The press is reporting that President Biden gave his permission for Ukrainian forces to fire US-made missiles into Russia.
Russia confirms one such launch, claiming to have shot most of them down without much damage or any casualties.
Putin has reportedly changed Russia’s nuclear doctrine, stating that any attack on Russia by a non-nuclear country backed by a nuclear power will be treated as an attack by a nuclear power.
"WWIII" is trending on social media. Again.
Here’s a quick take:
Escalating "WWIII" brinksmanship over Ukraine is going to result in two big narratives:
1) Trump taking over and "calming the situation down", maybe including a peace deal but at least a ratcheting down of tensions. This will give him "see he saved us from the crazy pro-war establishment" points and distract from his backing of vaccines/digital ID/CBDCs and all the rest of technocrats sneaking into the White House West wing.
Hell, maybe they’ll throw him a Nobel Peace Prize for the media circus of it all.
2) Later, this "nuclear near miss" can be parlayed into "Gee, hot damn, maybe a global government is a good idea to prevent nuclear annihilation".
November 23, 1889: The 1st jukebox was installed at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco, California. It became an overnight sensation and its popularity spread around the world. That 1st jukebox was constructed by the Pacific Phonograph Company.
How the Jukebox Got Its Groove
November 23, 1915: Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile! was published in London. It was one of most popular British songs during the First World War era. It was written by Welsh songwriter, George Henry Powell, under the pseudonym of George Asaf with music by his brother Felix Powell. The song is best remembered for its chorus. It was featured in the American show Her Soldier Boy, which opened in December 1916.
MIRTH AND MELODY IN 'HER SOLDIER BOY'
The character Probst Wyatt III, from 2014's Wolfenstein: The New Order sings this song as part of a diversionary tactic during the game's prologue.
Nov 23, 1963: BBC1 broadcast the 1st episode of the science fiction series, Doctor Who, "An Unearthly Child" with William Hartnell in the title role. The 1st episode deals with Ian and Barbara’s discovery of the Doctor and reveals his time-space ship TARDIS which is disguised as a police box. I read somewhere that the first episode Repeated the following week in response to complaints by children that their parents wouldn't let them watch the TV over the weekend because of constant replays of the Kennedy assassination. Ha, the bloody rotten scoundrels. Meanwhile, Mary Whitehouse went on a hellfire crusade about the new show.
November 23, 1990: Welsh-born writer Roald Dahl died at age 74. He became a RAF fighter pilot and, subsequently, an intelligence officer, rising to the rank of acting wing commander. His often macabre books aimed at children include, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, Fantastic Mr Fox, The BFG, The Twits, George's Marvellous Medicine and Danny, the Champion of the World, and the film script for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. His books have sold over 250 million copies worldwide.
Roald Dahl’s first published work, Shot Down Over Libya was in the Saturday Evening Post August 1, 1942. He actually ran out of fuel and wasn’t in the U.S. recovering from injuries. He was in the U.S. spying.
November 23, 2001: Mary Whitehouse died at age 91. What were the odds she dies on the day Doctor Who first aired?? She was a British teacher & hardnose conservative activist, staunch campaigner against sex and violence being shown on TV or broadcast on radio via her National Viewers’ and Listeners’ Association founded in 1965 (now known as Mediawatch-UK) in the 1960s, 70s & 80s. She led a longstanding campaign against the BBC. She even tried (for many years) to have Doctor Who banned for what she described as its "nightmare qualities" in the 60s and "teatime brutality for tots" specifically referencing the episode "Genesis of the Daleks" where the Doctor encounters a particularly brutal and disturbing scene while seemingly having a "teatime" with a group of young characters. The second show on her hit list was the comedian Benny Hill for his sexy sketches. She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1980 Queen's Birthday Honors List for her services to the National Viewers and Listeners Association.
The real Alice of Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant” dies at 83
Steve Bannon ties to Arizona. Worked at Biosphere 2. KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE.
Daily Beast
The Washington Post
Tucson Citizen
I couldn't find any other source where Bannon refers to himself as a Leninist. When he was in the Navy he mapped out an entire set of ports & cities where he could access theosophical libraries, societies & meetings. Even stranger is Bannon spent 6 months training with Jacob Needleman (who popularized the term 'new religious movements') in the mountains of Calif and he is one of the top writers on George Gurdjieff and runs his own Gurdjieff groups.
In 2007 the University of Arizona acquired Biosphere 2. Looks like a cool place to visit... Welcome to Biosphere 2
Alien Abduction Reports through the decades...
Alien Abduction Map
"It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong." – Thomas Sowell