Remember my book “Broken Web” from back in 2012? I had no idea when it would show up, exactly. Nor did I have any idea which of multiple threat vectors would be “the one that got us.”
Then I got a note from my AI stack:
“You’re not alone in facing issues with Walmart’s online “I’m not a robot” verification. Many users have reported problems with the CAPTCHA system on Walmart’s website and app, particularly the “press and hold” feature, which often glitches or loops endlessly, preventing access or checkout. Here’s a breakdown based on available information:
- Widespread Complaints: Posts on X and web forums show frustration with Walmart’s CAPTCHA. For example, a user on June 26, 2025, expressed annoyance at being asked to prove they’re not a bot, threatening to stop ordering from Walmart. Similar sentiments appear on Reddit, with users describing the CAPTCHA as “deliberately designed to block access” and reporting failures across multiple browsers, devices, and even after clearing caches or using incognito modes.
- Technical Issues: The “press and hold” CAPTCHA, implemented to verify human users, has been glitchy for years. Reports from 2020 to 2025 highlight issues like error loops, especially during high-traffic events (e.g., PlayStation 5 launches). Some users get stuck after completing the CAPTCHA, with the system reloading it repeatedly or erroring out with messages like “Please try again.” Others note it spikes CPU usage to 90%, suggesting server-side or design flaws.
- Possible Causes: High website traffic, browser incompatibilities, or ad-blockers/privacy plugins can trigger these issues. Walmart’s system may flag certain IPs as suspicious, especially if using a VPN or shared dynamic IP. Disabling VPNs or switching browsers (e.g., from Opera GX to Chrome) has worked for some. However, a 2023 case raised concerns when a Walmart representative claimed they don’t use pop-up CAPTCHAs, suggesting potential malware or third-party interference in rare instances.
- Workarounds: Users suggest trying incognito mode, disabling ad-blockers, clearing cookies, or switching devices. Restarting the browser or contacting Walmart support at 1-800-925-6278 is another option, though some report unhelpful responses. If the issue persists, it may require Walmart to fix server-side bugs.”
I don’t change modes, disable ad blocking, allow tracking, or do third party cookies. We’ll shop elsewhere until this gets fixed.
Our first point of the week is simply this – and it’s a big one. War on the Web is surfacing. Can’t hear the gunfire or smell the cordite? There’s a reason we snagged a stack and taught it what BS smells like:
“Walmart’s online platform exemplifies the crisis, with its CAPTCHA system malfunctioning, trapping users in infuriating loops of “I’m not a robot” verifications that block access and fuel suspicions of targeted sabotage or bot-driven overload, as countless customers vent their frustration online.
This is no isolated incident—Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks are surging, with Microsoft reporting 1.25 million mitigated attacks in 2024 and Cloudflare neutralizing a staggering 7.3 Tbps assault in May 2025, driven by AI-enhanced botnets that overwhelm critical infrastructure with unprecedented precision.
Corporate greed adds fuel to the fire: Microsoft is allegedly sabotaging its own Edge browser with deliberate “friction,” pushing users toward its AI-powered Copilot while hindering access to rival services, a move critics slam as a cynical power grab. The threats multiply with insidious fake CAPTCHA pages, uncovered by TrendMicro in June 2025, tricking users into running malicious code, alongside a 400% surge in techscam fraud from 2021 to 2023, eroding trust in digital platforms. Nation-state hackers are intensifying attacks on education and IT sectors, while hacktivist groups like SN_Blackmeta unleash crippling DDoS strikes, as seen with the Internet Archive’s takedown in 2024.
From phishing scams using homoglyph domains to AI-driven propaganda, the web is a contested warzone where access, security, and truth are casualties, signaling a dire future for the open internet unless urgent defenses are mounted.”
Key to know: Those “urgent defenses break shit.” Starting to understand those “watch tower” rumors about big retailer parking lots? Yeah, just “conspiracy theories” right?
Meanwhile, when our browser prompts us to “Approve” something…no frigging way.
Nukes Ahoy?
