Economy – Page 1143 – The Burning Platform

GRADUALLY, THEN SUDDENLY

“How did you go bankrupt?” Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.”
― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises

“I do not say that democracy has been more pernicious on the whole, and in the long run, than monarchy or aristocracy. Democracy has never been and never can be so durable as aristocracy or monarchy; but while it lasts, it is more bloody than either. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. It is in vain to say that democracy is less vain, less proud, less selfish, less ambitious, or less avaricious than aristocracy or monarchy. It is not true, in fact, and nowhere appears in history. Those passions are the same in all men, under all forms of simple government, and when unchecked, produce the same effects of fraud, violence, and cruelty.” – John Adams

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Hemingway’s famous quote about going bankrupt connects with so many because it is true on a personal basis and a civilization basis. It applies to individuals and empires in decline – like the American democracy. John Adams realized two centuries ago democracy was no better than monarchy or aristocracy over the long haul. We were handed a Republic by Franklin and his fellow revolutionaries, but we failed to keep it almost from the very birth of this nation.

As we rush towards our World War 3 rendezvous with destiny, aided and abetted by politicians placed in power by globalist billionaires hellbent on the destruction of our way of life, so they own everything and you own nothing, I can’t help but ponder who is to blame and could we have avoided this dystopian outcome.

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TBP BLACKBALLED AGAIN

“Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth. By simply not mentioning certain subjects… totalitarian propagandists have influenced opinion much more effectively than they could have by the most eloquent denunciations.” – Aldous Huxley

It’s not like I haven’t faced this same censorship/blackballing before. Amazon, Google Adsense, and a dozen other ad companies have banned TBP, because we tell the truth and don’t buy into the government establishment false narratives.

But now it is Search Engines and my few remaining ad companies turning the screws on TBP. The site was humming on all cylinders. Daily page views were at all-time highs. From November through February, the average daily page views was 42,500. Ad revenue, which has its ups and downs, was near the top end of the range. Last year, I only needed to do one TBP Beg-a-Thon to ask for donations, and that led to us beating our goal.

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Russia Makes Coupon Payments — Russia Strikes — Seizing Assets is Unwise — The Petro Ruble is Here [03-27-2022]

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THIS WEEK’S EDITORIAL

RUSSIA MAKES COUPON PAYMENTS: It was reported last week that Russia made coupon payments due on its bonds issued to foreign investors, most of whom were US based. This is a very important step. Nations who default do not honor their bond payments. Thus, Russia has demonstrated that it is a reliable financial partner, even during a very challenging Geopolitical crisis and while the US is seizing offshore Russian assets and banning Russian banks from the SWIFT payment system.

RUSSIA STRIKES: Russia took another decisive step last week. They insisted that payments for Russian natural gas supplies by unfriendly customer nations must be settled in Rubles, instead of with Euros and US Dollars. Austria was stunned and reportedly said something like “this is very confusing”.

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Safe and Effective?

Guest Post by Dr. Robert Malone

What the smallpox vaccine can teach us.

With the reveal that the objectivity of the CDC (and US HHS) has become both politicized by the executive branch and compromised by the pharmaceutical industry, we have to come to terms with living in a world in which we can no longer take governmental public health pronouncements as gospel truth. Those of us who are thinking for ourselves (and our children) now need to make personal assessments and decisions about COVID-19 vaccines, and then booster vaccination, and then boosters again. As we all assess the advice of HHS, CDC, NIAID, Dr. Fauci, White House Advisor Dr. Francis Collins, the Surgeon General, the FDA, and of course Pfizer, let’s briefly revisit what many consider to be history’s most effective vaccine: the smallpox vaccine produced from variola.

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