THE BIG PICTURE

Full-Out, Digitized Technocratic Rule Is not Around the Corner, It Is Next Door – “While most are only reading or watching headlines, and being completely distracted from the real agendas, concentrating on ‘mass shootings,’ the Epstein files, evil political figures, manipulated weather events, the U.S. military shooting down party balloons, Trump’s multiple lawsuits against everyone, Trump’s takeover of other countries, domestic war and the fake “war on drugs,” transgender madness, and right and left propaganda, this country and the world are in the middle of a monstrous transformation from what is mis-labeled as a ‘democratic’ constitutional republic, to a full out technocratic prison.” – Gary D. Barnett

The Courage to be Kind – “In an increasingly more competitive world, where people more and more reduce themselves to the number on their bank account, it seems to me that being kind to others is more important than ever. By being kind you let that mask of the busy, ambitious career man slip. For one moment you’re just a human being who is kind to another. Without any of the fancy titles and tools you use to distance yourself from them” – Essaystential  – THIS WAS WRITTEN BY A YOUNG MAN WHO IS 16 AND STARTED  A SUBSTACK. HAS MORE SENSE THAN SOME PEOPLE TWICE HIS AGE!!!!

A Closer Look at Wayfair [Pizzagate Part 7] – “Sometimes when you look again, you find new information…” – Agent131711   – THE DEEP DIVE INTO EPSTEIN AND PIZZAGATE BY  CONTINUES AS WAYFAIR IS REVISITED. LINKED ABOUT THIS 6 YEARS AGO ON 7/13/20

Journal Entries From 16 Year Old Epstein Victim Mentions Stolen Babies & High Profile Names – “Allegations in the journal corroborate with long-standing documentation that Epstein was involved in human cloning, eugenics, and transhumanist medical experiments.” – Joe Martino

From Leaks to Files: The Undeniable Proof Jeffrey Epstein Served Israeli Interests – And Why the Press Blames Everyone Else – Robert Inlakesh

All Eyes on YOU: A Christian Response to America’s Coming Surveillance State – “It’s a familiar refrain, yet more surveillance rarely prevents tragedy. It simply ensures the state has omniscience after the fact. The cure is always more control, and the cycle never ends. When a population is frightened or angry enough, they stop asking why and start demanding answers. The government is always happy to step in and save us from ourselves, offering an all-knowing, all-seeing, all-powerful cure for the very disease it facilitated in the first place.” – 🐺The Wise Wolf

Regulatory Capture 301: From Enforcement to Exemption: The New Administrative State – “While You’re Watching the Headlines, They’re Rewriting the Rules. The Point of No Return: How C-9 and C-15 Redefine the Rule of Law in Canada” – Connie Shields

ICE Masks Up in More Ways Than One – “Feds could be in your group chat. Homeland security is increasing the use of undercover techniques to infiltrate and interact with social media users in order to collect intelligence and target individuals, documents leaked to me reveal. The new program, called “masked engagement,” allows homeland security officers to assume false identities and interact with users—friending them, joining closed groups, and gaining access to otherwise private postings, photographs, friend lists and more.” – Ken Klippenstein

Can the MAHA Movement Overcome the Influence of Big Wireless? – “Last month, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the agency is undertaking a study on the impact of electromagnetic radiation emitted by modern cell phones. This is part of President Trump’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda. However, the influence of Big Wireless corporations and friendly regulators—such as Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr—threatens to undermine efforts to revisit the science around mobile devices.” – Derrick Broze

 

 

NEWS

The Mafia Doctrine in Full Effect (VIDEO) with Max Blumenthal – “Netanyahu is in DC to tank Iran talks and drag Trump into a regional war—and Murdoch media is flooding the zone with Ziocons like Nikki Haley to push him over the edge. Trump sends carriers, Rubio pulls strings, and the sane voices are locked out. Meanwhile, Venezuela’s acting president is being blackmailed with secret indictments while the Trump admin smiles and steals her country’s oil. Cuba is under a genocidal siege—no fuel, children dying—and Rubio won’t even acknowledge their government exists. Russia and China are watching. ” – Judge Andrew Napolitano / Judging Freedom  – GOOD LISTEN WITH MAX AS USUAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sure, Take That Time-Out – “By shutting down the government for a minimum of ten days supposedly over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Wile E. Coyote Democratic Party is about to blow up another Acme bomb in its mangy muzzle. For at least ten days of the shutdown, the senators will have to explain why proving that you are a citizen to vote is a bad idea — or conversely, why allowing non-citizens to vote is a good idea. So, thanks, Democrats, for sending the senators home to face their voters.” – James Howard Kunstler

EPSTAINED: Why Mainstream News is Protecting Epstein & Friends – “In 1976 a Movie Predicted the Media Would Protect the Elite and That is Exactly Where We are at Today” – 🐺The Wise Wolf

Controlled Demolition: Pam Bondi Has Meltdown Over Epstein, ‘The Dow Jones Is Over 50K Right Now!’ Trump Defends Bill Clinton From Attacks – “In an interview with NBC, Trump said, “It bothers that they’re going after Bill Clinton. I like Bill Clinton. […] He got me. He understood me.”” – The WinePress

Pam Bondi Has Hit Peak Kamala Harris-Level Cringe – “There’s no sugarcoating this one. AG Bondi blew it, bigly.” – Jenna McCarthy

