To the Moon (or Weimar?)

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The market’s gone full carnival again — screens glowing, traders chanting “To the Moon!” while the old pros quietly cinch their parachutes. With Washington shut down, no one really knows what the economy’s doing; the official dashboard is dark, and we’re all watching by the glow of the instruments.

This week’s Peoplenomics takes apart the illusion — showing how digital liquidity has replaced the Weimar’s printing presses, how “cheap money” became the new theology, and why every major economy now dances to the same inflationary rhythm.

We explore what happens when the lights come back on: whether this ends in another parabolic spike… or a crash landing that makes 1929 look like a soft touchdown.

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64 thoughts on “To the Moon (or Weimar?)”

  1. “Without updates from Labor, Commerce, or Treasury, traders are flying on instruments built from rumor, sentiment, and private data.”

    Would beg to differ Kemmosabe, seems to these burning, tired Eyes that without the weekly govmint statistical LIES, we be Flying in clean air..finally.

    Second point – this one is very hard to get across to “muggles” – you know who You are…”which leads path to real wealth circling back togold, silver,metals and calories. I would argue that Bitcoins are Intelligent Energy, ie they are NRGetic. Think Money burns a hole in Ure pocket ? BTC nuclear melts down Ure pocket/bankaccount – they want to move, to interact with network.
    Like I said above its hard to describe the NRGetc component of BTC, BUT it is one of the main reasons I have always utilized Hard Wallet/Cold Storage..easier to ignore em and deny their existence.

    As for Mr Sataoshi Nakamoto = 3 peeps, one was Alan Greenspan (coder extraordinaire), Arthur Burns, forget the 3rd person in the room, private industry guy, not govmint.
    Speculators luv Buying Call Options, short term durations down to ZeroDay Options which are more like Lottery tickets. Anyway the Specialists/Dealers have to Hedge their Sales of Call Options with Purchasing stock of underlying. This hedging activity(circle jerk) is driving prices higher in mkt.

    Thinking it might be time for a left field event, anybody got futures on USN Ships viability in ME waters..ya know like one of dem big ole carriers…Tuesday Oct 7th is opening Day Duck Hunting in Pennsyltucky ! “The time is right..Duck Soup -https://youtu.be/5mEsXz-Bpog?si=IpNyLNulZm0xsl9o

    • “they want to move, to interact with network.”

      haha that’s good, a piece of silver just sits there, a bitcoin wants to see the world

    • Digital PM’s are probably less safe than fiat scripts and tokens. And you won’t find that out for certain until all the holders get the surprise one cold morning in the bowels of financial hell. And this is coming from someone who made a living for as quite a while off those instruments in the past.

      With the PM markets reminding of 1933, gold has some risk. Trump is more the populist than conservative, and he has been known to reach for the FDR playbook when sufficiently stressed and exasperated (or desperate).

      Having a modest stash of US silver coins is a good hedge against some extreme scenarios. Security is always an issue. Price is pretty steep right now. But in Texas, they will likely be the most liquid of PM assets when nothing else has value. In other more woke venues, that might not work. It may be possible to buy mint coins in the Texas Bullion Depository through an IRA, but fees are an issue. I am investigating.

    • BCP : uh huh

      “… this one is very hard to get across to “muggles” – you know who You are…”which leads path to real wealth circling back togold, silver,metals and calories. I would argue that Bitcoins are Intelligent Energy, ie they are NRGetic …”

      If the crypto zealots (you know who you are) would _quit_ yammering about their alt. reality tokens, well, it would come off less contrived. Congrats on your minimal ownership on a big trend. Wonder who the sucker is? You should.

      So, we survived the close pass. As yammering fades re: our galactic visitor
      , what will be the next cause due jour? I’m sure there’s an equally non-care-about thing on the immediate horizon. Full Moon coming in Oct 6. Harvest has started, don’t be last to put grain in the bin.

      Gorgeous late summer day here,
      Enjoy, alles!
      E

    • re: Duck Soup wok ‘n roll
      feat: Marxist Minstrel Crüe

      BCP,
      Sadly none of the local Freedonian Fraternity appear to have shown any love to Friday’s comment #207370. Thank you Big Al Brown in efforts towards jumpstarting a community memory jog.

