Gods of finance & dogs of war by Alex Krainer How high-level banking interests determined the most momentous events in our recent history. Read on Substack Last March I published an article titled, “The power behind the throne and the forever wars” in which I explored the ultimate, systemic causes behind the West’s insatiable appetite […]
We are about to find out what happens when thousands of very popular products are suddenly no longer available for sale. A lot of Amazon shoppers have been shocked to learn that some of their favorite products have already disappeared. In fact, there are entire stores on Amazon that are now completely gone. Of course […]
Trump swipes at Powell, dollar sinks, gold soars. Truth Social Rip Truth Social Link: “Preemptive Cuts” in Interest Rates are being called for by many. With Energy Costs way down, food prices (including Biden’s egg disaster!) substantially lower, and most other “things” trending down, there is virtually No Inflation. With these costs trending so nicely […]
Now that the entire economy depends on these hyper-normalized speculative bubbles for its “growth” and “wealth,” there is a profound fear of a future based not on artifice but on the real world. Humans are quick to habituate to current conditions, i.e. consider them normal. This rapid normalization has advantages and disadvantages. Normalization is an adaptive […]
Two more tariff announcements, one on port fees, the other on China isolation were added and removed. Trump Worried About Trade With China Stalling On April 17, Bloomberg reported Trump Says He Is Reluctant to Keep Raising Tariffs on China President Donald Trump said he was reluctant to continue ratcheting up tariffs on China because it could stall […]
About once a decade, the question of Protective Tariffs finds its way into the national debate. Whether a political candidate dares to raise the issue or a clever collection of activists and analysts work together to inject it into the national discussion, the reaction is always the same from the halls of entrenched power – […]
QUESTION: How come nobody in Trump’s team can not explain to Trump that the Trade War with China will push the rates up? It looks very logical to me that if you are aggressive to China, they will continue to sell off bonds, and the sale of USA bonds will push rates higher. If they would […]
Debunking the Treasury’s Latest Claim About America’s Gold With gold soaring past $3,300, it feels like the perfect moment to revisit a topic many of us haven’t forgotten: the gold at Fort Knox—and whether it’s actually still there. And as it happens, something caught my eye that makes this question even more timely. Treasury Secretary Scott […]
Absolutely enormous things are happening all over the globe, but you aren’t hearing a lot about many of them. That is because the mainstream media chooses to focus on stories that advance the specific narratives that they are currently pushing. For example, virtually everyone knows who Kilmar Abrego Garcia is at this point, because the […]
For many years, pundits have been warning us that the U.S. dollar would collapse. In 2025, it is actually starting to happen. The U.S. dollar hit a three year low against other global currencies last week, and on Wednesday the crash of the dollar resumed. Overall, the U.S. dollar is now down about 9 percent […]