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THE BIG PICTURE

2026 – Of Potatoes and Pitchforks – “Both may come in handy.We are stepping into a period where multiple systemic failures are colliding rather than unfolding one at a time and the usual vocabulary of crisis feels inadequate. Overlapping conflicts, tightening energy markets, fraying social contracts, sovereign debt burdens that leave little room for maneuver, and an agricultural sector standing on the edge of a perfect storm. Even more than the energy crunch reveiving most of the headlines, agriculture and food may end up being the spark that sets the world on fire” – Ashes of Pompeii

Megadrought: We Just Experienced The Driest First Three Months Of A Year In U.S. History – Michael Snyder

Anthony Fauci will not be prosecuted for covid crimes. Mark this post. – “I am writing about this now, because of all the ongoing bruhaha around Fauci lies, GOF nonsense, circulating in the media. Let me assure you, this is yet another political fundraising off the covid vax genocide victims. The statute of limitation for prosecution of Fauci for lying to Congress is expiring on Monday, May 11. Mark this post. Fauci will not be prosecuted. Do not give your money to Rand Paul or MAHA!” – Sasha Latypova

Discovering God’s Faithfulness in Your Life Story – a 1-minute Exercise – “Finding encouragement by reviewing your life’s journey. Even in the difficulty of life, we walk in the goodness of God. Why is that so easy to forget?” – Kate Dreston

Fake Alien Invasion- Let’s Get Ready to Rumble! – “Project Blue Beam here we come. As someone who studied UFOs intensely as a teenager, I am all too familiar with how those who claimed to have seen them were treated. By the government. By the state controlled media. By their own families. They were ridiculed and sometimes “cancelled,” even when they had unexplained physical marks from their encounters, which they often did. Then out of the blue, less than a decade ago. the same government and media which had scoffed at the subject inexplicably began taking it seriously. Suddenly began acting like videos of unidentified objects were something new. ” – Donald Jeffries

The Cruise Ship ‘Hanta Virus’ OP Has Grown To Include Its First Crisis Actors – “Repeating Imagery And Symbolism From Covid–Along With Inverted Epidemiology, Like Trapping Passengers On Cruise Ships Said To Be Afflicted With New Plague Via Rats” – Celia Farber

The First Exile Of Sumerian Jews Was Documented In 733 BC – “History reveals the ‘Jews’ have been widely disliked since time began. Not because of antisemitism, but because their barbarism and money lending greed was abhorrent. As a people they could never assimilate. Modern Jews created victimhood as a way of assuring their lack of assimilation was tolerated. Just as Israel of the Bible has no relationship to the Israel of today, the Jews of the Bible are not the Jews of today because Judaism didn’t exist. History is very specific in naming the ancient tribes.” – Helena Glass

Collagen Is Crucially Important — Here’s Why – “Collagen is critically important, and here’s why. Collagen itself is a protein. In fact, it is the most abundant protein in the human body, accounting for roughly 30% of total protein content. It serves as a fundamental building block for skin, bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and connective tissues. I like to think of collagen as the “glue” that holds the body together. It provides strength, structure, and elasticity to tissues, allowing them to function properly.” – Dr. Sherri Tenpenny

 

 

 

NEWS

The Dogs of AI – “There are two primary threats to the US, neither of which are Iran. One is immigration, legal or illegal. The other is Artificial Intelligence (AI). Both of these threaten the world, but my concern is primarily with the US. Iran, for its part, is also a threat, but much further down the list than either of these two. The thing the Western world could do without is the importation of benefit seekers which will result in the collapse of all welfare systems. While I don’t agree with welfare except in the most extreme cases and then only for a short period of time, I do recognize the need for some sort of aid to those left destitute, but it should always come with some form of work requirement or training. It is not a place for generations of people to reside. Artificial intelligence is on an equal plane with immigration as a threat. It might be more pressing in the sense that it is just now building the infrastructure to do great harm in every aspect of life” – T.L. Davis

Insane Pre-Crime Strategy Unveiled for Leftist “Extremists” – “New national strategy vows to “cripple them BEFORE” crimes are committed. The White House declared war on the American people today, labeling its political opponents as terrorists, including “Left-wing extremists.” The new label also claims that there are “deepening alliances” between “the far-left and Islamists” — or pro-Palestinian protesters.” – Ken Klippenstein  – JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE LEFTISTS DOESN’T MEAN THEY DON’T HAVE RIGHTS!!!!

