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While Υοu’re Working HARD, They’re ΡLΑNNING To ΤΑKE Everything From Υou! (VIDEO) – Neil McCoy-Ward  – GOOD VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!

RFK Jr. Stuns Critics in His First Major Hearing as HHS Secretary – “A dentist congressman came out swinging on fluoride. By the time Kennedy finished, he realized he picked the wrong fight” – The Vigilant Fox.

Moderna/Pfizer Shots Force Body to Produce Unintended Enzyme that Doubles mRNA Tail Length, Extends Spike Protein Production: Journal ‘Nature’ – “COVID shots don’t just deliver mRNA—they reprogram your immune cells to keep it alive longer, rewrite it, and produce more spike than you were told.” – Jon Fleetwood

Bioterror Roundup: RFK Jr. Plotting to Genocide Autistic People? – “Corporate media insinuates RFK Jr. plotting to genocide autistic people Throughout the course of this roller coaster of delusion, the crack MSNBC team of non-medical-professionals runs the gauntlet of pearl-clutching talking points, culminating in the wild insinuation that RFK Jr. is compiling a “registry” of autistic people to ultimately intern them in hard labor camps… or something.” – Ben Bartee

40 to 60 Million Tons of Poison a Year Sprayed in our Skies (VIDEO) with Dane Wigington – Greg Hunter

The Most Hormonally Regenerative Fruit on Earth – “How Pomegranate Delivers Bioidentical Estrogens, Rejuvenates Endocrine Health, and Regenerates and Prolongs Life in the Way the Creator Intended” – Sayer Ji

Stop Celebrating the New Pope: He Walks, Looks, and Quacks Like a Pedo Protector – “Looks like the Vatican’s new “rock star” has solid form for protecting child-abusing priests. What the hell is wrong with people? Ever since Chicago-born Robert Prevost, now sporting the moniker Pope Leo XIV, was elected to the papacy, the world has been carrying on like a star-struck Oprah audience showered with freebies.The 24/7 brainwashing apparatus known as the mainstream media has showered us with stories of people who rearranged their European vacations so they could visit the corruption-plagued Vatican and witness the “historic moment” a bloke born on Chicago’s South Side got to assume the papal throne. Grown men were on the verge of tears as they told reporters how much this epic moment, which will do absolutely Jack Schitt to change their lives for the better, meant to them. All this adulation, for a shady character implicated in numerous child abuse cover up scandals. Why are so many people so okay with pedophilia?” – Anthony Colpo

Turmeric Lowers Blood Pressure–How to Get the Most out of It – “Pairing curcumin with other spices and foods elicits its full nutritional properties.” – Zena le Roux

Bill Gates Unveils New mRNA-Lipid Nanoparticle Jabs for Billions of Cows – Sean Adl-Tabatabai

Weather Attribution Theater – “How Unreviewed Climate Claims, Media Panic, and Scientific Silence Distort the Truth About Flooding” – Dr. Matthew Wielicki

NEWS

Trump Is Making America Constitutionally Literate—By Violating the Constitution – “If Donald Trump is remembered for anything, it may be his unintentional role in reviving public interest in the U.S. Constitution. Indeed, few modern political figures have done more to prompt spontaneous national discussions about the Bill of Rights and constitutional limits on government power—if only because Trump tramples on them so frequently. Through his routine disregard for due process, free speech, separation of powers, and the rule of law, President Trump has become a walking civics lesson. From the First and Fourth Amendments to the Emoluments Clause, the Constitution has never had such regular airtime.” – John & Nisha Whitehead

The Foundation of Empires – “The people of the United States do not have to have a civil war. They do not have to elect the right people to get what they want and deserve. There is another level to this and as anger grows over the ineffectual federal government’s inability to arrest criminals and traitors within the government; their collective inability to stand solidly behind principle while the left makes a mockery of the judicial system, there is a means to address the disillusionment.” – T.L. Davis

Is Trump Pivoting in his Middle East Policy? New $142 Billion Arms Deal to Saudi Arabia Announced – “Largest in History – Brian Shilhavy

Under New Management – “President Trump has wrapped up his trip to Saudi Arabia and the Western media is trying hard to ignore it. The main reason is they hate Trump, of course, but a secondary reason is they do not understand the importance of the trip. To them, it just looks like another foreign trip by a president. In reality it is a glimpse of how the large share owners of America Inc. are restructuring the company. The deals signed in Saudi Arabia are the first step in that restructuring. For fifty years, the United States and Saudi Arabia had an agreement primarily centered around oil trade and the use of the U.S. dollar. The result was the Saudis priced everything in dollars, which led all other OPEC members to work in dollars, thus establishing the petrodollar concept.” – The Z Man  – GOOD READ FROM THE Z MAN!!!

Trump Delivers $600 Billion Golden Age To Saudi Arabia – “Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave Trump the royal treatment and broke protocol by personally greeting President Trump on the tarmac at Riyadh airport, rather than sending a lower-ranking royal as is customary. President Trump received a horse escort as his motorcade arrived at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh. The obligatory President Musk was in attendance. Prince Mohammad bin Salman looked confused, not wanting to make a deal with the wrong president. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is among the business leaders accompanying Trump to Saudi Arabia, along with CEOs from Citigroup, IBM, Qualcomm, Alphabet, and Franklin Templeton. Nothing says “golden age” quite like shiploads of weapons and AI data centers.” – 009  – A DIFFERENT TAKE ON THE SAUDI DEAL FROM 009!!!

This is what they want here, too – “I don’t want to get too much into the politics of other countries, in part because I’m too lazy to really delve into the political systems that are involved. I know the broad strokes, but there are details that I don’t know and that I don’t feel bothered to learn. But I do pay attention to infringements on freedom, because those impact people in ways that should never be tolerated by any system of a nation that seeks to be considered a free state. Take the UK (please?) as an example. It’s gotten so bad that now folks there are asking if they live in a free country, and they believe it’s more than fair to ask.” – Tom Knighton

Will Trump Invade or Bomb Mexico to Win the Drug War? – Jacob G. Hornberger

Almost Half of New York City Is on Medicaid, So Is 40 Percent of California – “Bill Clinton promised to “end welfare as we know it.” What happened?” – Mish

Leftists Are Furious Over South African Refugees… Because They Are White – “White people cannot be oppressed or persecuted. White people can’t be discriminated against. Therefore, white people can’t be refugees…” – Tyler Durden

There Might Be A Method To The Madness Of Trump Unexpectedly Damaging Indo-US Ties – “Trump’s “total reset” with China contextualizes everything.” – Andrew Korybko

Israel Is Still Deliberately Starving Gaza to Death – “The situation in Gaza is as dire as it has ever been.” – Daniel Larison

Why Trump Now says “Russia will have to give up all of Ukraine.” – Eric Zuesse

The Shock of Waking Up in Carney’s Canada – “In Carney’s Canada, Cheaters Prosper Greatly” – Anthony James Hall

ECONOMIC NEWS

THE REAL MELTDOWN HAS ALREADY BEGUN, AND HERE IS THE PROOF. (VIDEO) – “We’re in the collapse right now And honestly it’s astonishing to me how this is not getting even the slightest bit of media attention.  Actually it’s not astonishing at all You can’t be allowed to know what’s going on in any way shape or form pretty much ever” – Gregory Mannarino

It’s Not “If;” It’s “When” – “Here’s why the problems won’t be solved: As regards the debt of the most prominent countries of the world, the point of no return has certainly been reached by most. Historically, once the present level of debt has been reached, no amount of monetisation will save the economy. It may be possible to give the addict yet another injection of heroin to stave off the immediate withdrawal symptoms, but at some point, it becomes necessary to go cold turkey.” – Jeff Thomas

Inflation Stays Low as Expected, but Superheated Pressure Will Blow off Steam Soon – David Haggith

No Tariff Pain (Yet) In April’s Price Report – “Rent and Other Prices Might Go Up Soon. The inflation report is not without a few warning signs, however. Core inflation barely dropped year on year, indicating that inflationary pressures still lurk within the US economy.” – Peter Nayland Kust

The Russell 2000: An Earnings Illusion – “It may seem odd to hate a stock index. After all, it’s just a model of company shares used by fund managers to build ETFs and mutual funds. But once you learn the truth about the Russell 2000 small cap index, you just might hate it too. Today, tens of millions of Americans get their small cap exposure through the Russell 2000. It’s the most widely-owned small cap index, and if you hold any target-date retirement funds, you probably have a stake in it. But the Russell 2000 is a fundamentally flawed index. Allow me to explain why.” – Adam Sharp

Prepare for Economic Chaos! Gold Surge, Dollar Crash Warning, Miners to explode (VIDEO) with Peter Schiff – Metals and Miners

Could Basel III Endgame Drive Gold to $6,000? – “For well over two years now, U.S. banks have been fighting tooth and nail against the Basel III regulations – specifically, that only real, physical gold is a Tier 1 riskless asset. Why are banks dead set against this rule? Could it be there’s just not enough gold to go around?” – Peter Reagan

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

3D Printing Gaskets, Seals, O-rings, And Brackets for Engines – “Internal combustion engines, whether diesel or gasoline-powered, are essential for homesteaders. Ensuring their continued optimal performance hinges on the accessibility of spare parts, a significant portion of which are imported. This dependency can become problematic, especially when sourcing original parts proves difficult or expensive. Therefore, this can become a headache, especially when original parts are difficult to find or expensive. Sadly, engine manufacturing companies have made their designs increasingly hard to repair year after year. Fortunately, affordable technologies such as 3D printers or even the complex and versatile CNC machines have opened many possibilities for the homemade manufacturing of essential components.” – J.G. Martinez D  – J.G IS USING ENGINES AS AN EXAMPLE, BUT THE POSSIBILITIES COULD BE ENDLESS!!!

How to Dig a Well on Your Land – Nicolas Oetken

Everything You Need to Know About the Conibear Trap – “Is the conibear trap your best friend or just an outdated relic? When it comes to old-school trapping methods that still hold a place in modern prepping and survival, the Conibear trap stands out. Known for its power and efficiency, this trap has earned a reputation in the hunting and trapping world that’s hard to ignore. But is it still the best choice today? And how much do you really know about it?” – Ask A Prepper Staff

How to Keep Weeds Out of the Garden – Managing Weeds – Carolyn and Josh Thomas

Communications Options for the Common Man – Part 2 – Tunnel Rabbit

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Daniel 11:21    And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

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THE BIG PICTURE

You can wreck yourself more easily now because medical drugs will cost way less? – “Trump just announced he’s cutting prices of Pharma drugs by 30 to 80%. Not sure he can really do that, but if he can, more people will be injured and killed by them? For all those people covered by medical insurance, which is paying for those drugs anyway, does that change anything? The way it looks to me, nothing changes for the user. He still gets the same drugs that are toxic. The real issue has been and still is: so many people on so many poisonous drugs.” – Jon Rappoport

Update – “It must be another tariff turnaround, (capitulation) or is it? Trump issues (arbitrarily) 145% tariffs on certain Chinese goods, and China reciprocates with 125% tariffs on certain U.S. goods; but wait, in secret over the weekend, all that is put aside, and voila, U.S. markets go straight up. Consumers are harmed by all tariffs, (taxes) and that will not change due to this deal, but Trump will still crow at his ‘mastery’ of the ‘deal.’ My take is that this is just another bait and switch maneuver, and who knows what will come next? The details of this ‘deal’ have not been released, but you can rest assured that this was plotted out long before this weekend holiday in Switzerland. Regardless consumers in the U.S. and China, as always, will both lose, this the “art of the deal” every time Trump is involved. Up, down; up, down, and the next ‘deal’ lies in wait, as the coming digital takeover and surveillance of all of you goes forward unabated.” – Gary D. Barnett

1991: A timeline of Robert Maxwell, Mossad, & CIA – “Jan Ludvik Hoch. Known as – Robert Maxwell. Father to Ghislaine. Father in Stud Law to Jeffrey Epstein via Ghislaine. Suicided as his identities were going to be revealed. He trained – Epstein. Jan Hoch was born in a region that is now a part of Ukraine. His history is very obscured from dating even decades ago. Scrubbed. There is one common point that remains in History files, Robert Maxwell Hoch was embezzling, committing gross fraud, and stealing money from employee pension plans – as a personal loan. ” – Helena Glass

Trump Order Injects AI into US Education – “Of course, it is important for children to keep up with new technologies such as AI. But the dangers of AI — especially AI systems programmed by evildoers — are orders of magnitude greater when it comes to shaping the minds and values of the next generation. And this danger is compounded when national and even international authorities are involved, akin to putting all of one’s eggs in one basket. Caution is desperately needed. ” – Alex Newman

Big Pharma’s Secret Roots: Cannabis, Cow Ovaries & Papaya – The Shocking 1899 Merck Manual How a $1 medical guide from 1899 reveals Big Pharma’s forgotten herbal past.” – Sayer Ji

Mutant Rice and Gates’s Lab Rats: Grand Experiments in India’s Fields – “In late 2024, Bill Gates sparked outrage in India after describing the country as “a kind of laboratory to try things” during a podcast with Reid Hoffman. Gates emphasised the nation’s stability as a “testing ground” for global initiatives. His remarks were widely condemned. Social media erupted, with many Indians accusing Gates of reducing their nation to a mere experimental ground for Western interests. Social media users labelled Indians as “guinea pigs” in Gates’ laboratory and questioned the ethics and motives behind such experimentation.” – Colin Todhunter

Vaccine developed in Nebraska could signal end to annual flu shot – “Effort could reduce the impact and spread of swine flu, bird flu and flu in humans. The study, “Epitope-Optimized Vaccine Elicits Cross-Species Immunity Against Influenza A Virus,” describes a vaccine that protects against H1N1 swine flu and can also protect against influenza in birds and humans.” – Cindy Gonzalez  – HERE WE GO, ONE JAB TO RULE THEM ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

35 people died the same day as their Covid shot. Authorities did not investigate – “Australians are routinely assured that deaths arising from Covid vaccination are vanishingly rare, based on the drug safety regulator’s claim that it has identified only 14 deaths linked to vaccination out of more than 70 million doses given. The other thousand plus deaths reported to the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA) safety surveillance database, the DAEN, are widely assumed to be merely coincidental,” – Rebekah Barnett

FDA Invites Public Comments from All Americans Regarding COVID-19 Jab: How to Comment and What to Write – “Comments must be submitted before Wednesday at noon ET to be given directly to the committee.” – Jon Fleetwood

Parliamentarians requesting to review [COVID-19 “vaccine”] contracts were denied access – “Signed Oaths to Conceal COVID Info That Could ‘Embarrass’ Trudeau Government” – Jessica Rose

NEWS

THE DEEPER DIVE: The China Syndrome of Trade Deals -“Today we got to see what a great deal looks like for America under the Trump Tariff Wars.. Last week I covered how President Trump managed to squeeze a bad deal for the US out of the UK with his trade war—a deal assuring US citizens pay about 8% more in US taxes on all goods purchased from the UK than they had to pay prior to Trump’s Trade Wars. I now have to lay out what a terrible deal for the US Trump just managed to pound out of China. Even more than the UK deal, this one was a win where Trump can boast that he held China’s feet to the fire until he got them to agree to let us tax ourselves 30% on all the vast purchases we get from China, our biggest global trading partner!” – David Haggith

U.S. President Doubts He Must Adhere to the U.S. Constitution – Eric Zuesse

PART 4: IS TRUMP FOR REAL? – “Trump 2.0’s pro-jihadi geopolitics in the context of Trump 1.0 Trump’s policies in the Middle East are now showing a very clear pattern: he is throwing Israel under the bus by doing everything that the jihadis want and none of what Israel needs. This has been unexpected for many. That’s because they have the wrong model of US politics, the wrong model US geopolitics, and the wrong model of Trump.” – Francisco Gil-White  – INTERESTING TAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tax cuts, Gov. Pritzker? – “Gov. Pritzker claims that Democrats cut taxes for everyday people. What tax cuts? Illinoisans are paying the nation’s highest property taxes, the 2nd-highest gas taxes and the highest cell phone taxes. Kiplinger ranks Illinois third in the nation in its list of “least tax-friendly states for middle-class families.” Where are the tax cuts for everyday Illinoisans, Gov. Pritzker?” – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner  – AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, PRITZKER, LIKE HIS CLONE/CLOWN IN CALIFORNIA, NEWSOM. BOTH WANT TO BE PRESIDENT. BEWARE OF WHAT YOU WISH FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Democrats Just Can’t Stop Pushing Nonsensical Assault Weapon Bans – “These laws ban guns “in common use,” and no comparable historical analog exists for these bans. But on April 30, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-California) introduced the so-called “Assault Weapons Ban of 2025.” It picks up where his predecessor, Dianne Feinstein, left off. It bans semi-automatic rifles that use detachable magazines and have a barrel shroud, Just a week earlier, Illinois state Sen. Celina Villanueva introduced the “Responsible Gun Manufacturing Act,” which would effectively ban popular Glock semi-automatic handguns. In April, Colorado enacted a law that makes it illegal to buy, sell, and make semi-automatic firearms that have detachable ammunition magazines without time-consuming training, which the governor hopes could cost $200. This push isn’t new.” – John R. Lott, Jr.  – AGAIN CALIFORNIA AND ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS WANT TO TAKE AWAY RIGHTS. IS IT ANY WONDER, THE WAY THESE STATES GOVERN THAT PEOPLE WANT TO LEAVE!!!!

