-A 33-year-old Tajik was arrested in Brooklyn on Feb 26 for allegedly aiding ISIS and possession of firearms.
It’s NYC, so the latter charge is probably the one they care about the most.
theepochtimes.com/us/tajikistan-…
-A massive sting in Arizona netted 25 arrests and 1.7mm fentanyl pills:
theepochtimes.com/us/massive-sti…
-The Trump White House has ordered heads of Federal agencies to have Reduction in Force plans in place to move forward with mass firing and layoffs of Federal employees by March 13.
theepochtimes.com/us/white-house…
War/Military:
-UK PM Keir Starmer visited the White House this week, and while it doesn’t seem to be getting a lot of notice, one might view it as a preamble to the Zelensky visit today.
--While not forcefully or outright, Trump jokingly called out the obvious: the UK has been one of the prime escalatory forces for the UKR war, but could not fight the (proxy or hot) war without US support.
-Zelensky came to the US Friday and had several scheduled events billed as centering around the signing of a mineral deal agreement with the US.
--Things devolved pretty quickly when it seemed he did not come with the intention of signing the deal as it had been written and previously agreed to.
--I hate to say I told you so, but I called this out in the Statecraft 101 post; his history shows that he should not be considered a good-faith deal maker.
--Here’s a writeup from @EpochTimes :
theepochtimes.com/us/trump-says-…
--And the full video of the Oval Office meeting that led to the falling apart of the deal and Zelensky leaving early. It’s worth the watch because it isn’t being reported accurately.
--Here’s the entire meeting, shared by @JordanSchachtel :
x.com/JordanSchachte…
--Here’s the 7 ½ minute exchange that most are focusing on:
x.com/elonmusk/statu…
--Probably the least expected (from my personal POV) was Lindsay Graham even coming out against Zelensky’s behavior after the meeting:
x.com/WallStreetMav/…
-Hegseth has shifted policy away from the previous administration and loosened targeting restrictions for commanders on the ground, allowing them to go after groups like the Houthis, AQ, Al Shabab, ISIS, and others.
--There have already been at least 5 significant strikes against terrorist leaders over the past several days:
sofx.com/trump-administ…
-China conducted unannounced live fire military drills just 40 miles off the coast of Taiwan this week.
sofx.com/taiwan-condemn…
-Mexico has extradited 29 individuals associated with the cartels to the US, including Rafael Caro Qunitero, who was jailed for the torture and murder of a DEA agent in 1985 but released early on a technicality:
sofx.com/mexico-extradi…
-Counterterrorism forces have found mass graves among the ISIS strongholds in the Shebaab, Kayaxa, and Cal Miskaad mountain regions of Somalia:
sofx.com/puntland-force…
-Senior Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk has said he would not have supported the October 7th attack had he known the eventual consequences.
--No kidding, d-bag.
sofx.com/hamas-official…
Markets/economics:
-An article is out from @zerohedge titled Bidenflation & His Media Whores.
--While the media is trying to spin this as bad data as a result of Trump admin moves, in reality it's just the truth coming to light of how bad Biden screwed up our economy, and how much the media & economist “experts” lied on his behalf:
zerohedge.com/economics/bide…
-Bessent (Treasury) has said that Mexico is considering matching the US tariffs against China. Bessent said it would be nice if Canada would follow suit, creating a “North American fortress” against cheap Chinese imports.
finance.yahoo.com/news/mexico-pr…
-The US stock market did not have a great week, but Friday showed a movement back to the upside:
--S&P 500: down 0.98% on the week
--Dow 30: up 0.95% on the week
--Nasdaq: down 3.47% on the week
--Russell 2000: down 1.47% on the week
-Crude oil is now down below the crucial $70 mark, at $69.95
-Gold is down a bit but ended Friday at $2,914.10
It’s NYC, so the latter charge is probably the one they care about the most.
theepochtimes.com/us/tajikistan-…
-A massive sting in Arizona netted 25 arrests and 1.7mm fentanyl pills:
theepochtimes.com/us/massive-sti…
-The Trump White House has ordered heads of Federal agencies to have Reduction in Force plans in place to move forward with mass firing and layoffs of Federal employees by March 13.
theepochtimes.com/us/white-house…
War/Military:
-UK PM Keir Starmer visited the White House this week, and while it doesn’t seem to be getting a lot of notice, one might view it as a preamble to the Zelensky visit today.
