The Greatest depression is coming, are you ready?
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A recession is when your neighbor loses his job, a depression is when you lose your job. I look at the people being laid off as the canary in the coal mine. Apparently jobs have been added this quarter, but I doubt they pay as well as the ones that have lost their jobs at google, or as administrative jobs at Amazon, or the ones IBM or Meta.
I think it is sick to be in the coal mine laughing at the canaries because they are dead. They are your warning.
The Ukraine conflict could have been a skirmish or small confrontation. But it isn't. They have described some of these massive drone attacks as greater in scale than the bombing of Iraq when the whole world united against Saddam. We were in awe with that attack and yet what has taken place in Gaza, Ukraine, Russia and Iran has been greater and more terrifying than that. It seems criminal to me that the Legacy media doesn't cover this better.
I think it is sick to be in the coal mine laughing at the canaries because they are dead. They are your warning.
The Ukraine conflict could have been a skirmish or small confrontation. But it isn't. They have described some of these massive drone attacks as greater in scale than the bombing of Iraq when the whole world united against Saddam. We were in awe with that attack and yet what has taken place in Gaza, Ukraine, Russia and Iran has been greater and more terrifying than that. It seems criminal to me that the Legacy media doesn't cover this better.
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Profanity warning. Not a lot, but a little.
Microsoft, particularly xbox, fired a LOT of people... And you, ZNP, did not notice? Come on man! I thought you were ON this stuff. Get back on the stick, dude.
I mean... Perfect Dark (remake) got canceled. And you, the stormy petrel of financial doom himself, failed to notice?
Profanity warning. Not a lot, but a little.
Microsoft, particularly xbox, fired a LOT of people... And you, ZNP, did not notice? Come on man! I thought you were ON this stuff. Get back on the stick, dude.
I mean... Perfect Dark (remake) got canceled. And you, the stormy petrel of financial doom himself, failed to notice?
Repetitive? REPETITIVE?!
I didn't even mention the irony inherent in you not recognizing any similarity between yourself and the guy who said the factory is shutting down for 20 years... and yet blithely accepting that this thread has been going for more than two years and TWO THOUSAND POSTS and no economic crash yet.
You have already taken the grand prize for repeating yourself repeating yourself repeating yourself repeating...
I didn't even mention the irony inherent in you not recognizing any similarity between yourself and the guy who said the factory is shutting down for 20 years... and yet blithely accepting that this thread has been going for more than two years and TWO THOUSAND POSTS and no economic crash yet.
You have already taken the grand prize for repeating yourself repeating yourself repeating yourself repeating...
You must not be familiar with the New Testament. The day of the Lord will be as the days of Noah, they are eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage right up to the day of the flood. So the rapture will not be preceded by an economic collapse. We have a picture of the rapture in Samson pushing out the pillars, so think of the rapture as the Lord pulling out that one last stick that causes the jenga tower to collapse.
The point of this thread is not that we will have an economic collapse first but rather we will have plenty of warnings first that will go unheeded.
The irony here is you think you are critiquing this thread and don't even realize you are part of the confirmation.
The point of this thread is not that we will have an economic collapse first but rather we will have plenty of warnings first that will go unheeded.
The irony here is you think you are critiquing this thread and don't even realize you are part of the confirmation.
That's what every SAP (Self Appointed Preacher, or in this case Self Appointed Prophet) ever has said. It seems to be a favorite cornerstone of their confirmation bias. But everybody I have ever seen use that has turned out to be wrong.
But maybe you'll be the first one who uses that line, but turns out to be right. Stranger things have happened, right?
But maybe you'll be the first one who uses that line, but turns out to be right. Stranger things have happened, right?
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https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2025...ive-white-collar-job-losses-as-ai-takes-hold/
CEOs Warn of Massive White-Collar Job Losses as AI Takes Hold
Corporate leaders from companies including Ford and JPMorgan Chase are now openly acknowledging the potentially devastating impact of artificial intelligence on America’s white-collar workforce.
The Wall Street Journal reports that as AI continues its rapid advancement, CEOs from various industries are no longer shying away from discussing the potential for massive job losses. In recent statements, leaders from companies such as Ford, JPMorgan Chase, Amazon, and Anthropic have issued stark warnings about the disruptive power of AI and its ability to replace a significant portion of the workforce.
Ford CEO Jim Farley delivered one of the most pointed assessments, predicting that AI could replace “literally half of all white-collar workers in the U.S.” This sentiment was echoed by Marianne Lake, CEO of JPMorgan Chase’s consumer and community banking division, who suggested that the company’s operations headcount could fall by 10 percent in the coming years due to the implementation of AI tools.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy also addressed the issue in a note to employees, stating that the company expects its corporate workforce to shrink as a result of the “once-in-a-lifetime” AI technology. Jassy emphasized that while some jobs will disappear, new roles will also emerge, requiring a shift in the workforce.
