Kim Dotcom: ‘BRICS+ includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and soon Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and 13 other applicants. This multipolar alliance is bigger than the G7. It will end US hegemony and the US dollar as a reserve currency. ‘

BRICS+ includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and soon Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and 13 other applicants. This multipolar alliance is bigger than the G7. It will end US hegemony and the US dollar as a reserve currency. The expiry …

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Biden claims it is not his fault if we default on our debt… Treasury Secretary Yellen claims that the 14th Amendment cannot be appropriately used to raise the debt ceiling.

Biden blamed Republicans for the U.S. defaulting on debt, calling their latest offers “unacceptable” and refusing to agree to a tax break for the oil industry. via townhall: After dodging reporter’s questions about the debt ceiling, President Joe Biden finally …

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Join Our Quarterly Fundraising Event and Support IWB – 2nd Qtr 2023 Fundraising Target: $7,500. And We’re Now Over 40%!

“Empowering Independent Voices, Illuminating Our World!” IWB is hosting a quarterly fundraising event to support independent media. In today’s fast-paced digital era, the battle for freedom of speech is crucial. Our subscriber number is gradually but steadily raising. However, it has …

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Obama fears losing control over the media narrative

https://twitter.com/sahouraxo/status/1659604292867702808 pic.twitter.com/ArQUm23b96 — Steve- NC plebeian. (@abetterworld98) May 19, 2023 Wayne Allyn Root — Obama is the real big guy. Obama is the criminal mastermind. We are living in an age of mass deception, distraction and denial, of mass brainwashing. …

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$57 billion withdrawn from commercial banks in the last week (May 3rd-10th). Since 2/22/2023, $590 billion in deposits have been pulled. $1,058 billion in deposits has been pulled since the all time hit 4/13/22. The bank run continues and picks up speed!

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h8/20230519/ https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DPSACBW027SBOG EDIT: I was originally using the not seasonally adjusted data instead of seasonally adjusted data. Have edited all the numbers to reflect (outside of the title). Apologies for the mix up–what I get for trying to …

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Gold’s Open Interest on Comex indicates that futures are not overbought, suggesting that when it is over this decline could support a decent upward move. Are we going higher or lower from here?

by BoatSurfer600 via kingworldnews: Here is a look at what is happening behind the scenes in the gold and silver markets. May 19 (King World News) – Alasdair Macleod:Gold and silver prices declined this week, as the shorts mounted an attack …

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‘VIX is at 16 because people are buying calls on stocks, not puts. Basically everyone is bearish on treasuries and bullish on stocks, a reversal would be violent.’

Either this is going to be the largest short squeeze we've ever seen or most of the institutions that sold these credit default swaps are going under when people seek payment. https://t.co/qvkqEwle2f — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) May 20, 2023 The above …

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Phillips Curve & Political Tightening

by Chris Black When judging policy, Fed officials pay attention to what’s called the Phillips Curve, which plots inflation as an inversely correlated function of unemployment (higher inflation = higher employment, and vice-versa).  The Phillips Curve would imply that the …

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Land of the Free Bans TikTok

by Chris Black Freedom means slavery. JUST IN – Montana bans Chinese app TikTok from operating in the U.S. state, effective January 1, 2024. — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 17, 2023 Conservatives once again proving themselves to be gayer than liberals. …

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The FDA has a new “rumour control” page

Here’s Canada’s “Misinformation Alerts Knowing what misinformation is being shared can help you generate effective messaging. These insights are based on a combination of automated media monitoring and manual review by public health data analysts. Media data are publicly available …

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Democrat Senator Introduces “Ministry of Truth” Bill that Would Create a Federal Agency to Target Americans for “Misinformation

🚨 A new bill wants to empower a new federal agency to create a council that establishes "enforceable behavioral codes" on social media platforms and AI. The council will include "disinformation" experts. pic.twitter.com/m9MdSl9kda — Reclaim The Net (@ReclaimTheNetHQ) May 18, …

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Alert! FDIC is seeking PUBLIC comment on the proposed rule that would impose special assessments to recover the loss to the Deposit Insurance Fund arising from the protection of uninsured depositors in connection with SVB & Signature Bank–$15.8 billion.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-10447.pdf The FDIC is seeking comment on a proposed rule that would impose special assessments to recover the loss to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF or Fund) arising from the protection of uninsured depositors in connection with …

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Sen. Bennett (D-CO) has introduced a bill to create a federal Ministry of Truth for online platforms

by EuphoricTrilby Link to bill https://www.bennet.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/9/c/9cdacd51-41dd-470f-89d7-4cfa6a700cb8/DC68CD6481E262D668211395ABEA0EE2.05.09.21—bennet-digital-platform-commission-act—final-text.pdf This really reeks as a Congress-side version of the previously-failed Disinformation Governance Board, under the DHS. There are certain actors in our federal govt that are dead set on restricting free speech in the US, …

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler: “Though I’m not suggesting that such individual funds areas large as today’s largest banks, as noted in the Federal Reserve’s recent Financial Stability Report, the largest hedge funds by gross asset value have at times on average exceeded 20-to-1 leverage.

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.sec.gov/news/speech/gensler-honest-unbiased-investment-management-05192023#_ftn10 SEC Chair Gary Gensler in speech “Honest and Unbiased Investment Management”: Remarks before the Inaugural Conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management Highlights Private Funds: Today, nearly 75 years later, the private fund industry has grown to …

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