They make up fake monsters to protect us from because they themselves are the real monsters. Reading by Tim Foley: Western politics is mostly just empire managers making up fake problems to fight so they don’t have to address the real problems. Can’t stop waging wars or the western empire will collapse. So they make…
The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is not even close to being resolved, and global oil supplies continue to get tighter and tighter. The world has been running an “oil deficit” for months, and we have been able to do that by running down commercial oil inventories and strategic national reserves. There was hope…
Iran has emerged stronger after the United States and Israel started a war on February 28th of this year. Now that the conflict appears to be winding down, the US has taken a beating while Iran is visibly the winner in all ways that matter. The US didn’t achieve a single stated military goal of…
Fake food labs can clear farming land for data centers, wind farms & solar panels: perspective The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting of the New Champions, aka “Summer Davos,” concludes with a focus on fake food, putting a value on nature, and prepping for a robot invasion. The WEF Summer Davos meeting took place…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Photographs. Paintings. Editorial cartoons. Cover art. Memes. We are steeped every day of our lives in visual art. And who can doubt the profound effect that a particularly striking image can have on our psyche? Today, James explores the way art and imagery can be used to unlock minds and deprogram the…
The UK unveiled its most comprehensive crypto regulatory framework yet, requiring firms to meet capital, stress-testing, and market-abuse standards while easing some stablecoin rules. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority published a landmark crypto regulatory framework this week, establishing capital requirements, market abuse controls, and stablecoin standards for the country’s digital asset industry ahead of a…
Former Utah County Attorney David Leavitt has outrun accusations of an illegal adoption and ritualistic child abuse after attorneys within US Homeland Security Investigations shuttered an investigation into his actions. In an exclusive interview with The Last American Vagabond, a former Homeland Security Investigations analyst reveals how he was targeted by the US government for pursuing…
International Man: Private equity firms used to be associated with big corporate deals, but now they’re buying up plumbing companies, HVAC businesses, roofers, dental practices, veterinary clinics, car washes, and other small, boring, cash-flowing businesses all over the US. What do you make of this trend? Doug Casey: It’s not a sign of healthy capital allocation. Brokers…
Please note: This post is also on Substack.* * * Oligarchy is a very old system of governance and one we have never really escaped. More than 2,000 years ago, Aristotle stated that oligarchy (oligarchia) becomes the governance system “when men of property have government in their hands.” Today, we define “oligarchy” as “government by the few, especially despotic…
Bitcoin dropped by 20% in June, but the monthly chart reveals something far more concerning. Bitcoin fell by 20% to under $60,000 in June, its worst monthly performance since the same month in 2022. If that number alone isn’t enough to worry bulls, the price chart, especially the monthly candlestick, could be. The June candlestick, a charting…
