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Doug Casey & Michael Yon on the Election and what comes next​

Nov 12, 2024 Doug Casey's Take

In this episode of Doug Casey's Take, Doug Casey, Michael Yon, and Matt Smith come together in Buenos Aires to discuss the recent U.S. election, the global implications of rising tensions, and potential shifts in the geopolitical landscape.

We dive into the meaning of Trump’s victory, the risks and rewards on the horizon, and the continued divide within America’s red and blue factions. We discuss the necessity of staying vigilant and embracing personal responsibility in a time of shifting powers and mounting challenges. Expect honest, unfiltered perspectives as they tackle everything from foreign policy to the psychology behind America's choices.


1:01:21

Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction: Buenos Aires Gathering
01:00 – Reflections on the Election Outcome
02:00 – Surprises from the Election Results
03:00 – Euphoria vs. Reality: Political Optimism
05:00 – Challenges Ahead: The Inauguration Period
07:00 – Potential for Increased Civil Unrest
10:00 – The Border Crisis: Trump’s Plans
14:00 – Immigration, the Economy, and Global Influence
17:00 – Cultural Shifts and Drug Policies
21:00 – Social Deterioration and Government Overreach
26:00 – Historical Context: Past U.S. Domestic Terrorism
31:00 – The Ku Klux Klan and Societal Divisions
34:00 – Trump and Foreign Policy Risks
38:00 – Middle East Tensions and Zionism
43:00 – Fascism, NGOs, and Corporate Power
47:00 – Economic Realities: U.S. Debt Crisis
50:00 – The Case for Government Reduction
53:00 – Closing Thoughts: A Divided America
55:00 – Personal Responsibility vs. Government Dependence
59:00 – Final Reflections and Future Predictions
 
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Why Trump’s Approach Toward the Fed May Be Different This Time

I’m Chris Anstey, an economics editor in Boston, and today we’re looking again at the issue of the incoming president and the Fed. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here.
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Tony Hinchcliffe says "I apologize to absolutely nobody" for that Puerto Rico joke and "perhaps [a Trump rally] wasn’t the best f*cking place to do this set at."

"I love Puerto Ricans, they’re very smart people — they’re smart, they’re street smart, they’re smart enough to know when they’re being used as political fodder. Right now that is happening. I apologize to absolutely nobody. Not to the Puerto Ricans, not to the whites, not to the Blacks, not to the Palestinians, not to the Jews, and not to my own mother, who I made fun of during the set. Nobody clipped that. No headlines about me making fun of my own mother. Perhaps that venue at that time wasn’t the best fucking place to do this set at. But in any matter, to the mainstream media and to anybody trying to slander me online: That’s what I do, and that’s never going to change.”

Read more here: https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/to...rico-garbage-joke-trump-rally-1236207519/Tony Hinchcliffe says "I apologize to absolutely nobody" for that Puerto Rico joke and "perhaps [a Trump rally] wasn’t the best f*cking place to do this set at."

"I love Puerto Ricans, they’re very smart people — they’re smart, they’re street smart, they’re smart enough to know when they’re being used as political fodder. Right now that is happening. I apologize to absolutely nobody. Not to the Puerto Ricans, not to the whites, not to the Blacks, not to the Palestinians, not to the Jews, and not to my own mother, who I made fun of during the set. Nobody clipped that. No headlines about me making fun of my own mother. Perhaps that venue at that time wasn’t the best fucking place to do this set at. But in any matter, to the mainstream media and to anybody trying to slander me online: That’s what I do, and that’s never going to change.”

Read more here: https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/to...rto-rico-garbage-joke-trump-rally-1236207519/
 


Remember when Thomas Wictor used to talk about how ABSOLUTELY RUTHLESS Trump and his team were about vetting people who were being brought anywhere near that inner circle?

Part of the **vetting process** involves feeding the prospective new inner circle person CANARY TRAPS.

Now, if the person is HONEST, and is not leaking to the Fake News, why, they've GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

HOWEVER....

If one prospective candidate gets told Trump is about to make Marco Rubio his Sec State...

...another is told it'll be Ric Grenell...

...and another is told Trump is 'seriously considering' bringing back Mike Pompeo...

...all Trump and his team have to do in order to learn which of the the prospective new team members are leakers and **what fake news outlets they are leaking to** is watch the news and SEE which Fake News outlets...

...report that according to 'anonymous sources inside the Trump team', he's making Rubio, Grenell or Pompeo his SecState.

Understand: THESE LEAKERS DO NOT HAVE REAL ACCESS YET. And they just FLUNKED the canary trap test that would've gotten them access. Now they'll NEVER get access. If they're left in place, it'll be only to keep feeding them fake stuff so they can leak it to the fake news.

They know which person they fed the Rubion canary trap to, and which outlet that person leaked the canary trap disinformation to.

Trump's been running his own private intelligence agency since the 1980's.

Stop thinking he's a moron, would you please?

How a canary trap works:

 
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Elon Musk to a role aimed at creating a more efficient government, handing even more influence to the world's richest man who donated millions of dollars to helping Trump get elected.

Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will co-lead a newly created Department of Government Efficiency, an entity Trump indicated will operate outside the confines of government.

Trump said in a statement that Musk and Ramaswamy "will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies."
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Okay who would you rather have sex with?

Janet Yellen or Debbie Wasserman Schultz?

