The Causey Consulting Podcast

This was one of the craziest documentaries I've ever seen. It's simultaneously a murder mystery, investigative journalist effort, purveyor of insane theories (and possibly truths), and dark comedy all at once.

➡️ "This could either be the world's biggest murder mystery or the world's most idiotic conspiracy theory. If the latter is the case, I am very sorry."

 ➡️  "Conspiracy theory for senior citizens" 😆

Why does this still matter? For one thing, do you think these huge corporate interests and governments that seek to dominate and exploit others are a thing of the past? GET. REAL.

Links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=nSW6CMndAeI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dag_Hammarskj%C3%B6ld

https://www.npr.org/2019/08/15/750812549/an-unreliable-narrator-a-trail-colder-than-pickled-herring-cold-case-hammarskj-l

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Mini%C3%A8re_du_Haut-Katanga

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission_(South_Africa)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/20/south-africa-weird-sinister-apartheid-mercenary-saimr-keith-maxwell

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/south-africa-apartheid-aids-saimr-plot-infect-hiv-virus-black-cold-case-hammarskjold-documentary-a8749176.html

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"We all were sea-swallow'd, though some cast again / And by that destiny to perform an act / Whereof what's past is prologue, what to come / In yours and my discharge."
-The Tempest

I recently read Ravi Somaiya's The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld. The implications are staggering, even all these years later. 

Key topics:

✔️ "Draw your own conclusions."
✔️ "We did it" is really tantamount to, "Yeah, we did it. And what are you gonna do about it? Nothin'!"
✔️ "our motivation for Balkanising their country"
✔️ "he should drop the matter"


Links:

https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Thread-Mystery-Surrounding-Hammarskj%C3%B6ld/dp/1455536547

https://theintercept.com/2022/12/22/deconstructed-jfk-files-cia/

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v35/n07/letters

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/14/if-trump-shot-someone-dead-fifth-avenue-many-supporters-would-call-his-murder-trial-biased/

The photo I mentioned: https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2015.90.9



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Subtitle: Did they exist in the first place?

Was there some utopia, some golden age where no one was exploited by Corpo America?  😒

Links:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzJkmw-OK3r/?igshid=ZWI2YzEzYmMxYg%3D%3D

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/stephanie-coontz/the-way-we-never-were/9780465098835/?lens=basic-books

https://www.amazon.com/Its-Called-Work-Reason-Success/dp/159240281X

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/20/meat-packing-plant-child-labor-fines/11304311002/

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• Persistent inflation is the fault of John & Jane Q. Public.
• The recession is back on again. 
• A sea lion wants to know what "motive" the state and the cronies have for lying to us.
• Hit pieces are made, reputations are ruined, and then quiet revisions are made that no one hears about. 

😵‍💫🤡😵‍💫🤡😵‍💫🤡

Links:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/inflation-prices-buying-habits/676191/

https://causeyconsultingllc.com/2023/11/21/everything-is-terrible/

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/29/investing/jamie-dimon-recession-jpmorgan-economy/index.html

https://causeyconsultingllc.com/2023/10/28/actually-yall-told-everyone-the-recession-was-cancelled/

https://thejobmarketjournal.com/f/ha-ha-the-numbers-were-lies

https://schiffgold.com/key-gold-news/job-numbers-have-been-revised-down-for-seven-straight-months/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8EfI4XoqxU

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Clay_Shaw



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I think by "vibes" you mean "exploitation."

Key topics:

✔️ You're there as long as you lick the corporate boots and entice others to do the same. Encouraging the presence of a toxic environment to your peers doesn't make you a hero.
✔️ If your environment is so bad that you need to hire someone to play the role of clown or hypebeast, mightn't it not be a better idea to determine WHY the place is so bad?
✔️ The day will come where you need skills to pay the bills.
✔️ So much boils down to: are you gonna go along to get along or are you gonna be a problem, pal?


Links:

https://nypost.com/2023/11/18/lifestyle/gen-z-workers-say-they-should-be-hired-for-their-personality/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tiktok-personality hire_l_62bb3559e4b0187add18eec4

https://blog.ttisi.com/debunking-personality-hires-how-to-recruit-the-right-way

https://www.amazon.com/Meet-Buddha-Pilgrimage-Psychotherapy-Patients/dp/0553278320

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"While we are dreaming / This little island disappears / While you are looking the other way / They'll take your right to own your own ideas..."
"Inside Job" by Don Henley

And take away your right to own anything. Go live in an abandoned strip mall and be happy! 😖 During the throes of the Cold War, what westerner would have imagined хрущёвка style living coming to America? 
 