    • nope. it was that asian fella that worked for Blackberry. that ure Mr Sataoshi Nakamoto.

      how i know that is i heard it and saif it out loud when i was watching that movie in the theater.

      i was on a date at the movie theater and watching that movie. in the middle of that movie, a seen where someone calls that fella Ritchie by name and i burted out Hello Mr Sataoshi Nakamoto. and someone else in the movie theater said the exact same thing as me at the same time, ”
      Hello Mr Sataoshi Nakamoto!

      i dont know who it was. the theater was packed and then every one said shhhhhhhh.

      the interesting part was Sataoshi Nakamoto was the farthest thing from my mind. i was moving up hand up the leg of the lady i was on a date with. not thinking about bit coin.

      it was was just one of those strange moments, ya know. and i was the only one who had it. because someone else in the theater blurted out the same exact thing as me, at the exact same time and i have no idea who the other person was. to this day. i still dont know who blurted out the same thing. they were sitting up and off to my right.

      Ritchie Cheung is your Sataoshi Nakamoto according to my read of things.

      the other fellas you mentioned are just people who tried to capitalise on his work. happens all the time.

    • Ritchie Cheung may be a fictional character but the person portraying his part is Sataoshi Nakamoto.

      i mean what are the odds that 2 people who dont know or ever seen each other in life blurting out the same exact thing verbatium at the same time while at the movies watching a movie called Blackberry?

    • aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. goose season is all year round . tug it harder boy

  2. As the 1929 – 1934 economic progression went, the transition from boom to bust can be very abrupt. All depressions are characterized by a general collapse in credit markets, and near universal liquidation of debt. This is called credit deflation. We came very close in 2008. Massive funny money intervention by the Fed put the brakes on the hot rail ride to economic hell. But that only works if the majority still buy the Kool-Aid. With declining real standard of living for most Americans, and near universal debt slavery, that support is waning.
    The recent collapse in the low end subprime auto loan credit market is either a fluke or a temporal marker. If it is the start, then expect headlines of even larger collspses to follow shortly. Without cheap easily accessible credit, the economy will collapse rapidly.
    Consumer price declines don’t happen in a depression, at least not until the terminal phase. Weimar was a hyperinflationary depression. The current level of world-wide government debt favors that style of depression. Depressions slways involve credit deflation, which is not consumer price deflation.

    • So they hypothecated the same collateral to 3 different lenders in order to obtain loans … what’s the big deal?

      The lenders were Big Boys who could do their own Due Diligence (here’s looking at you Jamie) so the fact that they did NOT makes it THEIR problem and should create a “Legal Pass” for the Hypothecater!

      Obviously the Hypothecator’s backroom accounting clerks just make some simple mistakes, which can happen to any company. What’s a few hundred million $$ among friends anyway? JP Morgan /Chase can just make it up with more loan volume to the borrowers!! Keep selling those used cars on credit boys! Raise the prices and make bigger loans to poor credit risk customers, that will help solve the double and triple hypothecation problem!!

      Party On!! The music is still playing!

      • When one very large back room bookkeeping operation is caught operating with massive fraudulent collateral undetected (remember Enron?), chances are there are a lot more out there, and large lenders know that. There is a possible fork here with the fraudulent collateral. One fork is the one you described. The other path is that ALL lenders double down on EVERYTHING (the dread everything all at once credit deflation scenario), and ALL that credit stuff hits the proverbial economic fan simultaneously. If that happens, Ure readers will not have time to buckle up ahead of the train wreck. If you are just now reaching for the buckle, you may have just missed Ure one chance.

        • Enron was viewable, if you cared to look, a solid 18 months before the Shit Hit The Fan … at least I saw it screaming at me. Since I am NOT a Wall Street Trader have a real business I just shook my head at the cluelessness of Wall Street at the time as I awaiting the collapse

          Same thing wrt the CMO housing issues … which were perfectly seeable by late 2004 if you just cared to look at the REAL deals, NOT the paper that Wall Street was creating and then selling to their “Marks”.

          I also agree that the used car loan hypothecation issues extend beyond just those who are now known. Other rats are hidden behind the walls, LOTS of bad collateral out there across a number of different asset classes. If you are a lender this late in the cycle forget about relying on PAPER … go look at the REAL ASSETS and make sure they are REAL … AND you are the first in line to grab them when /if a loan goes sour. Sure you are going to have to spend money sending people out into the field to track the stuff down and visually inspect it, but that is the ONLY way you can make sure it really is what it is claimed to be.

          Every cycle is the same … as the cycle gets long in the tooth more and more paper scams creep into the system behind the scenes, yet EVERY TIME Wall Street after the SHTF says: “How Could We Know?” when the scams come to light.

          Intentional Blindness to scams is a FEATURE of Wall Street … NOT a Flaw.

