Political Atheist

  Omar Torrijos wasn't the usual lackey. NO! By no means was just going to lie down and let anyone walk on him. Or over Panama. He was a true hero of Panama. Unfortunately, heroes die young.  First of all, if you're not familiar with the culture South of the Border, here's a Cliff Notes run down. Men own and run everything. It's a man's world and they have worked hard to keep it that way. In the 1970s it was this way. No has it changed as far as I know? Not really. Men still run banks and governments which is probably why they are in the situation they've been for years. Subservient to America, IMF, and World Bank.  This chapter opens with the General's driver fetching John at his office. An hour later they were at one of the General's several bungalows. Halfway into the conversation, it became clear to John that this man wasn't going to be fooled by the claim of "foreign aid" bullshit promises. General Torijjos was aware of who John was an...

  Over the summer there was a grain deal made with Russia and the UN for grain shipping security. It’s off. Friday one of the ships was attacked by Ukraine and Russia is no longer willing to make sure grains get to nations who need them. Why are we talking about this again? Think about how many items we cook that require grain and Russia and Ukraine are the grain basket of the world. The price of food will be going up, again. Future videos. I am going to get back in the kitchen. Tuesday I made a bread loaf for sandwiches I am going to make again and we will fix the issues I had. Papa John’s Pizza Bowls are just baked pasta. Seriously! That’s all they are. When you look at the pizza bowls from Papa John’s and the link to a pizza pasta bake I will include, these are the same. It’s pizza without the crust.  References Home . (n.d.). YouTube. Retrieved October 30, 2022, from https://joanas-world.com/sandwich-bread/?utm_source=amz&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2022-10-30_sa...

  We have less than twenty weeks left of this year. Thank God!!!! At this point, America has those neat little events called elections which those of us with functioning brains know are selections disguised as elections. We also have rumors of diesel shortages. What!!!! Rumors… I will get into that in a minute. Here’s what I personally see going forward and this time I am counting the America selections on the second Tuesday of November. Diesel Shortage. There are many rumors of shortages of this fuel. Are there only 25 or so days left? I don’t know. Here’s what I see going forward if there is. Prioritizing distribution. If you drive 18-wheelers, trains, and any other form of transportation of goods, you’ll be fine.  “Election Scams”. As I have said before, the elections are selections. You and I haven't decided anything. We have been bullshited for generations into believing we are in charge.  Blame Russia. Or China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, and what to hell let’...

  Understanding what’s happening can be as simple as looking at things—stopping and asking questions even if it’s not popular. Perhaps then it’s more important than ever to question things. I’m going to leave you links to sites I often go to and a link to various English language papers from around the world. See what’s going on there from them. That’s important.  I am watching things happen at a breakneck pace and it’s frightening. It’s like watching the events after 9/11 all over again. We knew Osma Bin Laden attacked the towers. We knew he was the villain. The government even had a deck of playing cards with the 50 most wanted terrorists according to Washington DC. Then in 2003, we knew Saddam Hussien had WMDs. How did we know? Because Washington DC told us. Colin Powell came out and testified in front of the UN with a vile of some WMD…. Are seeing the absurdity???? This is what American citizens have been dealing with for generations. Take your pick WW I up to current situ...

  As I said in the introduction to this series, we are going to take seven weeks to look at how America has angered God. If you aren’t Catholic you may not know what I am talking about. The seven deadly sins are the seven sins that can get you a ticket straight to hell. No passing go and no use for $200 in hell. You certainly won’t be getting a get-out-of-hell free pass. We will also look at how the Ten Commandments come into play. Seven Deadly Sins Vainglory Let’s start with Vainglory. This is the worshipping of oneself. This is a common pitfall we Americans fall into. How many times have you sat down with someone who start telling you all these charitable things they are doing? Seriously! It's annoying. There's a reason we find it annoying. Christ tells us to be charitable. He doesn't tell us to put it on social media for everyone to see. When we do this we are in essence elevating ourselves to God(dess) level. Ten Commandments Thou shall have no other Gods before me. Mak...

  In this video I am going to discuss the issue of the day: the Food Crisis! I feel like there should be a drum roll there. This actually isn’t new. I have been hearing about it since I was in my teens and I’m fifty now. It’s just like George Carlin said if corporations can steal a couple of million they will solve everything. Below are links to articles and two videos those of you who are fifty or older will remember.  References Austrians take to the streets over living costs . (2022, September 11). RT. Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://www.rt.com/news/562579-vienna-anti-government-protest/ Band Aid - Do they know it's christmas 1984 | HD - Widescreen 16:9 . (2016, November 23). YouTube. Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3fSknbR7Y4 Lerneryd, F., & Carotenuto, G. (2022, October 14). Global food crisis: Let's move from 'despair to hope and action', urges Guterres . UN News. Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://news.un.org/e...

