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Caldwell was one of my fav authors. She essentially wrote Roman a Clefs. She knew how the real world worked. I read four of her very famous novels. The plots usually revolved re idea that the Globe was run by a bunch of rich bankers & other rich people. Her best book was "The Captains & The Kings", & this book was also about the Globalists or the precursor to them depending on how you look at it. Her ideas showed that the rich & the state can have too much power at the same time along with other factions of power. Some of the novels in a lot of ways were about public morality. Recently, I did a video detailing why Caldwell wrote better books than Ayn Rand. They are on RUM NEWS on Rumble & BINSNEWS on You Tube.

I was a big fan of the CBC Show "Being Erica" which ran from 2009-2011. The show was a Character Study about growing as a person by improving your life & learning from your mistakes especially re relationships. Erica was played by Canadian Actress Erin Karpluk. Karpluk did a great job with complex social issues. The show reminded me a lot of the NBC Show "Providence" which ran from the late 90's to about the early 2000's. Providence, R.I. is one of my fav cities. There are fairly substantial rumors that an American remake is in the works. I'm not sure why; when they got it right the first time. The famous quote by the famous American Actress Joan Crawford sums up the crux of the show, & I'm paraphrasing: "When it comes to love; you never can tell if it will warm your heart or burn down your house." One of my videos next week will be on this show on my News Channels: RUM NEWS on Rumble & BINSNEWS on You Tube. That show can help people.

In the World we have never-ending wars, & now in the US we have never-ending Federal Government Shutdowns. Every few years we have one of these in the US. The Shutdown is affecting the average person's life. We need Federal Laws to stop these shutdowns. They at least need funding to continue re programs that are major social safety net spending such as with the Arts, the Environment, & programs that the poor need. No Federal Worker should have to go through this. Especially when they are in Unions. They may also need a law re to the length of these shutdowns. When this is over; I predict that the polls will suggest that most Americans want a 3rd Party.

The idea of President Trump obtaining another term as US President can't be allowed to happen. The Constitution expressly forbids it. He needs to stop talking re to it. The GOP needs to start discussing this more. It's simply not Constitutional.

Ayn Rand was a controversial Writer in the 1950's, 60's, & 70's. She brought up some great points re freedom & government waste. But had a large aversion to needed state involvement in people's lives. The Myths of Hustle Culture & the Self-Made Person contributed heavily to her popularity in the 1950's. But we still need a Social Safety Net such as the programs of Social Security, SSI, SSDI, Medicare, & Medicaid. I did a video re this on You Tube & Rumble with the same title. Rand's legacy may be as a promoter of Free Speech just like Charlie Kirk & Taylor Caldwell. Most of her ideas are a whole other subject.

The Wars in Gaza & the Ukraine are humanatarian nightmares. Great Thunberg was correct in trying to get relief into Gaza, & Israel at the time rejected it. These wars will go on probably for a very long time due to the money that is involved in any war. War is the largest profit-maker. It's one of the biggest polluters, & a way to depopulate the Earth. Trump is now starting to cozy up to the A.I. crowd & can't seem to stop these wars. Remember, money is made on both sides of any conflict. Like Orwell said long ago: "The War is meant to be continuous." A.I. will be heavily used in the wars of the future. George Orwell's line is one of the best for posterity's sake.

The whole problem with A.I. is the control of the human mind & the issue with large scale job elimination. I think the US Federal government should stop this re to control over the mind & going into the body. Unions are already starting to stand up to it re to Hollywood & service jobs going bye-bye. Thus, Unions are making a comeback. One-third of the entire economy could be gone for starters. Some people are making much more dire predictions. Basically, many workers will be scrambling to get buyouts from corporations & going into self-employment.

I forgot to put this in the other post. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in MI. Politics. Very thought-provoking.

The book is smart. I can't say I agree with all of it, but about 70 % of it. He has many great ideas. There are five that could pass by separate Ballot Proposals in MI. : Stoppage of Gerrymandering, Slow Rate of Growth of Government, Juror Pay = $15/hour, Stop Teacher Tenure, & Banning MI. Lobbying by Former Politicos/Former MI. Government Employees. I believe in Direct Democracy on many things like this. But it will be interesting to see how the MI. Constitutional Convention plays out in 2026. Will MI. create a new Constitution ??

These major current wars are nothing more than manipulations on the US Public for Oil. Trump needs Peace Deals in the Ukraine & Gaza. He also needs to stay out of Syria. Trump also needs to end US Immigration by shutting down the Border. He could save US Taxpayers Trillions by closing the Border & obtaining Peace Deals. Much of our Inflation is being caused by War. Keep dollars here.