The Morning Report — 11/28/22

Good morning, kids. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday. The volume of links is still thin but there are some things happening that potentially could be huge as we head towards the end of 2022. The internal unrest in Iran and China continues to percolate. As I touched upon last week, it's rather ironic that two of the world's most oppressive regimes might, or at least have the potential, to spark a geopolitical earthquake that, like most of these sort of things, was unanticipated and seemingly out of the blue.

I'll stop right here and state for the record that in no way am I predicting either or both of these are going to be overthrown and their leaders given the Ceacescu-Mussolini lamppost treatment, let alone Jeffersonian democracy established. The odds are long indeed. But the elements in both those accursed nations are certainly there, which make those odds, long as they are, still higher than zero.

Let's focus in on China, where repression is now at a level, thanks to high tech either stolen from, or worse eagerly developed by and given to the regime by Microsoft, Google et al that makes surveillance of a billion souls at Stasi levels of effectiveness. The nation's economy is on a bubble that could crash at any moment, their one-child policy has put even them on the path towards depopulation within less than 100 years, and at least a generation have come of age with at least a taste of the forbidden fruit of western culture, now threatened by the megalomaniacal dreams of Xi Jinping who fancies himself as the second coming of Mao.

The Chinese character is such that its respect for authority is deeply ingrained. And yet, with these lockdowns that are literally locking people down as physical prisoners in their own homes across much of the nation, this sense of deference to authority, one that has no qualms about crushing any and all dissent, is not in evidence.

Protests intensified over the weekend in major cities across China, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan. According to media reports, a demonstration in Shanghai eventually devolved into chaos, with police clashing with protesters and deploying pepper spray. The protests emerged as a response to the “zero COVID” policies imposed by the Chinese Communist Party government since the beginning of the pandemic.

Protests intensified over the weekend in major cities across China, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan. According to media reports, a demonstration in Shanghai eventually devolved into chaos, with police clashing with protesters and deploying pepper spray. The protests emerged as a response to the “zero COVID” policies imposed by the Chinese Communist Party government since the beginning of the pandemic.

The protests reportedly began on Thursday after ten people were killed in a fire at a residential high-rise building in Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang autonomous region. Videos of the incident posted on social media spawned accusations that lockdowns contributed to the deaths, the New York Times and Reuters reported. Residents of the city have been locked down and prevented from leaving their homes for as long as 100 days at a time, Reuters added. . .

. . . In several cases, protesters reportedly took aim directly at Xi. “Down with the Chinese Communist Party, down with Xi Jinping,” protesters reportedly shouted at the Saturday demonstration in Shanghai, per Reuters.

“We want freedom,” others chanted, according to the New York Times.

“Xi Jinping!” “Step down!” another group chanted back and forth, NYT reported.

It's evident now that the protests have gone beyond merely just the draconian lockdowns. They are anti-government in general in tone and focus. A friend sent me a link where one protester actually quoted Patrick Henry, "Give me liberty or give me death."

“There is only one disease in the world, that is, being unfree and poor, and now we have both,” a man in Chongqing, in southwest China, declared in a video that spread widely in the country in recent days despite censorship.

“Give me liberty or give me death!” shouted the man, whose identity is unknown but who quickly acquired the nickname “Super Brother” online.

Aside from the bitterly ironic fact that an alarming percentage of American children have no idea who Patrick Henry even was nor the quote itself and its context, the interesting thing to note in terms of the Chinese citizen who said it is, coupled with all the other protests, it indicates to me that there is a definite anti-regime if not pro-freedom sentiment in China. How large it is and how organized it is is anyone's guess. Yet, given what we know of that regime's internal security apparatus, that it is able to exist at all even at the most minimum level has got to come as a shock to Xi and his ilk.