Count me in this camp – “Nothing the Democrats do is evil enough to gain notice, and nothing Republicans do is benign enough not to be noticed and spun negatively. So, if that’s the hand you’re going to deal the right, then expect the right to play that hand. Trump has absolutely nothing to fear. He’s not likely to be removed from office, and while he might lose Congress in the midterms, that’s actually normal anyway, so it’s hard to really see the benefit of trying to play nice.” – Tom Knighton

Habemus Papam Bob: Chicago’s left field Pope Leo XIV – “Pope Bob is currently enjoying an American honeymoon as the Yankee media surf along on the goodwill tide his election brought to their shores.” – Declan Hayes

Africa’s Lost White Tribe – “Many Boer families had been in South Africa’s Natal Province and Orange Free State since the 1600’s, much longer than black Zulu or Xhosa tribes. They are the real South Africans. America would benefit from offering them new homes. But they deserve to keep their homes in South Africa and Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe). Some were burned and their white occupants murdered. Whites had begun to flee South Africa. So, Trump is right to offer them asylum. But what about Palestinians?” – Eric S. Margolis

Democrats: Millions of illegal aliens are good, handful of South African refugees are bad – “With comical hypocrisy, a CNN panel predictably declared that being “victims of crime” does not “entitle” white South Africans to asylum in the United States. However, Democrats and their media sycophants fervently believe that perpetrators of crimes do deserve asylum in the U.S. Interesting position. Not to mention insane and remarkably evil.” – Eric Utter

Planet of the Fat Black Statues – “Recently, there has been a veritable epidemic of statues suddenly popping up all over the globe, depicting overweight Black females. This is decidedly odd, as the figures don’t represent a particular person of historical significance, but rather a modern “Woke” phenomenon of a brand of human being; the loud and proud Black woman. One of these statues, incredibly enough, was erected in Italy. If anyone can tell me what significance any Black woman has had on Italian history, I’m willing to listen. It’s hard to tell how many Black female statues there are. A few years back, there were reports of them springing up in Roanoke, Virginia, and South Boston. There were already at least six statues of Harriet Tubman scattered across this country. I doubt that there are six statues of White women collectively in America.” – Donald Jeffries

No, Public TV Isn’t a Constitutional Right – “When Jonathan Capehart says “the government should not interfere with” reporting, he’s right — but he should have stopped there.” – Jon Miltimore

Aimed At Pressuring Big Pharma; Goldman Says Trump’s Drug Exec. Order “Symbolic, Not Substantial” – “The EO’s language is legally cautious. It repeatedly cites the need to act “consistent with law” and lacks clarity on scope—such as whether it applies to Medicare Part B, D, or both. “Overall, while the EO appears intended to create leverage for negotiation with the industry and is likely to increase pressure on companies to announce some concessions, our political economist notes that the process appears to be in early stages and does not expect near-term implementation of the measures contemplated in the EO,”” – Tyler Durden

Another Prophecy About The Great New Madrid Earthquake That Will Divide America In Half Someday In The Future – “In recent years, we have witnessed a lot of noteworthy earthquakes in the heartland of the United States. To me, they are reminders of what is coming. Thankfully, we have not experienced a cataclysmic New Madrid earthquake yet.” – Michael Snyder

The cocaine train, or: how I learned the world is run by coke heads – “At a time when the stakes could not be higher, is it possible we’re just one snort away from Armageddon?” – Collapse Life

Cocaine & Drug Addiction Among World Leaders – “An avalanche of cocaine is fuelling the alpha personality disorder among world leaders. ” – 009

SITREP 5/12/25: More ‘Talks’ Games as Russian Machine Barrels Forward – “Again the smokescreen of peace talks tries desperately to overshadow mounting Russian advances. I find it nearly pointless to split hairs over the incessant back and forth ‘negotiations’ charade because it’s all simple posturing from both sides, with each vying to outdo the other in the media in order to present the best face of ‘peace maker’ to their own respective allies.” – Simplicius

Third-Party Mediation Between Russia & Ukraine Is Approaching Its Limits – “Trump is about to be placed into a dilemma due to his unwillingness or inability to coerce Ukraine into Russia’s demanded concessions.” – Andrew Korybko

ECONOMIC NEWS

Many Americans are struggling with food price inflation. Here’s how to save on groceries – “Americans are feeling the pressure of higher prices at the supermarket. Amid broader inflation, 77% of Americans say they have felt the most significant increase in grocery costs, according to a March report by Credit Karma. No wonder: Food prices have risen 24% since 2020, according to a February report from the Economic Research Service.” – Ana Teresa Solá

THIS IS THE CON-JOB OF THE CENTURY… AND WE ARE OUT OF TIME. (IMPORTANT UPDATES). (VIDEO) – “This is a headline this morning. This is from CNBC 77% of Americans right now are feeling the pinch of, uh, well food price inflation.  Look what they do here.  Food price inflation.  They can’t say currency purchasing power loss because , you see, that would put a whole different spin on it.  And it’s not just food prices which are rising on the back of currency  which is being evaporated.  We all know that here.  It’s everything and this is going to accelerate” – Gregory Mannarino

April Prints Less Inflation – “Inflation Declines Despite Liberation Day Tariffs” – Peter Nayland Kust

Beneath the Skin of CPI Inflation: Services Inflation Bounces Back, No Signs yet of Tariffs Getting Passed to Consumers – “Where inflation hit in April: Rent, motor vehicle insurance & maintenance, eating out, medical care services, rental cars, utility natural gas, electricity… But prices of apparel & shoes fell.” – Wolf Richter

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” Will Continue Spending at Biden’s Level – “The bill is certainly big, but it’s damn ugly.” – Mish

Here’s What Copper Is Saying About Silver – “As a silver investor and analyst, I closely track copper because of its strong correlation with—and influence on—silver. Silver is unique in that it’s both a precious metal and an industrial one, with industrial demand making up about 55% of total usage. This gives silver price behavior that often mirrors copper, a purely industrial metal. Additionally, there are trading algorithms that arbitrage the silver-copper relationship, reinforcing their tight price connection.” – Jesse Colombo

A Bear Market Rally? Or, Just A Correction? – “A bear market rally represents a short-term increase in stock prices that emerges while the market is in a downward trend. Such price rallies bring forth positive expectations because markets experience significant upward movements throughout several weeks or months. These rallies do not indicate any actual market recovery. They serve as brief interruptions before the dominant downward trend continues.” – Lance Roberts

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Homesteading Self-Sufficiency: Food Plan – “Providing high-quality food for your family year-round takes foresight and planning, plus healthy doses of commitment and follow-through. Whether you grow as much of your food as you can or you source it from local producers, the guidelines here will help you decide how much to produce or purchase.” – Cindy Conner

Brussels Sprouts: Nature’s Tiny Cancer Fighters – Bill Heid

Hidden Signs Your Neighbor is a … – “Being prepared means not only having a stockpile of essentials but also being aware of the potential threats around you and your family. This includes your neighbors. Some people might see your preparedness as an opportunity for themselves, or worse, turn you into the authorities or gossip about your preps causing more risks for you when a SHTF scenario comes. Let’s look at some subtle signs that your neighbor might turn into a problem when things get tough.” – Ask a Prepper

How Ambidexterity Can Boost Your Survival Skills – “There are two issues to consider here, strength and dexterity. How badly will it affect your ability to carry firewood, if your stronger arm is the one that is injured? What about hauling water? Even working in the garden?” – Bill White  – GOOD ONE FROM BILL AS USUAL!!!

Can You Freeze Eggs? What Every Homesteader Should Know – Self-Sufficient Projects Staff  – ALSO SEE ARTICLE ABOUT PRESERVING EGGS BY KATHERINE PATERSON LINKED ON 12/22/22!!!!

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Psalm 112:5    A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

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MAHA Hugger Mugger – “One baseline truth in current American life is that our bodily well-being gets worse as the so-called health care industry gets ever-larger — it is now 17.6-percent of the economy (GDP). This is clearly the basis of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) campaign that attached itself to the Trump 2.0 program. 81-percent of the US population submitted to the Covid vaccine shots. So, you can suppose that all that would be an extremely touchy matter. To admit all that scary information to the public arena would likely set off a politically dangerous fury. You can see why Mr. Trump would avoid going near it in the early going of his second term. But eventually he must come to terms with it. Likewise, sooner or later, Bobby Kennedy, Jr., will have to take some kind of stand on the Covid vaccines, namely stopping the shots altogether.” – James Howard Kunstler

Catherine Austin Fitts: We Know That mRNA Technology is a Killer, and Yet We See the President Supporting It – “…since the Trump inauguration, 2.6 million children have been given mRNA shots…So this, to me, is nothing short of murder.” – Lioness of Judah

Trump Announces Order To Reduce Prescription Drug Prices By Up To 80% – “To achieve that, Trump would institute what he called a most-favored nation policy “whereby the United States will pay the same price as the Nation that pays the lowest price anywhere in the World.”” – Tyler Durden  – THAT DOESN’T MEAN PRICES WILL DROP NECESSARILY, IF BIG PHARMA JACKS EVERYBODY ELSE’S PRICES UP!!!

Trump Announces Executive Order To Slash US Drug Cartel Profits By 30% to 80% Was This His Big Announcement? – “I Don’t Share The Enthusiasm. So, this is Bernie Sanders’ sandbox—he has not said anything. I guess he took his pail and shovel and left. People should rely on medications only very (vanishingly) rarely, and all the talk about pricing reinforces the notion that these poisons are desirable. It brings back… 1980s.” – Celia Farber

Non-GM bean breeding success claimed as GM breakthrough – “In what has become a time-honoured tradition, yet another non-GM breeding success has been proclaimed a triumph of genetic engineering.” – GM Watch

Two States With Greatest MMR Vaccination Rate Increase Also Report Most Measles Cases in 2025 – “Texas and New Mexico.” – Jon Fleetwood

Magnesium Deficiencies Are Getting Worse – “Most doctors seem ignorant about magnesium, the Lamp of Life. Although there are many insults to public health, I do not see any federal health official or even doctors who should know better addressing the reality around severe magnesium deficiencies, which are getting worse as each year passes. Of course, they are getting worse because if we do not take enough magnesium daily, the deficiencies continue to increase until a person breaks down with a chronic or acute syndrome. This quiet depletion is a slow-burning public health emergency that continues off health officials’ radar.” – Dr. Sircus

 

 

 

NEWS

The Decivilizing of America – “From secure borders to functioning cities, America is shedding the hard-won pillars of civilization—by choice, not chance—in a sweeping, top-down descent into disorder.” – Victor Davis Hanson

The Great Separation – “there’s a part of this whole show that is just plain wrong. Communists and communism has been growing for decades in the US. It’s now infused into every bureaucracy, every state assembly, every town hall. Most of the people who practice it are not aware that it is communism, that’s how ingrained it is in our current system. There’s an extraordinary amount of judges and lawyers who don’t know the Constitution, haven’t read it, were never taught it in law school. It’s irrelevant to them, because that’s not how our country works anymore.” – T.L. Davis

Multiple Western Press Outlets Have Suddenly Pivoted Hard Against Israel – “It is odd that it has taken all these people a year and a half to get to this point. I myself have a much lower tolerance for genocide and the mass murder of children. If you’ve been riding the genocide train for nineteen months, it looks a bit weird to suddenly start screaming about how terrible it is and demanding to hit the brakes all of a sudden. These people have not suddenly evolved a conscience, they’re just smelling what’s in the wind. ” – Caitlin Johnstone

It is Unconstitutional for Trump to Suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus – Dr. Joseph Sansone

This Lawmaker Is Demanding Answers About the ATF’s Secret Surveillance on Lawful Gun Owners – “Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is demanding answers from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) about its surveillance of American gun owners. Gun Owners of America (GOA) exposed the existence of the program, created under former President Joe Biden, back in March. The organization discovered that the ATF and FBI have been using the National Instant Criminal Background Check (NICS) system to spy on gun-related purchases among residents of states with strict gun control laws like California and New York.” – Jeff Charles

Got coke? Just cope: Macron’s Ukraine trip was powered by drug-like delusion – “The EU’s annoyingly fake ‘unity’ is as brain-rotting as any illicit substance. But the real dodginess started after they disembarked and got to work in Ukraine – presumably with clearer sinuses. But not from any drugs. Perhaps just from the sinus-blasting “industrial amounts” of Dior Eau Sauvage cologne that Macron is known for wearing, as Le Parisien’s Olivier Beaumont recently described it. Or not. French government dismisses Macron cocaine claims Read more French government dismisses Macron cocaine claims If they aren’t actually high, they’re sure acting like it.” – Rachel Marsden

The Latest Border Patrol Numbers Are Here And WOW… “FIVE The Border Patrol has released the latest stats on encounters with illegal aliens at the border and they once again prove that there was an intentional controlled effort to flood America with immigrants under the Biden administration. The numbers from CBP show that apprehensions are down 93% in April, and only five illegal immigrants were released into the country in April, compared to 68,000 last April.” – Steve Watson

They’ve destroyed jobs and opportunity for black Chicagoans – “Illinois and Chicago politicians have made a mess of opportunities for blacks in Chicago. I pulled together several key facts on how Chicago blacks were fairing vs. the nation’s other big cities. The data, straight from the U.S. Census or the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, is dismal. Chicago is stuck in a vicious spiral, The metro area’s GDP, after adjusting for inflation, has grown only 4% since 2019. That’s the worst economic growth among the nation’s 15 largest metro areas. The problem is that our current leaders wear as a badge of pride how many people they can get on Medicaid and food stamps. They ignore the fact that people, no matter their color, can’t thrive without good jobs and good pay. Illinois needs a new set of lawmakers that will prioritize economic growth over government dependency.” – Ted Dabrowski  – GDP SINCE 2019 HAS ONLY GROWN 4% AND IS THE WORST AMONG THE 15 LARGEST METRO AREAS. GEE, WHO HAS BEEN GOVERNOR SINCE 2019, WHY, WANNA BE PRESIDENT MR PRITZKER!!!!!!!!!!!!

