“Hell, you boys is in the occupied territory. You’re 40 miles behind enemy lines. That’s smack dab in the middle of World War III.” – Red Dawn
Why do angry clocks only tok? They’re tiked off.
- Common violence. Organized violence is occurring monthly.
- Opposing sides develop governing/war structures. Just in case.
- Common violence that is generally deemed by governmental authorities as justified based on ideology.
- Open War.
I’ve kept the Clock O’Doom the same, though tensions are certainly increasing. The advice remains. Avoid crowds. Get out of cities. Now. A year too soon is better than one day too late.
In this issue: Front Matter – Naming The Enemy: You – Violence And Censorship Update – Biden’s Misery Index – Updated Civil War 2.0 Index – Shocks To The System – Links
Front Matter
Welcome to the latest issue of the Civil War II Weather Report. These posts are different than the other posts at Wilder Wealthy and Wise and consist of smaller segments covering multiple topics around the single focus of Civil War 2.0, on the first or second Monday of every month. I’ve created a page (LINK) for links to all of the past issues. Also, subscribe because you’ll join over 710 other people and get every single Wilder post delivered to your inbox, M-W-F at 7:30AM Eastern, free of charge. Most of today’s memes are free-range, and not originals. The crop was really good this month.
Naming The Enemy: You
Since Biden was sworn in, the relationship between citizens and the government has fundamentally changed. Trump was like a game show host. Biden is like a character from a Stephen King novel, and not one of the good ones.
The sheer hate shown by the Left, though, has replaced every bit of pretend love. Biden has set himself up not as the President of the United States, but, at best, the President of the Democratic Party. And that party, as well as all of the Left has let the mask slip. How far? This far:
Yes. That is a governor of a state, indicating that people who live in the state she is supposed to represent, should move. Admittedly, she looks like she’s auditioning for the role of Morticia for the “couldn’t get a date in high school players”. But since she (presumably) hasn’t (yet) Cuomo’d her staff, well, she’s the governor. And she hates you. You are her enemy. She has made that clear.
And so did Biden’s press secretary:
Merely voting for the “wrong” candidate makes you the enemy. You, too, can be a “threat to our democracy” if you don’t vote the way that Big Biden wants you to vote. I’m not sure why that upsets them, since the voting isn’t how they win elections, it’s the counting that wins them elections.
But I guess it sets you up to be an extremist. What’s an extremist?
Anyone who doesn’t believe what (they) the Leftist “majority” believe. Simple, right? Don’t like chocolate? Extremist. Think that owning guns might be a right?
Extremist. Biden even said so. Again. Last summer, he threatened his own citizens. Apparently, he liked the results so much that he did it again.
I think Joe might have forgotten something:
But, seriously, he really, really, might have forgotten something:
And I thought he was on Ukraine’s side? But, regardless, he has this really weird view on weapons, and I think it can be summarized by this one meme:
And all of this nonsense was before his ill-advised 1930’s totalitarian aesthetic national speech. What did he want to talk about with his background that would have been appropriate at a May Day parade at Red Square in 1936?
Well, he had a lot to say. About inflation? No. About Russia? China? Ukraine? The energy crisis? The economy? No. Really just about how much he really, really hates anyone on the Right.
People on the Left were quick to join in:
So, you’re the Enemy of the Left. Congratulations! But I’m not so sure about Biden’s comments . . . .
Violence And Censorship Update
Just like the segment above, I had more censorship this month than I can work through. In many cases, it is actively impacting writers like me, with (apparently) Google® doing quite a bit to throttle traffic. This is nothing new, but as far as I can tell, it’s accelerating and becoming more brazen at all levels.
But on the bigger stage, “Gays Against Groomers” was shut down. The person running “Libs of TicTok” was doxed as well, but still maintains their presence. Why shut them down?
I’m guessing a narrative violation, since “Groomer” is now officially a hate word.
But that’s just a Twitter® account. It’s not like big tech is actively trying to shut down speech from the Right, is it?
Odysee® has been threatened by Apple® to not allow their app in the Apple© Appstore™ unless they strip voices on the Right from their content. Odysee™ has, so far, told ‘em to buzz off. That normally works pretty well until they come after the bank accounts. Which they will.