Operation Metro Surge Immigration Crackdown in Minnesota Ends, Why? – “Color me skeptical of the reasons given.’ -Mish

Bad Bunny vs. Turning Point USA – “Nothing but super choices. In America 2.0, our Super Bowls feature 80 percent Black players. At least. This year was a bit of a modern anomaly, as both starting quarterbacks were White. The jock sniffing “journalists” don’t like that one bit. The game this year was incredibly boring. No big plays. No “stars” on either team. And the halftime act has become so overhyped that it often draws more attention than the game itself. But this year, the NFL and its esteemed producer Jay-Z vowed to come up with something even more offensive to White people. As the Black iconoclast Jason Whitlock says, Black people have been conditioned to like whatever makes White people upset. And especially what Donald Trump doesn’t like. So they found a Latino rapper named Bad Bunny. This Bad Bunny-Turning Point USA contest exemplifies the phony Left-Right paradigm, which continues to entice millions and coerce them into voting. With either of those choices, some U.S. leader is going to be, perhaps literally, holding the chair for Bibi Netanyahu. Whether the subpar “entertainment” is in Spanish or Ebonics, it’s being pushed and produced by the same non-Irish elite we’ve come to know and love. Sure, they have front man Jay-Z in this case, whose own shady past includes stabbing a record executive in 1999, a crime for which he was sentenced to three years probation. There are “installed” DEI puppets like Jay-Z throughout this ghettoized culture. The NFL is doing all it can to destroy itself. What kind of business model is it to consistently offend your primary demographic?” – Donald Jeffries – GOOD READ FROM DONALD!!!!!!!!!!!

Trump Gives Iran A Deadline For War That Roughly Corresponds With The End Of Ramadan – “Either way, it appears that a final showdown with Iran is coming. With each passing day, we get closer to the fateful moment when the missiles will start flying. We are being told that the U.S. buildup that we are witnessing in the Middle East right now is “unprecedented in scale”…” – Michael Snyder

I DON’T RECOGNIZE MY AMERICA ANYMORE! – “America is swimming with sharks, and the water is filled with blood. There are two deadly species, Jihadists and Marxists––aka Liberals––and they always work together. Not one of the Muslim Reps in Congress is a Republican. All are aligned with Stalinist Democrats (i.e., Communists). All were elected from areas where thousands of Islamists were planted by Barack Hussein Obama and Joseph Biden, the goal being to embrace globalism by compromising the America they hate.” – Kelleigh Nelson

Boasberg Wants Illegal Venezuelans Back to the U.S.–On Our Dime. – “In a full circle moment, and nearly one year after his infamous demand to return illegal Venezuelans already on plane out of U.S. airspace last year, Judge Boasberg again orders their return.” – Julie Kelly

Orban Is Right: Ukraine Has Truly Become Hungary’s Enemy – “It’s also the enemy of Europe’s conservative-nationalists, who’d be left leaderless if Kiev and Brussels succeed in ‘democratically deposing’ Orban during early April’s next parliamentary elections and replacing his leadership of their movement with a collection of anti-Russian Polish figures.” – Andrew Korybko

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

Jobs Are Growing, Breitbart? – Narratives are seductive, and no one should consider themselves immune. Even alternative media outlets are at times guilty of peddling propaganda and not news. Sadly, Breitbart has served up a telling example of this, with John Carney’s puff piece about how well labor markets are doing under Trump.” – Peter Nayland Kust

Schooling The Donald On The BLS Jobs Scam – “There is nothing like a Jobs Wednesday report to remind you that the Donald is utterly clueless when it comes to economic reality. He got a report card for January that shows during his first 12 months, the US economy did not generate a single new job in the goods producing sector! That’s right. The jobs figure (SA) for the combined manufacturing, construction, mining and energy sectors (blue line) for January 2026 was 21,501,000, which was actually 58,000 below where it stood in January 2025 (21,559,000).It is thus hard to see how those “big beautiful tariffs” have generated the boom constantly ballyhooed by the White House. For crying out loud: The jobs count in the entire US industrial economy has been shrinking for the entire past year! ” – David Stockman

Silver slammed in thin trade – “Evidence is mounting that the silver shorts on Comex and London are desperate to close their positions. Will they use the Chinese New Year holiday to this end? In this report, we focus on silver, illustrating how silver derivatives on Comex and London are becoming irrelevant. This is because price discovery has moved to Shanghai, whose premiums are leading to physical metal being drained out of Comex and London vaults. But next week, with Shanghai closed for business, expect even greater price distortions in the days ahead. Indeed, Shanghai is closed as of now.” – Alasdair Macleod  – LINKED ABOUT THIS AS WELL AS YESTERDAY IN KING WORLD NEWS ARTICLE ABOUT THE CHINESE MARKET BEING DOWN FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR!!!

