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Who Whacked Jensen Huang? The CIA Wasn't Convinced - So Rubio Reworked Their Memo -
Who Whacked Jensen Huang? The CIA Wasn't Convinced - So Rubio Reworked Their Memo
The classified memo whose leak set off Jensen Huang's fall at Nvidia was Marco Rubio's work, and Rubio built it from a CIA report that he recast "in his own more assertive terms," according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to the Washington Post for a report published Friday.According to...
Donbas For NATO? Zelensky Says Washington Just Floated A Swap That Crosses Putin's Reddest Line -
Donbas For NATO? Zelensky Says Washington Just Floated A Swap That Crosses Putin's Reddest Line
Volodymyr Zelensky says US negotiators asked for the first time whether Ukraine would pull out of Donbas in exchange for NATO membership, a trade that would hand Moscow the land it has demanded for years while putting Kyiv inside the alliance Vladimir Putin calls a red line."The American...
Travel Hell Continues: 1000s Still Stranded After Ground Stop As Duffy Demands $50 Billion: 'This Is An Emergency' -
Travel Hell Continues: 1000s Still Stranded After Ground Stop As Duffy Demands $50 Billion: 'This Is An Emergency'
More than 3,000 flights within, into or out of the US had been canceled by Saturday morning, according to FlightAware, as airlines dug out from Friday's nationwide ground stop, which wiped out more than 9,100 flights that day and left tens of thousands of passengers st...
This Is State-Snooping Taken To The Extreme: UK Taxman Wants Your AI Chatbot History -
This Is State-Snooping Taken To The Extreme: UK Taxman Wants Your AI Chatbot History
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity,The UK government's tax collectors are pushing for powers that would let HMRC demand the private chatbot conversations ordinary Britons have with AI tools when preparing their returns.Under proposals in the Budget Bill, the definition of what the taxman can fo...
Britain's SAS Warns Troops Are Scared To Pull Trigger Over 'Witch Hunts' -
Britain's SAS Warns Troops Are Scared To Pull Trigger Over 'Witch Hunts'
Britain's Special Air Service soldiers are shying away from missions where they may have to kill, serving SAS officers say, because they fear being accused of war crimes later by a public inquiry that has hung over the regiment for nearly four years.The officers told the Telegraph that there have been no outri...
Africans & Middle Easterners Drive Record 'Honor' Abuse & FGM Surge In UK -
Africans & Middle Easterners Drive Record 'Honor' Abuse & FGM Surge In UK
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity,Police in England and Wales recorded 3,145 honor-based abuse offenses in the year ending March 2026 - the highest figure since comparable records began.Female genital mutilation offenses rose 52 percent to 166. The number track the arrival and growth of communities in wh...
FAA Lifts Nationwide Ground Stop After Comms System Crash; Flight Disruptions Could Stretch Into Tomorrow -
FAA Lifts Nationwide Ground Stop After Comms System Crash; Flight Disruptions Could Stretch Into Tomorrow
The latest: FAA Lifts Nationwide Ground Stop FAA halts all departures nationwide; flights in the air allowed to continueFirst nationwide ground stop since the January 2023 NOTAM failureDuffy cites a communications failure hitting all Air Route Traffic Control CentersComms fai...
"That's Terrifying": Godfather Of AI Takes 18-Month Warning To EU Leaders -
"That's Terrifying": Godfather Of AI Takes 18-Month Warning To EU Leaders
, carrying a timeline that he says scares even him: the one he now hears from Paul Christiano, the AI safety researcher OpenAI put on its board in September."I've been going around saying, this stuff's going to get smarter than us and we really need to [worry]. It might happen within 10 years. And so I'm the ...
The Southern African Bi-Oceanic Railway Could Be A Game-Changer In The Sino-US New Cold War -
The Southern African Bi-Oceanic Railway Could Be A Game-Changer In The Sino-US New Cold War
Authored by Andrew Korybko via Andrew Korybko's Newsletter,All of Southern Africa will likely fall under the US' "sphere of influence" and become the minerals base of the US-led "Global West's" "Fourth Industrial Revolution"-driven economic competition with China.The run-up to the US' latest...
Let The Real Chaos Begin -
Let The Real Chaos Begin
Authored by Robert Gore via Straight Line Logic,Buckle up.The same motive power that propelled Donald Trump's electoral victories in 2016 and 2024 propelled his disastrous midterm repudiation - fear and loathing of government. There is no unconditional love in politics. Trump was elected to upend the ruling caste, which, among his supporters, is even more d...
