The Shitshow Macro Weekly Wrapup for Friday, December 6, 2024 is out:
Domestic:
-A Chinese national living illegally in California has been arrested and charged with conspiring to procure restricted weapons and military-grade technology for North Korea.
sofx.com/california-man…
-The same DOJ that recently said use of encrypted messaging apps was “proof” of illegal activity is now urging Americans to use encrypted messaging apps after China hacked their domestic spying panopticon using the Salt Typhoon:
sofx.com/us-officials-u…
-The CEO of the world’s largest health insurer (UHC) got merc’d in downtown NYC on his way to an investor’s meeting this week, and the entire internet became weapons & assassin experts.
--Pro-tip: No you’re not. Neither are the randos you’re following on social media.
-The former Marine-turned Good Samaritan in NYC (Daniel Penny) jury has been in deliberation for several days, but there were some significant audibles today.
--To begin with, in this trial it’s already come out that Neely was still alive when NYPD took possession of him.
--Video of the prosecutor admitting to downgrading charges against previous actual murders due to immutable characteristics (skin color) have been made public.
--There are 2 charges against Penny: Count 1 is manslaughter, Count 2 is negligent homicide.
--After several days of deliberation and a “hung jury” on Count 1, the prosecutor moved to drop Count 1 and move forward with Count 2 - which seems to defy the jury instructions.
--They plan to be back in court on Monday, so we’ll see what happens.
theepochtimes.com/us/judge-dismi…
-Following close on the heels of the Marc Andreesen interview with Joe Rogan re: Liz Warren and debanking tech founders, the House Judiciary dropped a report today on the Biden-Harris admin weaponizing the USGOV to snoop on Americans’ bank records without warrants.
--According to their report, there were over 3mm warrantless searches conducted by 14,000 USGOV employees on Americans’ bank accounts.
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subs…
-Joe pardoned his son Hunter last week, despite saying for quite some time that he wouldn’t.
--While that could be seen through a lens of empathy by any father (even those of us who don't raise crackhead & international crime spree sons), the latest potential move being floated to the media cannot.
--The scuttlebutt this week is laying out potential “considerations” of blanket preemptive pardons for anyone Joe (more likely his handlers) deem the Trump admin may actually hold accountable for their crimes.
--This could be simply a trial balloon to test how palatable it would be with the public. If they were to do this, it may not hold up in legal tests to pardon someone for a crime that hasn’t even been tried or sentenced in any court yet.
-For my Texas friends, family, and future neighbors, Dade Phelan, who led the impeachment activities against AG Ken Paxton, has been removed from his position as Texas House Speaker.
-Peter Navarro, one of only 2 people who I know of that accurately predicted our current economic situation if Biden-Harris took office, has been named as Trump’s Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing.
--Steve Cortes was the other.
War/Military:
-An IAF airstrike in Khan Younis (a declared “humanitarian zone”) killed Hamas commanders and others.
--The IDF claims the targets of these strikes were committing terrorist actions within the zone. Secondary explosions after the strike seem to back those claims up.
sofx.com/israeli-airstr…
---Rebels in Syria have captured the city of Hama, seen by many strategists as a “road to Damascus” and a critical logistics line for the Syrian government.
RUS Wagner Mercs landed this week to begin aiding the GOV forces, and several leaders of the nations who are engaged in this conflict - some publicly and some not (RUS, Iran, Turkey, Syria) are allegedly meeting today (Friday).
Domestic:
-A Chinese national living illegally in California has been arrested and charged with conspiring to procure restricted weapons and military-grade technology for North Korea.
sofx.com/california-man…
-The same DOJ that recently said use of encrypted messaging apps was “proof” of illegal activity is now urging Americans to use encrypted messaging apps after China hacked their domestic spying panopticon using the Salt Typhoon:
sofx.com/us-officials-u…
-The CEO of the world’s largest health insurer (UHC) got merc’d in downtown NYC on his way to an investor’s meeting this week, and the entire internet became weapons & assassin experts.
--Pro-tip: No you’re not. Neither are the randos you’re following on social media.
-The former Marine-turned Good Samaritan in NYC (Daniel Penny) jury has been in deliberation for several days, but there were some significant audibles today.
--To begin with, in this trial it’s already come out that Neely was still alive when NYPD took possession of him.
--Video of the prosecutor admitting to downgrading charges against previous actual murders due to immutable characteristics (skin color) have been made public.
--There are 2 charges against Penny: Count 1 is manslaughter, Count 2 is negligent homicide.
--After several days of deliberation and a “hung jury” on Count 1, the prosecutor moved to drop Count 1 and move forward with Count 2 - which seems to defy the jury instructions.
--They plan to be back in court on Monday, so we’ll see what happens.
theepochtimes.com/us/judge-dismi…
-Following close on the heels of the Marc Andreesen interview with Joe Rogan re: Liz Warren and debanking tech founders, the House Judiciary dropped a report today on the Biden-Harris admin weaponizing the USGOV to snoop on Americans’ bank records without warrants.
--According to their report, there were over 3mm warrantless searches conducted by 14,000 USGOV employees on Americans’ bank accounts.
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subs…
-Joe pardoned his son Hunter last week, despite saying for quite some time that he wouldn’t.
--While that could be seen through a lens of empathy by any father (even those of us who don't raise crackhead & international crime spree sons), the latest potential move being floated to the media cannot.
--The scuttlebutt this week is laying out potential “considerations” of blanket preemptive pardons for anyone Joe (more likely his handlers) deem the Trump admin may actually hold accountable for their crimes.
--This could be simply a trial balloon to test how palatable it would be with the public. If they were to do this, it may not hold up in legal tests to pardon someone for a crime that hasn’t even been tried or sentenced in any court yet.
-For my Texas friends, family, and future neighbors, Dade Phelan, who led the impeachment activities against AG Ken Paxton, has been removed from his position as Texas House Speaker.