--While not forcefully or outright, Trump jokingly called out the obvious: the UK has been one of the prime escalatory forces for the UKR war, but could not fight the (proxy or hot) war without US support.
-Zelensky came to the US Friday and had several scheduled events billed as centering around the signing of a mineral deal agreement with the US.
--Things devolved pretty quickly when it seemed he did not come with the intention of signing the deal as it had been written and previously agreed to.
--I hate to say I told you so, but I called this out in the Statecraft 101 post; his history shows that he should not be considered a good-faith deal maker.
--Here’s a writeup from @EpochTimes :
theepochtimes.com/us/trump-says-…
--And the full video of the Oval Office meeting that led to the falling apart of the deal and Zelensky leaving early. It’s worth the watch because it isn’t being reported accurately.
--Here’s the entire meeting, shared by @JordanSchachtel :
x.com/JordanSchachte…
--Here’s the 7 ½ minute exchange that most are focusing on:
x.com/elonmusk/statu…
--Probably the least expected (from my personal POV) was Lindsay Graham even coming out against Zelensky’s behavior after the meeting:
x.com/WallStreetMav/…
-Hegseth has shifted policy away from the previous administration and loosened targeting restrictions for commanders on the ground, allowing them to go after groups like the Houthis, AQ, Al Shabab, ISIS, and others.
--There have already been at least 5 significant strikes against terrorist leaders over the past several days:
sofx.com/trump-administ…
-China conducted unannounced live fire military drills just 40 miles off the coast of Taiwan this week.
sofx.com/taiwan-condemn…
-Mexico has extradited 29 individuals associated with the cartels to the US, including Rafael Caro Qunitero, who was jailed for the torture and murder of a DEA agent in 1985 but released early on a technicality:
sofx.com/mexico-extradi…
-Counterterrorism forces have found mass graves among the ISIS strongholds in the Shebaab, Kayaxa, and Cal Miskaad mountain regions of Somalia:
sofx.com/puntland-force…
-Senior Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk has said he would not have supported the October 7th attack had he known the eventual consequences.
--No kidding, d-bag.
sofx.com/hamas-official…
Markets/economics:
-An article is out from @zerohedge titled Bidenflation & His Media Whores.
--While the media is trying to spin this as bad data as a result of Trump admin moves, in reality it's just the truth coming to light of how bad Biden screwed up our economy, and how much the media & economist “experts” lied on his behalf:
zerohedge.com/economics/bide…
-Bessent (Treasury) has said that Mexico is considering matching the US tariffs against China. Bessent said it would be nice if Canada would follow suit, creating a “North American fortress” against cheap Chinese imports.
finance.yahoo.com/news/mexico-pr…
-The US stock market did not have a great week, but Friday showed a movement back to the upside:
--S&P 500: down 0.98% on the week
--Dow 30: up 0.95% on the week
--Nasdaq: down 3.47% on the week
--Russell 2000: down 1.47% on the week
-Crude oil is now down below the crucial $70 mark, at $69.95
-Gold is down a bit but ended Friday at $2,914.10
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-Bitcoin had a very down week this week, now in the $83-84k territory.
--If you’ve been following BTC for anytime, you may see this as a good opportunity to get in and “par for the course” WRT the “Bitcoin roller coaster.”
--If you’ve been following Shitshow Macro, you know this probably has more to do with Japan, rates, and the Yen Carry Trade + sucking liquidity out of the market than BTC itself or the Dubai hack.
-European markets were seesaws (red and green) in Friday trading
-Asian markets were mostly in the red Friday (Yen carry trade blowing up again)
-Bond rates:
--13-week: 4.1930
--5-year: 4.0280
--10-year: 4.2310
--30-year: 4.5160
-Currencies are getting some moves again, so let’s go through the basket:
--EUR/USD: 1.0381
--USD/JPY: 150.5910
--USD/GBP: 0.7952
--USD/AUD: 1.6102
--USD/CAD: 1.4465
--USD/MXN: 20.5292
Business:
-The $1.5 billion crypto heist of Dubai-based Bybit last week is now being attributed to state-backed North Korean hackers.
sofx.com/state-backed-n…
-NVDA beat analysts expectations in earnings accouncements this week.
--Don't celebarate too early, though; some agents in Singapore who some believe were sending their chips to China seem to have been stopped this week.
