Charlie Kirk: Victim of the Anti-Semite Antimeme?

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An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, discourages or prevents people from spreading it.

Antimemes are real. Think of any piece of information which you wouldn't share with anybody, like passwords, taboos and dirty secrets. Or any piece of information which would be difficult to share even if you tried: complex equations, very boring passages of text, large blocks of random numbers, and dreams…

Kabuki Racism? Or Streisand Effect Exploit?

....follow the Antimeme!

The Alchemy of a Reflexive Social Media Environment

How many hits did Trump's "viral" Video get?

#APEBAMA

Thanks for getting the word out and making Trump's otherwise boring and uninteresting video go viral, Democrats!

Why Epstein's Association with US and Foreign Intelligence is More Interesting to Me than his Association with Underage Girls...

Fortunately, Epstein's Science "Advisors" were Ignorant Hacks Chasing Maths through the Looking Glass!

 

"Jeffrey Epstein is what I would call 'an anti-interesting phenomena'", said Eric Weinstein (12:07)... somebody call the Anti-Mimetics Division of Secure, Contain, Protect (SCP) Foundation to Report the Epstein Antimeme!

...but how to describe it in the Report?  Paedophilia?  A Sex Scandal?  ...or an Intelligence Construct?  Few unfamiliar with the nature of antimemes and conspiracy theories (ie- The Conspiratorium) would describe it as the latter.

 

...kinda like the Pizzagate, a de/ pre-bunking antimeme! :)

Selected Notes on Puerto Rico's History: From Spanish Possession to US Commonwealth

from Google AI:

As a result of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the subsequent Treaty of Paris, the United States acquired control over the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Spain relinquished sovereignty over these territories, marking the U.S.'s rise as a global power with overseas possessions. While Cuba gained independence, it was under U.S. influence.

The U.S. Senate approved the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 1952 to grant the island greater local autonomy—including the right to draft its own constitution—while maintaining U.S. sovereignty, aiming to neutralize rising independence movements and deflect international criticism of American "colonialism". This new status served to provide self-government by consent while keeping the island under the territorial clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Key reasons for the creation of the Commonwealth (Estado Libre Asociado) included:

Political Self-Determination: Championed by Puerto Rico's first elected governor, Luis Muñoz Marín, the arrangement allowed for a local constitution, a popularly elected governor, and a legislative assembly, fulfilling demands for self-rule without full statehood. 

International Image & Communism: The move provided a "convincing answer" to charges of imperialism and colonialism, bolstering the U.S. position in the United Nations during the Cold War by showing a, "non-self-governing territory" achieving self-government.

Economic Strategy: It helped manage the economic situation and allowed for continued, stable, and close economic relations with the United States.

Legal "Compact": Congress enacted Public Law 600 in 1950, which authorized the process, establishing a "compact" between the U.S. and the people of Puerto Rico.

While it granted a "full measure of self-government" in internal matters, it maintained the ultimate authority of Congress over the island.

In 1952, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico adopted the flag officially, changing the triangle's color from azul celeste (sky blue) to a dark navy blue to match the United States flag. This political move was intended to align the flag with the U.S. and strip it of its original association with revolutionary, pro-independence movements.

Key Reasons for the 1952 Puerto Rico Flag Color Change:

Political Alignment with the U.S.: The change to dark blue was designed to make the flag "resemble the U.S. flag," signaling a closer relationship with the United States. 

Removing Radical Symbolism: The original flag, featuring a light blue triangle, was designed in 1895 and associated with pro-independence, anti-colonialist sentiment, and was once illegal to fly.

Distancing from Past Conflict: By adopting a navy blue, the newly established Commonwealth government aimed to distance the flag from its rebellious history.

Flag Normalization: The 1952 adoption allowed the public to display the flag legally after decades of it being forbidden by the U.S. colonial government, but with the modified, darker color.

The original azul celeste (light blue) color, representing independence, continued to be used by pro-independence advocates, while the navy blue version was used by the government and those favoring statehood. In 1995, the Commonwealth government officially returned to a lighter shade of blue, though not as light as the original revolutionary, for official use.

