https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/garner-isn-t--3662202enSociety & CultureEd Garnerhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/398132714c71fc518ca06ddf08d503a4.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/garner-isn-t--3662202Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:24:36 +0000Ed GarnerEd Garnerfeeds@spreaker.comA show about who we are and what we're going to be. It's political....It's sociological....It's about consumerism....and it's about our future sex life....from Pieter Bruegel's paintings to 20th century Ponzi schemes Garner tells you who you are....cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nuclear-fiction--670585424D075D51-0D6A-4188-B95C-366647F2A2D1Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:23:25 +0000Ed GarnerA fictional/documentary: The murder of a nuclear physicist at the Teton Mountains. Names for some of the characters were changed to protect their identity. Some names are true and verifiable. One is fictional.1792commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/container-bomb--66058287MUSIC John Williams, Clinton Shorter]]>8636116C-C3CC-48F6-B1B1-4DD976E439B2Mon, 12 May 2025 17:50:53 +0000Ed GarnerContainer Bomb. An explosion in the Persian Gulf at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas was caused by a bomb shipped inside a container next to hundreds of other containers shipped from around the world. It opened up a new dimension to the Middle East...MUSIC John Williams, Clinton Shorter]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/divided-nation--65783454384A11C5-E810-4ED2-BFC1-440922546C7BMon, 28 Apr 2025 17:38:11 +0000Ed GarnerIt's true, America is politically divided, and it's also true that a second civil war in this country may be on the horizon. The violence in our society is pointing in one direction. Events caused by mentally deranged individuals may morph into armed...1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/evaluating-risk--65572126MUSIC Brian Easdale, Cliff Martinez, Jed Kursel, Julio Iglesias,
Javior Navarete, Cole Porter]]>B1650E2C-1692-4D04-BD0A-D2E646F0985EMon, 14 Apr 2025 20:50:24 +0000Ed GarnerEvaluating Risk. When making important decisions, one should always determine strengths and weaknesses. Of course, with consistency free from corruptive values like manipulation, lies, or governmental propaganda, one should evaluate risk. When you...MUSIC Brian Easdale, Cliff Martinez, Jed Kursel, Julio Iglesias,
Javior Navarete, Cole Porter]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/federalist-papers--65259702D33B98A9-B15E-4FA9-B7B6-57CF9BF624E7Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:37:58 +0000Ed GarnerFederalist Papers. President Trump enjoys saying he's a student of history, and you might say he's familiar with America's way-back documents. While on the campaign trail for the presidency, Mr. Trump often said he wanted to reduce the Federal...1797commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/governmental-extortion--64940041Extortion can have serious consequences. President Trump says he'll stop the Ukraine/Russia war if Ukraine will give back 350 billion. MUSIC James Newton Howard, Lalo Schifrin, John Barry, Bernard
Herrmann, David Shirer]]>42D6365B-3645-496E-98A3-CD82E01ADB7BMon, 17 Mar 2025 18:41:16 +0000Ed GarnerIt shouldn't be any surprise that extortion is a common practice in government. After the 1980 to 1988 war, Saddam Hussein asked President George H. Bush what he was going to give him for fighting Iran. Bush replied, "Nothing. You didn't win," So...Extortion can have serious consequences. President Trump says he'll stop the Ukraine/Russia war if Ukraine will give back 350 billion. MUSIC James Newton Howard, Lalo Schifrin, John Barry, Bernard
Herrmann, David Shirer]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/evolution-ending--64679333life began on Earth. When we turn our backs on the laws of nature, we put ourselves at great risk. AI is not prosperity."Mystery of Mysteries-the appearance of new life on this Earth". MUSIC/T.Bates,C.Shorter, G.Moroder,P.Egelmann,D.Prigent/L.Gerrard,A.Silvestri]]>2DAE2600-A575-45DA-8E46-C379471D44E2Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:41:38 +0000Ed GarnerWhether you like it or not, in 1838 Charles Darwin revealed one of the great secrets of the natural world. He saw that this world is ever changing with all living things evolving and that's since life began on Earth. When we turn our backs on the...life began on Earth. When we turn our backs on the laws of nature, we put ourselves at great risk. AI is not prosperity."Mystery of Mysteries-the appearance of new life on this Earth". MUSIC/T.Bates,C.Shorter, G.Moroder,P.Egelmann,D.Prigent/L.Gerrard,A.Silvestri]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/los-angeles-burning--63938718FC44EC04-8D8E-42F9-B164-6DE6424E192CMon, 27 Jan 2025 19:40:58 +0000Ed GarnerIt's said Emperor Nero was complicit in 64 AD burning of ancient Rome. He wanted a modern city to complement his enormous and lavish palace. So, burning down Rome served a purpose. In a semi-arid landscape, L.A.'s fires might be considered NEGLIGENT....1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/buying-canada--63696901MUSIC Dean Johnson,E. Rabbit,H. Williams,Johnny Cash, Spade Cooley]]>2D85B012-89BE-4D87-A899-6ED49508DDC8Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:40:25 +0000Ed GarnerWhen applying for a loan at a bank, it's a common practice to supply a financial statement. Of course, there are exceptions to that rule. For example, if you're the son or daughter of the bank's president or some other widely recognized individual,...MUSIC Dean Johnson,E. Rabbit,H. Williams,Johnny Cash, Spade Cooley]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-enablers--63473927by others in the White House. It's yet to be known who those people were. Biden could read speeches, but the words weren't his. MUSIC Anita Baker, Toni Braxton, Christena Aguilera, Cher]]>99D1A88A-2AE4-4021-AFB3-2E95D2AB5F0CThu, 26 Dec 2024 05:42:59 +0000Ed GarnerIt's nothing new that corruption exists in American politics, and machine politicians play a significant part. They deceive to stay in power. The unknown facts are that Joe Biden, in the 2020 election to the presidency, was already suffering from a...by others in the White House. It's yet to be known who those people were. Biden could read speeches, but the words weren't his. MUSIC Anita Baker, Toni Braxton, Christena Aguilera, Cher]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-coming-crash--63110761MUSIC Brian Easdale, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Carl Orff,
David Raksin, John Powell, Roy Webb]]>5D915F25-85F0-43B7-93AE-0079969B36ACMon, 02 Dec 2024 19:10:59 +0000Ed GarnerThe Coming Crash. The people and by the people, Americans are going to take the fall when the crash arrives. The American people have been lied to and deceived by the politicians. They said every thing was all right but it wasn't. When the Russian...MUSIC Brian Easdale, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Carl Orff,