Why we’re running out of copper – “LME copper hit an all-time high of 13,300 per tonne ($6.03/lb) on Jan. 6, marking a 50% year-on-year increase. ” – Richard Mills

Homeownership “Wealth” Is a Fallacy – “It seems the housing market is destined to be the target of yet another administration’s clumsy tinkering. In another quiet-part-out-loud incident at the White House recently, the president was asked whether he would declare a national emergency in order to act on housing affordability. Trump responded that he doesn’t want house prices to go down because home valuations are such a large part of the “net worth” of homeowners, especially those in “their later years.” All of the aforementioned bad ideas rest on a flawed assumption—that housing is a financial investment. It isn’t, and never was. Housing is an asset that is essentially a consumption good. It is consumed each day by living in the house and all that entails. The community within which the home exists—and close relationships have been formed—can’t lightly be swapped out for another. Further, significant expense is incurred in maintenance, property taxes, insurance, and capital expenditures that forestall physical depreciation. From a simple numerical perspective, the idea of growing one’s wealth through home price appreciation is absurd. ” – Artis Shepherd

The Biggest Housing Bubble In The Entire History Of The United States Is In The Process Of Bursting – Michael Snyder

China’s Central Bank Keeps Buying Gold—and Dumping US Debt – “‘The reason gold is going up is because of what’s happening in China,’ says Michael Howell, founder of CrossBorder Capital” – Andrew Moran

“Everyone’s Grandma Is Selling The Silver Chandelier, Forks, Knives” As Scrap Volumes Overwhelm Refiners – “Silver’s explosive January rally, which briefly pushed futures prices above $120 per ounce, has since fizzled, with futures trading around $82 as of Thursday morning. Even so, the frenzy has sparked a sharp increase in scrap silver volumes flowing to refiners, ” – Tyler Durden

“Globalization Has Failed” Declaration By USA = MASSIVE Change Is Ahead (VIDEO) with Michael Every – “Today’s guest predicted — years in advance — the shift away from globalization towards nationalism by the world’s major countries.” – Adam Taggart | Thoughtful Money®

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

15 DIY Instant Soup Mixes – “The great thing about instant soups is that most of them are as easy to make as a cup of tea. They may not pack a lot of calories, but on a cold day or when you actually have a cold they can be a welcome addition to your diet. One of the primary benefits of adding instant soups to your food storage is that they tend to have a long shelf-life and are inexpensive to put together. Variety is sometimes a challenge with long-term food storage and instant soups can create a lot of flavor options for a potentially monotonous menu.” – Steve Nubie

What No One Told You About Your Guns – “Some Guns Age Better Than Others (and That Matters More Than You Think)” – Kate L. Gilmour

How A Produce-Rich Plate Brings Deeper Off-Grid Rest – “Eat From The Garden, Sleep Like A Stone There’s a reason so many off-grid folks swear by what you might call “garden sleep.” After a long day hauling compost, tending beds, and eating food you grew with your own hands, your head hits the pillow and you’re out like a stone in a creek. That deep, steady rest doesn’t just feel earned—it turns out it’s supported by real science.” – Bill Heid

Survival MD: The Ultimate Guide to Medical Preparedness Book Review – “From the first few pages, it was clear this book was written with real-world scenarios in mind. The layout is clean, the chapters are logically organized, and the table of contents alone tells you exactly what kind of situations the authors expect you to face. It is not theory-heavy. It is problem-focused.” – Darren Kelburn

Raising, Hunting, and Harvesting Animals – Part 3 – “WATER FOR THE FLOCK. FEED FOR THE FLOCK” – Lodge Pole

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Psalm 141:8     But mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.

 

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Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
I’m a woman’s man, no time to talk
Music loud and children warm
I’ve been a pedophile since I was born

And now it’s all right, it’s okay
And you may look the other way
We can try to understand
The Devil’s effect on man

Whether you’re a believer or whether you’re a deceiver
I’m still alive, still alive
Feel the city breaking and everybody shaking
And I’m still alive, still alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, still alive, still alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, still alive
Oh, when you walk

STAYING ALIVE (Epstein version )

 

THE BIG PICTURE

If I’m Saved, What Does It Matter If I Sin? – “Exploring the seriousness of willful sin in the Christian life.” – Kate Dreston

XAi Grok’s Colossus is The Goliath of Supercomputers? (VIDEO) – Live By Faith Ministries  – INTERESTING ANALOGY!!!

Plague Of Corruption – “Restoring Faith in the Promise of Science. Narrated by Liam Neeson this feature length film adapted from the book gives a harrowing account of Pharmaceutical corruption laid bare. Bribery, Scientific Fraud, Law Suits and plenty of innocent people maimed and killed for the pursuit of Big Pharma Money.” – Stop The Shots  – GREAT WATCH WHEN YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF HOURS, WATCH NOW OR BOOKMARK IT FOR LATER!!!

Christmas & the New World Order: THE FINAL CHAPTER [Part 7] – “Who would have thought investigating Christmas would lead to the New World Order? Yet here we are…” – Agent131711  – THIS CONCLUDES THE DEEP DIVE BY AGENT131711. ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN LINKED!!!

