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THE BIG PICTURE

I’m 85. Society Calls Me A “Failure,” But I’m The Happiest Man Alive. (VIDEO) – “Meet Artie Pendelton. In 1961, he had a full-ride scholarship to Yale Law. He was on the fast track to the “American Dream.” He walked out after 14 minutes and never looked back. Today, Artie lives in a 1974 Airstream with zero assets, no 401k, and a net worth that wouldn’t buy you a nice dinner in the city. But while his “successful” classmates were dying of stress-induced heart attacks in mahogany offices, Artie was busy becoming the richest man in the world—measured in time, peace, and freedom. In this 20-minute masterclass on “The Art of Losing,” Artie deconstructs the “Success Trap” and explains why your “personal brand” is actually your prison.” – The 11th Hour  – GOOD VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I Can’t Escape the Twilight Zone – “Things became even more surreal for me when I noted that few people seemed to be bothered by the instant death dispensed to alleged Venezuelan cocaine smugglers. On multiple levels, this bothered me terribly. As far as I knew, this was also a new development (a significant change) as I could not recall any other president who had authorized bombing missions to take out crew members who might be transporting cocaine. Instant death for alleged/likely/possible cocaine traffickers was apparently now okay. Not only that, this new drug-fighting policy seemed to be quite popular as many Americans were cheering on this instant judicial verdict and ultra-swift punishment. Don’t get me wrong; I know cocaine can be a bad and dangerous drug that destroys lives. But I didn’t know Venezuela was the worst country for drug cartels. I thought the most-reviled cocaine nation was Mexico, but I could find no stories about drug boats 20 miles off the coast of Mexico that were suddenly being blown up by Hellfire missiles every day. I actually thought our nation’s cocaine epidemic had long ago been replaced by heart-tugging stories of citizens addicted to, say, meth, fentanyl or even perfectly-legal opioids. That is, I didn’t know cocaine was once again the No. 1 target of our vast “War Against Drugs” ” – Bill Rice Jr.

Trump-Linked WLFI Uses 5 Billion Own Tokens to Drain Lending Pool and Strand Depositors as Funds Hit Coinbase Prime – “Onchain data shows $75 million in borrowed stablecoins routed out of the protocol, leaving a maxed‑out pool, trapped depositors and an unanswered question: where did the money go?” – The Silver Academy  – LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE TRUMPS ARE MAKING MONEY WHILE EVERYBODY ELSE IS STRANDED AND CAN’T GET THEIR  MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to the Theater of the Absurd – “Every detail has been designed to create the illusion of permanence and power to rivet our attention and distract us from noticing that behind this faux fabrication, the world is on fire. Since the entire point of the theatrics is to cloak the decay of the status quo from serving shared interests to a craven scramble of self-enrichment, no expense is spared in the theatrics,” – Charles Hugh Smith

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are Way Overrated and Potentially Dangerous – “Most people have no clue how much these drugs suck. The oft-cited rationale for quelling inflammation with NSAIDs is “so the body can begin the healing process.” Today, you’re going to learn why the research does not support this contention.” – Anthony Colpo

Man Lights Toilet Paper Warehouse On Fire, Says He Should Have Been Paid More – A Sign Of Things To Come – “Gerald Celente of the Trends Journal says it best: “When people lose everything, and have nothing left to lose, they lose it.”. It’s almost a little surprising that this sort of thing hasn’t happened more frequently, but it will as things in this country continue to spiral out of control. We’ve talked many times about the rapidly worsening economic conditions in this country and in Western nations, and beside the obvious reasons as to why arson is wrong, you are going to see more of this.” – The WinePress

9th NASA Secrets-Linked Scientist Dies Mysteriously – Frank Bergman

BREAKING: The First Lady Just Said Epstein Was Not Alone. Here Is the Federal Archive That Proves It. – “Melania Trump stood at the White House today and said what needed to be said. Within two hours, Twitter had 260,000 posts about it. Most of them missed the point. The denial was not the story. What came after it was. She called for congressional hearings centered on survivors. Sworn testimony. A permanent public record. Each and every woman should have her day.” – Sayer Ji

WHO OWNS THE CENTRAL BANKS? – “And what are their principle objectives? Institutions like the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) are owned exclusively by 63 central banks, representing countries accounting for roughly 95% of world GDP. Theories claiming ownership by private families like the Rothschilds are false; central banks are public institutions or state-owned entities, and private banking groups operate separately from these monetary authorities.” – Frances Leader

 

 

 