David Raksin, John Powell, Roy Webb]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/borrowed-time--627944963215B7AA-551F-4E41-BA46-D729DBD1905CTue, 19 Nov 2024 00:10:36 +0000Ed GarnerBorrowed Time. A crash is coming to America and it may be sooner than later. The American people were lied to about inflation being transitory when, in fact, it's become embedded that America's open borders have permitted millions of illegal...1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/panama-canal--62612252MUSIC Adele Adkins, Sam Smith, John Barry]]>7590CA9E-7C0F-40D0-BE1D-2AC642371023Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:30:39 +0000Ed GarnerThe Panama Canal will play a significant role in the future collapse of America. The crash is coming, and it won't just be because of financial failures in this country. No, future sociologists will point to America's cultural illnesses that made the...MUSIC Adele Adkins, Sam Smith, John Barry]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cause--62274384MUSIC Various Artists, Les Deux Love Orchestra with Bobby Woods]]>B38C992C-8271-43BA-8A4B-3454B9AD5C67Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:40:54 +0000Ed GarnerAmerica's future may not be as bright as our politicians would have us believe. No, a crash is nearly a certainty, but it won't be because of our financial failures. Sociologists will call it our Cultural Collapse, like a speeding car out of control...MUSIC Various Artists, Les Deux Love Orchestra with Bobby Woods]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/america-s-crash--62081587MUSIC Belle Baker, Ruth Etting, Jeanette Macdonald & Nelson Eddy]]>DA4C0094-E633-4253-BCC4-DDA1055AA049Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:05:10 +0000Ed GarnerHistorians won't acknowledge the future crash of America as a financial collapse but as a cultural failure. Daily mass killings, looting of businesses and carjackings, educational standards removing merit achievement for equality, and the rising of...MUSIC Belle Baker, Ruth Etting, Jeanette Macdonald & Nelson Eddy]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fear--61313688MUSIC John Williams, Marco Baltrami, Loren Balfe]]>F2F55E49-DBE0-4912-986E-F6E3F3845A0AMon, 09 Sep 2024 18:57:35 +0000Ed GarnerIt's recognized that fear is a primal emotion and may actually come from evolution. Some fears are ancient emotions passed on from generation to generation. Psychologists have identified this condition by testing it in laboratories. They've found as a...MUSIC John Williams, Marco Baltrami, Loren Balfe]]>1798commentary,fear,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-deceit--61162779MUSIC Modest Mussorgski, Igor Stravinsky, Mark Isham, Tom Newman]]>84F7E999-C322-426C-A80A-0CACB0F7D87EMon, 26 Aug 2024 18:20:13 +0000Ed GarnerI don't need to tell you how bad things have become. We have career politicians whose only interests are to retain power. We have politicians who have been in office for 30 or 40 years and are responsible for creating our government's debt of over 35...MUSIC Modest Mussorgski, Igor Stravinsky, Mark Isham, Tom Newman]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-danger--61004659MUSIC Al Green, Jeff Lynn, Marvin Gaye, Foreigner, Chantels]]>24C39877-D61A-4CE4-9B97-DE97C2165615Mon, 12 Aug 2024 20:09:43 +0000Ed GarnerThis country is actively supporting two wars with the potential of a third, but the American people have been lied to about Biden's ability to make important decisions. Biden has been manipulated by people running the White House who have hidden the...MUSIC Al Green, Jeff Lynn, Marvin Gaye, Foreigner, Chantels]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/standing-still--60852412MUSIC Hans Zimmer,JohnPowell,Atticus Ross,Harry Gregson-Williams]]>1AC2BBA3-CCA8-4739-A1BC-E74A06D3C512Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:29:10 +0000Ed GarnerIt may feel like we're standing still, but astronomers have determined that our galaxy, the Milky Way, is spinning at 500,000 mph. We're spinning along as if nothing is happening. But American politics seem to be spinning out of control: There was the...MUSIC Hans Zimmer,JohnPowell,Atticus Ross,Harry Gregson-Williams]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-corruption--60770012MUSIC Clifton Chenier, Cliff Martinez, Atticus Ross, Beau Jocque]]>2B812B44-ABCB-49E9-B51B-A5E4ED42DE7CMon, 22 Jul 2024 20:08:34 +0000Ed GarnerDo these words sound familiar? Pay to play, fraud, embezzlement, intimidation, nepotism, assassination, murder for hire, Ponzi schemes, bribery, patronage, rigged pricing, antitrust violations, falsification, profiteering, double-dealing, phony money,...MUSIC Clifton Chenier, Cliff Martinez, Atticus Ross, Beau Jocque]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/origins-of-life--60635337MUSIC Gustav Holts,Richard Straus,Bernard Herrmann,Hans Zimmer]]>BE569131-9D0D-4359-98AA-88BF4A916A80Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:14:34 +0000Ed GarnerFossils as old as 4.1 billion years in Western Australia contained microlife. In 2023, samples from an asteroid returned to Earth were found to have partial RNA molecules. We're searching for life in outer space, but in truth, we're attempting to...MUSIC Gustav Holts,Richard Straus,Bernard Herrmann,Hans Zimmer]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rigged-wall-street--6057154181CAE133-0287-4099-A558-203DCF2D75BFMon, 01 Jul 2024 19:40:08 +0000Ed GarnerOne of the foundations of our Capitalist system is a rigged Wall Street. Some people make enormous profits from it. When you have executives from companies who buy back shares of their own company raising the price of their shares, that’s called...1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-illusions--60415114MUSIC Christina Aguilera, Charlotte Lawrence, Jurnee Smolette-Bell,
Ben Lucas Boyson & Paul Emmerich]]>6DC72F64-F8F1-4FCC-8752-C976F58F58D1Mon, 17 Jun 2024 18:06:10 +0000Ed GarnerWe may say we have a democracy, but the truth is that our elected officials aren't concerned about their constituencies but with the corporations that bring them to power. Regarding voting, approximately 50% of eligible voters actually do, and 50%...MUSIC Christina Aguilera, Charlotte Lawrence, Jurnee Smolette-Bell,
Ben Lucas Boyson & Paul Emmerich]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/war-s-big-business--60344691MUSIC Marco Beltrami, Burkhard Dallwitz, David Shire]]>7C24F5A3-D5BD-4811-AA70-291BFEBF777FMon, 10 Jun 2024 23:23:49 +0000Ed GarnerRunning a war economy is a profitable proposition just so long as you can keep winning. However, whether we're winning or losing, some people in this country have become very rich from it. Our politicians keep being reelected because of our Military...MUSIC Marco Beltrami, Burkhard Dallwitz, David Shire]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/corruption--60194449MUSIC Ladds Black Aces, Cliff Edwards, Ella Fitzgerald & the Ink Spots,