If you’ve been following our (*sometimes) paranoid ramblings, you know the “event sequence” we have been tracking since Israel’s first “blow of steel” (after G.A/ Stewart’s label – but he’s under attack, too) on Iran. Here’s the five-step spiral into Oblivion:
- Israel pops Iran
- Drags the U.S. into the fray
- U.S. brings in bunker busters
- But Israel’s not so sure they works despite US claims
- So they go in to finish the job. You can guess what follows.
Which is the next thing on the event-spiral calendar on this one.
Don’t toss out the flash goggles just yet: Intercepted call of Iranian officials downplays damage of U.S. attack.
In the world of Spy vs. Spy, just about anything can go sideways, But, for the genuinely smart (but maybe paranoid) one can see how controlling the online access to food (which will get instantly sketchy with a nuke going off anywhere) could bed married up with pending events in the sandbox and drive you to double-up on Ure meds today.
Fortunately, this is conspiracy ramblings and not to be taken seriously. Except, well…
Idaho: Murderous Crazies
Who are the preps is what we want to know: 2 Idaho firefighters killed in ambush, dead man found with gun near Canfield Mountain- khq.com
This cuts a little close to the bone: Son G2 still has his wildland fire “red card” even though he’s moved on to server farm medic work… Idaho fire shooting: Firefighters lured into ‘sniper ambush’ as suspected gunman found dead. While the world watches Iran, America’s internal fault lines crack…
MAGA Scam Inflation Sighted
How many senators actually read a 16-hour bill? Zero. You know it, I know it.
The latest from The Rocketeer himself? “Elon Musk rips into ‘utterly insane’ Trump-backed megabill.”
Did I mention that almost no one has read it? Takes a claimed 16-hours to read. Senate wraps up 16-hour reading of Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill,’ moves to debate
The good news (such as it is)? If you like pork wraps, baby, the Senate’s got your ass covered.
We were reminded of the old saying “Tell the Truth and leave shortly thereafter…” scrolling through Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina won’t run in 2026 after opposing Trump’s bill.
Side of Streaming Screaming?
(With your pork wraps)? Finance first:
Bad news if you like to plan ahead: The Future of Social Security Just Went From Bad to Worse. Here’s What Seniors Can Expect Next.
This is a holiday week – markets shutter Friday for the Fourth – so no surprise the rally is “game on”. Early Futures posted +200, +28, and +150 for your Dow, S&P, and NASDAQ boards. With inflation usually come higher metals, too:
But with Gold up less than $8 and silver down, they aren’t buying the rally or the big beautiful budget blaster, either. Here, notices our Houston Bureau: Senate Republicans reinstate Medicaid cuts to salvage Trump’s budget – which flies in the face of what’s in my newest book (“Downsizing”) set for early release to Peoplenomics subscribers Wednesday.
Here’s the TL;DR of it:
“In Downsizing, Ure unveils a gripping exploration of a world teetering on the edge of collapse, driven by the overcomplexity of seven major systems—food, shelter, transportation, communications, energy, environment, and finance. The first half of the book dissects how these systems, bloated with inefficiency and interdependence, are primed for catastrophic failure at any moment. The second half pivots to Ure’s bold vision: a global shift from obsessing over products to prioritizing people. While AI continues to advance, Ure warns that human consciousness, empathy, and consciousness evolution are stagnating, posing a deeper threat than technological disruption. This urgent call to refocus on humanity’s core values challenges readers to rethink progress in a world on the brink.”
The Wax Witch Warns…
…from Peoplenomics’ flame:
“Today’s PMI is not a game.
A Powell-howl Tuesday may come up lame,
Then Challenger, ADP take flight.
Can they brew up a Wednesday fright?
Thursday, jobs may turn to dust—
The numbers grim, betray our trust.
What falters early will come to Bust.
Mark these words, for they’ll be true…
The Wax Witch has been warning you.
Stay thee put, upon thy rump,
No devils needed, we have Trump.
Burma-Shave?
(A tisket, a tasket, put George in a basket…)
Around the Ranch: New Saw Landing
Countless years before the keyboard, I reckon, have entitled me to piss away a little money on toys now and then. As I mentioned in ShopTalk Sunday, the new 10-inch Evolution Power Tools multi-material saw shows up today.