Correlation or Causation? Public Corruption in Democratic Strongholds

Symbols of Hidden/ Concealed Beauty/ Values OR Markers of Preselected Territorial Landscapes of Desire...?

from Google AI:

Lacan’s phrase "the desire of the Other" (le désir de l’Autre) posits that human desire is not innate or personal but is constructed, mediated, and directed by external, societal, and linguistic structures. It implies that humans desire what they believe others—specifically the "Big Other" (language, culture, society)—desire, and they crave recognition from another. 

Key Aspects of "Desire of the Other" 

Desire of the Other's Desire: Human, conscious desire is focused on being desired, loved, or recognized by another person, often modeled after the Hegel-Kojève master/slave dialectic.

Desire from the Other: Desire is shaped by the symbolic order (language and culture) into which a subject is born. The subject's desires are "inmixed" with these social, external, and legal structures, making it "the" desire, rather than "my" desire. 

Desire for what the Other lacks: The subject attempts to become the object that the Other lacks (e.g., the child trying to be the "phallus for the mother" in the Oedipal stage). 

Che vuoi? (What do you want?): The subject constantly questions what the Big Other desires from them, leading to a perpetual, unsatisfied search for validation, according to No Subject and YouTube. 

Anxiety and Proximity: Anxiety arises when this "Other" is too close, or when the subject is unsure what the Other wants, causing the symbolic structure of their desire to break down, say YouTube users. 

Ultimately, for Lacan, because desire is always aimed at the elusive, symbolic "Other," it is fundamentally a "metonymy of being" that is never fully satisfied.

MAGA's Ordo Amoris and New World Order

 

The Distraction Politics of Essentializing the Non-Essential

The Thin Gruel (Race/Sex/Gender/Religion) of Identity Politics  

Democrats to Pol's: "Please Sir, I Want some Mo'ah!"

...Like Feminists Ascribing Motives for Rape to Socialization and Domination/ Power Instead of the Obvious, "Biology"

"Burkha's Are Stupid (and Irrational)!"

Sorry Identitarians...Contrary to Popular Belief, Race Essentialism Does NOT Lie at the Center of Western Civilization. Sexual Exogamy Does (Aeschylus, "The Suppliant Maidens")

Luca Giordano, "The Abduction of Helen"

Konstantinos Bogdanos, "The Odyssey of identity: Why we must fight for the face of Helen of Troy"

As Helen of Troy is about to be portrayed as black in Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, the latest episode in the war for the soul of the West questions our very fundamentals. You see, Greek history marks the beginning of the West, so the Trojan War is the first great Western story. And in the Bronze Age, Greeks were white. Same as all Europeans ever. In fact, the Western civilisation, in all its glory and tragedy throughout the millennia, has been a predominantly white affair. Beyond good or bad, this is a fact.

The Kenyan Lupita Nyong’o may be the most beautiful and talented actress on planet earth. Still, she cannot be Helen of Troy. The same way that Matt Damon cannot be Shaka, the Zulu king, and Leonardo DiCaprio could not dare imagine playing Martin Luther King. Because all the film-watching ignorants, children and teenagers out there must know that African warriors and US civil rights movement leaders were black u just as Helen of Troy was white. Elsewise, we produce uneducated fools.

Fortunately, the rumor that Nyong’o will portray the “face that launched a thousand ships” has ignited a firestorm that got people to talk about it. On one side, we have Elon Musk, who brought the subject up. On the other, Christopher Nolan – a director we once trusted with the gravity of history. Musk’s verdict was characteristically blunt: “Nolan has lost his integrity”. But this is not just a dispute over casting. It is a diagnostic check of civilisational disease.

We should start with the source material. Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are not vague suggestions. They are the bedrock of European literature, referring to an actual war which took place around 1200 BC. In Book 3 of the Iliad, Helen is described as leukōlenos, which means “white-armed”. In the Odyssey, she is xanthê, “golden-haired” or “fair-skinned”. Homer portrays her as the daughter of Zeus, the ultimate archetype of Achaean beauty. She was white, exactly because the world that gave birth to her was the cradle of the European identity.

