What follows is the latest from Pepe Escobar ************************************************************************************************************* 2023 starts with collective NATO in Absolutely Freak Out Mode as Russian Defense Minister Shoigu announces that Russian Navy frigate Admiral Gorshkov is now on tour – complete with a set of Mr. Zircon’s hypersonic business cards. The business tour will encompass the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean,Continue reading “Bye Bye 1991-2022”
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The Bakhmut Encirclement
Mostly Polish and some Germans holding the line. Larry Johnson: https://sonar21.com/what-is-ukraine-hiding-in-the-bakhmut-salt-mines/ WHAT IS UKRAINE HIDING IN THE BAKHMUT SALT MINES? 7 January 2023 by Larry Johnson The prolonged battle for Bakhmut is portrayed in the press as a symbol of Russian weakness. I know that many Westerners have scratched their heads and wondered why such a fierceContinue reading “The Bakhmut Encirclement”
Elect a Clown, Expect a Clown – Jobs Edition
ZH: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/inside-strong-jobs-report-full-time-workers-1k-part-time-workers-679k Inside The “Strong” Jobs Report: Full-Time Workers -1K; Part-Time Workers +679K BY TYLER DURDEN FRIDAY, JAN 06, 2023 – 11:20 AM Reading the mainstream media’s reaction to today’s payrolls report, one would be left with the impression that it was generally on the goldilocks side and indicative of a possible soft-landing – considerContinue reading “Elect a Clown, Expect a Clown – Jobs Edition”
Winners and Losers in 2022
Short Energy?
I’m seeing a red board.
The Battle of Washington
Meaning in History: https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/briefly-noted-speaker-fed-notes-ukraine Now, as readers will know, I believe Tom Luongo is on to something very deep with his Theory of Everything—which is, briefly, that the Fed is engaged in a war with the ruling globalist elite of the collective West—”Davos”—fronted by the World Economic Forum. It’s not a question of whether theContinue reading “The Battle of Washington”
End Game: The Final Assault
The final assault on Bakhmut has begun. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are developing their success on the outskirts of the Pidhorodne The situation in Artemovsk on the morning of January 5 from Ukraine sources,even the AFU General Staff confirms the Russian offfensive in Bahmut. The capture of Pidhorodne makes it possible forContinue reading “End Game: The Final Assault”
ISM Says Recession
https://www.ismworld.org/supply-management-news-and-reports/reports/ism-report-on-business/pmi/december/ “The December Manufacturing PMI® registered 48.4 percent, 0.6 percentage point lower than the 49 percent recorded in November. Regarding the overall economy, this figure indicates contraction after 30 straight months of expansion.” “The U.S. manufacturing sector again contracted, with the Manufacturing PMI® at its lowest level since the coronavirus pandemic recovery began. With Business Survey Committee panelistsContinue reading “ISM Says Recession”
Twitter Files: Twitter Pressured By Intel Community–It’s Always About The Russia Hoax
Meaning in History: https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/twitter-files-twitter-pressured-by Matt Taibbi has a new substack out on the Twitter Files. This one concentrates on how Twitter found itself under political pressure from the Deep State to, in essence, lend support to the Russia Hoax. This, as usual, was an evidence free operation. Twitter looked but couldn’t find evidence of RussianContinue reading “Twitter Files: Twitter Pressured By Intel Community–It’s Always About The Russia Hoax”
Money-Supply Growth Turns Negative for First Time in 28 Years
Mises: https://mises.org/wire/money-supply-growth-turns-negative-first-time-28-years Money supply growth fell again in November, and this time it turned negative for the first time in 28 years. November’s drop continues a steep downward trend from the unprecedented highs experienced during much of the past two years. During the thirteen months between April 2020 and April 2021, money supply growth in the UnitedContinue reading “Money-Supply Growth Turns Negative for First Time in 28 Years”