Another Bank Bites the Dust
2023-05-02
First Republic Bank was seized by regulators Monday, becoming the second-largest bank failure in American history. JPMorgan acquired the bank’s assets and now holds more than 10% of all US deposits.
Trump Indictment Rallies GOP
2023-04-04
If Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s flimsy legal case against former President Donald Trump is intended to hamstring his 2024 campaign, it appears to be backfiring.Continue Reading
The Friday Five – Gaslighting Political Violence
2022-11-04
President Biden this week condemned political violence as a threat to democracy, but strangely enough, he failed to mention threats to Republican politicians or $2 billion property damage from “fiery but mostly peaceful protests” by liberals.
The Friday Five – ‘Strongest Possible Response’
2022-09-30
German media reports that the size of the devices used to sabotage the Nord Stream gas pipelines means a state actor must be responsible. European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen promises the “strongest possible response.”Continue Reading
Beginning of the End of Financial Privacy
2022-08-31
The Federal Reserve Bank plans to launch a new settlement system called FedNow by next summer. While it’s not blockchain-based, like cryptocurrency, it would route credit and debit card transactions through the Fed—meaning instant government records of card purchases.Continue Reading
Hard Landing
2022-06-20
Analysts are increasing convinced that the US has entered a recession, and the odds of a so-called “soft landing” are growing dim.Continue Reading
The Friday Five – Thousands of Cattle Dead in Kansas
2022-06-17
At least 2,000 head of cattle have died of heat stress in Kansas, further disrupting food supplies already stretched thin by drought, the war in Ukraine, and skyrocketing fertilizer costs.Continue Reading
US Giving Real-time Battlefield Intel to Ukraine
2022-05-09
The Pentagon said last week it provided the intelligence used by Ukraine to kill 12 Russian generals and Russia’s Black Sea flagship, the Moskva. This raises the question of where, exactly, is Putin’s “red line” regarding American involvement in that war?
The Friday Five – A False Flag, but Whose?
2022-02-18
Everyone is pointing fingers after a school in a contested region of eastern Ukraine was hit by artillery. The US and UK governments still insist that an invasion of Ukraine by Russia is imminent.Continue Reading
The Friday Five – Omicron Night Terrors
2022-01-28
A growing number of people report an odd symptom of the Omicron variant of SARS-2: Night terrors. Experts blame disrupted sleep cycles, but it sounds (literally) demonic.Continue Reading