Good Monday morning beloved sentients. Well it’s noon now [Pacific Standard Time]and the Iranian deadline has long passed–with nary a word from either side about it. Iran set a deadline which passed around 2 o’clock last night for the US to condemn Israel for blowing up two Iranian universities…otherwise, Iran was going to blow up some American universities in the Middle East—of which apparently there are doZens.
Not a word this morning. Nada. Is it because the stock market might tremble a bit? See the cartoon above for how this war is being waged. They care about the economy and the consumer on Monday… but by Friday it’s “Bombs Away!” Disgusting!
When you can print money and manipulate the stock market–the economy becomes an artificial construct.
So, reading the news this morning is a paranormal experience. Nothing to do with reality.
Except for the odd glimmer…like this:
CNN host startled by expert’s prediction about Iran war’s impact on travel
“…In about a week or so. There’ll be airports around the world that will run out completely, and we’re already seeing it because airports, some airports in the world are restricting how many flights can take off. So in some Asian countries, we’re seeing them limiting the amount of flights already in order not to get to the point where they run out.”
The Iran-backed Houthis are targeting the critical Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, and Hochstein explained the downstream effects of both those critical shipping lanes being closed to commercial traffic…”
CNN host startled by expert’s prediction about Iran war’s impact on travel
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Greencrow concludes: Here in my neck of the woods the price of gas at the pump has risen by 20 cents a liter. That was yesterday. That means grocery prices will continue to spike. This war will probably mark the end of the era of restaurants, entertainment outside the home, tourism travel and many other luxuries we took for granted during my lifetime.
Our family does not go out to restaurants more than once or twice a year now when previously it was once or twice a month. Instead, we have gourmet meals at home with steak as an unusual surprise treat [$50.00 for two pieces of steak divided into five servings].
We will not travel outside Canada for holidays again this year–when that was something we used to do once or twice a year [cruises]. We’re so lucky that we provided for both our adult sons and their families vis a vis housing. We’re now all residing in small but comfortable and affordable living quarters. I feel really sorry for those young families who’s parents did not help them out to buy a home.
Yes, folks, life is about to change big-time. Think 1930’s depression. Do you think they’re deliberately causing a depression–so that desperate young men will join the only employment opportunity going–the military and, as in so many centuries in the past–become cannon fodder for the usual rich cabalists?
Stay tuned.
Greencrow as the crow flies 