AMYLOID MICROCLOTS Were Found Circulating in the Blood of EVERYONE That Received a COVID-19 “Vaccine” In a New Peer-reviewed Study – “This is the SAME amyloid pathology behind the massive white fibrous clots pulled from corpses worldwide. The implications of this are EXTREME.” – Nicolas Hulscher, MPH via Lioness of Judah

Breaking [Very] Bad: How to [reliably] cause cancer [in mice]. For no reason, I include a partial list of chemicals that are used to make DNA/RNA in the lab. – “Don’t try this at home! The list I wrangled out of GPT is only partial. It is truly astonishing. Behold the materials used to make synthetic “building blocks of life”. Try not to laugh: Phosphoramidite,  5-ethylthio-1H-tetrazole (ETT),  4,5-dicyanoimidazole (DCI),  Benzylthiotetrazole (BTT),  Benzoyl (Bz,) Isobutyryl (iBu),  Acetyl (Ac),  Dimethylformamidine-type groups,  dimethoxytrityl β-cyanoethyl groups,  iodine in alcohol/water/pyridine mixtures,  t-butyl hydroperoxide,  Acetic anhydride, N-methylimidazole,  Pyridine derivatives,  Ammonium hydroxide,  Methylamine or ammonium hydroxide/methylamine mixtures,  Potassium carbonate in methanol,  Acetonitrile Dichloromethane (DCM),  Tetrahydrofuran (THF),  dimethylformamide,  Triethylammonium acetate (TEAA) buffer (HPLC),  Urea – yeah, real piss is used to make the synthetic piss!   Acrylamide solutions,  Tris (tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane),  EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid),  Sodium chloride (NaCl),  Potassium chloride (KCl),  Sodium acetate or Potassium acetate, sodium dodecyl sulfate,  Triton X-100,  NP-40,  Sodium hydroxide (NaOH),  Potassium acetate,  Acetic acid,  Phenol–chloroform mixtures,  Isopropanol Ethanol ,Guanidinium chloride guanidinium thiocyanate,  Glycogen.  I am not a chemist, but this list to allegedly make “building blocks of life” and “pandemic viruses” from strikes me as extremely hostile to anything alive.” – Sasha Latypova

Police State: UK Arrested 10,000 Residents In 2024 Over Social Media Posts – “Despite the PM’s assurances that ‘We’re not censoring anyone’ the UK is unfortunately gaining an international reputation as a country where online speech is policed with more enthusiasm…” – The WinePress

I Interviewed the Fauci Fanboy. I Actually Adored Him. – “(Don’t get me wrong; if it was a debate, I’m pretty sure I’d have walked away with the trophy. Also he might disagree. But I still like the guy a lot.)” – Jenna McCarthy  – FINE EXAMPLE OF EXAMPLE OF DISCOURSE WHERE PEOPLE DISAGREE RESPECTABLY!!

NEWS

America’s Crime Syndicate Government: Profiteering, Protection Rackets & a Pay-to-Play Presidency – “Pay-to-play schemes. Protection rackets. Extortion. Corruption. Self-enrichment. Graft. Grift. Brutality. Roaming bands of thugs smashing car windows and terrorizing communities. Immunity for criminal behavior coupled with prosecutions of whistleblowers. This is how a crime syndicate operates—not a constitutional republic. What we are witnessing today is the steady transformation of the federal government—especially the executive branch—into a criminalized system of power in which justice is weaponized, law is selectively enforced, and crime becomes a form of political currency. While the American police state has long marched in lockstep with the old truism that power corrupts—and absolute power corrupts absolutely—the Trump administration has ceased even the pretense of being bound by the Constitution.” -John & Nisha Whitehead

Jeffrey Epstein and the Pedophocracy – “Underage sex, blackmail, and Israel. ever been noted for getting their terms right, so to the world Epstein is a pedophile. To begin to unravel this mystery, we need to look at Jeffrey Epstein himself. We are told that Epstein was born into a blue-collar family. His father was allegedly a groundskeeper. If you’ve ever heard of another Epstein who was a groundskeeper, let me know who that was. Epstein dropped out of college, just like me. Unlike me, and anyone else in the free world without a college degree, he nevertheless was allowed to teach math at an elite New York City private school, run by the father of future Bush crime family loyalist and Trump Attorney General William Barr. From there, he entered the world of finance. High finance. Well, don’t all college dropouts do that? Do we sense some missing connections there?” – Donald Jeffries – VERY GOOD READ FROM DONALD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EPSTEIN PRIMER: Senate Unanimously Approves Bill To Release The Epstein Files – “And JPMorgan’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein…” – 2nd Smartest Guy in the World

The intel scandal behind Prince Andrew’s twisted Epstein exploits – “Andrew’s sexual depravity shocks even Epstein. Epstein expressed awe at the degeneracy of Andrew, who he said possessed “the dirtiest mind I’ve ever seen,” concluding: “He likes to engage in stuff that’s even kinky to me – and I’m the king of kink!”” – Kit Klarenberg

The Survivor Revolution: Epstein Victims Announce New Political Force and Vow to Release All Names of Epstein Associates Themselves – “Several of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein held a press conference in D.C. today along with Congress Representatives Ro Khanna, Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene, just before the House voted overwhelmingly to pass H.Res.577 – Demanding the immediate release of all Federal documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein. Preferring to call themselves “survivors” as opposed to “victims,” they announced a new “political movement” in the U.S. that they call “The Survivor Revolution.”” – Brian Shilhavy