-Peter Navarro, one of only 2 people who I know of that accurately predicted our current economic situation if Biden-Harris took office, has been named as Trump’s Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing.
--Steve Cortes was the other.
War/Military:
-An IAF airstrike in Khan Younis (a declared “humanitarian zone”) killed Hamas commanders and others.
--The IDF claims the targets of these strikes were committing terrorist actions within the zone. Secondary explosions after the strike seem to back those claims up.
sofx.com/israeli-airstr…
---Rebels in Syria have captured the city of Hama, seen by many strategists as a “road to Damascus” and a critical logistics line for the Syrian government.
RUS Wagner Mercs landed this week to begin aiding the GOV forces, and several leaders of the nations who are engaged in this conflict - some publicly and some not (RUS, Iran, Turkey, Syria) are allegedly meeting today (Friday).
SOFX
California Man Charged with Conspiring to Supply Weapons and Technology to North Korea
A Chinese national living illegally in California has been arrested and charged with conspiring to procure restricted weapons and military-grade
--To that point, Turkey still publicly disavows any claims they have a hand in what’s going on in Syria.
--Here’s an article about the loss of Hama:
sofx.com/hama-captured-…
--And a deep-dive into the current state-of-play in Syria from today’s @TheDuranReal :
rumble.com/v5wo0yk-lavrov…
-An interesting theory (fully theoretical) by Alex of The Duran regarding the South Korean martial law episode this week. As it falls in line with something that we’ll cover in geopolitics today and includes the MIL, it’s worth mentioning.
--+80% of the S. Korean populace does not want their nation sending weapons to UKR.
--They did a sleight of hand previously, saying they would ship arms to the US to replace US weapons sent, only to be discovered that they in fact sent them directly to UKR.
--S. Korea does have a significant weapons manufacturing capability, meaning those Western nations who are “all-in” on Project UKR (no matter how their constituents feel) would probably want to lean on S. Korea hard to get in the game.
--The president had a significant popularity issue, and declaring martial law while shutting down the media could provide him as a final middle finger “I’m gonna do what I want” to the people before being ousted from office.
--Probably with a significant sinecure or kickback awaiting him, if that's an accurate theory.
-Putin has stated that he will be sending some of the new Oresnik missiles (the hypersonics that were used to turn a Kiev weapons manufacturing plant to dust recently) to Belarus.
-Speaking of RUS, their foreign minister Lavrov this week in an interview with Tucker that was released last night.
--While he does bring up a lot of past grievances, the man is very well spoken and he speaks using well-thought reasoning rather than the word salads we’re so used to.
--Take anything he says through the lens of the leader trying to give the best version of his side of the story, but he does verify quite a few things that have been said in other places about the underhanded way in which Western foreign policy has often been run.
x.com/TuckerCarlson/…
Markets/economics:
-At market close for the week, the S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Russell 2000 were up while the Dow 30 and oil were down.
--The financial press is putting out headlines today saying the market did great due to “help from a strong jobs report.”
--The actual jobs report: FT jobs -111k, PT jobs -268k
--Chart from @zerohedge in the show notes
-BTC crossed the important $100k value this week but had some significant seesaw action.
--At current (Friday evening) the price point is at $99,990.60
-The USDJPY currency pair is still in the danger zone at $149.98
-The European markets faired far better this week than they should, given what’s going on and what we’ll cover below.
--Aside from the Heng Seng, Asian markets had a red day on Friday.
-The Ice BofAML MOVE Index (bond market volatility) dropped significantly this week, now down to $83.20.
-The Biden-Harris tenure has added one more “certainty” to the list:
--Death, Taxes, and Downward BLS Revisions
--The latest is the biggest since May 2023, dropping October payrolls from 233k to 184k
--Chart from Zero Hedge in the show notes.
Business:
-Tens of thousands of German VW employees have halted production as a strike and protest against the pay cuts for those who keep their jobs.
--Their union is warning of a fierce strike, but Germany’s Green party has seriously damaged the entire auto industry in their country (of which VW makes up 19%).
armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/cli…
-A US appellate court has upheld the ban on social media platform TikTok, which will force its sale.
finance.yahoo.com/news/us-appeal…
Health:
-Health freedom fighter @AaronSiriSG and his group just secured another massive court win. This one requires the FDA to turn over another 1 million Coof shot trial documents that they tried to hide from the public.
x.com/AaronSiriSG/st…
--Here’s an article about the loss of Hama:
sofx.com/hama-captured-…
--And a deep-dive into the current state-of-play in Syria from today’s @TheDuranReal :
rumble.com/v5wo0yk-lavrov…
-An interesting theory (fully theoretical) by Alex of The Duran regarding the South Korean martial law episode this week. As it falls in line with something that we’ll cover in geopolitics today and includes the MIL, it’s worth mentioning.
--+80% of the S. Korean populace does not want their nation sending weapons to UKR.
--They did a sleight of hand previously, saying they would ship arms to the US to replace US weapons sent, only to be discovered that they in fact sent them directly to UKR.
--S. Korea does have a significant weapons manufacturing capability, meaning those Western nations who are “all-in” on Project UKR (no matter how their constituents feel) would probably want to lean on S. Korea hard to get in the game.
--The president had a significant popularity issue, and declaring martial law while shutting down the media could provide him as a final middle finger “I’m gonna do what I want” to the people before being ousted from office.
--Probably with a significant sinecure or kickback awaiting him, if that's an accurate theory.
-Putin has stated that he will be sending some of the new Oresnik missiles (the hypersonics that were used to turn a Kiev weapons manufacturing plant to dust recently) to Belarus.
-Speaking of RUS, their foreign minister Lavrov this week in an interview with Tucker that was released last night.
--While he does bring up a lot of past grievances, the man is very well spoken and he speaks using well-thought reasoning rather than the word salads we’re so used to.