Reflections from the Heart of the Empire: Rumors of Defeat and De-Escalation – “The truth is that there is no military option that will allow merchant ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without Iranian permission, and BTW, just how many collapsing American bridges could be repaired by the cost of this childishly named “Operation Freedom” alone?” – Ohio Barbarian

First American to report from Iran’s B1 bridge bombed by US – “Wyatt Reed was the first US journalist to visit the massive Iranian infrastructure project destroyed by US attacks. Wyatt blows a massive hole in the US justification for the attack, demonstrating the impossibility of the bridge’s use for military transportation. He also details the horrifying human toll, as the bombing occurred on Iran’s Nature Day, with many families picnicking nearby.” – The Grayzone

Collapse: US National Debt Surpasses GDP, Americans Can’t Afford Food, Can’t Find Paying Jobs, While The White House Proposes Getting Rid Of Quarter Earnings Reports – “By his own admission, Trump today stated that he promoted fake numbers and data because he doesn’t like them.” – The WinePress  -GOOD READ FROM  JACOB!!!!

CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87 – “Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87. The Ohio-born Atlanta businessman, nicknamed “The Mouth of the South” for his outspoken nature, built a media empire that encompassed cable’s first superstation and popular channels for movies and cartoons, plus professional sports teams like the Atlanta Braves.” – Brian Stelter and Ann O’Neill  – TED PROBABLY DID MORE FOR CABLE NEWS THAN ANYONE. I REMEBER WHEN CNN FIRST CAME OUT WITH 24 HOUR NEWS BACK WHEN THEY WERE WORTH WATCHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

New York Told Ken Griffin To Leave…And He Listened – “Miami keeps winning by simply doing the impossible: not openly hating productive people.” – Quoth the Raven

Scott Jennings is all of us…we’re all tired of this sh** – “It’s time to reestablish some boundaries. Jennings has a reputation for being polite but biting, witty but impactful, insightful with a peppering of sarcasm. So, it was a bit of a shock to the system to see him lose his cool on a young panel guest last week. Jennings and Adam Mockler (of something called The Meidas Touch) were verbally sparring over Iran when Jennings decided he’d had enough of Mockler’s hands flying everywhere and let him know. “Get your fucking hand out of my face.” Furthermore, the kid was being a total turd. This seems to be confirmed by Geraldo Rivera, who was present for the kerfuffle. “The kid was being a dick.”” – Kira Davis

China Wants Iran War End, Pushes ‘Immediate’ Hormuz Reopening During Araghchi Visit Ahead Of Trump-Xi Summit – “Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi is currently in Beijing meeting with his Chinese counterpart, FM Wang Yi, and the timing of the visit sends a resounding message to Washington and the West. The highly anticipated Trump-Xi meeting is still scheduled for next week, expected for May 14-15, though there has been ample speculation the ongoing events of the unpredictable Iran war and Hormuz Strait crisis could derail the trip at the last minute. Upon the occasion of Araghchi’s visit, Foreign Minister Wang has taken the opportunity to again call for the immediate opening of the strait.” – Tyler Durden

Egypt & Saudi Arabia Are Pitting Sudan Against Ethiopia – “Egypt wants to weaken Ethiopia with the ultimate goal of “Balkanizing” it, or at least internally shattering it into a collection of de facto independent statelets that could be divided-and-ruled, while Saudi Arabia wants to inflict another symbolic defeat on the UAE after chasing it out of South Yemen.” – Andrew Korybko

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

Trump’s Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett Touts Skyrocketing Credit Card Debt As Success, – ‘The Consumer Is Really, Really Firing On All Cylinders’ Hassett affirmed Bessent’s remarks and claimed that rising credit card debt and Americans forced to pay higher prices at the pump are all signs that the consumer is “firing on all cylinders.”” – The WinePress

More Than 80% Of Young Adults Believe That The Economy Is “Bad” Or “Terrible” And We Are Seeing The Consequences All Over America – Michael Snyder

