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FRANCE …

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Some French News …

Link: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/

Seattle Mike takes a trip to France …

Seattle Mike’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/seattleskeptic

Questions:

  1. What was the worst thing that happened on your trip?
  2. What was the best thing that happened on your trip?
  3. Tell us about the food in rural France? Compare this to food available in the urban areas? (think about what I’ve said: where the FEMA camps are)
  4. Did you see any signs of social deterioration?
  5. Did you avoid no-go zones?
  6. Would you recommend France to other people?
  7. Why didn’t you buy Dan a case of French wine?
  8. Anything else of interest, and the upcoming prophecy series using Maranatha (Bultema) as a guide …

Mike’s Notes:

Traveling: Air travel and the fraud of “customs” – appears to be a make-work program that’s run by computers. None of the documents we were told to travel with were asked for, except our passports. We were not even questioned about the purpose of our visit aside from tourism.

As far as trains? – took the RER to Paris from Charles De Gaulle. First train we got on broke before it even left the station. The train ride was depressing. Paris suburbs are a mess.

Food: The food was amazing from the first bite in Paris and got markedly better the further we traveled away from major cities.

€12 platter of local food(see photo)

Wine. No sulfates/sulfides = no headache

Beer. Tasty and not quite as alcoholic as American craft beer

Village food is unreal. No meal for two over $40 including drinks and dessert.

The mysterious skin issues I’ve been dealing with since 2006 disappeared by day two.

My sense of smell took a 20X by day two

Lost 8 pounds and I ate like a fatso….

People: Outside of cities – relatively high trust society. Keys left in parked cars. Super polite way of dealing with one another. An emphasis on some formality. No expectation of friendship just because you met someone.

Driving: ZERO left lane camping on any freeway except where there was congestion.

At least they’re honest…. Lol

Many French I spoke with had a realistic view of the government. In sum “they” will do what they want and don’t care about the people. Encountered only 2 certified assholes during the entire two weeks

Housing: Outside of the cities, housing is cheap. I saw nice 2-4 bedroom houses on a bit of property for anywhere from €90,000 to €200,000. Very affordable.

Link: https://www.etreproprio.com/immobilier-14771328-vente-maison-270m-a-sancerre-sancerre

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“It’s just a cook …” – Victor (“Breaking Bad”, Season 4)

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Main theme: POWER and MANIPULATION

Outline:

  1. Can people seeking after control have friends? – Another theme: Friendship / Partnership. Discuss. Skyler, Walt, Hank, Marie, Mike, Gus.
  2. The real drug for Gustavo, Walt and Skylar: Power
  3. Skylar as master manipulator: IRS, Ted, “I found myself admiring the smooth con that Skyler pulled on the locksmith in order to get into Walt’s apartment.”
  4. Gustavo as expert manipulator: Jessie and the face robbery, killing that dude in the first episode
  5. Walt as master manipulator: ricin and the boy, Brock, Andrea’s son
  6. Black market discourse on gun control, and the New Mexico / Western culture of “stand your ground”
  7. In the game of manipulation and control: the greater sociopath wins, empathy loses
  8. Mike E. arrogance is cover for his past guilt.
  9. Madness as a coping mechanism …
  10. The car wash is a money laundry
  11. Walt expresses a common frustration of modernity: “I’m done explaining myself.” Supposedly in the past, asking for an explanation was also an invitation to a duel. Is that good or bad?
  12. Man in waiting room: “Man Plans, God laughs.” Walt: “That…is such bullshit.” Walt says that he’s in charge of his life regardless of cancer.
  13. Walt says he “won”, but what was his victory? What did it cost him?

