys three food convoys, clearly marked and spread out over miles. They did it “accidentally” because they don’t want Palestinian babies to starve. Right.
Israel has no intention of getting along with the tiny slivers of Palestine they haven’t stolen or making peace with the millions they dispossessed. Why would they? The ever-scheming hook-beaks want to develop Gaza’s beachfront for themselves and siphon the ginormous oil and gas reserves just offshore. That’s Israel’s idea of a “Win-Win”. And you are their cheerleader?
Fuck you.
I would be deeply disappointed if Israel’s predations didn’t start WW III because it would end the world’s most twisted demonic abomination, Israel. You shouldn’t doubt that almost everyone who isn’t Jewish wants Israel exterminated.
Jews have been earning the world’s hate for centuries. They deserve what they want for the Palestinians and much, much worse.
He is delusional if he thinks the only opposition to Israel comes from the (failed academic) sector.
Nearly ALL peeps I talk to are sick and fucking tired of kikes stirring up the shit in the ME.
I’d like to see Iran’s opposition notched up several levels but they are playing Putin’s game.
Rope-a-Dope until the the self-destructive hegemony is noodle-armed. Why wade into regional war in response to Israel’s War-Crime provocations when the US will dog-pile on too?
Persians are a very clever people and they don’t want their infrastructure nuked, so it’s time to be sneaky. Not that one needs to be sneaky to slip in and cripple our country. Just pretend to be a democrat from Angola or Haiti and Soros will sponsor your trip and his DA’s will let you buy guns without ID.
Israel smoked Iran’s Syrian Consulate along with plenty of revered Quds Brass, hoping to spark a serious, hot war reaction and everybody is waiting…
…and so is Iran. To complete the insertion of their illegal infiltrators across the Rio Grande. Quiet, asymetric warfare, crippling our power and water, is much easier than rebuilding Iran’s power and water.
Uncle Samantha will be gratuitously, from within, hoisted by the Israhell dildo used to diddle us into a dance with the Devil.
You’re quite the metaphorican.
A thumbs up is all I have to give.
I wonder if ol’ D.D. has ever read the Koran. Interesting reading. It states that Muslims have a certain duty with respect to non-Muslims: convert or kill, that’s it. I don’t ever remember hearing or seeing anything like that in the Jewish scriptures. Correct me if I am wrong.
Consider yourself corrected.
Technically, sionnath isn’t wrong: there are no Scriptures which say these murderous things, nor any “Jewish” ones, since the term didn’t even exist before the 18th Century.
The Talmud is the ancient Khazarian text which was kept with the chosen few who escaped the Russian/Muslim purge of Khazaria in the 11th Century. These chameleons fled to Eastern Europe, where they put their skills at lying and disguising themselves to fit in with the various tribes of the time. The Talmud clearly shows exactly why those horrible people had to go; they were stealing the children of the surrounding countries, once they had robbed and murdered their families, assuming their identities at times, and performing blood sacrifices and satanic rituals — all of which is written in the Talmud as being part of their unholy mission against all those not Khazars. They’re no more Jewish than John Wayne, but that is the religion they chose to subvert and corrupt.
(You can’t reason with the Terminator, you can only kill it, because if you don’t it won’t ever stop; sage advice, from a B-movie.)
This is all about these devilish people reclaiming “their” land. And punishing those who tried to stop them.
The Jews do not follow the Scriptures, they follow the Talmud, and the Torah.
Call them whatever the hell you want. Jews, Khazars, Zionists, it doesn’t matter. Everybody is always claiming that they aren’t the REAL Jews but imposters. That just sounds like more excuse making.
Apparently you have never read the Torah or the Talmud where it explains how the Jews are the “Chosen” and the only real humans, and the rest of humanity including the Christians are sub human who god placed on earth for the Jew’s to rule, exploit, murder and do whatever they please to…..
You stand corrected.
The Old Testament is ‘Jewish scripture’, based on the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh.
It has all the main characters; Elohim’s creation of the universe and His sons, Nephilim, boinking earth women to make hybrid giants, Eden, Adam & Eve and of course, the all-time Jewish rock stars Moses, David, Samuel and Saul.
Yahweh was pretty anxious to smite ALL the Amalek back in pre-Islamic days. He told Samuel that their genocide, along with all their livestock, was a big priority. Not sure what offense their livestock were guilty of, but God’s command to kill everything Amalek didn’t expire when Mohammed showed up.
NuttyYahoo recently announced the extermination of Amalek was still on God’s checklist.
(Leviticus 20:1-9; Leviticus 26:14-39; Deuteronomy 28:15-68; 1 Kings 13:11-34)
1Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD. 2Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. 3Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
Travelled to Russellville, AR to view the totality. KC was in the path in 2017, but we had rain and clouds. Yesterday’s drive down was clear as could be and today’s forecast was clear and sunny.
So of course the chemtrails are out in full force this morning here. Wifey sees it as an outreach opportunity to educate the probes about chemtrails. “Oh, you mean contrails?” No you idjit. Contrails quickly dissipate, these chemtrails will expand into a white blanket in about an hour. 🤬
Tony, I was in Russellville AR all day. A few chemtrails early, but it seemed less than usual. It was a little hazy. The eclipse put on a much better show than I was expecting. I was working and didn’t get too involved
It’s a bright, clear day up here on the farm and I can see about as far as humanly possible- in fact if Science! is right, I can actually see 93 million miles.
The Sun is up there, making it’s daily arc from East to West, the distant Mink Hills due south, distant Mt Kearsarge off to the east and the rising hulk of our mountain behind me to the north.
But there is no Moon in the sky.
Maybe it didn’t get them memo.
A massive hatch of flies here, yes, the sun is shining and warm, much to be thankful for. What moon?
