Before our leaders drag us into the middle of World War III‚ perhaps we should step back and take a hard look at our own capabilities.  Military recruiting has been way down‚ ammunition levels have fallen to dangerously low levels because of how much we have sent to Ukraine‚ and our enemies have developed cutting edge new weapons systems that we cannot match.  But Joe Biden and his all-star team of warmongers continue to push everyone around as if this was the 1980s and everyone is still deeply afraid of the U.S. military. It is time for all of us to acknowledge that the world has changed. In 2021‚ the U.S. military pulled out of Afghanistan and the Taliban reconquered the entire country even before we were able to get everyone out. In 2022‚ Russia invaded Ukraine‚ and despite the fact that we have sent them giant mountains of money the Ukrainians are losing more territory with each passing day. In 2023‚ a major war erupted in the Middle East.  U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria have already been attacked more than 100 times because Iranian-backed forces are not afraid of us.  And a naval battle that resulted in the destruction of three Houthi vessels just made headlines all over the planet… A naval battle likely to send shockwaves throughout the Middle East erupted in the early hours of Sunday after US helicopters intervened in support of a container ship trying to navigate the key trade route. Four vessels with mounted weapons and small arms coming from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen fired upon the Singapore-flagged Maersk Hangzhou and got within 20 metres of the ship‚ according to the US military. This aggressive move prompted helicopters from nearby US warships to respond to the distress call. The military said that‚ after the aircraft were shot at by the Houthis‚ they sank three “small boats” in “self-defence”. The truth is that the U.S. is already at war in the Middle East. And once Israel decides it is time to push Hezbollah back to the Litani River in southern Lebanon‚ the U.S. is going to be even more deeply involved. Meanwhile‚ it appears that the conflict in Ukraine is about to go to another level. The Ukrainians have been shelling civilian targets in the Russian city of Belgorod in order to provoke the Russians into doing something really dramatic which will make lots of headlines and cause more military aid to come flowing in from the western world. Vladimir Putin is extremely angry about the attacks on Belgorod‚ and he is vowing to “intensify strikes”… Vladimir Putin vowed to unleash hell on Ukraine saying his forces would “intensify” their attacks on the country following strikes in Russia’s Belgorod region on Saturday. Speaking during a New Year’s Day visit to a military hospital‚ Putin said Ukraine could expect more such strikes after shelling of the Russian border city of Belgorod that killed more than two dozen people and wounded more than 100 others. “They want to intimidate us and create uncertainty within our country. We will intensify strikes. Not a single crime against our civilian population will go unpunished‚” the Russian leader said‚ describing the barrage of Belgorod as a “terrorist act.” Over the past couple of years‚ the U.S. has provided far more funding for the war in Ukraine than anyone else‚ far more weapons for the war in Ukraine than anyone else‚ far more ammunition for the war in Ukraine than anyone else and far more intelligence for the war in Ukraine than anyone else. And now Joe Biden is warning that there is a risk that “the United States gets pulled in directly”… “The stakes of this fight extend far beyond Ukraine‚” Biden reiterated Friday. “They affect the entirety of the NATO alliance‚ the security of Europe‚ and the future of the transatlantic relationship. “When dictators and autocrats are allowed to run roughshod in Europe‚ the risk rises that the United States gets pulled in directly. And the consequences reverberate around the world. We cannot let our allies and partners down. We cannot let Ukraine down. History will judge harshly those who fail to answer freedom’s call.” So could we end up being directly involved in a major war in the Middle East and a major war with Russia at the same time? Meanwhile‚ Chinese President Xi Jinping just warned that “reunification” with Taiwan is a “historical inevitability”… “The reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability‚” Xi said‚ though the official English translation of his remarks published by the Xinhua news agency used a more simple phrase: “China will surely be reunified.” “Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should be bound by a common sense of purpose and share in the glory of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation‚” he added. The official English translation wrote “all Chinese” rather than “compatriots.” So will Xi Jinping attempt to “reunify” with Taiwan in 2024? Most Americans don’t realize this‚ but the moment that China makes a move against Taiwan we will be at war with the