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  [MARCH 29, 2024 (17:00 PDT)] After weeks and months of avoiding covering the military buildup in Europe. . .  WW III NOW SEEMS IMMINENT Polish PM warns 'we are in pre-war era' as Putin missiles fire close to border... Hundreds of millions would die in first hour of nuke strikes... NATO must be ready for Russia to invade our countries, Baltic ambassadors say... Vlad can exploit loophole to attack US and NOT trigger Article 5... Growing number Americans end up in Russian jails. Prospects for release unclear... Journalist who covered Navalny trial arrested for extremism... Zelensky fires more aides in reshuffle as Moscow bombards nation... Finnish diplomats turn to 'sauna diplomacy' to evade Kremlin spies... Welcome back critical thinkers, Visitors to CT&Reasoning are serious news consumers & know pop culture is not reported on here. However, CT&R readers also know, I will not miss an opportunity to callout MSM laziness, inaccuracies, and repeated pushing of

  [March 26, 2024 (12: 30 PDT)] Image Credit: Jim Watson /AFP via Getty Images Somber day in the newsroom, critical thinkers, Today, upon slumbering a little later than usual, I tuned-in to some of our mediums where I take in multiple shows and news outlets on radio, TV, and additional streams finding out about the tragic container ship vs. Scott Key Bridge Collision. Image Credit: Daily Mail We will know more in the coming days, but my gut-feeling was it may have been a cyberattack--something someone--hacking into the propulsion system or steering the vessel into the bridge. Jumping to conclusions? Yeah, it is just my gut and at this hour I have nothing to go on as they say; however, many are unaware of allegations [strong evidence according to some of our sources] that US satellites have guidance systems which were used either by the US or Ukrainians in the targeting of the Kerch Bridge in Crimea. Yesterday, I had a pretty substantial post and need to take care of a few of my daily

  [March 25, 2024 (12:15 PDT)] Back from a bit of a break, critical thinkers, We try to avoid the nonstop back-and-forth of all things Donald Trump's Court Saga (s.) Image Credit: CNBC However, these two substantial developments are news-worthy, and the following article is a rather brief summation of what was about to turn really ugly--Fulton County, GA Laticia James sharpening-the-knives and preparing to seize Trump's real estate holdings. FINACIAL DISASTER AVERTED FOR NOW Epoch Times: Digital World Acquistion Corp Trading as DJT March 26 Bond Now $ 175M  For me, the big takeaway is the continuing momentum & strengthening of the alt-media now--actually having become by this point--a fresh new competing media devoid of censorship and the decline of legacy media; meanwhile, Big Tech's influence--their agenda setting narrative, spin, or whatever we call what we have been subjected to since early 2017--continues to wane. Whether the explosive rise of Rumble to compete wi

  Receiving a great uptick in traffic, so thanks on making CT&Reasoning one of your places for news! [March 17, 2024 (13:30 PDT)] Hope you are having a pleasure-filled and restful weekend, critical thinkers, We have touched on the farmers' protests in Europe but have really not done justice to how large and impactful these diverse protests are as they have been intensifying over the last 6-months or more.    Image Credit: enmercopress.com An Excellent Concise Report Which Includes Stats & Charts to Pause Upon  Bowne Report: The Farm Wars  [5:05m] Epoch Times: Docket Set for March 18th on Murthy v Missouri (2023) In a landmark ruling , Judge Terry Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana granted a temporary injunction blocking various Biden administration officials and government agencies such as the Department of Justice and FBI from collaborating with big tech firms to censor posts on social media. Later, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth

  [March 12, 2024 (16:00 PDT) Welcome back critical thinkers, I just ran across this lengthy story and was floored at the scope representing organized crime at the heart of retail theft. Inside Organized Crime Rings Plaguing Retailers TJ Max Ulta and Walgreens  We see the low-level bad actors all around us in San Francisco, but now we know it is only the tip-of-the-iceberg. I will be back with more but was astonished by this story and wanted to get it posted for you. Some obvious questions as I went through the piece: If these folks have warehouses, forklifts, and pallets of stolen goods they sell online, how have they avoided being held accountable for by agencies such as the IRS? Best, Drake [March 13, 2024 (11:00 PDT) Back at the keyboard, According to many outlets, the house is set to pass the Tik Tok ban bill later today; meanwhile, there are a lot of people proclaiming this bill would give the president power to ban multiple news outlets under the guise of they were spreading mis