Perhaps the most alarming prediction came from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who warned that half of all entry-level jobs could vanish within the next one to five years, potentially leading to a staggering 10 to 20 percent unemployment rate in the U.S. Amodei urged executives and government officials to stop “sugarcoating” the situation and to confront the reality of the impending job losses head-on.
CEOs Warn of Massive White-Collar Job Losses as AI Takes Hold
Corporate leaders from companies including Ford and JPMorgan Chase are now openly acknowledging the potentially devastating impact of artificial intelligence on America’s white-collar workforce.
The Wall Street Journal reports that as AI continues its rapid advancement, CEOs from various industries are no longer shying away from discussing the potential for massive job losses. In recent statements, leaders from companies such as Ford, JPMorgan Chase, Amazon, and Anthropic have issued stark warnings about the disruptive power of AI and its ability to replace a significant portion of the workforce.
Ford CEO Jim Farley delivered one of the most pointed assessments, predicting that AI could replace “literally half of all white-collar workers in the U.S.” This sentiment was echoed by Marianne Lake, CEO of JPMorgan Chase’s consumer and community banking division, who suggested that the company’s operations headcount could fall by 10 percent in the coming years due to the implementation of AI tools.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy also addressed the issue in a note to employees, stating that the company expects its corporate workforce to shrink as a result of the “once-in-a-lifetime” AI technology. Jassy emphasized that while some jobs will disappear, new roles will also emerge, requiring a shift in the workforce.
Perhaps the most alarming prediction came from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who warned that half of all entry-level jobs could vanish within the next one to five years, potentially leading to a staggering 10 to 20 percent unemployment rate in the U.S. Amodei urged executives and government officials to stop “sugarcoating” the situation and to confront the reality of the impending job losses head-on.
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Isaiah 3 -- Everyone gets to choose their own judgment
Isaiah 3:1 For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water. 2 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, 3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. 4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
There is a beautiful pattern here. In 70 AD the church age began when this happened to Jerusalem and Judah. Paul told us this was to provoke them to jealousy so that some might repent and be saved. But this will also happen at the end of the church age, that is when the rapture takes place. So the church age begins and ends with this happening to the Jews. The 69th week for the Jews ended with the crucifixion of Jesus and the pouring out of the spirit on the church. The Jews were given 40 years to repent or else to be scattered in the wilderness. When they came out of Egypt they embraced the evil report from the ten spies and when Jesus was ministering they embraced the evil report of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Those people thought they were the great men, the leaders, and God took them away. Ultimately it was their children that entered the good land.
5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
As you have done it will be done to you. This is the way they behaved towards Jesus, and during the church age this is the way they behave toward evangelical Christians. So then, during the tribulation with what measure they have measured it will be measured to them again.
6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:7 In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
Why do you think the choices for president in 2024 were Trump and Harris. No one is in a position to heal this situation, anyone with some common sense understands the US is headed for bankruptcy and ruin. As bad as it is this is nothing compared to what it will be like after the rapture.
8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
Once again, this happened in 70 AD, it will happen to the world after the rapture, and the 70th week concludes with Armageddon, the world being judged. Peter says that "judgment must begin with the house of God". 70 AD it began with Jerusalem, but that was a warning to the Christians and to the nations.
9 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
This will be the situation at the time of this judgment. You will see all kinds of sexual perversion preaching from the pulpit.
10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
We are all judged with the same judgment, as you have done it will be done unto you.
12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
Jesus Christ, the Son of God was the anointed one chosen by God to rule the people. They rejected Him, they chose for themselves women and children. They chose their own judgment.
Isaiah 3:1 For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water. 2 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, 3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. 4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
There is a beautiful pattern here. In 70 AD the church age began when this happened to Jerusalem and Judah. Paul told us this was to provoke them to jealousy so that some might repent and be saved. But this will also happen at the end of the church age, that is when the rapture takes place. So the church age begins and ends with this happening to the Jews. The 69th week for the Jews ended with the crucifixion of Jesus and the pouring out of the spirit on the church. The Jews were given 40 years to repent or else to be scattered in the wilderness. When they came out of Egypt they embraced the evil report from the ten spies and when Jesus was ministering they embraced the evil report of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Those people thought they were the great men, the leaders, and God took them away. Ultimately it was their children that entered the good land.
5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
As you have done it will be done to you. This is the way they behaved towards Jesus, and during the church age this is the way they behave toward evangelical Christians. So then, during the tribulation with what measure they have measured it will be measured to them again.
6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:7 In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
Why do you think the choices for president in 2024 were Trump and Harris. No one is in a position to heal this situation, anyone with some common sense understands the US is headed for bankruptcy and ruin. As bad as it is this is nothing compared to what it will be like after the rapture.