Duke Ellington & his orchestra, Disney, Cliff Edwards]]>DAF48C3F-AE82-43BE-AC2B-6F45617591D6Tue, 28 May 2024 05:08:20 +0000Ed GarnerOne way or another, every man, woman, and child will have to pay for our government's 34 trillion debt. Our politicians say we're a nation of laws, yet they've historically committed the largest theft since the invention of money. But don't worry,...MUSIC Ladds Black Aces, Cliff Edwards, Ella Fitzgerald & the Ink Spots,
Duke Ellington & his orchestra, Disney, Cliff Edwards]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fisa-court--60100320MUSIC Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard, Etienne Forget,
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Atli Orvarsson]]>B51EBBC2-EED2-4622-A901-90CA60404752Mon, 20 May 2024 18:09:59 +0000Ed GarnerAmerica's government has lost the people's confidence, and that's why politicians use their power to retain their power. Our government recently passed legislation to surreptitiously spy without a court order worldwide on foreign governments because...MUSIC Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard, Etienne Forget,
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Atli Orvarsson]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-owns-what--59883350MUSIC Kiri Te Kanawa,Bing Crosby, Drifters,Foreigner, Maurice Jarre]]>15C0C2BA-5B18-49D2-9649-FCC28C587C05Mon, 06 May 2024 20:27:45 +0000Ed GarnerHistory tells us no one owns anything forever. Nothing remains the same. You can only borrow it for a while. The Palestinian people want to reclaim what they say belongs to them. But that's unlikely unless one of two things happen: The Persian Gulf...MUSIC Kiri Te Kanawa,Bing Crosby, Drifters,Foreigner, Maurice Jarre]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/political-seismic-earthquake--59706286MUSIC Joseph Traponese, Alan Silvestri, Mark Isham]]>9D7389A9-7987-4A75-B6E8-819C922F91C5Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:15:38 +0000Ed GarnerAmerica's financial preeminence is coming to a close. The Russian Federation will defeat the Ukrainian army, with President Zellenski exiled to Poland. Russia will return dominating Ukraine's internal political structure. More importantly, the...MUSIC Joseph Traponese, Alan Silvestri, Mark Isham]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/something-replaceable--59475985MUSIC Glenn Miller & Marion Hutton, Vera Lynn, Max Steiner,
Harry James & Kitty Kallen]]>0A633FDE-23C5-4C88-A99E-889B1D70D16EMon, 15 Apr 2024 18:33:11 +0000Ed GarnerI'm a natural man, not a Democrat, nor a Republican, a Socialist, a Communist, or even an Anarchist. I know this: When something in nature is removed, it's replaced with something else. Our politicians will tell you everything is all right. In fact,...MUSIC Glenn Miller & Marion Hutton, Vera Lynn, Max Steiner,
Harry James & Kitty Kallen]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/isn-t-everybody-happy--59351742MUSIC Cliff Martinez, Harry Gregson-Williams, Liza Gerrard,
Leonard Bernstein]]>729A4F18-FC22-44F0-9850-88E61118C59EMon, 08 Apr 2024 18:39:34 +0000Ed GarnerI make predictions by what is happening today. America's economic influence and prestige since World War II is coming to a close. We're financing two wars with a potential third on the horizon from a government that is over 34 trillion dollars in...MUSIC Cliff Martinez, Harry Gregson-Williams, Liza Gerrard,
Leonard Bernstein]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/enemy-from-within--59171267MUSIC Klaus Badelt, David Shire, Harry Gregson-Williams,
Dinah Washington]]>5F7A0503-E58B-4493-9D1A-00B0FC6FB3B0Mon, 25 Mar 2024 19:58:26 +0000Ed GarnerThere won't be any escaping from our future. Corruption in all of its various forms will result in unimaginable pain for Americans. In the near future, we may see rank and file in our military unwilling to follow orders or worse sabotage resources...MUSIC Klaus Badelt, David Shire, Harry Gregson-Williams,
Dinah Washington]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/future-nuclear-wars--59091065MUSIC David Shire, Nathan Barr]]>E1FE3150-C12C-43E2-82FA-CE2CDA96DD56Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:06:21 +0000Ed GarnerWe said we could build nuclear weapons to keep the peace. But we never understood that the human condition of envy, greed and violence would win out. In the future, when Iran and Israel use nuclear weapons the World will blame America for its failed...MUSIC David Shire, Nathan Barr]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/surveillance--58924903MUSIC Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard, Patrick Doyle]]>F49D29ED-AC39-4D20-BEEC-F5D6832A82E0Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:13:58 +0000Ed GarnerIt's true: American's distrust our government and our government distrusts Americans. Our representatives aren't really interested in serving the people. No, they're motivated to preserve the well being of the government and not the public. That's why...MUSIC Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard, Patrick Doyle]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-collapse--58831936MUSIC George Gershwin,Fred Astaire,Cole Porter,Ted Lewis,Artie Shaw]]>4C5E6C76-2406-4701-AA86-E81390BCC47CMon, 26 Feb 2024 19:05:39 +0000Ed GarnerThe Collapse. Let's put our emotions aside and look at our present condition. We're supplying two wars financially and militarily: The Ukraine / Russian Federation war and the Middle East with Israel/ Hamas, Hizbollah war. Plus, our Navy is being...MUSIC George Gershwin,Fred Astaire,Cole Porter,Ted Lewis,Artie Shaw]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/america-s-cash-register--58744814MUSIC Brian Easdale, Bernard Herrmann]]>111A7906-DB4D-4F62-87A6-CE98B1FD6521Mon, 19 Feb 2024 21:38:33 +0000Ed GarnerAmerica's Cash Register. There's a rising tide against America's support of Israel leveling the Gaza Strip. If the Palestinian people hated the Israelis before they slaughtered 1200 of them on Oct. 8th, then the destruction of the Gaza strip won't...MUSIC Brian Easdale, Bernard Herrmann]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/untrustworthy-government--586647912D9BB1C2-0A2B-43F1-BA67-8F982D43C1D4Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:55:55 +0000Ed GarnerUntrustworthy Government. Can the American people trust what their government tells them? Or what's worse, do news organizations fail their professional obligations by aligning with politicians? There are powerful people who are continually reelected...1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/plenty-to-worry-about--58579033MUSIC Tina Turner, Beatles, Cream, Almmons, Hana Williams,Clannad]]>52BED1F9-C09F-4866-8CE0-ECF949311C5DMon, 05 Feb 2024 20:06:42 +0000Ed GarnerPlenty to Worry About. We recently ended our twenty year war with Afghanistan leaving behind billions of dollars of weapons. Now we're actively involved with two wars: The Middle East war and the European war with Ukraine and the Russian Federation....MUSIC Tina Turner, Beatles, Cream, Almmons, Hana Williams,Clannad]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rural-vs-urban--58408590CE8E53F2-6427-46B9-AB2D-B9940AB91FCEMon, 