"You are the very cause of your ignorance, yourselves. You put away the light, yourselves; you first pluck out both your own eyes, yourselves; and after that other men’s too, so that the blind may lead the blind, until you both fall into the pit.”
Thomas More, The Sadness of Christ (Gethsemane), Tower of London, 1535
And here we thought that only their 'we feel your pain' policies are empty platitudes, without substance, as they continually calibrated back to their corporate donors who keep stuffing the political establishment's pockets of both parties, who intend to keep 'setting the menus' for the voters' choices.
Thank you for clarifying the priorities of the Democratic Party establishment as it reforms itself, Donna.
This in the video below was my take as well. I was incredulous at the reveal. God bless the inexhaustible arrogance of the power elite.
"The moving moon went up the sky,
And nowhere did abide;
Softly she was going up,
And a star or two beside...
Like one that on a lonesome road
Doth walk in fear and dread,
And having once turned round walks on,
And turns no more his head,
Because he knows a frightful fiend
Doth close behind him tread."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Ancient Mariner
"The world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those who feel."
Horace Walpole, In a Letter, 1770
Today was a precious metals option expiration on the Comex.
Both gold and silver took a bit of a hit, as the dollar was largely unchanged.
Stocks went sideways.
The conversations about the economy and the political situation went sideways as well.
As a reminder, we are going to have a three day weekend here in the States, in honor of Labor Day.
Need little, want less, love more. For those who abide in God abide in love, and God in them.
"Most men of business think that 'Anyhow this system will probably last my time. It has gone on a long time, and is likely to go on still'... Life is a school of probability."
Walter Bagehot
"When he was falsely accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. Then Pilate asked him, ‘Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?’ But he made no reply, saying not even a single word, to the great amazement of the governor."
Matthew 27:12-14
Trump announced that his team has consummated a new trade deal with Mexico today, to replace NAFTA. One has to give him much credit for this, especially since NAFTA was so firmly embedded in the minds of the Beltway denizens and plutocrats all.
It is not wayward voters that have enabled Trump. It is due to the self-serving political establishment that has ignored, for so many years, the plight of the working class in this country. They have sacrificed it to their own gods of globalization, and the marketplace, and the supreme arrogance of their self-appointed meritocracy.
Stocks were rallying on the news, and struck new highs.
Gold and silver also rallied on fresh dollar weakness.
There will be a silver option expiration tomorrow on the Comex.
I have included charts that show the distribution of trading activity for gold and silver in the Comex futures. This allows you to see that September is an important contract for silver, but not for gold.
It is hard to believe that the first anniversary of the passing of 'the queen' is coming up this Friday. I will be placing a bouquet of red roses with one white one on her grave. Every good thing I ever had in life came from her. She brought calm to a wild spirit, and gentled his condition, and, almost against his will, brought peace and joy to his heart. And wherever she found darkness, she brought light.
Need little, want less, love more. For those who abide in love abide in God. And God in them.
Let us pray for those whose hearts are hardened against His grace and loving kindness by greed, fear, and pride, and the seductive illusion and crushing isolation of evil.
We pray that we all may experience the three great gifts of our Lord's suffering and triumph: repentance, forgiveness, and thankfulness. And in so doing, may we obtain abundant life, and with it the peace that surpasses all understanding.
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