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1. Re: Last week’s comments on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The alleged arson attacks occurred in 2025, and quite soon after, at least one commentator (George Galloway, who certainly does have connections to and support from within Russia) was repeatedly referring to the accused Ukrainians as “pretty boys”, “rent boys” and so on. Not without good reason. Despite the fact that Starmer is married, there has long been a lot of noise and speculation about his private life to the effect that he is a closet homosexual in a lavender marriage.
   One can only speculate as to “why now” Starmer is leaving, but it would seem that both his installation as PM, as well as his departure and replacement have been heavily choreographed. Starmer was Director of Public Prosecutions 2008 to 2013, during which time Jimmy Saville was NOT prosecuted, and Jullian Assange was subjected to all manner of legal shenanigans. Incredibly, after 14 years, a plea-deal for Assange was suddenly possible, and he was released on 24th June 2024, a mere 11 days before Starmer assumed office as PM on 5th July. And now, in customary fashion, just before leaving, a couple of really unpopular new edicts will be shoved through. In this case it’s about protecting children with digital ID…..
   The person now being pushed as Starmer’s only conceivable successor, Andy Burnham seems to be on a similarly remarkable escalator of political choreographing and media support, despite having already revealed himself as the very willing TechnoKing of Manchester in 2020/2021.

   1. Time for Tony Blair to come back into public view, unless he is still spending time on David Geffen’s yatch

   2. Thanks. Your report on all things gruesome is much appreciated! 🙂

2. Catherine,

   It looks like we are seeing a new tactic towards the data center pushback: “it’s not grassroots, it’s left-wing NGOs!” Link below to article:

   https://www.zerohedge.com/political/china-linked-socialist-ngo-derailed-236-billion-data-center-buildouts-report

   1. The aggressive search for enemy surrogates gets ever stronger – a preference for targeting people who do not support usury!

3. It seems the first shortages will be in diesel and jet fuel.

   Only 9 Days of Sour Crude Left in the US SPR?

   2 July 2026 by Larry C. Johnson

   The real news is on the oil front. I want to remind you what , President Donald Trump said at the G7 summit in June 2026 regarding the world’s oil supplies:

   “We only have about 4 weeks of oil left if the Strait stays closed. We have to get it open — now. This is not sustainable.”

   I think the vast majority of people who heard Trump’s statement assumed that this applies to both sweet and sour crude. It does not. It is all about the sour crude, which is the source of diesel and aviation fuels.

   On March 11, 2026, US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced the release of 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) over approximately 120 days in response to rising oil prices resulting from United States attacks on Iran. At that drawdown pace — roughly 1.4 million barrels per day — the sour component of the SPR would be depleted of the released portion within the 120-day window, without any Persian Gulf replacement arriving via Cape routing until late summer at the earliest. So let’s do the math: 20 days in March, 30 days in April, 31 days in May, 30 days in June = 111 days. In other words, we have 9 days of sour crude left in the SPR.

   https://sonar21.com/only-9-days-of-sour-crude-left-in-the-us-spr/

   1. I *think* as of 11 days ago Russia ended exports of diesel fuel.
      The price of diesel fuel here in Europe has caused problems for a couple of years. For example, going fishing offshore for pleasure has all but ended. And I’m told that the price of fish has more than doubled in the last year.
      PM Starmer was blamed, but UK fishing seems to be a political pawn.

4. This can not be good for US retailers.
   I needed some work done about a year ago that required a small excavator. I struck out finding anyone who would do the work locally. When I finally found a guy he quoted me $7,800 and could not get me into the schedule for six months. Long to short, I ended up buying this small excavator made in China for $6,500. It did all the work I needed done in one weekend. It has since installed septic systems, dug trenches and other odd jobs. It still runs great.

   My son showed me this very cool gun bag his buddy bought from Cabela’s. A very nice rifle bag that can stores two rifles, $300+. He then showed a new bag he himself bought. It was the same exact bag without the Cabela’s label, $15 on Temu.

   I tried the Temu thing when looking for some motorcycle mounts for radio/gps. Looking at USA retailers online and at the motorcycle shops I would find what I needed would cost me about $100 for each item mounted, plus shipping. I needed to mount a radio, and a gps. I found what I needed on Temu. It appeared to be the exact same item without the fancy label I would find at the retailers. Long to short, the items from Temu are excellent. They are the same exact thing, I compared, but without the label, $4.95 each on Temu, including shipping.

   1. Interesting. Good for you- wish we were neighbors- I’d trade eggs and rabbits for a hole big enough for a pond:) Thanks for sharing.

      1. Only three hours apart

         1. Working on it!

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