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”
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Weakening Sun – Increased Seismicity
From Anagnostopoulos, G., Spyroglou, I., Rigas, A. et al. The sun as a significant agent provoking earthquakes. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 230, 287–333 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2020-000266-2: In this paper we provide significant evidence that the sun is a principal agent provoking seismic activity. In particular the aim of the studies presented is to examine the possible relation of theContinue reading “Weakening Sun – Increased Seismicity”
Bakhmut-Soledar: January 2, 2023
Vladimir Putin at the Annual Board of the Russian Ministry of Defense
A New Cold War Turning Hot
US dependency on China and Russia have long been building. Those dependencies deepened with the CoVid lab leak in late-2019 resulting in a doubling of our trade deficit under the Biden Regime. Amidst rising fragility, the Biden Regime amped-up the confrontation. In 2021, the Regime redeployed from Afghanistan to confront Russia — China’s ally —Continue reading “A New Cold War Turning Hot”
Happy Christmas to Our Drill Instructors Everywhere
Officer Candidate School or Boot Camp, they are unforgettable.
In It to Win It – Now and in the Future
https://tass.com/defense/1554075 Putin backs initiative to boost army size, raise conscription age Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu proposed calling up Russian citizens aged 21-30 for active duty, building up the personnel strength by another 30% and deploying 20 new divisions MOSCOW, December 21. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin backed the Defense Ministry’s initiative to increase the sizeContinue reading “In It to Win It – Now and in the Future”
All In – You Can Take It to the Bank
https://imetatronink.substack.com/p/in-for-a-pound In for a Pound Russia is in it to win it, and will settle for nothing less. William Schryver I have been following the excellent war historian Michael Vlahos for a good portion of the ongoing Ukraine War. I have benefited from his perspectives on history and his well-considered geopolitical insights. Dr. Vlahos’ formalContinue reading “All In – You Can Take It to the Bank”
Progressive Bail – $250 million of Stolen Client Dough
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/caroline-ellison-throws-sbf-under-bus-pleads-guilty-fraud-agrees-cooperate-doj Update (1330ET, December 22, 2022): After spending nine days in Bahamian jail, Sam Bankman-Fried arrived in a Manhattan federal courtroom to face fraud charges over the collapse of FTX. Handcuffed and dressed in a blue suit, he appeared at a bail hearing after entering a plea ahead of the hearing. And then the shocker came:Continue reading “Progressive Bail – $250 million of Stolen Client Dough”
Why EU Leaders Dread a Ukraine Peace Process
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ukraine-peace-negotiations-would-divide-europe-by-yanis-varoufakis-2022-12 YANIS VAROUFAKIS After the 2008 financial crash, the European Union only papered over the internal North-South conflict that emerged, and the war in Ukraine has produced a new East-West divide. Once peace arrives, both fault lines will only grow deeper, uglier, and impossible to ignore. This is not a polemic about whether Russia canContinue reading “Why EU Leaders Dread a Ukraine Peace Process”