It didn’t take long to sell me on the idea of being able to cut (soft) steel square tube at perfect angles while also handling wood and plastics to wheedle a few hundred away from Mr. Tightwad.
The old table saw is now recovering in my neighbor’s shop, along with an assortment of blades and a dust cyclone for ShopVac hoses. I’ll be “hard lumping” the new saw into the central vac here…
But, can’t even open it today. That guy I work for (me, and you by extension) are real taskmasters and with a four-day workweek? No time off until Friday and maybe not even then.
Regret: With 11-hours of book editing Sunday, I didn’t even turn on a ham radio for Field Day this weekend. For while I don’t know whether I should bow or apologize. On the one hand, one less station’s signal to add to the pile-ups. On the other, goose eggs and no contest entry. Blance in all things (except work), huh?
For this morning, this is about all the techno-civil collapse meets spiritual war theme. But it should be enough to explain why each of us may be better served by personal demonetization and getting out from the clutches of the Grunch.
What? You don’t remember?
“The Grunch,” coined by Buckminster Fuller in Grunch of Giants, stands for “Gross Universal Cash Heist”—his term for the invisible corporate and financial forces that quietly control governments, rig markets, and siphon global wealth. It represents a parasitic system of multinational entities that prioritize profit over humanity, leaving individuals powerless and society hollowed out.”
No point to remembering that, is there? Why, it could never happen HERE… Nope. No sir. Not HERE. (And certainly not NOW…)
Write when you get rich, and drop by tomorrow for another edition of Map the Madness…
George@Ure.net
http://www.economicfractalist.com/blog/
MIT Study Warns of Cognitive Decline with LLM Use
While LLMs reduce immediate cognitive load and make tasks feel easier, this reduction comes at the cost of deep engagement and memory formation.
https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/mit-study-warns-of-cognitive-decline-with-llm-use/
“A mind is a terrible thing to……?”
Bob Moriarty: The US Pentagon waged what Taco Trump claimed to be a knockout blow against the three top Iranian uranium enrichment plants using B-2 bombers carrying 30,000-pound bunker busters all the way from their home base in Missouri. As a former combat fighter pilot in Vietnam with 125 missions in the F-4, frankly I think Trump was lying about everything in the attack.
The GBU-57 ordinance is a gravity bomb. Depending on the altitude the bomb is dropped there is a circle that release has to be within. I have read reports that suggest up to five of the infamous F-35 fighters were shot down by Iran during the conflict. Understand that a certain religious group basically controls the media and the entire political structure in the West and we are never told the truth about anything.
As a combat pilot I can say with great confidence that shooting down the B-2 would be a piece of cake for Iran. Since it didn’t appear to have happened I don’t believe the B-2s came within fifty miles of Iran much less their supposed targets.
The War isn’t over. The fat lady hasn’t even begun to warm up.
It gets worse. Iran claims to have hacked the Mossad intelligence files and has released photographs of Epstein living happily in Israel in the open. And has released a voice recording of Jeffery Epstein where Epstein claims Israel has threatened to assassinate Taco Trump if he fails to obey their orders.
http://www.321gold.com/editorials/moriarty/moriarty063025.html
Many believe the corpse that was photographed was Hillary’s brother and meant to send a message
Wow
According the ChatGPT, the GBU-57 is not a pure gravity bomb; it is a guided munition with an inertial guidance system.
Tis but a stupid Bomb..an American design.
Here in Mother Russia , after deciding glide kits were not enough for our our big FAB-500’s, we juiced em up with rocket motors !
Now we be setting distance records ..Bomb Voyage, Yanks !
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/06/29/mysterious-russian-guided-glide-bomb-hit-target-from-record-100-kilometers/
Natasha we must kill all ze “Squirrels”, I’m sick & tired of the furry, flag burning nutless rodents.
* Animal lover – never harm a real Squirrel.
Fact
not a Claim.
been trying to tell it like it is here for ages… course Im a conspiracy wing nut.
