Well I don’t know if Kyiv is going to fall tomorrow, but it is obvious there is a lack of…
November 15, 2024 – Is anybody interested in taking over the blog from December 1 ?
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Voila, the “Council of Judges” (OBT) has already submitted to Orban's "reorganization" by the afternoon. https://obt-jud.hu/sites/default/files/ulesek/Osszefoglalo_2024.11.20.pdf
Putin's spokesman, Peskov: "Freezing the conflict in Ukraine [along the existing frontlines] is UNACCEPTABLE for Russia, it is important for…
According to the 2015 contract, Russia would build the the Paks-2 atomic power plant for 12.5 billion euros, from start…
Current US situation: https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/commercial-backyard-flocks
Quotations from Francis Ford Coppola’s movie, Megalopolis (2024):
Beginning:
“Our American republic is not all that different from old Rome.
Can we preserve our past and all its wondrous heritage?
Or will we too fall victim, like old Rome,
to the insatiable appetite for power of a few men?”
End:
“I pledge allegiance to our human family, and to all the species that we protect.
One Earth, indivisible, with long life, education and justice for all.”
Sorry, Tappanch, but I’m too old for this.
But many thanks for your work here!
If you can’t find anyone and this blog has to close down I think it’s a good idea to name possible sources for everbody who is intereste like
Telex, Vsquare etc
An interesting article about Trump and the European right wingers who expect his help:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/17/second-trump-reign-could-make-life-a-lot-harder-for-eus-far-right-leaders?
So it might be more complicated – like Orbán’s China affinity which Trump mght disagree with.
I’m also a fan of George Lazar:
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=george%20laz%C4%83r
I agree it’s time to close it down. Really Eva was a one woman show and a a driven person.
Elon Musk wants to cut the number of federal employees.
But their number of civilian employees has gone done since 1990, more so if we compare it to the total US population.
If we disregard the temporary census worker spikes, we can see that their less than 2% of the US work force is tiny compared with the percentage of European state employees.
1939-01: 0.912 million
1945-05: 3.134 (local max)
1948-02: 1.884 (local min)
1952-12: 2.582 (local max)
1989-02: 3.159 (local max)
2014-04: 2.728 (local min)
2024-10: 3.002 million
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES9091000001
Biggest employers by federal departments in 2022:
Defense + Veterans Affairs: 1.184 million (40.6%)
Homeland security: 0.203
Justice: 0.115
Treasury: 0.094
Agriculture: 0.085
Health: 0.079
Interior: 0.062
Soc Sec: 0.058
Transportation: 0.053
Commerce: 0.041
State Dept: 0.030
Labor: 0.015
Energy: 0.015
Housing: 0.008
https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-people-work-for-the-federal-government/
So the employment situation in October of 2024:
Federal: 3.002 million (1.89%)
State governments: 5.486 million (3.45%)
Local governments: 14.951 million (9.40%)
Private sector: 135.548 million (85.26%)
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES9092000001
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES9093000001
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/USPRIV
US military (2023-09)
Active duty: 1.286 million (45.4%),
National guard + reserves: 0.767 million,
Civilian employees: 0.779 million.
https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-people-are-in-the-us-military-a-demographic-overview/
Black people in the
US: 14%,
Army: 21%,
Navy: 18%,
Air Force: 15%,
Marine Corps: 11%.
https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-people-are-in-the-us-military-a-demographic-overview
So my hunch is that Trump and Musk would like to cut mostly from the military budget.
That is why Trump gave peacenik slogans during the campaign.
Putin + Xi like this.
That is not the perception of most retired military officers who are open Trump supporters.
Here is an assessment on Trump military spending that seems pretty balanced https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2024/11/07/what-a-second-trump-presidency-could-mean-for-the-defense-budget/
The Hungarian government just submitted a bill that redraws the electoral districts of Hungary.
Budapest, where the ruling party is the least popular, will lose two seats and the newly gerrymandered districts inside the capital seem to be pretty uneven by population.
https://telex.hu/belfold/2024/11/19/valasztasi-torveny-modositasa-igazsagugyi-bizottsag
Underpopulated Somogy and Tolna counties should have lost one seat each for the swollen Pest county. Instead of this, Orban took the two districts from Budapest.
https://telex.hu/valasztasi-foldrajz/2024/08/12/uj-valasztasi-rendszer-2026-aranytalansag
The election system in Hungary is a total hoax anyway!
When people ask me about democracy in Hungary I just tell them that:
Yes, Fidesz has a two thirds majority in parliament – but they only got 50% of the votes.
And ruling by decree for several years is another indicator.
My favourite story is Fidesz leaving parliament when something is supposed to be voted on which they don’t want to discuss – and then speaker K**** ends the session.
