Nothing New Under The Sun 2016

 

 

THE BIG PICTURE

How to tell if you are the problem – “A one question sorting test for restoring civilization. This is one of those videos that works on a great many levels humorous and otherwise because this really is one of the most simultaneously important and slippery questions in humanity: Mitchell and Webb: “Are we the baddies?”” – El Gato Malo  – GOOD ONE FROM EL GATO ONCE AGAIN!!

A New Kind of Charge – “This one’s not about cars that need a charge. It is about cars that automatically accept charges. Instead of tossing some coins or handing some bills to an attendant manning a toll both, your car just debits your bank account. It can do so because your car will be connected to your bank account via Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) “technology” – there’s that awful word again. But what is “V2”? The acronym refers to connected vehicles that are an integral part of the socalled “Internet of Things.” They are vehicles that are the diametric opposite of the truly autonomous vehicles we have been driving since the invention of the first cars more than a century ago until beginning – roughly – about a decade ago. Autonomous cars are under our control. They cannot be controlled by anyone (or anything) else at a distance. Connected cars are just that. They receive and transmit signals containing data about themselves – and about you – to what can perhaps best be visualized as a kind of Hive Mind, which receives and transmits its own signals in return. This is how they are controlled – and this is how they control you” – Eric Peters

What is a 15-Minute City? – “The 15-minute city (FMC) is an urban planning concept designed to meet the sustainability targets and indicators pursuant with Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11). The international construction of 15-minute cities is a global project that is being rolled out in the UK in cities like Oxford and Bath. If and when the next round of lockdowns arrive, if you already live in your allocated FMC zone, why would you ever be permitted to leave? Do you really imagine the 15-minute city is being rolled out globally because the UN and its private sector partners, and other stakeholders, want to improve your quality of life?” – Iain Davis  – HAVE LINKED ABOUT 15 MINUTE CITIES BEFORE, NOT JUT IN THE UK BUT EVERYWHERE ELSE AS WELL. THIS IS A GOOD PRIMER ON THEM!!!

Most People Already Have Immune Defenses Against H5N1 Bird Flu: Journal ‘Immunity’ – “94% had H5 antibodies, 100% showed neutralization despite no exposure to virus.” –  JonFleetwood

Miracles in the (In)famous Pfizer Trial – “We are approaching the fifth anniversary of the trial that set the stage for the vaccination of billions by an experimental product — the Pfizer mRNA Covid vaccine (BNT162b2). There is no other scientific paper that affected so many within a few months of its publication.” – Eyal Shahar

India Introduces Monthly CBDC-Based ‘Digital Food Coupons’ Directly Deposited Into Digital ID Wallets Under Rationing Scheme – “Larry Fink says India is leading the world in tokenization and digital IDs, and the U.S. needs to catch up.” – The WinePress

Health Canada seals vaccine injury records for 15 years – “While Health Canada’s delay raised eyebrows, it does not hold the overall record. Public Works reported an extension of 10,000 days — roughly 27 years — for a request received in 2023 involving about 200,000 pages of documents. The department did not say whether the file was related to COVID-19. Other departments also reported multi-year delays. Industry Canada acknowledged a 12-year extension on one file, while the Immigration and Refugee Board delayed another for a decade.” – Western Standard News Services  – GEE, WONDER WHY THAT IS YOU. THINK MAYBE THEY’VE GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE!!!!!!!!!

The Billionaire Behind Britain’s Digital ID (VIDEO) – “I have spent the last five weeks trying to write about the UK Digital ID, and every time I sat down to finish, I found another thread. Another connection. Another name that linked back to the same technocratic megalomaniacs I keep writing about in America. At some point I had to accept that this was not a story about Britain at all, or at least not only about Britain; it was the same story I have been telling for months now, just with different accents. The machinery is identical, like the same word written in different fonts, or in this case, the same name: Larry Ellison. ” – The Drey Dossier

 

 

 

NEWS

Millennial Baizuo Kamikaze – “Millennial baizuos (Chinese term for white left) are growing old without growing wise. Their suicidal empathy is devolving into homicidal spite. They are the most demoralized and dangerous demographic in America that is radicalizing further during their midlife crisis. Renee Good and Alex Pretti were both 37 years old when they died. They put their bodies on the line for the Minneapolis theater kid communist insurrection. Walz, Frey, Ellison, Omar, BlueSky, and Signal group chats whipped them up with virtue signaling bukkake. Their final acts were kamikaze attacks against ICE officers who they believed are the Nazi Gestapo of Orange Hitler.” – Yuri Bezmenov

Rallying Against ICE, Students Across US Join the Revolution – “Thousands of K–12 students walked out nationwide in an ICE protest—an event promoted as activism but rooted in government-backed indoctrination. Victims of government indoctrination, unite! On January 30, 2026, at least thousands of brainwashed American K-12 students, often encouraged by “educators,” walked out of classrooms nationwide. It was billed by organizers as a coordinated protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). But the reality is much more sinister. Parents and policymakers should be asking themselves why government schools are radicalizing children, instead of teaching them how to read, write, or do math. Federal data show that less than one-third of the students are proficient in any core subject. As these protests demonstrate, the battle for America’s future is playing out in classrooms right now.” – Alex Newman

Interesting Times – “One asks: What is driving these interesting times? One thing is the destruction of Western civilization. This is complicated more by the willing suicide of Western nations, not by their people, but by their politicians. This is the most treasonous, self-immolating generation of politicians ever to see the light of day in the Western world. To understand this, one must look at the sheer numbers and give no value to the individual people involved.” – T.L. Davis

Et Tu, Pirro? U.S. Attorney Rebuked By 2A Groups After Carry Comments – Cam Edwards

The Western Press Are Trying To Spin Epstein As A RUSSIAN Agent – “This is of course ridiculous. Epstein is a known intelligence operative for the state of Israel, not Russia. This is an established fact, and has been for some time.” – Caitlin Johnstone

Feds Identify “Leader of Antifa” – “The list they’re creating says so, anyway. Twenty-nine year old Chandler Patey has been regularly protesting outside his local ICE facility in South Portland for months, offering up his apartment to fellow protesters to use the bathroom or wash off pepper spray, according to local news. To the Department of Homeland Security, “he is the leader of Antifa in Portland, OR.” That phrase appears in an internal report produced by DHS, the largest law enforcement agency in the country. As they see it, Patey—a young man accused of no crime and who looks like a random protester plucked off the streets of Minneapolis—is a domestic terrorist. Documents leaked to me show Patey and countless other American protesters have been branded as domestic terrorists. As a result, their private information is now being collected and stored in a DHS intelligence system shown below. The government’s elevation of an ordinary citizen like Patey to terrorist mastermind is the result of a subtle bureaucratic process revealed in this and other DHS documents I’ve obtained. They show that since almost the beginning of the Trump administration, DHS has been desperate to pull together evidence—no matter how thin—of an epidemic of left-wing domestic terrorism. This bureaucratic imperative to find terrorists among protesters is what got Renee Good and Alex Pretti killed.” – Ken Klippenstein  – THEY HAVE TO JUSTIFY THE POLICE STATE SOMEHOW!!!!!!!

The Myth of Stolen Land and the Erasure of Indigenous Agency – Alexander Muse / Amuse on X

Trump Mentioned 38,000 Times in 5000 Documents in Latest Epstein File Release – “I have been following the reports of the millions of Epstein files that were released this past Friday. The MeidasTouch YouTube channel is one of my favorite sources on the Epstein files, as they have millions of followers in social media with a larger audience than most corporate news networks. They were the first ones to notice that the DOJ quickly removed one document that was very damaging to Trump, and after they reposted a saved copy on their Substack Page, the DOJ restored it after it went viral in social media. Many victims’ identities were not redacted, re-traumatizing them and leading some to speculate that this was on purpose, to punish them. Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Howard Lutnick are just a few of the famous names mentioned in the files.” – Brian Shilhavy

Elon’s Naughty Robot Problem – “Or, the day AI took a turn for the dirty.” – Jenna McCarthy

California Plans “Mileage Tax” To Bleed Citizens For Even More Cash – Tyler Durden  – HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE PAYING THIS JUST ONCE AS THEY LEAVE THE STATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Project Vault and the Illusion of Security Without Mining – “Why stockpiling critical minerals will not protect America unless we start mining again” – Dr. Matthew Wielicki

How Will Key Countries Respond To The US’ Attempted Restoration Of Unipolarity? – “The US’ restoration of unipolarity risks sparking another World War if cooler heads don’t prevail. The US’ new National Security and Defense Strategies, which collectively articulate the “Trump Doctrine”, make clear that the US’ grand strategic goal is to restore its predominant position (unipolarity) over the world. ” – Andrew Korybko

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

“Trump Homes” Are Coming. (No… I Am Not Making This Up). – “Trump says as many as 1 million homes using a “pathway-to-ownership/rent-to-own style program,” which will be funded by billions in private capital will make home ownership great again. “Trump Homes.” ANOTHER CON-JOB ON AMERICA.” – Gregory Mannarino

Landman Understands Economics Better Than Many Economists – “Landman is not just a show about wealth and power. It’s a show about the costs of wealth and power, and the costs apply to rig workers and executives alike.” – Jon Miltimore

Corporate Media Stuck On “Muh Tariffs” – “As Always, The Data Paints A More Complex Picture” – Peter Nayland Kust

Silver’s 40% Crash Was the Most Predictable Disaster of 2026 – “The precious metals frenzy that wasn’t about the dollar at all — and the Chinese fraud story that proves it. Let’s do a quick check-in on the economy. This matters. On Wednesday, silver hit $117 an ounce. By Friday, it was $73. That’s not a correction. That’s a 40% single-day crash — the kind of move that wipes out leveraged accounts, liquidates retail portfolios, and sends financial Twitter into full existential meltdown mode. Silver went from $79 to $117 in thirteen trading sessions. Thirteen. That’s not a market. That’s a meme stock. And as Mike Green put it in a recent interview, that’s effectively what silver became — momentum chasing dressed up in hard-money rhetoric. The “dollar is dying” crowd had one data point: precious metals going up. That was it. One market, one interpretation, one narrative — and an army of retail speculators pouring money into something they fundamentally misunderstood.” – Justin Hart  – JUSTIN BRINGS UP SOME VERY GOOD POINTS HERE. MAY NOT BE THE TAKE YOU WANT TO HEAR IF YOU FOLLOW METALS. BUT AS USUAL, I TRY TO SHOW ALL SIDES. WHICH IS WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH DAVID MORGAN’S VIDEO LINKED BELOW!!!

David Morgan’s Warning: What Comes Next For Gold And Silver (VIDEO) – Mike Maharrey / Money Metals  – SEVERAL SITES HAVE RECOMMENDED THIS VIDEO AS WELL , AMONG THEM JOHN RUBINO, NOMI PRINS, THE MACRO BUTLER AND THE CONTRARIAN CAPITALIST. INTERVIEW WITH DAVID STARTS AROUND 6.54

First Bank Failure Of 2026 Occurs In Chicago – A Sign Of Things To Come – “The FDIC preliminarily estimates that the failure will cost its Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) about $19.7 million.” – The WinePress

5 Reasons Why This Correction Is Actually a Good Thing – “5 Reasons Why This Correction Is Actually a Good Thing Last week was violent. Here’s why it changes nothing about the long-term setup—and may have just made it better. – Nomi Prins – HAVEN’T SEEN ANY RESPECTED ANALYST LOOK AT THIS AS A BAD THING. THINK ABOUT IT!!!

Tom Lee’s $250K Bitcoin Target And Other Bedtime Stories – “Ah, yes. Let’s all get rich. Why didn’t I think about that? Since one of my favorite names is crashing 18% this morning, seems like a great time to point the finger at someone else and be critical of them, in order to divert attention away from my own horrific ideas. You may have noticed that every few hours, like a recurring rash, Tom Lee reappears on CNBC to announce that Bitcoin is about to explode into the financial stratosphere. This quarter, the destination is neat and tidy: $200,000 to $250,000.” – Quoth the Raven

The True Dollar Price to Redeem an Ounce of Gold – “As of October 2025, the date of the most recently released monetary statistics by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the monetary base was $5.3019 trillion. The US Treasury has not changed its report of gold holdings for several decades nor has its holdings been audited for several decades, despite valiant efforts by congressmen such as Ron Paul. The reported amount is 261.5 million ounces of gold. The math is straightforward: Divide the monetary base’s roughly five trillion dollars by the Treasury’s 261.5 million ounces to get $20,275 as the price to redeem an ounce of gold. Put another way, as the last dollar is presented to the Treasury the last ounce of gold would be handed over.” – Patrick Barron

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Old-Fashioned Skills Worth Learning – “A Year To Learn & Grow This year, pick one skill to focus on each month. Whether it’s starting seeds in spring, canning summer fruit in August, or perfecting winter bread baking, these traditional skills make life richer and more resilient. ” – Homesteaders of America  – SAVE THIS ONE GREAT RESOURCE WITH MANY LINKS TO ARTICLES IN 13 DIFFERENT AREAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Read This Before You Buy a Solar-Powered Generator – “Before you spend a chunk of your retirement savings or hard-earned money on one, there are a few things you need to understand before buying a low-quality product that will fail you when you need it most. The phrase “solar-powered generator” creates a mental picture that doesn’t match reality. Many people imagine a box that magically pulls energy from the sun and runs their home like nothing happened. That’s not how it works. What you’re actually buying is a large battery with an inverter, paired with solar panels that recharge it. The battery does the heavy lifting, while the sun only refills what gets used. This matters because batteries have limits. Once drained, they need time and sunlight to recover. In a long outage with bad weather, that recovery can be slow or impossible if it’s during winter.” – Jack

DO IT YOURSELF !! Building a 3500-Watt Portable Battery Bank Solar Power Unit. – “A system customized to your needs with simplicity in mind. Have power for CRITICAL ITEMS when other people have NO ELECTRICAL POWER. PERIOD!” – Jack Lawson