Religion:
-IKEA lost a court case in Poland’s Supreme Court that ruled diversity and inclusivity policies cannot exclude Christians.
--BLUF: A worker was fired after posting 2 Bible verses in response to IKEA’s LBGTQ policies. He was fired, as were other employees who “liked” the post.
--In the Supreme Court’s ruling, it noted that a majority of Polish are Christians:
“With this decision, the Supreme Court strengthens the barrier against big companies imposing leftist ideology on their employees—disciplining and ultimately firing those who refuse to conform.
This goes beyond the proper scope of an employment relationship. The Court also reinforces the right of Christians to defend their values, especially in Poland, where they make up a significant part of society. The Supreme Court’s ruling finally closes Mr. Komenda’s case.”
zerohedge.com/political/ikea…
Science
The chemical structure of DNA was discovered on this day in 1953.
Geopolitics:
-Panama’s Attorney General has deemed the Hong Kong company that was given the management contract of the Panama Canal violates that nation’s Constitution:
barrons.com/news/panama-ag…
-The CDU immediately backtracked on its campaign promises about limiting immigration into the country after winning the largest vote share in Germany.
-Austria's winning party did the same thing.
Societal/legal/culture war
-Over 100 members of the Intelligence Community were reportedly fired this week after chat forums were leaked from the NSA’s Intelink system showing some extremely NSFW themes.
--While much of the outrage was put on the “marginalized communities” involved in the chats, it’s a pretty standard thing that any rational person knows those types of convos are not suitable for work comms, even within the USGOV.
sofx.com/us-intelligenc…
-Do you remember that Paris theatre run by progressives that invited 200 migrants to a free show and had to cancel their operations because the migrants refused to leave the building and set up a camp inside?
--That theatre is now abandoning the building and lease due to bankruptcy.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
Crazy Conspiracy-y:
If you read the previous Shitshow Macro long form post (or listened to the podcast) for Our Radically Changing Understanding of the Human Dynamic and History, you may have read the declassified memo about the Monroe Institute/Stanford Research Institute project that trained and ran “Third Eye Spies” for intelligence collection on behalf of the DoD, CIA, NSA, Secret Service, DIA, and many others.
One of the cool things about that project, if you dig into it or watch the Third Eye Spies documentary linked in the post, is that they found that randos off the street were just as trainable and effective as those who had been selected for the program based on showing certain traits.
--If you’ve been following BTC for anytime, you may see this as a good opportunity to get in and “par for the course” WRT the “Bitcoin roller coaster.”
--If you’ve been following Shitshow Macro, you know this probably has more to do with Japan, rates, and the Yen Carry Trade + sucking liquidity out of the market than BTC itself or the Dubai hack.
-European markets were seesaws (red and green) in Friday trading
-Asian markets were mostly in the red Friday (Yen carry trade blowing up again)
-Bond rates:
--13-week: 4.1930
--5-year: 4.0280
--10-year: 4.2310
--30-year: 4.5160
-Currencies are getting some moves again, so let’s go through the basket:
--EUR/USD: 1.0381
--USD/JPY: 150.5910
--USD/GBP: 0.7952
--USD/AUD: 1.6102
--USD/CAD: 1.4465
--USD/MXN: 20.5292
Business:
-The $1.5 billion crypto heist of Dubai-based Bybit last week is now being attributed to state-backed North Korean hackers.
sofx.com/state-backed-n…
-NVDA beat analysts expectations in earnings accouncements this week.
--Don't celebarate too early, though; some agents in Singapore who some believe were sending their chips to China seem to have been stopped this week.
Religion:
-IKEA lost a court case in Poland’s Supreme Court that ruled diversity and inclusivity policies cannot exclude Christians.
--BLUF: A worker was fired after posting 2 Bible verses in response to IKEA’s LBGTQ policies. He was fired, as were other employees who “liked” the post.
--In the Supreme Court’s ruling, it noted that a majority of Polish are Christians:
“With this decision, the Supreme Court strengthens the barrier against big companies imposing leftist ideology on their employees—disciplining and ultimately firing those who refuse to conform.
This goes beyond the proper scope of an employment relationship. The Court also reinforces the right of Christians to defend their values, especially in Poland, where they make up a significant part of society. The Supreme Court’s ruling finally closes Mr. Komenda’s case.”
zerohedge.com/political/ikea…
Science
The chemical structure of DNA was discovered on this day in 1953.
