A Sanity Check

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OK, Ure is pissed.

The markets are being hyped up over 100 at the open based on a minute drop in the All Items less food and energy in today’s CPI report.

What you are not hearing much is that retails sales laid a big fat goose egg.

Advance Estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for April 2024, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $705.2 billion, virtually unchanged
(±0.4 percent)* from the previous month, but up 3.0 percent (±0.5 percent) above April 2023. Total sales for the February 2024 through April 2024 period were up 3.0 percent (±0.5 percent) from the same period a year ago. The February 2024 to March 2024 percent change was revised from up 0.7 percent (±0.5 percent) to up 0.6 percent (±0.1 percent).”

Credit to Bloomberg for at least reporting US Retail Sales Stall After Downward Revisions in Prior Months. We somehow didn’t see the story on the home page of CNBC…

Don’t look now kiddies, but this doesn’t keep up with inflation.

So we find ourselves (again) aghast at the lack of financial understanding by people dumb enough to put savings into a pre-crash stock market.

But ya’ll have fun.  the real deal in America is growth.  And we ain’t go none.

Write when the delirium breaks,

George@Ure.net

22 thoughts on “A Sanity Check”

    • From the same post G.A. Stewart references a prediction by Alois Irlmaier:

      “The Third World War will come, but I cannot predict the year. It will be preceded by signs in the skies, which will be seen by millions of people…….”

      Interesting that the stunning auroras only days ago were seen by hundreds of millions of people across the globe.

      • What I found interesting is that HAARP supposedly was the source of some of the “auroras”! And were we not told several years ago that HAARP was being removed from service? Pls correct me if I’m wrong.

    • Worry list:
      In the same post G.A.S alluded to something big coming before the Trump-Biden debate on June 27.

      Andy had a vivid dream last year where he was given a specific date in June. Maybe 24 or 26?

      M4.2 EQ just off the coast of Lesbos today. The island is largely volcanic in the west, and numerous thermal springs indicate the unstable subterranean structure that has caused severe earthquakes throughout history.

    • How do you strike both Britain and the US without endangering your European homeland and risking your own safety? Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. The closest land outside the territory is in the American state of North Carolina. Popular destination for cruise ships – mobile, floating, otherwise inconspicuous?

      • Its all about the business model.. Control..
        If you notice.. Xi was trying his best to be the adult in the room… look what we did.. we parked crap off of their borders.. the same thing we did with Ukraine..putin for over a year tried to get us to back off. Instead of backing off like Kennedy did we pushed on..
        I am pretty sure that they are aware that the USA has not prepared for such an event.. and at some point if we keep pushing for this war to escalate they will have to make a decision.. like the bully pushing a weaker child to give him his money.. they either give in and pay the money for the protection.. which usually results in them asking for more again.. or they say no and take the chance of getting beat up by the bullies group. Alone the bully is not strong only in number.. with this situation what I see is we are the bully.. pushing them to give in.. the nato countries are the ones doing what we say..But the news yesterday made some sense.. we are pushing the other nato countries to be the ones in the front..while we pull back..similar to any other bully.. What I tell the grandkids.. if a bully and his group come at you.. you know who the head of the bullies is.. go at that one with everything you have.. you will get your butt kicked.. but.. he will think twice before he goes at you again.. because what if you won..
        as the head of the bullies pushing our might around what I see that no one took into account was the vulnerability of the…. Brand….their willingness to sell out the country for a few coins.. and if you read their own books you can see that was what they were all taught.. your nothing if you don’t have it all..
        But those that seen their vulnerability years ago were always working the book the Art of War.. and Putin grew up in the streets being attacked by bullies..he had to overcome this.. and is much stronger and wise in the ways of those driven by their greed and wants.. so this whole time.. china was wooing our industries.. by selling the greed to those that are greedy.. and between the two of them they have gotten agreements to everyone we have pushed around. by getting the Brand to sell out the country they were able to get our borders open to get put in place the very thing they have been saying they would do.. now did they.. who knows no one is checking they are holding their hands..Mr. say no evil has been exonerated by congress that he is doing the will of the country. While they are gone on vacation or some elaborate fact finding mission in some resort someplace.. the best thing we could have done was back off. things would have stayed the same for a while longer.. in the beginning.. we didn’t of course. now we either quit altogether admit defeat lose Ukraine..and possibly Taiwan..and the world becomes a multi polar planet..
        At some point the followers of our lead will either insist that we join in as equal or they will question why am I the one being flopped in the front line of fire..
        If it goes to the point where they have to say what do we have to lose and just goes for it is the last straw.. the art of war says it.. Russia is playing chess..
        but why destroy the USA where we do have fertile ground unless it is unavoidable and they get frustraited and say F@@kit.. here is a couple of chinese proverbs.. that fit..