This Week Will Begin A Process That Will Either Lead To Peace Or World War 3 – Michael Snyder

Surprise, Surprise: Bibi Discovers “Secret Iranian Nuclear Weapons Facility” in Iran – ” But if Trump goes ahead and makes a deal with Iran (without telling Bibi, like he did with the Houthis) then Israel’s dream of defeating Iran and emerging as dominant power in the region, becomes impossible. In short, Israel needs US support in any future conflict with Iran, So, we should not be surprised that—less than 48 hours after Trump made the deal with the Houthis—two suspicious incidents took place that suggest Israel is (desperately) taking steps to sabotage the negotiations.” – Mike Whitney

Fed Up with Benjamin Netanyahu? – “Has Donald Trump finally seen the light?” – Philip Giraldi

The Stupidest ‘Red Line’ – “Washington wants to dictate terms as if the U.S. were the conqueror, but it hasn’t conquered anything and it shouldn’t try.” – Daniel Larison

Cover-ups, lies, smears and fake news from Ursula could be EU’s own suicide pill – “Ursula von der Leyen’s political identity – and her vision of the role of the EU – are more and more in line with Nazi Germany. Things are getting a bit out of hand in Brussels as the elite panic like never before. Now they’re talking about shooting down the Slovakian PM’s own plane. Just can’t make this shit up.” – Martin Jay

Germany’s new nazi Government tries to ban Germany’s leading Party. – Eric Zuesse

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

US PRICE CONTROLS HAVE BEGUN! US/CHINA TRADE DEAL? HOW ABOUT NO… HERE ARE THE DETAILS. (VIDEO) – Gregory Mannarino

The USA Just Surrendered To China – “Trump blinked. 42 days after “Liberation Day” China gets a 10% base tariff level, putting it on better trade terms than the EU? It was a ramble of conflicting narratives, but the reality is the US may just have averted a catastrophic trade induced crash – it will likely still experience a stagflationary shock. Let’s be honest about what happened – the USA started a trade fight. China slapped them back. There is no need for Bessent providing “framing and context” the reasons for the deal, or telling us there was a plan, or how much this is going to change the world, or telling us the neither China nor the USA wanted a decoupling. We get it. Trade war with China only ever had one loser – the USA. What a load of bollchocks….. The reality this morning is Scott Bessent has stepped the USA back from the brink of a China trade war it is still going to lose. ” – Bill Blain

Is the Fed Sabotaging Trump’s Plan to Get the Economy Off the Ground? – “Trump says the Fed is withholding the necessary “jet fuel” the economy needs for take-off (he even blames Powell directly). But is this personal, political, or just policy? Here’s what’s at stake, and how we should be preparing for take-off…” – Peter Reagan

Employment Data Confirms Economy Is Slowing – “While coming in much stronger than expected, the latest employment data confirmed what we already suspected: the economy is slowing. The reason the employment data is so important is that without employment growth, the economy stalls. It takes, on average, about 200,000 jobs each month to keep up with population growth, which ultimately keeps the economy growing. ” – Lance Roberts

Under What Circumstances Might the US Dollar and the Yuan Both Crash? – “Relative to each other, they can’t. But relative to something else, they easily can.” – Mish

Gold Rush & Silver Rally Ahead? (VIDEO) – “Turning to silver investing, Chris Vermeulen offered a sobering yet opportunistic analysis. Unlike gold, silver remains far from its all-time highs, causing frustration among traders. Vermeulen didn’t shy away from criticizing silver’s volatility” – Craig Hemke and Chris Vermeulen

How the Debt Ceiling Is Now Pouring Liquidity into Financial Markets, only to Suck it Back Out Very Fast Later this Year – Wolf Richter

Do the Rich Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes? – “Despite high tax rates and expansive welfare systems, Americans (including the wealthy) still give to charity. The evidence is clear: the rich already pay more than their fair share—and anyone who still disagrees is ignoring the data.” – Thomas Savidge

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

50 Tools You’ll Need After The Collapse – “The three B’s: beans, bullets, and bandages. This has been the motto of preppers for a long time. There is nothing wrong with it as it covers the necessities for food, security, and first aid. These items are needed for short and long-term survival, but for something more serious, say a total collapse of the system, you must look beyond the three B’s. There’s one aspect of preparedness that often gets overlooked: At some point, you’re going to have to fix and rebuild things, which means you’ll need tools.” – Steve Nubie

How To Use Stinging Nettle For Food And Medicine – “You know what most people do when they see stinging nettle? They avoid it like the plague. And honestly, who can blame them? One brush against those tiny, needle-like hairs, and you’re hit with a sting that feels like fire ants decided to throw a party on your skin. But here’s the thing—if you’re a prepper or survivalist, this so-called “weed” is pure gold. It’s packed with nutrients, has powerful medicinal properties, and grows almost everywhere. Once you learn how to handle it, stinging nettle becomes one of the most valuable wild plants you can forage.” – Bob Rodgers

10 Garden Watering Hacks & Tips for Your Vegetable Garden – “Getting smart with how you water your garden will save a lot of time and money. Reader Contribution” – Benedict Vanheems

How to Attract Ladybugs To Your Garden – “Nature’s Crop Guardians” – Olivia Brooks

Why Does FEMA Recommend Stockpiling These Items? – “FEMA is one of those government organizations that suffers from being both simultaneously overwhelming and underwhelming. We complain at the lack of response from FEMA following a serious regional disaster, but we also complain about their massive power, FEMA camps, and so on. The truth is, thanks to Executive Orders and the COVID era Title 32 Change, FEMA truly is capable of existing in both realms. ” – James Walton

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Proverbs 29:6  In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

 

 

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THE BIG PICTURE

Happy Mothers’ Day: In honor of mothers whose children were killed and injured by CDC/HHS poisoning schedule – Sasha Latypova

Everything Is Up To God – ” Instead of giving up, I can do all that I can—and accept that the rest is up to God. Why should I do all that I can? Why should I strive knowing that it’s not enough? That is a question I ask myself more often than I want to admit. Whenever I ask that question, there is another whisper that comes back with the answer. That is what I am called to do. That is what we are all called to do.” – Peter Nayland Kust  – VERY GOOD READ FROM PETER!!

Who Cares? – “I constantly complain about how the sheep-folk don’t see the world falling apart around them. They don’t see the erosion of our freedom of speech rights, they don’t see children being coerced into medications and “gender-affirming” surgery, and they don’t see the unfairness in allowing men to compete in women’s sports. They also obviously do not see the horrors of wars and of their government’s support of killing people in other countries. They don’t see dozens of other things as well: Big Pharma killing us all, the medical industry going haywire, education dumbing down our kids. They don’t see it. And I stupidly thought that if they did see it, they would want to do something about it. Now I don’t think that. Now I think that they simply don’t care.” – Todd Hayen, PhD, RP

Hiding the Past with Dams (VIDEO) – “Thousands of ancient sites have been flooded worldwide. The Smithsonian has collected thousands of giant skeletons and tucked them away from the public. The Egyptian government is notorious for defending their official story of the Giza pyramids. And the Chinese government has been burying several ancient pyramids beneath trees. Hiding our mysterious past, and anything that challenges the official historical narrative, has been going on for well over a century.” – Greg Reese

Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals Are On the Way to the Slaughterhouse – “The U.S. backed out of Agenda 2030 and the forced imposition of Sustainable Development Goals last week at the U.N.. No more adherence to this madness, no more funding. In fact, according to the Rothschild’s Economist, the U.N.s funding is at risk and they “only have enough for the next six months”. I say cut them off and make them beg. The misery they have inflicted; each and every employee, silly and possessed of luxury beliefs that have brought ruin to every country where they are permitted to set foot.” – Elizabeth Nickson

What’s all this noise about Trump nominating Dr. Casey Means for US Surgeon General? – “Let’s start with this: “You cannot win political appointment if you tell the truth about vaccines; therefore…” You know the rest: therefore, keep your mouth shut, land a spot in government and work to make America Healthy Again. Lots of people believe this is the way to go. I don’t. Not just because I have a decided preference for the truth, but also because I believe that if all the famous and semi-famous persons who keep their mouths shut about vaccines—people who know the truth about destruction by vaccines—if all those people had been out there, in public, with big bully pulpits, for years, telling the whole truth about vaccines, they would be doing far more effective and decisive work than they could in government positions.” – Jon Rappoport

MASS ARRESTS NOW: The Horrific Fauci “Experiments” – “Dr. Fauci aka Dr. Mengele 2.0, former White House Chief Medical Adviser and prominent PSYOP-19 scamdemic orchestrator, was carefully selected by his Intelligence-Industrial Complex handlers just prior to their tragic AIDS con. And Fauci certainly did not disappoint, proving during the manufactured AIDS crisis that he was the perfect man to seed the fraudulent “Trust the Science” scam by running his warmup beta test trial mass murder operation costing hundreds of thousands of lives way back in the 1980s. All of this sickening “work” as paid from theft via “income” taxes, just like the Modified mRNA slow kill bioweapon C19 “vaccines” were foisted on humanity for “free” off the backs of the very tax slaves they were attempting to peacefully cull. Talk about being forced to pay for your own demise, ” – 2nd Smartest Guy in the World

The Forgotten History of Neurological Vaccine Injuries – “Crippling brain injuries used to be a well recognized complication of vaccination. What changed?” – A Midwestern Doctor

“The Vaccines were developed not by Moderna and Pfizer. They were developed by NIH.” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 2023 – “Short clip #2 that you can show your Normie Friends. “This was a MILITARY project from the beginning.” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., – Sage Hana

 

 

 

NEWS

“Modernizing” Social Security – “It’s styled “digital access” for Social Security – the federal alms program that millions of older Americans have been rendered dependent upon via forcing them to make “contributions” to it over the entirety of their working lives. This having to “contribute” – to the financing of other people’s alms in old age – having made it much harder to save and invest for their own needs in old age. Via this subtle and clever method, everyone – just about – is rendered dependent upon everyone else and – the important thing – dependent on the government for their alms in olde age. Those alms are soon to become conditional – not merely on the age of the recipient.” – Eric Peters

Trump and the Art of Peace Media Said Trump Would Bring War. – “They Were Wrong. The conflict is not ended. The anger and the hatred have not abated. Indeed, the ceasefire may not even be holding, as India is accusing Pakistan of violating the ceasefire agreement. But we should pause to note who is playing the peacemaker between the two countries: President Donald Trump and his Administration. The man who the Democrats were certain would lead the world into World War Three is the man who quite possibly just led the world out of it. That should matter. And we should talk about it.” – Peter Nayland Kust

Holes in the Constitution – “Among the lesser-known holes in the Constitution cut by the Patriot Act of 2001 was the destruction of the “wall” between federal law enforcement and federal spies. The wall was erected in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, which statutorily limited all federal domestic spying to that which was authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. ​The wall was intended to prevent law enforcement from accessing and using data gathered by America’s domestic spying agencies. ​For 24 years, government spying has been rampant in the U.S., and the feds regularly engage in it as part of law enforcement’s well-known antipathy to the Fourth Amendment.” – Judge Andrew P. Napolitano

From the Back Forty: Heartland Moms Have Their Say – “Moms are getting the job done across the great nation.” – Sarah Cowgill

Reflections from the Heart of the Empire: A Cuisinart of Mixed Signals – “In a meeting of the vampires, French President Macron embraced his long lost cousin, the Tyrant President of Syria and Al-Qaeda psychopath extraordinaire, nka Ahmed al-Sharaa, because he looks irresistibly delicious in a suit. Ukrainian comprador President Zelensky now demands Russia agree to an unconditional 30 day ceasefire before starting any peace talks, and more…” – Ohio Barbarian  – THE BARBARIAN’S WEEKLY NEWS WRAP UP, GOOD AS USUAL!!!

Putin offers Ukraine direct talks without preconditions – “The decision now rests with Kiev and its Western backers, the Russian president has said” – RT

Trump’s Rift With Bibi Might Be Irreconcilable – “That would be a nightmare scenario from the perspective of Israeli interests.” – Andrew Korybko

Notes from the edge of civilization: May 11th, 2025 – “The US Navy is facing some formidable foes: diversity, gravity, and incompetence. Perhaps you’ve already heard about the $67 million F/A-18E fighter jet that “fell off” the USS Harry S. Truman last month. In case you think a swan dive off an aircraft carrier is just bad luck (hey, it could happen to anyone!), don’t worry — the crew of the Truman is here to double down. Just eight days later, they lost another during landing. But, at least the Navy is hitting its diversity quotas.” – Collapse Life

Speech and self-defense are dead letters in England – “What happens in England matters here because this is what the Democrat party wants for America.” – Andrea Widburg

Britain Steps Back From the Brink – “Election earthquake. The UK, like much of the rest of Europe, has been committing slow-motion cultural suicide in recent years. By piling up unsustainable debts, deindustrialising in pursuit of “net zero” fantasies, atomising into multiple incompatible subcultures via unconstrained immigration, and persecuting citizens for tweets and other previously accepted forms of dissent, the former liberal democracy had set itself up for civil war and/or financial collapse. And there was no real hope in sight. Then last week’s local elections happened. And, just maybe, the news of Britain’s demise has turned out to be premature. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, which is roughly analogous to Donald Trump’s MAGA Republicans and which had been largely shut out of electoral office, went from zero councillor seats to 677. ” – John Rubino

The erased sacrifice: How the West rewrites the Soviet Union’s role in WWII – “Humanity remains doomed to repeat its gravest errors when it forgets its past. May 9 is the most sacred and important day to celebrate in Russia. Why? Because Russia — at that time part of the Soviet Union — lost nearly twenty-seven million people in just four years, from 1941 to 1945. Among them were countless soldiers of the Red Army, as well as millions of civilians.” – Sonja van den Ende

“Absurd Conspiracy”: French Media Rushes To Quash Claims Macron, Merz & Starmer Caught Hiding Cocaine On Kiev-Bound Train – “Maybe Libération’s defense of Macron and the other Western leaders is accurate — perhaps it really was just a ‘handkerchief’ and a ‘toothpick.’ But the real red flag is the leaders’ abrupt and suspicious behavior as they scrambled to cover up whatever was on the table when journalists unexpectedly entered the train carriage. Cocaine allegations come as no surprise, considering the leaders were inbound to visit this guy… ” – Tyler Durden  – IS IT ABSURD. WATCH THE VIDEO AND DECIDE FOR YOURSELF. KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A BAGGIE OF COKE TO ME!!!!!