Geopolitics:
-Panama’s Attorney General has deemed the Hong Kong company that was given the management contract of the Panama Canal violates that nation’s Constitution:
barrons.com/news/panama-ag…
-The CDU immediately backtracked on its campaign promises about limiting immigration into the country after winning the largest vote share in Germany.
-Austria's winning party did the same thing.
Societal/legal/culture war
-Over 100 members of the Intelligence Community were reportedly fired this week after chat forums were leaked from the NSA’s Intelink system showing some extremely NSFW themes.
--While much of the outrage was put on the “marginalized communities” involved in the chats, it’s a pretty standard thing that any rational person knows those types of convos are not suitable for work comms, even within the USGOV.
sofx.com/us-intelligenc…
-Do you remember that Paris theatre run by progressives that invited 200 migrants to a free show and had to cancel their operations because the migrants refused to leave the building and set up a camp inside?
--That theatre is now abandoning the building and lease due to bankruptcy.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
Crazy Conspiracy-y:
If you read the previous Shitshow Macro long form post (or listened to the podcast) for Our Radically Changing Understanding of the Human Dynamic and History, you may have read the declassified memo about the Monroe Institute/Stanford Research Institute project that trained and ran “Third Eye Spies” for intelligence collection on behalf of the DoD, CIA, NSA, Secret Service, DIA, and many others.
One of the cool things about that project, if you dig into it or watch the Third Eye Spies documentary linked in the post, is that they found that randos off the street were just as trainable and effective as those who had been selected for the program based on showing certain traits.
SOFX
State-Backed North Korean Hackers Execute Record-Breaking $1.5 Billion Cryptocurrency Heist
North Korean state-sponsored hackers have reportedly stolen approximately $1.5 billion in Ethereum (ETH) from the Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange Bybit. This
A new study in Science Direct, shared with me by X user @sanket_and , seems to be catching up with what SRI discovered decades ago: we may all have natural abilities to do/see supernatural things that have been numbed by outside forces over our lives:
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Macro takeaways/lessons from the week:
-People got big mad that the Epstein Phase 1 release didn’t give them all they wanted, but it provided a vital confirmation for something that was already in the public domain but not previously verified. Pause, think, and consider the “big picture” before you allow the outrage monster to consume you.
-The unintelligent don’t have the intellectual chops to see a changing paradigm as it's happening around them. Starmer and Zelensky were given pretty good indicators that the game’s changed this week.
-Mexico considering matching US tariffs against China, Panama moving Hong Kong (China) out of the canal, Mexico extraditing cartel kingpins to the US. Spheres of influence in a multi-polar world, my dear Watson. Changing paradigms and dynamics - not everyone can see it as it’s happening.
White pill(s) for the week:
“Big wheels turn slow,” as my first post-Army and private sector boss used to tell me when I’d get upset about bureaucratic roadblocks for our projects. People have been trained to expect immediate gratification, but we need true fixes and changes rather than mere duct tape on our shaky foundations that have been allowed to be hollowed out and eroded away.
If you can take a breath, step back, and view the big picture, the right moves and right people are being put into place. It will not be immediate, but all of the signs and moves are there that things are finally being fixed.
They broke our entire system over decades; it will not be fixed overnight. Be at peace with this, and resign yourself to never allow disequilibrium and destruction agents to take power again.
Weekend Meditation:
“God is in control, but He doesn’t expect you to lean on a shovel and pray for a hole.”
-Unknown
It is my personal belief that man was given free will and the choice to either ignore evil and let it perpetuate, work alongside and in the furtherance of evil, or fight against it. I don’t believe God built us to simply sit around and watch.
Links mentioned in the show:
Intro & outro music: Mike Amabile and Run Over Twice “Blind”
open.spotify.com/track/6SG99nL3…
Media Defamation Lawsuits Crowdfunding Link
givesendgo.com/1APMediaDefama…
Thread with Short and Long Explainer Videos About Our Lawsuits and the J6 False Narratives
x.com/RobertPLewis/s…
“The List”
Geopolitics: The Duran, Aurelian Substack (specific to diplomacy), Armstrong Economics blog/newsletter
Economics/Trading: Tree Rings (Luke Gromen newsletter), MacroOps newsletter, Gold Goats & Guns (Tom Luongo newsletter), Armstrong Economics blog/newsletter, Macro Edge Research (jobs and business data points)
Domestic politics: The Duran, Epoch Times, Conservative Treehouse, The President’s Daily Brief, Dark to Light with Tracy Beanz and Quite Frankly, Truth Over News Substack, Pippa’s Pen and Podcast (Substack), Armstrong Economics blog/newsletter
War/Military: SOFX Newsletter, The Duran
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Macro takeaways/lessons from the week:
-People got big mad that the Epstein Phase 1 release didn’t give them all they wanted, but it provided a vital confirmation for something that was already in the public domain but not previously verified. Pause, think, and consider the “big picture” before you allow the outrage monster to consume you.
