Lifestyles of the rich and tyrannical in Pyongyang

Circle every overweight person in this photo.

Thomas Lifson   "The U.K. Daily Mail claims to have exclusive access to "figures revealed exclusively to MailOnline" detailing North Korean expenditures on Kim Jong-un's lifestyle, funded by counterfeiting, hacking, and other criminal enterprises carried on covertly by the state.

While North Korea is meant to be shackled by crippling sanctions, its dictator still manages to fund a nuclear programme and his own lavish lifestyle. 

Kim Jong-un supposedly does this by hacking banks, selling endangered species, Viagra and crystal meth as well as through a number of other illicit methods.  

The illegal dealings could reportedly be bringing the isolated country's leader as much as a whopping billion dollars a year while the nation remains one of just 34 in the world relying on UN handouts to feed its people. 

Hundreds of millions are reportedly dragged into Pyongyang by deals involving selling weapons and counterfeit banknotes, according to CNN. ...

The illicit money-making scheme is reportedly run by a covert department called the Central Committee Bureau 39 of the Korean Workers' Party, which is more commonly known by its code name Room 39, according to the Express.  . . . 

Read also: Fat Kim threatens Trump (again)

. . . If wisdom escapes the Chinese communists, then as the icing on the cake, they will get a united Korea at their side.  Capitalistic.  And nuclear.

(photo added by TD) 

Teachers Behind Violent Marxist Antifa Groups Are Growing in Power

S. Noble

"Antifa Protester Yvette Felarca Says Violence Against The Far-Right Is ‘Not A Crime’ http://trib.al/WyMO2ka"

 

"On Sunday, we published an article about the Antifa chapters professors are forming and networking on college campuses throughout the nation. It’s not only college professors, but also the K-12 teachers who are behind the violent communist group BAMN in Berkeley and other groups. They are bringing their radical indoctrination into the classroom and they are running their radical communists and anarchists for positions in the National Education Association.

"BAMN is one group active within both the National Education Association — the nation’s largest teacher’s union — as well as with local and regional teacher’s unions in Michigan and California, The Daily Caller reported.

"Last year, 17 different BAMN members ran for elected positions on the Detroit Federation of Teachers, according to a newsletter sent out by the DFT. BAMN also ran five candidates for different national leadership positions with the NEA in 2017.

"The FBI and DHS told Barack Obama in April, 2016 that these groups are committing “domestic terrorist violence.” They are growing and no one is stopping them so far.

"BAMN or By Any Means Necessary, an Antifa franchise, was behind the Berkeley, Sacramento and other riots. Dozens of public school teachers are among its members, including its most prominent leaders." . . .

Putin on US diplomatic row: What do you expect from people who mix up Austria and Australia?

Well, it is obvious that if even I can see such silliness in American leadership, the people who vote them into office and the press who report on it all, that other nations, including our adversaries see the US in the same light. The Tunnel Dweller

Hot Air: Putin On US Diplomatic Row: What Do You Expect From People Who Mix Up Austria And Australia?

"Will Vladimir Putin escalate the diplomatic tit-for-tat between Russia and the US? Maybe, maybe not, the Russian president told reporters in China, but he’s angry enough to lash out at the governing class in the United States over it. Putin acknowledged the American right to demand parity in facilities as well as personnel after Putin ordered reductions in both for US missions in Russia. However, he complained that it was done in “a clearly boorish manner,” and then suggested that one can’t expect much more than that from ignorant American hicks:

“That the Americans reduced the number of our diplomatic facilities – this is their right,” Putin told a news conference in the Chinese city of Xiamen, where he was attending a summit of major emerging economies.

“The only thing is that it was done in such a clearly boorish manner. That does not reflect well on our American partners. But it’s difficult to conduct a dialogue with people who confuse Austria and Australia. Nothing can be done about it. Probably such is the level of political culture of a certain part of the U.S. establishment.”

. . .  "Despite his derision at America’s political class, the main reason Putin’s complaining rather than acting is because the US is answering his provocations now rather than ignoring them."

One case in point:

Trump Rescues Women and Minorities from Obama Era Racism

By Kevin Jackson atThe Blacksphere  (Emphases in the original)

"No matter what Obama did, the Left rejoiced."

"Obama extolled the virtues of an organization that called blacks human weeds and kills black babies at almost 300 percent the black population. Next, he eulogized a Klansman.

Can you imagine how Donald Trump would be perceived if he spoke on behalf of an organization that showed abject disdain for blacks, and whose stated purpose was to eradicate “human weeds”? Or what if Trump eulogized a Klansman? Would the world look away so readily as they have with Obama?

