“Things are more complicated than most people realize. What they see is the evil wizard Vladimir Saruman Putin invading innocent Ukraine with his orc army – for absolutely no reason. This is a simplistic view, to say the least, because nothing happens without a reason. Let’s put things in perspective and see what is really going on – and why the world is going crazy before our eyes. Let’s see what World War 3 is all about.”

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“Update (1100ET): The Russian Foreign Ministry has responded to Lithuania's partial blockade of Kaliningrad, writing in a statement that they consider the "provocative measures" to be "openly hostile" and warning that the Kremlin may take action to "protect its national interests."”

This is Russia's first response.  Keep in mind that, Lithuania's President is an economist and the prime minister is also an economist.  So, you have two so-called experts running the country with no real-world experience in running anything other than Monetary Policy.

“A new poll of Americans shows 40M Americans over 18 are COVID vaccine injured, 20M seriously. This may explain why there are staffing shortages everywhere, from pilots to pharmacists.”

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“As most of my regular readers know, the topic of reinfections in vaccinated people was something I was interested in since the Fall of 2021. This issue is hugely important since if people can catch Covid more than once, this pandemic has the potential to never end.”

“Quite possibly the biggest Russia-West provocation of the entire four-month-long war in Ukraine has occurred this weekend, but few in the media establishment seem to be taking notice of the singular event which has the potential to quickly spiral toward a WW3 scenario.”

An Update of an earlier post.

“In a move of staggering stupidity and hubris, Lithuanian banned the transit of Russian goods to Kaliningrad effective today, June 18, 2022.  Kaliningrad, which is wedged between Poland on the west and Lithuania on the east, is home to almost a half-million Russians and the headquarters for the Russian Navy’s Baltic Sea force.”

Please see the first comment for a link with more of this story.

“The Reuters Institute For The Study Of Journalism runs a yearly project designed to gauge public perceptions of media, specifically corporate media, and how much trust the MSM has garnered.  Spoiler Alert:  They haven't garnered any.  In fact, over the course of the past two years, establishment journalists have alienated a large portion of the general public.”

“Chinese local banks are freezing deposits. Protestors cannot go near banks as their health app for COVID-19 turns red. Authorities provided no explanation...”