The FBI has done its best to join in:
Remember, the FBI searched Barron Trump’s bedroom before they searched Hunter Biden’s. And they leaked photos of Trump’s place, but not photos of the Epstein investigation. That probably tells you all you need to know about how political the FBI is.
But at least big tech is doing this on its own, right?
No. They colluded with the Biden Administration on a regular basis on “what to censor”, which in any real world would be a big deal. But who controls what’s on the net? Big tech. The idea that independent voices can get a large following is something they’re working desperately to control.
They’re trying to understand why you would avoid taking the science juice into your veins. Testing and actual data are too much to ask. Keep in mind that one statistic I saw showed that 44% of pregnant women who were in the science juice trial miscarried. And that it’s still recommended for pregnant women.
Even Bill Maher, who is no real friend to the Right, is stunned at the hypocrisy. Me?
Not so much anymore.
Biden’s Misery Index
Let’s take a looks to see how we’ve done this month . . . .
Yup, up again.
Updated Civil War II Index
The Civil War II graphs are an attempt to measure four factors that might make Civil War II more likely, in real time. They are broken up into Violence, Political Instability, Economic Outlook, and Illegal Alien Crossings. As each of these is difficult to measure, I’ve created for three of the four metrics some leading indicators that combine to become the index. On illegal aliens, I’m just using government figures.
Violence:
Violence ticked upward this month, though not to previous levels. I think it continues to be muted because the Left has kept their dogs on a leash.
Political Instability:
Up is more unstable, and it dropped a bit. We’ll see what impact Biden’s speech has.
Economic:
Economic indicators ricocheted down this month. Not promising, but this is a strange election season.
Illegal Aliens:
It set a new record for this time of year. But it was down. Must still be hot out. And Elon had something to say, too.
Shocks To The System
When the Russians invade Ukraine, I was mainly worried about the impact of losing the things that Russia and Ukraine made that would impact the outside world – things like wheat, or fertilizer. I really didn’t expect the West to collectively decide, “breathing isn’t important” and cut off their own oxygen. They did. Natural gas is very important to the European economy, and without it, whole segments of what they produce have to get shut down – like COVID-level impacts, but because they decided not to buy natural gas.
Oops.
Whether intentional or not, it certainly has given a lot of data about shock testing of the economy of Europe:
Now it’s created such imbalances in the European energy market that electricity bills are skyrocketing. How do girls decide who they’re going to date?
Collectively, the governments are deciding that they want the ability to do (spins wheel) whatever they want to do in response to the crisis. Really.
Meanwhile, electricity shortages are showing up elsewhere. In Colorado, I think users got a credit for installing the remote-control thermostat plus an annual payment ($25?) but lose the ability to choose how warm their house is. Not horrific, but a sign, potentially of stresses to come.
As the interest rates go up, another stress goes up, too. Housing prices drop and the housing market starts to lock up. We’ve seen this before.
Economic stresses, especially energy stresses, have the ability to be incredibly destabilizing to a society, pushing it from near war to over the edge. Beware as the economy falls apart.
LINKS
As usual, links this month are courtesy of Ricky. Thanks so much, Ricky!!