Pretending otherwise is not “creative interpretation”. It is a deliberate, ideological falsification of our shared heritage. This progressive trend of “race-swapping” historical and fictional figures – from Anne Boleyn and Cleopatra to the Little Mermaid and now, potentially, Helen of Troy – is creating a context where facts simply do not matter. When a Netflix documentary depicts the Greek-Macedonian Queen Cleopatra as a Sub-Saharan African, it is not “representation”. It is an admission that the narrative is more important than the truth.

This phenomenon is dangerous because it treats history as a toy for social engineering. If we can delete the physical reality of Helen of Troy today, we can delete the historical reality of the Battle of Marathon, the clash at Tours, or the Normandy landings tomorrow. When facts become negotiable, the progressive elites of Davos and Hollywood gain total control over our collective memory.

Moreover, let us be direct: This trend is, in its essence, a manifestation of a new, systemic racism against white people. Under the disguise of “equity”, the cultural establishment is engaged in a project of erasure. You will never see a white actor cast as Nelson Mandela or Mansa Musa – and quite rightly so, for that would be an insult to the history of South Africa, Mali, if not blacks in general. Yet, the history and mythology of the West are treated as fair game for dismantling.

By replacing white archetypes with black actors in stories that belong to the European tradition, the woke culture is signalling that white identity has no right to its own symbols. It tells white European children that their ancestors and their legends are fluid, irrelevant, or, worse, something to be corrected. In the 8th century, the iconoclasts broke the icons of the saints. In the 21st, the woke bureaucrats are breaking the images of our heroes.

We have seen this script before. Whether it was the Black Queen Charlotte in Bridgerton or the multi-ethnic Viking courts in Vikings: Valhalla, the goal is the same: Uprooting the cultural foundations and values of the West. This is the ultimate target: A world without roots, without borders, and without a past that can be recognised as ours. If Helen can be anyone, then she is no one. If the “face that launched a thousand ships” is stripped of its specific, Greek and European identity, then the ships themselves have no home to return to.

The lesson for Europeans should be clear. We cannot defend the identity, sovereignty and borders of our continent and Union of nations if we do not first defend the truth of their culture. We cannot allow our past and legends to be colonised by an ideology that hates the people who created them. History is not a diversity seminar, and the daughter of Zeus does not need a modern makeover. She needs her face back.

...so the Casting (vis Exogamy) is PERFECT!

from Google AI:

In Greek mythology, Europa was a Phoenician princess abducted by Zeus, who disguised himself as a gentle white bull to charm her on the shore. He carried her across the sea to Crete, where he revealed his identity and she became the first queen of the island, bearing sons who ruled the land. Her story represents the naming of the continent of Europe, symbolizing a connection between the East and West.

...because the East was Endogamous!

Giambologna, "Abduction of a Sabine Woman"

Another Race Essentialist Argument

Social Media: Where Fake News Goes to Die

Beijing Drama Continues

...as Xi Purges Military Officers Opposed to a Military Invasion of Taiwan

The Agent Provocateur: Sacrificial Victim for a Hyper-Real Leftist Cause

Living in the Hyper-Reality of Leftism:

Narcissism and the Guilt-Pride Driven White Saviour

btw - Obstructing Justice is a Crime!

Wealthy Whites in Baltimore City Protest for Cheaper Foreign Domestic Help?

from Google AI:

The city's population is roughly 57%–60% Black, 27%–32% White, 4%–6% Hispanic, and 2.5% Asian.

If You Could Save Just One Innocent Undocumented Worker from Deportation Back to their Nation of Origin, Would You Join Them?  Welcome to the Plur1bus ACT-ivist Community.  

"Just Act! Don't Think!"

"No Individuals, No Morality"

"If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?"

- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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“There is no such thing as collective guilt or collective innocence; guilt and innocence make sense only if applied to individuals."