What to Compost: 88 Everyday Things to Compost (and 9 NOT to) – Jennifer Poindexter

Some Thoughts on Batteries and Flashlights – Hoofer

 

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Luke 6:44    For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

 

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THE BIG PICTURE

It’s Time To Accept That Civil War 2.0 Has Already Started – “Civil War 2.0 has, in fact, already kicked off in the form of a well funded far-left insurrection much like what happened in 1917 Russia. The lack of conservative organization in response has been less than impressive, and I’m here to give a warning: We are approaching the point of no return. Activists are funded by a massive shell game of NGOs hidden behind other NGOs. They are coordinated by hidden online discord servers. They receive their orders and share information in the field through encrypted Signal chats. They are trained in agitation and disruption by anonymous online meet-ups run by covert activist coordinators. They have engaged in violent attacks on ICE agents on hundreds if not thousands of occasions and few of them are ever prosecuted. This is not the behavior of a grassroots protest movement, this is the behavior of an army of covert operatives with special protections.” – Brandon Smith

Epstein files: here is what’s REALLY going on; this is a plan to PROTECT criminals – “I’m cutting through ALL the crap here. The release of the Epstein files is like ordering a prosecutor to release all the evidence he has against people he hasn’t charged yet. Go ahead, read that sentence again. It’s the heart and soul of what’s happening here. Every person seriously mentioned in these files gets a head start on lawyering up.” – Jon Rappoport 

New Epstein Dump Is a Doozie – “Who had “Bill Gates gets an STD” on their bingo card this week?” – Jenna McCarthy

Sarah Ferguson Joked About Daughter Eugenie’s ‘Shagging Weekend’ in Newly Surfaced Epstein Email – “In one March 2010 email reviewed by People, Epstein asked the former Duchess of York about potentially taking a trip to New York. Ferguson, now 66, replied with a crude comment about her youngest daughter, Princess Eugenie. “Not sure yet. Just waiting for Eugenie to come back from a shagging weekend!!” Ferguson wrote. The resurfaced correspondence also shed new light on Ferguson’s ongoing closeness to Epstein during that period. In another 2010 email, she reportedly told him to “just marry me.” “You are a legend. I really don’t have the words to describe, my love, gratitude for your generosity and kindness. Xx I am at your service. Just marry me,” Ferguson wrote in a January 2010 message, according to the Daily Mail.” – Olivia Salamone  – HMM, ANDREW AND FERGIE BOTH. WHO WASN’T BUDDY BUDDY WITH EPSTEIN!!!!

Six Years Ago Today, They Chose the Lie – “Six years ago today — on February 1, 2020 — a group of scientists got on a phone call that would alter the trajectory of human history. Not because they discovered something. Because they decided to hide something. Bryce Nickels named them: Fauci. Collins. Farrar. Holmes. Andersen. Garry. Rambaut. Fouchier. Koopmans. Drosten. Read those names again. These weren’t fringe players. These were the people our governments, our media, and our institutions told us to trust. These were The Science™. And on that call, they made a choice. Not a scientific choice — a political one.” – Justin Hart

Congress Bypasses Kennedy’s Withdrawal from Bill Gates’ GAVI Vaccine Cartel With New Bill Funding Through State Department: HR 7006 – “Senate to consider bill making $3.5 billion available for pandemic purposes and Gates-linked vaccine network after Kennedy pulled U.S. funding.” – Jon Fleetwood

Why Do Cells ‘Turning Off’ Underlie So Many Chronic Diseases? – “Understanding the Cell Danger Response is critical for treating treating spike protein injuries and many other complex illnesses” – A Midwestern Doctor

 

 

 

NEWS

Awards Season – “The political grandstanding started way back in 1973 when the irascible Marlon Brando stayed home from the Academy Awards but sent an Apache princess, one Sacheen Littlefeather, to the podium to decline his award…After that, political “statements” at awards ceremonies of all kinds became modish, then obligatory, and now in the age of Lefty-left Woke Jacobin activism, all you get is one denunciation after another of the monster who lives in their heads: ChrumpChrumpChrump. Cue the audience of fellow “stars” for the also obligatory standing-O, which is really a test to see if any among them dare not join in the hosannahs — so they can be anathemized. You are seeing sheer ritual performance by performers, the highest perq of stardom being the approbation of their peers, fellow performers — nevermind the lowly gorks out in Flyover Land who “consume” the products of pop culture.”‘ – James Howard Kunstler

Hollywood Celebrities Are Losing Their Minds And Calling For “Revolution” – Tyler Durden

Bill Maher Torches Virtue-Signaling Lefty Celebs For Ditching Causes Once They’re Not The ‘Current Thing – “After another awards show shitshow of anti-Trump-ism at The Grammy’s, Bill Maher has had it with Hollywood’s relentless virtue signaling, and during his latest monologue on his HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher. And he really let the glitterati have it. “You fucking posers. Three years ago, everybody was all into Ukrainian flags. What happened to that? Another cause tossed into the junk drawer with yesterday’s choke collar?” He called virtue signaling “body ornaments” and delivered one of his trademark zingers: “They’re just crucifixes for liberals. Because every time I see one, I think, ‘Jesus Christ.’”” – Tyler Durden

Trump, New Chief of OPEC – “Oil price has been thought to correlate with US aggression abroad; expensive energy impacts the US negatively, and cheaper, more plentiful oil is a positive. It has been why we fought. This was the foundation of the Carter Doctrine, The cartel no longer OPEC, it is us. Trump also claims he effectively “owns” Canada. Our Saudi Arabian and UAE clients appear solidly dependent on Washington, and since 2003, Iraqi oil has been profiteered by the US, much as is envisioned for both Venezuela and the seducible sovereign movement in Alberta. Of the 2026 top six crude exporters, it’s the Team USA versus Russia and China.” – Karen Kwiatkowski

Affordability fact check: Trump can’t hide from higher prices – ““Just after one year of President Trump, our economy is booming. Incomes are rising. Investment is soaring. Inflation has been defeated.” That verdict was proclaimed by the highest authority in the land — President Trump himself, notifying an Iowa audience Tuesday about the transcendent blessings of his reign. It is unclear whether the 47th president believes referring to himself in the third person mesmerizes listeners as much as himself. During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump continually promised to make life more “affordable” for Americans battered by Bidenflation. But in Iowa, Trump scoffed that Democrats “come up with this word ‘affordability.’” “First time you heard about it was like a few months ago,” he said. “You’re not hearing it so much anymore . . . because the prices are coming down so much.”” – James Bovard

Winter Storm Fern: If a Million Outages Isn’t a Failure, What Is? – “Winter Storm Fern exposed deep structural fragility in the U.S. power grid, with outages affecting up to a million customers despite years of warnings from reliability watchdogs. Industry restructuring has fragmented accountability, leaving no single entity responsible for end-to-end reliability while failures carry little financial or moral consequence. Grid unreliability is pushing those who can afford it toward off-grid solutions, threatening a slow but destabilizing erosion of the traditional utility customer base.” – Leonard Hyman & William Tilles

No Mass Deportations: Trump And Border Czar Tom Homan Say ‘You’re Going To See A Drawdown’ In ICE Deportations, Focus On ‘Targeted’ Arrests – “President Trump also said that there was going to be a claw back during his rally at Iowa last week. “We’re gonna de-escalate a little bit.” However, Trump then attempted to roll that back after Homan’s and Trump’s initial comments went viral. Speaking at a premier event for the movie about the First Lady called “Melania,” Trump was asked if there would be a drawdown, the President said no.” – The WinePress

‘White liberal feminists are full of sh*t’ (Interview with Bridget Phetasy on ICE, Minneapolis and the performative compassion of woke Westerners.”. – Spiked – ALSO HAS A LINK TO FULL VIDEO AS WELL!!!!

Why the US hit pause on Iran – and why it doesn’t mean de-escalation – “Missile defenses, alliance vulnerabilities, and fear of a wider war are shaping Washington’s restraint, even as pressure on Tehran continues” -RT

Zelensky hints at staying in power – “The Ukrainian leader has floated another presidential run although martial law continues to block a vote” – RT

Ukraine Suffers Unprecedented Nationwide Blackouts as Grid Teeters on Edge – “Somewhat swept under the rug by all the new commotion filling the news cycles today was the fact that yesterday Ukraine suffered a massive unprecedented country-wide blackout which even blew out major parts of neighboring Moldova. Even the Kiev metro stopped working, with the situation described as apocalyptic by outlets.” – Simplicius

Meet the former fashion blogger and shady doctor behind the ‘30,000 dead’ Iran psy-op – “Western officials seized on a dubious death toll of 30,000 protesters to escalate against Iran. The number originates with a single, clearly compromised source. But a zealously pro-war Guardian reporter is doing her best to legitimize it.” – Wyatt Reed and Max Blumenthal

Russia’s Interests In Syria Go Far Beyond Retaining Its Air & Naval Bases – Andrew Korybko

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

THE DEEPER DIVE: Silver’s Slippery Slope amid Golden Showers – “From China’s silver hoarding to the president’s dollar busting and crypto creations, to overbought markets and corrupt banks, many contending explanations vie for Friday’s crash in precious metals.” – David Haggith  – UNFORTUNATELY MOST OF THIS ARTICLE IS BEHIND A PAYWALL. ALMOST WASN’T GOING TO LINK IT, BUT DAVID DOES TOUCH ON THE SUBJECT A BIT. I’VE ALWAYS LIKED HIS ANALYSIS, HOPE HE DOESN’T PULL A MANARINO AND START LINKING GOOD ANALYSIS BEHIND A PAYWALL. I’M NOT OPPOSED TO PEOPLE GETTING PAID FOR WHAT THEY DO,  I JUST DON’T USUALLY LINK ARTICLES THAT PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO READ UNLESS THE GIST OF IT IS STILL THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Silver Revaluation: The largest repricing event in modern monetary history. – “The great silver reset has begun: COMEX and LBMA vaults are bleeding dry as paper manipulators scramble to cover—silver’s explosive revaluation toward a 15:1 gold ratio now inevitable. Friday’s now-infamous “Silver Smash” wasn’t just another price raid — it was the most violent one-day engineered takedown in the modern history of silver trading. Over two full years of global silver mine supply — 1.58 billion ounces — were dumped on the COMEX in a single session. The result? A 40% price collapse in mere hours. But what happened after the smoke cleared is even more revealing. Open interest cratered from 317,000 contracts down to just 91,830 — meaning 1.127 billion ounces’ worth of paper silver was vaporized as positions were closed or rolled to avoid physical delivery. That’s the whole point of the raid: flush out longs, kill sentiment, and avoid facing the one thing the cartel truly fears — delivery. That extreme 345% turnover in March contracts (a major delivery month) wasn’t market “efficiency.” It was pure panic.” – The Silver Academy

Stackers get it, traders don’t – “If you successfully traded Friday’s collapse in gold and silver, well done. But be careful not to miss out on the big moves ahead. The end of the fiat currency regime is the big picture. Trying to trade this volatility is a lost cause. You may get lucky, but experience shows that nearly everyone who trades as opposed to hoards loses. The reasons are plain to see: Market makers are more powerful than you. This is because banks which own them have huge resources at their disposal to push markets wherever it suits them. Furthermore, instances of spoofing (where they place an order to influence prices without actually dealing) have led to criminal charges for the largest bullion banks and their dealers trading in gold derivatives. They do not play fair!” – Alasdair Macleod

Shock Silver Price Premium In Shanghai Will Quickly Drain Western Market Vaults – “If this price disparity continues, expect drastically restricted silver availability in Western markets in the weeks ahead.” – David Jensen

Crucial U.S. jobs report delayed again. What happens next? – “The partial government shutdown could push the publication of key employment data to next week” – Jeffry Bartash

ISM Manufacturing Expands in January for the First Time in 12 Months – “This was only the second positive report in 50 months. There were 36 months of contraction, followed by 1 month of expansion, then 12 months of contraction, and now another month of expansion. ISM is a diffusion index. That is direction matters more than quantity. For example a business hiring 2 employees will offset a business laying off 122 employees. Given the last expansion was a year ago, I wonder is a bit of seasonality is in play. Regardless, take the gain, but look at the comments and prices.’ – Mish

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

One Acre Against The Odds – “Why Planting an Heirloom Garden This Spring Is One of the Smartest Family Moves You Can Make Most families are about to get hit twice—and they don’t even see it coming. First at the checkout line. Then again at the dinner table. Food prices don’t have to explode for this to hurt. They just have to keep creeping—quietly, steadily—year after year. A little more for produce. A little more for meat. A little more for eating out when everyone’s tired and nobody wants to cook. And before long, the grocery bill becomes a fixed monthly anxiety you can’t negotiate with.” – Bill Heid

How to Make Fire Without Matches: The Bow Drill – Cache Valley Prepper

The Secret Plan that Could Change America Forever – “Governments don’t plan for things they believe will never happen. They plan for what they quietly expect, even if they never admit it out loud. In 2006, while most Americans were focused on gas prices, overseas wars, and everyday life, a small group inside the federal system was planning for something far more uncomfortable: a future where the country itself might become unstable enough to require internal containment. Operation Endgame was created in 2006 by ICE, operating under the Department of Homeland Security. At that time, the federal government was deeply focused on internal security and system failure scenarios.” – Kate L. Gilmour

Bug Out Vehicle Evaluation: A Step-by-Step Survival Checklist – “Most people treat their bug out vehicle like a gear accessory. Something you bolt upgrades onto, load with supplies, and assume will perform when everything goes sideways. That mindset is how vehicles fail at the exact moment they are needed most.” – Bob Rodgers

Armed Citizen Corner: Threat Identification Infographic (Handgun Concealment “Tells”) – “Improve Your Situational Awareness and Avoid Muggers by Watching for Suspicious Individuals Carrying Concealed Handguns” – The Tactical Hermit

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

1 Corinthians 2:9     But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

 

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THE BIG PICTURE

Without Faith, Knowledge Is Worthless – “Knowledge does not decide if my words are true and wise. Knowledge does not decide if my actions are right and righteous. My words are true and wise if they illuminate the world as God created it. ” – Peter Nayland Kust – GOOD READ FROM PETER!!!