So, to Psaki-psircle back, does this mean the Chi-Com regime is in imminent danger of collapse? I don't think so. What it does indicate to me though, and gives me a measure of hope is that, while things like Democracy projects and all the rest of that crap are just that, crap, it does mean that at a minimum, people do not enjoy being abused by those in positions of power. They may as the Chinese, have deference to authority figures part of their cultural DNA, but shit like what they are going through now is intolerable.

A scenario that is easy to imagine is Xi going too far and perhaps a clique in the military removing him and his comrades. Sadly, they'll still be replaced by Communists, and the Red Chinese goal of global domination will still be their prime objective. But at least the citizenry will be somewhat mollified. Or will they?

You could make the pessimistic case that after that anonymous and insanely brave man stopped a column of T-62s in Tiananmen Square 33 years, the movement died with him and perhaps tens of thousands of others who were rounded up and killed out of view from the TV cameras. And yet, a generation later and the candle of freedom still burns in the pitch darkness.

In certain ways, it might be more difficult to restore Jeffersonian democracy right here at home where it was born. But things like this give me hope. If for no other reason than to just flip the bird at the evil bastards no matter the consequences.

Better to die on your feet than live on your knees. Let's hope it doesn't come to that but the way things are going over here, be prepared.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• “I’m here because I love my country, but I don’t love my government … I want to be able to go out freely, but I can’t. Our [Chinese] COVID-19 policy is a game and is not based on science or reality,” one protester in Shanghai told Reuters.
  Protests Against Chinese COVID Lockdowns Erupt Across China, Some Turn Violent
• "They will never, ever, ever, ever let us go. Unless we stop them."
  Your Papers Please, Comrade

CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
• Then whoever is leading the committee should have him physically dragged into that fucking committee room. Which will never ever happen.
  Schiff-for-Brains Says He’ll Have to ‘Consider the Validity’ of GOP Subpoena
  
• "Renew the committee and stack it with Freedom Caucus Republicans and a few “Never-Biden” Democrats, if any exist."
  Don’t Shut Down the January 6 Committee – Supercharge It!

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM

• "The move from the leftist Biden [junta] reversed restrictions that the Trump administration had put on companies in an effort to oust socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro."
  ‘Put America Last’: Biden Gives Chevron Greenlight To Start Pumping Oil In Venezuela Again
  
• "How long will Republicans allow the madness of climate reparations to stand?" (as the Gang of 12 in the Senate - jjs)
  Biden’s Agenda Wins at COP27
  
• "The corporate technocracy has man’s best friend in its crosshairs, fingering pets as the latest villains in the climate change narrative — more useless eaters that Schwab and Co. at the World Economic Forum can target for eventual destruction. In the meantime, until their ultimate depopulation objective is feasible, the corporate media will simply humiliate and demoralize them, as they do their human owners, with ritual shaming campaigns."
  CNN Blames Pets for Climate Change, Demands Owners Feed Them Insects

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• "The FTX fraud should be a cautionary tale for crypto enthusiasts."
  Thinking About Crypto Regulation

  AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS

• Lloyd Billingsley: "The white coat supremacist can’t seem to remember the destructive policies he imposed on the American people."
  Fauci Forgets
  
• "The time has come for the Biden [junta] to follow the science."
  End the Vaccine Mandates
  
• It’s unclear whether his tour of Sunday’s news shows marks the last of Fauci’s public appearances as he plans to step down from his role as the Biden [junta's] chief medical advisor and from his positions as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immuno-regulation in December.
  Fauci Changes Tune: ‘Completely Open Mind’ About Lab Leak, Gives School Closure Warning
  
• "In other words, Jha was lying, and he was doing so in plain defiance of the data that has been accumulating exponentially in the past year."
  Government Lies vs Chinese COVID Truths

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• Not nearly enough. Politically or physically.
  Politico: Bail Reform Hurt Democrats in New York During the Midterms
  
• “The citizens of this great city are sick and tired of this unprecedented crime wave, which has now touched neighborhoods like nothing before,” Collins stated.
  Chicago Mayoral Candidates Piling on Lori Lightfoot and Her Dismal Record on Crime

