From April 2018 to October 2023, the average price of a 12 ounce can of Diet Coke increased by 65%, from 34 cents to 57 cents. Vox.com's Emily Stewart said that it was because of "the economy, kind of"

“We shouldn’t be here at all, if we’d known more about it before we started. But I suppose it’s often that way. The brave things in the old tales and songs, Mr. Frodo: adventures, as I used to call them. I used to think that they were things the wonderful folk of the stories went out and looked for, because they wanted them, because they were exciting and life was a bit dull, a kind of a sport, as you might say. But that’s not the way of it with the tales that really mattered, or the ones that stay in the mind. Folk seem to have been just landed in them, usually — their paths were laid that way, as you put it. But I expect they had lots of chances, like us, of turning back, only they didn’t. And if they had, we shouldn’t know, because they’d have been forgotten. We hear about those as just went on — and not all to a good end, mind you; at least not to what folk inside a story and not outside it call a good end. You know, coming home, and finding things all right, though not quite the same — like old Mr Bilbo. But those aren’t always the best tales to hear, though they may be the best tales to get landed in! I wonder what sort of a tale we’ve fallen into?”

Sam Gamgee, from “The Two Towers”, by J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954

THE DATA

From April 2018 to October 2023, the average price of a 12 ounce can of Diet Coke increased by 65%, from 34 cents to 57 cents.

From April 2018 to October 2023, the average price of a Diet Coke from bars and restaurants increased by 35.1%, from $2.05 to $2.77.

Vox.com’s Emily Stewart said that it was because of “the economy, kind of”.

Where vox.com’s Emily Stewart has pandered the general plausible-deniability excuse of “the economy” to aver that Diet Coke is not, in fact, extortionately raising its prices in the face of collapsing sales, to juice its dwindling pool of addicts that much harder.

pander - verb - one who takes advantage of or profits from the weaknesses and mean desires of others.

The fact that she tacked the mouth-breather “kind of” on the end really lets you know that we are in the Punch and Judy tent.

Prices increase when supply decreases, demand increases, or both.

As you can see, the “law of supply and demand” as it has been explained to you does not, in fact, exist.

In November 2024, Vox.com’s Emily Stewart called a 65% increase in the price of a 12 ounce can of Diet Coke from April 2018 to October 2023 an “uptick”.

uptick - noun - a small increase

Then she referred to Diet Coke addiction in Mil-speak as “Cemented Loyalty”.

Say what you will about our literally blood-drinking Illuminist friends, there is simply no quit in them.

In the 1st Quarter of 2023, Diet Coke sales decreased by 6.5%, year-over-year.

In the 1st Quarter of 2023, diet soda sales decreased by 2.8%, year-over-year.

In the 1st Quarter of 2023, the 6.5% decrease in Diet Coke sales was 172% greater, or almost three times greater than the 2.8% decrease in diet soda sales as a whole during the same time period.

In January 2024, vox.com’s Eric Levits said that $18 Big Mac’s were “the price of falling inequality”.

On March 1, 2024, coca-cola.com said “‘Love What You Love, By You”.

The subhead goes on to say “New Diet Coke Campaign Celebrates Loyal Fans”.

Where “loyal fans” is Mil-speak for “helpless, dry-drunk addicts”.

I say “dry drunk” because Aspartame breaks down into formaldehyde and methyl alcohol in the bloodstream.

Love What You Love, By You”, is a thinly-veiled reworking of Aleister Crowley’s “And ‘do what thou wilt’ shall be the whole of the law”.

THE ARTICLES

JULY 2023

On July 14, 2023, cnbc.com said “WHO decision on aspartame could hurt diet soda sales or lead to new drink formulas”.

Where author Amelia Lucas said “decision” because it is general. As a propagandist, Emily knows that sixty to seventy percent of readers only read the headlines, and her technique goes a long way toward “compartmentalizing” awareness of the fact that the World Health Organization just officially labeled Aspartame as a carcinogen.

Then she said “could” hurt soda sales to obscure the fact that sales of Diet Coke were, in fact, decreasing exponentially.

There’s no information in the article on Diet Coke sales. That’s an example of the propaganda technique known as “stonewalling”.

JULY 2023

On July 14, 2023, axios.com said “Diet Coke’s appeal fizzling as sweetener hit with cancer warning”.

Where author Carly Mallenbaum said “appeal fizzling” because it is general. As a propagandist, Carly knows that sixty to seventy percent of readers only read the headlines, and her technique goes a long way toward “compartmentalizing” awareness of the specific magnitude of the decrease in Diet Coke sales she is attempting to obfuscate.

She used the general “cancer warning” to redact the specific “World Health Organization”, or “WHO”, and then protected Diet Coke by saying that they had been “hit with” that new, accurate categorization, which she walked back to merely a “warning”.

Did you notice how Carly’s story was released on July 14, the very same date of cnbc.com’s hit-piece which we’d just reviewed previously? Those are examples of what is known as “horizontal” or “integrative” propaganda.