Bad Guys
https://twitter.com/LAPDHQ/status/1560387842873757697
https://twitter.com/i/status/1554292158684794882
https://twitter.com/i/status/1565820292827586561
https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1558877210231984128
https://breaking911.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/XRdD_4cG-ZgMyeke.mp4?_=1
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1562787749291106312
Good Guys
https://twitter.com/i/status/1554279913519136769
https://twitter.com/i/status/1556399786948976640
https://twitter.com/i/status/1565078355267170304
Body Count
https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/BcIggWPF0Th-png__700.jpg
https://www.unz.com/jtaylor/more-murders/
https://uncoverdc.com/2022/08/19/correction-eleven-mrna-subjects-suffered-spontaneous-abortions/
https://stevekirsch.substack.com/p/you-are-25x-more-likely-to-be-injured
https://expose-news.com/2022/08/09/1-in-246-people-die-shortly-after-covid-vaccination/
https://expose-news.com/2022/08/09/mortality-rates-lowest-among-unvacinated/
https://twitter.com/i/status/1555940645985890305
https://twitter.com/backtolife_2023/status/1562718083747196928
https://www.skirsch.com/covid/HealthcareStories.pdf
https://twitter.com/DrEliDavid/status/1563848349777887234
https://twitter.com/afshineemrani/status/1564000788107513856/photo/1
https://stevekirsch.substack.com/p/this-one-graph-tells-you-everything
https://stevekirsch.substack.com/p/do-you-know-how-many-people-have
https://markcrispinmiller.substack.com/p/in-memory-of-those-who-died-suddenly-4f6
https://twitter.com/GBNEWS/status/1562529247826165760
Vote Count
https://amgreatness.com/2022/08/29/what-is-to-be-done-2/
https://emeralddb3.substack.com/p/what-i-learned-at-the-summit-of-truth
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/los-angeles-soros-da-gascon-recall-fails
https://uncoverdc.com/2022/08/16/ny-citizens-audit-finds-hidden-infrastructure-in-voter-rolls/
https://emeralddb3.substack.com/p/georgia-secretary-of-states-office
https://nationalfile.com/mail-in-ballots-from-2020-discovered-at-baltimore-usps-facility/
https://twitter.com/bennpetersen/status/1554672205472022529
https://chroniclesmagazine.org/recent-features/when-mules-go-ballot-trafficking/
https://twitter.com/loganclarkhall/status/1562942569876946947
Civil War
https://www.unz.com/isteve/who-drove-the-great-awokening-the-news-media-or-academia/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/29/us-civil-war-fears-poll
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/civil-war-2-0-not-on-techno-totalitarians-watch/
https://amac.us/are-we-headed-for-a-civil-war/
https://amgreatness.com/2022/08/17/civil-war-porn/
https://unherd.com/2022/08/americas-tribes-are-ready-for-war/
https://www.governing.com/now/no-america-is-not-on-the-verge-of-a-new-civil-war
https://www.theonion.com/conservatives-explain-why-they-are-preparing-for-a-civi-1849414130
https://www.foxnews.com/media/civil-war-here-thanks-maga-mob-msnbcs-tiffany-cross
https://www.businessinsider.com/new-us-civil-war-wont-look-like-last-one-historians-2022-8
https://english.elpais.com/usa/2022-07-27/fear-of-a-second-us-civil-war-ignites-debate.html
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/trump-supporters-tiktok-civil-war/
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3591492-the-gathering-political-storm-in-america/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d39zq/trump-supporters-civil-war-fbi-search-mar-a-lago
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-america-is-in-such-a-mess-gvb25p0tj
https://chroniclesmagazine.org/web/how-when-do-we-come-together-again/
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/08/msnbc-host-civil-war-is-here-with-republicans/
In Summary….
https://twitter.com/i/status/1557482526536515584
https://twitter.com/raqrockyjones/status/1557756532221218817
Don’t forget – those ‘weapons of war that don’t belong on the streets of America’ as described by the Left were quickly deployed against the January 6 Trump Horde of Hate and Sedition. Thousands of troops, armed with FULLY AUTOMATIC rifles were to protect our hardworking legislators from people who wanted to physically harm them. We all saw them behind steel barricades raised for their protection.
So maybe there is a reason why all Americans should have the capacity to protect themselves from whomever wants to harm them or their family. If our represenatives receive that protection, then every American citizen should deserve the same right. Equal rights for all, right ?
If you’re looking for someone to disagree, it won’t be here. I think we should have recreational nukes.
Can confirm residential is down significantly, reminds me of 2006-07. In 2006 around 300 excavations or inert foam fill in-place abandonments of home heating oil tanks. 2007? By late October, only 120 or so. The market in Charlotte & the Piedmont Triad died by mid-2008.
Things picked up from the scamdemic in 2021. Our volume in 2022 is <50% of 2021. My GL/E&O expires on 10/31, so shutting down the E&O to save $3K/yr. Good-bye to 34 years of fun.
If they raise the the interest rate enough to bring down inflation, they might start building houses again by 2030.
Okay, Jennifer Rubin, bring em on. I’m here waiting to be marched off to the Gulag. Ha. Seriously, bring it.
As Arthur notes below, that might have been a false tweet that I picked up. Regardless, I do think that’s the sort of thing she would have written . . .