Chinese. But can our military actually handle a war with China? A retired U.S. Army Colonel recently wrote an article in which he claimed that once such a war starts “American forces will likely burn through munitions stocks within three weeks”… In a U.S. fight with China‚ American forces will likely burn through munitions stocks within three weeks. Even with a surge of the U.S. industrial base‚ replenishing stocks will take more than six months. In the interim‚ the U.S. will be without sufficient bombs and bullets for its cutting-edge systems‚ such as fifth-generation fighter jets and High Mobility Rocket Launcher Systems‚ and anti-air missiles needed to protect our nuclear aircraft carriers and bases in the Pacific. Right now‚ the warning indicators are blinking red. The massive need for ammunition in such conflicts highlights weaknesses in the American defense industry‚ which no longer produces munitions at the rate it did decades ago. The post-Cold War defense budget reductions led to a swift merger of the defense sector‚ which saw a drop from fifty-one major defense providers in the early 1990s to five by the end of that decade. This consolidation led to a tightened capacity. If all of that is true‚ how in the world can we possibly fight a war with China? And how in the world can we possibly fight a war with Russia? And let us not forget that Kim Jong Un continues to make threats about going to war with us… North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his military should “thoroughly annihilate” the United States and South Korea if provoked‚ state media reported Monday‚ after he vowed to boost national defense to cope with what he called an unprecedented U.S.-led confrontation. North Korea has increased its warlike rhetoric in recent months in response to an expansion of U.S.-South Korean military drills. Experts expect Kim will continue to escalate his rhetoric and weapons tests because he likely believes he can use heightened tensions to wrest U.S. concessions if former President Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election in November. I believe that 2024 will be a year of war‚ and in my new book entitled “Chaos” I explain in great detail why the United States is not even close to ready. In recent years our military has been gutted‚ eviscerated and transformed into a politically-correct joke. We couldn’t even defeat the Taliban‚ and now we are faced with the possibility of fighting three major wars simultaneously. We are in so much trouble‚ but most Americans seem to believe that we are still the same global military powerhouse that we were when the first Top Gun movie was originally released. Michael’s new book entitled “Chaos” is now available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com‚ and you can check out his new Substack newsletter right here. 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by Belle Carter‚ Natural News: In a year-end interview with local media outlets‚ Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that people have become weary of the United States dollar (USD) as it has turned out to become an instrument for regime change and interference in other nation’s internal affairs. “Everyone is already tired of the dollar‚ which […]

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by Paul Craig Roberts‚ Paul Craig Roberts: Taki Points Out that the Jews in Hollywood Are Doing the Same Work on White People that the Nazi Filmmakers Did on Jews “Hollywood is hard at work in maintaining the myth that everything that the West has achieved since the Greeks was due to the white man’s […]

by Paul Joseph Watson‚ Modernity News: Annual act of chaos performed by cultural enrichers. Migrants in Berlin performed their annual act of New Year’s Eve cultural enrichment by setting fire to cars and attacking police and firefighters with projectiles‚ leading to 15 officers being injured. Major cities in Germany routinely welcome in the new year […]

  Discrimination has been the most enduring scourge of human psychological history. In a few eras has it been more apparent than during the so-called Age of Discovery. As European kingdoms colonized regions across the globe‚ they began to fixate on the qualities and customs of the people they encountered. They also entrenched their own biases‚ convinced that European culture and Christianity were superior to all others. This is the context in which the doctrine of limpieza de sangre (“purity of blood”) arose in 15th-century Spain. Faced with changing demographics and territorial expansion‚ Spanish society developed a hierarchical system of privilege based on religious affiliation and genealogy.   The Reconquista and the Birth of Limpieza de Sangre The Capitulation of Granada‚ by Francisco Pradilla y Ortíz‚ 1882‚ via History Hit   In the mid-15th century‚ Spain was not a unified country. Instead‚ it was a collection of occasionally allied‚ largely autonomous kingdoms. As the 15th century went on‚ two of these kingdoms‚ Castile and Aragon‚ established themselves as the dominant powers in the Iberian Peninsula. A unified Spanish state really emerged after the wedding of Ferdinand II and Isabella I in 1469. The newlywed “Catholic Monarchs” quickly set about their mission to reclaim the region from the local Muslims. By 1493‚ this goal would be accomplished.   