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Bill’s Commentary:
“A travesty…”U.S. National Debt by Year
National debt refers to the outstanding financial obligations of a country. The national debt of the United States is what the federal government owes to its creditors.
The U.S. has always carried national debt and the majority of presidents have added to it. However, total national debt has been expanding rapidly since 2008 due to a combination of increased government spending and failure to raise taxes.
Bill’s Commentary:
“Stating the obvious”
Study: Concealed Carriers Do A Better Job Of Stopping Active Shooters Than Police
You’d never know it from watching television, but civilians stop more active shooters than police and do so with fewer mistakes, according to new research from the Crime Prevention Research Center, where I serve as president. In non-gun-free zones, where civilians are legally able to carry guns, concealed carry permit holders stopped 51.5 percent of active shootings, compared to 44.6 percent stopped by police, CPRC found in a deep dive into active shooter scenarios between 2014 and 2023.
Not only do permit holders succeed in stopping active shooters at a higher rate, but law enforcement officers face significantly greater risks when intervening. Our research found police were nearly six times more likely to be killed and 17 percent more likely to be wounded than armed civilians.
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Bill’s Commentary:
“Treasury balances turned into digital air?”
Trump, the ‘Crypto President’, is Serving Up a National Deception with the Proposal of a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve
I like President Trump for all he is doing to right a lot of wrongs in the United States. But regarding him wearing the self-proclaimed mantle of the ‘Crypto President’, he is serving up an unparalleled deception of financial sovereignty with this idea of a national Bitcoin (or Crypto) Reserve for the United States.
…’A U.S. Crypto Reserve will elevate this critical industry after years of corrupt attacks by the Biden Administration, which is why my Executive Order on Digital Assets directed the Presidential Working Group to move forward on a Crypto Strategic Reserve that includes XRP, SOL, and ADA. I will make sure the U.S. is the Crypto Capital of the World. We are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!’…(President Donald Trump via TruthSocial)
The President went on to say: …’And, obviously, BTC and ETH, as other valuable Cryptocurrencies, will be the heart of the Reserve. I also love Bitcoin and Ethereum!’…
Bill’s Commentary:
“Not to mention the Ponzi scheme will collapse with “new money” being shut off…”
A Proposed Balanced Budget Amendment Carries With it the Possibility to Erase the Constitution of the United States asWe Know It
By nature I am not a political person. But I most certainly believe that the Constitution of the United States of America is the most important document in the history of the world that guarantees the rights of American citizens.
So it was with shock when I read that Rep. Jody Arrington (R-TX. 19th District) had introduced H.Con.Res.15 – Calling an Article V Convention for proposing a Fiscal Responsibility Amendment to the United States Constitution and stipulating ratification by a vote of We the People, and for other purposes.
As I understand it, the stated purpose of this proposed bill is a form of a ‘balanced budget amendment’. That sounds great on the surface. The problem is if you look just under the surface you may see the monstrosity for what it really is.
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Bill’s Commentary:
“Erik with some valid points.”
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Bill’s Commentary:
“Silver will be gold on steroids!”
Why It’s Silver’s Time to Shine Now
Gold has been soaring all year, while silver has spent the past nine months languishing, leaving long-suffering investors wondering: Will silver always play second fiddle to gold, or is it finally ready to shine? Like many, I’ve been frustrated by silver’s lackluster performance, but in this report, I’ll highlight a growing number of reasons to believe its rough patch may soon be over. Silver may finally step out of gold’s shadow and embark on a sustained bull market of its own.
The first key sign that silver is ready to surge is its decisive move above the $32 to $33 resistance zone, which has acted as a stubborn ceiling for much of the past year. This breakout is an encouraging signal, but the next crucial confirmation will be a strong, high-volume close above the $34 to $35 resistance zone—the same level that halted the late-October rally in its tracks. Once silver clears both barriers, the path should be wide open for the powerful bull market I’ve anticipated since April 2024. However, for this breakout to remain valid, silver must close and hold above both resistance zones; otherwise, all bets are off.
Bill’s Commentary:
“Please tell me this is not even real?”
Bill’s Commentary:
“Good luck with this, on an already crushed commercial real estate market…”
Trump Seeks to Put 443 Federal Properties Up for Sale
The US government is considering selling a sprawling portfolio of properties across 47 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to shrink the federal workforce — and the buildings it occupies.
An inventory of 443 “non-core” assets posted by the General Services Administration Tuesday included many of the prime commercial buildings that house local and regional offices for federal agencies and provide services for taxpayers, Social Security recipients, farmers and workers.