Links:

https://causeyconsultingllc.com/2023/04/03/i-mean-the-real-estates-already-there-and-everything/

https://causeyconsultingllc.com/2023/07/18/hey-remember-when-i-predicted-this/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxlCUbddTc4

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/biden-administration-encouraging-conversion-empty-office-space-affordable-104424145

https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/resources/repurposing-underutilized-strip-malls-create-multifamily-housing

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/10/27/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-takes-action-to-create-more-affordable-housing-by-converting-commercial-properties-to-residential-use/

https://thejobmarketjournal.com/f/this-is-the-agenda-folks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khrushchevka

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brezhnevka


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Today marks the 60 year anniversary of JFK's death. For me, this is not about lionizing any politician. It's about understanding just how powerful the powers that be truly are. If they would lie to you about something monumental, they would lie to you about the state of the economy and the job market, too. Wakey wakey, folks.

Links:

https://www.sho.com/titles/3507963/jfk-revisited-through-the-looking-glass

https://kirkcenter.org/reviews/joseph-kennedy-american-fascist/

https://nypost.com/2016/10/23/sexy-accused-spy-had-a-fling-with-jfk-and-stole-hitlers-heart/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29702876/

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-11-14/the-job-market-slowdown-is-getting-hard-to-ignore

https://www.carlbernstein.com/the-cia-and-the-media-rolling-stone-10-20-1977

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp91-00901r000500050029-0



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Crossover from today's blog post: https://causeyconsultingllc.com/2023/11/19/what-golden-age/

Where is this golden age? Where was the party? Were middle class, working class, and working poor people all having some Great Gatsby soiree for the last three years? I don't f**king think so!

Links:

https://causeyconsultingllc.com/2023/11/19/what-golden-age/

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/10/remote-work-and-return-to-office-whats-next-for-workers-and-bosses.html

https://causeyconsultingllc.com/2022/05/14/the-digital-panopticon/

https://causeyconsultingllc.com/2022/10/21/productivity-theater/

https://causeyconsultingllc.com/2023/05/19/if-you-like-wfh-lord-elon-thinks-youre-a-moral-reprobate/

https://slate.com/technology/2023/11/elon-musk-antisemitism-twitter-x-advertising.html

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/b/black-ibm.html?_r=1

https://thejobmarketjournal.com/f/its-all-about-control-always

https://theintercept.com/2023/09/23/tim-gurner-speech-unemployment/

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Have you heard commentators say that propaganda is necessary because the "other side" (whatever than even means) isn't guaranteed to win? To me, this either misunderstands or intentionally obfuscates an important purpose of propaganda.

Key topics:

✔️ You get hyped up and wild when you're supposed to. You sit down and watch the boob tube when you're supposed to. You ignore conflicts and problems when you're supposed to. The emotional reactions are carefully orchestrated.
✔️ If you lobotomize yourself, the fat cats and their cronies can do whatever they want without interference. Ray Bradbury explores this concept in his novel Fahrenheit 451.
✔️ IMO, one function of controlled oppo is to convince you that even if things are bad and it appears the hyper elites are plotting something nefarious, fear not - people are waking up. The power brokers are shaking in their boots! 😒 Riiiiiiiight.

Links:

https://www.amazon.com/Fahrenheit-451-50th-Anniversary-Bradbury/dp/B004TLVDKW

https://www.mgientertainment.com/2015/06/entertainment-is-the-greatest-form-of-propaganda/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lookout_Mountain_Air_Force_Station

https://www.aclu.org/issues/national-security/privacy-and-surveillance/surveillance-under-patriot-act

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1125110/13918832

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One of the most dangerous statements you can make is: "Well, that would just neevvvverrrr happen to me." Similar to people telling you that it's impossible for 2008 to ever happen again. 😒

Key topics:

✔️ After all the FOMO & YOLO in the markets of 2020 & 2021, what did you think was gonna happen?
✔️ Could a number of realtors be replaced by technology and FSBO scenarios? Yes, probably so.
✔️ Knowing your market and being TRUTHFUL about your market = you staying in business and having loyal clients when others are folding. Lying, cheating, maneuvering, getting out during a bust cycle, etc. = going under.
 ✔️ In some respects, the death knell rang when the internet was released to the public. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Sorry, not sorry.


Links:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1125110/11959824

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1125110/12016015

https://www.reuters.com/legal/missouri-jury-hits-nar-real-estate-companies-with-18-bln-damages-2023-10-31/

https://www.darpa.mil/about-us/timeline/modern-internet


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