War with Everyone, Including Ourselves – “Across the West nobody knows what’s real anymore. Western governments accuse their geopolitical enemies of using social media platforms to engage in information warfare. At the same time, Western governments direct information warfare against their own citizens. Antifa terrorists riot against capitalism while Western capitalists bankroll Antifa’s mayhem. Big Pharma makes money by making sure everyone is sick. Big Tech defends free speech while censoring online accounts. Big Banks defend free markets while offshoring industries and inflating paper currencies. Western politicians divide the world between “democracies” and “dictatorships,” while monitoring all electronic communications and pushing for “vaccine” passports, digital IDs, facial recognition, mass surveillance, and central bank digital currencies. Are we at war with foreign nations, or are our own nations at war with us? Both seem to be true.” – J.B. Shurk

A Question Of Character – “Okay, what’s it going to be? So far there is not one governmental system that allows a person to simply pursue their life’s goals without eventually becoming a host to a chorus of leeches. Paper nations are good as long as the paper is backed by gunpowder. The minute that threat is removed, politicians and bloodsuckers rise like weeds out of fertile ground. Maybe a constitutional republic is close, but not close enough.” – T.L. Davis

FIGHTING FOR AN AMERICA THAT LONG AGO CEASED TO EXIST – Hardscrabble Farmer

Will Trump’s “America First” Moves Make the World Sicker? – “Donald Trump’s new crusade against “foreign pharma freeloaders” looks, on the surface, like classic populist theater: punish overseas drug makers, bring production home, and finally make medicines cheaper for American patients. The more profound impact could simply make a lot of people succumb to illness.” – Phil Butler,

The Swamp Got Bigger, Better Paid & More Secretive Since 2020 – “If you were told a business increased their staff headcount by 5% over four years but its payroll rose 24% over that time, all the while withholding the names of 39% of their staff, would you invest in that company? Unlikely. But that’s just what the United State government does, funded by taxpayer dollars and operating as if accountable to no one.” – Open The Books

Germany’s looming pension apocalypse – “For two decades, politicians have stared this beast in the face and kicked the can down the road. Now the crisis is upon them and there are no solutions in sight.” – eugyppius

Zionists Are Freaking Out About Losing Control Of The Narrative – “More and more often we’re seeing them say the quiet parts out loud as they frantically scramble to manage perceptions and manipulate minds around the world.” – Caitlin Johnstone

Ukraine is drowning in a swamp of corruption – and the West is trying to make it look like a good thing – “Kiev’s establishment is burning to the ground in the Energoatom Mafia scandal, while the media and think tanks keep insisting this is fine” – Tarik Cyril Amar

Ukraine’s Days are Numbered – “Like a bad Italian opera, the fat lady is singing from a balcony overlooking a city that is ablaze. Zaporhyzhia, Dneipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Sumy… The Russian ground forces are attacking in all of these locations, which represents about 1,000 miles of territory stretching from Sumy in the north to Zaporhyzhia in the south. Russia is inflicting an average of 1,335 casualties a day on the Ukrainian forces, which translates into 456,695 losses in 2025 as of November 17.” – Larry C. Johnson

ECONOMIC NEWS

The Global Economy is Very, Very Unwell If you look at the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq over the past few months, you might believe we are in a booming economy, resilient against all odds. But if you look literally anywhere else—at the labor market, the shadow banking system, or the global trade data—a starkly different reality emerges. We are currently witnessing a global synchronized downturn. – “” – Justin Hart

U.S. economy grew at an above-average speed before shutdown, delayed reports show. What about now? – “Big drop in August trade deficit could add to third-quarter GDP” – Jeffry Bartash

50-Year Mortgages Aren’t a Solution – They’re a Warning – “Homes priced out of reach? Well, a 50-year mortgage might sound like a clever workaround – but it’s really a warning sign. When only half-century loans can make a home affordable, it shows just how out of balance the economy has become…” – Peter Reagan

The Hidden Price Tag on Holiday Gifts: Who Really Pays for Cash Back Rewards? – “Every holiday season, millions of Americans chase 5% cash back on toys, electronics, and groceries. What few realize is that credit card “rewards” aren’t free—they’re baked into the price of everything on the shelf, driving up costs for everyone. The cash back scheme increases the costs of consumer goods, food, fuel, and services for everyone. Cash and debit users—often lower-income families—get nothing back but still pay the markup.” – Breeauna Sagdal

Social Security Fiscal Year 2025: Trust Fund Balance, Income, Outgo, Deficit, and Interest Rates – “The deficit doubled, as benefit payments spiked in part due to the expansion of Social Security, while income rose only slowly” – Wolf Richter

Is The Credit Bubble Popping Now? (VIDEO) with Alasdair Macleod – “Alasdair MacLeod returns to break down why today’s credit-driven market bubble is showing the same stress fractures seen just before the 2008 global financial crisis. He explains how extreme margin leverage, weakening collateral, and a shift from QT to renewed QE are signaling deep instability beneath the surface. MacLeod also highlights record central-bank gold accumulation, China’s gold-yuan convertibility push, and the emerging BRICS settlement architecture as signs of a major shift away from the dollar-based system. He warns that when the credit bubble finally bursts, the fallout will hit financial assets hard while physical precious metals stand apart as real money in a world losing trust in fiat currencies.” – Liberty and Finance

Rearranging the Chairs – “Treasury Secretary Bessent just said he doesn’t want to be Fed Chair but that person will hopefully be named by Xmas – Trump thinks he already knows who he wants . Does anybody think it’s going to be a strong, independent, gnostic, hawk deliberately ignorant of geopolitics, who will focus on 2% CPI and clash with the White House and Treasury? I thought not. Markets will soon focus on this rearranging of Chairs… and that it’s on the Titanic(?) ” – Michael Every