Will the Puppet Trump Be ‘Removed’ One Way or Another Before his Term Ends? – “I do not believe that Trump will be allowed or able to finish his term of office. I also believe that J.D. Vance was purposely positioned to replace Trump sometime during his second term; under the thumb of Peter Thiel of course, and others in positions of power over this country. I have not changed my mind concerning this issue, and given the total insanity that now consumes this failing country, and the gross chaos now constantly present, some major event to cause Trump to be removed (by one means or another) certainly seems possible.” – Gary D. Barnett

Treating Peaceful American Civilians as Enemy Combatants – ” The dangerous militarization of law enforcement agencies and the corresponding contempt for constitutional rights that those agencies exhibit began many decades ago and the situation has inexorably worsened over that long period. We have witnessed the corrosive process take place with both Democrats and Republicans in the White House. There should always be a sharp distinction between the function of the U.S. military and that of domestic law enforcement entities. The rationale for the former is to defeat a designated enemy and eliminate a national security threat. To accomplish that task means sometimes having to “kill people and break things,” as several cynics have noted. The mandate for police personnel is supposed to be very different. Their function should be to protect the life, liberty, and property of people residing in the United States by apprehending criminals who violate those rights. Unfortunately, those very different missions have become dangerously conflated in recent decades.” – Ted Galen Carpenter

Two Decades Of Inconvenient Inaccuracies – “”As most know by now, Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” global warming propaganda film turned 20 a few days ago. It won a couple of Oscars in 2007, one for best documentary. The latter should be returned. The movie was filled with errors. – I & I Editorial Board

The Untold Story of Jeffrey Epstein, DynCorp, Mossad & Israel [Pizzagate Part 3] – Agent131711 –  AGENT131711’S DIVE CONTINUES!!!!!!!!!!

The mid-wits State of the Union address – “It’s hard to know what to sit down and write about at the moment. Everything and everywhere seems in a state of mad flux. But, I did purchase the Sunday Business Post last week to check-in on the mid-wits and run an eye over their scribbled down thought patterns on the annual WEF summit in Davos. Sure enough, the gilded midwitry set were hyperventilating and lustfully blowing admiring adjectives in the direction of Canadian Prime minister, former Irish citizen and ex governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney and his speechifying. Unfortunately for Carney, Gates, the WEF and the Sunday Business Post, the Trumpster rolled into Davos like the head of the Gambino crime family… Now, I must say, if ever a guy rolled off a global elite production line Mr. Carney fits the bill nicely.” – Gerry O’Neill

What Jared Kushner Just Did will SHOCK You… (IT HAS BEGUN!!) (VIDEO)  – “If we look at the the charter of the border peace, uh there’s no mention of Palestine, there’s no mention of Palestinians, there’s no mention of Gaza. Um there’s no mention of the right of return, there’s no mention of the right to self-determination. Um what it does say is that you know Trump is chairman for life and it gives him these you know king-like powers uh where um he can only be replaced if he resigns um or if he is uh deemed incapacitated uh under but it needs to be unanimous vote that is you know it’s kind of unattainable um he can appoint new member states he can veto any decision and so you have this board of peace you have what’s called the founding executive board underneath that that has people like Jared Kushner, – Sharif Abdel Kouddous” – Jason A

How To Save the Environment – “5 environmental catastrophes that “green” NGOs have ignored because they have been captured by the ESG/DEI cult” – Yuri Bezmenov

A Farewell to Medical Ethics (VIDEO) – “The principles that once guided doctors have died and we need to resurrect them. Over the past few years, something profound has shifted. Quietly and without much public debate, the principles that once protected patients have been dismantled. In this video, I want to trace how that happened chronologically and show why it matters not just to doctors, but to every one of us. Medical ethics was built on a simple foundation. A doctor has a duty of care to the individual in front of them. And of course, the most often recited line is, first, do no harm. This notion forms a cornerstone of trust between doctor and patient.” – Dr. Clare Craig

Moderna CEO at Davos: No Government Mandates, NO New Vaccines – “Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel admits the vaccine business model collapses without government recommendations, mandates, and guaranteed markets.” – Lioness of Judah

When Food Outperforms Medicine – “Almonds, diabetes, and the quiet war on natural therapeutics” – Sayer Ji

 

 

NEWS

Painted Into a Corner – “As everyone knows, he made a big deal – during the campaign – about it, promising that he would get to the bottom of it and let the public know all about it, if he got re-elected. Then he got reelected and all of a sudden, the former fervor to spill the details began to wane, until it disappeared altogether. It was just a “hoax,” the re-elected president snapped. One confected by Democrats – which is an interesting assertion given that so many prominent Democrats, including Bill Clinton have been linked to Epstein in ways that look pretty damning. A hypothesis that perhaps makes some sense is that Trump believed he could make a campaign issue of the Epstein Stuff and that people would forget all about it after the campaign. Like they did his “lock her up” promises – if anyone remembers those. This is perhaps the key to understanding Trump’s art of the deal. He is a dog-whistler par excellence. He says what he knows his audience wants to hear – and then does nothing (or even the opposite, as for example his sudden priapism for regime-changing). In any event, Trump now finds himself painted into the corner he painted himself into. He made such an issue of the Epstein Thing while campaigning that it just won’t go away – no matter how many regimes he changes.” – Eric Peters   – BOTH ERIC AND ERIK, TWO OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS, BELIEVE TRUMP IS PAINTED/BOXED INTO A CORNER IN MORE CASES THAN ONE!!!

A Separate Reality – “A Separate Reality Donald Trump has boxed himself into a corner. If he attacks Iran in the next few days (with his ‘armada’ and bogus reasons for his actual motive, regime change), Israel (fearing Iran retaliation), has opted-out. But Iran, if attacked, has promised to close the Straights of Hormuz (a China no-no), and attack US ships and Middle East bases. Does Trump TACO? Attack or turn tail? What used to be a vast panoply of government lies has now progressed to what I’m calling ‘a separate reality’.” – Erik @ neverhadaboss.com

Epstein’s sex empire was ‘KGB honeytrap’: Paedophile financier had multiple talks with Putin after conviction – with Russian girls flown in to harvest ‘kompromat’ on world-famous figures – Glen Owen, Dan Hodges, Mark Hookham and Daisy Graham-Brown  – SHAME ON PUTIN AND THOSE NASTY RUSSIANS, TEMPTING GATES, PRINCE ANDREW, TRUMP, CLINTON AND OTHERS WITH WOMEN. AS GRETA WOULD SAY, “HOW DARE YOU”!!!!!

Epstein Accuser Implicates “George Bush 1” & Others With Rape & Ritual Abuse of Babies In New Epstein File – “Sexual & ritualistic abuse involving the worlds most powerful people has been a common theme from accusers for multiple decades. Here we take a look at another example from the recent Epstein files.” – Arjun Walia

Want Iran to get the bomb? Try regime change – “Trump appears intent on starting another war on Tehran, this time with greater risk of regional chaos and nuclear proliferation. Before treating Iran as the next candidate for forced transformation, policymakers should ask a question they have consistently failed to answer in the Middle East: “what follows regime change?”” – Farah N. Jan

Trump refuses to reveal his Iran ‘plan’ – “Tehran says diplomacy is “progressing” despite heated tensions with Washington” – RT

Speech Or Silence: Don Lemon Is A Terrorist – “Promoting Church Invasions Is Not Journalism” – Peter Nayland Kust

From the Back Forty: The Scheming of Walz, Klobuchar, and Clinton – “Can the plans of the progressive left conquer MAGA minds? Sen. Klobuchar launched her campaign to become governor of Minnesota this week. But with every attempt to grasp a high-profile public office comes the unearthing of buried transgressions. How does one bury tens of billions of dollars in fraud in the Gopher State? Well, real gophers are burrowing rodents. But the deal that Minnesotans are now concerned about is a back-room back scratching that voters are prone to loathe. The word is that if Klobuchar is successful, she will appoint Tim Walz to fill her seat in the Senate. Nice work if you can get it, as the song goes.” – Sarah Cowgill – A LITTLE GAME oF MUSICAL CHAIRS!!!

The US Is On The Brink Of Subordinating Cuba – Andrew Korybko

New SNAP Work Requirement Rules to Start Feb. 1 in Multiple States – “Those who fail to fulfill the requirements stand to lose out on SNAP benefits. Millions of ABAWDs use SNAP benefits despite being able to work, compromising the true goal of the program, which is to provide financial support for vulnerable people who need help.” – Naveen Athrappully

26 black-on-white homicide reports noted in January, 2026 – “Two white-on-black” – Kenn Gividen  – JUST ANOTHER MONTH’S WORTH OF UNREPORTED MURDERS FROM THE MSM BECAUSE IT DOESN’T FIT THE WHITE RACIST NARRATIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

Canadians’ financial stress ramping up despite interest rate cuts: MNP – “Half of Canadians are $200 or less away from being unable to cover their monthly bills and debt payments, according to MNP Ltd.’s quarterly report on consumer debt. More than half say they don’t think they will be able to cover all their living and family expenses in the next year without accruing more debt.” – Rosa Saba

Trump Says: ‘I Don’t Want To Drive Housing Prices Down, I Want To Drive Housing Prices Up For People Who Own Their Homes’ – ““You know, there’s so much talk about, ‘Oh, we’re going to drive housing prices down.’ I don’t want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people that own their homes, and they can be assured that’s what’s going to happen.” So there you have it. Trump explicitly said he is going to make it even more impossible to own a home in the United States. Trump said something identical to this in December, but these latest remarks by him take the cake and are the most blatant.” – The WinePress

Never Seen Risk Like This Before in My Career (VIDEO) with Ed Dowd – “The three fundamental risks that we see for the US economy for 2026. . .. There are two internal risks and one external risk. The first risk is US housing crisis/white swan event. The only way to correct this is home prices dropping 25% to 30% over the next two years. That would set us up for a recovery.” – Greg Hunter – WELL, YOU KNOW THIS ONE IS NOT HAPPENING ACCORDING TO TRUMP ABOVE!!!

Problems With Friday’s Late Silver Price Smash – “What The… Friday’s New York silver price smash while most silver markets were closed for the weekend is curious: Nothing changed on Friday in the terms of silver metal supply to market reducing the global silver shortage that has driven silver’s price higher. The open interest (total contracts) on the CME COMEX ended down just 5% on the day indicating that the trading on that day was just a churn with little covering or new positions despite the massive ~ 2x average daily volume traded on Friday. The CME COMEX has ‘circuit breakers’ in the silver market that halt trading for a period if extreme price movements occur to allow for a more orderly market. What the CME COMEX calls dynamic circuit breakers automatically kick-in when the price of silver drops or rises by 10% on a rolling 1 hour basis. We can see in Figure 1. below that from ~ 12:30 to ~ 13:30 Eastern Time, the price of silver – both cash/spot and futures – ranged between $91 /oz. and $75 /oz., representing an 18% range, and yet the CME COMEX automatic circuit breakers were not activated nor announced by the CME. Yesterday, I wrote a letter to the CME asking why this exception to CME COMEX rules occurred and will report their response when received. Either way, nothing changed on Friday affecting the ongoing global silver shortage. Only wild trading of digital CME futures contracts while other global markets were closed. We’ll find out soon if the CME really is in shambles.” – David Jensen

$7 trillion silver massacre: circuit breakers vanish, 1.8 billion oz dumped, and the Silver 10 Commandments tell you to take the other side – “An erased $7 trillion, exposed a rigged paper casino, froze circuit breakers, and triggered a global physical buying frenzy that birthed the Silver Ten Commandments. In 24 hours, the silver market did not “correct” — it was attacked. A 10-sigma crash is not bad luck; it is engineered chaos, the violent birth pangs of a dying monetary order and the opening shots of a new one. This was not price discovery; it was price destruction. CME hiked silver margins to 11% of notional effective January 28, detonating anyone who chased the breakout on thin collateral. Specs who went long around $25,000 per contract suddenly faced north of $60,000 at triple-digit silver — a forced liquidation trap, not an accident. Paper longs were slaughtered, not because physical collapsed, but because leverage did.” – The Silver Academy

Governments Can Fix Money Fast. Here Is Why They Will Not Do It – “no government seems to want to control spending and eliminate constant artificial currency creation, even knowing that, by doing so, they would limit the risk of financial crises, excessive risk-taking, and erosion of citizens’ wage purchasing power.” – Daniel Lacalle

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Buying Homestead Land | How To Afford Farm Land – “One question many new and aspiring homesteaders have is, “How do you afford land?” How do you get into owning your own property and buying homestead land? That can be as little as an acre or as much as a hundred acres or more. Each farmer and homesteader has their preference as to how much land they want, what kind of homestead land they want, what type of land they want. ” – Homesteaders of America

Frostbite And Immersion Foot – “Winter this year has been harsh in many areas, and there’s more to come before Spring arrives. Exposure to cold can lead to injuries with lasting, sometimes disfiguring effects. In this article, we’ll discuss two such injuries known as “frostbite” and “immersion foot.” These differ from general cold-related emergencies, known as “hypothermia.” ” – Joe Alton MD

Visiting Amy Bauer | @frontyardveggies (VIDEO) – “In this episode we are in Santa Monica California and we get an opportunity to visit with small space urban gardener Amy Bauer. Amy gardens in her patio urban garden and shares her gardening experience on Instagram ” – the Urban Gardener

How to Grow Turmeric: A Complete Guide with Photos – Deanna Talerico  – HAVE BEEN WANTING TO GROW THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND GINGER AS WELL!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gardening in February (Garden Tasks by Month) – Melissa K. Norris

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

1 Thessalonians 5:3     For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

 

IMAGES FOR THE DAY

 