        “if you compare yourself with those excellent ones, you will find you are still not good enough; but if you compare yourself with those ordinary ones, you will find you are much better than them.”
        “You can’t expect to catch a cub without venturing into a tigress’s den.” the meaning of it..
        “Risky as it is, if you are afraid of taking chances, there is no way you can succeed.”
        “Shed no tears until seeing the coffin.”
        Meaning
        “Will not give up an inevitably losing battle until the last minute. It is a burlesque of the stubbornness and stupidity of people who would not stop until it is too late”

        It is a risky move.. and at this point I am pretty sure everyone is saying to themselves.. I wished we would have seen this coming and listened to our generals that have been tossing up the caution flag since the very beginning.. theres no winning this one.. it was obvious from the start.. but then that is what some moron in the middle of the wastelands thinks.. they out planned us.. made friendships with those we chose to bully and now they bought the compliance of the greedy ones to get what they wanted going..

        https://avia-pro.net/blog/britanskie-voyska-uzhe-na-ukraine-v-ssha-sdali-uchastie-britanskih-voennyh-v-konflikte-protiv

  4. THE GREAT RED ONE

    Nostradamus Quatrain VIII-80
    The blood of innocents, widow and virgin,
    So many evils committed by means of the great Red One,
    Saintly images dipped in burning candles,
    From fear apprehension [they] cannot see none move.

    Nostradamus and The Third Age of Mars, Volume I, G. A. Stewart, 2017, Page 615

    “So many evils committed by means of the great Red One” suggests a Muslim leader or someone involved with The Pagan Sect of New Infidels. It certainly has the description of a satanic ritual, “the blood of innocents, widow and virgin”, and “saintly images dipped in burning candles.”

    https://theageofdesolation.com/nostradamus/2024/05/15/butcher-king-in-england/

    • For those who didn’t get the song Allegory:

      “Daddy” is Powell and the Fed

      “The T Bird” is the Fed’s Easy Money
      (they are STILL shipping it out the door via financing the deficit at the tune of $1 Trillion Dollars every 90 days since China ain’t buying anymore, in fact it is selling at the rate of at least $60 Billion a quarter) (and NO more interest rate increases)

      “Fun Fun Fun” are the markets, which are having a GRAND TIME

      That old 1960’s Beach Boys song captures the current moment that Wall Street is living in to a “T” … and ol “Daddy” is NOT going to take the “T Bird” away until near or AFTER the election.

      Go listen to the song …. and … JOIN in the FUN FUN FUN while it lasts

  8. hmm..
    French toast
    I French bread loaf cut into inch slices and then cubbed
    grease a baking pad lay the cubes in the pan..
    1 8 oz cream cheese
    8 0z of cream
    1/4 cup of sugar
    2 tbsp of vanilla extract?
    mix this up pour over the cubed French bread
    8 eggs beaten
    1 1/2 cups of whole milk or half
    and half
    mix well pour over the French bread cover and let sit in the fridge over night
    1 cup brown sugar
    1 cup butter
    2 cup biscuit mix ..mix these up into a bowl then Sprinkle it over the top of your French toast
    bake at 375 degrees fir about a half hour

    • Dude – that french toast recipe would put my ass in the Ozempic line at Dr’s ofc. pronto quick like. Not enough hours in the day for my old (61.10 years of age) butt to work out-work it off.
      Does sounds delish, but when you suffer with Hiraeth, comfort foods are irresistible..

