Americans are going to die in massive numbers right herein the US while this plays out. Gas prices are rising, which means that if people thought groceries were expensive before, they're in for a much nastier shock. Gas prices aren't only high at the pump when we're filling up our cars. They're higher for the trucks in our supply chain.
The ACA credits that Dems suddenly gave up without a fight and without another word are already choking people. Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP are still coming. People are losing healthcare, healthy people are leaving the ACA which will cause both ACA and private insurance to skyrocket (we knew this would happen). Very recent news reports say that people are cutting costs on groceries and other necessities already just to keep their already enshittified healthcare. Many people will literally die because of this particular choke point. We're not even talking about it because Epstein and Iran. They have quietly scaffolded structural eugenics for decades.
Others like me who aren't struggling yet, will be soon enough. To pay our rent and mortgages. To pay more for everything on top of already increased costs due to tariffs. Having to cut back on everything because prices and inflation are going to spiral out of control.
What about a draft? They are going to ask my boy to die for them while they make obscene sums of money off of this war and play out their end times fantasies on real battlefields.
I'm scared. Some of us may not survive this. Those of us who are "fortunate" enough to be somewhat insulated might regret living to see the world we will stand to inherit when the fallout comes. If they don't just drop the nukes (which I am honestly not afraid of, better than ending up homeless and hungry and sick and unmedicated or in a detention camp).
This is the apocalypse I fear. These are my boots on the ground, already preparing to fight the war that will be on my doorstep soon. I knew bad times were coming but I can't say I actually expected this much, this fast. The accelarationists are certainly happy.
Don't worry, Big Pharma is keeping me sedate and calm and despite these existential fears, Im going to check out what's new on Netflix after a doom scroll for awhile longer. Because what else can I do? When the time comes, I'll be prepared to fight. Maybe not too hard though. I'm tired, boss.
Bad News, from Ha'aretz just now, BB is egging Trump to put boots on the ground for a regime change.
There is a disconnect between the physical price of oil and the paper price . The Physical price world wide, depending on whether it is sweet or sour, ranges from $150 a barrel to $170 and will hit $200 by end of the week.
Israel struck Qatar's South Pars gas field,.
Qatar is a top global exporter of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), shipping approximately 80–81 million metric tons annually as of 2025-2026, with over 80% going to Asia. The country also exports around 5.5–6 million tonnes of urea and ammonia annually, making it a key global fertilizer supplier.
Trump threw BB under the Bus, claimed to not know anything about, but that is contradicted by his own people. In a midnite tweet he threatened to take out the South Pars field if Iran
strikes Qatars portion
Iran drills in the South Pars field. South Pars is the Iranian side of the world’s largest natural gas field, which is shared with Qatar (who calls their side the North Field). It is a critical energy lifeline, providing approximately 80% of Iran's natural gas and fueling most of its electricity generation.
This war has affected the world's economy, and we are already in a world war. this is going to get hotter.
China and India and Pakistan depend on gulf oil, LNG . So far Chinese and Indian ships are getting a multipass from Iran. Tankers carrying their cargo are routed north past Qeshm Island and some other islands so they can be visually checked by the IRGC to make sure that they are who they say they are.
If oil and LNG shipments are cut off to India and China, they will be totally dependent on Russia, and even Russia can't meet the demand.
Maybe the war won't be hot, at first, but just as devastating is an economic war.
And Israel pulled something stupid, one of their planes, dropped a bomb about 300 years from the Bushir nuclear power plant.
If that plant is bombed out of action, the radiation plume will cover everything from the gulf states to India, and the hottest part of the plume will cover the gulf states
Excellent compilation of end times beliefs. It’s amazing to me as a person who has had a NDE and passed through that Veil between this world and the next that humans doubt the power of the Almighty. God doesn’t need humans to “set up” the end times scenario for “Him”. God is Spirit. The unbelievable arrogance of these people who are killing, starving and abusing other human beings because they believe their version of the End Times is at hand are the actions of false prophets who seek to control others.
God doesn’t need human assistance to bring on the “End Times”. God is Almighty. Get over yourselves. Stop trying to put yourselves over the Lord. God is the Master of Time - not humans
I have said this part over and over in my work, Jim..."people motivated by eschatology are generally immune to other arguments. Unshakable beliefs about the final fate of humanity are definitionally mythological, and most are overtly supernatural. Eschatology provides a “meaning of life” to believers that sits psychologically deeper than every other socio-cultural structure—and can provide a strong foothold to extremism and violence."
My own mother called me several years ago - JOY IN HER VOICE - telling me how sorry she was that I was going to suffer and my life was going to be terrible because we're living in the End Times. "And I'll be in heaven watching you suffer." JOY IN HER VOICE. If people haven't encountered this, it's hard to imagine a mother would celebrate the suffering of her own offspring, because it means her Bible is coming true. But that's the degree of fanatacism this indoctrination leads to.
Americans are going to die in massive numbers right herein the US while this plays out. Gas prices are rising, which means that if people thought groceries were expensive before, they're in for a much nastier shock. Gas prices aren't only high at the pump when we're filling up our cars. They're higher for the trucks in our supply chain.
