Thursday, March 28, 2024

Third Australian province announces rollout of biometric digital identity; Bill introduced in U.S. Congress would do the same for Americans

by Leo Hohmann, Leo Hohmann:

Victoria, Australia, is set to become the third state in the land down-under to rollout digital drivers’ licenses stored on citizens’ smartphones.

Citizens of Victoria can expect to obtain a new digital ID by next year, though a six-month pilot program will be launched in July in the city of Ballarat.

The new ID will provide three options: display all of one’s credentials and a unique barcode that can be scanned by law enforcement; conceal the important data and only reveal your name and date of birth; or a third selection that displays only the user’s date of birth.

The Woke Plot

by Lew Rockwell, Lew Rockwell:

When people complain about woke culture, they usually think about universities. They are sick of fake courses, demands for diversity, constant complaints of oppression, and the like. What we need to realize is that the situation is much worse than that. Woke culture in universities is just one part of an insidious plot to make our entire society woke.

Dr. Paul Alexander writes on May 9, ““’When other priorities, like gender or race, are introduced as a metric of assignment and advancement, the foundations of performance-based competition are sacrificed and the emphasis on safety takes a backseat,’ a current Air Force instructor pilot and former trainer for Undergraduate Pilot Training, who spoke on a condition of anonymity due to fear of reprisal, told the DCNF.

Barter Networks as an Alternative to CBDCs

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by Mr. Alaska, Survival Blog:

My wife and I have bartered our business talents for products and services over many years. Some have been bilateral exchanges with a single party. Others were through a barter network of many people. A sample of products we received in trade include an old 4-wheel drive truck, a new .338 Weatherby rifle, a kayak, 6 solar panels (and the associated expensive mounting frame), and $1,500 worth of meals at a favorite Mexican restaurant. We have also traded services for stock in a number of small companies. On informal bases, we trade goods with friends and neighbors, such as our honey for horseradish plants or our raspberry canes for flowering bushes.

Why Is Janet Yellen Panic-Calling CEOs?

from Birch Gold Group:

“Hello, Mr. Buffet? This is Janet Yellen and I have some bad news…” Composite of original photos by President of Ukraine and karlyukav

From Peter Reagan at Birch Gold Group

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen usually gets a good deal of media attention whenever the dramatic topic of resolving the “debt ceiling” comes up.

This week is no exception. Yellen warned, yet again, that severe economic consequences were imminent if the U.S. were suddenly not able to pay its bills:

America’s state media: The blackout on Biden corruption is truly ‘Pulitzer-level stuff’

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by Jonathan Turley, The Hill:

This week, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) tried to do the impossible. After he and his colleagues presented a labyrinth of LLC shell companies and accounts used to funnel as much as $10 million to Biden family members, Donalds tried to induce the press to show some interest in the massive corruption scandal. “For those in the press, this easy pickings & Pulitzer-level stuff right here,” he pleaded.

Assassinating Vladimir Putin?

by Ron Unz, The Unz Review:

Early on the morning of May 3rd the Kremlin was attacked by two explosive drones, and although these were destroyed by the defenses, the Russian government claimed that the incident had probably been an assassination attempt against President Vladimir Putin.

I was skeptical at the time, but when Ray McGovern was interviewed a few days later he seemed to take the accusation seriously. Given his 27 years as a CIA Analyst, including serving as head of the Soviet Policy Group, I tend to trust his judgment on such matters:

WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR SILVER TO BREAK THE $30 LEVEL

from Arcadia Economics:

TRUTH LIVES on at https://sgtreport.tv/

Let the Blue Cities Die

by Kurt Schlichter, Townhall:

The Democrat cities are urine-soaked hellholes that reek of pot where criminals stalk unmolested while the full fury of what is supposed to be the law hangs over the head of any citizen who dares do something about it, and that’s good. The idiots who live there voted for turning their urban landscapes into petri dishes of social pathologies, and they should enjoy the full benefits of their decisions. We normal people should avoid these socialist wastelands and elect legislators to Congress who will starve them of the federal funds that enable their decline. In red states, our legislators should wage warfare on the blue tumors in their midst lest they metastasize outside the city limits. And we should ruthlessly point to them as the future Democrats want, which they are, a vision of a psychotic hobo taking a dump on the sidewalk out in front of your house forever.

Are Western Peoples Capable of Protecting their Liberty?

by Paul Craig Roberts, Paul Craig Roberts:

Why did the FBI engage in illegal surveillance of those opposed to mandated Covid vaccination?  How is it that a federal police investigatory agency came to view behavior protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution as a possible felony? 

This should enrage Americans. They should be in the streets in the tens of millions demanding the abolishment of the FBI–the greatest threat to American Freedom in the history of our country.  Instead, the indoctrinated population thinks Russia, China, and Iran are the enemies.

INSANE: THIS IS AS BAD AS IT LOOKS?!

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from We Are Change:

TRUTH LIVES on at https://sgtreport.tv/

JUST IN – Argentina’s Central Bank hikes interest rates to 97%.

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Argentina on brink of collapse as currency fails, leaving country nearly broke

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by JD Heyes, Natural News:

Argentina is having economic problems again, and it could lead to a domino effect throughout South America, which would then cause widespread unrest, chaos, and — likely — mass migration to the United States.

As per Buenos Aires-based consulting firm 1816 Economia & Estrategia, the South American nation has already depleted all of its available liquid international reserves, along with an additional estimated $1 billion. This situation further intensifies the challenges faced by the country, as it deals with a historic drought and the looming prospect of a recession, Bloomberg News reported this week.