--Take anything he says through the lens of the leader trying to give the best version of his side of the story, but he does verify quite a few things that have been said in other places about the underhanded way in which Western foreign policy has often been run.
x.com/TuckerCarlson/…
Markets/economics:
-At market close for the week, the S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Russell 2000 were up while the Dow 30 and oil were down.
--The financial press is putting out headlines today saying the market did great due to “help from a strong jobs report.”
--The actual jobs report: FT jobs -111k, PT jobs -268k
--Chart from @zerohedge in the show notes
-BTC crossed the important $100k value this week but had some significant seesaw action.
--At current (Friday evening) the price point is at $99,990.60
-The USDJPY currency pair is still in the danger zone at $149.98
-The European markets faired far better this week than they should, given what’s going on and what we’ll cover below.
--Aside from the Heng Seng, Asian markets had a red day on Friday.
-The Ice BofAML MOVE Index (bond market volatility) dropped significantly this week, now down to $83.20.
-The Biden-Harris tenure has added one more “certainty” to the list:
--Death, Taxes, and Downward BLS Revisions
--The latest is the biggest since May 2023, dropping October payrolls from 233k to 184k
--Chart from Zero Hedge in the show notes.
Business:
-Tens of thousands of German VW employees have halted production as a strike and protest against the pay cuts for those who keep their jobs.
--Their union is warning of a fierce strike, but Germany’s Green party has seriously damaged the entire auto industry in their country (of which VW makes up 19%).
armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/cli…
-A US appellate court has upheld the ban on social media platform TikTok, which will force its sale.
finance.yahoo.com/news/us-appeal…
Health:
-Health freedom fighter @AaronSiriSG and his group just secured another massive court win. This one requires the FDA to turn over another 1 million Coof shot trial documents that they tried to hide from the public.
x.com/AaronSiriSG/st…
SOFX
Hama Captured by Syrian Rebels as Fighting Advances Toward Homs
Syrian rebel forces, led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), recently captured the strategic city of Hama, in a significant blow
--A link to the ruling is in the above tweet. If you don’t have legal beagle or medical experience, @TracyBeanz (who has been hot on this trail since Day 1) will be breaking it down for you:
x.com/tracybeanz
Religion:
-Archaeologists in Turkey believe they have uncovered the tomb of Saint Nicholas.
--Yes, Santa Claus.
--Merry Christmas.
x.com/DailyTurkic/st…
Geopolitics:
-The French government has collapsed after a “no confidence” vote in the ramshackle coalition that Macron cobbled together to keep Marie Le Pen and her party out of national office after their massive popularity surge in the last round of French elections.
--Macron called a press conference to state that he will not step down or call new elections despite this.
-Romania canceled their elections when their anti-EU candidate showed 68% public approval versus the EU sycophant with only 32%.
x.com/daily_romania/…
-So far, we have a growing list of EU national leaders who have either canceled elections or refused to step down after losing elections.
--And as always, they all claim that it’s “for the sake of democracy” that they defy the will of their populace:
--France (Macron)
--Romania (Ciolacu)
--Georgia (Zourabichvili)
--Ukraine (Zelensky)
--Germany (Sholz and the anti-AfD pushes)
--UK (Starmer saw 2mm signatures within 48hrs to call snap elections against him)
--S. Korea is not traditionally considered as “the West,” but they are tied at our hip in multiple ways. It’s fair to say that enacting martial law to play in Project Ukraine (potentially) against the wills of your populace amidst rapidly declining public support can be included in this list.
-A new poll conducted for Europe 1, CNews, and Journal du Dimanche shows that 48% of the French population want zero immigration into their country - either legal or illegal.
zerohedge.com/political/48-f…
-Staying in Asia, the Tokyo Government has elected to introduce a 4-day workweek starting in April of next year as a major push toward work reform, per @MacroEdgeRes
--Japan is one of many countries facing a population decline crisis. It will be interesting to see if more free time = more baby making.
-Canada has announced that an additional 324 firearms and any “assault-style” firearms are banned from sale, trade, or transportation starting immediately (as of the announcement yesterday).
--To add further lemon to the eyes of many, the confiscated firearms will be sent to UKR.
--Just putting A + B together…after Trump’s (joking) comments about making Canada the 51st state, perhaps Justin is making that pathway far easier for if the US wanted to “liberate” our neighbors to the North.
x.com/EndWokeness/st…
Societal/legal/culture war
-The US House has passed the “Crucial Communism Teaching Act” to legislate teaching the dangers and past outcomes of communism and other totalitarian ideologies in US schools.
--While this seems common sense, consider why it’s never been a part of the curriculum before, despite the highest body count mass murderers in history being Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, and other dirty commies.
--Expect fierce opposition to come from the Department of Education, and ask yourself why they are so opposed to it when they do.
theepochtimes.com/us/house-overw…
-A new infographic from the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund shows where & which Soros-funded progressive prosecutors have been kicked out of office (21 total since 2022).
--H/t to @LeadingReport for the find & share.
--Infographic in the show notes.
Crazy Conspiracy:
Anyone familiar with the JFK shooting investigations knows about the strangeness surrounding the bullets that were or were claimed to have been used that day.
From the “magic bullet theory” that defies all ballistics and physics to the perfectly intact bullet that was “found” on the stretcher in Dallas, it’s reasonable for any sane person who reads about them to see hijinks and chicanery at play.
x.com/tracybeanz
Religion:
-Archaeologists in Turkey believe they have uncovered the tomb of Saint Nicholas.
--Yes, Santa Claus.
--Merry Christmas.
x.com/DailyTurkic/st…
Geopolitics:
-The French government has collapsed after a “no confidence” vote in the ramshackle coalition that Macron cobbled together to keep Marie Le Pen and her party out of national office after their massive popularity surge in the last round of French elections.
--Macron called a press conference to state that he will not step down or call new elections despite this.