- Hannah Arendt, "Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship"

Fanatical Fundamentalism vs. Ironic Distance

"The Suicide Bomber's Dilemma*"

sponsored by the Moral Cordyceps

(aka - White Guilt-Pride/ Wokeness)

*In Natural Selection, Altruism (self sacrifice to save others) only benefits local family members (w/ shared genes)(kin selection)... not the Entire Species or 'others' at a distance.  It therefore has both Proportion and an Ordo Amoris

Natural Selection is the Universe's "Biological Imperative".  Morality, on the other hand, is more a Form from Platonic Space intended to Subjectively represent this Imperative, but can only yield the "Appearance" of it (to Mind).  This "Appearance/ Semblance" is therefore Falsifiable.

...and Morality Requires Informed Choice.  If Compelled, Coerced, or Otherwise Virally Induced from the Outside (ie - an extended phenotype from a cordycep), it's not Moral.  Morality is a freely selected and informed choice.  That's what make's its' possessor "Good" or "Bad" and it's choices "Right" or "Wrong".  To Reiterate the theme one last time:

"No Individuals, No Morality"

Groups have "Laws and Ethics", NOT "Morals" (and they may not always be congruent)

Social Scientismists Prove that Racism = Whiteness + Testosterone (fWHR)

...cuz White Testosterone is the MOST POWERfull stuff!

CCP Red Wedding in China?

from Google AI:

The "Red Wedding" refers to a shocking massacre in Game of Thrones where Robb Stark, his mother Catelyn, and his army were betrayed and slaughtered at a wedding feast by their supposed allies, the Freys and Boltons, orchestrated by Tywin Lannister, violating sacred guest right for revenge and to end the Stark rebellion. The term signifies any event where a celebration turns into bloody betrayal, referencing the "red" of blood spilled amidst supposed feasting and unity, and also has historical roots in real massacres like Scotland's "Black Dinner".

Key Aspects of the Red Wedding:

• The Betrayal:  Lord Walder Frey, angered by Robb Stark breaking a marriage pact, orchestrated the attack with Roose Bolton and Tywin Lannister's backing. 
• The Violation: It brutally broke "guest right," a sacred custom of hospitality, turning a wedding meant for unity into a scene of horrific slaughter. 
• The Victims: Robb Stark, his mother Catelyn, his pregnant wife Talisa, and most of his Northern forces were killed. 
• The Symbolism: The name "Red Wedding" symbolizes the shocking contrast between a wedding's joy and the ensuing bloodshed, with "red" representing blood. 

Inspiration & Broader Meaning:

• Historical Basis: Author George R.R. Martin drew inspiration from real historical events, particularly the Black Dinner (1440) and the Massacre of Glencoe (1692) in Scotland. 
• Figurative Use: The term is now used more broadly to describe any situation involving unexpected, brutal betrayal, carnage, or a massacre disguised as something festive or peaceful.

Follow Up Reports: 

WOW.  If true... just WOW!

Abundance Theory Defies Law of Supply and Demand

Managed Housing Scarcity to Keep Real Estate Values Inflated

from Google AI:

"Abundance theory" refers to several related concepts, primarily a modern political/ economic philosophy (Abundance Liberalism) advocating massive investment in supply (housing, energy, transport, science) to solve scarcity, contrasted with older ideas of a limitless, faith-based mindset or ecological views of vast natural resources, all generally aiming for growth by removing bottlenecks rather than focusing solely on redistribution.

Political & Economic "Abundance Agenda"

"Core Idea: A supply-side progressivism focused on creating abundant resources (housing, clean energy, tech) to overcome scarcity, reduce costs, and improve living standards, especially in "superstar" cities.

Proponents: Popularized by journalists like Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson (authors of the book Abundance), it seeks to solve problems like high housing costs and healthcare access through innovation and growth, not just welfare

Policy Focus: Building more houses, public transit, power plants, and investing in science, challenging regulatory hurdles and "Not In My Backyard" (NIMBY) opposition.

Political Goal: To offer a positive alternative to traditional left-right divides, appealing to moderates and addressing issues beyond just redistribution.

Philosophical & Mindset

"Abundance"Mindset: A belief that the world offers limitless possibilities, focusing on creating wealth and potential rather than scarcity.

Ecological View: Seeing the Earth as a vast system of material flows, where technology can tap into natural abundance, as described in some philosophical texts.