To maintain current programming levels, Coincidence theorists will want to stop reading immediately, breathe through their mouths and affirm “Amelia and Carly published those articles on the same day by coincidence.”

In journalistic terms, Carly “buried” this thirteen paragraphs down:

“By the numbers: The amount of Diet Coke consumed during the first quarter of this year declined 6.5%, compared to a narrower 2.8% decline for the soft drink category, Stanford said.”

For grade school children researching the subject in the future, asking the average American in 2023 to read thirteen paragraphs is like asking someone from 1840 to memorize the Declaration of Independence.

Carly tacked “by the numbers” on the front end of the headline to give the subconscious of the Coincidence theorist reader the green light to say “oh, but they can make those Diet Coke sales numbers say anything!”

As a propagandist, Carly knows that many or most readers will grasp virtually any straw, no matter how thin, to remain off the hook of personal responsibility.

Carly said “declined” and “decline” because they are softer than “dropped” or “decreased”, and because declines are gradual.

That’s an example of the propaganda technique known as “spin”.

In the 1st Quarter of 2023, Diet Coke sales decreased by 6.5%, year-over-year.

In the 1st Quarter of 2023, diet soda sales decreased by 2.8%, year-over-year.

In the 1st Quarter of 2023, the 6.5% decrease in Diet Coke sales was 172% greater, or almost three times greater than the 2.8% decrease in diet soda sales as a whole during the same time period.

Here’s Carly Mallenbaum’s picture, where she’s off-center to the left to focus attention on her left eye, and where she’s making a purportedly-secret Masonic “gesture of recognition” with her left hand:

Carly Mallenbaum email address & phone number | Axios Lifestyle Reporter and Editor contact information - RocketReach
(Axios.com’s Carly Mallenbaum)

The image features her left eye because, to generational Satanist Freemasons like Carly, the left eye is the “eye of Will” or the “eye of Horus”.

But don’t take my word for it:

‘The right eye is the Eye of Ra and the left is the Eye of Horus’.”

From “Freemasonry - Religion And Belief - The 3rd Temple”

Facebook: “Welcome to the Left-Hand-Path-Network, where Satanism is not about worship, but it’s study.”

I have included Carly Mallenbaum’s picture so that you could get a better idea of what a generational Satanist Freemason in a position of marginal influence looks like.

She figured that the rubes would never notice the coded visual imagery.

They are all related to one another through the maternal bloodline. They comprise roughly twenty percent of the populace, and are hiding in plain sight in every city, town and village on Earth.

It’s how the few have controlled the many all the way back to Babylon, and before.

But they say that the hardest part of solving a problem is recognizing that you have one.

Don Croft used to say “Parasites fear exposure above all else”.

NOVEMBER 2023

On November 28, 2023, vox.com explained “Why Diet Coke got so expensive”.

Where author Emily Stewart said “got so expensive” because it is general. As a propagandist, Emily knows that sixty to seventy percent of readers only read the headlines, and her technique goes a long way toward “compartmentalizing” awareness of the specific magnitude of the increase in the price of Diet Coke which she is attempting to obfuscate.

The subhead goes on to say “The economy, explained by Diet Coke, kind of.”

Where vox.com’s Emily Stewart has pandered the general plausible-deniability excuse of “the economy” to aver that Diet Coke is not, in fact, extortionately raising its prices in the face of collapsing sales, to juice its dwindling pool of addicts that much harder.

pander - verb - one who takes advantage of or profits from the weaknesses and mean desires of others.

“The Economy” is an example of the “Big Lie” so favored by Hitler, Goebbels, and small town Mayors the world over.

And, even though it is ridiculous, it will be accepted, because many or most readers will grasp virtually any straw, no matter how thin, to remain off the hook of personal responsibility.

The article goes on to say “According to the St. Louis Fed, the average price of a 12-ounce can in a package of 12 was under 34 cents in April 2018. As of October 2023, it’s over 56 cents. That’s a nearly 65 percent increase. Data provided by Square, a commerce technology company, finds that the average price of a Diet Coke from bars and restaurants that use its platform went from $2.05 to $2.77 over the same time period; it’s also about 10 cents more than non-diet options.”

From April 2018 to October 2023, the average price of a 12 ounce can of Diet Coke increased by 65%, from 34 cents to 57 cents.

From April 2018 to October 2023, the average price of a Diet Coke from bars and restauarants increased by 35.1%, from $2.05 to $2.77.

The article goes on to say “Why such an uptick? In part, because companies like Coca-Cola have customers right where they want them after years of cementing their loyalty. They have a high degree of “demand inelasticity,” meaning demand stays where it is even when prices change.”

In November 2024, Vox.com’s Emily Stewart called a 65% increase in the price of a 12 ounce can of Diet Coke from April 2018 to October 2023 an “uptick”.

uptick - noun - a small increase

Then she referred to Diet Coke addiction in Mil-speak as “Cemented Loyalty”.

