Sri Lanka 2.0 happening in Iraq right now

Months of political tensions over stalled attempts to form a government in Iraq have spilled over into violence, with at least 15 people killed and hundreds hurt in clashes between militias in Baghdad’s Green Zone and a nationwide curfew imposed. The gunfire followed an announcement by the powerful Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr that he was … Read more

Is Someone Trying To Tell Us Something? We Are Being Hit By Unprecedented Drought And Unprecedented Flooding At The Same Time

by Michael We have never seen anything like this before.  There are some parts of the globe that are being absolutely devastated by endless drought, and there are other parts of the globe that are being absolutely devastated by relentless flooding.  So if you happen to live some place where weather patterns are still behaving … Read more

Global central banks agreed at Jackson Hole to tighten as quickly and brutally as possible. What we are watching in real-time is a global coordinated collapse…

by BoatSurfer600 When inflation becomes uncontrollable, central banks’ reactions tend to be disproportionately large, which is exactly what we are seeing in 2022. “Central banks need to be decisive on inflation, IMF’s Gopinath says” https://www.investing.com/news/economy/central-banks-need-to-be-decisive-on-inflation-imfs-gopinath-says-2881103 “Some ECB policymakers want 75 basis point hike discussed in Sept, sources say” https://www.investing.com/news/economy/some-ecb-policymakers-want-75-basis-point-hike-discussed-in-sept-sources-says-2880969 “Dealing with inflation now an urgent … Read more

Twitter Suspends Libs of TikTok Again

Twitter reportedly blocked the popular Libs of TikTok account on Saturday, keeping its owner from posting or logging in over alleged violations of the social media platform’s guidelines. Libs of TikTok has become a prevalent Twitter account over its posts that share examples of far-left videos from TikTok, including topics like LGBT activism, critical race … Read more

Federal Reserve to Launch New Instant Payment Service

The Federal Reserve announced on Monday the launch of an instant payment service in the summer of 2023. FedNow, which the central bank has been developing for the past several years, is intended as a “flexible, neutral platform that supports a broad variety of instant payments” such that consumers can immediately send money through their financial institutions, according to … Read more