 

 

 

 

LYRIC FOR THE WEEK

Love is but a song we sing
Fear’s the way we die
You can make the mountains ring
Or make the angels cry
Though the bird is on the wing
And you may not know why

Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now

Some may come and some may go
We will surely pass
When the one that left us here
Returns for us at last
We are but a moment’s sunlight
Fading in the grass

Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now

Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now

Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now

If you hear the song I sing
You will understand (listen!)
You hold the key to love and fear
All in your trembling hand
Just one key unlocks them both
It’s there at your command

Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now

Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now

(I said) Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now
Right now
Right now

( Get Together by  Chet Powers (stage name Dino Valenti)

 

 

DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER WHEN YOU HAVE JACKSON BROWNE SINGING HARMONY AND STEPHEN STILLS AND GRAHAM NASH AS BACKUP SINGERS

 

 

THE BIG PICTURE

I Didn’t Hear An Apology from the World Economic Forum. Did You? – “Those jackasses nearly brought down the world. They will skate with impunity. I want their wealth confiscated and given to us. Tax-free. To wit they poisoned our food, poisoned the air, drove us into unhealthy cities, which they, methodically, ruined. This last was across the world. In China they built ghost cities. Still empty. In the U.S. and Canada, they drove twenty million of us out of rural regions and planned for many many more, all to be warehoused around strip malls and big box stores. City folk are easier to brand and track like cattle, you see, every thought recorded, every gesture measured to extract more profit. While the globalists are diminishing our lives. Every time I think about this I hear the word “foreshorten”. That’s what they have done to us over the past decades.” – Elizabeth Nickson

‘They’ve Given Up on the Country’: Inside the Financial Coup (VIDEO) with Catherine Austin Fitts – “I thought I understood the economy pretty well until I saw the extraordinary amount of money that the government is running outside the law. The president of the largest pension fund in the country was there and he looked  at me and he said, “You don’t understand. It’s too late.” I said, “What do you mean it’s too late?” He said, “It’s too late. They’ve given up on the country and they’re going to move all the money out of the country starting in the fall.” But what I later came to realize was what he was talking about was they were implementing a financial coup. They decided to move to a process where essentially the bankers controlled both fiscal and monetary policy. They were going to do it on the just do it method and lever up the debt, issue tons of debt and suck all the money out the back door and and [music] essentially have a financial coup d’eta, which is exactly what I think has happened.” – Andy Schectman / Miles Franklin Media

“SO THEY JUST DIE OUT.”How and why to kill 6 billion people. Stop them from reproducing. – “SO THEY JUST DIE OUT. It is like they are talking about gnats, or poisonous snake eaters. A species genocide for 6 billion people. Sounds so Gates, doesn’t it. The video is a series of rabbis indicating all Christians and the entire west, and at least 6 billion people must die.”- Lawyer Lisa.

Satanist Aquino in 2019 on 9/11 (VIDEO) – “Satanist Michael Aquino, military intelligence agent who specialized in psychological operations in the US Army, reveals what happened on 9/11.” – Makia Freeman

I Told You Elon Musk Was a Pervert – “The DOJ Just Released Documents With His Name in Them, Then Panicked and Deleted Everything” – 🐺The Wise Wolf and Lily-Rose Dawson

BBC Launches “BBC Verify” To Factcheck And Track “Conspiracies.” Creates Fake Accounts To Infiltrate Communities – “This was the group that allegedly “verified” whether the latest footage of Alex Pretti aggressively interacting with ICE was legitimate.” – The WinePress·

Is Canada Really Warming? – “Is Canada really warming at double the global average rate, as the Canadian government says it is? A new report says no, because the data Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) uses are apparently corrupted by fundamental mistakes, mistakes so severe that when corrected, all the supposed warming of the past six or seven decades vanishes.” – Tom Harris

NHS gets midwives to fill in ‘farcical’ forms with no option to record biological sex and instead ask parents what their newborn baby’s ‘gender identity’ is – “It is understood the US software, embedded with the options to appease trans rights activists who had successfully lobbied the Biden administration for their inclusion, has been adopted in at least ten NHS trusts.” – Jacinta Taylor

 

 

 

NEWS

Reality Rugpull – “We live in some truly distempered times, times of what seem like one can only describe as monomania and breakage.” – El Gato Malo

What The Godfather Teaches Us About Politics and Government – “Francis Ford Coppola clearly understands the nature of power—and government.” – Jon Miltimore

Major Oops by DOJ, Unredacted Epstein Files Show Trump is a Pedophile – “I can’t wait to see the sugar coating by MAGA on this. The Department of Justice (DOJ) accidentally released unredacted documents with Trump’s and Elon Musk’s names (among others) plastered all over them. The DOJ took down those files 20 minutes later, but not until some people archived them.” – Mish  – IF TRUE, I GUESS WE CAN PUT HIM UP THERE WITH THE INCESTUOUS PEDOPHILE, JOE BIDEN, WHO TOOK SHOWERS WITH HIS OWN DAUGHTER WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER!!!

Don Lemon Arrest Raises First Amendment Questions – “A press pass isn’t a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card. While journalists are free to report in public spaces, they do not have unfettered access to private property like Cities Church. Unlike standard private property, churches also have additional safeguards established by the First Amendment and the FACE Act, which protects “any person lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship” Journalist or Activist? Now let’s take a look at Lemon’s role in the church attack. Just before disrupting the Christian service, Lemon revealed on camera that he had prior knowledge of a “resistance” group’s plan to storm the church. While “reporting,” he deliberately left out key information about the “operation” to keep it a “surprise.”” – Elizabeth Lawrence

Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion In August, – “I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned. At the start of Donald Trump’s first term, he promised that he and his family would never do anything that might even be “perceived to be exploitive of office of the Presidency.” By contrast, his second term looks rapacious. He and members of his family have signed a blitz of foreign mega-deals shadowed by conflicts of interest, and they’ve launched at least five different cryptocurrency enterprises, all of which leverage Trump’s status as President to lure buyers or investors. Ethics watchdogs say that no other President has ever so nakedly exploited his position, or on such a scale.” – David D. Kirkpatrick

The US Is Pushing So Many Regime Change Agendas It’s Hard To Keep Up – “It’s just incredible how quickly and aggressively the US is advancing longstanding agendas of global conquest under the Trump administration. Now they’re racing to take out Cuba.” – Caitlin Johnstone

Amidst Great Tension In The Country, DOJ Releases 3.5 Million New Epstein Related Documents: Extremely Disgusting, Proving “Pizzagate” Very Real–Torture, Murder And Worse; Is It To Push Trump To War? – “President Trump’s Name Is Listed 1,816 Times. But Anti-Trump Author Michael Wolff’s Name Is Listed 5,289 Times.” – Celia Farber

ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US – “Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.” – Sophie Alexander and Fola Akinnibi

Donald Trump Selects Kevin Warsh As Next Federal Reserve Chair, A Former Member Of The Bilderberg Group And Promotes CBDCs – “His father-in-law is a major Jewish advocate and philanthropist, a partner with Netanyahu, and has worked with Trump to coax him to takeover Greenland.” – The WinePress

Neil Young Encounters The Most Boomer Leftist Problem Imaginable – “Rock star’s latest meltdown is a corker. Aging rocker Neil Young has encountered perhaps the most boomer of leftist boomer issues, and of course it’s all President Trump’s fault. He can no longer use his ancient flip phone because orange man bad. In a rambling post on his website, Young details his epic struggle to ditch Verizon service, convinced that every dollar he spends fuels a “Trump Fascist regime.”” – Steve Watson

Seven Reasons Not to Bomb Iran – “America’s Middle East record is failure, not freedom: Iran isn’t a threat, intervention backfires, and our money and blood are better spent fixing problems at home” – Josiah Lippincott

SITREP 1/30/26: Putin Flatters Trump With Kiev-Energy Ceasefire – Simplicius

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

They Controlled Silver For A Decade… Then One Internal Memo Broke Their Stranglehold – “Normally, when people say “something big just happened,” what they really mean is they hope something big happens. That’s not what this is. This is the kind of shift that doesn’t announce itself with fireworks. It shows up quietly—early in the morning, written in careful language, circulated to people whose job is to keep problems from ever reaching daylight. When those people start using words like urgent and liquidation, you pay attention. Now, new documentation pointing to the single most important turning point in modern silver market history is public: the moment JPMorgan stopped being the wall… and started scrambling to get out from under it.” – Bill Heid  – HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS SO-CALED MEMO, BUT HAVE SEEN NO ACTUAL DOCUMENTATION. IF TRUE, THOUGH, COULD EXPLAIN THE DROP YESTERDAY BESIDES JUST BEING A SUDDEN CORRECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Markets’ Reaction to Warsh: Silver Collapses, Gold Plunges, Dollar Jumps, Treasuries Yawn, Stocks Drop, already Battered Cryptos Sink – Wolf Richter

Market At Risk Of Correcting In A ‘Risk-Off’ Reset? (VIDEO) with Lance Roberts – “Stocks have been stuck in a compressing trading range for the past several months. And recently they’ve broken down below it. That development, plus a number of other headwinds weighing on the markets, suggests that stocks could experience a ‘risk-off reset’ soon, falling substantially lower.” – Adam Taggart | Thoughtful Money®

Why $3 Gasoline Won’t Last – “This month, Trump has been boasting about gasoline being under $3 per gallon in most states throughout the country. But his bragging will backfire as multiple forces conspire to push prices higher. Along with precious metals, oil and gas prices are surging as inflation rips. They’re screaming in unison that CPI and Treasury yields are going to rip higher as well, leading to a higher cost of borrowing for already debt-addled Americans who are struggling to stay afloat.” – Peter Schiff

Silver’s 27% Drop, in Context – “At times like this, it’s important to remember how far we’ve come over the past 18 months. Both miners and bullion are still up hugely, and the miners would still look attractive even if we go down to $3,500 gold and $60 silver. Perspective is everything. If you had told me a year ago that silver would be trading at $83 and miners would be up 2x to 4x, I’d have been beyond thrilled. But now it seems like a disaster. That’s just how our brains work. When we set a new high water mark in our portfolios, that becomes the norm. So let’s keep that in mind. This correction is a tough one, but my belief is there’s still much more upside ahead on the other side of it.” – Adam Sharp  – GOOD ONE FROM ADAM. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID YESTERDAY. KEEP A PERSPECTIVE ON ALL OF THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Volatile Day, Not a Broken Thesis – “Today’s sell-off in precious metals was painful to watch, especially after a strong run. Gold saw one of its sharpest one-day drops in decades and silver had an even steeper down move, driven largely by a surging U.S. dollar, profit-taking after an extended rally, and a sudden reset in rate expectations. The most important point is this: a sharp down day does not mean the long-term thesis is broken. We’ve always said markets don’t move in a straight line, and precious metals—by their nature—tend to deliver their volatility in bursts.” – Jim Nelson, CFA

COMEX in Crisis: The Western Silver Racket Implodes as China and India Take Control – “1st Chicago Trust went down, it wasn’t just another regional bank failure — it was the first visible crack in the bullion banking dam, a casualty of the massive unhedged short positions that detonated. Yesterday’s sudden collapse of a mid-sized Chicago bank wasn’t an isolated failure — it was a pressure valve blowing in the heart of the Western financial system. For months, whispers have circulated through bullion circles: major Western banks were hopelessly short on gold and silver, trapped in positions so toxic they threatened to consume their balance sheets. Yesterday’s 10-sigma crash — the one that vaporized trillions in notional value across metals futures — wasn’t organic. It was too precise, too engineered, too coordinated. Veteran traders recognize the scent of intervention. According to credible theories circulating among insiders, this “accident” was a deliberate act.” – The Silver Academy

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

The Simple Clothesline – my simply simple  – FOR MORE ON CLOTHESLINES SEE ARTICLE LINKED ON 01/01/26

Why Homesteaders are Hanging Empty Jars on Trees – “Homesteaders have been hanging jars in trees for centuries, Some of the traditions were based on superstition. It was the idea that evil spirits would be captured in the empty jars in the tree. What they did with the evil spirits in the jar after capture is a mystery but that’s the story. But they’ve also been doing it for some very practical and logical reasons.” – Steve Nubie

The Best Natural Decongestants for the Whole Family – Laurie Neverman

Power Outage? What Size Generator for a Freezer (And How Long to Run It) – “A long power outage doesn’t just mean the lights go out. It can quietly wipe out hundreds of dollars of frozen food sitting in your freezer. Meat, garden harvests, bulk buys… all of it starts warming the moment the power stops. And the worst part? You often don’t realize how close you are to losing everything until it’s too late. The good news is that keeping a freezer (or refrigerator) cold during an outage is much easier than most people think.” – Ken Jorgustin

23 Strange Survival Items Worth Stockpiling – Rich Murphy

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Proverbs 13:22    A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

 

IMAGE FOR THE DAY

 

 

 

 

THE BIG PICTURE

Burning It All To the Ground – “The real rot isn’t in the back alleys of trafficking or dope deals. It’s right there in the stock tickers and rigged asset prices, sucking $10 to $20 trillion a year out of the world’s pockets—and that’s been going on for over a century, clean and legal-like. Well, not exactly legal. Fraud, corruption, vice and human smuggling? Drug runs? They pull in maybe $2 trillion tops, year after year. Small change. Peanuts next to the big steal. Organized crime isn’t just about the cash, though. It’s a tool. A private army, funded by its own dirt, ready to scare, beat, or bury anyone sniffing too close to the financial heist. They own the shadows in every town, outgunning the cops who only hassle the little and the good guy. Social rifts? They’re stoked on purpose, poured gasoline on with billions. Race wars, culture clashes, flag-waving bullshit—none of it matters except to keep us fighting each other blind. Can’t spot the thieves when you’re punching your neighbor.” – E.M. Burlingame  – GOOD READ FROM E.M. TODAY!!!

