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via Phoenix Capital Research As I noted yesterday, gold is breaking out again. The precious metal, priced in dollars, erupted higher this week breaking out of another consolidation period. This phenomenon isn’t just about the $USD. Gold has also broken out to the upside against the Euro, Yen and Franc.
SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Several alleged gang members with ties to the Mexican mafia were arrested following a multi-agency operation in San Pedro early Tuesday morning. Seventeen state and federal search warrants were served at various locations across the neighborhood as part of a multi-year investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department and …
The story everyone thought was finished is still unfolding, and the newest pieces are more disturbing than the last. Jeffrey Epstein’s financial reach was not the confined, shadowy network that official accounts implied. It was woven into mainstream banks and investment firms that most Americans trust with their savings, and the documents now surfacing show …
by Michael Do you feel like we are on the precipice of another major turning point? If someone asked me that question at this moment, I would have to respond in the affirmative. Personally, I am going to be on high alert throughout the entire month of October, because it appears that some really big …
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-ai-data-centers-electricity-prices/ Electricity bills are going up around the US, but they’re rising even more sharply in areas located near data centers, according to an investigation into power costs by Bloomberg. The price of wholesale electricity has risen as much as 267% over the last five years in data center hot spots, according to the report, …
BRICS nations are buying gold left and right. JUST IN🇺🇲🇨🇳🔥 China has acquired record-high #Gold to establish #BRICS currency by limiting the holding of US treasury bonds to its new alliance groups. 🚨 China may control American financial, Banking and Firms soon🔜. pic.twitter.com/zIbAezAK9J — RKM (@rkmtimes) September 28, 2025 BREAKING: China buying up massive amounts …
by Michael The terrorists that shoot people and blow things up aren’t the real threat. We can handle the small scale stuff. What we should really be concerned about are the terrorists that are thinking much bigger. If terrorists cook up a highly contagious disease in a lab and release it in multiple U.S. cities, …
“I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices.” https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-designates-antifa-major-terrorist-050116724.html “You cannot designate an idea as a …
What do you expect? They all feed the same bubbles, it’s just one big circle. After governments, the ones I trust the least are banks and financial institutions pic.twitter.com/qyusdt0VwF — 구미호 (@ThinkInError) September 16, 2025 Banks are so short on easy collateral that they’re forced to borrow overnight money at a higher rate than the …
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israels-committed-genocide-in-gaza-un-commission-report/ar-AA1MFMxy The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry has determined that Israel “is responsible for the commission of genocide in Gaza.” A report published Tuesday stated that Israel met four of the five genocidal acts in Gaza laid out by the 1948 U.N. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. …
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his claim that people on the political “left” are to blame for assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah last week. “When you look at the agitators, you look at the scum that speaks so badly of our country, the American flag burnings all over the place, …
JUST IN – Trump calls for 50-100% tariffs on China until the Ukraine war ends, says he is ready to impose major sanctions on Russia. pic.twitter.com/3IMOr3vyna — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 13, 2025 Stop buying Putin’s oil, buy mine instead.
by Michael The speed at which global events are moving is simply breathtaking. All over the world, leaders keep talking about the need for peace, but we just keep getting more war. This month we have seen a series of very alarming escalations, and it is easy to imagine how things could spiral completely out of …
by Jesse Colombo The U.S. dollar is experiencing a rare volatility squeeze, indicating that a major move is near. While the most likely direction is downward, any move will have a big impact on precious metals. Lately, I’ve been writing a number of updates that follow the theme of “asset X is on the verge …
by Michael The employment numbers for the month of August were just released, and they are horrible. Sadly, they have now been horrible for several months in a row, and many economists are warning that conditions will get even worse during the months ahead. Other than during the early days of the pandemic in 2020, …
Beazer Homes is bleeding. A $754 million builder dangling mortgage rate buydowns like meat in a trap. In Dallas-Fort Worth, the pitch is this: “Enjoy 2.99 percent 1st Year* 3.99 percent 2nd Year and 4.99 percent Fixed, Years 3 plus on Select Quick Move-In Homes with Beazer’s Buydown. Hurry. Offer Ends Sunday, August 25” source …
‘A decision that has locals angered, and left in the dark without compensation.’ Northern Ireland Reporter Dougie Beattie shares that a major motorway project in Northern Ireland is in limbo due to a court ruling which is disrupting locals and putting farmers out of business.
A new poll shows handling crime is now a relative strength for President Donald Trump, which outranks his handling of immigration and the economy. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren).
While the media stays silent, a critical event recently unfolded: BTC mining has become so centralized that, for only the second time in history (last time was in 2014, before mega-crash), the network is vulnerable to a 51% attack. Two mining pools now control the majority of the network. Highly centralized. Highly dangerous. Meanwhile, whales …
BREAKING – CHICAGO IS NEXT: It’s official, President Trump will SURGE federal resources and/or National Guard to the blue crime-infested city of CHICAGO after the mission in DC is complete “African American ladies, beautiful ladies, they’re saying, PLEASE President Trump, come to Chicago.” “I did great with the black vote, and they want something to …
by Michael Other than the early months of the pandemic, we haven’t seen anything like this for a long time. Mass layoffs are happening all over the nation, major retailers and large restaurant chains are deeply struggling, and the cost of living is out of control. I am going to share more numbers with you today …
🚨Rep. Miller to @FoxNews: “Allowing taxpayer-funded financial aid for illegal aliens is a slap in the face to hardworking Illinois families and students. Our state is drowning in debt, yet JB Pritzker is determined to drain even more taxpayer dollars to reward illegals. It's… pic.twitter.com/zD6jdKXB7A — Rep. Mary Miller (@RepMaryMiller) August 19, 2025 Rep. Miller …
by Michael What I am about to share with you is some of the clearest evidence yet that the middle class in America is being systematically destroyed. Young adults are forming middle class households at an extremely depressed rate, and that is because the American Dream is simply out of reach for most of them in …
A student loan tsunami is coming, with 9.7 million borrowers in default for more than a quarter trillion in bad loans. Biden's student loan pause was a Ponzi — boosting spending while the debt monster grew in the dark. Now it’s hungry. pic.twitter.com/4Ojhiv8dnL — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) August 14, 2025 Same store (comps) …
by Michael Decisions that are made in the coming days will have enormous implications for the future of humanity. I love the fact that President Trump is going to sit down with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. But the fact that Russian forces are penetrating very deeply into Ukrainian-held territory in the …
Is he going to TACO about all those midnight's tariffs ? pic.twitter.com/sG91UISxgI — Data Driven Stocks (@stockdatamarket) August 7, 2025
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump will announce a whopping $100 BILLION APPLE investment into the United States for manufacturing. That is an increase in Apple's total investment plans to $600 BILLION. Wow. pic.twitter.com/qgQuLtYvIH — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 6, 2025 BREAKING: President Trump to make announcement from Oval Office today at 4:30 PM ET. — Leading …
by Michael Have you noticed that virtually all of our major cities are poorly run? I believe that the condition of our largest metropolitan areas is a warning. If we don’t straighten up, the entire country will soon resemble our core urban areas. Thankfully, there are millions of Americans that strongly support a return to …