22 Jan 2024 19:06:07 +0000Ed GarnerRural vs Urban. I'm a natural man, so my preference is for small town values. But that doesn't mean rural America is free from corruption. It's just at a smaller scale. It's a human trait and not confined to one political party. Politicians reelected...1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/biden-or-trump--58312981MUSIC Groucho Marx, Gracie Fields, Ennio Morricone, Staple Sisters]]>57E05D17-458A-4327-B111-1F35541C6FBBMon, 15 Jan 2024 20:19:01 +0000Ed GarnerUnless things change rapidly, the 2024 Presidential election is shaping up as a replay of the 2020 contest. Of course, time marches on. As President, Joe likes to claim he's brought prosperity to America. He says he's building the bottom up and the...MUSIC Groucho Marx, Gracie Fields, Ennio Morricone, Staple Sisters]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sins-of-the-father--58233517F805E075-73FF-44B7-95B1-33D8D2B8439AMon, 08 Jan 2024 19:10:08 +0000Ed GarnerThe acorn never falls far from the tree, including politicians ambitions. I'm not an advocate, a benefactor, or a propagandist for a Republican or Democrat. Pealing away the various layers of the political onion reveals a corrupt center. It's said,...1799commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-big-switch--58118265MUSIC Franz Liszt, Carl Orff, Gustav Holst, Antonin Dvorak]]>0EE7909A-F943-4AC1-9264-E1BAC6AE977DTue, 26 Dec 2023 00:40:37 +0000Ed GarnerYou don't think the people in control are going to tell you the truth, do you? If oil is running out, failing to supply 19 million barrels a day to run our economy would create a financial crisis. Nobody at the top is going to tell you there isn't...MUSIC Franz Liszt, Carl Orff, Gustav Holst, Antonin Dvorak]]>1798commentary,governmentclean211fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/building-a-new-palestine--580503156000D952-7C39-4CC1-969A-44B7FD1364AEMon, 18 Dec 2023 19:11:33 +0000Ed GarnerIf Palestinians were given 9,000 sq. miles of land where would it be? Well it wouldn't be the 9,000 sq. miles the Israelis claim is theirs. The truth is Ottoman Sultans claimed control of a good part of the Middle East for 500 years until 1918...1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nuclear-confrontation--57977622MUSIC Jeff Russo, Cliff Martinez]]>95729A04-3126-49B2-A1C8-8E00721E5E53Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:04:10 +0000Ed GarnerNuclear Confrontation. If I'm right and Iran now possesses nuclear weapons, the war in the Middle East is about to get a lot bloodier. Hezbollah with Iranian forces will conduct a war of attrition against Israel's northern border. And if Israel...MUSIC Jeff Russo, Cliff Martinez]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/iran-s-nuclear-bombs--57824693MUSIC Hans Zimmer, Alan Silvestri]]>863DF302-0DF2-44EE-989C-B2C18017E0E8Mon, 27 Nov 2023 21:17:29 +0000Ed GarnerThe Israel/Hamas war is looking more like a regional war with muslim countries wanting to drive the Israelis out of the Middle East. In basic terms, it's a Law of Nature: Survival of the Fittest. Iran's acquisition of nuclear bombs means it will...MUSIC Hans Zimmer, Alan Silvestri]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/failed-verification--57743049MUSIC Danny Elfman, Harry Gregson-Williams, John Williams]]>734D3DD7-2328-4A20-A49C-374F74122EEETue, 21 Nov 2023 03:42:02 +0000Ed GarnerYou're wrong if you think this country is safe with a nuclear bomb arsenal. Weapons of mass destruction aren't only conceived and developed in this country and they don't have to be delivered by intercontinental ballistic missiles. No, a weapon the...MUSIC Danny Elfman, Harry Gregson-Williams, John Williams]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spelling-da--57623174MUSIC James Newton Howard, Mike Oldfield, Penderecki]]>EE9031BE-11CE-44B5-AEDF-8D012D4D9407Mon, 13 Nov 2023 20:31:05 +0000Ed GarnerWe've sold weapons around the World making profits and one day that'll come back on us. We've become merchants of death. If you don't think the smallest nuclear bombs can be smuggled into this country, then you've never understood why a handful of...MUSIC James Newton Howard, Mike Oldfield, Penderecki]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unsuccessful-deterrence--57535293MUSIC Richard Wagner, Maurice Ravel]]>04406C93-54B9-4E91-A9A1-808A4D927920Mon, 06 Nov 2023 19:38:09 +0000Ed GarnerBuilding a nuclear bomb isn't a deterrence. Instead, it doesn't create peace. The reason Hamas attacked Israel may have been because Iran now has obtained nuclear weapons. Building weapons of mass destruction don't promote peace and if you don't...MUSIC Richard Wagner, Maurice Ravel]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ownership--57451841MUSIC Maurice Jarre, Jonny Greenwood, Thomas Hayward,
Thomas Newman]]>87FF82E2-6809-4862-BD3B-48E8A8B4C2DCTue, 31 Oct 2023 04:57:55 +0000Ed GarnerWith the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, Great Britain, France and Arab leaders created the countries of Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, and the recognition of a Jewish homeland in the Palestinian Region. America's president, Woodrow Wilson didn't...MUSIC Maurice Jarre, Jonny Greenwood, Thomas Hayward,
Thomas Newman]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/used-up-future--57358029MUSIC James Horner, Carl Orff, Mario Nescimbene, Marco Beltrami,
Tyler Bates]]>53C8A276-C87B-4D19-9B4E-483E431F484BMon, 23 Oct 2023 18:52:09 +0000Ed GarnerI don't instantaneously report the news. I attempt to predict where we're going. At present we have two wars with America's indirect involvement, the Middle East war and the European war in Ukraine. We're supplying weapons and strategic information...MUSIC James Horner, Carl Orff, Mario Nescimbene, Marco Beltrami,
Tyler Bates]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tipping-point--57259525MUSIC Jerome Moross, Elmer Bernstein, Benard Hermann, John Barry]]>D6920770-0D75-4EAB-9A90-1C7A7700D5E6Mon, 16 Oct 2023 19:04:13 +0000Ed GarnerThe coming months are to reveal the unexpected. We may have used up our future. The American people have been deceived into believing our U.S. Congress or the President are going to resolve the problems facing our country. No politician will vote to...MUSIC Jerome Moross, Elmer Bernstein, Benard Hermann, John Barry]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quid-pro-quo--57170627MUSIC Fred Astaire, Al Jolson, Jerry Orbach, Sam Smith, John Barry,
Cliff Edward]]>AA75CF23-F886-4D8C-9459-3516370C4863Mon, 09 Oct 2023 18:35:39 +0000Ed GarnerIt's said we're a nation of laws, but more accurately, we're a nation of criminals. Political corruption is as old as the latin language. And in 2008 America had 4.2 % of the World's population but had 20% of the World's incarcerated population. If...MUSIC Fred Astaire, Al Jolson, Jerry Orbach, Sam Smith, John Barry,
Cliff Edward]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reordering--56929555MUSIC James Brown, Big Bill Broonzy, B.B. King, Hermanas Nunez,