Other Meanings


Factor Abundance (Trade Theory): A technical concept ineconomics defining a country's relative endowment of production factors (like labor or capital) for international trade.

Relative Species Abundance (Ecology): The proportion of different species within an ecological community, a core concept in biology.

Democrats and the 'Truman National Security Project'

How the USIC Politically Weaponized Government after 9/11 to ensure "Continuity of Government" using the Whole of Society Approach (Perfected Promoting Colour Revolutions in Post-Soviet States)

from Google AI:

The Truman National Security Project (TNSP) is a Washington, D.C.-based, left-leaning leadership institute and advocacy organization that recruits, trains, and positions a diverse generation of progressive leaders to shape American national security policy. Founded in 2005, it focuses on promoting active U.S. global leadership, defense, and diplomacy. 

Key details about the organization include: 

Mission: To develop "smart" national security solutions that enhance American influence, security, and prosperity.

Membership: Comprised of over 1,600-2,000 members, including military veterans, frontline civilians, policy experts, and political professionals.

Activities: Offers training, such as the "Truman National Security Bootcamps," and works with government officials on issues like climate change, immigration, and nuclear security.

Structure: It operates as a 501(c)(4) non-profit, often working alongside its sister organization, the Truman Center for National Policy, which is a 501(c)(3) think tank.

Focus Areas: Promotes a foreign policy rooted in democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.

Gee, I wonder who's running Anti-ICE protests and demonstrations in Minneapolis today.... 

...for Trumpism IS a form of Domestic Terror Operation disrupting 'Continuity of Neoliberal Global Government'

What TDS Prevents UniParty Supporters from Seeing...

Neoliberal Multi-Cultural Capitalism and "Us v. Them" Race-Essentialist Identity Politics are On the Outs...

Authentic Grass-Roots Charisma is Replacing Astro-Turfed Political Celebrity Identity as a Prime Voter Motivation over Social Group Identity Membership.  

MLK Jr.'s Dream is Finally Being Realized!

Of Judging People w/o their Frame(s)

Algorithmically Overcoming the Inherent Censorship of Financing (Soros/ Ellison Mass Media Driven Hyper-Realism) that Formerly Drove the 'Art of Politics'.

The Dog that Didn't Bark Proving the Fedsurrection...

The FBI had Zero Interest in Identifying and/ or Questioning This Man after Jan 6.  Why?

Inspector Gregory: "Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?"
Holmes: "To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time."
Gregory: "The dog did nothing in the night-time."
Holmes: "That was the curious incident," remarked Sherlock Holmes.

-Sit Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of Silver Blaze (1892) 

from Google AI - Key Takeaways:

Context: A prize racehorse (Silver Blaze) was stolen and its trainer killed. The dog at the stable did not bark during the incident. 

Deduction: Holmes recognized that the absence of a sound (the barking) was more significant than the presence of one. 

Significance: The dog's silence meant it recognized the thief, revealing that the culprit was someone familiar to the household.

On the Failed(?) Military Coup in China

The Old Gig (Neoliberal Late Capitalism) is now Depasse at Davos

Nobody Believes the Verba non Acta Virtue Signaling/ Hoarding Capitalist Elites or their PMC Intermediaries Anymore!

Don't Expect Any Working Class Concessions to be Forthcoming.  Expect an AI/ Technofeudal Stake to Be Driven into Workers Hearts Instead!

The Old Neoliberal Capitalist Order's Institutions and Structures like the UN are No Longer Necessary.  Feudal 'Arbitrariness" (ala Trump Chaos) will do.  AI and the Digital Landscape will Schizo-Analytically "Manage" the Consumerist Serfs for the Billionaire Technofeudal Lords and their Surplus-Salaried Corporate Vassals (CEOs) Now

 It's all Gigenomics for Serfs in the Loyalty Centers Now!

Need Post-Modern Social Capital under the Now Depasse Late-Capitalist World Order? Oppression = Status

 

How to Climb the Intersectional Social Status Ranks of Trauma Culture thru 'Alliances of the Oppressed'...

