I have outlined my general opinion about labor unions [HERE].  Now we are going to focus on the realities, politics and economic outcomes from an International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) strike.

I mostly support the strike. I even mostly support ILA President Harold Daggett, a man of notoriously intemperate and sketchy disposition.  Daggett grew up in Queens, New York, directly at the same time and place as another wildly attacked industrialist turned titan of politics.  It is safe to say, they know each other; but I’ll get to that later.

Let’s turn to the issues that matter.  The dockworker strike has the potential to have major ramifications against the U.S. economy.  If the docks don’t work, the imports and exports don’t happen.  This could be a big mess, a really big mess if it goes on for a long time.

“People never gave a sh!t about us until now, when they finally realize that the chain is being broke now. Cars won’t come in, food won’t come in, clothing won’t come in.”

This union leader makes $900,000 per year. Maybe not the best spokesperson.

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— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) October 1, 2024

U.S. MEDIA – The US port workers launched the strike due to a labor dispute with employers’ group United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), after their six-year contract expired.

For their new contract, ILA wants USMX to increase wages by 77 percent over six years and bar any automation, which they believe threatens workers’ jobs.

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On one side you have the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA), which represents 50,000 East and Gulf Coast dockworkers.  On the other side you have the U.S. Maritime Alliance, or USMX, an organization bargaining on behalf of the port owners, container owners and corporations.  In a few hours the ILA is scheduled to strike against USMX.

A late breaking development:

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I am not sure how this is going to eventually end but suffice to say at least a one-week strike is built into the current dynamic.  I doubt any last-minute negotiations will stop that from happening, but you never know.

Below is a video reflecting the firm position expressed by ILA President Harold J. Daggett, who represents the interests of the workers.  There are many who may not like the tone or expressed strike intent of Mr Daggett; however, given the nature of modern corporatism as it stands, what workers have been doing hasn’t been working to change the dynamic.

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The ‘unreal’ part, is to watch North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper read from a teleprompter –ON DAY THREE– about the devastation in Western North Carolina that is only just now starting to surface in mainstream media reporting.  I’m trying not to be political within this crisis, but seriously here folks, this is incompetency on steroids. A Friggin’ Teleprompter?

Governor Cooper outlines ‘what he knows’ about a situation that has been increasingly getting out of control over the past 48 hours.  Ordinary patriots have done more to save lives than any representative of Cooper’s state government.  Watch closely, listen as Cooper positions himself amid proactive excuses and justifications for the unfolding catastrophe.

Governor Cooper is trying to avoid the political damage now for himself and for Joe Biden; it’s obvious. Remember, this is DAY #3 WATCH:

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On the upside, now the political continuum has swung, and the risk variable has shifted.  As a consequence, aid will start pouring into Western North Carolina as the politicos attempt to create the optics of magnanimous competency.

They are suddenly super worried about Asheville.  Can’t have the leftists in the deep blue, getting full awake to the incompetence of leftism. However, help will also start to flow further west too. That’s cool.  At least, people are finally going to get help.

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Y’all know I sit very close to Suspicious Cat when it comes to the motives and intents of Robert F Kennedy Jr.  However, that said, I put aside those concerns to state unequivocally my support for this Make American Healthy Again (MAHA) message.

I never quite fully understood just how much our core food products had changed over the years until I started looking for familiar products in foreign countries and found them missing.  This piqued my curiosity and a sideline research endeavor that confirms the core message in the video just released by RFK Jr.

Example: Seed oils are banned in Russia. You literally cannot find any food processed with flaxseed oil, canola oil or any other industrial seed oil.  To understand the ramification, go to your pantry right now and look at the ingredient label.  Put everything you find containing Canola oil (also used as a preservative in semi-fresh foods) on your counter, then realize all of those food products are considered toxic and not readily available outside the USA.

Additionally, multiple food dyes are banned in Europe, and it is absolutely stunning to compare the ingredient labels of the exact same products in nations outside the USA.  Our domestic ingredient labels are exhaustive and filled with massive amounts of chemicals.  The same product processed outside the USA has nowhere near the same amount of chemical ingredients; they just don’t allow it.  The scale of this is a bizarre thing to realize.

HOLY SH*T 🚨 Robert F. Kennedy Jr just exposed Democrats for poisoning children’s food 👏 🔥

THIS IS MASSIVE pic.twitter.com/32ZOlo6Tvy

— Marjorie Taylor Greene Press Release (Parody) (@MTGrepp) September 25, 2024

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Again, I still question the political motives of RFK Jr for multiple reasons, none need repeating. However, the issue he is using to put his foot in the door of MAGA is totally legitimate. Our food supply is making us sick.

