The back of the napkin analysis of what is happening on the maps sort of reflects what I expected to see except for the direct […]
10.29.25 FOMC Preview: A Dead Kennedys Fed Meeting
Gonna kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poorKill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poorKill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor tonight America just doesn't produce bands with such poetic lyrics like that in this current era. Hell, I could just use that chorus from the Dead Kennedys' song, Kill the Poor, to summarize the FOMC statement tomorrow. But my readers do not come here for snappy sharp analysis like that, one comes here to find out why the Fed wants to kill the poor, not how. First, let's review the two key statements from last month's FOMC meeting on September 17th, starting with the usual generic justification for the move they elected to make. The Committee seeks to achieve maximum…
10.29.25 FOMC Preview: A Dead Kennedys Fed Meeting
Gonna kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poorKill, kill, kill,…
The Real CPI Report Indicates Stress on the Lower and Middle Class Continues
The fact that the financial media screamed the typical "inflation…
Welcome to Another Tǎ kě zhōng Sunday
The meetings have concluded between the American and Chinese trade…
02.24.22 Gold, Oil, Commodities Indicate that Inflation is About to Skyrocket Higher
The average America is pretty much ignorant about where or what Odessa is, the Donbas, or if Kiev is anything but a meal made with […]
02.24.22: WAR 22:00 UTC Update is Up!
Tonight, as the United Nations Security Council met to “stop” Russian military aggression in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin declared military operations are to commence against […]
02.24.22 02:30 UTC – United Nations Security Council Meeting Live (Video)
This should be interesting…
02.24.22 War(?) 01:30 UTC UPDATE: The Kiev is HOT Tonight
Sigh. It’s going to be a long week with little sleep. The news tonight is moving so fast, yours truly is having a very hard […]
02.24.22 WAR: Various WebCams from Ukraine
As I find them and they are still up, I shall embed them here with maps. If there is any action, especially east of Kharkov, […]
Suddenly Twitter is Censoring Accounts who Post Russian Military Movements
In what can only be called a shocking move overnight, suddenly Twitter, the geeks who want to run the Newspeak world, have decided that posting […]
02.23.22 War Drums – 23:00 UTC UPDATE – The Storm has Arrived
Way, way, way back in time, there was a novel written called “War and Peace.” Too bad today’s modern political elites, other than Putin, have […]
In Ukraine it’s Almost 4 a.m.
Presented without commentary, because in less than 2 hours, we’ll know how prophetic his words were, or hopefully, were not. Who needs CIA intel when […]
02.22.22 War Drums: 2100 UTC UPDATE – Ukraine Launches Full Mobilization
02.21.22 23:58 UTC UPDATE: Two minutes to midnight. Literally. Iron Maiden sums it up and yeah, still popular with us old timers. Russian troops are […]
02.21.22 10:00 UTC War Drums: And the Biden-Putin Summit is Shot Down by the White House
Another day passes, another day of the administration in Washington, D.C. playing “Call of Duty” and looking for real world applications for their policies. It’s […]
The Fog of War: Russian Propaganda Machine Cranks Up
To say that the war is about to start, well, is an understatement. I decided to drop in at our friends at RT this afternoon […]
About that “Digital Gold” Bitcoin thing
Ah to be a “gold bug” in these times of insanity. Of course I’ve spent years being told that in the event of an international […]
02.20.22 War Drums: 1600 UTC UPDATE – Showtime?
FEBRUARY 20, 2022 00:01 UTC – BY JOHN GALT In a little over 12 hours from now, the 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremonies will conclude […]
02.19.22 War Drums: 1700 UPDATE – Ceasefire violated over 1500 Times – More Russian Units Moving Towards Border
This is going to be one hell of a weekend. 02.19.22 1700 ET UPDATE: It’s a tad bit noisier tonight in the Eastern Ukraine as […]