*You cannot use a bag or pinch your nose. Lights must be on. The bedroom garbage can is only permitted for vomiting.
 
nickndfl said:
Okay who would you rather have sex with?

Janet Yellen or Debbie Wasserman Schultz?
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nickndfl said:
Okay who would you rather have sex with?

Janet Yellen or Debbie Wasserman Schultz?

*You cannot use a bag or pinch your nose. Lights must be on. The bedroom garbage can is only permitted for vomiting.
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Pity, you won't get to have sex with either one nickndfl. I thought the entire Dem party taking part of the 4B movement, no?
 
nickndfl said:
Okay who would you rather have sex with?

Janet Yellen or Debbie Wasserman Schultz?

*You cannot use a bag or pinch your nose. Lights must be on. The bedroom garbage can is only permitted for vomiting.
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Schultz IS in your neck-O-the-wood....
 
Something a bit different. Nothing to see, can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab. As usual, take it fwiw and dyodd.

Why Mobsters Have More Morals Than Politicians | Franzese & Gravano​

Nov 14, 2024
In a powerful Election Night discussion, Michael Franzese and Sammy Gravano sit down with Patrick Bet-David to unpack a startling truth: even in the world of crime, loyalty and standards matter—sometimes more than they seem to in politics today. Drawing from their time as former mob bosses, they explore how today’s Democratic government could take a few lessons in accountability and integrity. Don’t miss this hard-hitting take on what’s missing in leadership today from the men who lived by their own codes.


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Dr. Paul to Serve as Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee​

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Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) announced he will serve as the Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee during the 119th United States Congress, once ratified by Republican members.

“I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as 15th Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in the modern era. I chose to chair this Committee over another because I believe that, for the health of our republic, Congress must stand up once again for its constitutional role. This Committee’s mission of oversight and investigations is critical to Congress reasserting itself. Our first hearing will examine reinstating the successful Remain in Mexico policy from the first Trump Administration. We will also expeditiously move President Trump’s critical nominees, including Governor Kristi Noem, in time for Inauguration Day. I look forward to continuing the storied history of this Committee’s leadership in consequential bipartisan oversight and investigations,” said Dr. Paul.
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Dr. Paul to Serve as Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) announced he will serve as the Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee during the 119th United States Congress, once ratified by Republican members.
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The turtle is trying to throw monkey wrenches before he's gone:

 
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How vulnerable are undersea cables to attack?

U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves – over internet cables It started out as strictly business: a huge private contract for one of the world’s most advanced undersea fiber-optic cables. It became a trophy in a growing proxy war between the United States and China over technologies that...
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Concerns grow over possible Russian sabotage of undersea cables: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blo...possible-russian-sabotage-of-undersea-cables/

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Force majeure - Wikipedia

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Russian Undersea Cable Sabotage Could Trigger Force Majeure in LBMA and Comex Markets.​

Nov 19, 2024 #gold #silver #preciousmetals


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DOGE's potential first target is a mobile app for filing your taxes​

  • Elon Musk's DOGE is considering developing a mobile app for tax filing, per the Washington Post.
  • The news sent shares in tax service providers Intuit and H&R Block tumbling.
  • Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been tasked with slashing government spending under Trump.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency reportedly has its first target — the US tax system.

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A return to the constitution is the only solution. Anything less is just shuffleboard. Unfortunately the left has screwed us so bad in regards to who they let in that it would be next to impossible.
The primary function of government is the protection of our rights. Over the decades we have had the exact opposite.
 

TRUST NO ONE WITH POWER: Forgotten and Ignored Warnings from the Founders​

Path to Liberty

The Founders warned us - over and over again - that power always expands, no matter who holds it. So, you can’t trust anyone with power, no matter how much you like them or what they do, because that same power will eventually fall into the hands of someone hell-bent on destroying your liberty. In this episode, you’ll learn some of the most powerful warnings from the Founders about the dangers of power - warnings we can’t afford to ignore any longer.
Path to Liberty: November 20, 2024


20:08

Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TenthAmendmentCenter
 

Danish Navy boards Chinese ship suspected in European undersea cable sabotage — Sweden’s Defense Ministry put freighter at the time and place of the disruption​

Story by Jowi Morales

Update 11/20/2024 03:38 PT:

According to reports in Eurasia Daily and Defence24, the Danish Navy has boarded and detained the Chinese Bulk Carrier Yi Peng 3 in the Danish Straits, near the exit of the Great Belt. The detention took place on the evening of November 18. According to Financial Times sources, Sweden authorities are "carefully studying the Chinese vessel."

Original Article:

Denmark has sent two ships, the HDMS Hvidbjoernen, an ocean patrol frigate, and the DNK Navy Patrol P525, a smaller patrol craft, to shadow the Chinese Bulk Carrier Yi Peng 3. The Chinese vessel is suspected to be connected with the cutting of two undersea internet cables that connect Finland and Sweden to Central Europe, reports MSN.

 

Eight retailers floating price raises if Trump’s tariffs are enforced​

Companies across the United States are preparing for the brunt of President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs. Some retailers are coming up with plans to protect their imports from skyrocketing tariffs, but other retailers are unabashed about the effect the duties will have on consumers.

Tariffs are calculated by the U.S. Customs Service after a U.S. importer receives a foreign product. Once the item is on sale for consumers, the cost of the tariff is added to the item's regular price. Trump has suggested 200% tariffs on Mexico and 60-100% tariffs on China, among others.

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