"And what of Obama’s policies? Forget that white America suffered, as they could absorb the pain. But what of blacks? Rampant unemployment, crime, and the worst schools in the country. If President Trump had Obama’s record, the Left would swear that he was intentionally hurting blacks.

"Does anybody think President Trump would be allowed to brag about 16 million more people being on welfare? Or would the Left allow him the luxury of an unemployment figure that depended on people who quit looking for jobs?

"The Left readily dismisses Obama’s record, saying “Don’t you know the man is BLACK!” . . .

Trump expected to end DACA, and should

Power Line   "By all accounts, President Trump is about to phase out the DACA program. DACA grants work permits to about 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children

"Trump reportedly will delay terminating the program for six months. This gives Congress time to pass legislation to replace it, if Congress chooses to do so.

"Trump has made the right decision. As Hans von Spakovsky argues, under our Constitution, Congress has plenary authority over immigration; the president only has authority that has been delegated to him by Congress. President Obama acted unlawfully when he tried, by the stroke of his pen, to transform the presence of “dreamers” from illegal, as Congress deems it, to legal.

"Obama tried to do the same thing for a broader class of illegal immigrants through the DAPA program. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down this illegal amnesty. The DACA is just as illegal.

"President Trump’s action will place the issue where it belongs — before Congress. What should Congress do?

"There is much to be said for granting amnesty to dreamers who fulfill certain conditions. But all amnesties encourage more illegal immigration.

"That’s why DACA-style amnesty, as sympathetic as it is, should be conditioned on measures that make the border more secure. Congress should not enact such an amnesty standing alone." . . .

Obama's latest vow to 'speak out' is getting old  . . . 
"This time he's speaking out on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or, DACA, program, a de facto amnesty for children of illegal immigrants brought here illegally in an executive order to allow nearly a million of them to help themselves to the benefits of U.S. residency ahead of those legally waiting in line. It was one of many acts Obama did with his 'pen and phone' to illegally bypass Congress, the legitimate ruling body on these matters, as he turned to ruling by decree." . . .
"When you have Howard Dean, famous for his 'Dean Scream' warning Obama to tone down the volume as he did last week, you can be sure the Democrats recognize a problem. Obama, by contrast, still hasn't accepted that he is no longer president, and since he is surrounded and egged on by flatterers, he will continue to cheapen his legacy with his constant complaints about his successor. He's the mouth that can't stop talking."

Former Rep. Chaffetz: DACA ‘Not The Way This Country Works’ [VIDEO]  
. . . “ 'President Obama did a great disservice along the way: first of all, the Democrats had the House, Senate, and presidency and did nothing on this issue.”

“ 'You can’t just change the immigration law through executive order, that’s not the way this country works,” Chaffetz said." . . .

After Liberals Attack Melania, Kellyanne Conway Saves the Day With ULTIMATE COMEBACK

Usa informator   . . . “ 'We saw what was in the president’s and the first lady’s hearts that day, not what was on their feet. It suggested to me that the Left is really very worried that the president is successfully showing leadership and compassion and empathy and resolve and action.”

"Trump and Melania spent the day in Corpus Cristi and Austin, participating in relief meetings and personally thanking first responders and Texas residents for their help.

"Conway went on to praise the First Lady for her sincere kindness and dedication towards helping those in need.

“ 'She’s brilliant, she’s incredibly savvy. Those of us privileged enough to know her and work with her see what an important part of this administration she is. And people ought to show some respect for her.”

WATCH: 17 Times CNN Propagandists Denied Their Leftist Biases

WOW

"They are not journalists nor do the propagandists at CNN deserve to be referred to as such and stupid American voters are their enablers.

"Caught with their pants down and staging news, yet CNN continues to deny that it is biased."

WATCH: 17 Times CNN Personalities Denied Their Leftist Biases

I myself watched this memorable moment of journalistic integrity from Dan Lothian of CNN:

2011; CNN Reporter Dan Lothian asks Obama this challenging, insightful question: (Speaking bromantically to power)

"After thinking a second – probably wondering how fortunate he is to have such an unapologetic shill in the audience – Obama responded, “That’s a multiple choice question, isn’t it?”

"And this is the type of hard-nosed journalist the supposedly most trusted name in news has as a White House correspondent."

Sycophantic: "A person who attempts to gain advantage by flattering influential people or

behaving in a servile manner."
".using flattery to win favour from individuals wielding influence; toadyish; obsequious"
"adjective obsequious, grovelling, ingratiating, servile, crawling, flattering, cringing, fawning, slimy, slavish,unctuous, smarmy (Brit. informal), toadying, parasitical,arse- licking (taboo slang), bootlicking (informal), timeserving . . . "

PIERS MORGAN: China could get rid of Kim Jong-un with one simple act AND the minimum loss of life, so why won’t they bring the madman in their backyard to heel?