-The unintelligent don’t have the intellectual chops to see a changing paradigm as it's happening around them. Starmer and Zelensky were given pretty good indicators that the game’s changed this week.
-Mexico considering matching US tariffs against China, Panama moving Hong Kong (China) out of the canal, Mexico extraditing cartel kingpins to the US. Spheres of influence in a multi-polar world, my dear Watson. Changing paradigms and dynamics - not everyone can see it as it’s happening.
White pill(s) for the week:
“Big wheels turn slow,” as my first post-Army and private sector boss used to tell me when I’d get upset about bureaucratic roadblocks for our projects. People have been trained to expect immediate gratification, but we need true fixes and changes rather than mere duct tape on our shaky foundations that have been allowed to be hollowed out and eroded away.
If you can take a breath, step back, and view the big picture, the right moves and right people are being put into place. It will not be immediate, but all of the signs and moves are there that things are finally being fixed.
They broke our entire system over decades; it will not be fixed overnight. Be at peace with this, and resign yourself to never allow disequilibrium and destruction agents to take power again.
Weekend Meditation:
“God is in control, but He doesn’t expect you to lean on a shovel and pray for a hole.”
-Unknown
It is my personal belief that man was given free will and the choice to either ignore evil and let it perpetuate, work alongside and in the furtherance of evil, or fight against it. I don’t believe God built us to simply sit around and watch.
Links mentioned in the show:
Intro & outro music: Mike Amabile and Run Over Twice “Blind”
open.spotify.com/track/6SG99nL3…
Media Defamation Lawsuits Crowdfunding Link
givesendgo.com/1APMediaDefama…
Thread with Short and Long Explainer Videos About Our Lawsuits and the J6 False Narratives
x.com/RobertPLewis/s…
“The List”
Geopolitics: The Duran, Aurelian Substack (specific to diplomacy), Armstrong Economics blog/newsletter
Economics/Trading: Tree Rings (Luke Gromen newsletter), MacroOps newsletter, Gold Goats & Guns (Tom Luongo newsletter), Armstrong Economics blog/newsletter, Macro Edge Research (jobs and business data points)
Domestic politics: The Duran, Epoch Times, Conservative Treehouse, The President’s Daily Brief, Dark to Light with Tracy Beanz and Quite Frankly, Truth Over News Substack, Pippa’s Pen and Podcast (Substack), Armstrong Economics blog/newsletter
War/Military: SOFX Newsletter, The Duran
Free Sub post for all to read and share, as it's important:
Emanations of the Cross Throughout History
The wailing and gnashing of teeth over Pete Hegseth’s Jerusalem Cross tattoo showed massive historical ignorance of the Cross and its many forms over mankind’s history. Let’s rectify that.
Topics covered in this post
-Introduction: Ignorance, rewriting, obfuscation, and destruction of history, both religious and secular
-Neolithic to Pre-Christian: Crosses Across Ancient History (10,000 BC - 3,000 BC)
-Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Sumerian Cultures (3,000 BC - 1,000 BC)
-Indus Valley, Bronze Age Europe, and Early Asian Traditions (c. 2,500 BC – 1,500 BC)
-Pre-Christian Mediterranean (circa 1000 BC–1st Century AD)
-Christianity (1st Century AD onward)
-Fin
Emanations of the Cross Throughout History
The wailing and gnashing of teeth over Pete Hegseth’s Jerusalem Cross tattoo showed massive historical ignorance of the Cross and its many forms over mankind’s history. Let’s rectify that.