Are Biden’s Family Deliberately Screwing With Democrats? – “Sleepy Joe just won’t go. Democrats are reportedly extremely unhappy with the fact that Joe Biden’s family and his handlers are wheeling him out for interviews knowing full well that he’s completely out of it and that practically anything he says has the potential to harm their already dismal standing. In a further disastrous appearance on The View he claimed that Kamala Harris lost because most voters are racist and sexist. He also had to be helped out by his carer Dr Jill when he was asked to comment on his obvious cognitive decline, because he couldn’t muster a coherent sentence.” – Steve Watson

Senators Cotton and Graham Work To Sabotage Chances of Iran Deal – “The hawkish senators are demanding that any deal must eliminate Iran’s nuclear enrichment program and be approved by the Senate” – Dave DeCamp

The Establishment Slowly Wearies of Netanyahu and Israel – “The past few days have come alive with news that the Trump administration has had enough of Israel’s intransigence, and is veering toward a ‘hardball’ Plan B in its goal to stabilize the Middle East.” – Simplicius

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

MARKETS A LOOK AHEAD: A US DEBT DEFAULT MAY BE CLOSE. AND THE FALLOUT WILL ROCK THE EARTH. (VIDEO) – Gregory Mannarino

Budget and Deficit Common Sense from Rand Paul Gets Him Labeled a RINO – “If you are looking for a RINO, look at Trump.” -Mish

The absolute beginning of collapse, Gold will explode in value💥 (VIDEO) with Bill Holter – “It always gets down to the timeline when, when. Um you’re watching it happen. Liquidity is drying up. I mean if you stand way back from it and you just look at the amount of debt outstanding, Uh, globally, not just the US. But look at the debt outstanding globally and compare that to, uh. the revenue generator. The GDP worldwide, it’s not sustainable ” – Triangle Investor

Inflation the Real Story – Martin Armstrong  – GOOD READ FROM MARTIN!!!

Groceries Are So Expensive!! Cost of Living CRISIS – TikTok Rants – REACTION (VIDEO) – Keeping Up With TikTok  – A MUST WATCH. THIS IS ABOUT 3 MONTHS OLD, BUT NOTHING IS DIFFERENT!!!!!!!!!

China’s Keynesian Model Is Crumbling. It Needs a Trade Deal, Fast – “In the past decade, the Chinese economy has expanded its central-planned neo-Keynesian model that simply cannot survive without a trade deal. The Chinese manufacturing sector has followed a running-to-stand-still strategy that simply cannot subsist without the enormous trade surplus with the United States.” – Daniel Lacalle – SUPPOSEDLY THEY HAVE A DEAL!!!

BREAKING: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Strikes Breakthrough Trade Deal with China – Jim Hᴏft

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Build a Greenhouse From Old Windows – “Repurpose old windows to create a beautiful greenhouse and save money while going green. Make use of these old window greenhouse plans! – Spike Carlsen

How To Build A Cattle Panel Greenhouse (VIDEO) – The Small Town Homestead

Cheap Gardening Tips (VIDEO) – Modern Refugee.

How to Grow Fig Trees: Varieties, Planting, Care & Harvesting – “Few things in life are more delicious than a sweet, ripe, juicy fig straight from the tree. It’s a shame that few people get to experience this delicacy! Fresh figs bruise easily and have a short shelf life, making them rare in grocery stores. Dry figs are cool and all, but are definitely not the same. Thankfully, fig trees are quite easy to grow at home!” – Deanna Talerico

Field Fencing: Subdividing the Pasture – Patrice Lewis

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Ephesians 4:31   Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

 

IMAGE FOR THE DAY

 

LYRIC FOR THE WEEK 

Driving that train, high on cocaine
Casey Jones you better, watch your speed
Trouble ahead, trouble behind
And you know that notion just crossed my mind

This old engine
Makes it on time
Leaves Central Station
About a quarter to nine
Hits river junction
At seventeen to
At a quarter to ten
You know it’s traveling again

Driving that train, high on cocaine
Casey Jones you better watch your speed
Trouble ahead, trouble behind
And you know that notion just crossed my mind

Trouble ahead
A lady in red
Take my advice
You’d be better off dead
Switch-man sleeping
Train hundred and two
Is on the wrong track
And headed for you

Driving that train, high on cocaine
Casey Jones you better, watch your speed
Trouble ahead, trouble behind
And you know that notion just crossed my mind

Trouble with you is
The trouble with me
Got two good eyes
But we still don’t see
Come ’round the bend
You know it’s the end
The fireman screams and
The engine just gleams

Driving that train, high on cocaine
Casey Jones you better, watch your speed
Trouble ahead, trouble behind
And you know that notion just crossed my mind

Driving that train, high on cocaine
Casey Jones you better, watch your speed
Trouble ahead, trouble behind
And you know that notion just crossed my mind

And you know that notion
Just crossed my mind

(Casey Jones by Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia)

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THE BIG PICTURE

The Tiger’s Den (VIDEO) – “Very Special Guest Gregory Mannarino” – Angry Tiger’s Den – GOOD INTERVIEW WITH GREG ON THE ECONOMY AND THE BIGGER PICTURE ABOUT 45 MINUTES LONG. YOU MIGHT WANT TO SKIP THE INTRO AND GO TO THE MINUTE AND HALF MARK!!!

In Defense of “Doing Your Own Research” – Derrick Broze

Are vaccines biological and chemical weapons? By physical composition and physiological effects, yes. Under deceitful American and international law, no. – Katherine Watt

Gates Foundation Will Close in 2045 – “The end—or are things just getting started? While Gates’ announcement that his foundation will shut down by 2045 may seem like cause for celebration, it more likely signals a final, accelerated phase of his agenda—one in which he plans to unleash double the funding, double the influence, and double the damage under the guise of “equity” and “health.”” – Jon Fleetwood

Crime Pays: DARPA’s $4.1 Billion Synthetic Biology Budget for 2024 – “These monies are being used to invest in synthetic biology technologies that no reputable private venture capital firm will fund because the human applications of these biotechnologies are criminal.” – Karen Kingston

Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Prayed to Trees, Used Shrooms, Celebrated Getting COVID Vax—What’s Next? – “President Trump’s nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means, has sparked outrage among MAGA supporters for lacking an active medical license and past vaccine support, with critics like Laura Loomer exposing her “shroom” rituals and tree-talking beliefs.” – Alicia Powe

Can Aspirin Prevent the Spread of Tumors? – “Researchers Say Yes” – Dr. Joseph Mercola

Magnesium Could Relieve Fibromyalgia and Migraines, and How It Works – “Magnesium-rich foods for those managing chronic pain include pumpkin seeds, leafy greens, and dark chocolate.” – Zena le Roux

Top Experts Sound Alarm Over ‘White Fibrous Clots from Deceased mRNA Vaccine Recipients’ – Frank Bergman

NEWS

The Trump Administration’s Biggest Wins And Biggest Fails So Far – ” I was highly critical of Trump’s first term, as many commentators were, mainly because of the DC “swamp creatures” flooding into his cabinet. To be fair to Trump, he walked right into a den of vipers and parasites. He was surrounded by people who were intent on controlling his policies and sabotaging his second term prospects. There are thousands of cabinet positions to be considered and Trump trusted the wrong people to fill them. His second term and his dramatic reboot of the federal government has been nothing short of epic. I have far less to criticize this time around. Though, there are still some serious problems to address.” – Brandon Smith

“Never Forget” – “The other day, President Trump urged us all to NEVER FORGET – his all caps – what happened to Jewish people (and other people, who are completely forgotten) during the national socialist era in Germany pushing 100 years ago now. This is interesting given that Trump wants us to forget some other, more recent things. Specifically, that he was the one who declared and then never rescinded the “emergency” that kept the contrived mass-panic event everyone was expected to refer to as “the pandemic” (very much of a piece with the way everyone was expected to refer to the events of September 11, 2001 as “911,” implying an emergency) going for years. Long enough to assure that his “beautiful vaccines” were “warp speeded” into the arms of millions, whose lives were not “saved” by them.” – Eric Peters

Trump Threatens to Suspend Habeas Corpus on Grounds the US is Being Invaded – Mish

Shorthink something 15 – “The greatest flaw of democracy is that a people can actually vote for totalitarianism. I suppose you could call that ironic. The truth is, there is no way to achieve whatever it is the globalists want to achieve without complete control of the people. Here in Canada our PM Carney will negotiate with Trump and it seems unlikely to me he will negotiate on behalf of Canadians but more on behalf of the global vision.” – Sylvia Shawcross – GOOD ONE FROM SYLVIA!!

The Era of Great Pretending Looks Wobbly – “As a rule of thumb, whenever a government or similarly powerful institution says that something is true, it is best to assume the exact opposite until the facts of the matter are firmly hammered down. “Conspiracy theories” frequently prove to be partially or wholly accurate in the long run. People who dissent from popular “narratives” tend to be months — or even years — ahead of the corporate news talking heads when it comes to “breaking news.” Because “conspiracy theorists” are often far ahead of the news cycle, some people rightly refer to them as “Fact Hoarders” Don’t be afraid to hoard facts.” – J.B. Shurk

India and Pakistan Sliding Into Global Nuclear Catastrophe – “Media ignoring risks and global impacts of regional nuclear conflict” – Sarah Connor

In 2019, We Were Warned That A Nuclear War Between India And Pakistan In 2025 Could Potentially Kill 125 Million People And Cause Mass Starvation Worldwide – Michael Snyder

Trump Claims Victory In Achieving Peace Between India And Pakistan – “Despite plenty of attempts to do better, the Trump administration had so far failed to achieve any foreign policy victory. The ceasefire in Gaza which Trump imposed in January was soon sabotaged by the radicals in Netanyahoo’s cabinet. The negotiations about peace in Ukraine are stuck around a yet be agreed upon ceasefire which does not solve the root problem. The war on Yemen, on Israel’s behalf, was lost militarily. Iran, despite threats, has not moved on inch from its insistence on nuclear sovereignty. The tariff rage waged against China and everyone else is threatening to derail the U.S. economy. All this makes today’s win a special moment.” – Moon of Alabama

Diddy Trial Drama: Star Witness Vanishes Ahead Of Explosive Testimony – “one of the prosecution’s key witnesses has mysteriously gone missing just days before opening statements are set to begin.” – Tyler Durden  – HMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With Biden’s access to power gone, the money has apparently dried up – “One of Harry Truman’s most famous aphorisms is that “An honest public servant cannot become rich in politics.” Joe Biden embodied the corollary to that aphorism, for he was anything but honest, and he became very rich, indeed. When Biden left the White House, despite an almost uninterrupted 50-year career on the public dime, his reported net worth was $10 million, while the rest of his family also enjoyed the high life. Now that Biden has been tossed onto the trash heap of history, the money allegedly is drying up.” – Andrea Widburg

Illinois Gov. Pritzker accused of ‘insulting’ ICE with sanctuary policies as Noem, Angel families protest – “Border czar Tom Homan slammed Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker… “He continues to lie about sanctuary city status in the state, in Chicago especially,” Homan told Lawrence Jones on Thursday. ” – Bailee Hill

Israel’s Fires: A Precursor To Sodom And Gomorrah? – “Since the advent of the State of Israel in 1948, the Zionist state has planted hundreds of millions of non-native plants, trees and shrubbery that are highly combustible and have contributed to an increase of wildfire disasters not previously known in the region of Palestine—including Israel. But the current wildfires raging in Israel are unprecedented in their furor. This column will contain a couple of videos of the fires raging in Israel that I hope readers will take the time to watch. When you see them, I think you will agree with me that the fires are not only terrifying, but they possess an almost apocalyptic aura about them.” – Chuck Baldwin

Merz promised an end to mass migration, but so far he has delivered primarily messaging chaos. Could this be some kind of insane strategy? – eugyppius

Are Democrats Now Punishing Catholics? – “Mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect…A new Washington state law, newly signed by Democratic Governor Bob Ferguson, requires Catholic priests to break the seal of confession. For centuries, Catholics have understood that what is said in the confessional is sacrosanct, never to be revealed or repeated by a priest. With the Catholic leadership’s history of covering up pedophilia and other sexual sins, one has to wonder why they continue to consider themselves above the law.” – Jim McCraigh

The US Is Toughening Its Negotiating Stance Towards Russia – “This might presage the peace process’ collapse and the resultant intensification of their proxy war.” – Andrew Korybko

Is Israel’s Government the world’s most dangerous? – Eric Zuesse

ECONOMIC NEWS

Desperate… What! MORE FAKE NEWS? US/China Trade Talks? Yeah, ITS FAKE NEWS. Proof? (VIDEO) – Gregory Mannarino

The Trumpet Changes His Tune – “Suddenly the Battle Hymn of the Republic is sounding a lot less MAGA because the Trump just won a great victory that will allow all of us to pay more forever for less of everything! Winning bigly!” – David Haggith

Suffering the Fed’s Mistakes – “This week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held the federal funds rate within the target range of 4.25 percent and 4.50 percent. This made President Donald Trump grumpy. He wants Powell to cut interest rates. He wants lower borrowing costs to help cushion the fallout from his trade tariff policies. Lower interest rates would help Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cover the $1.07 trillion in government debt that must be borrowed between April and September. Lower interest rates would also promote a weaker dollar, which would make American made goods more competitive in export markets. But what choice did Powell really have?” – MN Gordon

Are Risks from Bank “Bail-ins” Increasing? – ““Shadow Banks” are now 49% of Global Assets. Back in 2023 when several U.S. Banks, mostly banks with high exposure to Silicon Valley Big Tech accounts, started to collapse, I published some articles explaining the concept of bank “bail-ins”, which are the opposite of bank “bail-outs” where the U.S. Government bails out “too-big-to-fail” banks that collapse, as we saw in 2008. Bank bail-ins are the opposite, and allow banks to secure non-FDIC insured funds in accounts of bank depositors. Most Americans are unaware of the fact that laws are now in place to seize funds on deposit in U.S. Banks from account holders. There was a threat in 2023 of the total collapse of the U.S. banking system, but it survived, at least temporarily. Talk is again picking up about the possibility of bank bail-ins here in 2025 in Trump 2.0.” – Brian Shilhavy

10-year Treasury Yield Back at 4.39%, Yield Curve Steepens at Long End, Mortgage-Rate Spread Remains Historically Wide – “” – Wolf Richter

What lies beyond the American Dream? (VIDEO) – “Peter Grandich and Zahra Sethna talk about the slow decline of financial stability, the myth of homeownership, and how to prepare for life after the dream fades.” – Collapse Life

Is it Finally Time to Buy Platinum? – “Currently platinum trades at $982 per ounce. For a long time, it traded at par with gold, or even at a premium. As you can see, gold has absolutely trounced platinum over the past 15 years.” – Adam Sharp

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

What Animals Are Worth Growing For Meat Production – “Chickens: The Survivalist’s MVP You can’t go wrong with chickens. They’re like the Swiss Army knife of livestock—compact, versatile, and low-maintenance. A small flock can provide eggs daily, and when the time comes, they’re an easy source of meat. Plus, they’ll eat just about anything: table scraps, bugs, even weeds.” – Bob Rodgers  – NOT JUST CHICKENS, BOB TELLS YOU WHAT ELSE IS THE BEST!!!