Hyundai Declares War On Right To Repair: Requires $60 Weekly Subscription, $2,000+ Approved Hardware Adapter, And Constant Internet Connection To Fix Brake Pads – “You will own nothing and be happy.” – The WinePress

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

How the Amish Would Respond to Grid Down – “When the lights go out across America, the Amish would barely flinch. While the rest of the country would be scrambling for generators and batteries, they would hitch their horses, light the lamps, and carry on as usual. Their lives already run on a system that doesn’t depend on the grid. This is what a grid-down world would look like through Amish eyes, and what the rest of us can learn from them.” – Alec Deacon

Experience with a Mouse-Proof Cellar – “This article is about my experience using a shipping container as a mouse-proof cellar. A couple of important notes up front – shipping containers are not designed to have a load-bearing roof. Also, it is essential that the container be installed above the groundwater table to prevent infiltration with water.” – Pescadores

7 Easy Vegetables to Grow Indoors – Jenna Clark

How to Soundproof Your Home For Under $50 – “For those off-grid or in more remote setups, it ensures that your activities, whether storing supplies, recording tutorials, or planning survival strategies, remain private and uninterrupted.” – Kate L. Gilmour

Are You TRULY Adaptable Enough to Leave Everything Behind to Survive? – “The final result here for many preppers is gonna be the fact that they might die, because they will value too much their physical preps, and they may fail to recognize the moment when they need to leave everything and run.” – Selco Begovic

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Proverbs 29:1   He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

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THE BIG PICTURE

The Modern Slave – “A Mirror We Refuse to Look Into. Most people hear ‘modern slavery’ and picture trafficking victims or sweatshop workers—suffering that’s clearly visible, obviously wrong, and comfortably distant from their daily lives. What if the most effective slavery in history isn’t hidden—but public, celebrated, and defended by the very people it enslaves? The Invisible Shackles The genius of contemporary slavery isn’t the whip, it’s the W-2. It’s not the chain, it’s the mortgage payment. It’s not the overseer with a gun, it’s the IRS agent with a lien. Think I’m being dramatic? Let’s examine the mechanics.” – Joshua Stylman  – ANOTHER GOOD READ FROM JOSHUA!!!!

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Ethics – “Artificial Intelligence, transhumanism and technology will easily take over the world because people never think about ethics while doing whatever job they have that supports all this insanity. Ethics? Are you kidding? Who gives a crap about ethics? We don’t need no stinkin’ ethics. Most people don’t seem to give a rat’s ass about what is going on in Ukraine, or Israel and Gaza. It is just business as usual. They certainly don’t care about what is happening to art, or even romance and love. They undoubtedly don’t give a second thought to their job supporting the decimation of the human race. If it makes them a nickel, then forget it. What do you expect a person to do? Starve?” – Todd Hayen, PhD, RP  – VERY GOOD READ TODAY FROM TODD AS WELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another day, another episode of the new FDA lying just like the old FDA… plus self dealing by MAHA Action – “This post is a compilation of recent happenings at HHS and MAHA machinations. RFK Jr claims inability to override decisions by unruly staffers: The MAHA apologists with Bob Malone in charge furiously went to work feeding scripts lifted straight out of Shakespeare plays to their delusional followers, Makary pushes boldface lies and shills drugs for his masters… ” – Sasha Latypova

NIH Betrays Promise to End Fauci-Era Animal Cruelty by Renewing Horrific Kitten Heart Failure Experiments, Slaughtering Dozens More Innocent Kittens with YOUR Tax Dollars – Cassandra MacDonald – AND ONCE AGAIN, WHERE’S BOBBY ON ALL OF THIS. MORE MAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CDC Admits There’s No Test for Long COVID—While Study Shows Vaccinated People Who Never Had COVID Are Developing the Same Symptoms – “The diagnosis that can’t be confirmed may be covering up the injury that can’t be acknowledged.” – Jon Fleetwood

Jet-Fueled Lies: Tampa’s Fake Temperature Record – “What happens when climate propaganda meets jet exhaust and asphalt. Tampa’s supposed 100°F record is not a warning sign from the sky… it’s the predictable outcome of poor siting, jet exhaust, and a media machine desperate for proof of planetary collapse.” – Dr. Matthew Wielicki

Flubbed climate test won’t deter rich donors from altering the sky – “They funded a failed experiment to block the sun. They plan to try again.” – Corbin Hiar and Blanca Begert

Carbon Dioxide: The Most Direct Measurement of Life and Health – “Without enough carbon dioxide in the air, we would all be dead, for there would not be enough food or oxygen in the air since CO2 is plant food.” – Dr. Sircus

 

 