Bee Gees]]>C56BF43A-D60C-43CD-BB83-E99F407ABBF4Mon, 25 Sep 2023 20:40:09 +0000Ed GarnerMany things result in a political and financial revolution and America isn't immune from that. Usually it's preceded by a collapse in the economy. With 33 trillion dollars of debt and political corruption the prospects of an American revolution are...MUSIC James Brown, Big Bill Broonzy, B.B. King, Hermanas Nunez,
Bee Gees]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/internet-gambling--56848647MUSIC Johnny Pearson, Howard Shore, HEALTH, Mike Post,
James Newton Howard]]>99708D62-4573-4216-A6D8-DB272AC44D55Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:18:21 +0000Ed GarnerOur politicians have legalized gambling on the Internet for sporting events. The reason is clear. It's to produce needed revenue for a bankrupt government. It'll cause millions of our youth addicted to compulsive gambling. And why not? We already have...MUSIC Johnny Pearson, Howard Shore, HEALTH, Mike Post,
James Newton Howard]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-coming-revolutions--567728334C36A7CA-8B6C-4A92-8A33-6C69C558A9C0Tue, 12 Sep 2023 06:03:26 +0000Ed GarnerThe Coming Revolutions. No human revolution can compare to Nature's Revolution. If we destroyed the balance in nature there won't be any escaping. No sin will have been greater. MUSIC Luciano Pavarotti, Marco Beltrami, Enrico Caruso1797commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-criminal-presidents--56689075MUSIC James Brown, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Sam Browne]]>BF10ED3B-CEBD-4CEF-8F42-88C7916427CAMon, 04 Sep 2023 18:04:39 +0000Ed GarnerBoth candidates from the Democratic and the Republican parties in the 2024 Presidential election may be convicted of crimes. But that doesn't concern me. No politician will ever tell the American people the government is bankrupt, that our military...MUSIC James Brown, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Sam Browne]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-heritage--56619771MUSIC Bernard Hermann, Tyler Bates]]>176840EA-3C38-4F8D-ABAE-BEE539AA75F3Mon, 28 Aug 2023 20:05:19 +0000Ed GarnerPoliticians will never permit the American people to understand the Federal Government is bankrupt and they'll never allow them to know the Consumerist Economy has permanently affected the Natural World. In the future, for our own protection and that...MUSIC Bernard Hermann, Tyler Bates]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/embedded-inflation--56547061MUSIC Vic Mizzy, Mario Nascimbene, Michael Stearns, Franz Waxman]]>779ED22F-C743-4559-8F65-C360962243F8Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:13:06 +0000Ed GarnerYou can't imagine inflation when our government puts an end to the Consumerist Economy...... and it may have to after damaging the Natural World. The evidence is overwhelming: Record heat across the globe has sparked wild fires in Greece, Spain,...MUSIC Vic Mizzy, Mario Nascimbene, Michael Stearns, Franz Waxman]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-trajectory--56466660MUSIC Fats Waller & Ada Brown, Dick Powell, Marco Beltromi,
Pino Danoggio, Alex Heffes]]>292310CB-AED3-411E-968B-51175F7C8918Mon, 14 Aug 2023 18:11:10 +0000Ed GarnerOur Consumerist Economy demands we get more producing some very ugly behavior. Recently, teenagers in N.Y. city rioted when they were deprived of free video game consoles. In this World there are nearly a billion people who don't have access to clean...MUSIC Fats Waller & Ada Brown, Dick Powell, Marco Beltromi,
Pino Danoggio, Alex Heffes]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/digital-age--56398660MUSIC Tony Bennett, The Chantels, Emblems, Drifters, & John Barry]]>FC7A82BE-A825-42EB-AA70-56E3DB312A84Mon, 07 Aug 2023 23:29:21 +0000Ed GarnerDigital Age. In this Digital Age it's difficult determining what's real and what's not. Today the machines rule making our connection to the Natural World an unreality, a dream. In our future, when our government declares bankruptcy or even worse when...MUSIC Tony Bennett, The Chantels, Emblems, Drifters, & John Barry]]>1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/inflection-point--56324035MUSIC Thomas Newman, John Williams]]>0E03B74E-7F6C-456C-A5C7-794B4B513769Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:05:43 +0000Ed GarnerInflection Point. When President Biden says we're at an inflection point, it's not the point in history Biden's envisioned. Actually, it's been happening since 2010 when Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa entered into a financial alliance...MUSIC Thomas Newman, John Williams]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-course-of-events--56132392MUSIC Max Steiner]]>F64B838B-9F73-4C98-84A9-52352FFAC94CMon, 17 Jul 2023 22:02:20 +0000Ed GarnerThe Course of Events. Revolutions take place from time to time and America may not be immune from that. Any number of things could cause people to gather together to over throw the corruptive practices of our politicians. This is a historically...MUSIC Max Steiner]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/true-anger--56009201MUSIC Ray Anthony, Michael Giacchino, Hans Zimmer]]>B66FBBAF-26B7-4751-94D3-D6F212116C5CThu, 06 Jul 2023 02:39:09 +0000Ed GarnerTrue Anger. In America it's difficult to calculate the real anger in a large number of people. The propagandists use polls to show the approval or disapproval of issues but never the percentage of people willing to commit violence toward the...MUSIC Ray Anthony, Michael Giacchino, Hans Zimmer]]>1735commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/consuming--55160195MUSIC Billie Holiday, Cliff Martinez, Igor Stravinsky, Richard Wagner]]>4D1650D7-B7E7-4355-A974-FF792D1F43CDTue, 27 Jun 2023 00:12:53 +0000Ed GarnerConsuming. Few of us understand what it takes to render an animal for our consumption. This country slaughters billion of animals each year and 30 to 40% end up as waste deposited as garbage in landfills. That's nearly criminal if not immoral. Killing...MUSIC Billie Holiday, Cliff Martinez, Igor Stravinsky, Richard Wagner]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-deaths--54524818MUSIC Philip Glass]]>D64C7A4C-0A3D-4148-9818-43838A4045E7Mon, 19 Jun 2023 18:04:41 +0000Ed GarnerTwo Deaths. Ted Kaczynski recently died in prison. The other death was of someone I knew personally who was murdered. One was a convicted murderer of killing 3 people and injuring 23. The other was found shot dead inside a burning Mini Van. His death...MUSIC Philip Glass]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/corrupted-capitalism--54305571MUSIC Henry Hall, Ted Lewis, Earl Burtnett, Philip Glass,
Marco Beltrami]]>0A8735EC-0C23-4485-B940-BB73EE31FE8EMon, 12 Jun 2023 19:39:39 +0000Ed GarnerCorrupted Capitalism. Our politicians like to skip along bragging they're Capitalists plunging our government into 32 trillion dollars of debt. Capitalism is supposed to create wealth but for the last 50 years they've only created debt. They say we're...MUSIC Henry Hall, Ted Lewis, Earl Burtnett, Philip Glass,
