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Viewing Inflation Through Rose-Colored Glasses
Viewing Inflation Through Rose-Colored Glasses Once “we get the pandemic under control, the global economy comes back, these pressures will mitigate and I believe will go back to normal levels,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated, echoing “transitory” sentiments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Powell believes supply chain bottlenecks are the main culprit for inflation. Well, […]
After Rapid-Fire “Blame Putin” Headlines, European Commission Quietly Affirms Russia Is Not Manipulating Gas Market
After Rapid-Fire “Blame Putin” Headlines, European Commission Quietly Affirms Russia Is Not Manipulating Gas Market Putin earlier this week batted down as “utter nonsense” widespread accusations among Western media pundits that Europe’s energy crisis is due to the Kremlin using gas as a ‘geopolitical weapon’. It now appears the European Commission is quietly agreeing with him. This as […]
Lies, Lies & More Lies from the Financial Press
Lies, Lies & More Lies from the Financial Press COMMENT: Marty; the Fed quietly published the banks it was funding in the Repo Crisis. I just wanted to say, you are always right. The press claimed it was tax time, but you said it was the crisis in European banks. Your sources are always spot on. […]
Now A U.S. Government Official Is Telling Us That The Supply Chain Nightmares Could Potentially Last For Years
Now A U.S. Government Official Is Telling Us That The Supply Chain Nightmares Could Potentially Last For Years The truth is starting to come out, and a lot of people aren’t going to like it. When the supply chain problems and the shortages began, government officials repeatedly assured us that they would just be temporary, […]
Is America Doomed To Replicate Europe’s Energy Crisis?
Is America Doomed To Replicate Europe’s Energy Crisis? What is happening in Europe—including the UK, by the way, one of the most active energy transitioners—right now is a cautionary tale of magnificent proportions. Europe was in no particular rush to top up its gas reserves at the time, and neither was Asia. The quick deterioration […]
Karen Greenberg, Apologies All Around (Unfortunately, Not)
Karen Greenberg, Apologies All Around (Unfortunately, Not) Just in case you didn’t realize it, the lost war in Afghanistan was their fault, not ours. If we had any fault at all, as Secretary of Defense and former Iraq War commander Lloyd Austin pointed out at a Senate hearing last week, it was not fully grasping how bad […]
Anyone Who’d Support Going To War Over Taiwan Is A Crazy Idiot
Anyone Who’d Support Going To War Over Taiwan Is A Crazy Idiot Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ Taiwan has been in the news a lot lately, and it’s really bringing out the crazy in people. The mass media have been falsely reporting that China has been encroaching on Taiwan’s “air defense zone”, which gets stretched into […]
Tiny North American Oat Crop Could Be Coming for Your Breakfast
Tiny North American Oat Crop Could Be Coming for Your Breakfast The smallest harvest ever in the U.S. is expected to shrink supplies needed for everything from Cheerios to oat milk A drought struck North America’s oat fields this season, and farmers are harvesting such a small crop that prices have risen to record highs, signaling inflation for breakfast […]
US Heating Oil Supplies Lowest In Decades Ahead Of Winter
US Heating Oil Supplies Lowest In Decades Ahead Of Winter Americans are hoping the energy crisis in Asia and Europe won’t spread stateside. But industry insiders warn that winter blackouts across the US are possible as low fossil fuel stockpiles may lead to shortages amid heightened demand. The latest concern is ultra-low stockpiles of heating oil (distillate fuel […]
Rabo: Global Supply Chains Simply Will Not Be Able To Cope With Even More Stimulus
Rabo: Global Supply Chains Simply Will Not Be Able To Cope With Even More Stimulus The Story is the Story Today is a US payrolls Friday. I have covered 277 of these releases. A handful were of any lasting interest, signalling something the market didn’t already know beforehand, and a few dozen more were higher/lower […]
All Our Problems Are Built On Us-Vs-Them Propaganda
All Our Problems Are Built On Us-Vs-Them Propaganda Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ Liberal pundit Keith Olbermann shared a video the other day where he ranted about people who don’t want to take the Covid vaccine with such emotional vitriol that spittle flew from his mouth and drool poured down his chin. I found […]
Like The Dance Band On The Titanic, The Band Plays On
Like The Dance Band On The Titanic, The Band Plays On As The Ship Goes Down The Band Plays On It is said the dance band on the Titanic played on as the ship went down. This was all done as a grand effort to reassure the passengers and ease the panic in their hearts. Consider […]
Energy Crisis May Unleash Winter Blackouts Across US, Insider Warns
Energy Crisis May Unleash Winter Blackouts Across US, Insider Warns The energy crisis that is rippling through Asia and Europe could unleash electricity shortages and blackouts in the U.S., according to Bloomberg. Ernie Thrasher, CEO of Xcoal Energy & Resources LLC., told energy research firm IHS Markit that U.S. utilities quickly turn to more coal because of soaring natural […]
American Bumblebee Takes Step Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
American Bumblebee Takes Step Toward Endangered Species Act Protection Bumblebee Once Found Across Country Has Nearly Vanished From 16 States WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the American bumblebee, whose populations have plummeted by nearly 90%, may warrant Endangered Species Act protection. The announcement kicks off a one-year status assessment of the species. Today’s […]
In A Civil War The Authoritarian Left Would Be Easily Beaten – But It Won’t End There
In A Civil War The Authoritarian Left Would Be Easily Beaten – But It Won’t End There There are a lot of assumptions and misconceptions when it comes to the notion of a second civil war within the US. What I see most often is the argument that the political left has “already won” the […]