UK Daily Mail

"Right now, President Trump is not the problem, as his many detractors persist in suggesting. He is neither doing nor saying much different to any of his predecessors on this issue.

No, President Xi is the problem. He has the power to solve this crisis once and for all. . ."

 . . . "A staggering 90% of all North Korea’s trade is done with China.

"China has thus become the great enabler of the world’s most despotic 
regime.

"It is Chinese money that pays for much of North Korea’s military and it is therefore Chinese money that de facto fuels North Korea’s nuclear 
weapons program.

"China’s President Xi is said to be ‘considering’ various economic 
punishments against North Korea that go beyond the sanctions, like banning the estimated 100,000 North Korean labourers currently working overseas or cutting North Korea’s lucrative exports like textiles and clothing.

"But if Xi really wants to strangle Jong-un’s nuclear aspirations then he 
should cut off his crude oil supply.

"No modern military can function without oil; it is the very lifeblood of any
 armed force." . . .  Read more.

How To Know You’re In a Mass Hysteria Bubble

Scott Adams' Blog  "History is full of examples of Mass Hysterias. They happen fairly often. The cool thing about mass hysterias is that you don’t know when you are in one. But sometimes the people who are not experiencing the mass hysteria can recognize when others are experiencing one, if they know what to look for.

"I’ll teach you what to look for."

"A mass hysteria happens when the public gets a wrong idea about 
something that has strong emotional content and it triggers cognitive 
dissonance that is often supported by confirmation bias. In other words, people spontaneously hallucinate a whole new (and usually crazy-sounding) reality and believe they see plenty of evidence for it. The Salem Witch Trials are the best-known example of mass hysteria. The McMartin Pre-School case and the Tulip Bulb hysteria are others. The dotcom bubble probably qualifies. We might soon
 learn that the Russian Collusion story was mass hysteria in hindsight. The curious lack of solid evidence for Russian collusion is a red flag. But we’ll see
 how that plays out.

"The most visible Mass Hysteria of the moment involves the idea that the 
United States intentionally elected a racist President. If that statement just triggered you, it might mean you are in the Mass Hysteria bubble. The co
l part is that you can’t fact-check my claim you are hallucinating if you are 
actually hallucinating. But you can read my description of the signs of mass hysteria and see if you check off the boxes." . . . Read more.

"How are leftist militant groups like Antifa so well funded? Follow the money, you
 just may find George Soros. 
More A.F. Branco Cartoons at Net Right Daily."

Marxist Feminism's Ruined Lives

Mallory Millett*

. . . When I said I was going to attend State University, I noticed their disappointment.  I asked my favorite nun, “Why?” She answered, “That means you'll leave four years later a communist and an atheist!"

. . . "I continued with my new life in New York while my sister became famous publishing her books, featured on the cover of “Time Magazine.” “Time” called her “the Karl Marx of the Women's Movement.”  This was because her book laid out a course in Marxism 101 for women.  Her thesis: The family is a den of slavery with the man as the Bourgeoisie and the woman and children as the Proletariat.  The only hope for women's "liberation" (communism’s favorite word for leading minions into inextricable slavery; "liberation," and much like "collective" – please run from it, run for your life) was this new “Women’s Movement.”  Her books captivated the academic classes and soon "Women's Studies” courses were installed in colleges in a steady wave across the nation with Kate Millett books as required reading.

Picture added; TD

"Imagine this: a girl of seventeen or eighteen at the kitchen table with Mom studying the syllabus for her first year of college and there's a class called "Women's Studies." "Hmmm, this could be interesting," says Mom. "Maybe you could get something out of this."

"Seems innocuous to her.  How could she suspect this is a class in which her innocent daughter will be taught that her father is a villain?  Her mother is a fool who allowed a man to enslave her into barbaric practices like monogamy and family life and motherhood, which is a waste of her talents.  She mustn't follow in her mother's footsteps. That would be submitting to life as a mindless drone for some domineering man, the oppressor, who has mesmerized her with tricks like romantic love." . . .  

. . . "If you see something traitorous in this, a betrayal of my sister, I have come to identify with such people as Svetlana Stalin or Juanita Castro; coming out to speak plainly about a particularly harmful member of my family.  Loyalty can be highly destructive.  What about Muslims who refuse to speak out right now?  I was one of the silent but at last I'm "spilling the beans." The girls have been up to something for years and it's really not good. It's evil. We should be sick to our souls over it.  I know I am. And so, mass destruction, the inevitable outcome of all socialist/communist experiments, leaves behind its signature trail of wreckage." . . .  (Emphasis added, TD)   Hat tip to Keith D LaRiviere

*Sister of renowned feminist, Marxist,activist, etcetera-ist Kate Millett.