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If GATA's work is worth something to you, please help us -
8:51p ET Thursday, November 12, 2026
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
GATA would like to think it has had a good couple of weeks.
First we brought you and the New Orleans Investment Conference a comprehensive summary of the last year's international intrigue about gold, bringing the secret knowledge of the financial universe out into the open so people outside the financial elites might act on tha...
Netherlands lacks oversight of country's E70 billion gold reserve, watchdog says -
From NL Times, AmsterdamWednesday, November 11, 2026
The Netherlands has no clear arrangements for how its gold reserves could be used in times of crisis. The Netherlands Court of Audit has said that the Dutch central bank (DNB) has not reached any agreements with the finance minister about the role the reserves should play in emergency situations.
The Netherlands' gold reserves have grown seve...
Bipartisan SILVER Act gains momentum in Congress as lawmakers eye national defense bill -
From the Sound Money Defense LeagueVia Money Metals Exchange, Eagle, IdahoThursday, November 12, 2026
WASHINGTON -- The bipartisan SILVER Act is gaining momentum with the addition of a dozen more House and Senate cosponsors as an effort gets underway to incorporate the common-sense legislation into the National Defense Authorization Act during the lame-duck session of Congress.
... Dispatch con...
Reserve managers say gold is politically toxic to manage -
By Levente KoroesCentral Banking, LondonWednesday, November 11, 2026
https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/reserves/7977907/reserve-managers-say-gold-is-politically-toxic-to-manage
Gold is a politically difficult asset to manage as it about the "only thing that local politicians think they understand from a central bank balance sheet," a European reserve manager has told Central Banking'...
Vince Lanci: Is gold being spoofed lower again? -
9:26a ET Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
In his commentary today at VBLGoldFix, Vince Lanci picks up on GATA's report yesterday --
https://gata.org/node/25114
-- about the sharp increases in the gold swaps undertaken by the Bank for International Settlements in September and October.
Lanci concurs that the BIS is the coordinator of central bank efforts to restrain the...
Wolf Street
Here Come the HELOCs: Mortgages, Housing-Debt-to-Income-Ratio, Serious Delinquencies, and Foreclosures in Q3 2026 -
Keeping an eye on the debt-to-income ratio, which set off all alarm bells before the Housing Bust; but so far, so good.
PPI Inflation Rages in the Revisions? Businesses Hit by 6.5% Inflation, Worst since 2022 -
Upward revisions pushed prior month-to-month PPI readings off the chart.
Sales of Existing Single-Family Homes Plunge to Lowest since 2010, Supply Hits 12-Year High, Condo Sales Plunge to Lowest in the Data, Supply Highest since 2011 -
The housing market just keeps getting worse. Sales in the West collapsed to the lowest since the 1990s, in the Midwest to 2011 lows, in the South to 2012 lows.
CoinDesk
UK, Singapore, and Thailand central banks test cross-border FX settlement as stablecoins gain ground -
Project Meridian FX APAC said it demonstrated how transactions can be coordinated across conventional settlement systems and those built using blockchain technology.
Britain could turn wasted Scottish wind power into bitcoin to cut its $1.3 billion grid bill -
Britain could use bitcoin mining to absorb surplus Scottish wind power and reduce payments to wind farms to halt generation, according to a Bitcoin Policy Institute report.
A behind the scenes force may amplify bitcoin and ether price volatility -
Both bitcoin and ether are trading in price ranges where market makers and dealers may add to market volatility.
Satoshi-era wallet served in a $260 billion lawsuit moves 75 BTC it held since 2011 -
The roughly $5 million transfer also spent the tiny payment used to deliver a court notice to the address in May.
Bitcoin miners pay Paraguay $350 million a year, but AI is pushing them out -
Contracts that sell power to a 4% slice of the world’s bitcoin mining at $44 a megawatt-hour expire on Dec. 31, 2027. Paraguay’s state utility calls the date final, and it has just signed a 15-year deal to power a Founders Fund-backed AI campus.
Bitcoin plunges to $68,000 as Anthropic IPO frenzy adds to market jitters -
Analysts see no direct link between Nvidia and bitcoin's decline, pointing instead to investor capital headed into Anthropic as well as a broader risk-off move.
U.S. Senate Banking Committee races toward hearing on new SEC nominations -
The committee that needs to advance President Donald Trump's nominees responded quickly to set his SEC picks for review next week.
Bitcoin heads for sixth weekly loss as Anthropic’s blockbuster IPO looms -
Bitcoin is down 21% this year as investors weigh Anthropic’s anticipated listing, Nvidia’s leadership upheaval and rising Fed rate hike expectations.