Marco Beltrami]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-future-bankruptcy--54103774MUSIC Adriana Casalotti, Larry Moey & Frank Churchill,
Thomas Newman, James Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis]]>4DE3F43C-8CAA-42C9-8CC8-4B400B8E028DMon, 05 Jun 2023 18:02:02 +0000Ed GarnerOur Future Bankruptcy. When the U.S. Federal Government declares bankruptcy you can count on our politicians saying it never happened. However, it's nearly guaranteed. But when the U.S. Federal Reserve texts every Smart phone saying every citizen was...MUSIC Adriana Casalotti, Larry Moey & Frank Churchill,
Thomas Newman, James Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reparations-or-gambling--54036052MUSIC Tina Turner, Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, TheVeils,
Bronislav Kaper]]>7F444E96-31D7-4321-9D8F-6FF750A43C1AMon, 29 May 2023 23:11:58 +0000Ed GarnerReparations or Gambling. Our government is bankrupt in lots of different ways and it may take historians years to pass judgements on its moral failures. Reparation isn't going to happen because our government continues to borrow money it doesn't have,...MUSIC Tina Turner, Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, TheVeils,
Bronislav Kaper]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cbdc-money--53879239MUSIC Dinah Washington, B.B. & six others, Linda Ronstadt,
Dick Powell, Ted Lewis]]>F8151FC0-E2A3-4FAB-AB1C-12B348567FEAMon, 15 May 2023 21:22:40 +0000Ed GarnerCBDC Money. Make no mistake about it, Central Bank Digital Currency is coming. In fact it's begun in parts of the World already. It's the result of a sovereign nation's financial failures. The use of a nations currency, or cash, is about to be...MUSIC Dinah Washington, B.B. & six others, Linda Ronstadt,
Dick Powell, Ted Lewis]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/biden-vs-trump--53784424MUSIC Dinah Washington, Tinsel Town Players, Tony Bennett, John Philip Sousa]]>39395063-397B-489C-B9CF-F211F6081764Tue, 09 May 2023 00:49:27 +0000Ed GarnerBiden vs Trump. The coming 2024 presidential election is shaping up to be a memorable event. You have Biden's son, Hunter, being accused of financially profiting because of his father's privileged position with fifty years in government. On the other...MUSIC Dinah Washington, Tinsel Town Players, Tony Bennett, John Philip Sousa]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/woodrow-wilson--53712917MUSIC Lloyd Glenn, Perez Prado, Ruth Etting, Jorge Negrete,
Amos Mibum]]>CEC0467A-46BC-4437-8B5C-1D5A40B281FBTue, 02 May 2023 04:06:52 +0000Ed GarnerWoodrow Wilson. Wilson became the first southern President since the Civil War in 1912. He promised progressivism, but invaded Mexico, intervened in Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Honduras and militarily occupied Nicaragua during his entire...MUSIC Lloyd Glenn, Perez Prado, Ruth Etting, Jorge Negrete,
Amos Mibum]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/internal-violence--53636964MUSIC M.C. Hammer, Bobby McFerrin, B.B. King, Dean Martin]]>B46803A4-0B06-492C-B223-05FA65EDBE17Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:33:44 +0000Ed GarnerInternal Violence. This country isn't what it was in 1968. Eliminating the guns won't stop the violence because we've become a dangerous people to ourselves and others. We aren't safer with a Constitutional Right to own a gun. The making and selling...MUSIC M.C. Hammer, Bobby McFerrin, B.B. King, Dean Martin]]>1798commentary,government,gunscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-irs--53567060MUSIC Cream, Jim Morrison, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, George Michaels]]>2044D209-4178-4D10-AA74-74571B9F7512Tue, 18 Apr 2023 04:59:58 +0000Ed GarnerThe IRS. Compliance for paying your tax is done with the IRS. It's well known that a growing percentage of Americans don't pay their taxes and that's why the Inflation Reduction Act includes 80 billion dollars to hire 87,000 new IRS agents. But our...MUSIC Cream, Jim Morrison, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, George Michaels]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/515-000-mph--53510199MUSIC Ted Lewis, Al Jolson, Ruth Etting, Louis Armstrong, Jack Hylton]]>8745267C-C37F-4AA7-9206-D0505C83902DWed, 12 Apr 2023 06:16:17 +0000Ed Garner515,000 mph. The Milky Way Galaxy which we're a part of, spins at 515,000 mph.....but we feel like we're standing still. And recently America didn't feel a thing when Russia, Saudi Arabia and several OPEC countries dropped the use of the Petro-Dollar...MUSIC Ted Lewis, Al Jolson, Ruth Etting, Louis Armstrong, Jack Hylton]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uncertain-future--53435091MUSIC Hans Zimmer]]>53D9AFDB-11CD-4E8C-B2F8-B55E5C8F84ABTue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:35 +0000Ed GarnerUncertain Future. We don't have a Democracy in this country. We have a Corporatocracy. The business of America is business and money talks in the hallways of Washington's Capitol Building. That's how our leaders are elected. But that's the least of...MUSIC Hans Zimmer]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/treasury-bonds--53359266MUSIC John Williams,Johann Johannsson, Tyler Bates, Queen & Bowie]]>25139EF5-E3B7-4E0F-A768-69FAA8599C73Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:16:15 +0000Ed GarnerTreasury Bonds. China holds nearly 1 trillion dollars in U.S. securities. Most of it was bought during the financial banking crisis that began in 2008. By 2011 they had bought 1.5 trillion dollars to stop the bleeding. That debt paid 2% interest when...MUSIC John Williams,Johann Johannsson, Tyler Bates, Queen & Bowie]]>1798commentary,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/magic-shows--53269540MUSIC Lonnie Johnson & Clara Smith, The Staple Sisters, Blind Willie Johnson, Fred Astaire]]>B2214064-2C1B-417F-94FF-D781CB1212FAMon, 20 Mar 2023 18:25:45 +0000Ed GarnerMagic Shows. Now you see it, now you don't. We're living in a fail-safe society. When banks are closed because of bad investments depositors are made whole, and bank officers go without consquences. Sam Bankman-Fried created a 22 billion crypto...MUSIC Lonnie Johnson & Clara Smith, The Staple Sisters, Blind Willie Johnson, Fred Astaire]]>1798commentary,governmentclean176fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-000-murders--53187916MUSIC Bernard Herrmann, Henry Jackman, Aan Silvestri,
Max Steiner]]>59BB31BC-7417-4496-AFB0-823824BA5D5FMon, 13 Mar 2023 20:36:22 +0000Ed Garner23,000 Murders. The truth is America is and has been a violent country and it looks like our future will be as well. Some would accuse me of being too subjective when describing our future and I admit I could be getting the facts all wrong. Recently a...MUSIC Bernard Herrmann, Henry Jackman, Aan Silvestri,
