This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog.  It is that time of the year again.  The Social Security Administration has finally released the final wage statistics for 2023, and they are quite sobering.  According to the report, last year the “median wage” in this country was just $43,222.81. In other…

Russia is once again warning NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) of crossing any red lines. The rulers of Russia have been continually warning NATO as it crosses every line laid down by Moscow. This new warning is no different. There will be consequences if NATO “allows” Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range weapons. Russia, in…

Michigan health officials have revealed in emails that owners of domestic cats may have spread bird flu to their pets. This is “raising concerns” of new transmission patterns of the virus. The emails were obtained via record requests and documented the ongoing struggle to track cases of the H5N1 virus in cats. They suggest that domestic…

Joe Rogan is endorsing Donald Trump in the last few hours before the (s)election in the United States. Rogan would rather see Trump rule everyone than his opponent, Kamala Harris. Both seek to be your master and at the end of the day, if you have a master, you aren’t free. The political dances and…

This article was originally published by John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead at The Rutherford Institute.  “If voting could ever really change anything, it’d be illegal.”— Thorne, Land of the Blind (2006) After months of handwringing and mud-slinging and fear-mongering, the votes have finally been cast and the outcome has been decided: the Deep State has won.…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at the Economic Collapse Blog under the title: A “Lockdown Economy” Without The Lockdowns: 48 Percent Of U.S. Small Businesses Couldn’t Even Pay Their Rent Last Month When nearly half of all small businesses are struggling so much that they can’t even pay their rent, you have…

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have admitted to conducting a “special operation” in Syria. This comes as Israel continues its war on Hamas in Gaza, and exchanges tit-for-tat strikes with Iran.  However, the IDF did not specify when the operation in Syria took place. The Associated Press, as reported by RT, cited a pro-government Syrian…

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has claimed that Donald Trump could be assassinated as John F. Kennedy was, if he is (s)elected to be the next master president of the United States. Medvedev said that if Trump attempts to stop the war between Russia and Ukraine, he could end up facing the same fate as…

This article was originally published by Charles Hugh Smith at Of Two Minds Blog.  Turn the crank of social media/search (SM/S) and you get highly profitable Digital Addiction and social destabilization leading to disorder and breakdown. The extremely profitable inner workings of digital addiction are complex, but the business model is simple: collect user data and…

Estimated reading time: 15 minutes Of all of the places you might want to store food for an emergency, the backyard may not be at the top of the list. But there are actually some good reasons to think about it that are both practical and sensible. What you’re essentially doing…