How dare you contradict what we have been educated to believe. The nerve.
Someday when you have nothing better to do, explain to me exactly how the seasons, and phases of the moon could possibly work with a flat earth…… Some illustrations would be nice……
Thought I’d help muddy the water. Don’t bother to watch it… they aren’t very good at what they are trying to do. The title was provocative, though.
“We are dropping hundreds of tons of bombs on Gaza, the focus is on destruction, not accuracy”
-Daniel Hagari, Israeli Army Spox.
“Now there is only one goal: Nakba. A Nakba in Gaza that will dwarf the Nakba of 1948”
-Ariel Kallner, Israeli politician of Likud
“Wipe out their families, their mothers and their children. These animals must not be allowed to live any longer”
-Ezra Yachin, Israeli army veteran
“Jericho missile! Doomsday weapon! That’s my opinion. Powerful rockets to be fired without borders, Gaza to be smashed and razed to the ground. Without mercy!”
-Tally Gotliv, Israeli politician of Likud
“It is an entire nation who are responsible. This rhetoric about civilians not being involved is absolutely untrue…and we will fight until we break their backs.”
-Israeli President Herzog
“I want to tell the world what they have long known about me in Israel: I don’t care about Gaza. I literally don’t care about Gaza. They can go swimming in the sea”
-Maya Golan, Israeli Minister of Women’s Affairs
Looks like Jim is stepping up to the plate today for his home team. Jim, two mistakes were made regarding Israel. First, the western powers creating a Jewish state, not a secular state, in the first place on someone else’s land. And second, the west continuing to send arms to Israel.
The first mistake will work itself out. The second mistake can be fixed by simply telling Israel: you are on your own buddy, figure it out.
We do not tell Israel anything. Israel tells us. The US government does not serve the people of the US, they serve Israel. You are seeing that right in front of your eyes at present. Only a person in complete denial could argue the fact.
“Do you remember the half century when Ukraine was indisputably within Russia’s sphere-of-influence and was not a problem for the world?”
Jim, do you remember before 1946 when Jews, Christians, and Muslims co-existed peacefully in Jerusalem?
What changed?
Excellent point !
3,500 years of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world, has brought civilization to the ugly edge of ruin.
But it got exponentially worse when the Rothschilds took the reins. Death to tyrants.
Everyone who decries the Gaza genocide is a “Woke-Marxist”!
And Kuntslur goes full retard again.
I was expecting that he was only holding back to not have most of his subscribers bolt.
Cozy chair…..,check.
Welding helmet….check.
Shroom caps….check!
Time for some solar system fun!
Forgot the UV screen lotion. Don’t want to get a moonburn.
Was it NASA or NOAA that was behind the sunscreen lotion recommendation?
Hey we are we are on the track but guess what it cloudy.
I’ve followed Kunstler for years. It was hard when he jumped right on the Israel psy-op. Then he seemed to be moderating. Stupid me! He acted like an original thinker. All BS. I won’t read him anymore. Not at his site, and not here.
“Every man has his price”…. Old Jewish proverb……
“Though you hear me, I don’t think that you relate
My will is something that you can’t confiscate
So forgive me, but I won’t be frustrated by destruction in your eyes
As you’re staring at the sun”
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I agree with Kunstler on many things, but he is 100% wrong on Israel.
Israel is pure evil, and it owns the US from the White House to the local school board.
You can only serve one master, and if you support Israel, you are a traitor to the US. That is a fact and I do not care who gets butt hurt about it. If you support Israel, you are a f*****g traitor.
Jdog, you speak true. I am a Bible-thumping Christian who believes Israel is a chosen people NOT a maniacal country trying to rule the world with its illicit usury.
There is no such thing as a chosen people. It is a sick and perverted concept …. By reading the Talmud, you can see where their behavior comes from….
Talmud
Sanhedrin 59a: “Murdering Goyim is like killing a wild animal.”
Abodah Zara 26b: “Even the best of the Gentiles should be killed.”
Schabouth Hag. 6d: “Jews may swear falsely by use of subterfuge wording.”
Hilkkoth Akum X1: “Do not save Goyim in danger of death.”
Hilkkoth Akum X1: “Show no mercy to the Goyim.”
Szaaloth-Utszabot, The Book of Jore Dia 17: “A Jew should and must make a false oath when the Goyim asks if our books contain anything against them.”
Baba Necia 114, 6: “The Jews are human beings, but the nations of the world are not human beings but beasts.”
Nidrasch Talpioth, p. 225-L: “Jehovah created the non-Jew in human form so that the Jew would not have to be served by beasts. The non-Jew is consequently an animal in human form, and condemned to serve the Jew day and night.”
Tosefta. Aboda Zara B, 5: “If a goy kills a goy or a Jew, he is responsible; but if a Jew kills a goy, he is NOT responsible.”
Schulchan Aruch, Choszen Hamiszpat 388: “It is permitted to kill a Jewish denunciator everywhere. It is permitted to kill him even before he denounces.”
Schulchan Aruch, Choszen Hamiszpat 348: “All property of other nations belongs to the Jewish nation, which, consequently, is entitled to seize upon it without any scruples.”
Tosefta, Abda Zara VIII, 5: “How to interpret the word ‘robbery.’ A goy is forbidden to steal, rob, or take women slaves, etc., from a goy or from a Jew. But a Jew is NOT forbidden to do all this to a goy.”
Seph. Jp., 92, 1: “God has given the Jews power over the possessions and blood of all nations.”
The two disks line up!
THE ECLIPSE LIVE UPDATE
Another nonevent to distract the sheeple from the real issues going on in the world. As for the Arab Israeli conflict when both sides want total elimination of the other there will be no winner, just a lot of dead bodies.
Hey. If you’re a good looking broad, I’ll trade you a whimper for a bang!