The ACA credits that Dems suddenly gave up without a fight and without another word are already choking people. Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP are still coming. People are losing healthcare, healthy people are leaving the ACA which will cause both ACA and private insurance to skyrocket (we knew this would happen). Very recent news reports say that people are cutting costs on groceries and other necessities already just to keep their already enshittified healthcare. Many people will literally die because of this particular choke point. We're not even talking about it because Epstein and Iran. They have quietly scaffolded structural eugenics for decades.
Others like me who aren't struggling yet, will be soon enough. To pay our rent and mortgages. To pay more for everything on top of already increased costs due to tariffs. Having to cut back on everything because prices and inflation are going to spiral out of control.
What about a draft? They are going to ask my boy to die for them while they make obscene sums of money off of this war and play out their end times fantasies on real battlefields.
I'm scared. Some of us may not survive this. Those of us who are "fortunate" enough to be somewhat insulated might regret living to see the world we will stand to inherit when the fallout comes. If they don't just drop the nukes (which I am honestly not afraid of, better than ending up homeless and hungry and sick and unmedicated or in a detention camp).
This is the apocalypse I fear. These are my boots on the ground, already preparing to fight the war that will be on my doorstep soon. I knew bad times were coming but I can't say I actually expected this much, this fast. The accelarationists are certainly happy.
Don't worry, Big Pharma is keeping me sedate and calm and despite these existential fears, Im going to check out what's new on Netflix after a doom scroll for awhile longer. Because what else can I do? When the time comes, I'll be prepared to fight. Maybe not too hard though. I'm tired, boss.
Jim, you've got to get major journalists and Substack writers to cover your work. This should be discussed EVERYWHERE!
That was a chillingly accurate assessment of the world we wish we did not live in, Jim. That's all I got.
Who pays attention to the U.S. CONSTITUTION anymore!
The founding fathers understood the dangers of religious ideologies “choke-holding” entire civilizations in wars fought in the name of their Almighty!
Separate “Church, Temple, Mosque” from Government!”
Bad News, from Ha'aretz just now, BB is egging Trump to put boots on the ground for a regime change.
There is a disconnect between the physical price of oil and the paper price . The Physical price world wide, depending on whether it is sweet or sour, ranges from $150 a barrel to $170 and will hit $200 by end of the week.
Israel struck Qatar's South Pars gas field,.
Qatar is a top global exporter of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), shipping approximately 80–81 million metric tons annually as of 2025-2026, with over 80% going to Asia. The country also exports around 5.5–6 million tonnes of urea and ammonia annually, making it a key global fertilizer supplier.
Trump threw BB under the Bus, claimed to not know anything about, but that is contradicted by his own people. In a midnite tweet he threatened to take out the South Pars field if Iran
strikes Qatars portion
Iran drills in the South Pars field. South Pars is the Iranian side of the world’s largest natural gas field, which is shared with Qatar (who calls their side the North Field). It is a critical energy lifeline, providing approximately 80% of Iran's natural gas and fueling most of its electricity generation.
This war has affected the world's economy, and we are already in a world war. this is going to get hotter.
China and India and Pakistan depend on gulf oil, LNG . So far Chinese and Indian ships are getting a multipass from Iran. Tankers carrying their cargo are routed north past Qeshm Island and some other islands so they can be visually checked by the IRGC to make sure that they are who they say they are.
If oil and LNG shipments are cut off to India and China, they will be totally dependent on Russia, and even Russia can't meet the demand.
Maybe the war won't be hot, at first, but just as devastating is an economic war.
And Israel pulled something stupid, one of their planes, dropped a bomb about 300 years from the Bushir nuclear power plant.
If that plant is bombed out of action, the radiation plume will cover everything from the gulf states to India, and the hottest part of the plume will cover the gulf states
Brilliant and Important Analysis, Jim!
Thanks for sharing your insights into the dangers of religious ideology choke-holding our government!
Excellent compilation of end times beliefs. It’s amazing to me as a person who has had a NDE and passed through that Veil between this world and the next that humans doubt the power of the Almighty. God doesn’t need humans to “set up” the end times scenario for “Him”. God is Spirit. The unbelievable arrogance of these people who are killing, starving and abusing other human beings because they believe their version of the End Times is at hand are the actions of false prophets who seek to control others.
God doesn’t need human assistance to bring on the “End Times”. God is Almighty. Get over yourselves. Stop trying to put yourselves over the Lord. God is the Master of Time - not humans
I have said this part over and over in my work, Jim..."people motivated by eschatology are generally immune to other arguments. Unshakable beliefs about the final fate of humanity are definitionally mythological, and most are overtly supernatural. Eschatology provides a “meaning of life” to believers that sits psychologically deeper than every other socio-cultural structure—and can provide a strong foothold to extremism and violence."
My own mother called me several years ago - JOY IN HER VOICE - telling me how sorry she was that I was going to suffer and my life was going to be terrible because we're living in the End Times. "And I'll be in heaven watching you suffer." JOY IN HER VOICE. If people haven't encountered this, it's hard to imagine a mother would celebrate the suffering of her own offspring, because it means her Bible is coming true. But that's the degree of fanatacism this indoctrination leads to.
MAGA is eschatalogical, Even Marjorie Taylor Green, Joe Kent, Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson can't separate themselves from the core of the belief.
They may just be ambitious opportunists with no belief systems at all.
Narrcicists to their core. Either or neither. :)
True an eschtalogical world view is not limited to religion.
Ideologies can be secular or sectarian or a combination of the two.