10 Common Household Items You’ve Been Using Wrong – Steve Nubie

Broccoli Power: How This Cancer-Fighting “Super Veggie” Can Guard Your Body From Disease – Bill Heid

Why You Should Bury A Barrel In Your Backyard – “There are several reasons why you would want to do this, and for the most part, all you need is a barrel and a shovel to get started. Be it a Faraday cage, cache, or root cellar, a simple barrel under the surface of your backyard can be a lifesaver when the grid fails and the world is thrown into chaos.” – Michael Major

47 Specific Places to Run for Cover When SHTF Bugging Out – Tom Marlowe

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Ezekiel 18:30    Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

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‘Meet the new pope, same as the old pope…’ Will we get fooled again? And what’s really going on that they don’t want us to know about? – “The big news today is that Donald Trump has signed a trade deal with the United Kingdom. Can you believe it? That was Trump’s “big announcement?” A trade deal with America’s ninth largest trading partner? Whoopee. I personally have never bought anything in any store that said “made in the UK” that I can remember. Spare me. This is not news. Those in the news business (they’re really professional propagandists) are also wanting us to have our eyes on the Vatican and who the next pope will be. Wow, an American liberal from Obama’s Chicago stomping grounds. Here’s all you need to know about the new pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, So, if it’s not the pope, what is the really big story we should be focused on this week? The one almost nobody is looking at?” – Leo Hohmann

Trump’s Tariffs – Tanking the US Economy – “The West Must Fall for the UN2030 Agenda to Succeed. What most conservatives don’t know, is that the Federal Reserve printed 8.8 trillion dollars during Trump’s first term. Most of these newly printed dollars found their way into the pockets of Trump’s friends in the Billionaire Class. This was done largely through the COVID-19 plandemic. About six months prior to the start of the plandemic, BlackRock executives submitted a plan to The Fed, suggesting they plunder billions from the American People during the next downturn. It was called the Going Direct Plan. The inflation that began accelerating as soon as Biden took office, was caused by his predecessor, Donald J. Trump. Yes, Biden printed another 7-8 trillion dollars; but, it was the Trump Administration’s actions that kicked off the mass inflation of the US dollar which we have seen over the past 4+ years. Biden’s printing just kept the Trump-trend going.” – Sarah E. Lawton

Here’s What This MEANS – “Hacking and tracking with the new Surgeon General nominee, Dr Casey Means..” – Conspiracy Sarah

Inside CBDC’s Anti-Trump Rebrand – “when Trump was elected to his second term, he vetoed the digital dollar completely via executive order. Banning all development of a central bank-backed digital dollar. That’s not to say the Trump Administration is anti-digital money entirely. Rather, they plan to rely on dollar-backed private stablecoins. In basic terms, they still want a digital currency, they’re just not so crazy about the “central bank” part. This makes it more of a semantic difference than anything else. It’s all about marketing, messaging and branding. The now cliché routine of promoting [thing] by having Donald Trump come out against it. If Trump is anti-CBDCs then a near-decade of Pavlovian conditioning means almost every “liberal” in the Western world will suddenly be violently pro-CBDCs to the point of madness. CBDCs will become some weird badge of freedom to these people.” – Kit Knightly

Trump “finally” “bans” “dangerous” Gain-of-Function (GOF) research by continuing the military GOF research… – “This is not supposed to make sense. Expect more fake pandemics and mass poisoning under pretenses of public health from your favorite government.” – Sasha Latypova

Cancer before age 50 is increasing. A new study looks at which types – “A new government study provides the most complete picture yet of early-onset cancers, finding that the largest increases are in breast, colorectal, kidney and uterine cancers. Why is this happening? Explanations will take more research. The big databases used for the study don’t include information on risk factors or access to care. Theories abound and a big meeting is planned later this year to bring together experts in the area.” – Carla K. Johnson  – YEP, BRING IN THE EXPERTS. YOU THINK IT JUST MIGHT BE THE JABS. SEE SAGE’S ARTICLE BELOW AS WELL!!!

Meebbeeeeejabs? – “”Cancer is largely a disease of old age.” Wrote Bhattacharya in 2008. Of course, if you start injecting gene editing *technology* that might just change!” – Sage Hana

The Hidden Secrets of Natural Milk – “Unpacking what’s inside real milk and the incredible health benefits it provides” – A Midwestern Doctor

Dismantling the theory of controlled demolition on 9/11 – “Good intentioned truth seekers are being sold a provably false narrative” – 9/11 Revisionist

Unit 8200: The World’s Most Dangerous Cyber Warfare Unit, Powering Global Espionage and Profiting from the Shadows (VIDEO) – “Mike Robinson on the Zionist Unit 8200 tentacles reaching far into all sectors of UK society” – Vanessa Beeley

260 Children Infected with Tuberculosis in Gates-Funded Study Injecting Children with Live Mycobacterium bovis Bacteria: ‘New England Journal of Medicine’ – “Gates money also directly tied to 2013 tuberculosis gain-of-function experiments at U.S. university.” – Jon Fleetwood

 

 

 

NEWS

Going Around. . . Coming Back Around – “You must also imagine that in his 100-plus days as Interim US Attorney for DC, Mr. Martin assembled quite a portfolio of evidence around the manifold blob wrong-doings of the past decade, but especially the treachery of the J-6 / 2021 blob operation at the US Capitol, and the ensuing cover-up of all that, including the intel community’s role in it, the perfidy and perjuries of Chris Wray, Merrick Garland, Nancy Pelosi and others, On the ostensible defeat of Ed Martin’s nomination, the president instantly turned around and installed Jeanine Pirro as Interim US Attorney for DC. All of which is to say, the blob officials and lawfare stormtroopers are mistaken to think that their ongoing circus of legalistic monkey business has somehow gained immunity from appraisal, investigation, and prosecution by de-railing Ed Martin.” – James Howard Kunstler

Trump Appoints Judge Jeanine Pirro as Interim US Attorney for DC – “Pirro previously hosted ‘Justice with Judge Jeanine’ on Fox News for ten years. She currently is a co-host of ‘The Five,’ also on Fox News.” – Joseph Lord

It’s 2025, And Empathy Is Psychopathy – “Woke Claims Souls On The Left and On The Right. Eye for an eye? Is it a numbers game? 2000 vs. 1,776,000 (I have no way to confirm death statistics from Gaza, but does there come a point, according to Israel’s defenders, when the 2000 deaths have been avenged? Is sympathy for Gaza’s slaughtered nothing but dressed up support for Hamas? For a global Marxist agenda?” – Celia Farber

The war of the prebunk – “Set the frame, control the game. Media and “institutional” reporting has become a complete circus. The level of lie has grown so thick it’s difficult to discern truth and the astonishing conclusions arising therefrom are sufficient to beggar belief and faith in humanity alike. It’s a deliberate policy, A combination of fabrication and tinsel to “pre-bunk” and pre-frame narratives. It’s really very simple: you get the lie out in advance of the truth and then use it to cast the truth as a lie when anyone tries to tell it.” – El Gato Malo

Becoming Hostiles – “You have to understand that everything the government funds is, in some way, money laundering. Once you fully embrace the level of outright fraud, mismanagement and criminal intent built into every government, federal and state; where employees seek to fund their woke, leftist agendas through NGOs by appropriating tax dollars coercively collected from hard-working Americans, only then can one understand the uselessness of exchanging one politician for another, one head of a criminal family for another.” – T.L. Davis

More Bells Toll for Israel as the Tide Inexorably Turns Against It – “”Israel must be destroyed” is in the process of becoming common sense. There have been multiple executive orders, “anti-Semitism” laws, and in general an all-out assault on the fundamental democratic principle of free political speech in the Western world that has one impossible goal—to order the tide of Israel’s destruction to cease, desist, withdraw, and above all, STFU. It’s not working, and images like this are why.” – Ohio Barbarian

As we commemorate VE and Victory Day, it’s time to tether the dogs of war – “Feeding the Ukrainian dogs of war will only prolong the needless suffering for the poor innocent people caught in the crossfire.” – Ian Proud

The AfD’s Views On Nationality Actually Aren’t Extremist At All – “The AfD believes that ethnic Germans have a special connection to their country due to their shared culture and experiences, which non-ethnic German citizens lack, especially those from civilizationally dissimilar societies across the Global South who only recently arrived there. These views actually aren’t extremist at all since they’ve been shared by the vast majority of humanity throughout history in their own contexts.” – Andrew Korybko

America ‘Dangerously Close’ to ‘Rolling Blackouts & Grid Failure’ Like ‘We Just Saw in Spain,’ Trump’s Interior Secretary Warns – Frank Bergman

Canada Attempts to Loosens Reliance on US Trade – “Those adhering to US boycotts fail to realize that the Canadian economy is structurally tied to the US economy. Infrastructure was designed to support trade through railways, trucking routes, and pipelines. Europe and Asia cannot replace the accessibility or scale of the US market. Additionally, the economy is closely aligned with the USD, and a major pivot would expose Canada to currency volatility. Canada may strengthen ties with other nations to fill margins but it cannot write off its top trade partner.” – Martin Armstrong

Who Killed the Rockers and the Comedians? – “Cultural banality in America 2.0” – Donald Jeffries

Commies gonna commie – “Commies have got to spy on capitalists because communists can’t create, only steal. And while China might produce low-cost stuff and have something resembling private ownership to some degree, at heart, they’re still commies and they’re still eager to steal stuff from the West. Which Stanford has been reminded of.” – Tom Knighton

The U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal is much more favorable to the U.S. than to Ukraine – Eric Zuesse

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

CRASH??? (GOLDMAN SACHS WARNS ON THE STOCK MARKET…) SHOULD WE BE WORRIED? (VIDEO) – “There’s so much going on We are ina full-blown currency crisis. An absolutely over-the-top full-blown  liquidity crisis around the entire world. And this is manifesting itself in a very ugly way” – Gregory Mannarino

The Summer Of Empty Shelves Is Coming – Michael Snyder

Walmart Owners are Selling Out – What Do They Know About the Economy? – “In total, the Walton family has raised $1.17 billion in cash from the sale of Walmart shares wince late December. Why? Remembering that Walmart is the lifeblood of the economy, its simple… the Walton’s have figured out that 2025 is likely to be a “lost year” for the markets.” – Chris Johnson  – THIS ARTICLE WAS FROM MARCH AND TRUMP WAS TALKING TARIFFS. MOST OF THEIR PROUCTS ARE FROM CHINA. YOU THINK MAYBE THEY HAD A HEADS UP!!!

Healthy consolidation in gold and silver · “After the post-liberation day volatility, all markets seek direction. However, the signs are that the negative trend for equities and bonds, and positive trend for PMs will continue in time.” – Alasdair Macleod

Recession Watch: Time to Dig Out Our Favorite Recession Indicator Again – “Recession talk is swirling densely all over the place, so let’s have a look.” – Wolf Richter

Just 1 in 6 Young Americans are Financially Secure – “In case you wonder why they’re ready to burn it all down. As you’d expect, it’s worst for those without a college degree. But even with a college degree, almost a third are living paycheck to paycheck. Of course, that’s partly because they’re carrying student loans for a degree that now costs more than $300,000. Disturbingly, the poll found it’s getting worse as they get older, with those in their late 20’s in even worse shape than early 20’s.” – Peter St Onge

Black Swans, Debt Bubbles and More (VIDEO) – “Catch this exclusive Prinsights interview with John Rubino.” – Nomi Prins

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

If Martial Law Is Declared, This Is Where I’m Going – “Having a plan and a backup plan or two of where to go and what to do when martial law is declared will go a long way toward helping you protect your family and personal property. So, I thought I’d break down for you where I’d go and the planning steps I’d put in play if martial law is declared.” – Eric Beuning

10 Ways to Hide Your Survival Garden – “The problem is, if things are so bad that you’re relying on a survival garden, then there are probably a lot of hungry people out there. People who wouldn’t think twice about harvesting all your food while you sleep. It’s not hard to identify a garden: Plants in straight rows, usually with bare soil or mulch between them, and paths leading to it. This means you need a survival garden that either doesn’t look like a garden or is completely hidden from sight.” – Alan Urban

15 Ways a Smartphone Can Save Your Life – “However you feel about smartphones, if survival is important to you and you often carry one, then you should learn how to use it to save your life.” – Cache Valley Prepper

Post-SHTF Lighting: Portable Power Stations – Part 3 – “HOW TO POWER LIGHTS USING A PPS” – St. Funogas

How to Clean a Cast Iron Skillet – The RIGHT Way – Self-Sufficient Projects Staff

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Isaiah 13:11   And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

 

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Robert Prevost of the United States is named Pope Leo XIV – “He is the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. White smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday at 6:07 p.m. local time, signaling that a pontiff had been elected to lead the Catholic Church.” – Curtis Yee, Katarina Kratovac and Michael Warren  – COULD HE BE THE LAST POPE. DID HE TAKE THE NAME LEO TO SYMBOLIZE THE LION!!!!!!!!!!!!

Real ID Is Not About Keeping You Safe – “Because of the absoluteness of this new requirement and the harsh punishments for non-compliance—just picture what would happen to you if you tried to get into a federal building or onto a plane without the accepted forms of ID—it can be easy to write off the Real ID requirement as some new rule that, while annoying, is probably being implemented for a good reason. It’s not.” – Connor O’Keeffe

Depopulation, Food Shortages, Real ID, False Flags, and Chaos – “A full-fledged effort to depopulate the planet is under way. It would appear that the human population is being truncated. Shortening lifespans one end and reducing birth rates on the other.” – Dr. Joseph Sansone

AG Pam Bondi recently worked for Pfizer? What?? What the hell is going on? – Jon Rappoport

Be Not Enticed to Tyranny: Oppose the Surveillance State – “A surveillance state is being erected around the American public at an alarming rate. In many urban and suburban settings, anyone traveling on public streets or sidewalks will have his image captured by the ubiquitous surveillance cameras. A leisurely stroll around the neighborhood, as well as any conversation along the way, might be recorded if the city uses surveillance-enabled street lights. Even our own front yards might not be safe from the prying eyes of the state if a neighbor has a “smart” doorbell that shares data with law enforcement.” – Elizabeth Melton

Sen. Paul Says Bird Flu GOF Experiments Are a ‘Death Wish’ as Trump EO Allows Deadly Research to Continue (VIDEO) – “U.S. gov’t can now engineer mutant pathogens with gain-of-function in secret.” – Jon Fleetwood

The prison food playbook that feeds us all – “A rigged food system profits off our plate; from cell blocks to school cafeterias, the fight to reclaim real food is just getting started. Thanks to warriors like Zen Honeycutt, we now know American schools serve kids processed meats, sugary drinks, and meals chock full of glyphosate, harmful pesticides, neurotoxic heavy metals, and high levels of veterinary drugs and hormones. If what we’re feeding the next generation is unpalatable, just think of the Jell-O cups and salty snacks handed to patients in hospitals and nursing homes. When choices on the plate are that bad, vending machines hum with profit and Big Food racks up more revenue.” – Collapse Life

Two large studies in California were set up to find possible causes of autism – “Vaccines weren’t even on the list of suspects.” – Jonathan Engler

 

 

 

NEWS

The United States—A Nation At Cross-Purposes With Itself – “Will President Trump attend Moscow? Not likely, but he did take the time this week to remind Americans it was the US that won WW2. Maybe it was, in the movies, or with George C Scott, as General Patton sneering at Russian counterparts—but not in fact. When the US went to war, December 1941, most of our allies had been at war since 1939. 251K American were killed in the entirety of WW2. Between 27/28 million Russians died, causing 80% of German troop losses. 1 million Russians died at Stalingrad. What Trump said and not showing-up at Moscow is an indicator for clinical narcissism.” – Erik @ neverhadaboss.com

Violence as protected speech – “”Judge Dreadful”: protected violence as political praxis. It seems that every time one turns around, this exact sort of story is once more in the news. No matter how one slices it, the performative tantrum as political theater has gone much too far. The seemingly endless indulgence of vandals and wreckers as some sort of “valid expression of political belief” has enabled and encouraged it.” – El Gato Malo

They Do Not Even TRY To Hide It Anymore. – “Look at this picture below. Notice anything? The extensive use of VERY POWERFUL “symbolism.” This is today, Trump’s BIG announcement about the Deal That Isn’t. Whether conscious or not, this entire image reads like a modern mockery of sacred imagery, a Babylonian counterfeit of divine order. It doesn’t portray humility, it is meant to radiate constructed/FALSE divinity. Which is exactly how false messiahs present themselves with image first, spirit nowhere.” – Greg Mannarino

Trump’s Victory Day Decision Aligns With The Trend Of The Times – “Historical revisionism and nostalgic nationalism typify modern-day discussions of World War II.” – Andrew Korybko

US planning new thermonuclear bomb production – “B61-13 air-dropped munitions are expected to be in full production later this year” – RT  – DIDN’T TRUMP SAY “NUCLEAR WEAPONS WERE THE BIGGEST THREAT TO HUMANITY” ON A FOX NEWS SHOW (SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES) BACK IN MARCH. JUST ANOTHER FLIP FLOP!!! 