-Romania canceled their elections when their anti-EU candidate showed 68% public approval versus the EU sycophant with only 32%.
x.com/daily_romania/…
-So far, we have a growing list of EU national leaders who have either canceled elections or refused to step down after losing elections.
--And as always, they all claim that it’s “for the sake of democracy” that they defy the will of their populace:
--France (Macron)
--Romania (Ciolacu)
--Georgia (Zourabichvili)
--Ukraine (Zelensky)
--Germany (Sholz and the anti-AfD pushes)
--UK (Starmer saw 2mm signatures within 48hrs to call snap elections against him)
--S. Korea is not traditionally considered as “the West,” but they are tied at our hip in multiple ways. It’s fair to say that enacting martial law to play in Project Ukraine (potentially) against the wills of your populace amidst rapidly declining public support can be included in this list.
-A new poll conducted for Europe 1, CNews, and Journal du Dimanche shows that 48% of the French population want zero immigration into their country - either legal or illegal.
zerohedge.com/political/48-f…
-Staying in Asia, the Tokyo Government has elected to introduce a 4-day workweek starting in April of next year as a major push toward work reform, per @MacroEdgeRes
--Japan is one of many countries facing a population decline crisis. It will be interesting to see if more free time = more baby making.
-Canada has announced that an additional 324 firearms and any “assault-style” firearms are banned from sale, trade, or transportation starting immediately (as of the announcement yesterday).
--To add further lemon to the eyes of many, the confiscated firearms will be sent to UKR.
--Just putting A + B together…after Trump’s (joking) comments about making Canada the 51st state, perhaps Justin is making that pathway far easier for if the US wanted to “liberate” our neighbors to the North.
x.com/EndWokeness/st…
Societal/legal/culture war
-The US House has passed the “Crucial Communism Teaching Act” to legislate teaching the dangers and past outcomes of communism and other totalitarian ideologies in US schools.
--While this seems common sense, consider why it’s never been a part of the curriculum before, despite the highest body count mass murderers in history being Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, and other dirty commies.
--Expect fierce opposition to come from the Department of Education, and ask yourself why they are so opposed to it when they do.
theepochtimes.com/us/house-overw…
-A new infographic from the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund shows where & which Soros-funded progressive prosecutors have been kicked out of office (21 total since 2022).
--H/t to @LeadingReport for the find & share.
--Infographic in the show notes.
Crazy Conspiracy:
Anyone familiar with the JFK shooting investigations knows about the strangeness surrounding the bullets that were or were claimed to have been used that day.
From the “magic bullet theory” that defies all ballistics and physics to the perfectly intact bullet that was “found” on the stretcher in Dallas, it’s reasonable for any sane person who reads about them to see hijinks and chicanery at play.
The Shitshow Macro Weekly Wrapup for Friday, December 6, 2024 is out:
Domestic:
-A Chinese national living illegally in California has been arrested and charged with conspiring to procure restricted weapons and military-grade technology for North Korea.
sofx.com/california-man…
-The same DOJ that recently said use of encrypted messaging apps was “proof” of illegal activity is now urging Americans to use encrypted messaging apps after China hacked their domestic spying panopticon using the Salt Typhoon:
sofx.com/us-officials-u…
-The CEO of the world’s largest health insurer (UHC) got merc’d in downtown NYC on his way to an investor’s meeting this week, and the entire internet became weapons & assassin experts.
--Pro-tip: No you’re not. Neither are the randos you’re following on social media.
-The former Marine-turned Good Samaritan in NYC (Daniel Penny) jury has been in deliberation for several days, but there were some significant audibles today.
--To begin with, in this trial it’s already come out that Neely was still alive when NYPD took possession of him.
--Video of the prosecutor admitting to downgrading charges against previous actual murders due to immutable characteristics (skin color) have been made public.
--There are 2 charges against Penny: Count 1 is manslaughter, Count 2 is negligent homicide.
--After several days of deliberation and a “hung jury” on Count 1, the prosecutor moved to drop Count 1 and move forward with Count 2 - which seems to defy the jury instructions.
--They plan to be back in court on Monday, so we’ll see what happens.
theepochtimes.com/us/judge-dismi…
-Following close on the heels of the Marc Andreesen interview with Joe Rogan re: Liz Warren and debanking tech founders, the House Judiciary dropped a report today on the Biden-Harris admin weaponizing the USGOV to snoop on Americans’ bank records without warrants.
--According to their report, there were over 3mm warrantless searches conducted by 14,000 USGOV employees on Americans’ bank accounts.
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subs…
-Joe pardoned his son Hunter last week, despite saying for quite some time that he wouldn’t.
--While that could be seen through a lens of empathy by any father (even those of us who don't raise crackhead & international crime spree sons), the latest potential move being floated to the media cannot.
--The scuttlebutt this week is laying out potential “considerations” of blanket preemptive pardons for anyone Joe (more likely his handlers) deem the Trump admin may actually hold accountable for their crimes.
--This could be simply a trial balloon to test how palatable it would be with the public. If they were to do this, it may not hold up in legal tests to pardon someone for a crime that hasn’t even been tried or sentenced in any court yet.
-For my Texas friends, family, and future neighbors, Dade Phelan, who led the impeachment activities against AG Ken Paxton, has been removed from his position as Texas House Speaker.
-Peter Navarro, one of only 2 people who I know of that accurately predicted our current economic situation if Biden-Harris took office, has been named as Trump’s Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing.
--Steve Cortes was the other.
War/Military:
-An IAF airstrike in Khan Younis (a declared “humanitarian zone”) killed Hamas commanders and others.
--The IDF claims the targets of these strikes were committing terrorist actions within the zone. Secondary explosions after the strike seem to back those claims up.
sofx.com/israeli-airstr…
---Rebels in Syria have captured the city of Hama, seen by many strategists as a “road to Damascus” and a critical logistics line for the Syrian government.
