Insider Trading Runs Rampant in Trump Administration, SEC Official Resigns

Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Last week SEC Enforcement Director Margaret Ryan resigned. Let’s discuss today. SEC Enforcement Director Margaret Ryan Resigns Reuters reports US SEC’s ex-enforcement chief clashed with bosses over Trump cases before leaving The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s top enforcement official, who left abruptly last week, had clashed with agency leaders …

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Scott Bessent actually helped collapse currencies with George Soros and now runs US economic strategy. Markets see through strong dollar talk, price in deliberate weaker dollar strategy

Gold is roaring because the US has stopped pretending. The polite version is “strong dollar policy.” The real version is: we will accept and even welcome, a softer dollar to win the trade war and rebuild American industry Gold Made an ATH at $5,500+ and the dollar keeps sliding. Most people think it’s just “safe-haven …

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U Haul truck plows into Iranian protest in Los Angeles

New video shows the moment person drove U-Haul truck into Iranian protest in Los Angeles, California. Multiple injuries. pic.twitter.com/rlqr5dGwfg — AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) January 12, 2026 New footage of the aftermath after person drove U-Haul truck into Iranian protests in Los Angeles, California, injuring several people. pic.twitter.com/ydDTP86esy — AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) January 12, 2026

FBI orders domain registrar to reveal who runs mysterious Archive.is site

From the article: The Federal Bureau of Investigation is trying to unmask the operator of Archive.is, also known as Archive.today, a website that saves snapshots of webpages and is commonly used to bypass news paywalls. The FBI sent a subpoena to domain registrar Tucows, seeking “subscriber information on [the] customer behind archive.today” in connection with “a federal criminal …

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Federal funding for SNAP, WIC, and school meals runs out on November 1

On November 1, without immediate action by Congress, federal funding for SNAP, WIC, and free and reduced-price school meals will run out. This means in a matter of days, tens of millions of Americans, including children, will go hungry. Please email your members of Congress now… pic.twitter.com/LOn0ZiJN9W — Bread for the World (@bread4theworld) October 24, …

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Shutdown hits renters, Section 8 funding runs dry

NEW: Section 8 payments to be PAUSED due to Democrats keeping the government shutdown Landlord has just received a letter from the Housing Authority saying after mid November, payments will be paused “October is funded, partial of November is funded. After that, if the shutdown continues, we will not be getting paid our rent” Sad …

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The liquidity crisis is going to trigger bank runs and bankruptcies; Chapter 7 individual bankruptcy filings jump 15% in the first nine months of 2025

Chapter 7 Individual Bankruptcy Filings Jump 15 Percent In First 9 Months Of 2025 — NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) October 6, 2025 A total of 249,152 individual Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings were made in the first nine months of this year in the United States, which is a 15 percent jump compared to the same period last …

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$TSLA runs ads on Facebook, Instagram, X, Reddit, and Google to guide shareholder votes

Elon Musk just made Tesla’s shareholder vote the most public spectacle in history and everyone’s watching. Spending millions on X ads to push a $1 trillion compensation package sounds outrageous, but it’s really a signal of the stakes he sees in the future of robotics and AI. He’s not chasing money for himself, he’s trying …

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U.S. liquidity runs dangerously low: banks could be forced to tap Fed repo facility as cash evaporates; Blow-off top signals by Prominent Financial Strategists

Less than 14bn$ of “cash on the sidelines” are left in the US. When this hits zero banks will start to borrow liquidity regularly from the FED REPO facility because there isn’t much left in the open market. The FED REPO is capped at 500bn$, let’s see how fast we will get there.. pic.twitter.com/ATLxRAzygT — …

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AI cartel seeks lenders to fund GPU purchases as cash runs low. Microsoft and Nvidia use contracts to guarantee GPU debt.