  3. (“when everyone’s yelling “To the Moon,” it helps to have someone checking the fool gauge. “)

    Its extremely hard explaining what a person sees heading forward like a freight train..when what your seeing doesn’t exist in their world or life experiences..The information we see today—on screens, in headlines, through curated feeds—is often a polished illusion, not a reflection of reality. It’s tailored to comfort, distract, or sell, not to reveal. While some celebrate booming wages or thriving cities, others walk through neighborhoods hollowed by addiction, poverty, and neglect. The real story isn’t in the data—it’s in the disconnect. Like the San Francisco realtor who couldn’t see the decay outside his pristine bubble, or the son-in-law who believes federal aid is a jackpot for the undeserving, these are narratives shaped by limited lenses, not lived experience. The truth is freight-training toward us, but most can’t see it—because in their world, it doesn’t exist. And that blindness, repeated across millions, is how civilizations fall… not from lack of warning, but from the inability to see what’s going on in the next neighborhood.When everyone’s shouting “To the Moon,” chasing crypto dreams or tech utopias, someone needs to check the fool gauge. Because what we are seeing—clear as day—is the widening chasm between perception and reality. Like the San Francisco realtor who couldn’t see the decay outside his pristine bubble the citizens forced to live homeless using the sidewalks as urinals and toilets, or the son-in-law who believes federal aid is a jackpot for the undeserving instead of a needed hand up from the depths. nothing is for free.. companies that use these federal programs as a way to let the society to pay for their ability to pile more on top of the tier of executives… these are symptoms of a civilizational blind spot. History is littered with such moments… Marie Antoinette’s cake, the Czar’s opulence, Hitler’s rise amid economic despair, the fall of France under illusions of strength. Each collapse was preceded by a failure to see, not a failure to act… each had the window to act and correct..then the slow fall as the tree teeters on its way down its slow at first.. the top of the cheerleader pyramid has to be held up by a strong base..when the base falters then the cheerleader is in danger.. the leaders of fallen civilizations all had time to flip it..The legends of Nero fiddling while Rome burned or Marie Antoinette declaring “Let them eat cake” aren’t literal—they’re symbols of blindness, of rulers so insulated by luxury and illusion that they failed to see the fire rising beneath them. It wasn’t their words—it was their refusal to act, their detachment from the suffering that sustained their grandeur. They clung to opulence while the base—the workers, the farmers, the forgotten—crumbled. And when the base collapses, the palace falls with it. These stories endure because they warn us: when leaders lose sight of the people who hold up the system, collapse is not a possibility—it’s a certainty. Today, we see echoes of this in gated optimism, in data-driven denial, in the myth of prosperity and huge wages for laborers while the foundation fractures.the myth of prosperity—where butt wipers earn $100/hour and single moms rake in six figures from checkout lanes yet receive huge benefits from federal programs—these stories and murmurs are used to justify neglect, to shame the suffering, and to erase the reality of those crushed beneath the system. The slow separation isn’t just economic—it’s existential. When a nation’s people no longer share a common truth, when empathy is replaced by myth, and when inequality becomes normalized, the fall isn’t a question of if—but when.
    I believe its to late to stop the tree from falling..that the cheerleader on top of the pyramid is going to fall..Our politicians, have been obsessed with protecting the portfolios of the elite,they have allowed the infrastructure of care and dignity to rot and the infrastructure of our whole country to erode to the point of collapse.. just a little collateral damage as long as big buck billy is happy. The base—the very people who hold up the system—are being ground down, not unlike elite soldiers in boot camp. But while Navy SEALs and Rangers endure suffering to be forged into warriors, the disposables of society are broken without purpose, shoved into despair with no promise of rising. They endure the mud and muck not for unity, but because the system sees them as expendable. Essential services like healthcare have become battlegrounds of fear. When citizens are terrified to seek medical attention—not because of the illness, but because of the cost or neglect or to be told get out you don’t deserve this service—it’s not just a policy failure. It’s civilizational abuse. This is how empires fall… not from foreign invasion, but from internal betrayal, where the suffering of the many is ignored to preserve the comfort of the few.

    • Yeah sucks to be a Pali – aint no one (Elites) value LIFE anymore at all.

      When a society has NO VALUE FOR LIFE,(Hello irahelli sympathizers, abortionists ), then of course Everyone and Everything (old gray world) is going to be ground down to dust by next new generations.

      Since the beginning of Humanities Time on Earth, “elites” on top feast on the lowly to ascend higher up. Unfortunately they are only on the ascent in their minds, when in actuality they are on the Decent..see puffy,oprah,ellen – all who consumed “other things” in a ritualistic effort to ascend..WTF that means to them “ascend”..idiots at best – retarded pyschopaths more than likey..

      *Ascent as I understand is a Frequency thing- a naturally occuring thing..you resonate with higher frequency – Ure “Eyes” are opened..a lil wider..but youse already knew that, didnt you?