  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• "Quiet [on the Trump/Kanye/Fuentes dinner] from a number of other potential 2024 R candidates, most notably the one who’s governor of the state where the dinner took place,” Haberman tweeted Saturday.
  NY Times Predictably Tries to Drag Ron DeSantis Into Trump/Kanye/Fuentes Dinner Controversy

  SECOND AMENDMENT

• Chris Murphy: "If we don’t have the votes, then we will talk to Senator Schumer and maybe come back next year with maybe an additional senator and see if we can do better.”
  Top Senate Dem Admits Biden ‘Probably’ Doesn’t Have The Votes To Ram Through Gun Control In Lame-Duck Session

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• "Republican donors: Start spending on the long-term now or quit wasting your money."
  Politics Might Be Downstream From Culture But Everything is Downstream From K-12 Education

  THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEIST & AFTERMATH

• "Once again, the Grand Canyon State is in the headlines for all the wrong reasons."
  Arizona’s Election Bungle
  
• "We have just experienced the second great election steal in two years. Will the Uni-Party of Democrats and RINOs succeed in evaporating the Red Wave?"
  The Uniparty, FTX, and Electoral Fraud

  SHAMPEACHMENT 1.0, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION

• "As he wraps up his Russiagate investigation with the now-failed prosecution of Igor Danchenko, we are left only with questions about what John Durham failed to do."
  The Questions John Durham Didn't Ask

  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY

• "This new act represents a blatant attempt during the lame duck session of Democrat control of congress. . . If passed into law, Perkins predicts that 'government would be declaring open season on anyone who believes in marriage as it’s always been: the union of a man and woman.'”
  Big Business Pays ‘Indulgences’ to the Left
  
• "Activists in academia create anti-Israel echo chamber – This is our shocked face."
  Surprise! Survey Shows Most Anti-Israel Academics Support Boycotting Israel

  POLITICS

• Victor Davis Hanson: ". . . And will the NeverTrumpers finally be exposed to have been as contemptible as the NeverQueegers were in The Caine Mutiny"
  Democrat Rep. Jim Clyburn On Why It’s ‘Necessary’ For Him To ‘Stay In Power’: ‘It’s Biblical With Me’
  
• "Don’t say Democrats won’t do the opposite of what they say they want. They do it all the time."
  Why Anti-Trump Zealots Might Help Trump Win the Primaries
  
• "Trump’s ability to withstand the unprecedented level of abuse Democrats have unceasingly hurled at him makes him a unique, irreplaceable candidate."
  Donald Trump 2022: Forged in a Crucible of White Hot Fire
  
• “Evidence suggests DeSantis is … against regime-change wars.”
  DeSantis the Realist
  * * * * *

• "A memo from Giancarlo Sopo, the founder of Visto Media and one of the most respected analysts in the Republican Party, showcases just how important this increase is for Republicans, focusing on key battleground states like Arizona, Florida, and Georgia, where the shift among Hispanics from Democrat to Republican is most pronounced all three states are crucial to any possibility of Republicans garnering 270 Electoral Votes in the next presidential election."
  Roger Stone Op-Ed: The Hispanic Shift To The GOP– And Why Democrats Should Be Terrified
  
• "Why the new GOP House should avoid choosing for that office anyone not elected to the House." (considering the Constitution is used as toilet paper in that whore House, what's the big deal? - jjs)
  An Outside Speaker? A Constitutionally Dubious, Bad Idea
  
• If you think the government only has trouble counting ballots, you ought to see what happens when bureaucrats try counting people. Just as self-government depends on honesty at the ballot box, our Republic’s safety valve of “voting with your feet” depends on an honest Census count.
  Former Rep Jason Lewis: How the Census Saved the Democrats
  
• "Early thinkers in the movement anticipated many of the concerns of today’s dissident Right."
  The Neoconservative Shadow

  THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"

• "The tug-of-war between West and East began long before Russia’s invasion this past spring."
  When Did Ukraine Become a Flashpoint?

