Ukraine Rocked By Corruption Scandal, Wave Of Top Officials Resign: Sports Cars, Mansions & Luxury Vacations As People Suffered

Source: ZeroHedge.

Some liken the resignations of top officials to rats leaving a sinking ship. Others claim that Zelensky ordered the resignations as part of a pure-hearted anti-corruption effort. Another possibility is that the shakeup is preparation for a new phase of the war.

I am somewhat inclined toward the last of those speculations, given Germany’s sudden decision to provide tanks to Ukraine.

Now Pence had classified documents also.

Classified documents found at Pence’s Indiana home

“Pence has been among the Republicans criticizing Biden in recent weeks over the discovery of classified documents at his old office and his Wilmington home from Biden’s time as vice president and as a Delaware senator.”

Sometimes living in a Pyrex walled home requires wisdom before casting stones. But Biden did the same. So far both Biden and Pence have returned what they had as soon as discovered. No whining, no balking, just a bit of humble pie. Trump could have done the same thing. But, he didn’t. I think the actions of both Biden and Pence will contrast sharply with the MAGA in chief. News at 11 folks.

Is McMafia Real?

https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/01/24/no-charles-mcgonigal-likely-isnt-responsible-for-that-part-of-the-russian-investigation-you-hate/

If you haven’t seen the BBC series “McMafia” streaming on Amazon, I highly recommend it. But have a strong beverage on hand if you plan to watch the whole thing. It is fiction that is way too close to reality.

The premise of the show is, there is an international mafia that is taking over governments at every level in every part of the world. The “Don” of the McMafia operates out of Israel. He was a business student who studied the McDonalds business model and thought it was the perfect model for a mafia. He explained the Russian mafia in New York and how he branched out from there until there were no more “governments,” only branches of his mafia.

I know, it sounds like Sci/Fi Fantasy… until you watch how he did it. I had to stop watching after about the fourth episode, but I got up my nerve to go back and watch some more. That’s when I found out the show had been cancelled. The reason was “the actors’ busy schedule and the WAR IN UKRAINE!” Who cancels a fiction show in England because there’s a war in Ukraine?

I was totally creeped out before… and then I read this about McGonigal. It sounds to me as if McMafia owns the FBI.

How Troublesome Presidents Are Disposed of

Source: Institute for Political Economy.

I disagree with the writer about Joe Biden’s classified documents scandal. I cannot dispute his theory that the scandal reflects a deep state conspiracy to prevent Biden from running for a second presidential term, but I am more inclined to a different view that is vastly more sinister.

(Briefly, my view is that the deep state put Biden in office because he is incompetent. Here is a commentary that explores that possibility.)

Still, the writer cogently portrays the deep state from the perspective of someone who has worked at the highest levels of government. I certainly agree with him that America as founded no longer exists.