Problem is, I need a new CONSPIRACEY Theories, CAUSE ALL ONES CAME TRUE .
Cept for tRUMP signing the insurrection act – bad intel got me burned on that one.
israHELL – its what for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinna – not a Buffet, more like Raising Ducks – FORCING that scheisse DOWN URE Throat -All Day, Everyday.
* No worries – Iranian Imam just issued a Fatwifa on USA & israHELL.
Finding a conspiracy theory that hasn’t been proven to be at least partially true is becoming difficult. Maybe should bill yourself as a conspiracy archeologist or something.
I have a new squirrel girl buddy. She guards my backyard pecan trees, and escorts me to and from the gate. She sneaks up and shells little native pecans sitting in one of my guest yard chairs. I can’t figure out whether it is her or Honey Bunny who have developed a taste for garlic greens. Ahhh- a backyard conspiracy.
N – you ought see the Squirrels in SE Pennsyltucky .
These furry, bushy tailed enviro terrorists, are relentless in their pursuit of populating Walnut Trees all over the State.
Little furry bastards bury their Walnuts in all the worst locations on our property, annual nuisance pulling up the volunteers.
Worse is the furry little thieves are forever swiping ears of Corn outta my backyard Garden. See em running along fence top rail with Ear of corn as big as the dam Squirrel every Fall.
On top of all that, they enjoy perching in the nearby trees to nicker and chatter at the my Rabbit rustling Russels all day. PITA’s!
I think the Squirrels around here know “Big Momma” gotz their back, and aint nobody allowed to lay a finger on em, let alone a Lead pellet or Paint ball..humminaahumminaaa
Thanks for that JC.
You’re one of THE great men of The Galaxy, brother!
What is happening with G.A Stewart’s site I wonder?
He is definitely over the target, and “they” want him silenced, it would seem.
Keep throwing out the left jab mate.
Regards,
Ray, North Haven, Australia (previously Canberra)
Absolutely love it !
Good looking Witch – nice touch. I see G-Pops doing his best “channeling” poor richard vibe into the Wax Witch, like I said – Luv It!
Abracadabra! -https://youtu.be/J3uqwdhCIHo?si=2RdCYW9mSAD5-7k7
You got very solid basis for all things econ & financial – let it FLY G-Pops..good stuff is guaranteed to come out..almost like a “auto writing” exercise. just suggestions – I aint one to critic professional work, break ballz ? love it, but just friendly suggestions, as I only want the best for myself, in this case the best writing. Thanks.
Tres keen observation on the GRUNCH – how else would You manage a SOUL prison planet (SPP System) with bbbBillions of inhabitants ?
The why BCP been FIGHTING one way or thing or another my whole entire Life..since the day I was adopted out of southside Chicago, yep, they closed Hospital after that Birth. Abort the BCP ? I think NOT!
Now Im Fighting for my Kids and Grand Daughter, just cut Tuition check to them, for coming school year at local kick ass Friends school (private).
If you aint FIGHTING now – you are already Losing. yes I tend to wake up swinging, sometimes.
GRUNCH or FREEDOM ?
Says here most will Choose the GRUNCH when given a choice.
““I’m not a robot” verification.”
Obama and his crew are working from the shadows leveling us up for a National Internet/Global login ID. REAL ID-compliant access or bust!
Read the enemy Lib rags.
How are adults going to prove they aren’t children when seeking porn? Login.
How are citizens going to prove they aren’t illegals when voting? Login.
Texas porn age verification law upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law that requires age verification for pornographic websites in one of the most closely watched First Amendment cases to arrive at the high court in years.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/27/politics/texas-porn-age-verification-scotus-ruling
The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/29/nx-s1-5409608/citizenship-trump-privacy-voting-database
Or the web goes away and that’s that. Mine gold out of the server farms.
PALANTIR
re: no Kings Gambit
feat: de Lucena, 1497
Folks,
Sorry to hear about the WallyWorld problems brewing in black cauldrons. Apparently the King’s Gambit has been a staple of the chess strategy handbook for centuries, but is now anecdotally relegated to amateur ranks. Apparently white’s sacrificial pawn opening move can open the door for black to create later mayhem with the castles and other pieces. It seems white can get rooked if they’re not careful.