RUS Wagner Mercs landed this week to begin aiding the GOV forces, and several leaders of the nations who are engaged in this conflict - some publicly and some not (RUS, Iran, Turkey, Syria) are allegedly meeting today (Friday).
Domestic:
-A Chinese national living illegally in California has been arrested and charged with conspiring to procure restricted weapons and military-grade technology for North Korea.
sofx.com/california-man…
-The same DOJ that recently said use of encrypted messaging apps was “proof” of illegal activity is now urging Americans to use encrypted messaging apps after China hacked their domestic spying panopticon using the Salt Typhoon:
sofx.com/us-officials-u…
-The CEO of the world’s largest health insurer (UHC) got merc’d in downtown NYC on his way to an investor’s meeting this week, and the entire internet became weapons & assassin experts.
--Pro-tip: No you’re not. Neither are the randos you’re following on social media.
-The former Marine-turned Good Samaritan in NYC (Daniel Penny) jury has been in deliberation for several days, but there were some significant audibles today.
--To begin with, in this trial it’s already come out that Neely was still alive when NYPD took possession of him.
--Video of the prosecutor admitting to downgrading charges against previous actual murders due to immutable characteristics (skin color) have been made public.
--There are 2 charges against Penny: Count 1 is manslaughter, Count 2 is negligent homicide.
--After several days of deliberation and a “hung jury” on Count 1, the prosecutor moved to drop Count 1 and move forward with Count 2 - which seems to defy the jury instructions.
--They plan to be back in court on Monday, so we’ll see what happens.
theepochtimes.com/us/judge-dismi…
-Following close on the heels of the Marc Andreesen interview with Joe Rogan re: Liz Warren and debanking tech founders, the House Judiciary dropped a report today on the Biden-Harris admin weaponizing the USGOV to snoop on Americans’ bank records without warrants.
--According to their report, there were over 3mm warrantless searches conducted by 14,000 USGOV employees on Americans’ bank accounts.
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subs…
-Joe pardoned his son Hunter last week, despite saying for quite some time that he wouldn’t.
--While that could be seen through a lens of empathy by any father (even those of us who don't raise crackhead & international crime spree sons), the latest potential move being floated to the media cannot.
--The scuttlebutt this week is laying out potential “considerations” of blanket preemptive pardons for anyone Joe (more likely his handlers) deem the Trump admin may actually hold accountable for their crimes.
--This could be simply a trial balloon to test how palatable it would be with the public. If they were to do this, it may not hold up in legal tests to pardon someone for a crime that hasn’t even been tried or sentenced in any court yet.
-For my Texas friends, family, and future neighbors, Dade Phelan, who led the impeachment activities against AG Ken Paxton, has been removed from his position as Texas House Speaker.
-Peter Navarro, one of only 2 people who I know of that accurately predicted our current economic situation if Biden-Harris took office, has been named as Trump’s Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing.
--Steve Cortes was the other.
War/Military:
-An IAF airstrike in Khan Younis (a declared “humanitarian zone”) killed Hamas commanders and others.
--The IDF claims the targets of these strikes were committing terrorist actions within the zone. Secondary explosions after the strike seem to back those claims up.
sofx.com/israeli-airstr…
---Rebels in Syria have captured the city of Hama, seen by many strategists as a “road to Damascus” and a critical logistics line for the Syrian government.
RUS Wagner Mercs landed this week to begin aiding the GOV forces, and several leaders of the nations who are engaged in this conflict - some publicly and some not (RUS, Iran, Turkey, Syria) are allegedly meeting today (Friday).
SOFX
California Man Charged with Conspiring to Supply Weapons and Technology to North Korea
A Chinese national living illegally in California has been arrested and charged with conspiring to procure restricted weapons and military-grade
--To that point, Turkey still publicly disavows any claims they have a hand in what’s going on in Syria.
--Here’s an article about the loss of Hama:
sofx.com/hama-captured-…
--And a deep-dive into the current state-of-play in Syria from today’s @TheDuranReal :
rumble.com/v5wo0yk-lavrov…
-An interesting theory (fully theoretical) by Alex of The Duran regarding the South Korean martial law episode this week. As it falls in line with something that we’ll cover in geopolitics today and includes the MIL, it’s worth mentioning.
--+80% of the S. Korean populace does not want their nation sending weapons to UKR.
--They did a sleight of hand previously, saying they would ship arms to the US to replace US weapons sent, only to be discovered that they in fact sent them directly to UKR.
--S. Korea does have a significant weapons manufacturing capability, meaning those Western nations who are “all-in” on Project UKR (no matter how their constituents feel) would probably want to lean on S. Korea hard to get in the game.
--The president had a significant popularity issue, and declaring martial law while shutting down the media could provide him as a final middle finger “I’m gonna do what I want” to the people before being ousted from office.
--Probably with a significant sinecure or kickback awaiting him, if that's an accurate theory.
-Putin has stated that he will be sending some of the new Oresnik missiles (the hypersonics that were used to turn a Kiev weapons manufacturing plant to dust recently) to Belarus.
-Speaking of RUS, their foreign minister Lavrov this week in an interview with Tucker that was released last night.
--While he does bring up a lot of past grievances, the man is very well spoken and he speaks using well-thought reasoning rather than the word salads we’re so used to.
--Take anything he says through the lens of the leader trying to give the best version of his side of the story, but he does verify quite a few things that have been said in other places about the underhanded way in which Western foreign policy has often been run.
x.com/TuckerCarlson/…
Markets/economics:
-At market close for the week, the S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Russell 2000 were up while the Dow 30 and oil were down.
--The financial press is putting out headlines today saying the market did great due to “help from a strong jobs report.”
--The actual jobs report: FT jobs -111k, PT jobs -268k
--Chart from @zerohedge in the show notes
-BTC crossed the important $100k value this week but had some significant seesaw action.
