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When you read stuff likethat and really absorb it, it makes you wonder how we get past this without some sort of violent revolution. Maybe not here but, certainly other places around the world. Scary stuff.

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When you read stuff likethat and really absorb it, it makes you wonder how we get past this without some sort of violent revolution. Maybe not here but, certainly other places around the world. Scary stuff.

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The Kaliningrad blockade is the biggest development since the Ukrainian war began and no one is covering it

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Slightly off/topic, but ... Roughly a dozen years ago I had the pleasure of listening to a speech by a former governor of the FRB. He explained that the Fed's analyses indicated that the financial institutions that were capable of causing systemic financial instability were those that were (1) large, (2) interconnected, and (3) highly leveraged. When I asked him how should we then view the Fed, since it was (1) the largest US financial institution, (2) the most interconnected, and (3) highly leveraged at about 50 to 1 at that time, his response in essence was that there were responsible adults in charge of the Fed, but it made sense to worry about the Central Banks of certain other countries, especially where they were politically influenced or directed.

Events since then would seem to indicate that there were no responsible adults in charge at the Fed.

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Jun 19, 2022·edited Jun 19, 2022

2 misc items. Russians eliminate 50 AFU generals with one missile strike. Also 10 M777 Howitzers were destroyed. https://thesaker.is/sitrep-operation-z-%f0%9f%92%a5-theme-kalibr-kaboom/

As to the WEF's wet dream of top down central planning, how did that work out for the Soviets? Also, I'm skeptical of Martin Armstrong's magic 8 ball forecasting, but he keeps predicting a major war in 2023. Perhaps he has all the right tea leaves aligned? (I do enjoy a lot of his insights though.)

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SWAG’s:

1. China will continue its zero Covid policy through November. Xi will get an unprecedented third term. First Chinese leader since Mao. This means more supply problems till November.

2. Oil prices will stay high. Biden will go to KSA, Saudi will smile, and not increase production.

3. Ukraine War will continue, causing huge inflation in Europe. Russia will continue to gain land and take Odessa eventually. Biden Administration energy policy will remain in control of environmental extremism. Blackouts and Brownouts will happen across the US in the Summer, due to green policies.

4. Euro will fracture. Higher inflation and rates will break the Euro.

5. Bottom line inflation is here. US Rates are going higher, but not high enough. Issue is Government spending, but no political will to touch.

6. Other currency exchange methods will make it easier to go around US dollar economic controls.

7. Many Bric banks will refuse to use the Euro and Dollar, due to fear of us sanctions / control.

8. Goods from Bric countries will be increasingly denominated in alternatives to US dollar and Euro.

9. Yen will collapse, ie become much cheaper. This will increase energy costs to Japan.

10. Trans War backed by Biden Administration will increase Red Wave in November. Lots of Hispanics will vote GOP.

11. Home schooling will increase due to Trans War.

12. Election cheating will have huge impact in Blue states, at levels of 2020. BS going on in Michigan Gov. Race is just a harbinger. GA will also go Blue due cheating at all levels. Exceeding the margin of cheating, the usual GOP hope, won’t matter. Az I’m not sure of, same with Nevada. Anyplace with easy Mail in ballots is lost. eGOP is awol on this issue. Ca will remain Blue, sigh. This will increase lack of trust in elections.

13. Commercial property market will get hurt hard by increase in interest rates, since the loan term is much shorter. Counter argument is it’s a hard asset, so will do well.

14. Soros prosecutors will mostly remain in office, keeping crime high in large cities.

15. US borders will remain open, feeding increased anger in US native population.

16. Covid as a control mechanism is dead.

Black Swans ( low chance of happening):

1. Russia agrees to Ukraine ceasefire.

2. Massive regime changes in Eu to nationalistic governments.

3. US back doors in ministry of truth.

4. Red states refuse to follow Biden/Federal Executive Orders on Abortion.

5. Gop gets serious on fighting election cheating.

6. Vax side effects Get widely known as Jab 5 gets rolled out, and more side effects happen. And as many kindergarten through universities require vaccination for in person education.

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i am a proud american. but now i find myself praying for china and russia to remain strong... crazy times...

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Happy Pride Month! And have a Blessed Juneteenth.

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You know, just about everyone sentient is on to them. They are mind blowingly obvious. No one believes legacy media anymore, they are propaganda outfits. Even in Canada 70% think media lie. Where is the business model in that? Do they not do polling or do their pollsters give them the polling they want? Does Bill Gates not know how much he is loathed? He goes around with a big grin on his face like he is Lady Bountiful. Their whole gang must be Asbergers, zero emotional intelligence. Meanwhile some European countries are reporting vax injuries at one in 100. And insurance payouts in one midwest company 169% of normal last quarter. Again, this is not a working business model.

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Mark you have captured this situation very well. I saw somewhere a while back where Powell had broached the CBDC topic (preparing the ground?) and I also saw Smith's column earlier today. Is Powell really a WEF stooge? That idea has caused a disconnect in my head with the Tom Luongo idea of the Fed working vs. the Euroligarchs and the WEF. Regardless, the idea that the "reset" would need to be of the entire world economy seems consistent with both the ideology and the objectives of the WEF. If that doesn't happen what is their fallback? They don't seem to be willing to either adapt their plans accordingly or admit any sort of failure at this point. Do they have the intellect to draw back on their plans? Given the idiocy of those initial plans I doubt it.

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