Why the Republican Party Is Trying to Cut Healthcare to the Poor – Eric Zuesse

What Is The Point Of Having A GOP Congress? – “What’s become increasingly clear is that absent Trump and a few Republicans, the GOP lacks the willingness and ability to govern.” – Shawn Fleetwood

Decrepit Biden Makes Incredible Claim In BBC Interview… – “Sleepy Joe Biden was wheeled out for a first interview since being ejected from the White House and claimed that dropping out of the 2024 race was such a “difficult” decision because the four years he was in office were “so successful.” Biden also claimed that under his Presidency the economy was “growing … the stock market was way up … we were expanding our influence around the world.” Huh? Inflation hit 9 percent under your watch. ” – Steve Watson

Would the Left Finally Explain the Inexplicable? – “The left broke norms, erased borders, and weaponized justice—not to govern, but to crush Trump and cling to power by any means necessary.” – Victor Davis Hanson

Democrat States Targeting Homeschoolers – “From Minnesota and Illinois to Connecticut and beyond, lawmakers have in recent months been exploiting extremely rare incidents of abuse or neglect as a pretext to target the millions of parents who provide a world-class education for their children outside of state control. It is part of a strategy to bring all children and families under government control.” – Alex Newman

Be careful what cart you hitch your horse to – “For some time, we’ve had fun poking at Democrats and their desire to rally behind the “Maryland Dad” who was, in fact, a known member of MS-13 who should have been deported years earlier. It doesn’t matter if the human being trafficked wants to be trafficked or not. It’s illegal, and Garcia was knee-deep in the practice. That’s who Democrats have rallied behind in this whole fight they have against deporting illegal immigrants. Honestly, this is stupid on every level.” – Tom Knighton

Collapsing Empire: AnsarAllah Defeats US Again – “On May 6th, Donald Trump made the shock announcement that the US was abandoning all hostilities against Yemen. A vast, multi-billion naval and air campaign officials in Washington had pledged would last “indefinitely” has abruptly ended, in return for AnsarAllah pledging not to attack American shipping in the Red Sea. While the President has bragged the Resistance group “capitulated” to his administration’s renewed, much-intensified belligerence and “don’t want to fight any more”, the reality is that God’s Partisans have once again defeated the Empire.” – Kit Klarenberg

New Merz government orders the pushback of all illegal migrants at the German borders, effectively abolishes asylum as a path into Germany – eugyppius

SITREP 5/7/25: Ukraine Launches New Kursk Attempt to Spoil May 9th ‘Victory Day’ – Simplicius

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

THIS HAS NOW GOTTEN COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. (VIDEO) – “Trump says US has struck a comprehensive deal with UK ahead of the press conference which is supposed to come out in about two  hours from the time I am doing this video blog. I want to show you something. It took me 15 minutes of research minutes of research and about 20 minutes to put this together. This isn’t a deal. This is the deal that isn’t.  And I’m  gonna blow the lid off this right now,  because again people, we are being faced with more lies, more deceptions, and more  distractions.  And let me tell you something.  People are starting to wake up” – Gregory Mannarino  – GREG IS ON A ROLL TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Trade War Price Hikes Are Starting To Hit, And They Certainly Aren’t Small -Michael Snyder

Jerome Powell’s Great Shrug – “Jay Powell Doesn’t Know. Wall Street Doesn’t Care” – Peter Nayland Kust .

Powell’s Dilemma Reveals a Fed Stalemate – “Here’s what the latest Fed policy decision means for you.” – Nomi Prins

I’ve Been Screaming about Rising Used-Vehicle Prices since Aug 2024 (and No One Paid Attention) but Suddenly It’s the Tariffs? – Wolf Richter

The First Crypto Currency: The Dollar – “President Abraham Lincoln is considered to be the moral savior of the United States for ending slavery. To pay for the war, he made enormous changes in the basic relationship between the federal government and money. These changes greatly diminished individual property rights and increased the power of Washington over the private economy. The paper money created by Abraham Lincoln to finance the Civil War was the first crypto currency. Lincoln relied on the issuance of nonconvertible paper currency to support the military effort, in today’s terms like forcing people to accept buttons or miscellaneous crypto tokens in payment. ” – Christopher Whalen

Why $4,000 Gold Might Be the New Floor (Not the Ceiling) – “From China’s buying spree to dollar devaluation fears, gold’s surge past $3,000 may be just the beginning. As global demand explodes and trust in fiat currencies crumbles, is $4,000 gold just the new floor of a multi-year bull market?” – Peter Reagan

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Apocalyptic Tick Talk: What You Need to Know – “Where I live, you are not going to avoid ticks if you go outside. That’s just how it is. What I want is to avoid the bites. So, recognizing my sloppiness in dress, I decided I would strip down right at that moment and do a full check. Good thing I did. I found the second tick… IN MY UNDERWEAR!!! You might think that was enough to inspire the article. Nope. Turns out that one of the friends who was helping me out was still fighting Lyme disease.” – Rowan O’Malley

Assemble Your Basic Maintenance Toolkit (VIDEO) – “Assemble your baseline toolkit with guidance from an expert. Whether your filling a drawer in the garage or kitchen, or filling in the missing components of a hand-me-down toolbox, these are the absolute basics you should consider for any DIY toolbox.” – Kyle Ferlemann

TEOTWAWKI Times Are Close: With Nuclear Powers, India And Pakistan in Conflict Again, We Are Reminded Of How A Nuclear Winter Would Send Us Back To The Dark Ages -Susan Duclos

How to Create a Hanging Vegetable Garden for Fresh Veggies within Arms Reach – Jennifer Poindexter

Post-SHTF Lighting: Portable Power Stations – Part 2 – “DETERMINING HOW LONG A PPS CAN SUPPLY POWER, PORTABLE POWER STATION LIGHTING OPTIONS and more” – St. Funogas

 

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Revelation 5:5    And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

 

 

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What’s Really Going On? – “We are witnessing the preparation for the next empire. – “What we are witnessing right now is not just politics. This is modern Pharaoh rising. Not clothed in linen and gold, but in media, power, and illusion. In a recent interview, and please look this up for yourselves, Trump said that he doesn’t know if he needs to uphold constitutional due process. Lions. That’s not a policy disagreement. That’s Pharaoh language. That is a man placing himself above the law, above the system, above the nation.” – Greg Mannarino

BIG Tech & BIG Pharma = Radiation Poisoning -“While using toxic particulates to block out the sun’s radiation, data centers, phones, computers, towers all EMIT radiation – to the point that when a protester climbed a 5g tower, the foreman stated the man would likely die within a week. When our esteemed scientists declare that the effects of Radio Frequency exposure are nil, that is code for “we have no idea and wouldn’t tell you if we did”. It is something like the declarations that vaccines have been tested… Just never together. No one has tested the cumulative effects of every vax given from birth to age 19. Why? Because they know the outcome would not be pleasant for Pharma. ” – Helena Glass  – GOOD ONE FROM HELENA!!!!

Does Trump’s Gain-of-Function Research ‘Ban’ Go Far Enough? – “The headline is rhetorical. Spoiler: the answer is: “not by a damn sight.” Also, the GOF “ban” isn’t actually a full-throated ban. But it’s better than nothing.” – Ben Bartee

Exposing Climate Science’s Biggest Lie – “How activists and flawed data created the illusion of a climate apocalypse” – Dr. Matthew Wielicki

Elon Musk now admits: AI will replace bloated, inefficient federal government – “Large swaths of federal workers being terminated does not mean the end of government involvement in our lives. It just means you’ll no longer have humans making decisions that affect your life.” – Leo Hohmann

Big Pharma BLOODLUST: Hidden History of Torture & Poison – “I don’t know why Team Truth will tell you viruses aren’t real, but they won’t tell you this… Call it “gatekeeping”, call it ignorance due to lack of knowledge, call it a misunderstanding – whatever it is, once you understand Rockefeller didn’t “invent modern medicine” (he only greatly assisted in monopolizing it and capitalizing on it) and Big Pharma isn’t completely “motivated by money” – once you realize these things are being used to finger-point and obscure the truth, then you can truly see what is really going on and suddenly it all makes sense. What we call “Big Pharma” was built on sorcery, black magic and superstition and the people who established this industry are motivated by evil.” – Agent131711

The PREP Act: An act of treason. (VIDEO) – “Interview of Sasha Latypova and Katherine Watt” – Stephanie Weidle of Feds for Freedom.

Saudi Arabia: Neom climate adviser warns megacity could alter weather systems – “Researcher says he raised concerns that project could change rain patterns and amplify wind and storms in desert areas” – Middle East Eye staff  – HAVEN’T HEARD MUCH ABOUT NEOM IN ALMOST A YEAR. HERE’S AN UPDATE ON SAUDI ARABIA’S FUTURISTIC CITY!!!

 

 

 

NEWS

No Timeline . . . – “Do you remember the character Wimpy from the old – the original, black-and-white era – Popeye cartoons? His signature wheedle was to offer to “gladly” pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today. Something like that. The point being Wimpy was cheesy. A lovable scammer. Is Trump lovable? Apparently he is to a lot of people – who are (so it seems) willing to apologize for or simply ignore everything he doesn’t do that he promised to do while at the same time dismissing things he has done that he never promised he’d do when was running for president – such as push for a federal ID card (the so-called “REAL” ID). Had he promised to push a REAL ID on us, it is likely many of us (me among them) would not have voted for him. I voted for less rather than more authoritarian government. How about you?” – Eric Peters

PART 3: IS TRUMP FOR REAL? Does Trump want an Iranian nuclear bomb dropped on Israel? – “In this series, we are considering two hypotheses: Innocence Hypothesis: Yes, Trump is for real. Machiavellian Hypothesis: No, Trump is a phony—a character created by the Deep State to control and appease the opposition by deceiving it into thinking that the system is being reformed, thus keeping the Deep State in power. Against the Machiavellian Hypothesis, supporters of the Innocence—or ‘Trump is for real’—Hypothesis will point out that the president has hit the ground running with policies that his fans can like and celebrate, and which—I’ll concede—do make him look real. But a practiced conman always looks good. Looking good, in a con, is the entire point—otherwise you won’t con a soul.” – Francisco Gil-White

I Can’t Fix Stupid! – “When I point out that the problems faced by the masses are their own fault for allowing themselves to be ruled, they take it personally, instead of questioning their weakness and voluntary acceptance of false authority. Instead of acting like responsible thinking adults, they seek to place all blame on others. It is the ‘evil’ ones, you see, who are doing this to them; they have no say in the matter, and they want to believe that they have no power to help themselves. The voting scam is a perfect example of this insane attitude, because all those who vote are openly relying on some piece of scum politician to take care of them, and make all decisions for their lives. This is the master/slave relationship that most all accept from birth, rather than depending on self-reliance and self-rule.” – Gary D. Barnett

Israel Really Is As Evil As It Looks – “It really is that simple. Israel really is that bad. And so is anyone who supports it.Israeli snipers routinely, deliberately shoot children in the head throughout the Gaza Strip. Israel has targeted healthcare facilities and ambulances in Gaza hundreds upon hundreds of times. IDF soldiers constantly post photos and videos to their social media accounts showing themselves mockingly dressing in the clothes of dead and displaced Palestinian women and playing with the toys of dead and displaced Palestinian children…. And now Israel is openly declaring its agenda to ethnically cleanse the entire Gaza Strip of Palestinians,” – Caitlin Johnstone

India Attacks Pakistan – War is a Contagion – “It seems to unfold in one area and spread. It started with Ukraine, then Taiwan, and now India. Also, Carney in Canada has not waged military war against the United States, but he has engaged in diplomatic war because he is part of the WEF elite. He told Trump that Canada is not for sale, mainly because he has already sold it to merge with the EU. We are headed into a period of rising tensions globally, and as we will see, especially next year, all the old grudges will resurface around the globe.” – Martin Armstrong

Martial Law Disguised as Law and Order: The Oldest Trick in the Authoritarian Playbook – “We are being frog-marched into tyranny at the end of a loaded gun. Or rather, hundreds of thousands of loaded guns. Let’s not mince words: President Trump’s April 28 executive order is the oldest trick in the authoritarian playbook: martial law masquerading as law and order. Officially titled “Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens,” this order is a “heil Hitler” wrapped in the goosestepping, despotic trappings of national security. Don’t be fooled by Trump’s tough-on-crime rhetoric, cloaked in patriotic language and the promise of safety.” – John & Nisha Whitehead

Let’s talk about…India vs Pakistan – “A brand new theatre of “global conflict” has opened up, and theatre is the only word for it. It is the first armed conflict between two supposed nuclear powers, and nobody much seems to mind. It is yet another example of the total society-wide amnesia regarding the “mutually assured destruction” principle. Further, there seem to be no perceivable victory conditions or reason for being. The terrorist attack was – as most “terrorist attacks” are – somewhere between entirely pointless and 100% counterproductive in terms of mission goals.” – Off Guardian

Russia urges India and Pakistan to exercise restraint – “Moscow has called for de-escalation after New Delhi attacked alleged terrorist facilities across the border” – RT

Ten Points To Keep In Mind Amidst Escalating Indo-Pak Tensions – “Everyone has the right to make up their own minds about these tensions and the Kashmir Conflict that lies at their core, but they should also know that there’s more to all this than what they might be led to be believe by the organized pro-Palestinian movement and the Alt-Media Community.” – Andrew Korybko

Weaponized water: Nuclear foes collide – “We need to talk seriously about what’s unfolding between nuclear powers India and Pakistan. Because it’s not just another geopolitical skirmish. It’s another grim signal that civilization, as we know it, is breaking apart under the relentless pressure of resource scarcity, nationalism, and violence.” – Sarah Connor

Why Is The Underground Facility Where Government Leaders Would Take Shelter During An Extinction-Level Event “Getting An Upgrade”? – Michael Snyder