--At current (Friday evening) the price point is at $99,990.60
-The USDJPY currency pair is still in the danger zone at $149.98
-The European markets faired far better this week than they should, given what’s going on and what we’ll cover below.
--Aside from the Heng Seng, Asian markets had a red day on Friday.
-The Ice BofAML MOVE Index (bond market volatility) dropped significantly this week, now down to $83.20.
-The Biden-Harris tenure has added one more “certainty” to the list:
--Death, Taxes, and Downward BLS Revisions
--The latest is the biggest since May 2023, dropping October payrolls from 233k to 184k
--Chart from Zero Hedge in the show notes.
Business:
-Tens of thousands of German VW employees have halted production as a strike and protest against the pay cuts for those who keep their jobs.
--Their union is warning of a fierce strike, but Germany’s Green party has seriously damaged the entire auto industry in their country (of which VW makes up 19%).
armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/cli…
-A US appellate court has upheld the ban on social media platform TikTok, which will force its sale.
finance.yahoo.com/news/us-appeal…
Health:
-Health freedom fighter @AaronSiriSG and his group just secured another massive court win. This one requires the FDA to turn over another 1 million Coof shot trial documents that they tried to hide from the public.
x.com/AaronSiriSG/st…
--Here’s an article about the loss of Hama:
sofx.com/hama-captured-…
--And a deep-dive into the current state-of-play in Syria from today’s @TheDuranReal :
rumble.com/v5wo0yk-lavrov…
-An interesting theory (fully theoretical) by Alex of The Duran regarding the South Korean martial law episode this week. As it falls in line with something that we’ll cover in geopolitics today and includes the MIL, it’s worth mentioning.
--+80% of the S. Korean populace does not want their nation sending weapons to UKR.
--They did a sleight of hand previously, saying they would ship arms to the US to replace US weapons sent, only to be discovered that they in fact sent them directly to UKR.
--S. Korea does have a significant weapons manufacturing capability, meaning those Western nations who are “all-in” on Project UKR (no matter how their constituents feel) would probably want to lean on S. Korea hard to get in the game.
--The president had a significant popularity issue, and declaring martial law while shutting down the media could provide him as a final middle finger “I’m gonna do what I want” to the people before being ousted from office.
--Probably with a significant sinecure or kickback awaiting him, if that's an accurate theory.
-Putin has stated that he will be sending some of the new Oresnik missiles (the hypersonics that were used to turn a Kiev weapons manufacturing plant to dust recently) to Belarus.
-Speaking of RUS, their foreign minister Lavrov this week in an interview with Tucker that was released last night.
--While he does bring up a lot of past grievances, the man is very well spoken and he speaks using well-thought reasoning rather than the word salads we’re so used to.
--Take anything he says through the lens of the leader trying to give the best version of his side of the story, but he does verify quite a few things that have been said in other places about the underhanded way in which Western foreign policy has often been run.
x.com/TuckerCarlson/…
Markets/economics:
-At market close for the week, the S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Russell 2000 were up while the Dow 30 and oil were down.
--The financial press is putting out headlines today saying the market did great due to “help from a strong jobs report.”
--The actual jobs report: FT jobs -111k, PT jobs -268k
--Chart from @zerohedge in the show notes
-BTC crossed the important $100k value this week but had some significant seesaw action.
--At current (Friday evening) the price point is at $99,990.60
-The USDJPY currency pair is still in the danger zone at $149.98
-The European markets faired far better this week than they should, given what’s going on and what we’ll cover below.
--Aside from the Heng Seng, Asian markets had a red day on Friday.
-The Ice BofAML MOVE Index (bond market volatility) dropped significantly this week, now down to $83.20.
-The Biden-Harris tenure has added one more “certainty” to the list:
--Death, Taxes, and Downward BLS Revisions
--The latest is the biggest since May 2023, dropping October payrolls from 233k to 184k
--Chart from Zero Hedge in the show notes.
Business:
-Tens of thousands of German VW employees have halted production as a strike and protest against the pay cuts for those who keep their jobs.
--Their union is warning of a fierce strike, but Germany’s Green party has seriously damaged the entire auto industry in their country (of which VW makes up 19%).
armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/cli…
-A US appellate court has upheld the ban on social media platform TikTok, which will force its sale.
finance.yahoo.com/news/us-appeal…
Health:
-Health freedom fighter @AaronSiriSG and his group just secured another massive court win. This one requires the FDA to turn over another 1 million Coof shot trial documents that they tried to hide from the public.
x.com/AaronSiriSG/st…
SOFX
Hama Captured by Syrian Rebels as Fighting Advances Toward Homs
Syrian rebel forces, led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), recently captured the strategic city of Hama, in a significant blow
--A link to the ruling is in the above tweet. If you don’t have legal beagle or medical experience, @TracyBeanz (who has been hot on this trail since Day 1) will be breaking it down for you:
x.com/tracybeanz
Religion:
-Archaeologists in Turkey believe they have uncovered the tomb of Saint Nicholas.
--Yes, Santa Claus.
--Merry Christmas.
x.com/DailyTurkic/st…
Geopolitics:
-The French government has collapsed after a “no confidence” vote in the ramshackle coalition that Macron cobbled together to keep Marie Le Pen and her party out of national office after their massive popularity surge in the last round of French elections.
--Macron called a press conference to state that he will not step down or call new elections despite this.
-Romania canceled their elections when their anti-EU candidate showed 68% public approval versus the EU sycophant with only 32%.
x.com/daily_romania/…
-So far, we have a growing list of EU national leaders who have either canceled elections or refused to step down after losing elections.
--And as always, they all claim that it’s “for the sake of democracy” that they defy the will of their populace:
--France (Macron)
--Romania (Ciolacu)
--Georgia (Zourabichvili)
--Ukraine (Zelensky)
--Germany (Sholz and the anti-AfD pushes)
--UK (Starmer saw 2mm signatures within 48hrs to call snap elections against him)
--S. Korea is not traditionally considered as “the West,” but they are tied at our hip in multiple ways. It’s fair to say that enacting martial law to play in Project Ukraine (potentially) against the wills of your populace amidst rapidly declining public support can be included in this list.