Put this guy in charge of reforming HHS and the FDA, while simultaneously using the regulatory power of those agencies to ban these toxic ingredients.  That’s the way to make MAHA support the objectives of MAGA.

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President Trump will be holding a townhall event today in Flint, Michigan.  The townhall will be moderated by Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders.  The event starts at 7:00pm ET with Livestream links below:

RSBN YouTube Livestream – RSBN Rumble Livestream – Trump Campaign Rumble Livestream

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Martin County Sheriff William Snyder gave a press briefing earlier today and at a certain point was asked some specifics about the attempted shooter/assassin Ryan Routh and his connection to the area.

At 11:25 of the video below, Sheriff Snyder instinctively has two general baseline questions: (1) How did the assassin, from outside the area, know exactly where to be in order to have the opportunity to shoot President Trump; and (2) Did Ryan Rough act alone, or was he part of a supportive conspiracy to assassinate President Trump.  WATCH (prompted):

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I think it is fair to say that we all view the use of the FBI in this investigation with great trepidation.

Given the long and extensive history of the modern, highly, intensely political, FBI as a weaponized agency of the federal government, there is zero faith or trust in their institutional ability to conduct a genuine investigation.   This is not a comfortable thing to accept or admit, but unfortunately there is no other intellectually honest reference point from which to generate optimism.

Sheriff Snyder repeatedly defers all elements of the ongoing investigation to the FBI.  However, on the positive side all of the information that is inside the control of the local law enforcement is being shared with the public; it’s the feds that are the problem.

CTH has sources within the system on a local and state level. Prayers for President Trump, the entire Trump family and organization, along with our entire nation, continue.

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The Fulton County judge overseeing the Fani Willis constructed lawfare case against President Trump has just told the prosecution they must drop another two charges as DA Willis is trying to use a state court to prosecute federal charges.

VIA CBS – […] Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee said the two counts fall under federal jurisdiction. Both counts deal with conspiracy and filing false documents. Five counts of the original indictment against Trump have now been dismissed. Three were dropped earlier this year by Judge McAfee, who ruled that the charges lacked detail. Trump now faces eight remaining counts in the case, out of the original 13. (read more)

The Georgia case is currently in the appeals court over the prior ruling that Fani Willis should be permitted to stay on the prosecution of Trump after her boyfriend, the lawyer prosecuting the case, was forcibly removed due to the inherent conflict of interest.  The appellate court ruling on Willis’ status is not anticipated before the November election.

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Robert F Kennedy released the following message via his Twitter Account:

Bottom line: No matter what state you live in, VOTE TRUMP. A Trump victory is a Kennedy victory. pic.twitter.com/GBn2p2RLnX

— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) September 10, 2024

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Inasmuch as I want to value RFK Jr’s positions on the core issues of freedom vs totalitarianism, I find myself looking at his presentations with great suspicion.

Trust when lost, increases cynicism. Unfortunately, too few people know how to compartmentalize cynicism and simultaneously trust their instincts which support it. [BACKGROUND]

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According to Fox News the acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe has asked protective operations Asst Director Michael Plati to resign his position.

Hopefully this is not just another example of creating the illusion of accountability.  However, prior precedent indicates nothing dissimilar.  Was Michael Plati the ultimate decisionmaker on all of the facets that led to such a botched protective detail?  Not likely.

(VIA Fox News) – A high-ranking leader within the Secret Service has been asked to retire following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, Fox News Digital has learned.

Michael Plati, office of protective operations assistant director, has been asked to retire and is ending his tenure with the service in the coming days.

Plati was asked to step down by senior leadership, including Acting Director Ronald Rowe.

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Senator Tom Cotton appears on the CNN show State of The Union with Dana Bash.  Apparently, the joint U.S. State Dept./CNN production team in control of setting election year objectives have decided to resuscitate the “Russia, Russia, Russia” election conspiracy.

After an initial question about Liz and Dick Cheney endorsing Kamala Harris, CNN host Dana Bash then spent the next several minutes questioning Tom Cotton about reports that Russia is funding various alternative information podcasters and pundits.

Perhaps by now everyone should know the Russian government laugh at how the U.S. media push the ridiculous accusations about Russian interference.  The Russians know how to snark toward the U.S. government as controlled by Democrats.  This insufferable election interference narrative gives the Moscow gremlins a lot of smiles, as they look upon the proverbial western media selling a story that to them is quite funny.

Senator Cotton does a good job refuting the claims by CNN; however, it is worthwhile remembering that outside of the USA the majority of the world look upon CNN as the “state news” distribution for Washington DC.  The propagandists questioning Senator Cotton about propaganda is a case study in gaslighting and the manipulation of information.  WATCH:

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