Binance’s Former Russia Head, Blum Co-Founder Arrested in Connection to Fraud Case
Smerkis worked for Binance from 2022 for just under two years. What to know: Vladimir Smerkis, Binance’s former Russia division head, was arrested in Russia for being connected to a large-scale criminal fraud case, local media outlet TASS reported on Sunday. Zamoskvoretsky District Court, which resides in Moscow, granted an investigator’s request to detain Smerkis, an […]
Economy
Petrodollar Conspiracy
QUESTION: Some claim that the entire strength of the dollar is oil, which backed it after the gold standard fell. I know you said that was a convenient theory, and some now claim Trump’s trip to Saudi Arabia is Petrodollar 2.0. You managed money for OPEC and were even in an OPEC meeting, so who better […]
Empire
“I Don’t Know What To Do!”: Borrowers Report Credit-Score Carnage As Student Loans Hit Reports
Last week we noted new report from the New York Federal Reserve, which showed that while Americans’ credit card debt is falling, credit scores are starting to decline due to an uptick in student loan delinquencies. The NY Fed’s Center for Macroeconomic Data’s quarterly report reveals that overall household debt rose by $167 billion – with credit card debt declining by […]
Activism
In Defense of “Doing Your Own Research”
The corporate media recently freaked out over the idea that the public is more interested in doing their own research than blindly trusting the experts. On April 29, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy appeared on the Dr. Phil show to discuss his first 100 days in office. While many of his supporters celebrated the mention of geoengineering, […]
Health
Why Science is Fundamentally Meaningless
Oooo, I’ve probably got a few raised eyebrows on this one. It is a rather bold statement. Notice, however, I was careful to use the word “meaningless” rather than “useless.” “Usefulness” is usually determined by the intention behind the knowledge or action. If I want to mend a broken bone, for example, and I learn […]
Tech
Can Your Phone Read Your Mind?
Have you ever been thinking about something and then an ad for that very thing comes up on your phone? It isn’t just a coincidence when that happens. Our phones are the greatest surveillance devices that have ever been created in the entire history of humanity. When you carry a phone with you, you are carrying […]
Crypto
FTX to Pay Over $5B to Creditors as Bankrupt Estate Gears Up for Distribution
Payouts of up to 120% begin May 30 for thousands of creditors, just as U.S. regulators warm to crypto and the industry stages a comeback. What to know: FTX creditors are set to receive over $5 billion in distributions starting May 30, as part of the second phase of the bankrupt exchange’s court-approved recovery plan, […]
Podcasts
Kalergi Plan European Vacation Live from Madrid (Without Trigger Words Or Sounds)
The average age of an empire is 250 years. And, it’s said that Habsburg Spain, ancient régime France, the Ottoman Empire and the British Empire all lost their empire status once interest payments on the debt surpassed military spending. Whaddayaknow… The USSA, about to celebrate its 249th birthday, has just surpassed it. Meanwhile, Warren Buffet finally […]
Solutions
The DEA Once Touted Body Cameras for Their “Enhanced Transparency.” Now the Agency Is Abandoning Them.
An internal email obtained by ProPublica said the agency made the change to be “consistent” with a Trump executive order. But at least two other federal law enforcement agencies are still requiring body cameras. The Drug Enforcement Administration has quietly ended its body camera program barely four years after it began, according to an internal […]