-A new poll conducted for Europe 1, CNews, and Journal du Dimanche shows that 48% of the French population want zero immigration into their country - either legal or illegal.
zerohedge.com/political/48-f…
-Staying in Asia, the Tokyo Government has elected to introduce a 4-day workweek starting in April of next year as a major push toward work reform, per @MacroEdgeRes
--Japan is one of many countries facing a population decline crisis. It will be interesting to see if more free time = more baby making.
-Canada has announced that an additional 324 firearms and any “assault-style” firearms are banned from sale, trade, or transportation starting immediately (as of the announcement yesterday).
--To add further lemon to the eyes of many, the confiscated firearms will be sent to UKR.
--Just putting A + B together…after Trump’s (joking) comments about making Canada the 51st state, perhaps Justin is making that pathway far easier for if the US wanted to “liberate” our neighbors to the North.
x.com/EndWokeness/st…
Societal/legal/culture war
-The US House has passed the “Crucial Communism Teaching Act” to legislate teaching the dangers and past outcomes of communism and other totalitarian ideologies in US schools.
--While this seems common sense, consider why it’s never been a part of the curriculum before, despite the highest body count mass murderers in history being Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, and other dirty commies.
--Expect fierce opposition to come from the Department of Education, and ask yourself why they are so opposed to it when they do.
theepochtimes.com/us/house-overw…
-A new infographic from the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund shows where & which Soros-funded progressive prosecutors have been kicked out of office (21 total since 2022).
--H/t to @LeadingReport for the find & share.
--Infographic in the show notes.
Crazy Conspiracy:
Anyone familiar with the JFK shooting investigations knows about the strangeness surrounding the bullets that were or were claimed to have been used that day.
From the “magic bullet theory” that defies all ballistics and physics to the perfectly intact bullet that was “found” on the stretcher in Dallas, it’s reasonable for any sane person who reads about them to see hijinks and chicanery at play.
x.com/tracybeanz
Religion:
-Archaeologists in Turkey believe they have uncovered the tomb of Saint Nicholas.
--Yes, Santa Claus.
--Merry Christmas.
x.com/DailyTurkic/st…
Geopolitics:
-The French government has collapsed after a “no confidence” vote in the ramshackle coalition that Macron cobbled together to keep Marie Le Pen and her party out of national office after their massive popularity surge in the last round of French elections.
--Macron called a press conference to state that he will not step down or call new elections despite this.
-Romania canceled their elections when their anti-EU candidate showed 68% public approval versus the EU sycophant with only 32%.
x.com/daily_romania/…
-So far, we have a growing list of EU national leaders who have either canceled elections or refused to step down after losing elections.
--And as always, they all claim that it’s “for the sake of democracy” that they defy the will of their populace:
--France (Macron)
--Romania (Ciolacu)
--Georgia (Zourabichvili)
--Ukraine (Zelensky)
--Germany (Sholz and the anti-AfD pushes)
--UK (Starmer saw 2mm signatures within 48hrs to call snap elections against him)
--S. Korea is not traditionally considered as “the West,” but they are tied at our hip in multiple ways. It’s fair to say that enacting martial law to play in Project Ukraine (potentially) against the wills of your populace amidst rapidly declining public support can be included in this list.
-A new poll conducted for Europe 1, CNews, and Journal du Dimanche shows that 48% of the French population want zero immigration into their country - either legal or illegal.
zerohedge.com/political/48-f…
-Staying in Asia, the Tokyo Government has elected to introduce a 4-day workweek starting in April of next year as a major push toward work reform, per @MacroEdgeRes
--Japan is one of many countries facing a population decline crisis. It will be interesting to see if more free time = more baby making.
-Canada has announced that an additional 324 firearms and any “assault-style” firearms are banned from sale, trade, or transportation starting immediately (as of the announcement yesterday).
--To add further lemon to the eyes of many, the confiscated firearms will be sent to UKR.
--Just putting A + B together…after Trump’s (joking) comments about making Canada the 51st state, perhaps Justin is making that pathway far easier for if the US wanted to “liberate” our neighbors to the North.
x.com/EndWokeness/st…
Societal/legal/culture war
-The US House has passed the “Crucial Communism Teaching Act” to legislate teaching the dangers and past outcomes of communism and other totalitarian ideologies in US schools.
--While this seems common sense, consider why it’s never been a part of the curriculum before, despite the highest body count mass murderers in history being Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, and other dirty commies.
--Expect fierce opposition to come from the Department of Education, and ask yourself why they are so opposed to it when they do.
theepochtimes.com/us/house-overw…
-A new infographic from the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund shows where & which Soros-funded progressive prosecutors have been kicked out of office (21 total since 2022).
--H/t to @LeadingReport for the find & share.
--Infographic in the show notes.
Crazy Conspiracy:
Anyone familiar with the JFK shooting investigations knows about the strangeness surrounding the bullets that were or were claimed to have been used that day.
From the “magic bullet theory” that defies all ballistics and physics to the perfectly intact bullet that was “found” on the stretcher in Dallas, it’s reasonable for any sane person who reads about them to see hijinks and chicanery at play.
It seems we have more of the same regarding the Butler, PA attempt on Trump. As per new reporting by @JD_cashless , bullet fragments from the body of the attempted Trump assassin have “gone missing.”
headlineusa.com/bullet-fragmen…
Macro takeaways/lessons from the week:
-The Daniel Penny trial is a good litmus test for whether the population is at the ejection point for woke bullshit. The hung jury on count 1 is a good sign. The prog prosecutor going against legal convention to put him in jail at any cost is a signal that they will not stop fighting for their causes.