ICE Must Get Off The Streets NOW! – “From the beginning of Trump’s current term in office, I repeatedly said that while I agree with the effort to remove illegal aliens from the U.S., I had deep concerns over the way Donald Trump would go about it. What Trump is doing justifies my concerns. In the first place, most federal “law enforcement” agencies are unconstitutional, including the agencies created under the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. The Constitution clearly charges states and local communities with the responsibility of domestic law enforcement, NOT the federal government. In the second place, the Posse Comitatus Act, which became law in 1878, absolutely prevents the use of federal troops from enforcing domestic laws. Specifically, the law was passed due to the abusive conduct of Union troops to police elections in the recently subjugated Southern states. In the third place, the hypocrisy of both the Left and the Right is off the charts. And seeing what’s currently happening under Donald Trump, MAGA and evangelicals, I postulate that the political Right has become ten times the greater threat to liberty than the political Left. Pick your poison: Fascism or Communism. They are equally evil.” – Chuck Baldwin

AI as a Runaway Bullet Train – “Bursting Through the Guardrails” – Bill Astore  – SHORT CONCISE AND TO THE POINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now You Will Know – “It has come into focus now and you no longer need to be perplexed, mystified, bewildered, or bamboozled by events unspooling in Minneapolis and other hotspots of Woke-Marxist-Jacobin delirium. You are seeing the infernal machine of a sponsored revolution. Its parts are visible. They can be named and clearly understood. I will tell you how this works.” – James Howard Kunstler

Dear ICE Protestors: We Need to Talk – “It’s been a rough few months out there. You’ve shown up. You’ve resisted. You’ve rallied. You’ve organized. You’ve made signs. So. Many. Signs. You’ve launched illegal fireworks, damaged property, blocked traffic, broken the law, bashed in windows, assaulted agents, and berated scores of strangers simply for doing their jobs. You must be exhausted. I see you. I feel you. I am in awe of your stamina. So let’s pretend, for argument’s sake and to give you a desperately-needed break, you win. Let’s pretend all the chanting, the honking, the whistling, the street-blocking, the papier-mâché puppets, the Sharpie signs, the interpretive screaming, and the celebrity Instagram threats finally break the will of the federal government and ICE collapses under the sheer weight of your moral outrage. Congratulations. I just have one question: Now what? No, seriously. What’s your plan? Because tragically, our towns are teeming with dangerous, law-breaking repeat offenders—many of them wanted for horrific, unspeakable crimes here and in other countries. Blaming ICE for trying to remove them would be like blaming the home inspector for finding asbestos in the dream house you just fell in love with.” – Jenna McCarthy  – OBVIOUSLY WE DON’T WANT TO TURN INTO A POLICE STATE AND IT’S LOOKING LIKE IT MORE AND MORE; BUT JENNA RAISES A GREAT POINT, “WHAT IS THEIR PLAN”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to Amerika: Chilling encounter with ICE agents caught on video shows why most conservatives are on the wrong side of this issue – “Video shows masked ICE agents warning American citizen she is now part of a federal database of suspected ‘domestic terrorists” – Leo Hohmann  – LINKED ABOUT THIS THE OTHER DAY AS WELL, BUT MOST PEOPLE JUST DON’T SEEM TO GET IT. WAKE UP SHEEPLE!!!

‘My Colon Literally Blew Up’: Thousands Sue Over GLP-1 Weight Loss Drug Side Effects – “A growing wave of lawsuits is challenging the safety warnings accompanying blockbuster weight-loss drugs that have rapidly reshaped American medicine and culture, raising questions about whether patients were adequately informed of the risks tied to medications now used by tens of millions of people.The plaintiffs’ stories vary widely, but share a common claim: that drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists – including Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro – caused severe, life-altering injuries that were not sufficiently disclosed at the time they were prescribed.” – Tyler Durden

Study Finds Barents Sea Polar Bears Thriving Despite Arctic Sea Ice Loss – “Both male and female polar bears were fatter and healthier after 1995, researchers found.” – Susan J Crockford

Berlin hospitals struggle to treat hundreds of slip-and-falls after repeated snow and ice storms because environmental laws forbid the use of melting agents on stairs and sidewalks – eugyppius

 

 

NEWS

Three Possibilities – “Many of us are trying to understand why Trump has been doing the things he’s been doing lately – because they seem to be destructive things, as regards the political palatability (and so, viability) of MAGA. It was weird – and a little appalling – when Trump suddenly sicced the military on Venezuelan speedboats, blowing not just them but also their helpless occupants into oblivion. Then Trump sent in the Hut! Hut! Hut! crew to literally kidnap a foreign head of state. Whatever you think about Maduro, he was the president of Venezuela. Where did Trump get the authority to just remove a foreign head of state? Then there’s Greenland. All of a sudden it is a strategic – and existential – necessity for America to annex it. Never mind that there is already an American base there and it’s not 1945 anymore. Most recently, Trump has made public anti-gun utterances after his FBI director made similar utterances. So, why? What is going on with Trump? There are arguably three main possibilities. The first is that he’s being ill-advised. The second possibility is that he is not right in the head. The third possibility is the one that’s hard to consider. It is that all of this deliberate. ” – Eric Peters

How Donald Trump Lost The Plot * – “Make America Great Again. Who, that is actually an American, wouldn’t want that? It has the ring of a slogan that could have come to symbolize a generation or more of positive, durable change — much like Reagan’s “Its Morning in America.” As with all slogans they’re marketing messages and thus contain the term of art known as “puffery” in the legal world; this is why when you buy a new car advertised by a sexy young thing and don’t get laid you can’t sue over your lack of new-found luck in the sack. So here we are roughly a year into Trump’s second term and yet where is the alleged progress? There hasn’t been any, unless you measure “progress” in the price of stocks, of course.” – Karl Denninger

The Ruthlessness and Brutality of the U.S. Government – “I have long maintained that one of the big obstacles libertarians face in the achievement of a genuinely free society is the fact that most Americans honestly believe they are free. After all, how can a society genuinely be considered free when the government wields the omnipotent power to kill anyone it wants? And make no mistake about it: As we have seen, U.S. officials have the omnipotent power to kill any American they want. That’s a harsh reality that so many Americans still do not want to accept.” – Jacob G. Hornberger

Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy Targets Cuba’s Oil Lifeline, Puts Suppliers In Crosshairs – “Cuba “will be failing pretty soon,” President Trump told reporters Tuesday during a visit to Iowa. “They got their oil from Venezuela. They’re not getting that anymore.”” – Tyler Durden

Disturbing Allegations Against Bill Gates Emerge in New Epstein Files – “According to documents released Friday, Epstein accused Gates of sleeping with Russian women, contracting a sexually transmitted disease (STD), and seeking antibiotics he could secretly administer to his then-wife, Melinda Gates, without her knowledge or consent.” – Frank Bergman

Don Lemon Arrested – “It was not immediately clear what charges he would be facing. Lemon claims he was just being a journalist.” – Nick Arama  – LAST I KNEW BEING A JOURNALIST DOESN’T PUT YOU ABOVE THE LAW ANY MORE THAN ANY ONE ELSE!!!

After the Exit: How California Quietly Re-Routed the World Health Organization – “Within days of the U.S. withdrawal becoming official, California Governor Gavin Newson announced that California had become the first and only U.S. state to join a World Health Organization–coordinated global outbreak response network, the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). This was not a press-release coincidence. It was a workaround. States are not sovereign nations. They do not conduct foreign policy. They do not enter treaties. And yet, here we are. California now participates in a WHO-coordinated international response network after the federal government has formally withdrawn from the same institutional ecosystem. Supporters insist this confers no regulatory authority and imposes no international mandates. That may be technically true. But it misses the deeper point.” – Sayer Ji

Iran’s protests and the dirty numbers game: The manufactured ‘death toll’ – “The US-funded ecosystem of Iranian ‘rights groups,’ Israeli operatives, and monarchist activists has become a revolving door of unverifiable statistics and atrocity propaganda” – Robert Inlakesh

Five Insights Into The Trilateral Russian-Ukrainian-US Talks – “Russia’s agreement to this format represents a significant policy shift. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the second round of the trilateral Russian-Ukrainian-US talks in Abu Dhabi will be held on 1 February. There haven’t been many leaks from the first round so observers can only speculate about the subject and significance of this new format.” – Andrew Korybko

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

MARKETS Silver drops 30%, gold tumbles 10% as Trump Warsh pick eases Fed independence fear, triggers dollar rally – “The sharp moves down were initially triggered by reports of Warsh’s nomination. However, they gained steam in afternoon U.S. trading as investors who piled into the metals raced to book profits. Metals were also under pressure as the dollar spiked higher, making it more expensive for foreign investors to buy gold and silver. “This is getting crazy,” said Matt Maley, equity strategist at Miller Tabak. “Most of this is probably ‘forced selling.’ This has been the hottest asset for day traders and other short-term traders recently. So, there has been some leverage built up in silver. With the huge decline today, the margin calls went out.”’ – Chloe Taylor   – KEEP A PERSPECTIVE ON ALL OF THIS, IF YOU HAD BOUGHT SILVER ON JAN 2 IT WAS AROUND $72. AT $85 YOU ARE STILL UP 20% FOR ONE MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gold and silver sell off – “The naysayers are crowing, saying gold and silver have peaked. This week’s volatility was certainly unnerving, a sharp lesson for whipsawed traders. But we assess the true position. Gold and silver have had a turbulent week, hitting all-time highs yet again before a sharp fall on Monday, followed by sharp falls yesterday and this morning (Friday). All this suggests that the sharp falls on Comex were purely technical, and the passing of February contracts should see a rebound in prices in the next week or two. ” – Alasdair Macleod

Here’s Why Gold’s Overpowering the Fed by a Mile – “10 years. 80 Fed meetings. 15 hikes. 10 cuts. 1 winner” – Nomi Prins.

Trump Reportedly To Announce Kevin Warsh Next Fed Chair Friday Morning; Bitcoin, Gold Tumble, Dollar Soars – Tyler Durden

Is Warsh the Needle This Current Stock Market Bubble Was Looking For? – “I must be blunt: I did NOT see Warsh coming as the Fed Chair. His entire career he’s been hawkish. Indeed, once he left the Fed in 2017, he’s launched some of the most scathing attacks on the Fed of any public official.Given that the Trump administration has made it clear it wants the Fed to ease monetary conditions, Warsh is an odd choice. I assume the President made this pick based on his usual criteria: loyalty over alliance to the President’s goals. The markets are certainly confused by this pick. ” – Graham Summers, MBA

Wholesale prices rise sharply and show new Fed chief could confront stubborn inflation – “Producer-price index jumped at the end of 2025” – Jeffry Bartash

Job Recession Ending? – “Unemployment Claims Are Down. Will Jobs Rise Accordingly? Amazon’s latest layoff announcement, in which it stated it would shed some 16,000 corporate jobs, might easily be seen as yet the latest indicator that the jobs recession is getting still deeper. Is it really that, however? Are the layoffs at the country’s number 2 employer a sign that jobs markets in this country are continuing to deteriorate, or are they starting to improve despite Amazon’s job cuts? The answer is unclear, because the data is unclear.” – Peter Nayland Kust

Europe’s Industrial Base is Imploding – “The German economy — the powerhouse of Europe — grew for the first time in 4 years, by a laughable 0.2% And even that was entirely bought with government money. Meanwhile the US is currently growing at 5.3% — faster than China. So 27 times faster. Sadly, Germany’s 15 minutes of growth won’t last given their crushing energy problems, crushing migrant crisis, and the fact Donald Trump is stealing Germany’s industrial crown jewels that form the backbone of European industry.” – Peter St Onge

Just Like We Witnessed During The Great Recession And The Great Depression, Economic Activity Is Slowing Down All Around Us As Chaos Breaks Out In The Financial Markets – Michael Snyder

Silver To Hit $500/oz By Summer??? (VIDEO) with Michael Oliver – “The recent price action in the precious metals, especially silver, has been nothing short of astounding. But it has been no surprise to today’s guest, who boldly predicted this violent upside breakout. Questions are now flying fast & furious:” – Adam Taggart | Thoughtful Money®

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

It’s COMING! ULTIMATE Winter Storm Prep Guide! (VIDEO) – “Over half of americans, 250 million people, could be without power, heat and water soon! Here are the 5 categories to prep for. Winter storm survival for your family isn’t about luck—it’s about preparation and skills. With Winter Storm hitting the Southeast right now and major winter weather across the country in January 2026, this complete guide covers everything you need to protect your family when power goes out for days, temperatures plummet, and ice makes roads impassable.” – Jason Salyer

Winter Weather Exposes Weak Plans Fast… This Is How To Build A Strong One For The Next Outage – “Because a winter blackout doesn’t fail loudly—it fails quietly. The house goes still. The thermostat stops responding. The cold doesn’t rush in; it settles. And every small assumption you’ve been leaning on—running water, hot food, charged phones—starts collapsing one by one.” – Bill Heid

5 Simple Pieces of LIFESAVING Medical Knowledge- Daisy Luther

Long-Term Winter Camp Setup: Sustainable Outdoor Living in a Canadian Winter – “Long-term winter camp setup is not about enduring a miserable night outdoors—it is about creating a system that allows you to live, work, and recover in sustained cold. In Canadian conditions, where snow depth, wind, and prolonged sub-zero temperatures are normal rather than exceptional, this skill determines whether an outdoor situation stabilizes or collapses under fatigue and exposure.” – denob

Landscaping Techniques You Can Use to Reduce Risk of Fire – Tasha Greer

 

 

VERSES FOR THE DAY

Ephesians 4:1-3     I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,  With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;  Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

 

 

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THE BIG PICTURE

Patel “Patriot” – “Well, yesterday, the head of the FBI said the following: “You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.” This is the man Trump appointed head of the FBI. Ergo, he is the man Trump approves to lead the FBI. Trump has amen’d his approval by not firing this man, who clearly neither understands what the law is and/or has contempt for it. The fact is you have a right to bring a firearm, “loaded, with multiple magazines” to “any sort of protest you want” in states where it is still legal for American citizens to carry a loaded firearm. As in MN, where a man was executed in the street by armed government “agents” who took the man’s legally carried pistol. This is what those of us who voted for Trump voted against. Yet – mirabile dictu – we have as the head of the FBI a man whose views of the first and second amendment are in congruence with those of Joe Biden’s head of the FBI. Or whoever Kamala Harris would have anointed. It is sickening. Who vetted this Patel person?” – Eric Peters

You’re either for the Constitution and 2nd Amendment or you’re not: Globalist power-elites getting exactly what they want with both ‘sides’ in right-left paradigm playing right into their hands – “Tyranny knocking at the door: FBI director Kash Patel gives false statement to Fox News about the rights of Americans to keep and bear arms in certain places.” – Leo Hohmann

Second Amendment Rights Collide With the Alex Pretti Shooting – “A curious switching of sides is taking place – all for the sake of scoring political points.” – Graham J Noble

The Blindness Within – “How Cognitive Dissonance Dictates Our Reality” – E.M. Burlingame

California’s Wealth Tax is CCP Economic Sabotage – “Gavin Newsom, Ro Khanna, Eric Swalwell, and the California Democrats are destroying Silicon Valley for Emperor Xi and the CCP – the Five Eyes are compromised as well .” – Yuri Bezmenov

Notice Anything Missing From Those Winter Storm Stories? – “what’s curiously missing from this and other accounts of the winter storm is the obligatory mention of “climate change” as the cause. It seems that bad winter weather is just weather. Whereas bad summer weather is always – always – and prominently blamed on our burning fossil fuels.” – I & I Editorial Board

The Medicalization of Death and How to Reclaim a Better Way to Die – “How science and spirituality intersect one of the most important things we will each face” – A Midwestern Doctor  – VERY GOOD READ!!!