Kraken parent Payward says expansion outside crypto trading helps cushion revenue decline -
While earnings and the company’s newly introduced financial performance measure remained below year-earlier levels, there are signs of improvement from the second quarter.
Bitcoin's momentum gauge is turning red, could send prices back below $60,000 -
Your day-ahead look for Nov. 13, 2026
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Nakamoto Debt Dwarfs Market Cap as Bitcoin Price Plunges Below $67K -
The situation becomes even more dire if BTC continues to trend lower, forcing Nakamoto to repay part of the $165 million USDT loan to the exchange or pledge more of its bitcoin treasury as collateral for the loan, even as the instruments reach maturity next year. Nakamoto’s Debt Reaches Well Over the Company’s Market Capitalization […]
Bitcoin Price Faces 10 Bearish Threats as 10 Recovery Catalysts Begin Taking Shape -
Bitcoin’s descent below $70,000 this week has exposed a market grappling with institutional withdrawals, deteriorating liquidity, and mounting economic uncertainty. Yet beneath the selling pressure, several indicators suggest a potential reversal could be developing, leaving traders to weigh ten bearish forces against ten possible recovery catalysts. Bitcoin’s price retreat to $66,397 on Bitsta...
Pump.fun Has Sold Nearly $888 Million in SOL and Shows No Sign of Slowing Down -
Memecoin launchpad Pump.fun deposited another 64,666 SOL, worth $5.19 million, into Kraken as solana fell below $75, bringing its lifetime sales to about $887.6 million. Another Batch Heads to Kraken Pump.fun is selling into the crash again and onchain trackers reported earlier today that the memecoin platform deposited 64,666 SOL, worth about $5.19 million, into […]
XRP Sinks Below $1 to Its Lowest Since 2024 as XRP ETFs Turn One -
XRP fell to $0.998 on Saturday, its lowest daily low since November 2024, one day after U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) marked their first anniversary. XRP Breaks the $1 Line The $1 level that traders spent the week debating finally gave way as XRP slipped under $1 late Friday U.S. time and kept going, […]
Saylor’s Strategy Is Now $7 Billion Underwater on Its Bitcoin Bet -
Michael Saylor’s Strategy is currently sitting on a paper loss of more than $7 billion on its 850,364 BTC stash. This happened after bitcoin slid below $67,000 earlier today. Strategy’s Bitcoin Stack Slips Below Cost The world’s largest corporate bitcoin holder is now officially in the red, with Strategy’s most recent 8-K filing with the […]
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Tenth Amendment Center
This isn’t an Instruction Manual. It’s a Warning. How Empires Fall. -
Collapse is self-inflicted: Benjamin Franklin knew the pattern all through history. In 1773, he wrote a masterpiece of biting satire - 20 rules for how a great empire destroys itself from within by making its own people see it as detestable. It was supposed to be a warning, but London completely ignored it and paid the price. Once you hear his “rules,” judge for yourself. Is this just another h...
Lost Cause: The Federal Government will Never Limit Itself -
Going to the federal government to convince the federal government to limit its own power? That’s not just dumb strategy and a lost cause. It’s dangerous to the Constitution and liberty. On this episode, it’s James Madison’s blueprint for beating the feds without relying on the feds to magically limit their own power. Plus the right to keep and bear arms as the ultimate safeguard for freedom.
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The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. -
That means the rules of the constitution apply whether someone calls it an “emergency” or not. On this episode, it’s the founders’ long-forgotten warning about the oldest weapon in the book. Let politicians have extra power or funding because THEY declare an emergency? And you’ll get never-ending emergencies.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
Tech Companies Are Trying to Shift the Entire Concept of Privacy (Again) -
Privacy, which companies were once happy to claim was all about personal choice, is now primed to affect everyone around you even more than it already did.
Meta and Google’s smart glasses can record anything the owner is looking at or use artificial intelligence to describe it. Apple’s* Audio Intelligence feature turns every Apple Watch into a transcription machine that records or summarizes yo...
🤕 Medicare's AI Experiment | EFFector 38.20 -
When we need medical care, we expect decisions about our treatment to be made by our doctors, not a tech company's algorithm. But in January, the federal government launched a program that uses AI to evaluate Medicare beneficiaries' requests for certain procedures.
EFF sued for records on WISeR, seeking badly needed transparency about Medicare's AI experiment. In our latest EFFector newsletter,...
We’re Asking an Appeals Court to Require a Warrant for ALPR Searches -
Today, along with the ACLU, EFF filed an amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit court of appeals in , a case where police warrantlessly tracked a suspect’s movements using Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) data. Our brief details the vast, interconnected network of ALPRs that constantly track drivers around the country and argues that this tracking is a “search” under the meaning of the Fourth A...