      • My life experiences has opened my eyes.. my kids think I an folk of SH@t .. that none of this is going on..they can’t see it.. its like they have blinders on.. I rant and rave and and give my opinion and people distance themselves.. no one like to talk about money or the struggles of life..its like the public mask that everyone wears.. everyone has trials and tribulations their own concerns.. so avoid them.I’ve lived through things that most people can’t see, and maybe don’t want to. I’ve worked crappy jobs to put food on the table, adapted through hardship that would break others, and watched the world change in ways that feel invisible to those untouched by it. When I speak about what’s coming—the erosion of dignity, the collapse of care, the widening gap between illusion and reality—people distance themselves from me. They wear masks, avoid hard truths, and call it ranting. But I’ve earned my perspective through survival, not speculation. I speak because I’ve seen the freight train coming, and I refuse to pretend it’s not thTech while they installed a solar array for summer credit..You have to think like special forces—adapt, endure, and prepare for what others refuse to see. That’s why I share simple recipes, DIY fixes, and survival tricks. Not because I expect applause or simpathy , but because maybe, someday, someone will remember: “How did that old fool say he made pasta?” Years ago, I showed solar towers and air wells to engineering students from MIT and Virginia Tech—systems that could’ve strengthened the grid and scaled green cities. They loved it. But the world doesn’t move on smart ideas—it moves on profit. So they’ll ignore it until it’s too late. I rant because I’ve lived it. I adapt because I had to. And I share because when the lights go out, memory might be the only power left and hopefully I was able to turn on a light bulb of memory..

      • Virginia tech and MIT students there was one young woman from Caltech to..aren’t you glad I didn’t bring up rammed earth and putting cow Sh@t in it lol…The natural alkalinity and breathability of these materials create an environment that resists black mold, unlike modern sealed systems that trap moisture and breed decay. These structures regulate humidity, insulate against temperature swings, and endure for centuries. Some of the world’s longest-standing buildings—from ancient fortresses to desert dwellings—were made this way, not because it was trendy, but because it worked.It’s a lesson in humility and adaptation…the earth beneath our feet, when pressed with care and wisdom, can outlast concrete and steel..

      • Thank you for that. You’re the first to say it out loud, and I take it as a real compliment. Most days, when I speak up, my kids roll their eyes and say, “Oh no, here he goes again.” But I’ve lived through enough to know that silence doesn’t build anything. I speak because I’ve seen what happens when people stop paying attention and stop doing the right thing according to the teachings of the creator. If telling it like it is makes folks uncomfortable, so be it—truth isn’t always polite, but it’s necessary especially today as we spiral blindly into the future.

  4. China is paying tariffs and tariff money has to go somewhere. Trump uses tariff cash to buy America direct as seen w/Intel & Pfizer & others.

    Good times are coming, we reach the pinnacle after this quarter. For sure after the next Q.

    “WILL THERE BE SOME PAIN? YES, MAYBE (AND MAYBE NOT!),” Trump posted. “BUT WE WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, AND IT WILL ALL BE WORTH THE PRICE THAT MUST BE PAID”.

    All caps so you know it’s true. Only the deranged don’t believe.

    • OowSteve : “… Trump uses tariff cash to buy America direct as seen w/Intel & Pfizer & others …”

      Total piffle ^ there Matey. We were already scheduled to financially support INtel, and numerous other American business concerns. The money to buy “our” Sovereign Wealth portion came from Fairy Dust. Cost you nothing, unless ciphering the Chips bill which, was pushed in the last Administration. At least get the politics right fella. It’s easy …

      A political opinion is one thing. A perpetual harangue another.
      In polite request. Lighten up Moriarty!
      Work on it …

      E

      • ‘Fairy Dust’ (donations from Thiel/Palantir and the $10 billion govt contract Trump gave to Palantir) has backfired on on Trump’s more fervent supporters:

        https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-palantir-maga-database-surveillance-2079905
        ‘Nick Fuentes, a far-right Trump supporter described as an “America First” white nationalist, called the association between the Trump administration and Palantir “the ultimate betrayal of his own people.” (Database of migrants ok, database for far right extremists not ok lol)

        In polite request, who is the real haranguer? Who has a shutdown to further block release of the Esptein filles? D’uh Homer can we investigate Amelia Earhart’s files, Aviation disasters are so much better for the public than Trump’s own flagrant indiscretions with a sex trafficker/blackmailer/fraudster.

    • More than likely Mr Tariff money is finding it’s way into Mr Market which is Trumps favorite measure of American success. We’ve learned FHA made God only knows how many payments on non-performing nothing down loans, now we see subprime auto loans were re-hypothecated countless times into ABS structures which are now blowing up. Gosh wouldn’t it be something if fnma, Freddie and gnma were doing it too? Finally I believe the Fed just printed a new 1T in clown bucks …….

