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Bills commentary:
So “hopium” is now a new strategy?
“We have big changes in labor, we have higher wages, companies adapt, business adapt,” he said, going on to add that a lack of “hope” is the biggest problem facing the world right now.”
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Bill’s commentary:
“Posted without comment…”
Bill’s commentary:
“Erik with some great analogies!”
Bill’s commentary:
“It’s not rocket science …”
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio is watching closely the “risky” U.S. fiscal situation.
“We’re going to have a debt crisis in this country,” the founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates said in an interview with CNBC’s Sara Eisen that aired Thursday. The two were speaking at a fireside chat at the Managed Funds Association. “How fast it transpires, I think, is going to be a function of that supply-demand issue, so I’m watching that very closely.”
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Bill’s commentary:
“Bravo Dismal Dave, you rarely disappoint! In case the print is too small, the SPR is as low as the early 1980’s! And yes, the other charts show incredible INFLECTION POINTS!”
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. Mark Twain
Bill’s commentary:
“So here is the elephant question in the room; if the average American cannot afford a home, what does that mean if you own a home …and decide or “need” to sell your home?”
The typical American cannot afford to buy a home in a growing number of communities across the nation, according to common lending standards.
That’s the main takeaway from a new report from real estate data provider ATTOM. Researchers examined the median home prices last year for roughly 575 U.S. counties and found that home prices in 99% of those areas are beyond the reach of the average income earner, who makes $71,214 a year, according to ATTOM..
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Bill’s commentary:
“From our pal Pastor Stanley. Please keep in mind, in a system down scenario, bars are the poorest form of ownership…”
I woke up this morning to an entry on John Rubino’s substack entitled ‘Did Gold Bars Just Become an Impulse Buy?’ where John reports on the apparent fact the Costco is offering gold bars along with salad, shirts and office supplies.
Markets Insider (MSN) reports that ‘Costco says its 1-ounce gold bars are real and have been selling out in hours’.
Bill’s commentary:
“It’s called human nature …”
Bill’s commentary:
“$100 billion? Do you even believe this paltry number? Has anyone checked as to what the Fed’s ‘purported” net equity was last year? The last number I saw was around $65 billion. Is the Fed actually upside down? It’s OK, you can say it …they already know.”
Wait, the Fed merged with the US Treasury a while back, is this why? They knew the Fed’s equity was not enough to withstand what’s coming? And they think the largest debtor in the history of the planet will solve the biggest credit bubble problem ever? At this point, it is merely a mathematical equation, “when” has not mattered for a while!
Bill’s commentary:
“Say it isn’t so?”
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Bill’s commentary:
“One can argue what Erik writes is not true, they cannot argue that sufficient testing was done prior to rollout simply because there was not the time available to do so. The vaccine was not properly tested ahead of time, this is FACT!”
Bill’s commentary:
“I have no idea about who is right or wrong here. I do know that Venezuela has had their vaulted gold in London frozen and “stolen”, so I guess I side with Venezuela here?”
Washington is looking to set up a military base in the Guayana Esequiba area, which is contested by Venezuela and Guyana, the former’s foreign minister has claimed.
In a speech to the UN General Assembly on Saturday, Yvan Gil said the US considers itself “the sovereign” of Latin America, and is now intervening in the more than 200-year-old territorial dispute between Caracas and Georgetown.
Bill’s commentary:
“DEFLATION of “the things we have” anyone? Would this qualify as a “credit event”? Here it comes, bigger than anything ever seen!”
Among them is 650 California Street, a 34-story office building that has defaulted on its mortgage. Further on is 101 California, whose second-biggest tenant left last year and whose biggest is slashing staff and office space. Go around the corner, and Embarcadero Square is for sale for $90 million. Its owner bought it for $245 million in 2018.
Bill’s commentary:
“Some weekend comedy …”
A new electric vehicle battery factory in Kansas is demanding so much energy that the state is delaying the retirement of a coal plant to make sure the facility has enough power.