NEWS

Is MTG Right? – “Marjorie Taylor Greene – who was an ardent supporter of Trump until Trump betrayed MAGA – told Alex Jones the other day that the time has come to “burn the Republican Party to the ground” because it is lousy with foreign agents working for MIGA. That is to say, the Republican Party – and Trump, specifically – are (effectively) agents of the state of Israel. Or at least, so slavishly beholden to its interests that they might as well be literally on the payroll. Or just a member of the cult. The one that believes – say it with the eyes-shut, jazz hands fervency of a Christian evangelist preacher such as John Hagee – that the state of Israel, run by secular (and militantly socialist) Zionists – is the incarnation of the Israel mentioned in the Bible The modern Israelis – the Zionists – certainly believe it. Or at least, act on it. It amounts to the same thing. They are self-chosen and their destiny is to rule the world. Imbeciles such as Hagee believe they will rule alongside. They are the latter-days incarnation of Lenin’s “useful idiots.” She has, as they say, a point. Put another way, what was the point of voting for Trump given what we got was MIGA rather than MAGA?” – Eric Peters

The Promises Were Big. The Delivery Wasn’t. – “So much winning with this guy… I’ve been thinking about all the stuff Trump promised that either never happened, or got replaced with something nobody asked for and spun into a “win” by him and his administration when selling it to the American people. A lot of people voted for action. What they got instead was a lot of talk, a lot of spin, and the same old government garbage dressed up with a different label. Let’s be honest about it. There’s been a whole lot of “America First” talk and what we’ve got is Israel first kissing the wall like all the others who kissed it before him. But actual Americans are still paying more for food, more for household goods, more for everyday necessities, and getting less in return.” – M.D. Creekmore  – M.D. LAYS IT ALL OUT, PRETTY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Military Times: “Automatic registration for US military draft-eligible men to begin in December” – “Get ready to give your children to the Tribe” – Sage Hana

Is the Samson Option unthinkable? – “Could Israel contemplate going nuclear if Trump turns away? The Samson Option, Israel’s doctrine of last-resort nuclear retaliation, is no longer a theoretical contingency. At the end of seven weeks of war in the Persian Gulf, the conditions that might trigger it are not emerging; they may already be present. What began as a joint US/Israeli campaign for regime change and decapitation of Iran’s leadership has collapsed into a protracted strategic failure. ” – Ashes of Pompeii  – WAIT, WHAT, ISRAEL HAS NUCLEAR WEAPONS. WHO WOULD’VE THOUGHT!!!

The Madness of King Trump and his Schmeacefire – “The whole world is mocking the TACO King’s claim of victory. Apparently the reason there is so much confusion over Trump’s Schmeacefire is that no written agreement signed by all parties exists! Iran is operating off any one of three lists of its own demands, believing (or claiming to believe) that one of those is what the Trump Administration agreed to. Team Trump is operating off of the list of its demands, claiming that was what was agreed to. Israel is operating off wanton desire to exploit the void. JD Vance, Trump’s key negotiator with Iran now, is operating on the basis that this is all just a simple misunderstanding between mortal enemies.” – David Haggith

Trump vows ‘complete decimation’ in ceasefire warning to Tehran – “US warships are being reloaded with ‘the best weapons ever made’ for the ‘complete decimation’ of Iran, which Donald Trump says will be unleashed if peace talks in Pakistan fail” – Joe Smith, Christopher Mallett, Tannur Anders,and Tim Hanlon

Speculation Surges That Pakistan Talks Are A Delay Tactic Ahead Of Expanded US Action On Iran – “President Trump has made clear that American forces will still be “hanging around” the Persian Gulf area with an eye on Iran, while demanding that the Strait of Hormuz be opened to global energy transit once again. ” – Tyler Durden

Bogus Iran ceasefire discredits US leadership (VIDEO) with Max Blumenthal – “Trump is being played by Netanyahu, the White House is lying about Lebanon, and Iran has actually emerged stronger through Hormuz leverage, diplomatic openings, and strategic endurance. The punchline: Washington looks weak, Israel calls the shots, and the empire keeps exposing itself.” – Judge Andrew Napolitano

Israel Again Sabotages Ceasefire, $200B Iran War Budget & Did The Trump Admin Fake A Rescue Mission? (VIDEO) – Ryan Cristián

Trump Crowns His Military Humiliation in Iran with Tabas II – “The US Air War and Ground War Merge in the Wreckage Near Isfahan. The Zionist media still has not grasped the scale of the military fiasco created by the Trump’s clown-like Military Team who have managed to undermine the credibility of the whole US Armed Forces. Part of the disgrace belongs to the USA’s Presstitute Legacy Media. Most of their members continue to sit on top of the huge military scandal that has yet to be properly exposed.” – Anthony James Hall

Hunter Biden has quietly bolted from the US and claims he is $17 million in debt – Peter Rubinstein

The US Separation From Europe And NATO Is Long Overdue – “As much as many centrists and libertarians are opposed to Donald Trump’s ongoing strikes against Iran, I have to say, the downstream result might end up becoming one of the most libertarian results I have ever seen. For decades, small government activists like those in the Ron Paul movement have been calling for a comprehensive US divorce from NATO and the shutdown of America’s military bases overseas. Trump has, either deliberately or inadvertently, set this very process in motion.” – Brandon Smith

Why Does Russia Consider The Ceasefire To Be A “Crushing Defeat” For The US? – “Russia’s assessment is political in nature and intended to challenge the US’ claims of victory.” – Andrew Korybko