North Korea claims hydrogen bomb test was 'perfect success,' 6th nuclear test

I'm so thankful we do not have a Democrat administration right now. Though I still want to be as optimistic as cartoonist Mike Ramirez.  TD

Our years of fasting and prayer are being answered.As we continue in prayer today, this National Day of Prayer, may we look to El Elyon, The Most High God:I will go before you and level the exalted places,I will break in pieces the doors of bronzeand cut through the bars of iron,I will give you the treasures of darknessand the hoards in secret places,that you may know that it is I, the LORD, the God of Israel, who call you by your name.   ~ Isaiah 45:2-3 [ESV]

Though this promise was made to the Nation of Israel, one hopes that in spite of the efforts our nation has gone to in hopes of erasing knowledge of the God of Creation, that He will somehow find mercy toward us in the coming months. TD

Fox News  "North Korea said on Sunday it detonated a hydrogen bomb, possibly triggering an artificial earthquake and prompting immediate condemnation from its neighbors -- despite the rogue regime calling the test a "perfect success." 
"The blast, carried out at 12:29 p.m. local time at the Punggye-ri site, triggered a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in North Korea that was detected 55 kilometers north northwest of Kimchaek, U.S. Geological Survey reported. Officials in Seoul initially said it was a magnitude 5.7 quake." . . . Video.

Analysis - Analysis: Tunnel collapse at nuclear site is clue; Analysis: Decoding the Kim warhead photo; Analysis: China's 'nightmare neighbour'

"The executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation, Lassina Zerbo (above), says that it is up to the international community to decide its response to the latest North Korean test, but that the current range of sanctions did not appear to be working: "The [UN] Security Council has dealt with many sanctions and the sanctions seem to not be stopping [North Korea] from going beyond the acceptable in terms of their nuclear weapons programme. "'Where do we go?' is probably the million-dollar question, but I think many of the states today in their remarks have urged a political and diplomatic solution to this problem.' "

"Pyongyang's pride at bomb test:  North Koreans gathered in front of a large screen outside Pyongyang Station and applauded as state television broadcast a special announcement confirming the hydrogen bomb test. Speaking on North Korean TV, Shin Seok Chol said: "I feel great pride in how much our nuclear warheads have advanced in their precision. We can now perfectly rely on our operational ability, and it is astonishing how greatly our nuclear weapons technology has progressed." Another man, Jang Guk Hwan, said he was "cheering with pride and honour to call myself part of the people of our great and respected leader, Kim Jong-un's nation". "

Japan 'may target North Korea's oil'  Japan will work with the US and others to implement existing stringent UN Security Council sanctions resolutions on North Korea, in addition to pursuing the adoption of a new, stricter resolution, says Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, according to Kyodo News.

"Mr Suga - the government's top spokesman - said that imposing restrictions on North Korea's trade in crude oil and oil products is "one of the options" Japan might seek.

"But he said it would require the agreement of China and Russia, the permanent members of the Security Council with economic ties to Pyongyang.

Trump Condemns 'Appeasement' of North Korea After Hydrogen Bomb Test

. . . "It was the latest signal that Trump is losing patience with the international community's response to the increasingly belligerent regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Last week, Trump tweeted that "talking is not the answer" in terms of dealing with Pyongyang." . . .

Defense Secretary Mattis and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dunford Deliver Statement on North Korea…  . . . "Secretary Mattis said: “Any threat to the United States or its territories, including Guam or our allies will be met with a massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming.”

"Mattis said Washington was not looking for the “total annihilation of a country, namely North Korea. But as I said, we have many options to do so.' ” . . .

North Korea: China's 'nightmare neighbour' does it again

BBC

Chinese President Xi is, again, dealing with the crisis while in the middle of hosting an international summit

In the small Chinese city of Yanji, the ground was moving. This Korean-speaking region sits on the border with North Korea and soon local bloggers were posting images on social media of things shaking.

What they could not have known was that this earthquake was man-made.

Not far away, the government in Pyongyang was soon declaring the successful test of a hydrogen bomb - its most powerful to date.

The timing was a clear slap in the face for Beijing.

"Just hours after the underground nuclear test, President Xi Jinping was due to make a speech as the head of state for the nation hosting the Brics summit, which would welcome delegates from Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa to Xiamen." . . .