Islamic Spain was a multi-religious society. Christians‚ Jews‚ and Muslims all called the Iberian Peninsula home. They mostly lived within their own communities but did intermingle to trade. When Isabella and Ferdinand conquered the region‚ they were faced with the reality of ruling a religiously divided country. Staunchly committed to the Roman Catholic Church‚ the monarchs wanted to impose religious uniformity in their domains. Muslims and Jews were given three options — convert to Catholicism‚ leave Spain‚ or die.   Print depicting an auto de fé and the execution of heretics‚ via Forward   Many Muslims and Jews complied with royal decrees and became at least nominally Catholic. Some of these Moriscos and Conversos (respectively) had been successful in business‚ occupying important roles in pre-Reconquista society. Between this wealth and age-old Christian theological prejudices‚ Spanish Catholics resented their Muslim and Jewish neighbors.   The doctrine of limpieza de sangre came to dominate discourse during this period of conquest and religious chaos. Clerics and officials propagated the idea of a religious hierarchy based on descent. At the top of this hierarchy were the “Old Christians”— Spanish people who could trace their families’ Catholicism as far back as possible. Although many Moriscos and Conversos had actually become committed Catholics‚ it was believed that their Muslim or Jewish ancestry had tainted their bloodlines. No matter how devoted they were to the Catholic Church‚ these “New Christians” would always be inferior to those with established Christian genealogies.   Why did blood and lineage matter so much in Spain? To answer this question‚ we have to delve into their place in the bedrock of early modern Spanish life — Christianity.   Blood‚ Renewal‚ and Betrayal in Spanish Christianity The bread and wine of the Eucharist‚ via The Catholic Church of Saint Monica   While Western societies are known today for their individualistic ways‚ this was not the case in the 15th and 16th centuries. Social unity was far more important than any one person’s identity. At the core of a person’s social identity were family and religion. In Spanish notions of personhood and community‚ blood definitely mattered.   Why was blood so important in pre-modern Spain‚ though? Much of it can be traced through Catholic Christianity. According to Church teachings‚ Jesus Christ had shed his blood for the salvation of humankind. The Church also upheld the doctrine of transubstantiation — the idea that the Eucharist and sacramental wine literally became “the body and blood” of Jesus during communion. Other Christian denominations have interpreted “body and blood” in more allegorical ways‚ but this does not diminish the importance of blood to Christianity’s most crucial figure.   German woodcut showing Jews being burned for heresy‚ 15th century‚ via Anti-Defamation League   Christianity is the only one of the Abrahamic religions to exalt the status of blood in such a way. As Rachel L. Burk illustrates‚ Islamic and Jewish scriptures explicitly ban the consumption of blood or blood products (Burk‚ 2010). On top of its importance to Christian theology‚ ordinary Europeans encountered blood wherever they went. Death — whether human or animal — occupied nearly every space in pre-modern Europe. Blood in Spanish culture held both medical and symbolic meanings.   One major reason why limpieza de sangre caught on so intensely in pre-modern Spain also had to do with anti-Jewish prejudices. Christians at the time commonly interpreted the Bible as blaming the Jewish people for Christ’s execution (deicide). This was true across Europe. Islam was reviled for different reasons‚ but like Judaism‚ it was seen as a threat to the one true faith of Jesus Christ.   Limpieza de Sangre and the Inquisition Saint Dominic Presiding Over an Auto-de-Fé‚ by Pedro Berruguete‚ 1490s‚ via Museo del Prado   Limpieza de sangre was a social doctrine‚ but it was even more so a legal one. Statutes from 1449 onwards illustrated Spanish Christian prejudices against Iberian Jews. Clerics and government officials described Jews in stereotypical terms. The forced conversion of thousands of Jewish people to Catholicism only added to conspiratorial thinking. These “cursed” people were now enemies within the Christian faith — and consequently enemies of the state.   As baptized Catholics‚ Conversos (and later Moriscos‚ as well) fell under the jurisdiction of the Spanish Inquisition. Formed in 1478‚ scholars have disagreed about the Inquisition’s original purpose. Over time‚ however‚ it clearly became a vehicle for the Spanish Crown to enforce religious orthodoxy. In order to obtain an Inquisition or a government office‚ candidates had to provide evidence of their limpieza de sangre. Long records exist in Spanish archives of Inquisition testimonials regarding limpieza de sangre‚ backed up by genealogical research.   