Max Steiner]]>1798commentary,governmentclean175fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/complying--53116594MUSIC Mike Post, Bernard Herrmann, Danny Elfman, Otis Rush]]>49970E33-A108-47A4-BEC3-5B174E668446Tue, 07 Mar 2023 01:31:47 +0000Ed GarnerComplying. A society paralyzed by its own excesses can only deceive itself for so long before breaking apart. We accuse foreign powers of abusing their populations and that they're run by authoritarian regimes. But we can't claim to be a healthy...MUSIC Mike Post, Bernard Herrmann, Danny Elfman, Otis Rush]]>1798commentary,governmentclean174fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/putin-s-ambitions--52870656MUSIC Jeff Lynn, Sade, Annie Lennox]]>2DBA5929-63B5-424E-97CF-7CF943348035Mon, 27 Feb 2023 21:50:34 +0000Ed GarnerPutin's Ambitions. Americans aren't comfortable with what's taking place in our schools, in our streets, and even in our own homes. Maybe the propagandists can keep the public believing everything is all right, but that can only last for so long until...MUSIC Jeff Lynn, Sade, Annie Lennox]]>1798commentary,editorial,putin,russia,ukraine,warclean173fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/capitulating--52794994136DF9FC-AB56-4390-842E-F04DDDD5B3ADMon, 20 Feb 2023 21:22:12 +0000Ed GarnerCapitulating. Putin may believe he has a good reason Russian troops are in Ukraine. Maybe he thinks nobody plays by the rules anyway. He’s causing destruction and mayhem but that’s nothing new. You see, when he built a multi-billion dollar pipeline to...1798commentary,editorial,putin,russia,warclean172fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shadow-war--527228503EAA9205-46C6-426E-9201-FBD70417B3E4Tue, 14 Feb 2023 02:09:26 +0000Ed GarnerShadow War. Americans haven’t been told why Putin invaded Ukraine. When big oil and gas companies blocked Nord-Stream II supplying Western Europe’s energy, he retaliated by claiming parts of Ukraine belonged historically to Russia. Putin isn’t a...1798commentary,gas,ukraine,warcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-secrets--526577961371BD00-0F8D-4357-A28E-5C21D5C1B59CTue, 07 Feb 2023 07:29:25 +0000Ed GarnerOur Secrets. Distrusting our leaders is common place. People believe our government isn’t telling us the truth. Politicians claim we’re a country ruled by laws and we have the greatest democracy on Earth. People say those two things aren’t true. Some...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stealing--5258727761153A61-6EFC-4E6C-9F62-3EE8BB91E76AMon, 30 Jan 2023 19:52:50 +0000Ed GarnerSTEALING. Any professional thief will tell you: If you’re going to steal, steal big. There’s evidence to suggest that the bigger the theft, the less the consequences. A good example is our government’s debt of over 30 trillion dollars. The only people...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-pathology--524702290E134DB3-7AC2-4B03-B214-E8D4DA84FCFEWed, 18 Jan 2023 05:37:43 +0000Ed GarnerOur Pathology. I'll never forgive what was done to this country. Consumerism didn't make us stronger, it destroyed important values. The 30, 40 and 50 year career politicians in our Federal Government went along with those values, running this...1798commentary,government,politicscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forgiveness--52396182D2ADA26C-9E63-49A2-8253-CE358457DA0BMon, 09 Jan 2023 23:42:28 +0000Ed GarnerForgiveness. This country isn’t going to sail along without challenges to its prosperity. What we’ve taken for granted for the last 50 years is coming to a close. The largest historical debt in history can’t continue indefinitely. A default is...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/governmental-excesses--52335834A122E765-A976-4EAF-BC92-5DFC7BA0FBBFMon, 02 Jan 2023 19:49:34 +0000Ed GarnerGovernmental Excesses. It should come as no surprise that the U.S. government is the largest employer in America. A Federal Congress person takes on added importance allocating money to all those workers losing a sense of humility. Being humble in the...1798clean167fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/false-pride--52169848DB30AAAF-DAB9-43F7-B086-467586BCF615Tue, 13 Dec 2022 02:23:04 +0000Ed GarnerFalse Pride. We like to think of ourselves as belonging to a great civilization. We chant U.S.A., U.S.A. at gatherings, but there’s nothing worse than false pride. If there’s a collapse in the economy, inflation won’t be contained when there’s a...1806cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-stupidity--5210431084BEEFF9-6762-407D-90DD-402D0A336A2DMon, 05 Dec 2022 22:58:01 +0000Ed GarnerOur Stupidity. If you get the feeling you’re confused, don’t worry, you’re meant to be that way. AI wants to make you stupid so you don’t believe in anything. That’s why you’ll see marshal law and our military patrolling the streets of every city when...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-excesses--520389288A1C8C10-EAD7-4C88-9F8E-D7CF68BCC78EMon, 28 Nov 2022 23:32:22 +0000Ed GarnerOur Excesses. We won’t escape the excesses the Consumerist Economy has brought. No matter how our government disguises our nation’s debt, how violent our society has become, how questionable our moral norms; our faith in consumerism has led to an...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oil-shortage--5197591550FDA232-424D-489A-B17E-CB9861DE339CTue, 22 Nov 2022 02:24:05 +0000Ed GarnerOil Shortage. A rush to save the Earth’s climate may be nothing more than an attempt to disguise the fact that oil is running out. This country may not be able to sustain consuming 18 million barrels of oil every day and no political leader would tell...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/khashoggi-s-murder--51975679282A25A5-3343-4458-9CE7-E91505198059Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:22:09 +0000Ed GarnerKhashoggi’s Murder. Jamal Khashoggi was killed in 2018 for what he knew. And what was that? Well, he escaped to the United States with his life in June of 2017. Four months later in Oct. 2017 King Salman is the first Saudi Monarch to travel to Moscow....1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saudi-arabia--516032713FB063B7-E2A6-4BF5-8A63-E2BF523F95BBMon, 17 Oct 2022 22:55:45 +0000Ed GarnerSaudi Arabia. In 1945, eight weeks before FDR’s death, our President met aboard a U.S. destroyer in the Suez Canal with the King of Saudi Arabia, Abdul Aziz. That meeting and the agreements reached were to assure America would have whatever energy...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/capitulating--515335401FEFF022-8B1F-426C-9AD8-59EC44E77FA7Tue, 11 Oct 2022 05:04:27 +0000Ed GarnerCapitulating. We may have technological superiority when it comes to our military. But are our enlisted men and women willing to fight a protracted war with Russia and China? We can’t contain the violence in our own cities so how can we do it in...1799cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/coming-war--5145874741539D2B-29C6-44E3-B79E-8124B791B3AAMon, 03 Oct 2022 20:25:19 +0000Ed GarnerComing War. Millions of Americans believe 2020 election was stolen or at least manipulated. But Trump may have lost to Machine Politics. 