For those who struggle to understand what’s happening here, what the original “ AI cartel” $MSFT – $NVDA is trying to achieve is to attract Lenders so debt can be raised to purchase GPUs ( $NBIS will try to use this contract as a guarantee). I wonder whether they are finally… https://t.co/1zXQ9oQbZI — JustDario 🏊‍♂️ …

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The Fed is poised to cut rates while inflation still runs 3 to 5 percent. Markets are betting on six total cuts over the next year and a half

They can keep the whole thing afloat as long as they’d like The release valve is just the currency. Inflation is running at 3%-5% …and there's a 100% probability that the Fed cuts at least 25bps in ten days As if that wasn't bad enough, there's a 11% probability they do a jumbo 50bps cut …

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JGB yields sniffing breakout ,When central banks lose grip, capital runs to hard assets. Gold & Silver don’t need interventions to rise

Japan’s own fiscal house, buried under the weight of the largest debt load on earth, could unravel, forcing a liquidity crisis that spreads to Europe and the United States. Central banks that copied Japan’s easy money policies will face the same reckoning, only without the cushion of a domestic savings pool to absorb the shock. …

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Decentralized so hard one company runs the show. Turns out infinite bitcoin money printer does have an off switch

So not only did $MSTR buy just $51M of Bitcoin, due to lack of demand for the preferred ATM’s, but it also looks like Saylor is lowering the 2.5x mNAV floor “when otherwise deemed advantageous” to the Company. pic.twitter.com/Scfd4VMYiA — James Chanos (@RealJimChanos) August 18, 2025 Here are both, for comparison. $MSTR pic.twitter.com/1ig7YTfvKh — James …

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Superintelligence That Forecasts The Future And Runs The Economy, Military And Government Is Their Goal

The paper, “Superintelligence Strategy,” posits that rapid advances in AI are poised to reshape nearly every aspect of society, but that governments see them as a means to military dominance, which will drive a “bitter race” to maximize AI capabilities. The paper claims that the development of a “superintelligent” AI surpassing humans in nearly every …

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Amazon driver runs over woman, does not know what to do and just drives off

FOX45 EXCLUSIVE | Harrowing home surveillance video shows an Amazon delivery driver plowing over a pedestrian. The hit and run took place last night around 9:30 at the intersection of Pratt and S Chester St in Butchers Hill. ⚠️WARNING: This video is deeply disturbing. ⁦ pic.twitter.com/G67yo2gEPd — Rebecca Pryor (@RebeccaPryorTV) February 19, 2025 There was …

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Gold is quietly staging one of the strongest bull runs in history.

This Gold Bull Market is occurring during the most distractingly delusional financial, political and speculative moments in history. As Gold continues it's "Stealth Bull Run", retail is blinded by innumerable alternative shiny objects. Wait till they realize Gold is essential. — Sold At The Top (@soldatthetop) February 10, 2025 🔥Gold has been truly one of …

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The Ukraine payroll runs deep…

Great! Keep up the great work @elonmusk and DOGE. Follow the laundered money trail back to the greedy, corrupt US politicians who keep pushing to fund Ukraine. Start with those in Congress who have rapidly increasing wealth by millions of dollars each year, and investigate… pic.twitter.com/A8Vef8Kxrn — SeekingTruth (@envisionalt7) February 2, 2025

B1Bs Practicing Bombing Runs. Ohio-Class Nuke Sub Offshore. Ike Carrier Strike Group Closing In

🇺🇸USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Philippine Sea and USS Mason entered the Red Sea after transiting the Suez Canal yesterday. pic.twitter.com/PM93xhzmSI — Navy Lookout (@NavyLookout) November 5, 2023 The American aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower passes through the Suez Canal pic.twitter.com/Hu5DsK1JBz — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) November 5, 2023 USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) Ticonderoga-class guided missile …

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Switzerland, Banks Discuss New Rules To Stop Bank Runs: Reuters

Because a potential UBS failure would threaten a domino effect in global financial system? *SWITZERLAND, BANKS DISCUSS NEW RULES TO STOP BANK RUNS: REUTERS Why? If UBS goes down it's game over — zerohedge (@zerohedge) November 2, 2023 Exclusive: Swiss authorities, banks mull new rules to prevent bank runs -sources LONDON/ZURICH, Nov 2 (Reuters) – …

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Government shutdown on Oct 2nd may cause bank runs, with unforeseen consequences if 12 appropriations bills aren’t passed.

A government shutdown on Oct 2nd could trigger a series of bank runs as furloughed government employees + regular customers pull deposits to pay bills. These banks are already pushed to the brink. A failure to pass the 12 appropriations bills will have "unforeseen" consequences. https://t.co/gGJD4yrHah — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) August 22, 2023 BREAKING: S&P downgrades …

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