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[Davey Crockett]

“There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as the result of a voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency involved.” – Ludwig von Mises


“The financial history of the last century shows a steady increase in the amount of public indebtedness. Nobody believes that the states will eternally drag the burden of these interest payments. It is obvious that sooner or later all these debts will be liquidated in some way or other, but certainly not by payment of interest and principal according to the terms of the contract.” – Ludwig von Mises

https://www.theburningplatform.com/2026/08/25/they-know-whats-coming-because-they-planned-it/

The Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity created a realistic measure of true unemployment which includes not only people who are unemployed and looking for a job, but also those who are involuntarily working part-time and who are earning poverty-level wages, or less than $26,000 annually before taxes. This “functional unemployment rate” is currently 24.9%, which jives nicely with the Great Depression level of 25%.

“The powers of financial capitalism had another far-reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole. This system was to be controlled in a feudalistic fashion by the central banks of the world acting in concert, by secret agreements arrived at in frequent meetings and conferences. The apex of the systems was to be the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, a private bank owned and controlled by the worlds central banks which were themselves private corporations. Each central bank…sought to dominate its government by its ability to control Treasury loans, to manipulate foreign exchanges, to influence the level of economic activity in the country, and to influence co-operative politicians by subsequent economic rewards in the business world.” ― Carroll Quigley, Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time, 1966

 

[RabzonKhan]

Democrat Brandon Duke won the August 2026 special election in Pennsylvania’s State House District 12 in Butler County, which Trump carried by about 18 points in 2024. This flip is another example of Democratic overperformance in Pennsylvania and in special elections nationally throughout 2026.

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Aisha Wahab has become the first Afghan American elected to the US Congress.

Yet another setback for AIPAC! Aisha Wahab won the special election to replace Eric Swalwell, defeating an AIPAC‑backed opponent. Her victory adds to the growing evidence that AIPAC’s spending has become a liability in Democratic primaries.

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In Florida’s 6th Congressional District, Republican voters faced a remarkable choice. Two of the frontrunners were deeply controversial. Dan Bilzerian, who ran an openly antisemitic campaign, calling his opponent a “fat Jew,” “goyim cattle,” and even using AI‑generated ads portraying Hitler positively and Randy Fine with devil horns and incumbent Congressman Randy Fine, whose record includes a series of inflammatory anti‑Muslim statements such as “Let them eat rockets” about Gaza aid trucks, “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one,” and “We need more Islamophobia, not less.”

Despite this, Randy Fine received more than 50,000 votes and Bilzerian nearly 17,000. What makes the outcome even more striking is that voterss also had two traditional, non‑extremist Republican options; Aaron Baker, a former Marine and businessman who ran a standard conservative campaign focused on border security, inflation, and veterans’ issues; and Charles Gambaro, a retired Navy officer emphasizing fiscal discipline and national security.

Yet the majority of Republican voters chose the two candidates whose campaigns were defined by bigotry. Just when you think it can’t get worse!

 

[RabzonKhan]

He got elected. Twice.

The movement is expanding. Since 2018, DSA-aligned candidates elected to office have been increasing. Some 250 have now been elected in various capacities. If you do some research, you will find there are some parallels between the approach DSA candidates are taking to succeed in winning elections with that of the early days of the Nazi Party. Am I suggesting the DSA equals Nazis? No. But what I am saying is there are some parallels and lessons learned from the 1930s that people need to be aware of.

Could the DSA become like the Nazis? Who knows. Is the country willing to find out?

I think the “250 DSA officials” talking point is being overstated. The U.S. has close to 500,000 elected positions across federal, state, and local levels, so 250 is a very small number in that context.

Also, DSA isn’t actually part of the Democratic Party. They’re an independent organization and openly critical of both Democrats and Republicans, whom they see as too aligned with corporate interests. Their strategy is to run candidates in Democratic primaries because third‑party ballot access in the U.S. is extremely difficelt. Internally, they describe this approach as the “dirty break”, meaning they use the Democratic ballot line for now, build influence, and eventually hope to form an independent working‑class party once they have enough elected members.

Also worth noting is a consistent pattern; in practice, many DSA‑endorsed candidates end up distancing themselves from DSA once elected. AOC is no longer considered active in DSA, and Mamdani has taken positions that contradict core DSA priorities, including supporting a tough NYPD commissioner and apologizing for earlier anti‑police comments. This pattern is fairly common.

So while DSA does endorse candidates, their actual influence is limited, and many of their own elected officials don’t govern on DSA’s agenda. That’s why I don’t think most non‑Republican voters see this as a major threat.

 

[RabzonKhan]

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My mother, wife, and sister are among the most intelligent, hardworking, and grounded people I know. And they’re far from exceptions, women everywhere show the same strength, capability, and intelligence. Men and women may approach problems differently or analyze situations from different angles, but those differences don’t make one superior to the other. If anything, they complement each other. Families, communities, and countries are stronger when women’s voices are fully recognized and valued.

 

[Davey Crockett]

My mother, wife, and sister are among the most intelligent, hardworking, and grounded people I know. And they’re far from exceptions, women everywhere show the same strength, capability, and intelligence. Men and women may approach problems differently or analyze situations from different angles, but those differences don’t make one superior to the other. If anything, they complement each other. Families, communities, and countries are stronger when women’s voices are fully recognized and valued.

WOMAN AND THE REPUBLIC​

A SURVEY OF THE WOMAN-SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES AND A DISCUSSION OF THE CLAIMS AND ARGUMENTS OF ITS FOREMOST ADVOCATES BY​

HELEN KENDRICK JOHNSON​

Woman and the Republic A Survey of the Woman-Suffrage Movement in the United States and a Discussion of the Claims and Arguments of Its Foremost Advocates

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Helen Kendrick Johnson - Wikipedia

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In 1897 Helen wrote what is often considered the best summary of the arguments against woman suffrage: Woman and the Republic, in which she argued that women didn't need the vote to establish more legal, economic and other equality and that women's role in the domestic sphere was essential for maintenance of the American republic.

 

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