Notes:

  1. Skylar as manipulator: the locksmith, the time at the jeweler … with pretty much everyone …
  2. A discourse on gun control and self defense … 38 snub …
  3. “White Residence” … when answering the phone … is there an undercurrent of racial commentary threaded into the show?
  4. The Greater Sociopath wins: Gus VS Walter
  5. Mike E. is smarmy and self-righteous by default. A form of arrogance that covers his past wrongs.
  6. I found myself admiring the smooth con that Skyler pulled on the locksmith in order to get into Walt’s apartment.
  7. Gus: “Well, get back to work.” Why did he kill that guy? What does it say about organizations? Is there an analogy to American Business in general?
  8. Madness as a coping mechanism is a theme of the show.
  9. Pride and Madness are closely related? Is pride Walt’s main downfall, his “Achille’s Heel?”
  10. The Car Wash is a Money Laundry. LOL
  11. Walt: “I am the one who knocks!”
  12. Gus channels Zig Ziglar! “I like to think I see things in people.” BS
  13. Man in waiting room: “Man Plans, God laughs.” Walt: “That…is such bullshit.” Walt says that he’s in charge of his life regardless of cancer.
  14. Walt expresses a common frustration of modernity: “I’m done explaining myself.” Supposedly in the past, asking for an explanation was also an invitation to a duel. Is that good or bad?
  15. Another theme: Friendship / Partnership. Discuss. Skyler, Walt, Hank, Marie, Mike, Gus.
  16. Walt says he “won”, but what was his victory? What did it cost him?
  17. With Gus out of the way, Walt takes a short trip to Hell and madness.
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“WHAT’S MORE IMPORTANT THAN MONEY?” – Jessie Pinkman (“Breaking Bad”, Season 3)

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IEA Chief or BOGDAN?

Link: https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/iea-chief-europe-must-cut-gas-usage-20-survive-winter

Topics:

Starter Question: Why is it people assume forgiveness equals acceptance? Why is it many, especially SJW types these days, believe ACCEPTANCE is a human right?

Forgiveness: “Generally, however, it involves a decision to let go of resentment and thoughts of revenge …” – Mayo Clinic

Acceptance: “… the action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered. The action or process of being received as adequate or suitable, typically to be admitted into a group.” – Dictionary

What are/is the bona fides of being a gangster, how do you prove yourself? How are you accepted?

And what is the only true sin? – to kill “protected” or “sacred” members of the group without approval from some greater power.

  1. There are no real Atheists … and the “crawling assassins …”
  2. Is family all?
  3. When is money not enough? – beginning of Season 3, both Walter and Jessie have plenty of money.
  4. What is revenge? Why do we seek it when great harm is done to our families?
  5. Gale points out he is libertarian when he first meets Walter, and he talks about the magic of the lab …
  6. Sacrificial Lamb: Gale …
  7. Gus and Walter: trust among sociopaths
  8. Schadenfreude of Jessie at the hospital when Hank arrives …
  9. “Who is the best physical therapist you know?”, “I can give you some names, but they’re not likely to be in your plan …”
  10. Drug Therapist: self-acceptance is better than self-improvement… is that BS? 
  11. Skyler and Ted = Walt and Jesse
  12. Gus and Mike save Walter’s life and he never knew it.  I wonder often how many times God has saved my life and I was unaware….
  13. “Welcome Home” Skyler to Walt as she won’t tell the cops he’s been cooking meth. There’s a lot of game theory going on in the subtext.
  14. Hank in the bar is an injured crocodile 
  15. Honesty is good: “I fucked Ted.” Skyler really underestimated Walt
  16. Jesse: “Meth: it’s awesome: you get sharp, like action-dagger feelings”
  17. What would have happened if Jesse had stayed away from Walt after rehab
  18. Mike: “You know…Walter, sometimes it doesn’t hurt to have someone watching your back.” A reference to the Divine?
  19. “Walt what’s wrong with you?”  Assistant Principal Carmen
  20. We find out Jesse blew the money for the RV on strippers and blow. A comedic interlude….
  21. intellectual property vs physical property
  22. Gayle: “There’s crime… and then there’s crime.”
  23. Gayle loves the lab… couldn’t stomach the path “the way you’re supposed” to build a career.
  24. Difference between Gus Fring and Walt – psychopath vs sociopath?
  25. Crushed RV 
  26. Hank goes crazy on Jesse – another wounded crocodile move
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“I’ve been thinking about that question you asked me …” – Walter White (“Breaking Bad”, Season 2)

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Core Themes: LYING, LIES, DECEPTION and CONTROL