  5. (“The real scam – and I mean this from the bottom of my soles – is that Government isn’t closed on principle – it’s likely more to “Keep the Lies Bottled Up.” )

    Our political leaders are concerned on big buck billies pocketbook not the people or country and its infrastructure needs..instead it’s about who controls the narrative of power. If we can’t even defend our own energy lifelines in Texas and Louisiana from ideological sabotage and regulatory strangulation, what fantasy makes us think China won’t walk off with Venezuelan oil? They’re already playing the long game—offering infrastructure, trade, and dignity to the forgotten while we export war and debt all while destroying the fiat currencies of the world through the Bric’s. We used to be the good guys. But somewhere along the way, we made the people unessential and profit for big buck billies pockets more essential sending Moms that were forced to work, kids raised by screens, neighborhoods ruled by gangs, and dignity traded for designer labels and car payments. The media became the new parent, and the executives became the new gods.Meanwhile, China plays the benevolent hand—building roads, offering jobs, and whispering promises of stability helping countries overcome the effects of poverty. And we? We chase war to feed the elite, while the base crumbles. The industrialists of old understood something we’ve lost… you can live well without devouring the world. They took less, gave more, and kept the communities alive. Today’s elite take everything theres never enough more to justify them holding back—and leave behind a hollowed-out republic, where the only thing rising is resentment.

  7. I would not expect a government restart until after Trump issues pink slips.

    The Obamacare tax break would not be an issue if the insurance Companies were not already charging most insured 2.5 to 3x premiums to pay for the charity cases. Obamacare has always been funded on the backs of the middle class, small business, and early retirees. And for the majority, there is no longer a viable alternative. The actual cost of the policy is about 1/3 what most people are billed. The tax cut in question allowed individuals with adjusted income under $50K to recoup the difference. This will likely be the last economic nail in the coffin for many small businessmen and early retirement frackees.

    It is ironic that the D’s who sociopathically exploited small business and retirees to fund Obamacare now have become those individuals and families last defender.
    Neither side has clean hands or a high moral perch. This is a good example of the trickle down golden shower coming from the partisan uni-party representatives of the elites. You want decent health care? Go grovel at the feet of billionaires and their corporate stooges.

    My humble and sincere apologies to any of Ure readers who are without a paycheck because of the government shutdown. When Trump gets what he wants out of this, I expect this will end quickly.

  8. I did mention last week that Friday looked to be wonkie. The Dow and S&P both set record highs on Friday’s close. The NASDAQ lost momentum and ended down,. slightly.
    .
    Goldman Sacks believes the economy will accelerate in the forth quarter and continue through the First Quarter of next year. JP Morgan echoed nearly the same. Has the economy ever “accelerated” with Gold and Silver hitting new highs? The soy bean market is near collapse as China has not., and will not buy another bushel from the U.S. – leaving thousands of tons in limbo as farmers and brokers and shippers scramble to find new markets. It is very close to an agricultural disaster with thousands of farmers & families sitting on the brink of bankruptcy.

    When I see numbers like – Seasonal Hiring [ mid November to mid January] is projected to be 70% lower than last year.., just where do they see the economy booming., what sectors? If national retailers predict that they will hire 70% less seasonal workers then last year – doesn’t that imply a bad Christmas overall?? .., but wait., there’s more ! – Consumers are spending like there’s no problem at all with the economy – so why are national retailers so pessimistic?

    With the government shut down [ and will be for the foreseeable future.] we will not see some important numbers that may give us a ‘hint’ at the current economic mess. Which will probably give Wall Street free reign – “If you can’t see it – it probably doesn’t exist. Buy ! Buy ! Buy !”

    .., and what was the lead story in my news feed this morning? Football coach Bill Belichick and his girlfriend’s age gap [ which is 49 years.] His kids are older than her. That’s the news we are supposed to pay attention too. How dare you look at the government bonds rates ! Or, the U.S. military bombing foreign ships in international waters. – No problem there, either. [ Isn’t that an act of war ?]

    Very befuddled and extremely disappointed. It looks as though they are setting us all up for a very brutal ‘bitch-slap’.

    …., “Stay Frosty !”

    • “Seasonal Hiring [ mid November to mid January] is projected to be 70% lower than last year.”

      Raise of hands. Who is planning a trip to the mall 6:00AM Black Friday ‘morn for the good deals? Mmmmm…. Cinnabon cinnamon rolls w/a cool pumpkin spice drink.

      Vs

      Riding the mouse cashing in $AMZN coupons & cards?

      Blockbuster is gone but people are still watching videos.

      There’s other examples.

      Pay @ the pump gas stations can have increased transactions w/decreased in-store foot traffic. People are as fat as ever so we can assume they’re still snacking. Drive-thru foodies w/Yetis full of sweet tea.