This Is Funny… – “MSNBC LEGAL ANALYST BREAKS THE TRUTH TO MORNING JOE — ILLEGAL ALIENS ARE NOT OWED DUE PROCESS. Democrat Media repeated this bullshit about due process for two weeks and never even bothered to look it up and study. Guess what, Trump is right.” – Steve Watson

Move over Karmelo Anthony, there’s a new accused killer darling on the scene – “Rodney Hinton, Jr. ran down a retired deputy, and the left loves him. The officer allegedly murdered by Hinton was a man named Larry Henderson, a public servant who dedicated more than three decades of his life to his community, serving across a number of different law enforcement agencies. Hinton had watched bodycam footage from an officer-involved shooting in which Hinton’s own son, 18-year-old Ryan, was killed. Ryan had been caught up in a foot-pursuit police chase after officers were investigating reports of a stolen vehicle (the one in which Ryan, and three others, were sitting) and when the group was approached by law enforcement, Ryan ran and hid. When officers closed in, Ryan jumped out, brandishing a gun, and was, understandably, shot.” – Olivia Murray

Crackdown on Student Loan Defaulters to Begin With Benefit Seizure, Then Wage Garnishment – “Federal collections have resumed after the pandemic-era freeze. Beginning in June, the government will intercept defaulters’ tax refunds and other payments. Starting today, approximately 195,000 defaulted student loan borrowers will begin receiving an official 30-day notice from the U.S. Department of Treasury notifying them that their federal benefits will be subjected to the Treasury Offset Program,” – Tom Ozimek

My hatred for the media is threatening to become terminal – Tom Knighton

Why Western Governments Are Beating the Drums for Wars – “The only parts of American, German, British, French, and Italian industry that are booming right now, are their armaments manufacturers — the companies that sell far more to governments than to consumers, and that therefore boom while the economy busts. These are the companies that need to control the Government…” – Eric Zuesse

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

Trade in your Big Ships for a Little Junk from China – “Tariff news out of Trump’s mouth was not what stocks wanted to hear, so their nonsense rally ended today.” – David Haggith

The Magic Trick – “In 1791, the first Secretary of the Treasury of the US, Alexander Hamilton, convinced then-new president George Washington to create a central bank for the country. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson opposed the idea, as he felt that it would lead to speculation, financial manipulation, and corruption. He was correct, and in 1811, its charter was not renewed by Congress. Then, in 1913, the leading bankers of the US succeeded in pushing through a third central bank, the Federal Reserve. From its inception, one of the goals of the bank was to create inflation. And, here, it’s important to emphasise the term “goals.” Inflation was not an accidental by-product of the Fed—it was a goal. Over the last century, the Fed has often stated that inflation is both normal and necessary.” – Jeff Thomas

Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady at 4.25-4.5 Percent in Unanimous Decision – “The Fed cautions against higher unemployment and higher inflation.” – Mish

It Is Really Happening: The Numbers Show That U.S. Exports And U.S. Imports Are Both Collapsing Dramatically – Michael Snyder

“Resistance Is Futile” – For Both Bulls And Bears – Lance Roberts

Chapter 7 Individual Bankruptcies in April Rise by 16 Percent Year Over Year – “Total individual and businesses bankruptcies are up by 9 percent from last year.” – Naveen Athrappully

Sound Money, Make Some Fucking Noise – “Last night I saw a TV commercial portraying the pitfalls of the Fed printing money. Putting aside the fact that the commercial was advocating for Bitcoin and was paid for by Coinbase, which I would never use, the fact that the message about our flawed monetary policy has gone mainstream is stunning. And outright awesome.” – Quoth the Raven

Don’t Trust the Rebound Yet (VIDEO) – “He then highlights the hypocrisy surrounding the US’s stance on currency values—a policy area where double standards seem almost the norm. Peter finds it illogical that US officials simultaneously complain about foreign currency “manipulation” while touting a strong dollar policy at home:” – Peter Schiff

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

You Might Be Thinking Wrong About Prepping – Bill White

Lye Powder – Old-School Self-Reliance – “When it comes to old-school self-reliance, few substances are as powerful or useful as lye powder. Known for its role in soap making and food preservation, lye has been used for centuries by homesteaders, pioneers, and survival-minded folks who understood the value of turning basic materials into life-sustaining tools.” – Ask A Prepper Staff

How Solar Flares Can Bring An End To Our World As We Know It – “You’ve prepped for economic collapse, pandemics, even nuclear war—but what about a threat from space? Most folks don’t give solar flares a second thought. The sun’s just there, right? ” – Bob Rodgers

Does Potting Soil Go Bad? The “Simple” Answer! – Self-Sufficient Projects Staff

Post-SHTF Lighting: Portable Power Stations – Part 1 – St. Funogas

 

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Romans 12:9    Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

 

 

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SPECIAL VIDEO FOR THE DAY ( WAR IS EVERYWHERE AND KEEPS GETTING WORSE)

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Trump bans federal funding for ‘dangerous’ gain-of-function research – “Trump has ‘long theorized’ COVID-19 originated from lab leak at Wuhan Institute of Virology” – Brooke Singman  – ALL FOR SHOW. WHERE WAS HE AT HIS FIRST TERM ON ALL OF THIS “BS” WHEN HE DID WARP SPEED AND FAUCI WAS IN CHARGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gov’t Can Now Engineer Pathogens to Be More Deadly, Resurrect Extinct Viruses in Secret Without Any Oversight or Independent Review: OSTP Waiver – “Trump’s new executive order does not outright ban gain-of-function or suspend the OSTP waiver clause, as his admin ramps up bird flu pandemic efforts.” – Jon Fleetwood

NIH Infectious Disease Researcher Calls for End of Dangerous Virus Studies- “I admired Fauci in his earlier career because I thought he was a strong leader with a vision for global research. But I can’t say that anymore.” – The DisInformation Chronicle (Today’s guest essay is by a infectious disease researcher at the National institutes of Health who wishes to remain anonymous to guard against retribution.)

Florida Health Department Claims Pfizer COVID Shot Killed “Over 470,000 Americans” but They’re Still Available to Inject into Children Throughout Florida – “I have read most of the study, and the study itself does NOT claim that “470,000 Americans” have been killed by the shots. For one thing, the study only looked at data in Florida. They seem to be taking the number of “all-cause mortality” numbers following Pfizer’s COVID shot and then comparing it to the same parameters following the Moderna COVID shots. They then extrapolate that data and multiply it times 50 assuming that the numbers are similar in all states. It is still an alarming study, but the one question that nobody seems to be asking after the publication of this preprint study is, Now What? Shouldn’t there be an immediate BAN on all COVID shots, especially the Pfizer ones,” – Brian Shilhavy

Us Has Built $21 Trillion Underground City for Only Wealthy to Hide out In ‘Near-Extinction Event’: Official – Trent Walker  – HAVE LINKED ABOUT DUMBs (DEEP UNDERGROUND MILITARY BASES) BEFORE IN THE PAST AND MANY HAVE THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE JUST ANOTHER CONSPIRACY THEORY. KATHERINE BASICALLY CONFIRMS THEM IN HER INTERVIEW WITH TUCKER. AS I HAVE SAID THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST INTERVIEW TUCKER HAS DONE TO DATE. LINKED IT AS WELL ABOUT A WEEK AGO!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Extinction Event & Underground Cities – “It is becoming more apparent that things are amiss in the White House. Trump is suddenly onboard with Ukraine funding and military weapons. Kash Patel has had his hands cuffed and is reportedly spending more time at bars than at the FBI office. Pam Bondi has made zero arrests and stopped talking altogether. Waltz got moved because he was acting on behalf of Netanyahu behind Trump’s back. Trump just added more sanctions to ally Putin. And America has dropped over 1,000 bombs on Yemen. Catherine Fitts claims that she and another close confidante, economist Mark Skidmore, have spent the last 2 years tracking the LOST $21 Trillion in government spending. She claims the money was used to create an alternate US – underground. ” – Helena Glass

Covid ‘Vaccines’ Killed More People Than WW1, WW2, Vietnam War Combined – “The explosive warning was issued by McCullough Foundation epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher, MPH. According to Hulcher, the number of Americans killed by Covid injections is now over 600,000.” – Frank Bergman

Is Humanity On A Self Terminating Path? – Joe Martino

The polio vaccine deception: How a tainted medical experiment unleashed cancer, autoimmune disease, and the very epidemic it claimed to stop – Lance D Johnson

NEWS

Understanding The Blob – “What you see in this one example is how the managerial state operates like a community that rules over the country. It is why voting does not matter, as the people running the thousands of entities that make up the system are always going to be people who have as their top priority the preservation of their class. It is not a deep state so much as a broad state that overlays everything. Every silo of power is controlled by people who believe the same things” – The Z Man

Right on target – “Llife in the second world Supermax – El Gato Malo  – GOOD ONE FROM EL GATO!!!!

Pope Trump – “How far will his ego go and where will it take all the rest of us? While it is easy to write his post off as an attempt at humor, I see a man of cavernous ambition longing to try the papal cloth on for size and see how it fits—not that he believes he can become the actual pope, but I think he envies the global adoration, for the pope’s billion adoring fans certainly exceed his own fan share, and Trump is a man who seems to need endless amounts of adoration and needs to be Number One,” – David Haggith

Why doesn’t the ‘Deal-Maker’ close the deal? – “The story, both on Ukraine and Iran, is that President Trump wants a ‘deal’ – and both deals are available – yet he seems nonetheless to have boxed himself in. Trump presents his Administration as being something rougher, meaner, and far less sentimental. It aspires to emerge, apparently, as also something more centralized, coercive, and radical. In domestic policy, there may be some truth to this categorisation of the Trumpian ethos. In foreign policy, however, Trump tergiversates. The reason is not clear, but the fact of it clouds his prospects in the three areas vital to his ‘peace-maker’ aspiration – Ukraine, Iran and Gaza.” – Alastair Crooke

Gaza Will Be “Entirely Destroyed” Says Top Israeli Official – “Israel is no longer hiding the genocide as Trump stands by watching.” – Mish

The First Amendment is “Anti-Semitic” – “When the Left was in charge, any speech that disagreed with the narratives being pushed by the Left – for example, that “masks” served to “stop the spread” – was delegitimized as “misinformation.” Now that the Right is in charge, any criticism of the policies or actions of the government of the state of Israel is about to be criminalized.” – Eric Peters

Trump Is Destroying America, but He Is Making Israel Great – “What Trump is going to do is to make Israel great, not America. All over the Western world it is already the case in many countries, such as Great Britain and Germany that criticism of Israel or of Jews is a criminal offense, and it is becoming the same in every Western country, eventually even in Russia. In America the Trump regime is deporting students who protest Israel’s American-supported genocide of the Palestinians. Long ago Israeli propagandists convinced Americans that every Palestinian, even 3-year old children, was a terrorist who wore bomb vests in order to kill Israelis. All the while Israel killed Palestinians, 3-year olds included, by the bomb load. Even in the Red State of Texas, if you protest Israel’s genocide of Palestine, you are ineligible to have a state contract. America is totally owned by Israel. So is Trump. So how can America be “made great again”?” – Paul Craig Roberts – AS I HAVE SAID SINCE DAY ONE OF TRUMP’S PRESIDENCY IT’S MIGA NOT MAGA AND DR. ROBERTS IS BASICALLY CONFIRMING THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“We Don’t Need Anything They Have… Except Friendship” – Trump Trounces New Canadian PM Carney Ahead Of White House Visit -“We don’t need their Cars, we don’t need their Energy, we don’t need their Lumber, we don’t need ANYTHING they have, other than their friendship…” – Tyler Durden

Canadian province could hold secession referendum – premier – “Alberta’s Danielle Smith has said a vote on separation will be held next year if a petition gains enough support” -RT

Hold On Tight – The War In The Middle East Is Building Up To A Grand Crescendo – Michael Snyder

More “War” in Gaza – “It’s not an invasion, it’s a “forceful entry”” – Bill Astore

White House Says It Has “No Timeline” for Releasing Epstein Files (VIDEO) – Jim Hᴏft – JUST ANOTHER BROKEN PROMISE. KIND OF LIKE GETTING OUT OF UKRAINE ON DAY ONE!!!

This is why no one should take actors seriously on politics – “Take Sean Penn (please?) as an example. The actor has long voiced his opinions on politics and thinks he should be taken seriously on the issues, then he says crap like this…. Yes, Donald Trump is a literal supervillain who wants to destroy the world on his way out the door of life. Does this turdnugget even hear himself? Look, Trump is a lot of things, but there are absolutely no signs that he’s even remotely interested in destroying the world. What Penn is doing here is listening to the insane voices in his head that tell him that Donald Trump is exactly as bad as he’s always wanted to believe.” – Tom Knighton

Hyperbole, Lies, and Delusions – “Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s speech in New Hampshire last week was greeted by the media as yet another stirring call to arms for the rudderless Democratic Party. However, what Pritzker had to say in his speech before channeling Maxine Waters’ infamous call to harass Republicans should not be overlooked. It raises an important question: Is Pritzker delusional, a liar, or merely hyperbolic? There’s a worst-case scenario, however. What if the governor of Illinois, and apparent 2028 presidential candidate, is delusional and believes his falsehoods? He wouldn’t be alone – and that’s even more scary. In a world in which many progressives believe Luigi Mangione is a hero, Pritzker’s lies in the cause of his ambition to be the Democratic Party’s nominee for president are more outrageous – and more perilous – than Smollett’s lies to make himself a civil rights icon.” – Richard Porter

Consuming Protein Is Now Right Wing… – “And gendered…  If you consume protein, you’re now a right wing MAGA extremist bro, according to Vanity Fair.” – Steve Watson

Rape numbers soar in Spain to a record high, with data identifying ‘foreigners’ as the perpetrators – “Spain, though always a destination for migrants given its geographical location just north of Africa, maintains “one of the highest rates” of illegal migrants in the EU—but according to the government, the reported rise in rape is simply because more women are coming forward, and it has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the importation of hundreds of thousands of third world foreigners who are wholly accustomed to rape as a normal part of daily life. Who knew that the “no-no square dance” and the “only yes means yes” law didn’t really do much to force tribal rapists into Western assimilation?” – Olivia Murray

Putin & Xi Might Hash Out A Grand Deal That Would Enter Into Force If The Ukraine Talks Collapse – Andrew Korybko

NATO Struggles to Keep Up as Drone Warfare Gets Gamified – “And more on the development of new battlefield tactics.” – Simplicius

ECONOMIC NEWS

FEAR THE BONES! THE SYSTEM IS CANNIBALIZING ITSELF. (EXPECT MASSIVE BAILOUTS).(VIDEO) – Gregory Mannarino

Paying Your Groceries With Gold? Some States Seek to Shake Up Reliance on Dollar – “Allowing the use of precious metals in transactions will help tame inflation, restore the middle class, and protect the U.S. economy, supporters said. Multiple states are jumping on the bandwagon.” – Alex Newman

Populism And Crisis. The World Wobbles. – “Markets may become less frenetic now the initial Trump phase is over – but that doesn’t mean they get more stable. News flow and data will continue to show a world changing swiftly, where crisis stemming from US assets (watch Treasuries like a hawk), remains a high probability.” – Bill Blain

Jobs: Last Three Months Saw Downward Revisions of 57k on Average – “The jobs report was decent. It’s good to see the drop in Government employment. Unfortunately, there are still two very suspicious data points in the report: the birth/death assumptions and the massive revisions down over the last three months.” – Schiff Gold

Global Gold Bar and Coin Demand Rose in Q1 But Not in the U.S. – Mike Maharrey

Big Oil Isn’t Backing Down at $60 Oil – “Exxon, Chevron, Shell, and TotalEnergies are sticking to aggressive production growth plans—even as profits decline and oil prices soften. Much of the overproduction within OPEC is coming from Western-led projects in Kazakhstan, involving Exxon, Chevron, Shell, and TotalEnergies. Supermajors with deeper pockets and diversified portfolios are seizing the moment to gain market share in an oversupplied but still opportunity-rich market.” – Irina Slav

Beijing Stops Publishing “Hundreds Of Statistics” To Cover Up Economic Collapse – “not long ago, anyone could comb through a wide range of official data from China… then it started to disappear.” – Tyler Durden

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

The Good and The Bad About Using Urine as Garden Fertilizer – “Gardeners have different opinion when it comes to using urine in the garden as fertilizer. It is a great nutrient source for plants, but it also has some risks. Not to mention some people are grossed out by urine.” – Tasha Greer

DEALING WITH DEAD BODIES WHEN THE SHTF – “When a long-term SHTF situation happens, people will die. You need to prep for death – and bodies that come …” – Selco – UNFORTUNATELY A REALITY!!