    • With that much effort involved I’d rather do without it. Does anyone agree with me ? ;-)

    • On second thought LOOTB, with your talents, as I have understood over the years, I always wondered why you should have ever been in that box. Perhaps it’s the way YOU think??
      Take care, and “Life is good!”

      • I did work restaurant.. LOL.. the stuff I make is simple comfort foods.. my nephew though is a top chef in one of the bigger cities.. I try to get him to come down and show me a few tricks.. he has one pudding dish that will give you a sugar rush and not have any sugar in it.. great stuff.. don’t know what its called though but he did say he would teach me how one day..

      • the problem is.. the paper.. we live in a paper world.. if you don’t have the paper and not a relative of friend of someone at the very top.. your not getting a chance.. I actually thought I had a chance at the cabinet shop.. loved the work .. most of the people working there only do one thing.. if it is putting in a screw that is what you do.. I was lucky and had a good boss when he asked me which department I wanted to work in.. I said all of them.. I would love to see how the whole thing works.. so I worked in all the departments..
        the ceo of the plant had a program.. if you could come up with a money saving idea.. to a problem.. that would save the company a minimum of ten grand a year.. I said hmm.. I think I could do that.. took the head bump route.. you bump your noggin say ouch you bump it a second time you say.. dam I wish someone would fix that.. the prize a leisure lunch with the boss at the country club…I went every month for twelve years.. at the end I had six in reserve.. at first it was important things.. then after a few years I realized I was to good being in the department I was.. so then I decided since It won’t be I would come up with the most stupid changes that were so obvious to everyone that should be done that would save them ten grand a year or more.. I went in there last summer.. going to get some drop off or pallet material.. I wanted a nice chunk of hickory for a few pens I made.. ( yes I make pens and pencils.. I give my graduates all a hand made pencil.. or pen set.. ) the boss ran out grabbed a three hundred dollar door panel and cut it in half for me.. I said dam you shouldn’t do that just some drop off would have been good enough.. he said oh its nothing are you ready to come back to work..
        A very nice compliment.. and I made the pens I wanted to make and have the rest of the door in storage for future pen making..
        But in the business world without a piece of paper hanging on the wall.. you won’t get anything more than what they offer and if your working for another company they will only offer you a fraction over what they make.. It is why I quit one group I was in.. they would tease me for not doing better than I did.. you have to have the ability to take advantage of an opportunity when it passes you by.. the vast majority are not able to do that.. and are stuck where they are.. then with the gentleman that was a top notch engineer high paid had it all.. he was pulled in to give testimony and like the whistle blowers told the truth.. they black balled him he couldn’t get a job anywhere doing anything.. his fancy car broke down he was living in it.. and he had a heart attack and was brought to my attention.. he lived with us for better than two years.. he couldn’t face the public stigma that was thrust upon him.. he had the mansion the retirement and vacation home.. all the toys we associate with being a success.. in the end he was bitter and sad.. his family avoided him like he had the plague.. it was very sad.. he felt bad that he had to depend on someone inferior to his wisdom for survival..

  9. I am curious…. IF….
    The IMF… decides to do away with the federal reserve to away with all the fiat currencies.. of the world.. and make it so that the dollar coins and gold and silver are no longer currencies that can be used for purchasing.. what happens to the stock market.. what happens to the gold market.. the original use of money was as a representation of what you had at a storehouse.. one pound was good for one pound.. so if it is replaced and only digital currency exists..
    https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/15/imf-says-central-bank-digital-currencies-can-replace-cash.html#:~:text=Tech-,IMF%20says%20central%20bank%20digital%20currencies%20can%20replace%20cash%3A%20'This,the%20time%20to%20turn%20back'&text=IMF's%20Kristalina%20Georgieva%20said%20that,payment%20platforms%20in%20the%20future.
    what good is anything you have in storage.. it becomes only a generated number..
    Star Trek had a segment the kind of describes the IMF.. the gambling of the traskillians..
    https://youtu.be/SkxGQJWZDEw?si=N-3EHdDMqVW0Az45

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