Topics covered in this post
-Introduction: Ignorance, rewriting, obfuscation, and destruction of history, both religious and secular
-Neolithic to Pre-Christian: Crosses Across Ancient History (10,000 BC - 3,000 BC)
-Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Sumerian Cultures (3,000 BC - 1,000 BC)
-Indus Valley, Bronze Age Europe, and Early Asian Traditions (c. 2,500 BC – 1,500 BC)
-Pre-Christian Mediterranean (circa 1000 BC–1st Century AD)
-Christianity (1st Century AD onward)
-Fin
Podcast version is up:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6uBaH83U64rizbhCuC5jsD?si=QY99JiBTQCuAS8gGvgX2Ag
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6uBaH83U64rizbhCuC5jsD?si=QY99JiBTQCuAS8gGvgX2Ag
The Shitshow Macro Weekly Prep Podcast for Monday March 3, 2025 is out:
-The post and podcast for Emanations of the Cross were both published as free for all to read, listen to, and share over the weekend.
–It explains not only the history of the Cross in the Christian Faith, but also the many different forms and their symbolism (showing what frauds those who tried to turn Hegseth’s Jerusalem Cross are), and the history of cross shapes as the oldest archetype in mankind’s history.
-The post and podcast for Statecraft 101: What It Is, What It Was, What It Became, and How the Trump Doctrine Is Changing (Fixing) It were both made free for all to read, listen, and share as well.
Domestic Politics:
-The Carolinas had fires this weekend that covered approximately 400 acres.
--According to @matt_vonswol Blackhawks dropped water on the affected areas, and everyone is already back in their homes.
-Chalk another one up for the “conspiracy theorists.”
--A Sen. Grassley release states that the Gov of Argentina will release info about the Swiss Banks that helped Nazis escape to Argentina with their money:
judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/rele…
-The State Department completed its review of foreign USAID funding, and opted to shut down $60 billion worth of outflows.
--Before taking any polling seriously, ensure they provide their basic info: sample size, MOE, DOC, Z-score, and/or other crucial metrics that can tell you if it's propaganda or legit.
--@Rasmussen_poll provides their data, but the MSM and DC hate them because they ask uncomfortable questions that others won’t, and get answers that DC and the MSM don’t want you to know about.
--Case in point: their poll that shows 70% of Americans are angry about the wastes of taxpayer money that DOGE has uncovered/is uncovering:
rasmussenreports.com/public_content…
--And other from Rasmussen: 77% of Americans are in favor of Voter ID:
rasmussenreports.com/public_content…
-Treasury Secretary Bessent was on Face the Nation Sunday and, among other things, called out the media (and its “expert economists”) for lying about the economy under Biden:
x.com/FinanceLancelo…
-Illegal US border crossings have now plummeted to the lowest numbers in recorded history.
It was always a choice, and they were always lying about it under Biden/Harris/Mayorkas.
x.com/BillMelugin_/s…
-Elon Musk was on Joe Rogan’s podcast again. The whole interview is worth watching, IMO, but this clip is one of several eye-opening stats given: DOGE found 20mm dead people receiving Social Security at an average of $20k/year. That’s a $400 billion annual scam.
x.com/elonmusk/statu…
(continued)
-The post and podcast for Emanations of the Cross were both published as free for all to read, listen to, and share over the weekend.
–It explains not only the history of the Cross in the Christian Faith, but also the many different forms and their symbolism (showing what frauds those who tried to turn Hegseth’s Jerusalem Cross are), and the history of cross shapes as the oldest archetype in mankind’s history.
-The post and podcast for Statecraft 101: What It Is, What It Was, What It Became, and How the Trump Doctrine Is Changing (Fixing) It were both made free for all to read, listen, and share as well.
Domestic Politics:
-The Carolinas had fires this weekend that covered approximately 400 acres.
--According to @matt_vonswol Blackhawks dropped water on the affected areas, and everyone is already back in their homes.
-Chalk another one up for the “conspiracy theorists.”
--A Sen. Grassley release states that the Gov of Argentina will release info about the Swiss Banks that helped Nazis escape to Argentina with their money:
judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/rele…
-The State Department completed its review of foreign USAID funding, and opted to shut down $60 billion worth of outflows.
--Before taking any polling seriously, ensure they provide their basic info: sample size, MOE, DOC, Z-score, and/or other crucial metrics that can tell you if it's propaganda or legit.
--@Rasmussen_poll provides their data, but the MSM and DC hate them because they ask uncomfortable questions that others won’t, and get answers that DC and the MSM don’t want you to know about.
