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He's not wrong...although he does a p!ss-poor job of explaining it. Probably because he himself doesn't understand it.

It was caused by money-printing. Inflation is everywhere, and only, a monetary event. It launched, because the money-laundering of the Federal Reserve to member banks to House equity accounts, to the stawk markets...was bypassed by Stimmy and Cash-Fer-Clunkers. That was Helicopter Money, and it does what uncontrolled money-printing always does.

If Trump could get someone to EXPLAIN this...bypass the partisan propagandists pretending to be nooze people...he might get a little traction.
 
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Yah.

Pedo Howard Lutnik posted something similar, on, IIRC, ZH.

ONLY DONALD TRUMP CAN SAVE THE KENNEDY CENTER!

What he means is, only Donald Trump can ash-can the evidence tying Howie to those hide-the-salami parties in Epstein's playpen, with little kids.
 
This surprises him?

Stupids gonna stupe. NOTHING is gonna get in the way of their Grand Plan to hit the Putin, and then march in to loot all of Russia and make their Black Rock options pay off.



...the dumb M-Fers THINK.

The grift and corruption continue on apace...
 
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I'm not younger but I have REAL trouble believing this.

Walter Cronkite...lost Vietnam for us, with his slanted, covert-agenda editorializing-as-news.

What he did, agitated the malleable.

Should Vietnam have been fought? That's a separate question, and one Cronkite ignored. He simply painted it as his occupational descendants paint Russia's efforts now...the reverse of what it was.

Vietnam was a war of containment; the kind of war which, we see in eighty years after the European war...these containment efforts and "police actions" invariably fail. Because a war is won ONLY...by BREAKING THE WILL OF THE OTHER SIDE.

The leaders and the people. A limited-scope war, a bombing campaign, sanctions, "police actions..." do not do this.

The Russian government is learning that. I'm surprised Putin, obviously a student of history, missed this obvious lesson.

Were we going to impose the Truman Doctrine (ignoring that the Frogs ignited Indochina by trying to reclaim their colonies, that pathetic, installed, client-state government)...If we were serious about it, we should have DEFEATED the North and OCCUPIED it.

All or nothing. That's the nature of war. Half-war doesn't work.

Walter Cronkite...I can't describe my contempt for him using drawing-room language.
 
Wait Until You Hear JD Vance’s New Midterm Pitch | The Kinzinger Report Podcast

Sep 17, 2026 #Trump #JDVance #Midterms
Vice President JD Vance is asking voters to give the Trump administration “another chance” as Republicans make their closing argument ahead of the 2026 midterms. The comment comes as some Republican candidates are adjusting how closely they align themselves with President Trump on the campaign trail, including Rep. María Elvira Salazar, who released an ad criticizing parts of the administration’s immigration enforcement. Adam Kinzinger breaks down the changing Republican message heading into November.
Plus: the Federal Reserve unanimously raises interest rates by a quarter point as officials say inflation remains elevated; House Republicans clash over proposals aimed at providing relief from high fuel prices; and Speaker Mike Johnson sends the House home early for the midterm campaign, delaying Rep. Thomas Massie’s effort to force a vote on articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.


12:48
 

Worker sacked after Hyundai i30 complaint wins $900,000 payout: 'I'm gobsmacked'​

A worker at one of Melbourne's wealthiest councils has won a $900,000 payout after he was ordered to drive a hatchback which gave him headaches and neck pain.

Warren Norton, 65, was awarded the sum by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) after it found he was illegally sacked for complaining about the Hyundai i30.

It sparked a two-year legal battle that cost Mr Norton $180,000, taken from his superannuation, and caused him and his wife to suffer breakdowns from the stress.

Mr Norton was a local laws officer for Boroondara City Council which swapped his spacious Hyundai H1 work van for the smaller Hyundai hatchback in 2023.

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/hum...t-i-m-gobsmacked/ar-AA2cvVr3?ocid=socialshare
 
Doug Casey's Take

Nothing to see, can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab. Remember, this is banter, commentary & opinions. You know the drill.