Guest: “Seattle Mike” – https://twitter.com/seattleskeptic

Topics:

  1. Lying, and adding lies to cover up old lies … and where this all ends. “You heard my cell phone alarm …” What this does to relationships.
  2. Family Dynamics: the Pinkman family … what does it mean when family members use 3rd party force to resolve conflict – like the “aunt’s house”.
  3. Episode 2 is one of my all time favorite hour of tv.  Really good. 
  4. Ricin… https://www.britannica.com/science/ricin inhalation of ricin results in severe COVID or what used to be called ARDS.
  5. “Fugue state” equals high-functioning sociopath.  Our society seems to produce an intentionally high percentage of borderline sociopaths and narcissists on one end and a large percentage of helpless people on the other.
  6. Hospital painting of a man rowing out to a ship while his family is on shore waving goodbye.  An analogy for terminal illness ( but also emotional distance)
  7. There’s a theme of “owning” others through manipulation, emotional control, judgmental behavior.  The judgement Skylar gets for smoking while pregnant is the other side of the coin to the veggie bacon she makes her family eat….  Wanting to own someone and taking steps of control is a form of theft.
  8. Hank is a house of cards. Has an anxiety attack in elevator.  He’s a symbol of the weakness of the state
  9. Reputation — “Street Cred” and markets/branding
  10. The cops lie.  The state is a narcissistic parent running a lopsided triangulation scam on us.
  11. Jimmy “in and out” … “He likes it better inside, the outside world has not been too kind to him …”
  12. Jimmy “in-and-out” is a scapegoat. There’s been a lot of that throughout human history, mostly in cities. Our society creates a lot of them through arbitrary rules. (Muh democracy)
  13. Walt cooks meth, Ted Beneke cooks the books. What’s the difference?
  14. Walt’s cooking empire is really “born” on the same day as his daughter.
  15. The ethics of Jane’s death: what are our obligations in that situation? It’s clearly a shitty move, but not illegal. What’s the difference? Which matters more? Which should?
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“I AM AWAKE!” – Walter White (“Breaking Bad”, Season 1)

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Core Theme: GRIEVING

Guest: “Seattle Mike” – https://twitter.com/seattleskeptic

Topics:

  1. Grieving – and confronting one’s own mortality.
  2. Ethics and the Law: are they even compatible?
  3. Drugs … and how society should approach this.
  4. Relationships and Deception – are there noble lies? lies designed to protect those we love?
  5. Cancer: wounded lives and relationships
  6. Conflict Resolution in the black market
  7. Excellence: is it enough? Does it matter WHAT you are excellent at?
  8. Skylar: “Where did that come from … and why was it so good?”, Walter: “Because it’s illegal …”, Hank: “Sometimes forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest …”
  9. Altruism vs. self-interest: It’s a very statist perspective to claim altruistic motives for doing what’s really in your own selfish interest.  Walt manipulates others for his own ego and personal gain, often at their expense too. Rush song “Anthem” comes to mind as the ideal where acting out of self-interest benefits everyone: Well, I know they’ve always told you Selfishness was wrong Yet it was for me, not you I came to write this song
  10. When Krazy-8 escapes Jesse’s house and Walt finds him walking down the street he was definitely portrayed as a zombie. Zombies / NPCs / mimetic behavior
  11. Humans are a mixed bag. The capacity for good and evil are always present. Sort of a positive and negative stored energy present at all times in everyone.  Ex. Hank pledging to take care of Walt’s family but meanwhile is an insufferable douche 
  12. Family dynamics. Jesse’s brother scoffs at the idea that he’s the favorite son because his parents are always focused on Jesse. This also dovetails with the human focus on negative outliers.
  13. Theft… lots of themes around this: Broken Windows economics and all of the interests impacted by ongoing drug trade, and why even law enforcement doesn’t want it to end … LE, CIA, FBI, cartels, street criminals – all conspire to keep it going.
  14. Pride… Walt won’t accept help from his former business partner 
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CRT with MIKE

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My guest: “Seattle Mike” (https://twitter.com/seattleskeptic)

Outline:

  1. What is Critical Race Theory? https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-critical-race-theory.html
  2. CRT, right wing hysteria, and the witch trials: https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-dei-crt-schools-parents and this: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/fight-hell-smile-our-faces-crt-debate-spurs-parents-run-school-boards and this: https://truthineducation.org/about-us/
  3. talk Cipolla’s 5 laws of stupidity https://principia-scientific.com/the-5-basic-laws-of-human-stupidity-according-to-cipolla/   One corollary to the second tenant is how beautiful people can produce ugly children and vice-versa.  Same principle for smart people. Almost like there’s some sort of divine check (the curse?) on natural selection as a macro principle in human propagation.
  4. The Ukraine situation, thoughts: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/eu-just-implemented-risky-anti-russia-measure-could-trigger-ww3-few-are-taking-notice Question: what’s the likelihood that the US defense industry could scale up to produce the replacements needed for a US vs Russia scenario? How long would that take? What is a “firestorm” scenario and what value are alliances at this point?
  5. The future of the blockchain – do you use it for anything? https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/investing/bitcoin-price/index.html
  6. What’s life in Seattle like? PNW? Any weather anomalies? https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2022/02/17/mysterious-bubbles-in-puget-sound-researchers-track-hundreds-of-seeping-gas-plumes/
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GHOST CITIES with “Seattle Mike”

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  1. Space: https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-sunday-telegraph/20220102/281805697267737
  2. What’s up in Seattle?
  3. Russian PSYOPs in the UKRAINE: https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2021/12/26/psy-ops-as-the-key-to-understanding-what-russia-has-been-doing-lately-to-force-a-us-nato-capitulation/
  4. The Spanish FLU: https://medium.com/microbial-instincts/spread-of-spanish-flu-was-never-experimentally-confirmed-9f91b37c4dd8
  5. OMICRON variant causes inflation, according to the FEDERAL RESERVE.
  6. Bernays and the problems of peace “SOLVED” by germophobia and mass hypnosis: “It was, of course, the astounding success of propaganda during the war that opened the eyes of the intelligent few in all departments of life to the possibilities of regimenting the public mind. The American government and numerous patriotic agencies developed a technique which, to most persons accustomed to bidding for public acceptance, was new. They not only appealed to the individual by means of every approach—visual, graphic, and auditory—to support the national endeavor, but they also secured the cooperation of the key men in every group—persons whose mere word carried authority to hundreds or thousands or hundreds of thousands of followers. They thus automatically gained the support of fraternal, religious, commercial, patriotic, social, and local groups whose members took their opinions from their accustomed leaders and spokesmen, or from the periodical publications which they were accustomed to read and believe. At the same time, the manipulators of patriotic opinion made use of the mental clichés and the emotional habits of the public to produce mass reactions against the alleged atrocities, the terror, and the tyranny of the enemy. It was only natural, after the war ended, that intelligent persons should ask themselves whether it was possible to apply a similar technique to the problems of peace.”
  7. China R/E “market,” so-called. “Informed China observers have been concerned about the imbalances in China’s property market, often described as one of the largest financial bubbles in history, for over a decade. But it was just last week that markets suddenly and collectively decided that China’s property sector now posed a meaningful risk to the global recovery—and to China’s long-term growth prospects.” Mike: LOL — SUDDENLY —  that one made me cackle. “Beijing has clearly indicated its intention to reduce the Chinese economy’s reliance on the property sector, as evidenced by the frequent official repetition of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s words that “houses are for living, not for speculation.””   REALLY?!  Haha “But the fundamental imbalances in China’s property market point to far weaker new construction activity ahead over the next two to three years and possibly beyond. And the fact that financial markets are taking Beijing’s messaging toward the property sector more seriously means, as Dornbusch warned, that a much weaker Chinese economy may become reality far sooner than most observers expect.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-25/why-china-s-developers-have-so-much-dollar-debt-quicktake
  8. China is the other side of the American Empire equation. They are what has largely made the extension of this current iteration of the American hallucination possible since 1971.  A mathematical, philosophical, financial, metaphysical and physical garbage dump for America’s real and psychological shit.