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The Final Delusion

Capital Becoming Itself

www.savageminds.co

 

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Take this one fwiw, dyodd and make of it what you will.

Your retirement savings are about to make Elon Musk a trillionaire

SpaceX is hemorrhaging money and its valuation is based on science fiction. Working Americans may be left holding the bag.

oligarchwatch.substack.com

Sounds like fun, I've heard this a bunch of times but I don't see how it can happen.

 

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Manhole mystery: NYPD investigating groups seen exiting Brooklyn sewers | NBC New York​

May 31, 2026
An odd mystery is unfolding in Brooklyn as the NYPD investigates two instances were groups of men were spotted climbing out of manholes. NBC New York’s Charles Watson reports.


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NYC investigates third report of people gaining access to manhole covers​

Jun 1, 2026
A mystery is unfolding beneath New York City streets after multiple groups of people were caught on camera emerging from sewer systems over the weekend in Brooklyn and Queens.


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Sewer people emerge from New York manhole, change clothes and disappear​

Jun 2, 2026 #NEWS4SanAntonio #SanAntonio #WOAI
The NYPD is investigating reports that groups of people are going into manholes across the borough. 8 unidentified people went in around 1 a.m. in an Orthodox section of Williamsburg. So why are they going, and where does the investigation stand? Stephanie Gosk reports.


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Looks like Massie is going to try to raise holy hell before he splits the scene.

 

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Fact check: The many lies Trump told the New York Post​

Another softball interview. Another series of obvious lies from the president.

President Donald Trump’s conversation with conservative New York Post columnist and podcaster Miranda Devine, released on Wednesday morning, featured some of Trump’s longest-debunked false claims about elections, the economy and immigration. As with his inaccurate comments in a Fox News interview that aired on Saturday, which was conducted by his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, these assertions went unchallenged.

More liar, liar, pants on fire here:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...he-new-york-post/ar-AA24M5Ay?ocid=socialshare

 

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DYODD here.

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I've known that a long time. AND...most donations are tossed. If it's just something they don't think they can sell immediately...out in the dumpster.

You're better off saving gas and time and throwing your stuff out yourself. Or, if that bothers you...find another charity. Even the YWCA, with its open agenda to program little girls into being men...they probably make better use of it. At least they use the three stores in town here, to employ women out of their shelter.

 

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Salvation Army is another, but tranny people don't like them.

 

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Opinion piece here, take it fwiw, dyodd and make of it what you will.

Security expert explains how 'nuts' Trump put the US in a downward spiral​

According to distinguished security scholar Phillips P. O’Brien, the leadership of President Donald Trump has set the United States on a downward spiral in which it is “weaker every day.” Perhaps even more alarming, the US “may never come back” from the diminished state Trump will leave it in.

O’Brien — whose book War and Power is widely cited by strategy experts — asserts that there are several factors driving the country’s decline under Trump, but the most looming is the president’s decision to launch war with Iran.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opin...-downward-spiral/ar-AA24LJun?ocid=socialshare

 

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Not Everyone That Looks Like You Is Your People​

Jun 2, 2026
Bigherc916 discusses the importance of discernment and individual character over racial or social allegiances. By drawing on personal experiences from incarceration, the analysis encourages viewers to critically evaluate those they choose to follow or support.


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If This Is Winning, America Can’t Afford Much More of It - The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity

“We’re gonna win so much, you may even get tired of winning.”—Donald Trump Donald Trump promised Americans they would get tired of winning. If this is what winning looks like, America can’t afford much more of it. We are losing ground economically. We are losing credibility abroad. We are losing...

ronpaulinstitute.org

 

[Bottom Feeder]

DYODD here.

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Unh, she must be a bit behind…

paddockpost​

Executive Compensation at Goodwill (2023)​

Goodwill Industries was established in 1902 and is widely known across the country as the place where we all donate clothing and household goods to help others. There are 161 Goodwill Industries autonomous organizations and more than 4,200 retail stores in the US and Canada and 12 countries that generated an estimated $7.6 billion in revenue in 2023.