--Case in point: their poll that shows 70% of Americans are angry about the wastes of taxpayer money that DOGE has uncovered/is uncovering:
rasmussenreports.com/public_content…
--And other from Rasmussen: 77% of Americans are in favor of Voter ID:
rasmussenreports.com/public_content…
-Treasury Secretary Bessent was on Face the Nation Sunday and, among other things, called out the media (and its “expert economists”) for lying about the economy under Biden:
x.com/FinanceLancelo…
-Illegal US border crossings have now plummeted to the lowest numbers in recorded history.
It was always a choice, and they were always lying about it under Biden/Harris/Mayorkas.
x.com/BillMelugin_/s…
-Elon Musk was on Joe Rogan’s podcast again. The whole interview is worth watching, IMO, but this clip is one of several eye-opening stats given: DOGE found 20mm dead people receiving Social Security at an average of $20k/year. That’s a $400 billion annual scam.
x.com/elonmusk/statu…
(continued)
War/Military:
-A few more wrinkles have emerged since Z was asked to leave the White House last week.
--He went to the EU where they publicly pledged support - but reports stated that he was privately told he needed to make good with Trump.
--He put out statements that he would be willing to sign the mineral deal - but within an hour or so reneged and said that it would require other attributes.
--It looks like he may have already previously signed a deal for the minerals in question with UK/FR - promising the same thing to multiple parties?
--Polish PM Tusk re-iterated publicly that Poland will not send troops to UKR.
-On that note, Morgan Stanley released a report on the actual rare earth (probably not really) minerals that are at the heart of this potential deal.
--TL;DR: many of the commodity pros don’t think he has the cards that he’s saying he does.
zerohedge.com/commodities/pr…
-Defense Secretary Hegesth posted an article this week that I, as a guy from a family with multiple Navy veterans (but I still totally make fun of the Navy at every chance) think is a must read for all.
--The title is pretty self-explanatory: America’s Future Depends on Rebuilding the Navy.
--Also: more Admirals than ships. That needs to change.
realcleardefense.com/articles/2025/…
-While the anti-Trump neocons and “very serious people” will pretend like firing USMIL generals is a capital offense and has never been done before - it has, especially in precarious times.
--An account that I recently started following outlined how it has been done in the past, and how it could be done now, via a thread that @infantrydort called How to Remove the Generals: A 2025 “Louisiana Maneuvers:”
x.com/infantrydort/s…
Science/Health:
-The confirmation hearing for Dr Jay Bhattacharya for NIH director is finally set to take place on Wed.
-A 5-year study has concluded that lowering cholesterol increases the risk of death.
--Cholesterols are vital for many aspects of your body to function properly, especially your brain. This is known.
x.com/profstonge/sta…
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-A few more wrinkles have emerged since Z was asked to leave the White House last week.
--He went to the EU where they publicly pledged support - but reports stated that he was privately told he needed to make good with Trump.
--He put out statements that he would be willing to sign the mineral deal - but within an hour or so reneged and said that it would require other attributes.
--It looks like he may have already previously signed a deal for the minerals in question with UK/FR - promising the same thing to multiple parties?
--Polish PM Tusk re-iterated publicly that Poland will not send troops to UKR.
-On that note, Morgan Stanley released a report on the actual rare earth (probably not really) minerals that are at the heart of this potential deal.
--TL;DR: many of the commodity pros don’t think he has the cards that he’s saying he does.
zerohedge.com/commodities/pr…
-Defense Secretary Hegesth posted an article this week that I, as a guy from a family with multiple Navy veterans (but I still totally make fun of the Navy at every chance) think is a must read for all.
--The title is pretty self-explanatory: America’s Future Depends on Rebuilding the Navy.
--Also: more Admirals than ships. That needs to change.
realcleardefense.com/articles/2025/…
-While the anti-Trump neocons and “very serious people” will pretend like firing USMIL generals is a capital offense and has never been done before - it has, especially in precarious times.
--An account that I recently started following outlined how it has been done in the past, and how it could be done now, via a thread that @infantrydort called How to Remove the Generals: A 2025 “Louisiana Maneuvers:”
x.com/infantrydort/s…
Science/Health:
-The confirmation hearing for Dr Jay Bhattacharya for NIH director is finally set to take place on Wed.
-A 5-year study has concluded that lowering cholesterol increases the risk of death.
--Cholesterols are vital for many aspects of your body to function properly, especially your brain. This is known.
x.com/profstonge/sta…
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Markets/economics:
-The Trump administration is making significant changes to the economic paradigm that go unnoticed and misunderstood by many because they don’t understand (and often won’t believe) just how ridiculous some of the US policies were.
