Sleepwalking Into the Abyss in 2022

by Charles Hugh-Smith What would be truly optimistic would be to surrender our dependence on asset bubbles and malinvested debt to prop up an unstable delusion of effortless “wealth.” The most sacred liturgy of American culture is to always be positive …

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The Sovereign Debt Crisis Arrives

by Martin Armstrong While the world is turning, the economic crisis emanating from the SovereignDebt Crisis in Europe is propelling a very serious outlook as we head into 2022. I have been warning for the past 10 years that the situation would …

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Japanese financial difficulties

The number of consultations from people facing financial difficulties in Japan more than doubled in the first half of fiscal 2021 from the prepandemic level in 2019, according to preliminary data. https://japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/12/26/national/welfare-consultations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1640485812 The number of consultations from people facing financial …

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AAPL – Interesting

by HSeldon2020 It seems there is going to be a worker strike – a mass walkout on Christmas Eve. Interestingly, I remain short AAPL stock and short with Puts. I almost closed those Puts on Friday but the Relative Weakness of the …

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As a cable cutter, the current state of movie/TV streaming is the biggest technological step-back of the last decade. Cable’s main problem is price and too many commercials…but now with so many platforms, streaming is expensive, over-complicated, and tedious.

by DontMicrowaveCats I have not had regular cable for at least good 6 years now, and while I definitely don’t miss dealing with Comcast’s bullshit, it was objectively I just tried to watch the new Matrix. I had to first …

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A WIN FOR OKEEFE : NY Supreme Court Sides With Project Veritas, Orders New York Times to Destroy Records That Were “Irregularly and Improperly” Obtained From The Investigative Outlet

On Friday, the New York Supreme Court issued a devastating opinion ruling against the New York Times that confirms the outlet illegally obtained private attorney-client records from Project Veritas. The Times must now provide Project Veritas with copies of everything that …

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Another Bitcoin ETF denied. Tether fraud cited as one of the justifications. There’s no Bitcoin ETF coming as long as there’s Tether fraud.

Another Bitcoin ETF denied. Tether fraud cited as one of the justifications. There’s no Bitcoin ETF coming as long as there’s Tether fraud. pic.twitter.com/5hqKpw5ZJw — Bitfinex'ed 🔥🐧 Κασσάνδρα 🏺 (@Bitfinexed) December 24, 2021 That really says it all. So how …

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