Investing, Morality, and Drones

Sep 18, 2026 Doug Casey's Take
Doug and Matt discuss escalating Yemen-Houthi conflict impacts, including disruption of Saudi oil infrastructure and potential wider geopolitical fallout as oil supplies to Europe tighten and fuel prices rise. They pivot to U.S. policy and market fragility, criticizing short-term political decision-making (including possible diesel export bans), warning about deficits, rising rates, and a looming financial crisis, while outlining a defensive investment stance favoring gold, agriculture, and energy. They debate AI fear narratives as regulatory capture, question returns on massive AI capital spending, and consider state intervention if major firms fail, noting cheaper Chinese models undercut U.S. frontier labs. Viewer Q&A covers taking state money as a moral dilemma, risk management without stop-losses in illiquid resource stocks, prospects for conflict in Latin America vs. Africa/Middle East, evaluating moral character, Botswana’s diamond dependence, legal system critiques, offshore vs. onshore precious-metals storage, private deal drawbacks, and future drone warfare shifting to swarms and eventually nanotechnology.


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Casey Jones said:
Yah.

Pedo Howard Lutnik posted something similar, on, IIRC, ZH.

ONLY DONALD TRUMP CAN SAVE THE KENNEDY CENTER!

What he means is, only Donald Trump can ash-can the evidence tying Howie to those hide-the-salami parties in Epstein's playpen, with little kids.
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All one need do is 'suggest' someone's name is in the Epstein files and everyone hops on to denigrate and propagate the character assassination rumor.

Howard Lutnick — Grokipedia

Howard William Lutnick (born July 14, 1961) is an American businessman and government official serving as the 41st United States Secretary of Commerce since February 2025. He previously led Cantor Fit
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🚨 WOW! The Trump White House just released the exact victories achieved by 47's Greenland deal, which entails "COMPLETE AND PERMANENT SECURITY CONTROL"

The White House specifically confirmed that adversaries are blocked from Greenland AS IF Greenland WERE A STATE.

This is historic. This is a PROMISE KEPT:

1. Greenland will forever be a part of the strategic defense area of North America, and it excludes any adversary from Greenland and the surrounding region

2. US has "COMPLETE and INDEPENDENT" ability to do what it "DEEMS NECESSARY" for security — that includes permanent access and basing rights

3. Non-NATO bases are BANNED from Greenland, and adversaries are BLOCKED from making investments that may threaten the US

4. The previous Greenland arrangement was severely upgraded: before, ANY country could've built a base there under certain circumstances. Not anymore.

5. The deal is to INFINITY and will never lapse, even if Greenland achieves full independence from Denmark

6. Greenland and Denmark are prevented from taking action to block the US from taking security measures we deem necessary — something the WH said was an issue in the past

Panama Canal-style problems now will never be an issue in Greenland

HE REALLY DID IT 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
 
Goldhedge said:
All one need do is 'suggest' someone's name is in the Epstein files and everyone hops on to denigrate and propagate the character assassination rumor.

Howard Lutnick — Grokipedia

Howard William Lutnick (born July 14, 1961) is an American businessman and government official serving as the 41st United States Secretary of Commerce since February 2025. He previously led Cantor Fit
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I see.

So he was just a neighbor. To the CIA honey-pot operator.

And of course it's unsubstantiated ROO-merzzz...that he he was a repeated guest on the Lolita Express. Even though he admitted to being there, a while back.

And anything that would put those rumors down...LIKE RELEASING FACTS...that's all stopped. By Orange Man.

And Lutnik, who we never heard of before...a behind-the-scenes man at Black Rock...suddenly is Trump's biggest cheerleader.

I don't believe in cowinkydinks.
 
searcher said:
reason.com

People get paid for blood, plasma, and drug trials—why not kidneys too?

Instead of kidney waitlists that kill thousands of people a year, let people get paid for kidney transplants.
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Reason must have been taken over by the Borg.

Why not? It's OBVIOUS.

And, since it's the individual's body, isn't that a private matter? I heard the same argument for "assisted suicide." Look at what THAT has led to in Canada.

With the whole of Western society turning the Middle Class into debt-serfs, I can see Black Rock jumping right on this...just a little "persuasion"...and a little buying of favorable Kourt rulings....
 

Trump Just Killed The City Of London's 40-Year Gravy Train​

00:00 Canada, Australia and New Zealand join the EU
07:12 Diesel, the Fed rate rise and the attack on the economy before the midterms
09:53 Frozen Russian assets and Germany's Russia House
11:32 Everyone has a complaint, nobody has a solution
13:26 Dominions of the Crown: who really runs Canada
15:14 Ukraine: the captured conscript and a corporation without elections
18:21 The midterms are the globalists' survival play
22:30 The Debt Clock switches to assets: what America is actually worth
27:32 There is no such thing as EU associate membership
31:48 Turnout beats the cheat: Saxony-Anhalt, the Berlin Wall and 2020
35:58 The Supreme Court kills the mail-in ballot order
38:08 Trump says the Democrats were behind Butler
39:27 Clearing the field for Kamala 2028
44:13 Starmer's old seat: the by-election and George Galloway
48:16 British veterans refuse to fight for Ukraine
49:45 Mark and Blaine arrive
 
Posting as food for thought, nothing more. Take it fwiw, dyodd and make of it what you will.