--The rebalancing won’t be immediate, but tariffs are only one of many tools being implemented. China has enjoyed some tax-free investments in the US since 1984 - which Trump is changing, leading them to withdraw some of their investments, sucking liquidity out of markets (which is necessary to reduce inflation and ludicrous P/E ratios).
--The Executive Order is also preventing US investments that strengthen China’s military apparatus, which the “status quo” has allowed for quite some time:
--From @michalejmcnair :
medium.com/@mcnai002/the-…
-Trump posted comments this weekend about a US strategic crypto reserve, naming BTC and ETH specifically, and prices spiked. BTC saw a $10K price surge, now back to $93,009.61, with ETH at $2,452.60
-Commerce Secretary Lutknik made a comment this weekend on Sunday Morning Futures that he may separate USGOV spending out of the calculation for GDP.
--The way GDP is calculated and what it does/does not include has been a subject of debate for many years.
--Since the GOV itself doesn’t create anything of real, tangible value, this *could* be yet another sign of changes to put more value on the private sector, manufacturing, and real things vs the financialization economy that has been a product of the past several decades of policy.
finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-adm…
-Futures for the major US stock indexes are mixed as of this writing Sunday night; Russell 2000 is the only one that has stayed in the green, while the rest are moving between green (up) and red (down).
-Crude oil is back above the crucial $70 mark, now at $70.49
-Gold is at $2,884
-Inflation in Japan is getting out of control, and their 30-year government bond yield has hit 2.635%.
-60+ day auto loan delinquencies in the subprime category have hit 6.56%, the highest recorded, according to @MacroEdgeRes
-Auto-loan “serious delinquencies” (90+ days) hit 3% in Q4 2024, the highest in 14 years (via @unusual_whales )
Business:
-The Treasury Department announced today (Sunday) that they would not enforce any fines or penalties associated with the beneficial ownership reporting requirements.
x.com/USTreasury/sta…
-Saks Global will slash about 5% of its global workforce after purchasing Neiman Marcus, according to Macro Edge Research.
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-The Trump administration is making significant changes to the economic paradigm that go unnoticed and misunderstood by many because they don’t understand (and often won’t believe) just how ridiculous some of the US policies were.
--The rebalancing won’t be immediate, but tariffs are only one of many tools being implemented. China has enjoyed some tax-free investments in the US since 1984 - which Trump is changing, leading them to withdraw some of their investments, sucking liquidity out of markets (which is necessary to reduce inflation and ludicrous P/E ratios).
--The Executive Order is also preventing US investments that strengthen China’s military apparatus, which the “status quo” has allowed for quite some time:
--From @michalejmcnair :
medium.com/@mcnai002/the-…
-Trump posted comments this weekend about a US strategic crypto reserve, naming BTC and ETH specifically, and prices spiked. BTC saw a $10K price surge, now back to $93,009.61, with ETH at $2,452.60
-Commerce Secretary Lutknik made a comment this weekend on Sunday Morning Futures that he may separate USGOV spending out of the calculation for GDP.
--The way GDP is calculated and what it does/does not include has been a subject of debate for many years.
--Since the GOV itself doesn’t create anything of real, tangible value, this *could* be yet another sign of changes to put more value on the private sector, manufacturing, and real things vs the financialization economy that has been a product of the past several decades of policy.
finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-adm…
-Futures for the major US stock indexes are mixed as of this writing Sunday night; Russell 2000 is the only one that has stayed in the green, while the rest are moving between green (up) and red (down).
-Crude oil is back above the crucial $70 mark, now at $70.49
-Gold is at $2,884
-Inflation in Japan is getting out of control, and their 30-year government bond yield has hit 2.635%.
-60+ day auto loan delinquencies in the subprime category have hit 6.56%, the highest recorded, according to @MacroEdgeRes
-Auto-loan “serious delinquencies” (90+ days) hit 3% in Q4 2024, the highest in 14 years (via @unusual_whales )
Business:
-The Treasury Department announced today (Sunday) that they would not enforce any fines or penalties associated with the beneficial ownership reporting requirements.
x.com/USTreasury/sta…
-Saks Global will slash about 5% of its global workforce after purchasing Neiman Marcus, according to Macro Edge Research.
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