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Connecticut Couple to Resume Renting Trails to Hikers After Town Zoning Officials Fail to Respond to Request for Zoning Interpretation -
ROXBURY, Conn.—Today, Roxbury couple, Charles and Eli Copley, and their attorneys from the Institute for Justice (IJ), sent a letter to town officials informing them […]
The post Connecticut Couple to Resume Renting Trails to Hikers After Town Zoning Officials Fail to Respond to Request for Zoning Interpretation appeared first on Institute for Justice.
Idaho Supreme Court: Property Owners Cannot Challenge Meridian’s Ban on Tiny Homes on Wheels -
Boise, Idaho.—Today, the Idaho Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that Chasidy Decker could not challenge Meridian’s ban on tiny homes on wheels because […]
The post Idaho Supreme Court: Property Owners Cannot Challenge Meridian’s Ban on Tiny Homes on Wheels appeared first on Institute for Justice.
Institute for Justice Asks Federal Appeals Court to Make Clear that Using License Plate Readers to Track People is a Fourth Amendment Search -
ARLINGTON, Va.—Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) filed an amicus brief in United States v. Sturdivant, asking the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to […]
The post Institute for Justice Asks Federal Appeals Court to Make Clear that Using License Plate Readers to Track People is a Fourth Amendment Search appeared first on Institute for Justice.
Second Amendment Foundation
TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP -
BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 24, 2025 — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that Taurus Holdings Inc. has renewed their commitment to the organization as a Platinum-level corporate partner. “At Taurus, we believe that the right to keep and bear arms is fundamental to the American way of life,” said Taurus USA
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CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARRY PERMIT STARTING APRIL 22 -
BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 22, 2025 — Thanks to a preliminary injunction in the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) case CRPA v. LASD, starting Tuesday, April 22, non-resident SAF members can apply for a California carry permit. The injunction requires that California accept permit applications from any United States resident outside the state who is a
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SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF WIN IN EIGHTH CIRCUIT STANDS -
BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 21, 2025 — In a case that could potentially have far-reaching implications for similar lawsuits across the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied Minnesota’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Jacobson v. Worth, the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) challenge to the 18-20-year-old carry ban in the state. Minnesota asked the
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Gun Owners of America
OH: SB 214 Heads to Governor DeWine’s Desk! -
SB 214 Passes the Senate on a Concurrence Vote! It now heads to Governor Mike DeWine’s desk! The Ohio Senate just passed SB 214 on a concurrence vote 21-9! This means the bill is headed to the desk of Governor Mike DeWine for his signature. This has been a victorious day in Columbus, and we couldn’t have done it without … Read more
OH: Public Safety Committee Advances SB 214 with GOA’s Amendments -
Urge Your Representative to VOTE YES on the Floor TODAY The House Public Safety Committee has passed Senate Bill 214 with our amendments! GOA sincerely thanks the committee for moving this bill forward and adopting the changes necessary to also de-regulate short barreled firearms. However, we aren’t done yet. SB 214 must also pass on the House floor, as well … Read more
GOA Celebrates 50 Years of No-Compromise Fighting for Gun Rights -
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2026 GOA Celebrates 50 Years of No-Compromise Fighting for Gun Rights Springfield, VA – Gun Owners of America (GOA) is celebrating 50 years of standing for the Second Amendment with No Compromise. Founded in 1976 by the late California State Senator H.L. “Bill” Richardson, GOA was established to give gun owners a stronger voice against … Read more
Banking Dive
U.S. Bank adding 60 middle-market roles -
Middle-market growth is part of the Minneapolis-based lender’s national business banking ambitions. Some of the roles are in Florida and Texas, where the bank does not have branches.
Dive Deposits: Guess who’s playing bipartisan ball -
President Donald Trump on Thursday tapped two Democrats to serve as SEC and CFTC commissioners. They’re the first opposing-party nominees Trump has proposed for the regulators in his second term.
Why PayPal wants to have a bank -
The digital payments company would tap a bank subsidiary for lending to its merchants, but also to diversify its sources of capital.
Ex-PNC employee faces 5 charges in $86K theft -
Jacqueline Clinton allegedly misused her position to make 10 false credit adjustments between May and August. Investigators flagged ATM withdrawals at casinos and gambling websites after transactions.
Hancock Whitney to buy Trustmark in $3.2B deal -
The combination of Mississippi banks would create a $58 billion-asset lender with about 370 branches across six Southeastern states.
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