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• Apparently, even being a family member of one of Iran’s leaders isn’t enough to exempt someone from arrest. Authorities have reportedly arrested Farideh Moradkhani, the niece of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after she posted a video in which she refers to Iran’s leadership as a “murderous and child-killing regime.”
  Iran Arrests Khamenei's Niece for Criticizing the Regime
  
• US Soccer admitted to altering the graphic stating,“We wanted to show our support for the women in Iran with our graphic for 24 hours.”
  Iran Calls Foul: Country Demands US Be Ousted From World Cup After Altering Flag On Social Media
  
• "A new step in China’s ongoing effort to undermine the Monroe Doctrine."
  China’s Belt and Road Initiative Expands to Cuba

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• "Biden has been sleeping with TikTok for so long now that he’d likely agree to anything to keep it in business here. Even if that means sacrificing national security interests to serve his political ambitions."
  After Getting In Bed With TikTok, Will Biden Ignore Its National Security Threat?
  
• "Top China hawks aren't sold on Canadian company Lithium Americas' move to distance itself from top Chinese investor."
  This Foreign Company Wants To Mine Massive Amounts of Lithium in Nevada. First, It Must Overcome Its China Problem.
  
• "Meanwhile, FBI has finally become ‘extremely concerned’ about China’s influence through TikTok."
  U.S. Bans Huawei, Sales of China-Made Surveillance Equipment
  
• "The think tank hosted a junket in Abu Dhabi where congressional aides met with UAE donors."
  Atlantic Council Helps Oil-Rich Gulf Nation Peddle Influence in Washington

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• "A poorer response could have easily resulted in three-figure casualties."
  Living Through a Blizzard in Buffalo

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• "According to Japan’s space agency JAXA, one of its astronauts, Satoshi Furukawa, falsified and fabricated the research results of a ground-based experiment run from 2015 to 2017."
  JAXA: one of Japan’s astronauts fabricated data in ground-based experiment
  
• "While encouraging news, the language of the press release and the size of the budget indicates that these European governments are being dragged kicking and screaming into this new capitalist aerospace world. It is clear that ESA has been losing out by sticking with its government-run and government-owned Arianespace operation."
  ESA commits more than $100 million to encouraging private space companies

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• The billionaire rapper and fashion mogul is coming off an especially tumultuous few days during which he announced he will run for president in 2024. He also met with former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago — a meeting that ended with Trump publicly calling West a “seriously troubled man.”
  Kanye Continues Antisemitic Streak, Opens Live-Stream of Holocaust Denier Nick Fuentes
  
• Neither did she way back when . . .
  LOL! Monica Lewinsky's Twitter Poll Doesn't Go Down the Way She Hoped
  
• The Procter & Gamble-owned company issued an apology in reference to a now-deleted Saturday post that read, “You’re in their DMs. We’re in them. We are not the same.” The post appeared to be a spoof of the online phenomenon known as “sliding into DMs,” or directly messaging a person on social media, oftentimes to initiate a romantic query.
  Tampax Apologizes for ‘Sexual’ Social Media Post After Backlash: ‘Respect Is Central to Our Brand Values’
  
• "Does avoiding the former turn you into a follower of the latter?"
  On Seed Oils and the ‘New Gnosticism’
  
• "Maybe the best way to beat racism [real or imagined] is with humor."
  A Black White Supremacist — No, Really

  HITHER & YON

• "David Cronenberg’s movies reflect a world teeming with novel contagions, vast conspiracies, and radical therapies."
  The Logical Extremist
  
• "The long and winding sawdust trail from Ferriday and back."
  Remembering Jerry Lee Lewis, 1935–2022
  
• "Henry Hazlitt's most important contribution was his consistent defense of the importance of liberty in American life."
  Stand a Little Less Between Me and the Sun

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