We're all Victims of different Trauma's (Racial, Sexual, Religious Discrimination).  That what makes us a "group" (a trauma sisterhood/ brotherhood)

 

Intersectional Woke Social Capital Writ Large...

Every New Encounter Requires an Unpleasant 'Virtue' Signaled Herstorical Oppression Measuring Contest to Establish Social 'Rank'.  And best not forget and misuse the now established pronouns marking rank, for as a mark of my dominant social position, you WILL forever after verbally salute and address your superiors as SIR, Recruits!"

Oh, Canada!

The Pied Piper Left's White Guilt-Pride Obsessed Protest Karen Reality Check

The Innocent, yet Somewhat Quixotic, Donna Renee Good de la Minnesota Mancha Tragically Experiences 150 grams of lead (x 4)

Isaiah Berlin 2/13/51 letter to George Kennan (excerpt):

When armies were slaughtered by other armies in the course of history, we might be appalled by the carnage and turn pacifist; but our horror acquires a new dimension when we read about children, or for that matter grown-up men and women, whom the Nazis loaded into trains bound for gas chambers, telling them that they were going to emigrate to some happier place. Why does this deception, which may in fact have diminished the anguish of the victims, arouse a really unutterable kind of horror in us? The spectacle, I mean, of the victims marching off in happy ignorance of their doom amid the smiling faces of their tormentors? Surely because we cannot bear the thought of human beings denied their last rights--of knowing the truth, of acting with at least the freedom of the condemned, of being able to face their destruction with fear or courage, according to their temperaments, but at least as human beings, armed with the power of choice. It is the denial to human beings of the possibility of choice, the getting them into one's power, the twisting them this way and that in accordance with one's whim, the destruction of their personality by creating unequal moral terms between the gaoler and the victim, whereby the gaoler knows what he is doing, and why, and plays upon the victim, i.e. treats him as a mere object and not as a subject whose motives, views, intentions have any intrinsic weight whatever--by destroying the very possibility of his having views, notions of a relevant kind--that is what cannot be borne at all.

What else horrifies us about unscrupulousness if not this? Why is the thought of someone twisting someone else round his little finger, even in innocent contexts, so beastly (for instance in Dostoevsky's Dyadyushkin son [Uncle's Dream, a novella published in 1859], which the Moscow Arts Theatre used to act so well and so cruelly)? After all, the victim may prefer to have no responsibility; the slave be happier in his slavery. Certainly we do not detest this kind of destruction of liberty merely because it denies liberty of action; there is a far greater horror in depriving men of the very capacity for freedom--that is the real sin against the Holy Ghost. Everything else is bearable so long as the possibility of goodness--of a state of affairs in which men freely choose, disinterestedly seek ends for their own sake--is still open, however much suffering they may have gone through. Their souls are destroyed only when this is no longer possible. It is when the desire for choice is broken that what men do thereby loses all moral value, and actions lose all significance (in terms of good and evil) in their own eyes; that is what is meant by destroying people's self-respect, by turning them, in your words, into rags. This is the ultimate horror because in such a situation there are no worthwhile motives left: nothing is worth doing or avoiding, the reasons for existing are gone. We admire Don Quixote, if we do, because he has a pure-hearted desire to do what is good, and he is pathetic because he is mad and his attempts are ludicrous.

The Pied Piper of Hamlin 

More Blakean Songs of Innocence and Experience

Bye Bye U.N.!

Sundance, "Oh Dear – The Wall Street Journal Just Realized, President Trump is Making U.N. Functionally Obsolescent"

This is funny. The Wall Street Journal just realized the purpose of President Trump inviting world leaders to a new structure of global leadership.

As the outlet contemplates the mission of the “Gaza Board” they recognize the bigger intention, the nullification of the United Nations.

WASHINGTON DC – President Trump has expanded the mission of his proposed Gaza Board of Peace into a global body that would take on the role mediating conflicts currently held by the United Nations and carry a $1 billion fee for a permanent seat, according to a charter sent to prospective members.

[…] “Too many approaches to peace-building foster perpetual dependency, and institutionalize crisis rather than leading people beyond it,” the charter’s preamble says, calling for “a coalition of willing States committed to practical cooperation and effective action.”

