Monday, April 3, 2017
Blogs With Rule 5 Links
These Blogs Provide Links To Rule 5 Sites:
The Other McCain has: Rule 5 Monday: Baseball Babes
Proof Positive has: Best Of Web Link Around
The Woodsterman has: Rule 5 Woodsterman Style
The Right Way has: Rule 5 Saturday LinkORama
The Pirate's Cove has: Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup
Pepe the Frog might save Venezuela from socialist hell
The Venezuelan economy, led by President Nicolas Maduro, has completely tanked under socialist rule. Extreme government regulations meant to help poor citizens have had the opposite effect. Price controls for basic grocery items have resulted in unimaginably long lines. The Latin American nation depends heavily on oil exports, but their state-owned oil company has reached record lows in production due to mismanagement. The Venezuelan economy is in total free fall as President Maduro, a former bus driver, fails to deliver any solutions.
However, Venezuelan citizens have been finding extreme, and very innovative, ways to deal with their failing government. Given one of the highest inflation rates in the world, people are abandoning the Venezuelan currency for other forms of exchange. Many have adopted Bitcoin to mask their transactions from the government and to protect their businesses from skyrocketing inflation.
Not long ago, someone began issuing “Rare Pepe” digital trading cards with Bitcoin value as a joke. What began in jest quickly became something much more serious for the troubled nation. The Rare Pepe cards exploded in popularity and took on a life of their own.
Pepe memes show variations of a humanoid frog and are closely associated with the political alt-right in the United States. These Rare Pepes were meant to be played as a trading card game. People could issue their own cards and have them processed through the Rare Pepe Foundation. Players can trade their cards through a Bitcoin-linked exchange.
However, it soon became clear these Rare Pepes had something Venezuelan currency was greatly lacking: scarcity.Untied to the failing economy, Rare Pepes have been able to keep businesses afloat.
“We’re based in Venezuela, and our business has been saved by Bitcoin many times,” an anonymous Venezuelan developer told Crypto Insider. “In that timeframe, thanks to Bitcoin related business, we’ve grown our employee base from just 5 to 10. We’ve air-conditioned our office. Year-over-year we’ve been improving, so we’re banking big on Bitcoin and now over Counterparty assets.”
The businessman, who wishes to remain anonymous, paints a much brighter picture of his company than the others around him. Approximately 80 percent of nearby offices have been forced to shut down due to the collapsing economy. For him, however, the Pepe memes have saved his business.
These green frog-themed trading cards have been issued by...
Polish artillerymen during the battle of Monte Cassino - WWII
This multi-faceted battle marked one of the longest and bloodiest engagements of the Italian campaign during World War II. After attempts to overcome the Germans in the Liri Valley and at Anzio ended in stalemate, the Allies struggled to capture the western anchor of the Gustav Line and the Roman Catholic abbey of Monte Cassino. Two more offensives, which resulted in the destruction of the abbey and aerial bombardment of the region, again failed to produce the desired result. Only with the launch of Operation Diadem in May 1944 did the Gustav Line finally collapse, with the Second Polish Corps succeeding in capturing the abbey. Source
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Susan Rice Requested Unmasking of Incoming Trump Administration Officials
The White House Counsel’s office identified Rice as the person responsible for the unmasking after examining Rice’s document log requests. The reports Rice requested to see are kept under tightly-controlled conditions. Each person must log her name before being granted access to them.
Upon learning of Rice’s actions, H. R. McMaster dispatched his close aide Derek Harvey to Capitol Hill to brief Chairman Nunes.
“Unmasking” is the process of identifying individuals whose communications were caught in the dragnet of intelligence gathering. While conducting investigations into terrorism and other related crimes, intelligence analysts incidentally capture conversations about parties not subject to the search warrant. The identities of individuals who are not under...
'Someone Very Well Known, Very High Up' Responsible for Unmasking Names in Collected Trump Data
There are a lot of rumors flying around that the person who illegally did this is known liar and Obama shill: Susan Rice....
Story:
Ever since President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that the Obama administration had “wiretapped” the phones at Trump Tower prior to the election, people on both sides of the aisle have been engaging in a competition of narratives.
Former President Barack Obama was reportedly furious, insisting that it was never his administration's policy to “spy” on anyone.
President Trump insisted that he had reason to believe his allegations were true, and several former intelligence officials spoke out in his defense.
But then House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) came forward, saying that while no evidence of physical wiretaps had been found, data had been collected on people within the incoming Trump administration during the...
Ever since President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that the Obama administration had “wiretapped” the phones at Trump Tower prior to the election, people on both sides of the aisle have been engaging in a competition of narratives.
Former President Barack Obama was reportedly furious, insisting that it was never his administration's policy to “spy” on anyone.
President Trump insisted that he had reason to believe his allegations were true, and several former intelligence officials spoke out in his defense.
But then House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) came forward, saying that while no evidence of physical wiretaps had been found, data had been collected on people within the incoming Trump administration during the...
New Huma Emails Uncover Clinton State Dept Plan To Bring NYT Reporter David Brooks To Heel
Story:
Recently released Huma Abedin State Department emails - acquired by Judicial Watch via FOIA request, reveal Clinton State Department staff planning to summon New York Times reporter David Brooks for an "OTR" (off the record) conversation over a "shot" he took at Hillary in a Febuary 2010 article. This isn't the first time we've learned of the Democrat apparatus wrapping their tentacles around the MSM, and it's the second time in weeks Judicial Watch has delivered a bombshell. They're doing good work.
In summary; Hillary Clinton - code named "Evergreen," fired off an email on February 9th, 2010 to advisors Philippe Reines and Jake Sullivan regarding an article written by NYT's David Brooks (links added):
From: Evergreen
To: PIR (Philippe Reines), Jake Sullivan
Subject: David Brooks
"Took a shot at me in his column today. Any ideas what prompted it?"
To which senior advisor Philippe Reines responds:
"Not sure - but this is a good excuse to bring him in for an OTR [off the record] with you. Lona mentioned you wanted to see [NYT Journalist] Tom Friedman - with your ok, we could schedule both (separately) over the next month or so.
I'd very much like to get back in the habit of bringing someone or a small group in every few weeks"
Followed by Jake Sullivan's response:
Phillippe and I had an offline conversation about this and I agree entirely. I think it makes sense for you to meet with influencers on a regular -- though not intrusive -- basis. An OTR conversation with you is the best way to help guys like Brooks 'figure out' how things work.
So a top Clinton advisor wanted to get 'back in the habit' of bringing people or groups in every few weeks? This clearly suggests...
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