Jeffrey Sachs: The U.S. is Israel’s Warmongering Puppet

Jeffrey Sachs describes how the war plan told to General Wesley Clark was put into play:

Netanyahu has a different idea. His idea is: We captured the Palestinian lands in 1967 and we're never going to give them back, so we're just going to rule over the Palestinians. He says we're going to keep the land. There will be resistance, Hamas, Hezbollah, other militant resistance. What will we do about it? You can't really fight the terrorists, he says. You have to fight the states that back the terrorists. And Iran is the central one. But interestingly, for Netanyahu, he lays out one by one, yes, of course, Iran is the central one in his mind. But so too is Iraq under Saddam. He supported Hamas. So too is Bashar Al Assad in Syria, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Libya. And you know what the plan was? Seven wars in five years in the US, using Israel? No, no, this is Israel using the US as if our military is is in their hands, which in effect it is. You take Wolfowicz and you take Feith, and you take these Neocons and you take Netanyahu. They game planned the whole thing out. Well, I regard Netanyahu as having been our greatest, disastrous president of the 21st century, because he ran American foreign policy for 20 years, and he cost us trillions of dollars. And where is the Middle East today? War in Syria, war in Lebanon. War in Palestine. Unrest in Iraq. War in Yemen. Chaos in Sudan. Chaos in Somalia. Chaos in Libya. Great job, BiBi, you did a terrific job!

Here's General Wesley Clark describing this same plan:

The full conversation with Wesley Clark.

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Trump Takes on Pharma Over the Absurdly High Prices of Drugs Available Far Cheaper Overseas

I didn't care WHO did it, but for more than a decade I wanted SOMEONE to take on Pharma. This is going to be intense and interesting. Generally speaking, it is my belief that the more a politician is bought by pharma, the more they will fight this. I once naively canvased for Bernie Sanders, for instance. I predict Sanders will support the idea that Pharma should be allowed to keep ripping off Americans via absurdly high Medicare reimbursement rates. BTW, the equivalent of the asthma inhaler I buy (with insurance) for $80 can be bought in Turkey, Lebanon and Spain (without insurance) for about $2.

Trump:

... I am pleased to announce that Tomorrow morning, in the White House, at 9:00 A.M., I will be signing one of the most consequential Executive Orders in our Country's history. Prescription Drug and Pharmaceutical prices will be REDUCED, almost immediately, by 30% to 80%. They will rise throughout the World in order to equalize and, for the first time in many years, bring FAIRNESS TO AMERICA! | will be instituting a MOST FAVORED NATION'S POLICY whereby the United States will pay the same price as the Nation that pays the lowest price anywhere in the World. Our Country will finally be treated fairly, and our citizens Healthcare Costs will be reduced by numbers never even thought of before. Additionally, on top of everything else, the United States will save TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS...

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Suggested Rules for Running a Democracy

DataRepublican (small r) is making quite a splash on X these days, especially her work drawing connections and running data to assist Doge identity waste and fraud. I like her suggestions here:

It’s really that simple:

🔹Don’t censor opposing viewpoints

🔹Condemn political violence in all its forms

🔹Don’t call for mass sweeping arrests

🔹Don’t scheme to remove political leaders or parties

🔹Don’t overwrite the will of the people with backdoor policies like mass migration

🔹Realize regime change has cost countless lives and dollars

🔹Cutting off NGOs does not make one an enemy of democracy

🔹The people are the judge of norms and institutions. Not the other way around.

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The Medical Establishment Playbook

The US medical establishment is currently working overtime to oppose Casey Means as Surgeon General, but they refuse to discuss her ideas. This is entirely expected.

The medical system's playbook for silencing whistleblowers:

1. Attack credentials

2. Discover "concerning" associations

3. Label as "dangerous"

4. Appeal to authority: "Real doctors say..."

5. Never, EVER debate their actual ideas

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