        • There’s also a rounding effect in play.

          Costco started slinging Christmas decorations a month ago so the Costco seasonal hiring has been rounded from Nov/Dec to now starting in Sept. That’s an extra eight weeks for existing Costco staff to manage the merchandise. Wreath volume can be up but spread over more time a couple of Costco OT hours Vs PT staff.

          Master of the obvious, right?

          The screens also tell us to shop early. So if one is already caught-up in it they’ll listen.

    • (“and what was the lead story in my news feed this morning? Football coach Bill Belichick and his girlfriend’s age gap [ which is 49 years.] His kids are older than her.”)

      The age gap between Bill Belichick and his girlfriend isn’t just a tabloid curiosity—it’s a Modern cultural mirror. The issue isn’t merely numerical.. it’s symbolic. It stirs discomfort because it challenges our ideas about power, legacy, and what relationships represent in the public eye today. When a man’s children are older than his partner, it raises questions not just about personal choice, but about generational disconnect, influence, and the shifting norms of status and intimacy. In a society already grappling with inequality, spectacle, and erosion of trust, stories like this become lightning rods for conversations —not because they’re scandalous, but because they reflect a deeper unease about what we value, who we admire, and how far we’ve drifted from shared meaning….. I tell my kids, “Be the blind man”—because sometimes what you see on the surface blinds you to what’s real. Years ago, my niece was sixteen, dating a man my age—forty-seven. I asked her why she’d want someone so much older. Her answer stuck with me: “Young guys only want one thing. They’re not ready to commit. An older man has lived through his wild years and can see me for who I am—not just a temporary plaything.” Today, she’s forty, he’s in his seventies, and they’re still together—happy, healthy, and committed. It taught me that age isn’t the issue—it’s intention, respect, and the ability to truly see someone….

  9. the boss of goldman sarks , david solomon , double namer pre requisite for richard cranium type says market crash . he is front row type as well. within 2 years he reckons . disgrace to even say things like that . fool

  10. markets, and govtmint, have been “scripted” for years … it just gets more and more obvious by the day/hour, and older we all get ………. and what will/might happen to change this on going pattern? probably nothing …… the fix is in (power and greed, maybe not in that order) and will remain that way …. sad as it gets …. good luck all

  11. Japan’s ruling party picked their new leader and they are about to have their first Female Prime Minister.

    The new Archbishop of Canterbury has been chosen – the first woman ever. [ That shocked a few people.]

    The annual contest for the fattest grizzly in Alaska just before hibernation has been declared and it is – a female. [ First time, ever. She looked huge ! ]

    Small town in Kansas lost their football coach to a stroke – quickly the school board hired a new coach – a female from Texas. [ First one ever in the State.] She is now 2 – 0.

    Which has me asking……….,

    Has there ever been a female head of the Federal Reserve ?

  12. G that was one of the most brilliant pieces of writing ever peoplenomics today . one of the best ever was armstrongs , its time , a 76 page masterpiece on his olivetti in stir pre 08/09 crash . this was better i mean it . i sent the 40 bucks please let me know when it arrives . i would miss your genius and style if i didnt get a weekly dose . so good

    • I read that.. now..Recent academic research has shown that stem cells—particularly induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)—are making strides in rebuilding brain cells damaged by Alzheimer’s disease. These cells have the unique ability to transform into neurons and glial cells, replacing those lost to the disease. Studies from institutions like UCLA and Harvard have demonstrated that transplanted stem cells can reduce inflammation, promote the growth of new neural connections, and even clear toxic proteins like amyloid-beta and tau tangles. In animal models, stem cell therapies have led to improved memory and motor function, with some effects continuing even after the transplanted cells died—suggesting they may trigger the brain’s own repair mechanisms. While human trials are still in early stages, the research offers hope that stem cells could one day halt or reverse cognitive decline, not just treat symptoms.
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    • What’s interesting is… they are taking volunteers …no guarantees… research…

      • Was a Drug Lab Rat test subject ONCE … but only once.

        It was for a drug I wanted but was not available to the general public except for those in the Trial … so I contacted the drug company to see if I could get in the Trial they were starting and was admitted to be one of their testing Lab Rats. (I had already seriously researched the science behind the drug they were testing)

        Glad I did the trial that I volunteered for, the drug worked even better than I hoped and even better than the science had estimated that it should.