Of interest – “At this point I wrestle with myself and wonder if I’d prefer to live in the UK or France where the people are fighting like hell on the streets to preserve their freedoms and democracy rather than… The CANADA Is Completely F*CKED — Here’s Why Everyone’s Struggling (VIDEO) – Canada Voices” – shared by Sylvia Shawcross

MAHA Bait and Switch? Trump’s EPA Calls for Review of Fluoride Science While Ignoring Historic Ruling on Fluoride – “The MAHA movement ought to celebrate that the harms associated with fluoride are finally being debated, but it should not turn a blind eye to the EPA’s efforts to sidestep the 2024 federal ruling that ordered the agency to take regulatory action.” – Derrick Broze

The Tenpenny Files with guest, Patrick Wood (VIDEO) – “Patrick Wood Exposes Why Surveillance Doesn’t Start with Force — It Starts with “Agree”” – Dr. Sherri Tenpenny

NEW STUDY: Eating Kiwifruit Increases Skin Density by 48% and Epidermal Regeneration by 30% via Raising Skin Vitamin C Levels – “Dietary vitamin C rapidly enters skin tissue and improves structural density and epidermal renewal within 8 weeks.” – Nicolas Hulscher, MPH

“Adventures with the Common Cold” (VIDEO) – ““We are told by Big Medicine and Big Pharma that when we suffer from a cold or influenza, there is “no treatment” except over-the-counter medicines—or, if our condition worsens, hospitalization for bronchitis or pneumonia. But in fact, many peer-reviewed studies show shockingly dramatic benefits from traditional remedies for cold and flu—far better results than drugs can provide. Hibiscus, for instance, immediately lowered concentrations of the influenza virus in mammals. Black currant extract cut flu-related deaths in mice by fifty percent. Pomegranate extract made it far more difficult for flu viruses to replicate.” – Dr Naomi Wolf

 

NEWS

Karoline Leavitt Torches The Left’s Hypocrisy On Deportations – “Homan did the same work under Obama that he’s doing under Trump. The difference is that Obama gave him a medal, and the left cheered. Now, under Trump, the same deportation-focused approach draws outrage from Democrats and breathless condemnation from the media. The only thing that changed was the man in the Oval Office.” – Tyler Durden

Why Is Trump Causing His Own Downfall? – “The White House seems to do everything possible to help the Republicans to lose their majorities in the midterm elections. Trump’s tariff policies have guaranteed that prices for $3 Trillion in U.S. imports will rise by at least 10%. His energy policies have caused 6% price rises for electricity and gas. His move against allies to grab Greenland is unpopular. Bombing Iran and abducting the President of Venezuela was not welcome. Sending heavily armed Brownshirts into U.S. neighborhoods to apprehend or assassinate random people is likewise disliked. Trump’s approval rating is sinking.” – Moon of Alabama

ICE Is In Hot Water Again – “When “peaceful protestors” show up armed and ready to fight, it’s just never going to end well. I didn’t want to write about ICE again. I’m exhausted by violence and protesting and so much same-carnage-different-day. “His last words,” The Guardian opened gravely, “spoken to a woman who had been tackled to the ground and pepper-sprayed by nearby ICE agents, were ‘Are you OK?’ This, I’ll point out, is intended to serve as news coverage. As a veteran of the industry, I can say this lede breaks just about every law of journalistic integrity on the books. It’s biased. It leads the reader. It’s loaded with emotional language, speculation, and insinuation. It’s sensationalistic, treats a single uncredited anecdote as a character witness, and completely ignores critical context surrounding what was arguably a preventable catastrophe.” – Jenna McCarthy  – MAY BE, BUT MURDER IS STILL MURDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Clickbait: How a Five-Year-Old Boy Become the Latest Prop in Post-Truth Politics – “It was an all-too-familiar pattern. Even after it was debunked, Gov. Tim Walz was still raising it late last week to paint ICE as soulless, depraved thugs. It simply does not matter that it is untrue in our post-truth political environment.” – Jonathan Turley

Latest Federal Killing in Minnesota Echoes Ruby Ridge – ““How many of the Trump supporters cheering the killing of the Minneapolis demonstrator today would also cheer for the FBI sniper killing Vicki Weaver in her cabin door at Ruby Ridge in 1992?”” – James Bovard  – AND LAVOY FINICUM AS WELL!!!!

ICE Unloads – “Immigration officers speak out: “Fuck this.” “The best they can do is shoot the guy in the back?” That’s not the voice of some liberal commentator. That’s what a homeland security officer told me this weekend, one of over half a dozen who have reached out to express their alarm over the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and beyond. I’ve listened to the stories and the beefs of immigration officers in Minneapolis across the country, and to a person, they all blame the shooter, one of their own. “As much as I support this administration there needs to be more common sense in situations like this, not a knee jerk damage control narrative that does not line up with the evidence on video,” one Border Patrol agent said in a private chat group that was shared with me. “This individual was shot 8 to 9 times while unarmed.” “We can’t always support what happens just because it’s one of us,” he adds. An ICE agent was even more critical. “Yet another ‘justified’ fatal shooting … ten versus one and somehow they couldn’t find a way to subdue the guy or use a less than lethal [means],” the agent said.” – Kenneth Klippenstein

Minnesota’s SignalGate: The Anatomy of a Domestic Insurgency – “Begin with a simple observation. Federal officers conducting immigration enforcement are being tracked in real time. Their vehicles are logged into shared databases. Their movements are broadcast across encrypted channels. Rapid response teams are vectored to intercept them. Blockades are formed. Arrests are delayed or prevented. Officers are followed to hotels and harassed at night. This is not the behavior of a crowd that stumbles into the street. It is the behavior of a network that knows where to be, when to be there, and how to apply pressure without crossing the threshold of open warfare. A puzzled reader might object that activists have long monitored police activity, that legal observers carry cameras, that communities organize to protect their neighbors. All true, in isolation. The question is not whether any single act is novel. The question is whether the aggregate pattern exhibits features that distinguish protest from organized obstruction. Research from counterinsurgency studies provides a useful vocabulary. Early stage insurgencies rarely announce themselves with bombs. They begin with infrastructure. They build command structures. They specialize roles. They develop intelligence capabilities. They seek to deny the state freedom of movement while remaining sub kinetic.” – Amuse on X  – NOT SURE HIS SOURCES, SO TAKE THIS ONE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT, BUT IF TRUE, IT’S INDEED ALARMING!!!

The Minneapolis Insurgency Poses A Very Serious Challenge For The Federal Government – “Folks can acknowledge that this is indeed an insurgency regardless of their opinion about it.” – Andrew Korybko

Virginia Democrat Debuts Bill to Prohibit ICE at Polling Places, and Suddenly It All Makes Sense – “I mean, truly, if illegal immigrants can’t vote, why the supposed “need” for this bill? Hmm.” – Sister Toldjah

Trump’s ‘armada’ on Iran’s doorstep: What we know so far – “The US president has said a large naval contingent is heading to the region after promising help to protesters in the Middle Eastern country” – RT

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

Little Boys and Nazi Wolves and Economic Collapse… Oh My! – “We’re Living Inside the Boy Who Cried Wolf Fable Right Now… For fifty years, the gold investors have been screaming that the dollar is collapsing. Buy gold! Hyperinflation is coming! The end is near! Peter Schiff has been predicting imminent economic apocalypse since the 1990s. Survivalist websites have been selling freeze-dried food and telling you to buy silver since the internet was invented. Every recession gets billed as “the big one.” Every market correction becomes “the crash that will end America.” And they’ve been wrong. Over and over. For decades. I get it. Warning fatigue is real. The controlled opposition has been crying wolf so long and so loud that nobody can hear the real warnings anymore. But eventually, the wolf actually showed up. People forget that part of the fable.” – 🐺The Wise Wolf and Lily-Rose Dawson

Why the Next Recession Will Be the Catalyst for Depression – “What few seem to understand is 1) the last “real recession” that cleared excesses of debt, leverage and speculation was 1980-82, 45 years ago and 2) the buffers that enabled the eventual recovery back then are gone.” – Charles Hugh Smith  – GOOD READ FROM CHARLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy new year? Americans are in a foul mood despite a seemingly strong U.S. economy. – “Consumer confidence falls to a 12-year low” – Jeffry Bartash

Failure to Deliver Gold & Silver Calamity Coming (VIDEO) with Bill Holter – ” We are nowhere finished with record prices for the metals happening every week and sometimes every day. Holter says, “We exploded through $100 per ounce silver, and we went through $5,000 per ounce on gold, but that’s not the story. The story is there are already over 40 million ounces standing for delivery in January. January is a non-delivery month. If you go back in past years, you might see delivery in January that might be a million ounces, two million ounces or a small amount. We are already at 40 million ounces of silver in January with only a few days left in the month. March is a delivery month” – Greg Hunter

All Eyes on Shanghai: Silver Rally Driven by China – “As silver prices continue soaring to new all-time highs, mainstream commentary focuses on the COMEX/London price and not the Shanghai price. But it should now be clear to nearly everyone that, at least as of January 2026, it’s the daily action in Shanghai that is determining the day-to-day price moves. And what kicked off this event? Back in October of last year, the Chinese government announced plans for export controls on many critical and industrial metals, including silver. Mainstream analysis and commentary continues to frame the silver price rally as some sort of speculative blow-off top. But that’s just lazy reporting from supposed “experts”. As we wrote last week, the overall speculative positions in COMEX silver are shrinking, not soaring. However, as long as the Shanghai price keeps moving higher, it’s almost a certainty that the COMEX price will tag along, squeezing Banks and any other trading entity that foolishly bets against the silver price during this historic rally. ” – Craig Hemke

What Do Truck Shipping Indexes Say About the US Economy? – “Here’s a chart making the rounds. What does it say?” – Mish  – LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY STEADY DROP SINCE 2022!!!

Former Wall Street Bull Now Expects Stocks To Fall 15-20% This Year (VIDEO) with Mark Newton, Fundstrat ‘ Adam Taggart | Thoughtful Money®

Here’s why bitcoin’s is failing its role as a ‘safe haven’ versus gold – “Bitcoin behaves more like an “ATM” during uncertain times, with investors quickly selling it to raise cash.” – Francisco Rodrigues

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Native Americans Survived Winters That Kill Today’s Power Grids – “The funny thing about modern comfort is how quickly it disappears. One bad ice storm. One snapped power line. One furnace that won’t kick back on. And suddenly, a warm house turns into a cold box faster than anyone expects. That’s when people realize—usually too late—that electricity didn’t invent survival. It only made us forget how it works. Long before power grids, pipelines, and weather apps, Native Americans faced winters that didn’t just inconvenience you—they killed you. No second chances. No repair crews. No backup heat humming in the background. Yet families endured cold that would shut down entire cities today.” – Bill Heid

Winter Power Outage Supplies: How to Stay Warm, Safe & Fed Without Electricity – Ken Jorgustin  – HAVE DONE MANY ARTICLES ABOUT THIS, FEEL FREE TO TO SEARCH THE SEARCH BAR!!!!!

Pig Farming 101 – “All about pig farming 101 and basic pig raising know-how.” – Patricia Imig

Are You Emotionally Ready for the Coming Collapse? – Part 1 – “Much has been written about physical prepping for a future societal collapse. However, what about the mental and behavioral side of preparation? Is it possible that Christians will live through part or all of the Tribulation? If your children are crying due to hunger, would you accept the mark of the Beast to feed them? Are you willing to die for your faith and/or other convictions? These are tough questions, but we need to face them.” – Peter Cannon

The Prepper’s Dictionary: The Jargon and Acronyms You Need to Know – Daisy Luther  – YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF MOST OF THESE, BUT IF YOU HAVEN;\’T, HERE YOU GO!!!