[…] The expansive mandate underscored Trump’s accelerating push to replace the international system established by the U.S. after World War II, which he has attacked for years as ineffective, with a new structure built around himself that bypasses existing multilateral institutions. Earlier this month he pulled the U.S. out of 31 U.N. agencies and bodies, saying they operated “contrary to U.S. national interests.”

Countries that agree to join the board could serve for a three-year term, but that limit would be waived for countries that agree to contribute $1 billion in cash to the board, according to the charter, which was previously reported by Bloomberg. The charter doesn’t say how the fees will be used.

“It’s hard not to read this as an attempt to establish a precedent in Gaza that could be used elsewhere in terms of saying that Trump is going to be calling the global shots here, and you either fall in line or you’re not part of the process,” said Julien Barnes-Dacey, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at the European Council on Foreign Relations. (read more)

Figured that out all on their own, did they?

[…] “The Board of Peace is an international organization that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict,” it says.

[…] Around 60 governments have received invitations to join the board, but the reaction from most has been cautious so far. Asked Monday about the Trump plan, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told reporters: “We’re talking to allies about the terms of the Board of Peace.”

France has been asked to join the board but plans to decline the offer for now because the charter goes beyond responsibility for Gaza and raises questions about the impact it would have on the U.N., according to a French official.

[…] Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on X he had been invited onto the board and had already accepted. Orbán has positioned himself as one of the loudest advocates for Trump’s peace efforts in Ukraine. “We have, of course, accepted this honourable invitation,” Orbán said.

The king of Morocco, Mohammed VI, and the president of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, also announced they would join the board, officials from each country said on social-media posts that didn’t mention the $1 billion fee for a permanent seat.

[…] As chairman, Trump would have wide authority over the new organization, with the power to appoint and remove member states, as well as a veto over its decisions. The charter specifies that the board’s decisions will be “made by a majority of the member states present and voting, subject to the approval of the chairman, who may also cast a vote in his capacity as chairman in the event of a tie.”

It also reserves for the chairman the “exclusive authority” to create other entities to carry out the board’s mission.

The charter specifies that “Donald J. Trump shall serve as inaugural Chairman,” and it appears to outline a succession procedure that ensures he or a handpicked successor would remain in the position indefinitely.

“Replacement of the Chairman may occur only following voluntary resignation or as a result of incapacity,” it says. In that event, “the Chairman’s designated successor shall immediately assume the position of the Chairman.” (read more)

“Complicated business, folks. Complicated business.” ~DJT

Trump’s Davos schedule, via the White House.

Depart DC Tuesday evening

Wednesday in Davos:

2:10 PM – Greets WEF leadership

2:30 PM – Delivers his Davos speech

3:45 PM – Bilats and meetings

5:25 PM – Business reception

Thursday

10:30 AM – Board of Peace Charter Announcement

Then back home

When a Slave Becomes a Journalist... and Socrates Gets Put to Death for Corrupting the Youth of Athens

...and when the Slave Aesop's Subjective Morality Tales (of Good vs. Evil Narratives) Replace Objective Reporting.  BTW - Which are the "Good" Animal's races, and Which the "Evil" Ones, and is that all that is important to know in order to judge the facts regarding an encounter between them?

from Google AI:

Socrates and Aesop are linked in Plato's writings, particularly the Phaedo, where Socrates, awaiting execution, composes verses of Aesop's fables, connecting the ancient fabulist's practical, animal-based morals with his own philosophical quest for virtue and knowledge, highlighting both figures as unconventional wise men facing unjust condemnation, though differing in social standing and philosophical approach. Aesop represents embodied, common-sense wisdom, while Socrates embodies abstract philosophical inquiry, yet Plato bridges them, showing how fables can serve higher philosophical aims. 

Key Connections: 

The Phaedo: Socrates' final hours involve him reflecting on a dream, prompting him to write down some of Aesop's fables in verse, viewing them as a way to understand pleasure/pain and the soul's journey. 

Philosophical Roots: Plato uses Aesop to show that philosophy isn't just for elites; the simple stories of animals teach profound moral lessons that resonate with everyday life and prepare people for ethical understanding, a precursor to philosophical thought. 