-Iowa’s Jodi Earnst has been getting ratio’d into oblivion for trying to knife Pete Hegseth’s nomination to SecDef, and Dade Phelan has been ousted after his attacks on Paxton. The GOP constituency may have finally awakened to the power in numbers that their support/disgust holds.
-The same Western leaders who mouthed in unison the standard bearer slogans like “build back better” and “we’re in it together” are now refusing to cede power despite losing elections. We weren’t kidding when we told you that they don’t use the word democracy by the same definition that we do.
White pill(s) for the week:
I’ve been saying this for many months, but the full picture was difficult to see for many until after the election. The public sentiment has been shifting for quite some time - sometimes quietly, but sometimes loudly. It was not easy to see to those who weren’t looking and considering multiple variables, because there weren’t many “in your face” signals.
But the signals were all there if you knew where to look.
For the greater populace, it often takes those “in your face” sea change events to alert them to a changing paradigm.
Elon Musk buying Twitter and changing it to X was one - this allowed many tech and Silicon Valley people to come out publicly.
Marc Andreesen was another - his interview with Joe Rogan led to a waterfall of other tech founders talking about the grievous overreach of the Biden-Harris admin.
I would expect healthcare & pharma or FBI/DOJ whistleblowers to be the next big sea change, but we shall see.
If you haven’t seen the Joe Rogan & Mike Benz interview that aired this week yet, the end of that interview sums it up quite perfectly.”
Rogan: “How do you sleep at night knowing all of this?”
Benz [sic]: It was difficult at first, but now we’re in the best time ever to be alive (putting massive wins on the board).
Watch the interview via the link below if you haven’t already.
And never forget, covfefe (In the End, We Will Win).
open.spotify.com/episode/7uBY7T…
Weekend Meditation:
“It is more civilized to make fun of life than to bewail it.”
-Seneca
Men will hold their most pointed & damage-inducing insults for those who they would step into the fore and sacrifice their lives or limbs if called upon to do so. Combat vets have a unique sense of “gallows humor” that is met with disgust or horror by those uninitiated to the “two-way live-fire range.”
We can crumble and cry about a bad situation, or we can make fun of it and get on with it.
Choose the latter.
Links mentioned in the show:
Intro & outro music: Mike Amabile and Run Over Twice “Blind”
open.spotify.com/track/6SG99nL3…
Jobs Report Drops
(Chart won't display on X but is in the Sub post)
21 Soros-Funded Prog Prosecutors Fired Since 2022
(Chart won't display on X but is in the Sub post)
Another Biden-Harris BLS Downward Revision
(Chart won't display on X but is in the Sub post)
headlineusa.com/bullet-fragmen…
Macro takeaways/lessons from the week:
-The Daniel Penny trial is a good litmus test for whether the population is at the ejection point for woke bullshit. The hung jury on count 1 is a good sign. The prog prosecutor going against legal convention to put him in jail at any cost is a signal that they will not stop fighting for their causes.
-Iowa’s Jodi Earnst has been getting ratio’d into oblivion for trying to knife Pete Hegseth’s nomination to SecDef, and Dade Phelan has been ousted after his attacks on Paxton. The GOP constituency may have finally awakened to the power in numbers that their support/disgust holds.
-The same Western leaders who mouthed in unison the standard bearer slogans like “build back better” and “we’re in it together” are now refusing to cede power despite losing elections. We weren’t kidding when we told you that they don’t use the word democracy by the same definition that we do.
White pill(s) for the week:
I’ve been saying this for many months, but the full picture was difficult to see for many until after the election. The public sentiment has been shifting for quite some time - sometimes quietly, but sometimes loudly. It was not easy to see to those who weren’t looking and considering multiple variables, because there weren’t many “in your face” signals.
But the signals were all there if you knew where to look.
For the greater populace, it often takes those “in your face” sea change events to alert them to a changing paradigm.
Elon Musk buying Twitter and changing it to X was one - this allowed many tech and Silicon Valley people to come out publicly.
Marc Andreesen was another - his interview with Joe Rogan led to a waterfall of other tech founders talking about the grievous overreach of the Biden-Harris admin.
I would expect healthcare & pharma or FBI/DOJ whistleblowers to be the next big sea change, but we shall see.
If you haven’t seen the Joe Rogan & Mike Benz interview that aired this week yet, the end of that interview sums it up quite perfectly.”
Rogan: “How do you sleep at night knowing all of this?”
Benz [sic]: It was difficult at first, but now we’re in the best time ever to be alive (putting massive wins on the board).
Watch the interview via the link below if you haven’t already.
And never forget, covfefe (In the End, We Will Win).
open.spotify.com/episode/7uBY7T…
Weekend Meditation:
“It is more civilized to make fun of life than to bewail it.”
-Seneca
Men will hold their most pointed & damage-inducing insults for those who they would step into the fore and sacrifice their lives or limbs if called upon to do so. Combat vets have a unique sense of “gallows humor” that is met with disgust or horror by those uninitiated to the “two-way live-fire range.”
We can crumble and cry about a bad situation, or we can make fun of it and get on with it.
Choose the latter.
Links mentioned in the show:
Intro & outro music: Mike Amabile and Run Over Twice “Blind”
open.spotify.com/track/6SG99nL3…
Jobs Report Drops
(Chart won't display on X but is in the Sub post)
21 Soros-Funded Prog Prosecutors Fired Since 2022
(Chart won't display on X but is in the Sub post)
Another Biden-Harris BLS Downward Revision
(Chart won't display on X but is in the Sub post)
Headline USA
Bullet Fragments from Trump Shooter’s Body Unaccounted For, Task Force Member Says | Headline USA
UPDATE: Shortly after the publication of this article, the FBI provided the following statement: “The focus of the FBI’s investigation is the attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania by Thomas Crooks. The Pennsylvania State Police conducted an investigation…