Say what you will about our literally blood-drinking Illuminist friends, there is simply no quit in them.

Here’s Emily Stewart’s picture, where she’s slightly off-center to the left to focus attention on her left eye:

Emily Stewart
(Vox.com’s Emily Stewart, who called a 65% increase in the price of a can of Diet Coke from April 2018 to October 2024 an “uptick”, and said it was due to “the economy, kind of”. Uptick means “a small increase”.)

The image features her left eye because, to generational Satanist Freemasons like Emily, the left eye is the “eye of Will” or the “eye of Horus”.

But don’t take my word for it:

‘The right eye is the Eye of Ra and the left is the Eye of Horus’.”

From “Freemasonry - Religion And Belief - The 3rd Temple”

Facebook: “Welcome to the Left-Hand-Path-Network, where Satanism is not about worship, but it’s study.”

I have included Emily Stewart’s picture so that you could get a better idea of what a generational Satanist Freemason in a position of marginal influence looks like.

She figured that the rubes would never notice the coded visual imagery.

They are all related to one another through the maternal bloodline. They comprise roughly twenty percent of the populace, and are hiding in plain sight in every city, town and village on Earth.

It’s how the few have controlled the many all the way back to Babylon, and before.

But they say that the hardest part of solving a problem is recognizing that you have one.

Don Croft used to say “Parasites fear exposure above all else”.

JANUARY 2024

On January 9, 2024, vox.com questioned “Are $18 Big Macs the price of falling inequality?

Where author Eric Levitz widened his eyes to simulate honesty and said that McDonald’s had raise their prices so egregiously because they’d been forced to pay their workers a couple of dollars more per hour.

He’s a paid shill masquerading as an independent journalist, trying to keep you from recognizing that McDonald’s has been raising its prices in the face of collapsing sales, to juice its dwindling pool of addicts that much harder.

shill - noun - an accomplice of a hawker, gambler, or swindler who acts as an enthusiastic customer to entice or encourage others.

“The price of falling inequality” is an example of the “Big Lie” so favored by Hitler, Goebbels, and small town Mayors the world over.

Eric said “falling” because it’s softer than “dropping” or “decreasing”, but mostly as a thinly-veiled reference to the fallen Lord Lucifer.

Fall of Lucifer
(The fall of Lucifer, from "Paradise Lost’, by John Milton, 1667)

Here’s Eric Levitz’s picture, where he’s just slightly off-center to the left, to focus attention on his left eye:

Eric Levitz
(Vox.com’s Eric Levitz, who said that $18 Big Mac’s were “the price of falling inequality”.

The image features his left eye because, to generational Satanist Freemasons like Eric, the left eye is the “eye of Will” or the “eye of Horus”.

But don’t take my word for it:

‘The right eye is the Eye of Ra and the left is the Eye of Horus’.”

From “Freemasonry - Religion And Belief - The 3rd Temple”

Facebook: “Welcome to the Left-Hand-Path-Network, where Satanism is not about worship, but it’s study.”

I have included Eric Levitz’s picture so that you could get a better idea of what a generational Satanist Freemason in a position of marginal influence looks like.

He figured that the rubes would never notice the coded visual imagery.

They are all related to one another through the maternal bloodline. They comprise roughly twenty percent of the populace, and are hiding in plain sight in every city, town and village on Earth.

It’s how the few have controlled the many all the way back to Babylon, and before.

But they say that the hardest part of solving a problem is recognizing that you have one.

Don Croft used to say “Parasites fear exposure above all else”.

FEBRUARY 2024

On February 7, 2024, cnn.com said "$3 for a single McDonald’s hash brown? Customers are fed up and pushing back".

Where author Allison Morrow said “fed up and pushing back” because it is general. As a propagandist, Allison knows that sixty to seventy percent of readers only read the headlines, and her technique goes a long way toward “compartmentalizing” awareness of the specific magnitude of the decrease in McDonald’s sales which she is attempting to obfuscate.

She’s a paid shill masquerading as an independent news reporter, doing what she can to contain the blowback from McDonald’s extortionately raising its prices in the face of collapsing sales, to juice its dwindling pool of addicts that much harder.

shill - noun - an accomplice of a hawker, gambler, or swindler who acts as an enthusiastic customer to entice or encourage others.

The article doesn’t contain any specific information on how much sales have decreased, or how much prices have increased. Those are examples of the propaganda technique known as “compartmentalization”.

MARCH 2024

On March 1, 2024, coca-cola.com said “‘Love What You Love, By You”.

The subhead goes on to say “New Diet Coke Campaign Celebrates Loyal Fans”.

Where “loyal fans” is Mil-speak for “helpless, dry-drunk addicts”.

I say “dry drunk” because Aspartame breaks down into formaldehyde and methyl alcohol in the bloodstream.

Love What You Love, By You”, is a thinly-veiled reworking of Aleister Crowley’s “And ‘do what thou wilt’ shall be the whole of the law”.

Jeff Miller, Honolulu, HI, March 10, 2024

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