So automatically any country friendly to Hungary which might try similar stuff is unwanted in the EU – just think of Serbia etc. No chance for them …
Using data from 2022-03-31, we see that voters of Budapest will be worth much less than voters in the country side.
Tolna county: 59,000 voters —–> 1 seat in Parliament,
Somogy county: 62,000 voters —–> 1 seat in Parliament,
Pest county: 74,000 voters —–> 1 seat in Parliament,
Budapest: 80,000 voters —–> 1 seat in Parliament,
Original US constitution.
For census purposes, 1 slave = 60% of free man
Hungary 2025:
Budapest voter = 74% of Tolna voter.
The story already made it into the international media:
https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/ungarn-viktor-orban-schraubt-erneut-am-wahlrecht-a-cfaebbde-03a5-4ffa-ba65-c12e6121a7f0
New bills submitted to Parliament:
T/9997
14th amendment to the Fidesz “Basic Law” (constitution substitute)
The new chief prosecutor does not have to be a prosecutor, moreover, does not have to possess a law degree. His term is unlimited, unless 2/3 of Parliament votes him out.
https://www.parlament.hu/irom42/09997/09997.pdf
T/10000
The 25th? (I lhave lost track) amendment to the election law.
New gerrymandering in Budapest, Pest, Csongrad and Fejer counties.
https://www.parlament.hu/irom42/10000/10000.pdf
The Orban government is willing to raise the salaries of the judges only if the “Council of Judges” (OBT) submits to its demands.
Since the new leaders of the council are pro-Fidesz, and they keep their crucial meeting today (November 20, 2024) in a small provincial town (Gyula), and they do not let judges join the meeting remotely, the result is obvious:
the judges will lose their remaining independence from 2025.
In return to submitting to Orban’s blackmail, the judges will get a 48% pay raise.
https://hvg.hu/itthon/20241120_igazsagugyi-miniszterium-obt-megallapodas-fizetesemeles-igazsagugyi-reform-ebx
Voila, the “Council of Judges” (OBT) has already submitted to Orban’s “reorganization” by the afternoon.
https://obt-jud.hu/sites/default/files/ulesek/Osszefoglalo_2024.11.20.pdf
The Communist Russian empire collapsed in 1990, but Putin’s Fascist Russian empire is popular.
Fascism = capitalism (the crony type) with dictatorship
Putin is the idol of every modern Fascist.
“Breivik [who murdered 77 people in Norway in 2011] wore a dark suit, white shirt and brown tie. Both sides of his head were shaved to form the letter “Z”.
The letter “Z” has been a symbol of support for Russia’s war in Ukraine and Breivik on Tuesday described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “the foremost defender of Europeans globally”.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/norwegian-mass-killer-breivik-seeks-parole-second-time-2024-11-19/
The magnetic pole is moving towards Russia:
“US shuts Kyiv embassy during threat of ‘potential significant air attack'”
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-embassy-kyiv-shuts-down-over-anticipated-air-attack-2024-11-20/
Russia is about to launch a decisive land and air offensive against Ukraine.
Putin’s spokesman, Peskov:
“Freezing the conflict in Ukraine [along the existing frontlines] is UNACCEPTABLE for Russia, it is important for Moscow to achieve the goals of its special military operation.
https://news-pravda.com/world/2024/11/20/865759.html
Russia will attack and wants to conquer more territory.
Well I don’t know if Kyiv is going to fall tomorrow, but it is obvious there is a lack of confidence in the Patriot missile defense system.
Trump’s quackery of nominations (crazies, sex offenders and Putin favorites – Dr Oz, Gaetz, worm-eaten brain of Kennedy, Gabbard, Hegseth) promises a tremendous weakening of the United States inside and in the world.
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2024/11/19/trump-cabinet-picks-nominations-candidates/76201056007/
And I am not even sure that the price of the eggs will go down. 🙂
“Egg prices rose 30% in one year”
“The pandemic and inflation play a role in rising egg prices, but the real culprit is an outbreak of H5N1, a highly transmissible and fatal strain of avian influenza, or bird flu. The outbreak started in early 2022 and quickly grew into the largest bird flu outbreak in U.S. history. As of Nov. 8, the virus has affected nearly 105.2 million birds in the U.S. since January 2022,”
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/why-are-eggs-so-expensive
Current spread of bird flu in Hungary:
http://airterkep.nebih.gov.hu/aaijo/hpai/hpai.htm
Current US situation:
https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/commercial-backyard-flocks
According to the 2015 contract,
Russia would build the the Paks-2 atomic power plant for 12.5 billion euros, from start to finish.
Orban now agrees to pay more to Russia.
https://www.portfolio.hu/gazdasag/20241120/dragulhat-a-paks-ii-beruhazas-fontos-lepest-kezdemenyezett-a-kormany-724372