NEWS

Jailhouse Blues – “You must suspect there’s some game afoot in this Epstein business. Only days ago, it was “fuggeddabowdit . . . nuthin’ there . . . get over it.” But then, only days later, the second-in-command at DOJ, Todd Blanche, formerly the president’s personal lawyer, was down in Tallahassee deposing Jeffrey Epstein’s second-in-command, Ghislaine Maxwell. The Deputy Attorney General deposed her for two days, Friday and Saturday, a total of nine hours. You can do a lot of talking in nine hours. And were you shocked to learn — as has been broadly reported — that through all these years of EpsteinEpsteinEpstein, Ms. Maxwell has never been interviewed by any state or federal law enforcement official or government lawyer? How was that possible? So, it appears that there will now be two sets of “Epstein files” to sort out: 1) the DOJ’s file curated under AG Merrick Garland, and 2) whatever follows from never-before asked questions put to Ghislaine Maxwell in late July 2025.” – James Howard Kunstler

More Russia Hoax Evidence Set To Drop, Directly Implicating Hillary Clinton’s Role – Matt Margolis

John Brennan Is in Very Big Trouble – “Newly declassified documents show the former CIA director lied to Congress about the Steele Dossier’s role in the Trump-Russia investigation.” – Jon Miltimore

Is ‘Dr. Doom’ the Nexus of the Anti-Trump ‘Grand Conspiracy?’ – “With all eyes focused on the Brennan-Comey-Clapper axis of evil, lesser known figures played a major role in the decade-long pursuit of President Trump. Lisa Monaco is one” – Julie Kelly

The CIA/Mossad Integration Dates to 1950 Allen Dulles – “IS Ghislaine Maxwell really in jail? Would Netanyahu allow the US to jail a Mossad Agent? Did Mossad Agent, Jeffrey Epstein really die in prison? The only country to detain and execute Mossad Agents is Iran. According to Wolf Blitzer, “US and Israeli intelligence organizations have maintained a discreet arrangement since the 1950s, banning covert operations against each other.”” – Helena Glass

FAKE INTELLIGENCE: The true story behind the Declassified Documents w/Larry Johnson (VIDEO) – “Tulsi Gabbard has accused former President Barack Obama and his top officials of orchestrating a years-long political “coup” against Donald Trump, beginning even before the 2016 election. She alleges they manipulated intelligence and created a false narrative about Russian interference to undermine Trump’s presidency. Commentator Larry Johnson, a former CIA analyst, supports these claims and adds that efforts to sabotage Trump began as early as mid-2015, ” – Daniel Davis / Deep Dive

Will Democrats Exterminate America’s ‘MAGAts’? – “When Democrats and their institutional mouthpieces show us who they are, we should believe them. They are liars and manipulators who see us as vermin.” – J.B. Shurk

The Slow Death of American Soft Power – “The Zionist empire goes from global icon to global pariah. When the dominant global image is that of an emaciated Palestinian baby slowly starving to death, the hyper-capitalist superpower is losing the soft-power war.” – James Eden

Jews and the Great Replacement – “Hip hop Zionism.You can’t honestly assess the racial dynamics in America, most notably the anti-White Great Replacement agenda, without noting who’s behind it. The Great Replacement didn’t create itself, like an ethnic Big Bang. Most people in our wide world of conspiracies know that only six giant conglomerates control virtually all of the mainstream media. I think you can guess which ethnic group/religion they all share. The sole exception here is Sony,  Every motion picture studio, and every major television network, features a Jewish name at the top. However you look at it, that is pure unexplained dominance.  I am going to share some remarkable quotes here, from Jewish Americans, all of them espousing a truly hateful anti-White mindset. Now, this makes little sense to me, a mere White gentile, because Jews themselves are White. So why so many hateful comments about their own race? But oddly, these same Jews don’t seem to consider themselves White. My vision may no longer be 20/15 as it once was long ago, but they sure look White to me.” – Donald Jeffries

Retailers Accused Of “Racism” As They Flee Black Neighborhoods In Milwaukee – “Milwaukee is the latest in a long list of US cities facing a rapid retail exodus in minority neighborhoods and once again the blame is being placed on the companies in question rather than the behavior of the residents as they protests the rising tide of “food deserts”.No one is entitled to retail access. No community deserves to have a grocery store nearby. Businesses must be able to maintain enough profit to make a store location viable.” – Tyler Durden

White Couple Beaten to a Pulp by Black Mob in Cincinnati and Legacy Media Is Ignoring It (VIDEO) – The Liberty Daily   – IF IT WAS THE OTHER WAY AROUND THEY SURE WOULD BE COVERING IT. MAYBE IT’S TIME FOR WHITE PEOPLE TO START BURNING DOWN CITIES. IT SEEMS TO BE OKAY WHEN EVER IT’S THE OTHER WAY AROUND!!!!!!!

Nope, Newt, The CBO Is Not Burying America In Fake Debt, The GOP Is Doing So With Real Debt,Part 3 – “So let us reprise the GOP’s march to fiscal disaster during the 21st century to date.” – David Stockman – PART 2 WAS PREVIOUSLY LINKED, PART 1 WASN’T AS IT WAS A PAID ARTICLE!!

