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.
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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 )
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