In total, the structures represent almost 80 million rentable square feet (7.4 million square meters) of usable space — 12 times the size of the Pentagon. The GSA estimates that selling them could save more than $430 million in annual operating costs, a key focus for Trump and his efforts to reduce government spending. The president is expected to address a joint session of Congress later Tuesday.
Bill’s Commentary:
“I have always said I thought the failure to deliver would happen in silver. It is the fuse to the weapon of mass financial destruction…”
What’s This Now? Silver Is Being Drained At LBMA, NOT Gold
Sometimes even I get too distracted by media hype. There was a lot of chatter about how gold is in “shortage” in London and how it’s being shipped to New York and the wait times for physical delivery are now weeks as opposed to days.
That’s all kind of true, sort of, but I now believe it’s hiding the real story. I looked at this accidentally today because I had completely forgotten about it, but this is the LBMA gold and silver vault data current to January 2025:
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Bill’s Commentary:
“Treasury balances turned into digital air?”
Trump, the ‘Crypto President’, is Serving Up a National Deception with the Proposal of a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve
I like President Trump for all he is doing to right a lot of wrongs in the United States. But regarding him wearing the self-proclaimed mantle of the ‘Crypto President’, he is serving up an unparalleled deception of financial sovereignty with this idea of a national Bitcoin (or Crypto) Reserve for the United States.
…’A U.S. Crypto Reserve will elevate this critical industry after years of corrupt attacks by the Biden Administration, which is why my Executive Order on Digital Assets directed the Presidential Working Group to move forward on a Crypto Strategic Reserve that includes XRP, SOL, and ADA. I will make sure the U.S. is the Crypto Capital of the World. We are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!’…(President Donald Trump via TruthSocial)
The President went on to say: …’And, obviously, BTC and ETH, as other valuable Cryptocurrencies, will be the heart of the Reserve. I also love Bitcoin and Ethereum!’…
Bill’s Commentary:
“Follow the money…”
No Bidders, No Safety Net: Is Fed’s Liquidity Lifeline Drying Up? Plus, ETFs To Watch
For the first time since the Great Recession, banks didn’t park a single dollar in the Federal Reserve‘s Reverse Repo Facility overnight. That’s right—zero bids.
The mother ship of the U.S. banking system, which has been the go-to safety net for surplus cash, found no takers.
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Bill’s Commentary:
“The biggest wipeout of home values is just right around the corner. Many believe renting is pissing money down the drain …the reality today is that renting avoids a wipeout of your capital!”
Homebuilders Have Most Speculative Unsold Inventory Since May of 2008
Homebuilder inventory of started and completed homes is soaring but sales are weak.
New Homes for Sale by Stage of Construction
- Total: 495,000. The most since December 2007.
- Started Plus Completed: 389,000. The most since May 2008.
- Under Construction: 274,000
- Completed: 115,000. The most since August 2009.
- Not Started: 106,000
US Pending Home Sales Collapse To Record Lows
Completing the triumvirate of turmoil in the US housing market, pending home sales joined new- and existing-home sales prints with a big decline in January.
Pending home sales tumbled 4.6% MoM in January (after dropping 4.2% MoM in December), dramatically worse than the 0.9% MoM decline expected and dragging YoY sales down 5.2%…
Source: Bloomberg
Bill’s Commentary:
“This is LaLa land.”
The sky’s the limit? Shanahan and Trump demand answers on geoengineering and public health
- Nicole Shanahan and former President Donald Trump have demanded answers about chemical spraying in American skies, reigniting a debate over the ethics and secrecy surrounding geoengineering programs.
- Shanahan’s social media post highlighted visible trails in the sky, questioning whether they were natural contrails or artificial clouds created by chemical spraying, and called for a referendum with full disclosures.
- Trump suggested that rising autism rates among children could be linked to chemicals sprayed in the air, hinting at potential revelations about these practices
Bill’s Commentary:
“Some midweek Erik for you”
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Bill’s Commentary:
“This is gold coming into the system, not out of it…”
Wyoming Enacts Law to Establish Strategic Gold Reserve
Senate File 96 – also known as the Wyoming Gold Act – requires the Wyoming Treasurer to diversify the state’s holdings by acquiring no less than $10 million in “specie and specie legal tender” as part of the state’s Permanent Mineral Trust Fund.
After the bill passed overwhelmingly through both chambers, Governor Mark Gordon – who once held a position at the anti-gold Federal Reserve and previously served as state treasurer – today begrudgingly allowed SF 96 to become law without his signature and wrote a letter expressing his personal skepticism about protecting taxpayer funds with a gold allocation.
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