The EU Calls Orbán a Dictator, But Its Own President Was Installed in a Soviet-Style Backroom Deal – “The EU’s Unelected Elites Are Deciding Who Gets to Lead Each Member State” – Alexander Muse

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

Why $61 Billion Of Foreign Aid Should Be Abolished Entirely – “Needless to say, saddled with nearly $40 trillion of public debt, which is sure to hit $60 trillion by the early 2030s and a crushing society-destroying $150 trillion by mid-century, America is in no fiscal position to be an international philanthropist.” – David Stockman

February PCE: The End Of “More Of The Same” – “Precursor And Prelude To War’s Inflationary Price Shocks” – Peter Nayland Kust

Peace Deal or Not, the Inflationary Shockwave Is Already in the Pipeline – “Residential construction feels the impact of an energy price spike fastest through lumber (energy-intensive to produce and ship), while also getting hit on the demand side — mortgage rates stay high if the Fed can’t cut because of inflation re-acceleration. In this scenario both supply and demand deteriorate simultaneously. This is why the homebuilding index remains near its March lows despite the cease-fire agreement with Iran: the sector is realizing that the economics no longer work and won’t work for some time.” – Graham Summers, MBA

First Wave of Energy Price Spikes Hit CPI Inflation – “Energy that Americans pay for directly: Gasoline, propane, fuel oil, other fuels, utility natural gas, and electricity.” – Wolf Richter

Americans blame Iran war for worsening economy, pushing consumer sentiment to record low – “Consumers’ views sour on business conditions and personal finances, and inflation expectations soar” – Greg Robb

Have gold and silver bottomed? – “The controversy is now about escalating risk and how to hedge it. Let’s make something clear before addressing this question: regulators train and legislate investment managers into believing that gold is not the way to hedge investment risk. Gold is not a regulated investment and therefore not an investment at all. An investment manager can hold a small amount of unregulated investments if his compliance officer signs it off. But the compliance officer is there to discourage or prevent an investment manager from even considering investing in unregulated investments. Consequently, investment managers see the risk-free position to be cash in their accounting currency, even to the extent of not buying physical gold or silver ETFs. It amounts to a cop-out. This meddling with markets by the authorities is at the root of the current period of confusion in western capital markets over how to respond to black swan events such as the war against Iran.” – Alasdair Macleod

The 1970s Are Back – But This Time the Fed Is Cornered – “The big question isn’t whether today perfectly mirrors the 1970s. It’s whether the underlying forces – persistent inflation, energy instability and constraints on monetary policy – continue to build. If they do, history suggests gold could remain an important part of the conversation. If they don’t, gold may still respond – but for different reasons tied to shifting policy expectations. Either way, one takeaway stands out: This environment is not defined by a single outcome – but by competing forces pulling in different directions. And in that kind of environment, clarity is scarce – but signals matter more than ever.” – Peter Reagan

The $75 Silver Signal Just Fired – “The next move will not be obvious—unless you see what the market is really saying. Silver crossed and held $75. That was not noise. That was the signal. When the so-called Iran ceasefire hit, gold and silver should have backed off. Instead, they surged. That is not how a peace trade behaves. That is how markets react when they know the real story is still ahead of the headlines. This is not just another metals rally. It is a repricing event driven by instability, supply pressure, and the growing realization that inflation is not dead—it is mutating.” – Kerry Lutz

Study: 86% of AI Unemployed will be Women – “AI is coming for Karen. The reason is the industrial revolution took jobs from people who work with their hands — routine physical work. But AI is taking routine paperwork — people who forward emails, schedule meetings, and sit on diversity committees.” – Peter St Onge

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Why Off-Grid Thinkers See What Others Don’t – “Let’s put this where it actually lives… right outside your back door. The man checking his livestock at sunrise, watching the wind shift across his pasture, noticing when the birds go quiet… he’s paying attention to signals most people never even think to look for. Meanwhile, the guy inside—coffee in one hand, phone in the other—is scrolling through headlines, reacting to noise, and calling it “being informed.” But here’s the uncomfortable truth. One of those men is tuned into reality. The other is tuned into a feed. (Yep, he’s being fed)” – Bill Heid

Solar Electric Fence for Garden: Battery-Powered 3-Wire Setup – Ken Jorgustin

Here’s How To Grow Food Without Land – “The standard assumption about food production is that you need land. A backyard, a farm, a patch of actual ground that belongs to you. For most of human history that was largely true. It is not anymore.” – Ask A Prepper Staff

Weed Control Plan for an Organic Vegetable Garden – “There are a lot of great methods for controlling weeds without the use of chemicals. In fact, I can name 18 effective ways of controlling weeds off the top of my head. You could even use weeds in creative ways, and some are even edible! But, when you are growing an organic garden, you need more than a great repertoire of techniques to control weeds. You need a master weed control plan!” – Tasha Greer

How to Make a Bean Teepee for Pole Beans – Amanda Whittington

 

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Ecclesiastes 2:13   Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

 

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