How to Build a Gunshot Wound Kit – “In the midst of any societal collapse the rule of law is often replaced by the rule of the streets. In collapsing countries around the world, guns inevitably became the dominant enforcer and primary weapon accompanying looters, arsonists and general violence against a reeling population. Many people preparing for a possible collapse of society think ahead and stock both first aid equipment and take the time to learn about basic medical treatments. But how many of us have given any thought to the trauma of a gunshot wound and the proper ways to treat it, both in the short-term and the long-term?” – Heidi Hawthorn

10 Long-Lasting Foods You Can Make From Honey – Sunny M

Faraday Cage Mistakes – “Even military experts warn: 90% of DIY Faraday cages fail because of these common mistakes. When the power goes out — not just your lights, but everything, permanently — you’ll wish you had built a proper Faraday cage. And let me tell you, a lot of people are doing it wrong. Very wrong. There’s a lot of junk out there that doesn’t even apply to Faraday cages and electronics.” – Elizabeth Jones

VERSES FOR THE DAY

Acts 13:47-50     For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.  And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.  And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.  But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

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“Officer Safety” – “We hear that term – officer safety – a lot. It’s interesting because the last thing most of us feel when we seen an “officer” in our rearview mirrors is “safe.” Why is that? Well, it’s basically for the same reason that a chicken doesn’t feel safe when it notices a hawk perched on a branch above the coop. It’s a predator vs. prey situation. And that is exactly the situation.When you see an “officer” hiding in a cutout by the side of the road you know he is not looking for criminals. He is awaiting his prey. People who “speed” and who do not have the required (and up to date) ear tags displayed. Who are not wearing a seat belt and other such made-up offenses that involve no criminality because they involve no harm done to anyone else or even the person who is “pulled over” by the “officer.” ” – Eric Peters – THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS IN A POLICE STATE, AND DON’T DARE TO DISAGREE WHEN PULLED OVER, YOU MAY END UP DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!

New Kennedy universal vaccination platform—huh?? Excuse me?? – “This is big. Kennedy and HHS have just launched a new plan for vaccination in America. A universal platform of some kind. The official announcement is studded with references to viruses. Protection against this one, that one, the other one. (None of the viruses exists.) The idea is: a single vaccine would protect against multiple viruses, including possible pandemic strains.” – Jon Rappoport

Arrest Dr. Fauci Now A Case for Criminal Accountability – “Why this has not been done in the first 100 days of Trump’s presidency is beyond the pale. He could be nailed for many reasons, yet he is free as a bird, though I would not want to be him.” -Dr. Sircus

Evidence that autism rates increase with introduction of more vaccines and broader diagnostic criteria – “It turns out there are inflection points and they point to real-time significant events that are inextricably-linked to the increasing autism rates” – Jessica Rose

MKULTRA: The Hidden Hand | Part 4 – The Mirror – “Throughout this series, we’ve traced mind control’s evolution: from MKULTRA’s laboratory experiments on unwitting subjects, through the theatrical staging of celebrity programming, to the technological scaling that brings these methods to billions through networked devices. Now we reach the final phase—the moment we must confront what these systems reveal about consciousness itself and the battle for cognitive freedom.” – Joshua Stylman  – THE FIRST 3 PARTS HAVE BEEN LINKED!!!!

Europe’s blackouts are a warning for Americans – “The effort to purge fossil fuels from economies and reshape the global economy through heavy-handed regulations, wealth transfers, and centralized planning was always tinged with economic hubris.” – Jon Miltimore

Scientists Engineer Chimeric Bird Flu Virus with Weaponized Traits in Alarming Gain-of-Function Study: ‘Virology Journal’ – “South Korea combines three bird flu viruses into a single engineered mutant, increasing viral stability, altering host targeting, and enhancing human cell entry” – Jon Fleetwood

Satanic “Science”: The Horrifying Truth – Smallpox Vaccine Manufacturing (Untold History) – “Proof that what you don’t know *can* hurt you…” – Agent131711

George Soros: NATO should be used as a tool to usher in a New World Order – “In 1993, George Soros penned an essay about using NATO and NGOs as tools to move the world towards a New World Order; a world of “open societies.” The conceptual framework Soros was referring to was the concept of open and closed societies. As we all know, Soros has been promoting open societies and launched the Open Society Foundations in 1993 to this end. Using the word “open” is misleading. Soros’ concept of open society is not what most people think it is and not what his Foundation portrays it to be.” – Rhoda Wilson

What We Aren’t Told About Osteoporosis – “How conventional osteoporosis care often makes things worse and the forgotten ways to regain bone health.” – A Midwestern Doctor

NEWS

There Will Be Boundaries – “It has been apparent for years that Mr. Trump’s symbolic role as a father figure is the most deeply resented feature of his role in US politics.It also appears that many men in this country likewise get this, perhaps because nature conditions them early on to understand that some day they might have to play the role of father, meaning they will have to push back hard against emotional disorder, hysteria, illogic, and untruth, and violence. Hence, you might see the peril of living in a land with so many fatherless households. This lamentable state of things defines the Democratic Party, where raging, inchoate, resentment-driven Jacobinism dwells, a party now with no leader, a household with no father, no one to regulate its frenzied, power-seeking behavior. This also tells you how the Democratic Party has become the party run by women, and by particular types of women” – James Howard Kunstler

The West Eats Itself – “Western governments undermine elections, religious freedom, free markets, and free speech. The same Western leaders who speak endlessly about “protecting Democracy” continue to rig elections, outlaw political parties, and prosecute candidates. Germany has declared Alternative for Germany — now the country’s most popular party — an “extremist group” on par with domestic terror organizations. The European Union helped Marxist globalists in Romania invalidate a presidential election and ban the winner from office. France and Brazil have followed the U.S. example of bringing ludicrous criminal charges against popular anti-Establishment politicians, and while President Trump overcame the sham prosecutions targeting him, Marine Le Pen and Jair Bolsonaro are fighting just to survive. ” – J.B. Shurk

The Bell Tolls for All White Gentile Ethnicities – “The Vice President and Secretary of State of the United States have called attention to the tyrannical behavior of the current German government, a corrupt anti-democratic government, controlled by Israel, that is holding on to power by designating its rival, AfD, the rapidly growing second largest party as “extremist.” Recent polls indicate that the AfD has pulled even and perhaps a bit ahead of the government that is trying to suppress it. By applying the “extremist” label to its rival, the government gives itself the power to use its spy agencies to keep the AfD under surveillance. This permits the current corrupt government to know in advance the AfD’s electoral plans while demonizing the AfD as so extreme that it must remain under surveillance. On what grounds is the AfD designated extremist?” – Paul Craig Roberts

Trump Proposes Cuts to ATF After Biden’s Weaponization of Agency – Tom Knighton

No, State Media and Democracy Don’t Go “Hand in Hand.” Just the Opposite – “In the age of digital censorship, state media is just as likely to be a threat to democracy as a boon to it” – Matt Taibbi

Something Is Seriously Wrong With Michelle Obama – “If you had told me just a few years ago that Michelle Obama would be a presidential candidate, I’d have said she was the most formidable opponent the Democratic Party could put up. Yet, as I sit here in May of 2025, I’m not even sure she’d survive a primary, much less be competitive in a general election. Things have changed dramatically, and the spiral is continuing for Barack Obama’s wife. Her new podcast has not only bombed in the ratings, but she’s been using the platform to dish on her husband and call America racist while showing an astonishing amount of entitlement and lack of self-awareness. It’s as if she’s going through a mid-late-life crisis, and that includes rather noticeable changes to her appearance.” -Bonchie

A Brief History of Cinco de Mayo (VIDEO) – “Featuring the History Guy – Ohio Barbarian

German political class gleefully planning the wider persecution of Alternative für Deutschland and its supporters, because Hitler – “As a direct consequence of this transparently orchestrated publicity campaign masquerading as an official “investigation,” we now have to have unceasing constant very concerned discussions across all print and video media about why the AfD are so bad and what we should do about it.” – eugyppius

Labeling the AfD ‘extremist’ will backfire terribly – “The popular opposition party has been blacklisted, a big step down the slippery slope towards a total ban” – Tarik Cyril Amar

Europe is erasing WWII’s truth – but Nazi crimes must never be forgotten – “Fascism has resurged in Europe, with neo-Nazis masquerading as nationalists – most notably in Ukraine, where a far-right regime tightens its grip.” – Sonja van den Ende

Will We See Mushroom Clouds Over Kashmir? – “One of the world’s, oldest and most dangerous conflicts went critical this past week as nuclear armed India and Pakistan traded threats of war. The Kashmir conflict is the oldest one before the UN. India’s right-wing politicians are loudly demanding revenge strikes against Pakistan as PM Modi stirs up anti-Muslim hatred in India – following the example set in America by his new ally, President Donald Trump. Pakistan is calling on its key ally, China, for support. India and China are at scimitars drawn over their poorly demarcated Himalayan border –another legacy of British imperialism.” – Eric S. Margolis

The Department of Empire – “And Its Bloated Imperial Budget” – Bill Astore

Miller Would Be a Disastrous Choice – “Miller is a dangerous ideological zealot. The president reminded us yesterday that things can always get worse: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is considering naming his deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller as national security adviser and expects to appoint a successor to Mike Waltz within six months.” – Daniel Larison

Israel Approves ‘Conquering Gaza, Holding Territories’ Ahead Of Trump’s Mideast Trip – Tyler Durden

It Was Never About Hostages. It Was Never About Hamas. – “There is absolutely no excuse for continuing to babble about hostages and Hamas after the US and Israel said the goal is the complete ethnic cleansing of Gaza. Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that freeing the Israeli hostages in Gaza was not his top priority, suggesting instead that defeating Hamas should take precedence over a hostage deal.” – Caitlin Johnstone

ZIONISM a deception with many layers and none of them are pretty. – “Zionism’s roots can be traced back to the earliest Christian Crusades. Zionism was originally a movement to acquire the Holy Land for the Catholic Church and its Papacy. Zionists are, therefore, the arch enemies of all Jews.” – Frances Leader -INTERESTING READ FROM FRANCES!!!

Texas Students Could Be Punished for Quoting the Bible If Gov. Abbott Signs New Bill Into Law: SB 326/HB 239 – “Christian theology and history would fall under Texas’ new definition of “hate”—silently criminalized through a foreign speech code never shown to the public.” – Jon Fleetwood

ECONOMIC NEWS

WE HAVE A PROBLEM… THE DEBT/CREDIT LIQUIDITY MARKET IS FLASHING A MAJOR WARNING SIGN.(video – “We need to talk people. We need to talk big time. Let’s just put this into a perspective real quick, honestly, and you have to be blind not to see what’s happening with regard to the economy  Here and around the world it is being systematically destroyed via vast debt expansion on a scale we’ve never seen before in history. Nothing has come close to this” – Gregory Mannarino

Trump-Led Agency Warns America Is Heading for an Economic Hurricane – “In a generalized way, a nation’s economy is the single most important thing for its citizens. The global economy matters, too – in a general way. But not as much as our local economy. Think about it. If the economy is strong, more people are more likely to be able to easily feed and house” – Peter Reagan

Job Numbers Are Up. Paychecks Aren’t – “Both Good And Bad News In The Latest Jobs Report Do we dare start taking the BLS jobs numbers at face value? Can the days of Lou Costello Labor Math truly be over now that Donald Trump is in the White House? Or is that all just wishful thinking?” – Peter Nayland Kust

The Terminal Rot in Corporate America – “Corporate America took advantage of the Covid shortages and fiscal largesse to profiteer on a scale criminals could only dream of. One of humanity’s most pernicious traits is the ease with which we habituate to conditions over time that we would have rejected out of hand if the transition had been sudden.” – Charles Hugh Smith

Here’s Why Tariffs Won’t Bring Back Manufacturing – Peter Schiff

Small Businesses Will Get Hit the Hardest by Trump’s Tariffs – “Small businesses were already struggling. Tariffs will end the viability of many.” -Mish

US Tariff on Auto Parts Goes Into Effect – “A 25 percent tariff on imported automobile parts took effect on May 3, a significant step in President Donald Trump’s effort to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign supply chains and boost domestic manufacturing jobs. The new duties—authorized under a March 26 proclamation—apply to key components used in passenger vehicles and light trucks, including engines, transmissions, and electrical systems. The tariffs affect imports from all countries, although parts that meet U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) requirements were exempted in a bid to preserve the tightly interwoven North American auto supply chain.” – Tom Ozimek

Unsold Inventory of Homes for Sale in Florida Pile up Further in April. Some Metros Start Seeing Gluts, Miami Still Lags a Little – Wolf Richter

Chinese-US Imports Being Diverted To Canada Amid Trade War – “Many Chinese exports bound for the U.S. have been rerouted to Canada to skirt tariffs as the trade war continues to escalate between the U.S. and many of its international partners, This means that, just like Europe which is facing a deflationary tsunami as Chinese dumping is unleashed on its now largest trading partner, Canadian consumers will soon have an abundance of discount goods as warehouse storage reaches its capacity. As much as 50% of consignments from China were diverted to Canada in mid-April as many industries look to stockpile their inventory north of the border instead of in the US.” – Tyler Durden

Silver Supply Deficit and Other Silver News – Mike Maharrey

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

4 Cheap & EASY to Make Raised Garden Bed COVERS (VIDEO) – Self Sufficient Me

Understanding Criminal Behavior To Avoid Becoming A Victim – “You know what’s scary? The idea that someone out there might see you as a target. Not because you did anything wrong, but because criminals have a way of sizing people up—fast. Ever walked down a street and felt a sudden chill, like someone’s watching? That’s your instincts picking up on something before your brain even processes it.” – Bob Rodgers

20 Necessities that Are Hard to Find During Disasters – Cache Valley Prepper

HAM Radio Secret Frequencies You Should Know About – “Getting in touch with others after a large scale crisis is impossible through normal channels. ” – Ask A Prepper Staff

Better Than Concrete: DIY Cob Projects You Should Do Today – Michael B

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Romans 12:17   Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

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