8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
Once again, this happened in 70 AD, it will happen to the world after the rapture, and the 70th week concludes with Armageddon, the world being judged. Peter says that "judgment must begin with the house of God". 70 AD it began with Jerusalem, but that was a warning to the Christians and to the nations.
9 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
This will be the situation at the time of this judgment. You will see all kinds of sexual perversion preaching from the pulpit.
10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
We are all judged with the same judgment, as you have done it will be done unto you.
12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
Jesus Christ, the Son of God was the anointed one chosen by God to rule the people. They rejected Him, they chose for themselves women and children. They chose their own judgment.
Isaiah 3 -- The apostasy shall lament and mourn and be desolate
Isaiah 3:13 The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
This is the church age in which the gospel of the kingdom went throughout the entire earth.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
We wonder, why does the Lord allow this evil to take place. Well you have to wait for a crime to be committed before someone can be convicted of that crime. Right now God is sifting and searching the hearts of man. This age is revealing where everyone stands. You can never find out if someone truly loves you unless there is a very viable alternative temptation.
15 What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.
Think of the contrast between Jesus Christ, the good shepherd and the worthless shepherds that people choose for themselves. It is like an adulterous woman who cheats on a good man only to find herself living with worthless shepherds who beat her and abuse her children.
16 Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: 17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.
There is a reason why you get sick. If you get sick you need to go to the Lord, pray for understanding, confess your sins, repent and plead the blood of Jesus to heal you.
18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, 19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, 20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, 21 The rings, and nose jewels, 22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, 23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. 24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
Think of the situation today with all these "influencers" with their Tik Tok videos, Sex and the City TV shows, the Kardashians, etc. This is a very good description of what it will be like with women right before the rapture. But do not be deceived, this is not judgment on unbelievers, it is judgment on those who are called by the name of Jesus.
25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. 26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
That is the apostasy, that is those left behind.
Isaiah 3:13 The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
This is the church age in which the gospel of the kingdom went throughout the entire earth.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
We wonder, why does the Lord allow this evil to take place. Well you have to wait for a crime to be committed before someone can be convicted of that crime. Right now God is sifting and searching the hearts of man. This age is revealing where everyone stands. You can never find out if someone truly loves you unless there is a very viable alternative temptation.
15 What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.
Think of the contrast between Jesus Christ, the good shepherd and the worthless shepherds that people choose for themselves. It is like an adulterous woman who cheats on a good man only to find herself living with worthless shepherds who beat her and abuse her children.
16 Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: 17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.
There is a reason why you get sick. If you get sick you need to go to the Lord, pray for understanding, confess your sins, repent and plead the blood of Jesus to heal you.
18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, 19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, 20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, 21 The rings, and nose jewels, 22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, 23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. 24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
Think of the situation today with all these "influencers" with their Tik Tok videos, Sex and the City TV shows, the Kardashians, etc. This is a very good description of what it will be like with women right before the rapture. But do not be deceived, this is not judgment on unbelievers, it is judgment on those who are called by the name of Jesus.
25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. 26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
That is the apostasy, that is those left behind.
Violent gangs have ‘near-total control’ of Haiti’s capital, UN says
https://nypost.com/2025/07/03/world...near-total-control-of-haitis-capital-un-says/
Haiti’s criminal gangs have exerted “near-total control” over the capital, as escalating violence pushes the Caribbean nation “closer to the brink,” senior U.N. officials warned Wednesday.
Gangs control an estimated 90% of Port-au-Prince, Ghada Fathy Waly, executive director of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, told the U.N. Security Council. Waly noted that gangs are expanding into previously peaceful areas.
“Southern Haiti, which until recently was insulated from the violence, has seen a sharp increase in gang-related incidents,” she said. “And in the east, criminal groups are exploiting land routes, including key crossings like Belladere and Malpasse, where attacks against police and customs officials have been reported.”
U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenca informed the council that “the ongoing gang encirclement of Port-au-Prince” and their strengthened foothold in the capital and beyond is “pushing the situation closer to the brink.”
https://nypost.com/2025/07/03/world...near-total-control-of-haitis-capital-un-says/
Haiti’s criminal gangs have exerted “near-total control” over the capital, as escalating violence pushes the Caribbean nation “closer to the brink,” senior U.N. officials warned Wednesday.
Gangs control an estimated 90% of Port-au-Prince, Ghada Fathy Waly, executive director of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, told the U.N. Security Council. Waly noted that gangs are expanding into previously peaceful areas.
“Southern Haiti, which until recently was insulated from the violence, has seen a sharp increase in gang-related incidents,” she said. “And in the east, criminal groups are exploiting land routes, including key crossings like Belladere and Malpasse, where attacks against police and customs officials have been reported.”
U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenca informed the council that “the ongoing gang encirclement of Port-au-Prince” and their strengthened foothold in the capital and beyond is “pushing the situation closer to the brink.”
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