  This chapter opens with his new Amigo Fidel out for the night. John got a good look at what life South of the border was really like. The women in Panama had escaped countries where brutal dictators reigned supreme. Dictators, we more than likely put in place.  These women had lost everyone in their families. Some were single moms. While prostitution itself was illegal in Panama, getting paid to "entertain" gringo soldiers was common. This place could've been a Nevada Brothel. If the women got paid a bit more in private for sex then they kept their mouths shut. John was informed that the 'Import' department dealt with that. There was a little commotion between a soldier and waitress which the bouncer dealt with promptly.  https://youtu.be/IawoAhoUuZg

  This is a quick introduction to a new 7-week series I have been thinking about doing for a while now. It's time. We are going to look at how America has lost God's protective loving hand. https://youtu.be/UNNwDPJ1xjY

I have been watching Jon Townsends for over two years now. His cooking is simple and it's based on 18th Century methods. Why in hell am I sharing this? Watching society has become a bit of a hobby for me the last couple of years. I am seeing us repeat history. Some actions are so verbatim that it's scary. I am not going to get too political here because I am going to share this on multiple pages. Scratch Kitchen is meant to be a place I can relax and do what I enjoy most. Cook! Jon uses fire and various means our great grandparents used. Dutch ovens (cast iron) for cooking and baking. He does a great job at explaining the ingredients used in the recipe, the substitute and why he's making the substitutions. I hope y'all will enjoy Jon as much as I do.  https://youtu.be/O_tm1cmvzMg

  This chapter starts out with John meeting a young man who was native to Panama. Fidel was a descendant of Simon Bolivar. A man who lead men to fight Spain for independence for what we know as Panama. John told Fidel he is a descendant of Thomas Paine the writer of Common Sense. John was pleased to find out Fidel had read Common Sense in Spanish. And Fidel was pleased that John could speak Spanish.   Fidel showed John around Panama’s capital and they ran into a variety of people. John got a good idea of the attitudes of people who are from Panama. Some of them consider themselves above those who are Native to Panama and could get around the jungles. As usual, there was a population who had picked up on the America ‘I’m better than you’ bullshit attitude.  https://youtu.be/0kz6S239458

  I haven’t been doing a meal plan since before the summer started because we like to keep our summer easy. It’s hot enough so let’s not use the oven if we don’t have to.  Today Sandwiches with chips and dip Monday Soup or Chili Tuesday Thai Laab Salad https://youtu.be/QI0C2zlCZ-I

We are going to recap the first week of October. Because holy hell what a week. This week alone saw a great deal of crazy. From everyone knowing that Russia attacked their own multi billion dollar producing pipelines. As if! Also, the damage to one of them wasn’t as bad as originally thought and can be certified should Germany choose to do so. The bridge outside of Crimea was attacked with a fertilizer bomb just like Oklahoma City Bombing. What other horror happened? OPEC+ is cutting their production down dramatically. Below will be links as usual. Let’s go!  NORD STREAM 2 Here’s a good place to start. Thursday Russia informed Germany that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline wasn’t damaged as originally thought and it is usable. Germany has got to certify it and pay for the lng up front and in Rubles. Less than 72 hours later the following happened. announcement.  CRIMEA BRIDGE ATTACKED Yeah! Apparently it was a truck with a fertilizer bomb much like Oklahoma City Bombing back in the 1...

 This is a cool site. Seriously! I can't rave enough about it. the prices are fair and comparable to stores and sometimes even cheaper. Yeah! The meat is awesome.  There's a great selection to choose from.  https://www.sayweee.com/en/onboarding https://youtu.be/bwlU_OeDEB0

  In this chapter, John meets a President he would come to regard as a friend. Omar Torrijos of Panama. John goes into a brief history of Panama and how it came under America's control. I am going to do more research on Late President Omar Torrijos. Based on what John wrote about him, I look forward to learning more about him.  I am going to recommend a book that compliments the current one we are reading. Central America's Forgotten History by Aviva Chomsky. Daughter of Noam Chomsky. https://youtu.be/efDaV_yi-_I

  This week we saw the lunatic fringe come out in force. Given how the week ended, I can't wait to see how this week goes. Let's look at the events. Of course, I will leave starter links below. I hope you will use these links to "start" the thinking process. FOUR REGIONS SECEDE FROM UKRAINE This was done by election which ran from September 23 to 27. Zaporozphio, Kherson, Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics held referendums to rejoin Russia. The results were clear and the heads of these states have officially submitted their request to President Putin. Of course, he accepted. Friday it was made official. These states are once again Russian as they choose. PIPELINE Being the sore losers, NATO, EU, and UN condemned the referendums. They unanimously rejected the will of the citizens. About 24 hours prior to the request being submitted to President Putin Nord Stream 1 and 2 were attacked in a terrorist attempt to intimidate President Putin into rejecting these offi...