Sir,
Thank you so very much for the usual, cogent analysis of current events (or a subset thereof). We look forward to these every month, so please don’t underestimate the importance of what you are doing here. It is of great value.
In the meantime, we are beginning the process of hunkering down, having done essentially everything we have funds (and physical space) to do to prepare for this longest of winters. Our neighbours got pulled over by the local constabulary the other day for a ‘distracted driving’ charge (they had a national flag in the back window of their SUV, y’see, a clear sign of terrorists in our midst), but managed to persuade the officer that it wasn’t worth his time. The noose closes ever so gently, by degrees, such that it’s tightening is near unnoticed…
We offer our best to you all, and the hope that the road ahead (while the length to traverse will be dark and difficult), leads to that light we all crave for our kids.
Until that happy day, be strong and stay the course. Be not afraid, for the enemy is not as great as he would want you to believe. Dangerous, unpleasant, and determined, yes, but not insurmountable. There is always something we can do. And, at the least, if those who oppose you won’t go to hell when you ask, the neighbourly thing to do is to assist them on that journey…
We are now at the time when the only light left, is that which we shine upon each other. For good or ill, for all our sins, we did the best we could.
Mike in Canada
” ‘distracted driving’ ”
The nice *People In Government Service? Yuuuge % just lookin’ for a REASON to SHOOT somebody. Anybody. General Rule: since like forever? Barrel FULL o’ bad apples.
” I was in fear for my life. THOUGHT I pulled my Taser™. My bad. Next?”
Based on SEVERAL recent? NO WONDER they need soooo MANY bullets. Their ‘Marksmanship’ may be a Silver Lining.
* No acronyms intended/Implied. Based on the first capital letter. Of these 4 words. Seriously.
Amen. Never give up.
Not to defend Jennifer Rubin but when someone deletes a tweet, you don’t see the tweet with the words “This tweet has been deleted”. I’ve seen it spread around but I suspect it was photoshopped and didn’t really exist, unless someone has an archived version of it. I could see Rubin thinking this but I am not sure she would have tweeted it.
Thank you!!!!
Noted and nuked.
Appreciate the hard work that goes into gathering all the data for this important report. The meat puppets Nuremberg Rally on the same day the real NAZIs invaded Poland in 1939 (some of us do know our history), our household has proceeded with some last-minute preps for the 2022-23 winter of death soon to be upon us. Anybody remember the heady days of when decent was patriotic or is that only when someone wearing an R jersey is in the White House.
Living in the small military town in Southwest Idaho it is now the height of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) season for the active-duty military. There are a lot of homes for sale in our neighborhood and I am sure some of the folks are going to take a huge hit trying to unload them as they proceed on to their next assignment. Saw the same in 2008 after the bottom dropped out of the housing market. A lot of troops were destroyed financially due to having to PCS back then.
Locally people are financially stressed to the point that there is little discretionary spending available once all the must pays are taken care of each month. We expect most mom & pop eateries in town to shut down soon as fewer families can afford to eat outside of the home.
Yep! The future is so bright I have to wear shades. Stay safe everyone and stay away from crowds!
The stress is everywhere – even in the business that has to charge double what they charged last year for a burger. But the bright side? New menus for the first time in a decade.
John, you’re the best reporter of bad news. Thanks for all you do…(I guess:)
OG
You’re welcome! More coming!
Will there be a Sitzkrieg and who will be Franco and Hitler in this 1930’s redux LARP?
How much is the amount up to stir up WWIII in Ukraine?
15 billion?
I think we’re in the Sitzkreig right now . . .
I’m waiting for the next edition of “mostly peaceful” hijinks to kick off and the Blue flu miraculously kicks in: when the finally saturated Americans can show AntifaBLM just how badly they really do need cops. Business owners and residents will not tolerate another round of ‘burn my city down’. Then when the weekend warriors are called up and many of them simply fail to report for duty is when the Emperor finally discovers just how little clothes he really does have.
Nah, the Left is keeping them under control now.
OUR FATHER told you men to stand up for many years,YOU HAVEN”T,,now he’ll do what he told YOU to do,and you aren’t going to like the way he does things,MOST of you will die shortly,tell your families your sorry your COWARDS and won’t be joining them in HEAVEN,no cowards are allowed in heaven…
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