NSPM-7 is a National Security Presidential Memorandum issued to counter domestic terrorism and organized political violence, particularly targeting groups labeled as “anti-fascist” or left-wing extremists.​

Overview​

NSPM-7, formally titled “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence,” was issued on September 25, 2025, by President Donald Trump. It directs federal agencies, including the FBI, Department of Justice, and Joint Terrorism Task Forces, to identify, investigate, and disrupt networks associated with politically-motivated violence, especially those linked to anti-fascist movements, illegal immigration protests, and riots Wikipedia+2. The memorandum authorizes preemptive measures, allowing law enforcement to act against individuals or groups based on ideological or political beliefs rather than confirmed violent acts Katie Couric Media+1.

Key Provisions​

  • Investigation and Disruption: Federal agencies are tasked with dismantling networks suspected of promoting political violence, including monitoring recruitment, radicalization, and funding sources Katie Couric Media+1.
  • Legal Enforcement: The Attorney General is empowered to prosecute federal crimes related to these activities and propose designations of groups as “domestic terrorist organizations” Katie Couric Media.
  • Financial Measures: The Treasury Secretary and IRS Commissioner are instructed to disrupt funding for targeted groups Wikipedia+1.
  • Preemptive Action: NSPM-7 allows authorities to act before violent acts occur, focusing on potential threats identified through ideological indicators such as anti-American, anti-capitalist, or anti-Christian views Katie Couric Media+1.

Controversy and Criticism​

Civil liberties organizations, including the ACLU and Human Rights Watch, have criticized NSPM-7 for its broad definitions and potential to intimidate or suppress political opposition, nonprofits, and activist groups American Civil Liberties Union. Critics argue that the memorandum could be used to target individuals or organizations based on political beliefs rather than actual criminal activity, raising concerns about First Amendment rights, due process, and equal protection under the law American Civil Liberties Union. The Brennan Center for Justice described the memorandum and related Antifa designation as “ungrounded in fact and law” Wikipedia.

Context​

NSPM-7 followed a series of politically-motivated violent incidents, including the assassination of Charlie Kirk and a shooting at a Dallas ICE facility in 2025, which the administration cited as evidence of organized campaigns of domestic terrorism Wikipedia+1. The memorandum builds on the executive branch’s authority to issue national security directives, which are often confidential and do not require congressional approval Katie Couric Media+1.

Implications​

NSPM-7 represents a preemptive, executive-driven approach to domestic security, emphasizing disruption of perceived threats before violence occurs. While intended to protect public safety, it has sparked debate over civil liberties, the scope of executive power, and the potential targeting of political dissent American Civil Liberties Union.
 

Members Of Russian Intelligence Services Network Charged With Conspiring To Finance Terrorism And Commit Murder For Hire In The United States​

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, Attorney General for the United States, Todd Blanche, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, John A. Eisenberg, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Kash Patel, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI, James C. Barnacle, Jr., and Assistant Director in Charge of the Washington Field Office of the FBI, Darren B. Cox, announced today the unsealing of charges against five individuals working for the intelligence services of the Russian Federation to conduct
 

Transcript: Trump press ban backfires as leaks reveal its dark motive​

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 22 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.

Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent.

Three news organizations just sued the Trump administration after Donald Trump banned them from the White House grounds. They alleged that their First Amendment rights had been violated. Amusingly, to show that Trump is retaliating against them for their reporting, the organizations leaned on Trump’s own words and tweets, which state explicitly that this is what he’s doing.

Read the rest here:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/othe...-its-dark-motive/ar-AA2cKwIX?ocid=socialshare
 
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Not true at all.

It depends on how the billionaire made money.

If it was through value-for-value...building a steel plant, or a new type of computer, or a service people are willing to pay for...hey, that's great.

If he got his money, not by making it, but by stepping in the gusher of fiat coming out of the FRB...as a money-changer, a Financier...making money WITH money, and getting that first round of money out of seigniorage...YES, his being a billionaire is DIRECTLY responsible for why my dollars no longer buy what they did a couple years prior.
 
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