        Since then the testing company has offered me the chance to be a Drug Lab Rat Test Subject for other drugs several times but I have always turned them down. Offered my body for science once … so now it is somebody else’s turn!! (there IS a real risk when being a drug test subject … something outsiders often don’t think about when they agree to be a drug test subject)

        • Yes there is real risk..to see if you got the placebo or the drug..I did one for a medication to.. the way I looked at it is.. in the event your in a serious stage of the disease.. what do you have to lose..there are worse things.. unlike the drug testing fauchi did in new your to homeless orphans..
          https://worldtribune.com/flashback-faucis-nih-funded-experiments-on-aids-orphans-in-new-york-city/#gsc.tab=0
          as an informed adult in a situation that doesn’t have a reasonable outcome.. would I take the chance???.. absolutely.. when they gave me the big oh no.. I had done a great deal of reading on an herb used in ancient china.. and how it was appearing in the tests in Australia and Canada and england.. I decided to buy the herb and try it..two months later.. I was released from the o colonists care..it was gone.. since they are looking for people to study the effects.. its a huge personal decision.. study up on it.. so far I haven’t dug into the research results..but totally plan on reading all of it..

        • then there’s a thought of me at the age of 21 my ex-wife had a dog on shield IUD and it caused over a half a million dollars worth of damage and of course the company went bankrupt we ended up having to face it and set me on the position I am even to this day so it’s a gamble do you go into a study a blind study informed or been an end up like The dalcon shield where they refused to handle any of the expenses created by it or do you not it’s a personal decision as an adult you can make up your own mind

  14. re: Mountains of the Moon
    feat: “a river that swallows rivers”

    Folks,
    Apparently Kumba (“Roar”) was the tallest, longest, and fastest roller-coaster in Florida when it opened at Busch Gardens, Tampa in 1992, and is now owned by Blackstone.

    Speaking of black stones, yesterday the President of the Ukraine publicly posted tantalizing advice. He has spoken with the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly known as Zaire. It seems Ukraine has technology to offer which could be deemed useful in time of war. One imagines M23 rebels and alleged Wagner allies will take note?

    • re: “Weimar” (tr: Holy Swamp)
      feat: Ilyushin (tr: The Lord is my God)

      Public Telegram channel “Warlord”, self-described as being operated by three Russian Aerospace Force pilots, pictured a distinguished arrival at a Moscow-area airport on Thursday. A major general led, khaki-clad Syrian entourage deplaned from Russian Air Force IL62 RA-86559 onto red carpeted airstairs to be met by the Russian deputy minister of defense.

      A subsequent report on Friday by “Wartime Media” depicted the Syrian visitors touring the latest Russian weaponry on “Patriot exhibit” in central park. No price tags were visible. However staff could be seen answering questions.

      Separately on Saturday, RA-86559 appeared operating a Moscow area to Damascus area flight along with others on the public Flight Aware website at the following link:

      https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/RA86559/history/20251004/0516Z

      Flight Aware is a subsidiary of Collins Aerospace which is a subsidiary of US government military contractor RTX Corporation.

  15. Down here, when the DisEase came and all the tourist oriented stuff shut down, the people (who have no ‘welfare’ to fall back on) just went back to their villages and planted more food. Shelter, food, and lots of perfect water and everything was pretty normal quickly.
    Having grown up farming I would find it easy to make due if necessary, even though I’m 79. Big cities however may not find it so as the vicious and non human element rises up to take what they want. Thankfully my kids are in places far from those sinkholes and should be OK.
    Me and the missus just float and plan looking at the compass rose and the weather patterns. Where oh where to go that’s wet. So many choices.
    Stiks

  16. One more… last night’s dream world. Wow. I was in New Orleans (never been there) trying to devise a route through Pensacola (never there either), to Rhode Island (not there) that would avoid all the complete social breakdown that was happening. The Gulf Coast part seemed dangerous but manageable, the bit from Florida to North Carolina could also be less problematic, but north of that was freaking me out. This planning and map reading went on and on until waking and then laid half asleep wondering how I was going to be 10000 miles away.
    Dreams. The country was not in a good way. Sought out all the back roads. No cities. That was clear.
    Stiks

      • Who will take the Mail down the midnight trail ?

        But there are Iranian sponsored hadji’s down the midnight trail..
        Current timeline projections..
        US involved new attack Iran..they in turn retaliate on israhell and Med Fleet (5th?), while simultaneously activating sleeper cells in CONUS.

        Ya all dont think just wetbacks were crossing border by the hundreds of thousands for 4 years straight do ya ? Ya dont think WMD’s were snuck in ? Multiple Rocket launchers?
        How else ya think we get to marshal law this year, antifa ?

        ? BIG IF ?
        If youse were a iranian sponsored terrorist or terrorist handler – where would you get the most bang for Ure Rial s ? Govt bldgs, large gatherings of Citizens, land marks, jewish enclaves in NE, water supplies/resoviors ?

        or all of the above ?

        Show must go on..in order to shut down official information channels, “we are Here, and would like to say Greetings Starshines, The Galaxy says HELLO!”