30 or 40 year career politicians can’t tolerate populist movements. Biden defeated Trump with big city Machine...1792cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/restructuring--51391687E9041F94-7BA3-444B-84E9-04EB0444E118Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:58:07 +0000Ed GarnerRestructuring. We’ve opened the door to all sorts of addictions thinking it will relieve the pain we’re feeling. Picking what’s behind a door to win an all paid vacation to paradise isn’t working. When you return the problems that have plagued us will...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-shadow-government--513152752CCD11EF-E623-45C9-96D2-31035A9886FCTue, 20 Sep 2022 00:31:07 +0000Ed GarnerOur Shadow Government. If President Biden is mentally and physically incapable of making decisions, who’s running the Executive branch of the government? Will our generals take control if the U.S. suffers a military defeat? Will assassinations of our...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/machine-politics--5123935045C5C6D8-F3B3-409E-83AE-4D66D4E2A511Tue, 13 Sep 2022 06:27:08 +0000Ed GarnerMachine Politics. I believe in conspiracies. That’s why Trump lost the 2020 election. He lost to machine politics in this country. Trump may have had the largest vote of any sitting president in history, but it wasn’t enough to defeat a debilitated 40...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/martial-law--51152120E50388A6-615A-4CBB-830E-E0AA7AEE2A89Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:09:43 +0000Ed GarnerMartial Law. Nothing remains the same forever and that includes the preeminence of America. If the Republicans take control of both Federal Houses in the November election they’ll remove Biden and Harris from office. Retaliation, retribution, and...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-consequences--51073040DD89B45A-2135-4BF6-86A2-314FE3341135Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:32:34 +0000Ed GarnerOur Consequences. With a failing economy politicians and their propagandists will try telling you the recession doesn’t really exist. In fact, they’ll try to convince you we’re living with great prosperity. But why do we have 65 federal agencies to...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-conspiracies--509993451C477849-43EB-4288-9E9E-B3A46BA64BD1Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:18:07 +0000Ed GarnerThe Conspiracies. Do I believe conspiracies exist, absolutely. Donald Trump’s loss was real and it was done by the apparatchiks, the machine politicians that control the cities in this country. They’re bureaucrats and they won’t allow the free will of...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/weaponizing-patronage--509235149021E803-F158-409B-B611-3DD8565A2D43Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:21:46 +0000Ed GarnerWeaponizing Patronage. Avarice and greed can lead to self destruction. It may have become our fate. It’s an illness that has befallen us. It breeds mistrust in what is told us. We still think our values are what the rest of the world will follow. But...1799cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-the-destroyers--50858610645A23AD-6467-42A3-B1A9-F1DED1C4FE74Tue, 09 Aug 2022 01:40:26 +0000Ed GarnerWe the Destroyers. Can you trust what you’re being told by politicians? Well you have to understand what motivates them. They’re not being held accountable for the 20 year war in Afghanistan. But don’t worry, profits were made during those 20 years....1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-politicians--50784576A3AC9A64-8A95-4595-A8C6-8C80786CBFF5Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:45:20 +0000Ed GarnerOur Politicians. Don’t let anyone try to convince you we have a democracy in this country. It’s run by something else. If you think politics is a noble business you misunderstand the underbelly of corruption. Those who reach for power aren’t truthful...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/historical-shifts--5071145868231CC1-FD30-4474-92E5-D6C5D5F69D31Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:57:26 +0000Ed GarnerHistorical Shifts. The true meaning of Biden’s recent trip to the Middle East wasn’t to lower the price of oil in this country. We have our own resources to do that. The true meaning was our loss of dominance in world affairs. We held international...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/getting-less--50636446what’s going to happen. The coalition known as BRICS (Brazil, Russia,
India, China, and South Africa) constitute 20% of the world’s GDP and 40% of its population. The alignment of the world’s order is coming to an end. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Turkey are all asking to be members of BRICS. They no longer want to use the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Instead, as one trading block use their own currency. They no longer use the IMF or World Bank and seek to change the United Nation’s Security Council. Ending America’s preeminence.]]>54ED648D-C693-4B76-A8F1-893F5DA12274Mon, 18 Jul 2022 21:12:47 +0000Ed GarnerGetting Less. If you think you’re going to be getting more...that’s not what’s going to happen. The coalition known as BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) constitute 20% of the world’s GDP and 40% of its population. The alignment of...what’s going to happen. The coalition known as BRICS (Brazil, Russia,
India, China, and South Africa) constitute 20% of the world’s GDP and 40% of its population. The alignment of the world’s order is coming to an end. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Turkey are all asking to be members of BRICS. They no longer want to use the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Instead, as one trading block use their own currency. They no longer use the IMF or World Bank and seek to change the United Nation’s Security Council. Ending America’s preeminence.]]>1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/weapon-production--50544103F1849CEB-2442-47E6-9414-DF8DD0A1C221Tue, 12 Jul 2022 05:53:03 +0000Ed GarnerWeapon Production. Why should we worry when we produce top grade fighter jets and aircraft carriers? We’ve got the largest defense budget in the world. Are we a healthy people? One in five people suffer from mental illness in America. We left 80...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-guilt--50466410DE9C2100-2234-4483-B211-6E0B98DD1B0CTue, 05 Jul 2022 05:47:10 +0000Ed GarnerOur Guilt. I don’t like what I’m seeing in the present…And I sure don’t like what I see as our future. You’re sadly mistaken if you believe normalcy is going to return to this country. Of course, if you’re willing to live with 16,000 murders and an...1798cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-life-expectancy--50383419A20E56E3-0081-4CF8-985F-C800B632579EMon, 27 Jun 2022 19:47:01 +0000Ed GarnerOur Life Expectancy. The saying “Fool me once, shame on you… Fool me twice shame on me.”…doesn’t apply today. It’s more like…”Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice and I enjoy what you’re doing to me.” Politicians are masters at deceiving you,...1798cleanfull