Blood Purity in the New World: The Case of Mexico Mexican biombo screen depicting a view of Mexico City‚ late 17th century‚ via Smarthistory   The 16th century would bear witness to Spain’s most daring geopolitical feat: the conquest of the Americas. The Spanish monarchy and the conquistadores would establish the most important global empire of the time. As colonial rule solidified‚ notions of limpieza de sangre were imported to justify religious and ethnic hierarchy. Nowhere was this more apparent than in Mesoamerica‚ particularly in New Spain (modern Mexico).   Authorities‚ spearheaded by Inquisitor General Diego de Espinosa‚ had established the Mexican Inquisition in 1571. Espinosa had previously authored a book of instructions on how to judge inquisitorial candidates on their limpieza de sangre (Chuchiak‚ 2012). However‚ limpieza de sangre didn’t always mean the same thing in the Mesoamerican context as it had in Europe. It adjusted to suit the dramatically different demographic and cultural realities of New Spain.   Folding screen depicting a Native Mexican celebration‚ c. 1690‚ via Los Angeles County Museum of Art   As the most important of Spain’s colonies in North America‚ Mexico was arguably the center of the Spanish Empire. Indigenous Mesoamericans‚ while heavily depleted after the Spanish conquest‚ still maintained a large presence. Spanish settlers were quickly joined by enslaved Africans. By the 17th century‚ a smaller number of Southeast Asians would also arrive through New Spain’s port cities. If Spanish authorities wanted to maintain limpieza de sangre‚ they would have to expand its scope.   Casta Paintings: Categorizing Colonial Society De Español y Castiza‚ torna a Español‚ c. 1760‚ via Blanton Museum of Art   One area where limpieza de sangre came to dominate was in 18th-century Mexican art. Amid the Enlightenment in Europe and Mexico City‚ elite Spanish painters preoccupied themselves with categorizing the ethnic makeup of colonial society. Spanish-born elites and Mexican-born ethnic Spaniards alike wanted to demonstrate their limpieza de sangre. Their solution was to create what would later become known as casta paintings. (Casta means “lineage” in Spanish).   Casta paintings give a fascinating glimpse into the artistic trends of 18th-century New Spain‚ in particular. Spanish painters went to painstaking lengths to create a taxonomy of interracial unions in their artwork. For example‚ the child of a Spanish man and a Native Mexican woman was termed a mestizo/mestiza. Children born to two mixed-race parents were given even more specific labels. In colonial Mexico‚ a person’s limpieza de sangre had evolved to depend on how much Indigenous or African ancestry they had. No other region of the Spanish Empire was as obsessed with racial and ethnic classification.   Partial view of set of sixteen casta paintings‚ by Francisco Clapera‚ c. 1775‚ via Smarthistory   Yet did casta paintings reflect the reality of interethnic marriages in colonial Mexico? That doesn’t seem to be the case. We have no way of knowing how multiracial New Spanish residents identified themselves. Inquisition and governmental records do use some of the terms from casta paintings‚ but not in a standardized way. Instead‚ the terms used in casta paintings reflect the artistic and elite preoccupation with limpieza de sangre in colonial life.   Limpieza de Sangre: A Case of Early Modern Racism? An Indigenous Mexican woman wearing a COVID mask‚ 2021‚ via D+C   The history of limpieza de sangre is a history of discrimination. It originated in Spain as a legal and religious method of categorizing Jewish and Muslim converts to Christianity. And in Mexico‚ it evolved to focus on ethnic or racial admixture. This begs the question: could we consider limpieza de sangre as a precursor to modern racism?   That is hard to say. Limpieza de sangre definitely represents a turn in the history of discrimination towards a more innate form of hatred. Yet labeling it as being of the same variety of hatred that led to atrocities like the Holocaust seems simplistic. Spanish colonial elites may have been fixated on racial classification‚ but they lacked the logistical means to control ethnic intermingling everywhere. Complete societal control wasn’t possible.   So‚ was limpieza de sangre a kind of proto-racism? That argument could definitely be made. But equating it with the pseudo-scientific racism of the 19th and 20th centuries might be too dramatic a step. Instead‚ limpieza de sangre should be studied in the contexts it formed and evolved in.   Further Reading   Chuchiak IV‚ John F.‚ ed. The Inquisition in New Spain‚ 1536-1820: A Documentary History. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press‚ 2012.   Martínez‚ María Elena. Genealogical Fictions: Limpieza de Sangre‚ Religion‚ and Gender in Colonial Mexico. Stanford: Stanford University Press‚ 2008.