Flood Of Home Foreclosures Ahead This Year As “Dam Is Bursting” (VIDEO) with Melody Wright – “A perfect storm is in the process of hitting the US housing market. Cost of ownership has made homes the most unaffordable on record. And mortgage rates are rising again, making things even worse. But beyond that, housing analyst Melody Wright predicts a flood of foreclosures to swell as 2026 progresses, adding even more excess inventory and pushing prices down.” – Adam Taggart | Thoughtful Money®

Nearly Half of BNPL Users Have Paid Late in the Past Year, Up for a Second Straight Year – “A growing percentage of buy now, pay later (BNPL) users say they’ve paid late on one of these loans in the past year. Now, 47% of BNPL users have done so, up six percentage points from 2025 and 13 percentage points from two years ago. We asked consumers about their behaviors and perspectives regarding these popular loans. Along with increased late payments, we found that more users are buying groceries with these loans and carrying three or more BNPL loans at once, and that more than half of BNPL users say they wouldn’t be able to make ends meet without them. Buy now, pay later is everywhere. Nearly half of Americans (47%) say they’ve used a BNPL service, including 10% who have done so six or more times. Among the demographic highlights: Nearly 7 in 10 parents with young kids (69%) have used these loans.” – Matt Schulz and Dan Shepard

March JOLTS Report: The End Of The Jobs Recession? – “Strong Net Hiring Across All Sectors Is Good Reason For Hope” – Peter Nayland Kust

Central Banks Are at Odds and Out of Easy Choices – “As central banks from around the world diverge, here’s what you need to know and how you can take action.” – Nomi Prins

What the World Actually Runs On—and Why Hormuz Means More of It Chart of the Week #102 – “I don’t usually put out a Chart of the Week this early in the week. But we just published our latest issue of Crisis Investing — our coal issue — and there’s a chart I’ve been meaning to share with you that I think deserves its own post. Have a look. Now, Asia is a lot of people. Billions of them. So the coal slice on the pie above isn’t shrinking. It’s growing” – Lau Vegys

Perfect Day: Gold/Silver Jump While Miners Report Record Cash Flow – “The payoff was worth the wait. Gold and silver are spiking today, just as the miners report best-ever Q1 numbers. The result: Multiple near-double-digit percentage stock price gains.” – John Rubino   -MORE FROM JOHN BELOW!!

AI TIME BOMB: Depression… Then Gold & Silver EXPLODE (VIDEO) with John Rubino – “Is the global system quietly breaking while markets pretend everything is fine?” – Liberty and Finance

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

This ‘Backyard Setup’ Produces Meat, Eggs, Milk, And Honey… And It Runs Itself – “Most folks drive past a single open acre without even slowing down. They see a patch of grass, maybe a few weeds clinging to life along a tired fence line, and that’s about as far as the thought goes. Nothing special. Nothing worth noticing. But here’s the thing… What they’re looking at isn’t empty. It’s unrealized. Because with the right design—and that word matters—one acre can quietly produce eggs, meat, milk, honey, fiber, and even its own fertilizer. No feed store runs. No chemical inputs. No monthly bill tied to keeping it alive. Not a hobby. A system.” – Bill Heid

High Intensity Gardening – “Tackle high-intensity gardening to grow more food in small spaces with these tiny gardening ideas, and create a productive growing system. ” – Linda A. Gilkeson

Living Off the Grid: The Complete Guide to Energy, Water, Food, and Independence – “Living off the grid is not a fringe movement or a lifestyle aesthetic. It is a practical approach to self-reliance that addresses one of the most fundamental vulnerabilities in modern life: the assumption that the systems you depend on will always work. This guide covers everything involved in building a genuine off-grid setup, from power generation and water supply to food production, waste management, and the legal considerations that most people overlook until they are already committed.” – Ask A Prepper Staff

Top 5 Easy Wild Edibles to Forage This Summer for Beginners – Rhonda Owen

Your Well Is Not a Water Plan: What Happens When the Pump Stops – “For many rural and semi-rural Canadians, the private well feels like the ultimate preparedness advantage. No city water bill. No dependence on municipal pressure. No worrying about treatment plants, broken water mains, or boil-water advisories from town hall. The water is right there, under your own property, pulled from the ground whenever you open the tap. That confidence is understandable. It is also incomplete. A well is not a water plan. A well is a water source. There is a major difference.” – denob

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Isaiah 65:22      They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

 

IMAGE FOR THE DAY