 

 

VERSES FOR THE DAY

 

 

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THE BIG PICTURE

The U.S. Has Become a Hellhole and Few Seem to Notice or Care – “Given this ‘modern’ world of retro-civilization, a madness of going backward, in order for the rulers to gain unlimited power, and therefore solidify mass control, requires that they foment division, civil unrest, and chaos so that it consumes the population at large. Once this paradigm is evident, the governing forces, at the request and with the willing consent of the weak serfs, will be able to strengthen its dictatorial position by claiming to provide security for the nation-state and its dependent people. All this is predicated on the fact that these same rulers purposely brought about the division and dissention in the first place, that was necessary in order to create the environment of protest, riots, chaos and civil strife. There is no better example of this insane dynamic than in America and the West today.” – Gary D. Barnett

Another One – “A 37-year-old man was shot dead in the street in Minneapolis yesterday by ICE “agents” after one of these “agents” took the man’s holstered pistol, which he was legally carrying. A slowed-down, high-resolution video can be viewed here. It does not look good. In fact, it looks like a summary execution. The video shows a bunch of “agents” scrumming Pretti, who is wrestled to the ground. At this point, the video appears to show one of the “agents” taking Pretti’s legally holstered pistol, which he never pointed at anyone. Moments later, Pretti is shot dead by one of the “agents. ” This ought to appall everyone but especially “conservatives” who are ardent about the right – and it is a right – to carry a pistol. The fact that one is carrying one ought not to be warrant to kill that someone. Especially when that someone hasn’t unholstered his legally carried pistol. Some “conservatives” will defend the “agents” who executed Pretti – claiming he was “resisting.” Watching the video, it looks like he was trying to ward off a beating. Well, what happens in the event you get “pulled over” for a petty traffic violation – or maybe you just happent o be out driving and are forced to stop for no reason at all, as at a “sobriety” checkpoint – and the AGW sees your holstered, legally carried pistol – and maybe shoots you dead, because he thought you might shoot him?” – Eric Peters  – GREAT POINT FROM ERIC THAT MANY OF THE 2ND AMMENDMENT SUPPORTERS FAIL TO BRING UP!!!!!!!!!

Top Republicans Rail Against the Second Amendment Right to Carry Guns – “Was presumption of guilt for carrying a gun, by Republicans, on your bingo card?” – Mish  – WE CAN SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING. IS THE REAL REASON TO DISARM CITIZENS FOR COMPLETE CONTROL!!!!!!!!

Post-Winter Storm, Deep-Freeze Pushes Power-Grids To Brink As Feds Move To Avert Blackouts – Tyler Durden

No End to the Cold, Snow, and Ice – “The most intense polar vortex outbreaks of the modern era are what hundreds of millions in the Northern Hemisphere are living through, with gas and heating prices going through the roof. Americans were walloped this weekend. Meanwhile, as usual, the mainstream media is saying, “A recently released annual climate report for 2025 reveals our planet is enduring an unprecedented hot streak. Last year was the third-warmest on record, and the previous 11 years have ranked among the 11 warmest on record.” I am sure hundreds of millions will disagree.” – Dr.Sircus

Mega Quakes, Mega Drought & Mega Volcanoes (VIDEO0 with Steve Quayle -Greg Hunter

Peter Hortez says being anti-vaccine is antisemitism. CDC says kill the whites to increase vaccine uptake. No s-he is not in prison. Got a plum job – Lawyer Lisa

Canadian woman was euthanized ‘against her will’ after husband was fed-up with caring for her – “”An elderly woman was euthanized within hours of her husband claiming she changed her mind after insisting she wanted to live. Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying laws allow patients to request a painless death if an assessor agrees their terminal condition meets certain requirements. Patients often wait weeks, but it can happen the same day the application is lodged if judged to be medically urgent by a MAiD provider. But a report by the Ontario MAiD Death Review Committee raised concerns that safeguards were being eroded that led to questionable deaths.” – Nic White

 

 

NEWS

Had Enough? – “Isn’t it obvious by now that the seditious mischief roiling Minneapolis is some kind of a demonstration project for a China-backed overthrow of the whole country? This is not hard. And, apparently, the Democratic Party is either a willing accomplice or a hostage in thrall to its captor …It is well understood that these ICE-Out riots are organized and funded by a network created by one Neville Roy Singham (American, b. 1954), now based in Shanghai. Singham funds the Party for Socialism and Liberation, The Peoples’ Forum, Code Pink, the United Community Fund and a web of other money laundries that supply all the logistics for Lefty-left mobs going back to the George Floyd / BLM operations of 2020. And then you have his perfect foil, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who visited China at least thirty times in his previous career as a teacher, his travel often funded by the CCP. What was he up to there? I think we’re going to find out. The communication system for the Minneapolis riots is an encrypted Signal Chat network (“MN ICE-Watch”) run by Tim Walz aide and campaign strategist Amanda Noelle Koehler. That’s how they organize rapid-response actions against ICE and broader mobilization for key propaganda opportunities like the recent shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.” – James Howard Kunstler

A Few Well-Placed Lies – “A question being kicked-around is whether of not our destiny is controlled by a hidden hand. And if so, whose hand is it and to what extent does it control us? Europe/Britain are seemingly almost totally controlled and the last fight against liberty is being waged in the US. But the degree of control is not what we might think. The biggest lie is there being a fix for our problems.” – Erik @ neverhadaboss.com

Follow the money, not the media – “The Gatoguide™ to making sense of Minnesota (and what’s to come). Honestly, despite half of Twitter seeming to have some really strong opinion of what “the video obviously shows,” Unlike the Renee Good video,Ii cannot make head or tail of it. There are just no good shots or angles I can see. but, again, this argument is missing the point. Had he been disarmed by the time he was shot? Was he reaching for/drawing his pistol? Was the first shot his (or a malfunction from a SIG notorious for such)? I’m not sure it matters. You come strapped to an action whose purpose is to impede armed officers. You act aggressively, You resist arrest. Sorry, but “well did he draw first?” is kind of out the window and people do often carry second weapons. Sure, carrying a gun is legal, but that does not make doing it while getting aggressive with cops either smart or safe. play Dangerous games, win dangerous prizes.” – El Gato Malo  – GOOD POINTS FROM EL GATO. DID THE MAN DESERVE TO GET KILLED. NOT REALLY, SHOULD HE HAVE BEEN THERE ARMED, NOT REALLY. SHOULD HE EVEN HAVE BEEN THERE AT ALL. AGAIN, NOT REALLY!!!

Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes – “There are a lot of genuinely stupid people in this country. Our public school system seems geared to churn them out like there was a profit in it for them. You’d think even the dumbest people would, as some point, come to the realization that they’re being exploited,…It takes a special kind of stupid to loudly dare someone to hit you,..Moronic leftists daring officers to hit them makes for great social media street cred in the cosplaying social justice warrior game. It’s hard for people who pay attention to what’s going on to care when someone gets hurt, or worse, when you know these people have taken to the street for what amounts to performance art. These people do not understand how the real world works.” – Derek Hunter

The Barbarian’s Dictionary: American Political Speak in Plain English, January 2026 Edition – “inspired by Ambrose Bierce” – Ohio Barbarian  – GOOD ONE FROM THE BARBARIAN!!!

Of Lies and Surges – “There’s Blood in the Streets. “Surges” are not how you win wars, whether overseas or here at home. In fact, surges in Iraq and Afghanistan were admissions of a sort that the wars were already lost; their main purpose was to show resolve and to provide political cover for dishonest leaders like George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Barack Obama. But government officials have an amazing capacity not to learn. Their “solution” is always to show resolve through military and/or police action. Nothing is “won,” nothing is achieved, and the main product is more blood in the streets.” – Bill Astore

A War Has Erupted On The Streets Of America, And It Is Going To End With Martial Law In Major U.S. Cities – Michael Snyder

The Carney government talks a good game, but consistently fails to deliver – “On file after file, what we’re promised is not what we end up getting” – John Robson

Dude, do you even go here anymore? – “Where in the world is Gavin Newsom? Literally.. Gavin Newsom is in Davos running for President of …Europe? The carefully-coiffed contender from the Golden State is attending the World Economic Forum to blast Trump and demand global leaders unify against the Trump agenda. In a statement released just prior to his departure, Newsom described the President’s economic agenda as a betrayal of the nation and said he was heading to Davos to “confront” Trump’s abuses. Was a single person about to lose their home insurance asking him to fly to Europe to “confront” anyone? What about the thousands of people waiting for their attackers and abusers to be brought to justice or (gasp) deported? Or the senior citizens about to lose their homes to a sneak attack on our hallowed Prop 13? Or the parents who are choosing between new shoes for the kids or gas in the tank? Or the business owners sinking under a mountain of red tape and human waste from the homeless encampments? Or the “billionaire class” that is about to pick up and leave? Have any of these people asked Newsom to get on a plane – at their expense – and travel across the globe to preen for the ultra-wealthy while the Palisades still stands barren? The utter gall.” – Kira Davis

How The GOP Appropriators Bushwhacked The DOGE Boys – “Hopefully, Elon Musk and his DOGE boys have learned a lesson the hard way. To wit, their earnest, dogged, sweeping and compelling demonstration early in 2025 that hundreds of billions can be cut from the Federal budget has already been shit-canned. Almost in its entirety. And by the usual suspects—-the GOP appropriators on Capitol Hill—who are the biggest fake fiscal conservatives to ever come down the pike.” – David Stockman

Trump’s Latest Regime Change Target – “What does the Federal Reserve have in common with Venezuela and Greenland? It has been targeted by President Trump for regime change.” – Ron Paul

What may be the Greenland endgame? – “Trump will ‘take’ Greenland. On Monday, when asked whether the U.S. would use force to seize Greenland, President Trump replied, “No comment”. He has previously promised to take the world’s largest island “the nice way [through purchase] or the more difficult way [by force]”. Though the notion seems to have sprung on the world ‘out of the blue’, John Bolton, Trump’s former National Security Adviser, tells that it was Ron Lauder, an 81-year-old New York Jewish billionaire and heir to the Estée Lauder fortune, who first sowed the seed of U.S. ownership of Greenland in the President’s mind in 2018, during his first term in office. Trump unsuccessfully tried to buy Greenland in 2019, during his first term. President Harry Truman also offered to buy it for $100m in gold in 1946 – but was turned down.” – Alastair Crooke

Who Will Feed Gaza? – “Jared Kushner’s vision is so glorious, so perfect in its conception, it is as if a light shines from within it. The world is awestruck at its brilliance, its cohesiveness, its sheer visionary energy. Instead of pelting him with old fruit and shoes, the audience listened politely, and no questions were asked. No one asked why Palestinians are not included in the future of Gaza, except perhaps as surveilled, caged laborers. Depopulation and demolition of the Strip, like Kushner’s unveiling for New Gaza, were planned long before the incident at the Nova Music Festival, conveniently moved south and left unprotected for many hours by order of Tel Aviv. Occurring as it did towards the end of Simhat Torah, for Israel, it was time for a new beginning. No one asked about the urgency of the erasure of Gaza.” – Karen Kwiatkowski

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

De-dollarization Alert! Danish Pension Fund Dumps U.S. Treasuries – “This is how de-dollarization works. Danish pension operator AkademikerPension said it is selling all of its U.S. Treasurys. AkademikerPension investing chief Anders Schelde said the fund will divest its entire $100 million in U.S. Treasury holdings by the end of the month.” – Mike Maharrey

Warning: the Financial System is Coming Apart at the Seams – “Something VERY bad is unfolding in the financial system right now. Gold just cleared $5,000 per ounce. Silver has broken above $100 per ounce and is now flirting with $110 per ounce. These precious metals were at $2,500 and $40 per ounce this time last year. This kind of price action is exciting for precious metals bulls because it means they’re making a lot of money. But “underneath the surface” this indicates that the financial system is coming apart at the seams. Let me provide some context…” – Graham Summers, MBA

The US Must Return to a Gold Standard – “The purchasing power of the US dollar has been debased by over 99 percent since the foundation of the Federal Reserve. (An ounce of gold cost $20.67 in 1913. According to the Wall Street Journal as of Friday, January 16 its price was $4,588.40. That means that the dollar is worth less than one half of one percent of its 1913 purchasing power [$20.67/$4,588.40=.0045]). Its remaining purchasing power may eventually become zero. There is no discipline in US spending and the Fed has become a willing accomplice to this crime. The current administration is out of control. The only way it can become impossible is to end fiat money—which can be created out of thin air in whatever gigantic quantities are desired—and make the dollar “good as gold.” – Patrick Barron

China is Coming for Our Gold Miners – “With the world hurtling towards a monetary reset, everyone suddenly wants the gold miners. Just this morning: China’s Zijin Gold to buy Canadian miner Allied Gold for about $4 billion” – John Rubino

“A Great Decade for Precious Metals is Ahead” (VIDEO) with Rick Rule – Nomi Prins

$123 Silver in Shanghai. Government Shutdown in 9 Days. Silver Target $550 to $750 by Thanksgiving 2026 Metals Shock, Political Chaos, and a Mania-Phase Silver Spike Straight Ahead. A worldwide battle for control of metals is raging.” – The Silver Academy  – WILL THIS ACTUALLY HAPPEN. WE WILL SEE. EVEN AT TODAY’S PRICES, IF SILVER GOT UP TO THESE PROJECTION YOU WOULD BE MAKING 5X YOUR INVESTMENT. WHAT OTHER WEALTH PRESERVATION CAN EQUAL THAT RIGHT NOW. JUST SAYING, AS I DON’T OFFER ANY INVESTMENT ADVICE!!!

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

How to survive one week – “7 tips to get through a lockdown, martial law, storms” – Sarah Connor

Civil Conflict (VIDEO) – ” I also want to discuss several potential problems that I foresee happening yet this year in 2026. And I don’t like having these discussions. I’ll be really honest with you. Because a lot of people will take these type of discussions and they’ll turn them into little clickbaity videos and stuff and I’m really not about that. I want to give people good actionable advice. So if problems take place, no matter what the situation is, they have some tools, they have some ideas, and they have some things that can help them out. Practical advice is sort of what my channel is about.” – Modern Refugee  – GOOD ONE FROM MODERN REFUGEE!!!