Let’s join DJ George in studio perhaps awaiting arrival of the Tom Swift “Sonic Boom Trap”. Trust DJG to bring us a northern neighbor siren’s ditty just in time for Canada Day. Steamroll forward with some Joni Mitchell from “Ladies of the Canyon”-
“Big Yellow Taxi”.
Folks,
The president of the Ukraine offers only one Telegram update. A photo op captured him along with the minister of defense meeting with top armed forces brass at the Palace. Operations allegedly continue in Kursk et al. Last week’s “specified tasks have been fully implemented”. The word “peace” appears zero times in the update.
On a separate happy note, season 6 episode 15 of “The Waltons” sees Mr. Walton doing a good deed. He lends small shopkeeper Mr. Ike Godsey money to prevent foreclosure after he overstocks his store with newfangled refrigerators. One imagines that there’s more bread in toasters.
re: “Store of Everything”
feat: Wizard of Crystal City
Folks,
Got your broom and dustpan handy? Multiple msm outlets assure there is nothing to see following yesterday’s delivery vehicle fire in Washington, D.C. It seems the gas-powered commercial conveyance somehow ignited. Thankfully there were no injuries. Texas residents will be pleased to hear that no packages were lost. The site of the pop-up inferno was in Crystal City, near to its Seattle-company Eastern USA headquarters, HQ2. The immediate suburban neighbor to the north is Pentagon City.
I do apologize if I am boring you with such a set of coincidental events. One hopes the company head and partner will soon offer public delightful honeymoon images following Venetian nuptials held amongst A-listers this past weekend.
must have been a chilling episode, #15
? Where do Youse keep Ure important documents ?
Anything ever happens to Moi, kids know where to find the important documents, and grab an Otterpop or Fatboy jr. while their at it
Holiday shortened week underway. Melt up now. Avoid the rush!
Careful on trading days / times Wordslinger. The NYSE site has an asterisk on the July 4 closure and … scroll down to read:
* Each market will close early at 1:00 p.m. (1:15 p.m. for eligible options) on Thursday, July 3, 2025. NYSE American Equities, NYSE Arca Equities, NYSE National, and NYSE Texas late trading sessions will close at 5:00 p.m. All times are Eastern Time.
https://www.nyse.com/markets/hours-calendars
That’s the PSA for today,
Egor
Why shouldn’t the market go up when Trump is adding ka-Trillies to debt.
Recall the good old days of yore just over 8 months ago when Trump was anti-war, anti-debt, what was name of the smaller .gov program Musk had going? It’s been so long. But that too! Skittles are still red, yellow, blue and the combination colors those make up.
Homemade Nutella
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups hazelnuts
1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
1/2 cup coconut milk
3 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 pinches unrefined salt
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375’F. Place hazelnuts onto baking sheet and roast for 12-15 minutes until nuts are fragrant and slightly brown. Remove from oven.
To peel off skins, place roasted nuts into the fold of a kitchen towel and gently massage until most of skin comes off.
Place peeled hazelnuts into food processor and process until creamy smooth – about 8-10 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients and process again until smooth. This may take a couple of minutes.
Store in airtight glass container for about a week. Enjoy!
I think we are at a new all Time high at closing today.
What do you think?
Does it matter until closing on Thursday?
Inquiring minds want to know!
Per my Brainamp at closing today.
02/19/2025 = 52758.04
06/30/2025 = 53104.54
Dow still lagging but the other two are way up.
Do you think it is valid intraweek?
Do you think all three components should hit a new high to be valid? (Dow still about 500 low.)
I am wondering.
Today on Charles Payne’s “Making Money” one of the guests, a woman whose name I missed, said she could se the S&P500 making 6800 soon, but also falling back to a recent low around 5200.
She said we may have to test the low, to go higher.
Things that make you go: Hmmmm.
Of course not looking for advice, just comparing ‘feelings.”
The Hot Wax Witch looks strikingly familiar!
Great picture.