        -https://youtube.com/shorts/4EWavpC2xvY?

    • The best way to navigate is by GPS through Google Maps. Google will have and show any interruptions (like a bridge out or even an accident) in near real time. Unfortunately, using Google is not very stealthy.

      You can go one level down in convenience by going to ESRI / MapGIS and doing it yourself. You’re not dealing with Google, but you’re still using a government entity so there’s still a “locational leak.”

      My two secrets are railroad rights of way and plat books.

      There’s over 100,000 miles of abandoned railroad roadbed in CONUS. Even though there are no tracks, and they’ve often been converted to hiking or bike trails, they are all still traversable and the “bars” that’re put up to discourage vehicular traffic are all removable, for when the PTB wish to drive down the pathway. Join an “old railroad enthusiasts’ club” like I did. The cost is only a few bucks, and they’ll supply you with an amazing array of maps, showing every Right of Way granted in CONUS and Canada since before the Civil War.

      Nearly every county still has a plat book available. With some officials, you might have to print your own, but they can be had. I’m not concerned with who owns what property in, say Toole County, Utah (I’m picking on it because this one county is about the size of Connecticut.) Along with property owners and tracts of land, a plat book shows every roadbed, riverbed, right-of-way, AND EASEMENT in the county. In short, every piece of dirt which may be traversed by someone in a hurry, on intent on moving without being seen.

      Remember to acquire a pre-OBD vehicle (preferably 4WD) and completely abandon or disable anything that can transmit coordinates. (Breaker points ignition is best because a car with a points ignition is completely EMP-proof.) Turning off, is not disabling, and a Faraday cage or “EMP bag” will not prevent a device from contacting your local cell tower or satellite. If you can’t pull the battery and short the contacts (in the device, NOT the battery), you can’t disable the device. Also bear in mind: Once it goes back online it goes back to reporting your location.

      • Several years ago.. A woman slid off the road during an extremely bad blizzard… everyone was lost.. Google maps was in its infancy and they borrowed our plat book to find her.. I still have that one even though its decades old now..I never thought about getting another one.. Something very few realize is GPS location is posted on the back of road signs..today with cell phone coverage its not needed..another thing I think is important..toss an air tag in the glove compartment.. in a child’s backpack …bookbag..years ago we set up a form for parents.. photo a lock of hair and fingerprints..in the event of a missing child The lamented card could be handed over..I forget which clothing manufacturer did it..but they put GPS tags in the clothing to track where they were selling to alter their marketing accordingly..

  18. Anyone got their clicker @ the ready?

    US unveils draft design for $1 Trump coin to mark 250th independence celebrations

    The U.S. has unveiled a draft design for a $1 coin commemorating the 250th anniversary of independence. The proposed design features Donald Trump in profile with the word “liberty” above and “1776-2026” below him. This coin aims to celebrate the upcoming milestone in American history. The design showcases a notable entry in the evolution of U.S. currency.

    • Ok.. this is just a repeat..The video’s warning is of a “mixed transition” in the U.S. economy—marked by failures in finance, governance, food systems, healthcare, lack of responsible repair of the infrastructure and social cohesion—it echoes all about the repeat of historical patterns seen in late-stage empires as they collapse. From Rome to Weimar Germany, complex societies often enter a phase where institutional trust erodes, markets destabilize, and basic systems like food Healthcare and infrastructure falter. What’s striking is that this is not just the prediction from patterns throughout history, but the convergence of massive failures—economic, political, and social—happening simultaneously. Historically, this convergence signals a tipping point: not just collapse, but transformation. Whether that leads to renewal or ruin depends on how the people respond historically they fail. The video doesn’t just forecast decline—it reflects a deeper truth when systems fail, memory, community, and adaptability become the new currency of survival… What we can see, Just, is the slow unraveling of systems that once held meaning—governance, economy, community, even shared truth it’s collapsing in slow motion. The movie Civil War on Prime may be fiction, but it’s fiction born from fracture. It reflects the tension many feel: that the center no longer holds, and that spectacle has replaced stewardship. Like Schindler, who saw the machinery of cruelty before others dared to name it, some today are bearing witness—not to dramatize, but to warn.We see polarization not just in politics, but in values. We see food systems, healthcare, even roadways gas and water lines strained and crumbling, trust eroded, and institutions hollowed out by profit and performance with the only interest is making sure the very few at the top get more. But we also see quiet acts of care—people planting gardens, sharing recipes, building sanctuaries, and teaching their children to remember. That’s the counter-story. The one Schindler lived is the one we are living.
      now I have no edjumification.. a moron by literary standards.. no colored sheet on my wall except those drawn by children..

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