231 current and former service members from all branches of the United States Armed Forces signed a letter called the “Declaration of Military Accountability (DMA).” The letter‚ authored by Commander Robert A. Green Jr. of the U.S. Navy‚ pledges to the American public that they’ll do everything in their power to hold military leaders accountable who failed to follow the law. The declaration discusses the horrific violations of inalienable rights‚ denial of informed consent‚ and medical experimentation due to the COVID-19 jab mandate. Signatories of the declaration noted executive agencies‚ including the Department of Defense‚ that engaged in “illegal activity.” The letter also pledged to “recall from retirement the military leaders who broke the law and will convene courts-martial for the crimes they committed.” “At 4am EST today (a few min ago)‚ senior military leaders received an email with a letter attached called the Declaration of Military Accountability. I know because I sent the email. I sent it on behalf of myself &; 230 other signatories of the letter. The letter is not addressed to the military leaders but rather to the American people. The email was merely to inform these military leaders that there is group of troops &; vets pledging to the American public that we will do everything lawfully within our power to stop the willful destruction of our military by its own leadership‚” veteran Brad Miller wrote. “Let’s take our country back in 2024 &; let’s begin by defending our military from its own leadership. You can find the body of the letter below. Soon we’ll have it on a website where you can find it as well‚ along with the names of the 231 signatories‚” he added. At 4am EST today (a few min ago)‚ senior military leaders received an email with a letter attached called the Declaration of Military Accountability. I know because I sent the email. I sent it on behalf of myself &; 230 other signatories of the letter. The letter is not addressed… pic.twitter.com/jFkF3FmcA8 — Brad Miller (@BradMiller1010) January 1‚ 2024 Chuck Callesto writes: 231 Current and Former U.S. Service Members pen letter to the American People‚ DEMAND MILITARY LEADERS BE COURT-MARTIALED for forcing COVID vaccine on our military.. Tells leaders‚ were COMING for you.. “Service Members Were Significantly Harmed by These Actions.” On January 1‚ 2024‚ a notable event occurred involving 231 current and former members of the United States Armed Forces from different branches. They united to endorse the “Declaration of Military Accountability.” Initiated by Commander Robert A. Green Jr. from the U.S. Navy‚ this document represents a pivotal point in military history. It advocates for comprehensive reforms and the establishment of accountability within the Armed Forces. BREAKING REPORT: 231 Current and Former U.S. Service Members pen letter to the American People‚ DEMAND MILITARY LEADERS BE COURT-MARTIALED for forcing COVID vaccine on our military.. Tells leaders‚ were COMING for you.. “Service Members Were Significantly Harmed by These… pic.twitter.com/FM5SBuh9DR — Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) January 2‚ 2024 The Declaration of Military Accountability reads: In the course of human events it sometimes becomes necessary to admonish the lawless‚ encourage the fainthearted‚ and strengthen the weak. We have reached just such a time in our history. The affairs of our nation are now steeped in avaricious corruption and our once stalwart institutions‚ including the Dept of Defense‚ are failing to fulfill the moral obligations upon which they were founded. Standing upon our natural and constitutional rights‚ we hereby apprise the American people that we have exhausted all internal efforts to rectify recent criminal activity within the Armed Forces. In the Declaration of Independence our founding fathers sought separation. We seek no separation‚ but through this letter and the efforts we pledge herein‚ we pursue restoration through accountability. We intend to rebuild trust and restore the rule of law‚ particularly within the Armed Forces. Ultimately‚ we strive to once again become a moral people‚ restoring our nation‚ and making it again worthy of the great gift of liberty won by the colonial-era American people. While implementing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate‚ military leaders broke the law‚ trampled constitutional rights‚ denied informed consent‚ permitted unwilling medical experimentation‚ and suppressed the free exercise of religion. Service members and families were significantly harmed by these actions. Their suffering continues to be felt financially‚ emotionally‚ and physically. Some service members became part of our ever-growing veteran homeless population‚ some developed debilitating vaccine injuries‚ and some even lost their lives. In an apparent attempt to avoid accountability‚ military leaders are continuing to ignore our communications regarding these injuries and the laws that were broken. For GEN Milley‚ ADM Grady‚ GEN McConville‚ ADM Gilday‚ ADM Lescher‚ Gen Brown‚ Gen Berger‚ Gen Smith‚ VADM Kilby‚ VADM Nowell‚ VADM Fuller‚ LTG Martin‚ Lt Gen Davis‚ MG Edmonson‚ GEN Williams‚ ADM Fagan‚ VADM Buck‚ Lt Gen Clark‚ MG Francis‚ LTG Dingle‚ Lt Gen Miller‚ RADM Gillingham‚ and numerous others; These individuals enabled lawlessness and the unwilling experimentation on service members. The moral and physical injuries they helped inflict are significant. They betrayed the trust of service members and the American people. Their actions caused irreparable harm to the Armed Forces and the institutions for which we have fought and bled. These leaders refused to resign or take any other action to hold themselves accountable‚ nor have they attempted to repair the harm their policies and actions have caused. Since there has yet to be any accountability‚ the undersigned give our word to do everything morally permissible and legally possible to hold our own leadership accountable. We intend to rebuild trust by demonstrating that leaders cannot cast aside constitutional rights or the law for political expediency. The flag and general officers are far from the only ones complicit in recent illegal activities‚ as a significant number of SES leaders and political appointees contributed. Evidence indicates that other executive agencies are engaging in illegal activity. However‚ as service members and veterans‚ we feel particularly responsible for the DoD and‚ in accordance with our oaths‚ we will make every effort to demonstrate by example‚ how an institution can put its own house in order. We the undersigned‚ on behalf of hundreds of thousands of service members and the American people‚ while appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for guidance and purity of intention‚ mutually pledge to each other that we will do everything in our power‚ through lawful word and action‚ to hold accountable military leaders who failed to follow the law when their leadership and moral courage was most desperately needed. In the coming years‚ thousands within our network will run for Congress and seek appointments to executive branch offices‚ while those of us still serving on active duty will continue to put fulfilling our oaths ahead of striving for rank or position. For those who achieve the lawful authority to do so‚ we pledge to recall from retirement the military leaders who broke the law and will convene courts-martial for the crimes they committed. For those of us who attain legislative offices‚ we pledge to introduce legislation to remove all retirement income for the military leaders who were criminally complicit‚ and we will ensure none serve in or retire from the Senior Executive Service. This endeavor will be a continuous process with a long-term time horizon‚ but fulfilling our oaths to defend the Constitution requires just such persistent vigilance. Likewise‚ we are obligated‚ and so commit‚ to train those who come after us to fulfill their duty in achieving this accountability and safeguarding against such leadership failures hereafter. Our nation was once great because it was good. It was built on moral principles founded in natural law and yet‚ the recent acceleration of moral relativism has us headed towards a precipitous implosion. While all good things come to an end‚ we refuse to allow our nation to go quietly into the depths of decadence and decay. We promise to exhaust all moral‚ ethical‚ and legal means to restore the rule of law and will begin by attempting to hold senior military leaders accountable. The Constitution is the supreme law of our land. We will fight to enforce that law and put an end to the two- tiered justice system. May future generations see our efforts and‚ God willing‚ may they also be recipients of the great gift of liberty that we have had the honor of safeguarding. Read the list of signatories HERE.

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