Unjust Condemnation: Both figures faced unjust condemnation (Aesop as a slave, Socrates as corrupting youth), and their stories highlight different responses to societal misunderstanding. 

Practical vs. Theoretical Wisdom: Aesop's fables offer practical, embodied wisdom (connecting humans to their animal nature), contrasting with Plato's more theoretical philosophy but showing their shared goal of teaching virtue. 

Aesop (c. 620–564 BCE): 

A Greek fabulist credited with Aesop's Fables, featuring anthropomorphic animals. 

His existence is debated, likely a collection of stories. 

Socrates (c. 470–399 BCE): 

Athenian philosopher who taught through questioning (the Socratic Method). 

Wrote nothing himself; known through Plato and others. 

Executed for impiety and corrupting youth. 

In essence, Plato integrates the humble, popular tradition of Aesop into the high philosophy of Socrates, showing how foundational moral tales can serve profound philosophical purposes, making wisdom accessible across social divides

Trading Doubt and Scientific Uncertainty for Moral Certainty

"Trust the Science?"

On the 'Oedipal' Roots of TDS....

...an inability to interpret "Repetition" through Trump's Schizoid (non-Oedipal) Artful Deal-Making Actions

Trump as Nixon Resurrected

Best Anti-Normie Rant EVER!

...and Yes, Dervy, You are the Ultimate Normie.

On the Future of 'Dervy' Normiedom

How to Paint Like an ICE Protestor

On the Mayor's Minneapolis Fraud Lobby...

The Global Corporate NWO is Dead.

... but will Global Technofeudal Hegemony Replace it?  Or Economic and Political Multi-Polarity?

Race Essential News for White Saviour Wannabes (and other Renee Good level race essentialist profile building martyrs)

Deracinating and decaffeinating all races BUT the white race

A 'murmuration' of 'Progressive Liberalism'

On the Mass Hysteria/ Psychology of the Anti-Woke (Race Non-Essentialist) Crowd (et al)....

Race Essentialist News... where Race always Drives the Narrative!

Scott Adams... Rest in Peace!

Renee Good was a Trained Terrorist

The Deep State Steers to the Right... lol!

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,,,NOT towards the $$$

...and they hate YOU because of your race/ sex/ religion, NOT your Class (lack of $$$).  @@

Academics and Lawyers are in what Class?  Are they of the $$$ Class, Surplus Salaried Proletariat, or Some more Schizoid Category?

Comedy's Finally Funny Again!

Comedy: “I’m okay with late term abortion if the baby was trans”

You can see shadows of people leaving … not being able to take the jokes. pic.twitter.com/xzG1L97eSq

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) January 8, 2026

2026's Unanimous Social Darwin Award Winner...

Leftist Nutjob Commits Suicide by Cop

Iran - Venezuela - Russia: The 3 Trump Cards in the Global Oil Sanctions Evasion 3 Card Monte Game

The Blob Pulls the Trigger and Carves Up Venezuela... Again?

 Every Story is a 'Business' Story...

Fool Me Once, Shame on You...

...Fool Me Twice, Shame on Gen Z!

"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." 

- Kevin Alfred Strom 

Celebrity Fading, Charisma Re-Ascendant

2026 Signals the Return of RealPolitiks

Who was Funneling Billions to Somali's thru Daycare/ Welfare Fraud and Why No One In Government Cared for 5 Whole Years...

Didn't Israel Just Recognize Somaliland?

Gee, I wonder what part of Somalia all those Refugees in Minnesota and Ohio came from...

Why Nicolas Maduro Just Got Frog-Walked Out of his Miraflores Palace

Why Seize a Russian Flag Oil Tanker? Timing is Everything!

The New Multi-Polar Realities of Living Within America's Sphere of Economic Influence

...and Collapse of the Post-WWII US Dominated Unipolar "Rules-Based International Order"

Rejecting White Guilt-Pride

...and the Excesses of an Increasingly Politicized Woke Progressive Liberal Trauma Culture Political Identities/ Identity Technologies

Who is Nick Fuentes?