  [March 9, 2024 (10:45 AM PST) Ready to spring forward, critical thinkers, We have been reporting on the invasion training camps located in the Darien Gap, Panama, where UN & NGO's train and facilitate the importation of military-aged men into the US. Redacted News: Their Goal is Civil War in the USA  Redacted News: Insurgent Voters Biden's Secret Weapon to Win Reelection Not sure if my blog headline can be solidly verified & I know people have differing views on undocumented vs Illegal aliens and other opinions on what continues to transpire at the boarder (s), but we will reach 10 million over the last four-years by years-end; regardless, an unprecedented amount of people have been pouring-in, moved around, and on our last post reported on over 320,000 people have also been flown all over the US. Signs NATO Preparing for War Wow: Looks Scary & Stuff Popular Mechanics: F-35 First Stealth Fighter Certified to Carry Nukes Oftentimes, I take-in the latest from a site

  [March 6, 2024 (9:30 AM PST)] One Can Logically Conclude Our Government Collapses and Chinese Occupation to Follow Good morning election hangover-type critical thinkers, This story broke yesterday and much of this has been known or reported regarding these flights in the dark of night over the last 3-years but now it is all totaled-up and in one place: Jon Bowne Video [5:05m]  Freedom of Info Act Forces Release of Data RT: Houthi's Latest Cable-cutters Disrupt the Internet Increasingly, I have been dogged by '404' errors and deadlinks while scouring the web to compile this newsfeed or blogposts over the last few days. Things are accelerating or what can be said to be a quickening; the country is being collapsed before our very eyes and with all of these military-aged-men--up to 1,500 a day from China alone--we have a trojan-horse situation; clearly, as more fires are started, more poultry plants, and food processing plants seem to go up in flames--now--on pretty much a d

  [March 5, 2024 (20:00 PST)] Hey there critical thinkers on a 2024 Super Tuesday, SF City Hall Lights Up Red White & Blue on Election Day Locally, Bay Area media pundits have their wigs or toupees on with 2% of the CA vote in; surprisingly and having had discussed his surge in previous post, US Senate Candidate, Steve Garvey (R), has been propelled into second place--some polls showing Garvey 2 pts ahead of Congressman, Adam Schiff (D-Burbank,) after a month's barrage of ads linking Garvey supporting Trump in the 2016 & 2020 elections materializing as having boomeranged-- big time.    Just Called: According to KRON 4 Schiff Wins Garvey 2nd With 27% In The shocker is Barbara Lee could not even carry Alameda County [Oakland] where she has served as a US Congressperson since 1998. Now 37% IN CA US Senate: Schiff 34% Garvey 29% Porter 17% Lee 9% Here are the numbers nationally for the Presidential Primaries from KTVU Oakland San Jose: Live: Super Tuesday election results, stat

  [March 4, 2024 (9:45 AM PST)] Turning on the newsroom this morning, we have breaking news,  You gotta admit, this guy understands media and when to capitalize on when all of the cameras & mics are live on him; understandably, he used his response of the decision to capitalize on how this being unanimous signals the personal nature and coordination of the remaining two major cases [one of which the New York DA Bragg was handed a timing set back or delay of trial late last month] will be influenced to some extent by the decision being unanimous and what jurisprudence or methodology on reaching the decision now beginning to be combed through over the next few days. Trump pivoted to address what is on most everybody's mind with this flood of people coming across in what is increasingly--perceived anyway--characterized as our ongoing invasion and pounced on Biden's growing weakness and vulnerability electorally. ABC: SUPREME COURT RULES TRUMP CAN STAY ON CO BALLOT IN HISTORIC

[March 2, 2024 (19:00 PST)] Stormy weather an understatement, from Northern Cali this weekend, critical thinkers, Remember a few posts back, when I thought Steve Garvey's bump in the polls from 17% to 23% may have been the result of heavy TV ad saturation showing the 3 Dem candidates from the debate stage aired on KRON 4 piling-on about the former LA Dodgers support of Donald Trump and how it could backfire? At the time, I pontificated, Garvey's support may continue to rise as these unified Trump supporters would continue to become energized and that the ads needed to be pulled; oddly, the ad buy has continued. . . .maybe due to contractual obligations? Yet, this has been a complete disaster in a state which saw the last Republican Senator leave office-- oh, let me think in 1991 ? Surprisingly, Garvey now leads Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), by 2 points in the four-way primary race placing him within the margin-of-error if Garvey lands the second place initiating a runoff ran

  [March 1, 2024 (8:30 AM PST)] Wow, that was quite a rant on last night's post, It was just getting to me how fast everything is deteriorating and a feeling of helplessness on not being able to do much of anything to correct or respond to the situation. I mean, every day, we are informed of another small business throwing in the towel after three break-ins---in as many weeks---via stolen cars backing into multiple storefronts overnight, the stories of a public library closing due to gangs taking over the branch and people smoking fenti & having sex in the aisles, or the politicians' and elected officials claiming to want to crack down on crime when the main problem is a lack of prosecution once arrested. Case-in-point, we have the Soros-backed DA, Pamela Price, of Alameda County [Oakland East Bay] under recall, a year now without an Oakland police chief being appointed, a severe officer shortfall, and oh, did I mention a largely perceived to be incompetent mayor also under