Off-Grid Power Solutions for Every Budget: From Emergency Backup to Full Independence – “Going off grid isn’t just about saving money or sticking it to the utility company. It’s about control. Control over your light, your food, your water, and your ability to function when the grid becomes unreliable or disappears altogether. Real off grid power solutions are built in layers, not all at once, and they have to match how you actually live. This guide breaks power down by budget so you can build something that works now and still scales later.” – Bob Rodgers

Manuka Honey For Wound Care – “Long before antibiotics and sterile supplies, people learned through experience that honey helped protect injuries and supported healing. Today, science is finally confirming what survivalists and traditional healers already understood. Honey is not just food. When used correctly, it can play a serious role in wound care. Among all types of honey, Manuka stands apart. Its unique antibacterial properties have made it one of the most respected natural options for treating wounds, especially when medical help is delayed or unavailable.” – Ask A Prepper Staff  – HAVE NEVER USED IT FOR THIS PURPOSE, BUT I HAVE GOTTEN IT TO EAT AND IT’S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST HONEYS THERE IS, ABEIT IT’S  EXPENSIVE!!

Busting 5 Common Ammo Myths – “For many new shooters, ammunition can be an intimidating topic to understand. The various types and terminology can often make it confusing, resulting in misconceptions to easily develop. This not only leads to incorrect information being shared but can also give ammunition an unfair and dangerous reputation. To set the facts straight, here are five common ammo myths that you should be aware of. ” – Madison Heim

 

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

James 4:10    Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

 

 

IMAGE FOR THE DAY ( IN REMEMBRANCE OF MY DAD WHO SPENT 50 YEARS DOING THIS )

 

 

 

 

 

THE BIG PICTURE

We Persist Through Righteousness – “As a rule, we prize strength and power. As a rule, we want our political leaders to project strength and power. We value strength. We value power. We generally desire both, but do we truly understand what they are? One thing we can see, whether we are looking at Ukraine, Iran, or Minnesota, is who is persisting, despite the forces arrayed against them. At the very least, ICE is so far persisting. Whether the protesters in Minnesota match their determination remains to be seen. How are these various groups managing to persist even in the face of determined opposition? Certainly one obvious answer is that they are convinced they are in the right. If what they are doing is the right thing, failing to persist must also be understood as the wrong thing. The strength to persist can therefore easily be said to be found in doing the right thing. Strength comes from following God’s Law, and acting in accordance with God’s Will.” – Peter Nayland Kust

The Lights Are Still On… But Your Electric Bill Feels Like a Quiet Shutoff – “The Soft “Power Outage” No One Warned You About—And Why Fixed Incomes Feel It First At first, nothing looks wrong. The lights come on. The coffee maker hums. The furnace kicks in like it always has. But then the bill arrives, and it’s a little higher than last time. Not enough to scream about. Just enough to make you pause. And that’s how it works. Not with a bang or a blackout, but with a slow tightening that most people don’t notice until the breathing room is gone. And once you start paying attention, the pattern snaps into focus. This isn’t about weather. It’s not about using too much electricity or forgetting to turn off a light. It’s about decisions made in quiet rooms, written in technical language, and approved without a single vote from the people footing the bill.How State Energy Policies Are Turning Monthly Power Bills Into a Shadow Tax Most Households Never Voted For ” – Bill Heid

Phase V to Phase VI Transition – “The Financialists—bloodline heirs to ancient Roman elite scum—are dead-set on shattering the United States via their Praetorian Regime and Devil’s Legions. Why? To crush any US-Russia-China alliance that would gut their global stranglehold and restore a world order free from their parasitic grip. These Financialists are a ruthless chain of money-lords who’ve weaponized economic sabotage to topple empires, It’s straight out of ancient Rome’s Praetorian playbook—elites hiding behind layers of owners and managers, knives to their throats, when rival powers threaten their grip, just as early Roman rivalries forced power to cloak itself. Tools of the trade: Debt traps via unsustainable loans, stoked divisions through resentment and chaos, resource theft via wars and taxes, legal warfare (lawfare), and straight-up hits and assassinations. Pulled from Rome’s collapse by mercenary sackings, Britain’s overextension post-Revolution, America’s hundreds of trillions of unpayable debts and social obligations, and endless elite killings for profit.” – E.M. Burlingame

Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, January 24, 2026 (VIDEO) – ” “Chicago is, currently, colder than Antarctica” (CBS). Extreme chemical ice nucleation operations are wreaking havoc, welcome to winter weather warfare. The latest installment of Global Alert News” – Dane Wigington

Extra! Extra! Sunlight is Good For You!!! – “Thank God for Scientific American! Those eggheads have finally done it! They’ve discovered a life-saving health tip, and they published it in a ground-breaking article in their prestigious periodical last year! So, what is this earth-shaking miracle cure, you ask? What simple, abundant natural resource turns out to be so good for you? Oh, please! I’m not just going to let slip their hard-won secrets! You’ll have to pay the fine folks at Sci Am $10.99 ($12.99 CAN) in order to receive that privileged information! …Oh, OK. It’s sunlight. Apparently, sunlight is good for you. There, I saved you ten bucks. (Or thirteen loonies!)” – James Corbett

List of 57 House Republicans Who Voted with Democrats to Let the Government Disable Your Car – “Privacy advocates decry ‘kill switch’ mandate as government overreach while safety groups tout life-saving potential” – Jim Manzon  – JUST ONE MORE STEP IN CONTROLLING EVERYTHING YOU DO!!!

 

 

NEWS

Another Innocent Killed by ICE – “A War of Terror on Main Street USA. Predictably, members of the Trump administration claim Pretti was a “domestic terrorist.” It’s not enough that they murder Pretti—they must assassinate his character as well. As the saying goes, if you’re not outraged you’re simply not paying attention.” – Bill Astore

Why did Feds Kill Minneapolis Protestor Alex Pretti? – James Bovard

The Execution Of Americans By ICE With Federal Approval – “A US citizen, a respected RN, lauded by the VA Hospital doctors who worked with him, was shot dead in Minneapolis after filming ICE Agents using tear gas on US citizens. Noem defends the assassination. Trump spouts false and fake disinformation about the murder. And JD Vance calls him a Domestic Terrorist. Media Maga Pundits, the Cult Speculators, defend ICE and laud the Death as deserving because this man was on the streets during a protest after ICE illegally detained a five year old boy for terrorism. ANYONE who finds this murder intolerable is immediately vilified as a ‘leftist terrorist who also deserves a death sentence’. How dare we NOT support Gestapo style murders. How dare this RN film ICE. How dare he protest the illegal detention of a five year old boy! IF you protest the government overreach – you deserve to die! And then – blind hatred of any Libertarian who dares to defend their opinion. Trump wanted an enemy. He made 2/3’s of Americans The Enemy. ALL Democrats, even the ones supporting his Bills, 50% of Republicans, and ALL Libertarians. The MAN OF PEACE.” – Helena Glass

Why The Official Story About Yesterday’s ICE Shooting Makes Zero Sense – “The detail everyone’s missing in the ICE shooting that proves the cover-up” – 🐺The Wise Wolf and Lily-Rose Dawson

From the Back Forty: Trump Pulls Back the Curtain in Minnesota – “It seems the inmates are running the asylum. It might be time for President Donald Trump to make an even trade of Minnesota for Greenland. Progressives and illegals seem to have lost their ever-loving minds – and apparently they’re running the show. But on the bright side, at least now America can see the problems with progressive political dominance and the resulting Somali community in real time. Adding insult to injury, corporate media is having one heckuva time finding someone in the Gopher State to interview who shows up at least appearing legitimate and able to relate the woes they have endured because of Trump and his ICE troopers. As winter storm Fern graces the nation with a message from Mother Nature, smart folks in the below-zero temperatures of Minnesota have hunkered down with bread, milk, and eggs. Will Fern slap some sense into the screaming masses disrupting the streets, scattering them back to the suburbs and rich city lofts from whence they came? It would be a relief for everyone in the Gopher Gulch to take a breath. Folks seem to have gotten so trigger-happy in Minnesota that some looky-loos are wearing fluorescent green vests that read “Dont shoot Just observing.””- Sarah Cowgill

NRA Makes Rare Statement Against Trump Admin Over Alex Pretti Shooting – “The National Rifle Association (NRA) criticized comments by a senior federal prosecutor warning that approaching law enforcement with a gun could justify a fatal police response, saying such statements risk “demonizing law‑abiding citizens” as the nation reels from the killing of a man in Minneapolis by a U.S. border agent. The organization has also spoken out against “radical progressive politicians like Tim Walz,” accusing them of inciting “violence against law enforcement officers who are simply trying to do their jobs.” The comments highlight tensions between prominent gun-rights advocates and federal officials over when armed presence in public meets legal thresholds for deadly force.” – Jordan King and Daniel Orton

‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults – “Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say experts” – Kate Connolly

Winter Storm In “Ludicrous Mode” As 10,000 Flights Canceled, Power Outages Near 1 Million, And Grids Strained – Tyler Durden

Has Russia Finally Begun Disconnecting Ukraine’s Nuclear Plants? – “Today again we start off with a major Russian strike that occurred as promised. In the last article two days ago we said Russia was readying a new strike, and it delivered. All this time, Russia has focused on hitting the TPPs, or thermal power plants, and various other gas and hydro-stations near dams, etc. Hitting nuclear plants is obviously quite a sticky subject because of not only the optics it creates, but obviously the dangers involved. So, Russia has for a long time avoided striking these nuclear substations. But it seems it may have been part of a long term strategy to first degrade or entirely wipe out Ukraine’s conventional energy grid generating capabilities and leave the nuclear power stations to the very end, particularly because there are not very many of them.” – Simplicius

Lavrov Exposed The Europeans’ Plot To Subvert Trump’s Ukrainian Peace Plan – “Astute observers can read between the lines and discern Russia’s displeasure with him too.” – Andrew Korybko

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

The Latest Trump Administration Grift: Tariff Checks – “Trump’s tariffs haven’t boosted manufacturing; they’ve raised costs and disrupted supply chains. A redistributive dividend check can’t reverse the underlying economic harm. Does the administration think its supporters don’t understand economics?” – Paul Mueller

Silver’s Move Hasn’t Even Started (VIDEO) with Gregory Mannarino – “We haven’t seen anything yet. None. This is uh this isn’t even the beginning of where we’re eventually going to go in my in my perspective. ” – Kaiser Johnson / Liberty and Finance  – VERY  GOOD  VIDEO WITH GREG. TO SEE A FULL VIDEO WITH GREG ON LIBERTY AND FINANCE, THAT EVERYONE CAN WATCH WITHOUT A PAYWALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Minimum Wages Rose in 19 States This Year, But What’s the Impact? – “Millions of workers benefitted from minimum wage increases on January 1.” – Mish

Increasing Physical Silver Demand Forcing Panic Buying Phase – “Friday’s +7% close for silver’s price capped a remarkable week in the silver market where silver’s price increased +14.5% on the week. Increasing shortage of physical silver globally even as the price surges in all markets is signaling that silver will move to a panic buying phase as the price fixing mechanism in London, utilized to suppress the price of silver for decades, meets its end. Price chart prognosticators can put aside their silver price chart estimations of silver’s future price as the market quickly and roughly reprices silver to its appropriate level after decades of price suppression, over consumption, and under production of silver.” – David Jensen

Dedollarization? Gold over Debt. The End of the Keynesian Paper Promise Mirage. – “Despite the consensus narrative, what we are currently experiencing globally is not “de‑dollarization,” but a broad loss of confidence in developed economies’ fiat currencies and sovereign debt as a reserve asset for central banks and institutions. This fundamental loss of confidence in the solvency of developed economies’ sovereign issuers is boosting demand for gold. However, the latest data shows no crossover or fiat alternative substitution. The US dollar’s central role in the fiat system remains intact.” – Daniel Lacalle

US Government Struggles to Keep a Lid on 10-Year Treasury Yield and Mortgage Rates – “The “rate check” on Friday to put a floor under the yen was the latest step.” – Wolf Richter

What If Earnings Guidance Disappoints? (VIDEO) with Lance Roberts –“How Low Could Stocks Fall?” – Adam Taggart | Thoughtful Money®

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Firewood BTU Chart – BTU Per Cord by Wood Species (Ranked Highest to Lowest) – “Have you ever wondered what the best wood to use for heating and burning in a wood stove is? Have you ever wondered how much heat a particular wood species will provide when burned (BTU)? Did you know that one cord of firewood provides the approximate heat equivalent to that produced by burning 200 to 250 gallons of heating oil, depending on the type of hardwood you are using?” – Ken Jorgustin

65 Tips to Save Money Through Self-Reliance – “Apply a DIY approach to any facet of your life — food, health, home and more — and you’ll start to significantly save money through self-reliance.” – Kale Roberts

HOW TO DECIDE WHICH ANIMALS ARE BEST FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD – “I can’t imagine a homestead without a chicken. Like cattle designations between dairy and beef, chickens usually identify as either egg layers or meat birds (broilers). ” – Joel Salatin

When to Start Seeds Indoors: Planting Calendars for Every Zone – Deanna Talerico  -LINKED THIS ONE PREVIOUSLY, HERE IT IS AGAIN FOR THIS YEAR!!!

How To Stop Fearing Cold Weather: Dress For It Don’t Let Them Make You Afraid Of The Cold. There Is No Bad Weather, Only Bad Clothing” – Celia Farber

 

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Philippians 4:8    Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

 

 

IMAGE FOR THE DAY

 

 

 

LYRIC FOR THE WEEK

I see the bad moon a-rising
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightning
I see bad times today

Don’t go around tonight
Well, it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise

I hear hurricanes a-blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin

Don’t go around tonight
Well, it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise

All right

Hope you got your things together
Hope you are quite prepared to die
Looks like we’re in for nasty weather
One eye is taken for an eye

Well, don’t go around tonight
Well, it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise

Don’t come around tonight
Well, it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise

( Bad Moon Rising by John Fogerty )