Von Der Leyen Just Subordinated The EU As The US’ Largest-Ever Vassal State – “This outcome places the US on the path of restoring its unipolar hegemony via sequential lopsided trade deals as it likely sets its sights on the Americas next before finally taking on Asia.” – Andrew Korybko

US-EU trade deal a ‘fiasco’ – Le Pen – “The agreement is a “surrender” for French industry and the bloc’s energy and military sovereignty, the right-wing firebrand has said” – RT

NATO Rhetoric Reaches New Levels of Hostility with Threats of ‘Swift’ Kaliningrad Invasion – “The past week has seen an elevated rhetoric from NATO countries accusing Russia of preparing to launch a war on Europe, specifically, in 2027. As is always the case, these declarations appear oddly coordinated, which usually denotes a signaling of intentions from the West itself, rather than a genuine alarm over Russian plans.” – Simplicius

“China Did Not Start The War”: Another Fiery Showdown At The UN Over Beijing-Moscow Relations – “Acting US Ambassador Dorothy Shea accused Beijing of covertly aiding Moscow’s military machine, and urged China to “stop fueling Russia’s aggression” in Ukraine. Washington has long suspected Beijing of intentionally shipping dual civilian-military goods in order to prop up Russia’s defense industrial sector. China’s deputy UN Ambassador Geng Shuang reminded the US representative that Beijing is not a party to the war and has “strictly controlled dual-use materials, including the export of drones.” “China did not start the war in Ukraine, is not a party to the conflict, has never provided lethal weapons, and has always strictly controlled dual-use materials, including the export of drones,” Amb. Shuang told the UNSC meeting. “We urge the US to stop shifting blame on the Ukraine issue or creating confrontation and instead play a more constructive role in promoting a ceasefire and peace talks,” he added. ” – Tyler Durden

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

THE US EMPIRE IS FALLING FASTER. (HERE IS THE PROOF, BUT ITS NOT TOO LATE) (VIDEO) – “I know a lot of people out here want to see President Trump fail. I am not one of those people. We have to stop with the hatred and division in this nation. That’s why we’re in the spot we’re in now. Okay? We have to come together, all of us. Yes. Including the president of the United States. If the president of the United States is successful in leading the nation, well, then the nation is successful. What we have here is a downward spiral on a massive scale and and we need to stop this.” – Gregory Mannarino

Trump Is Bragging about Tax Hikes While the EU Cuts Them – “MAGA is going gaga over tax hikes.” – Mish

THE STUDENT LOAN INTEREST PAUSE FINALLY ENDS – “Covid-era relief for SAVE borrowers expires after five years. The last holdouts of Covid-era student loan programs will have their interest reinstated in August 2025.” – Peter Jacobsen

What’s the big deal? – “The European Union and the United States have reached a framework agreement on trade. President Trump took an hour out of his golf trip yesterday, to discuss “the biggest deal” with European Commission President Von der Leyen. The European deal is in many ways similar to the one Japan struck last week. Most European goods will be subject to a 15% tariff. But, as we’ve seen before with these framework agreements, both sides do not seem to interpret that in exactly the same way. And there aren’t many details to go by, except for what the two leaders said. So what exactly is the big deal?” – Bas van Geffen

Is Private Equity A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing? – Lance Roberts

Private Equity and Insurance? You Bet Your Life… and Maybe Your Pension! – “A huge accident just waiting to happen. Remember the story we did about private equity (PE) pushing President Trump to help them get access to 401k investors? Well, defined benefit pension plans don’t need Trump. PE is already taking them over!” – Eric Salzman  – ALSO SEE THE ARTICLE LINKED ON FRIDAY ABOUT THIS BY JESSICA ROSE!!

Investing Like A Psychopath: A Fond Reflection – “The American dream! Now mortgaged and with added call options!” – Quoth the Raven

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Floods, Floods Everywhere – “One can speculate as to why we’re seeing so much flooding right now; and you’ll hear people give their pronouncements on everything from the Biblical End of the World to Climate Change. But the truth is, nobody knows why there is so much rain in all of these areas, at about the same time, while other parts of the country battle severe drought. It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, or earthquakes, the impact of these major disasters is the same. For those who are caught in the path of nature, their life, as they have known it, has ended, and their new life is all about figuring out how to survive; how to rebuild; how to keep going on. For me, personally, every one of these disasters presents an opportunity to learn.” – Bill White

Why Glow Sticks Are the Perfect Prepper Illumination – “When you think of glow sticks, you probably think of children’s parties or, depending on your generation, raves and nightclubs. But I’ve always kept them on hand in my preps for a variety of reasons. This is an inexpensive, safe, and easy way to provide a little bit of light during a power outage – in fact, you can grab a set for less than $5!” – Daisy Luther

Best Ways to Stay Hydrated Naturally – Laurie Neverman

Starvation During Great Depression: Lessons for Modern America – “Ultimately, the lessons of the Great Depression remind us that food insecurity is not merely a problem of the past, but an ever-present risk dependent on wide-ranging social, economic, and environmental factors.” – Ken Jorgustin

DIY Non-Toxic Dyes – “If you think about, many fruits, and other natural elements like flowers, spices and even nuts that you have ever handled have often left a stain on your fingers and hands. Welcome to your first experience with natural dyes. Some of the usual suspects for dyeing and staining include black walnuts, blueberries, beets, onion skins, blackberries and even sumac berries from the red sumac clusters that grow from the tops of sumac trees.” – Steve Nubie

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY ( BUILD YOUR HOUSE ON ROCK AND NOT SAND AS THE BIBLE SAYS. IN OTHER WORDS, BE PREPARED )

Matthew 7:25   And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

 

 

IMAGE FOR THE DAY ( IMAGE COURTESY OF JOSHUA STYLMAN’S SUBSTACK )