193 employees received $22 million in compensation which equates to an average of $114,000. However, only 67 employees received more than $100,000 with the 13 most highly compensated reported to be:

• $650,989: Steven C Preston, CEO
• $365,823: David Eagles, COO
• $364,344: Onney Crawley, Chief Marketing Officer
• $339,,951: Martin Scaglione, Chief Mission Officer
• $304,970: Wendi Copeland, Chief Mission and Partnership Officer
• $276,195: Deborah Betsch, Chief Learning and Talent Officer
• $275,149: Ceri Danheux, Chief Information and Technology Officer
• $262,978: Regina Nelson, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
• $261,159: James Hill, VP, Donated Goods Retail
• $242,772: Marla Jackson, VP, Quality Fooundations
• $206,123: William Parrish, Sr Consulting, DGR
• $202,194: Laura Walling, VP, Government Affairs
• $160,471: Catalina Serna-Valencia, CFO

 

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Voices: Israel is starting to realize just how far it has sunk​

When reports – now largely confirmed – emerged of a furious, expletive-ridden row between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, two inferences were widely drawn.

The first, largely from outside Israel, was that this heralded the end of any reasonable relationship between the US President and Israel’s Prime Minister, even of the long-standing alliance. The second, largely from opposition figures inside Israel, was that Netanyahu had rolled over in the face of US pressure and confirmed Israel’s status as a vassal state. These might have been obvious conclusions to reach, but neither is quite as it seems.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...-far-it-has-sunk/ar-AA24UeJd?ocid=socialshare

 

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SEPTA police are threatening to strike during the World Cup​

The union representing transit police officers has asked SEPTA to settle stalled contract talks in binding arbitration — or risk a strike during the World Cup and other major summer events in Philadelphia.

In return, Fraternal Order of Transit Police Lodge 109 would waive members’ right to strike, president Omari Bervine said in a Thursday interview.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...ng-the-world-cup/ar-AA24TVff?ocid=socialshare

 

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A 24-year-old tennis pro struggled to pay for her hotel. Her Cinderella run at the French Open just earned her a 7-figure paycheck​

• On Thursday, Maja Chwalińska made history, becoming the first qualifier to reach a Roland-Garros final.
• The 24-year-old's win over Diana Shnaider also secured her a seven-figure paycheck.
• Earlier in the tournament, she discussed struggling to afford her hotel in Paris.

There's a Polish player in the women's final at Roland-Garros — and it isn't world No. 3 Iga Świątek.

It's Maja Chwalińska, a 24-year-old qualifier who had to win three matches at the French Open just to get into the main draw of the second Slam of the year.

In Thursday's semifinal, Chwalińska took out Russia's Diana Shnaider to secure her place in Saturday's final.

The win also guaranteed her a seven-figure check.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/te...-figure-paycheck/ar-AA24UjtI?ocid=socialshare

 

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Peter Thiel’s Relocation to Argentina…And What It Could Be Signaling

I don’t doubt that the US could impose foreign exchange controls as the dollar gets weaker. The country is becoming socially, financially, economically, and politically unstable.

goldseek.com

 

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Doug Casey's Take

Not much to see, can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

Jun 5, 2026 Doug Casey's Take
Matt and Doug open with a light discussion about June holidays, local attitudes toward Pride Month in Virginia, and Trump’s unusual AI-style memes, then shift into subscriber questions. Doug explains his cautious stance on sizing into cheap junior mining and gold stocks while wanting more cash “dry powder” amid fears of a potential deflationary market collapse that could temporarily drag miners down too. They discuss whether nuclear weapons and modern city-targeting warfare violate the Geneva Conventions, citing WWII bombings, Korea, Iraq infrastructure attacks, and the devastation and contested casualty estimates in Gaza and southern Lebanon. Doug and Matt touch on eVTOL investing as a regulatory-heavy, early-industry space; risks from Japan rate changes, major tech IPOs, index/ETF dynamics, and speculative options; corn vs. soybeans as a fertilizer play; Doug’s views on the soul as unprovable but personally plausible; why Eric Sprott’s Forbes cover isn’t a top signal; Interactive Brokers for Canadian exchanges; and why inheritance often harms children unless values and education are strong.

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The debate over Israel aid is coming. Congress wants to future-proof the relationship first.

The Israeli government is willing to phase out U.S. financial grants. But Mike Rogers and Tom Cotton want to lock in other forms of aid—without a debate in Congress.

reason.com