Bill’s commentary:
“Can the system continue without new and massive amounts of debt taken on? We shall soon see!”
‘The hand that rules the press, the radio, the screen and the far-spread magazine, rules the country.’ Justice Louis Brandeis. (1856-1941).
As you’ll see, most of today’s charts messages are USA derived…. (however, they apply to all mature economies!)
Bill’s commentary:
“It took the U.S. federal government almost 200 years to rack up $1 Trillion in debt. The latest trillion to be added took a mere 3 months! Far too many Americans have come to believe that, instead of protecting individual liberty, the U.S. government can be everything to everyone. Meanwhile, members of government have come to believe that, not only can they perform such an impossible task, but they can perform it for the entire world! This massive delusion is racing towards a massive bankruptcy.”
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Bill’s commentary:
“Another good one from Erik!”
Bill’s commentary:
“Massive inverted head and shoulders?”
Bill’s commentary:
“To put this in perspective, interest on $307 trillion (the real number is actually higher) is roughly $15 trillion. Can you imagine a world not saddled with $15 trillion paid annually in interest? Maybe would feed a few folks with empty bellies?”
The global debt pile soared by $10 trillion to a record high of $307 trillion in the first half of 2023, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) reported on Tuesday. It added that the US, UK, and Japan are among the markets driving the rise.
The high interest rate environment seen across most economies has sent the figure surging, making the current debt stock $100 trillion higher than it was a decade ago, according to the IIF.
Bill’s commentary:
“More on banking from the Martens’”
There may be a lesson here: don’t put the word “Republic” in the name of your bank; don’t hold a lot of uninsured deposits; and don’t have wads of unrealized losses on your investment securities.
If those lessons sound familiar, it’s because they played out in stunning fashion earlier this year when the second, third and fourth largest bank failures in U.S. history occurred.
Bill’s commentary:
“If you cannot catch them, you cannot destroy them nor defend against …”
The weapon Beijing launched over the South China Sea traveled at speeds of more than 15,000 miles an hour as it circled the globe.
Flying at least 20 times the speed of sound, it could reach anywhere on earth in less than an hour.
Bill’s commentary:
“Can you say ‘banana republic”?”
On Sept 6, when looking at the latest daily debt numbers, we predicted that total US debt would hit the very special (at least for Masons) number of 33 in two weeks.
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Bill’s commentary:
“I’m thinking we in the US are not getting our money’s worth on defense spending?”
‘Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.’ Will Rogers. (1879-1935)
Bill’s commentary:
“Some Erik on the weekend for you.”
Bill’s commentary:
“The lying bastards are doubling down on bullshit and censorship. No matter, their lies are now unravelling faster than they can tell them …!”
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Bill’s commentary:
“Come to think of it, how much testing was done on the first vaccine and boosters?”
New COVID boosters that will be available by week’s end are receiving some scrutiny due to clinical trials being performed on mice and not humans. The boosters made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna were approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday.
Bill’s commentary:
“The chart of Bank unrealized gains versus losses in my opinion is what ALL balance sheets look like …including the central banks themselves …!”
‘All a man needs to know to make money, is to appraise conditions.’ Jesse Livermore (1877– 1940 (suicide!))
Now, with this doc, I decided to widely pursue a particular topic raised within each group, rather than accept just the one instance.. It resulted in the attached monster. Lemme know which you prefer!
PS. Another happy day; woke up on the right side of the grass! Woo Hoo!
Bill’s commentary:
“This is not the past, like it or not …it is the future. Russia, I believe is less than 25% debt to GDP ratio, the US (the dollar being the world’s reserve currency) is 135%. The Russians have proven hypersonic ability, the U.S. has not. The West is about to receive what could only be described as a “Biblical experience”! …And then there is China.”
The Russian and North Korean leaders met on September 13 at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, a Russian space port in the Amur region.
Per Dr. Chung, the idea to hold the meeting at Russia’s spaceport symbolizes the two nations’ future collaboration in the field of space exploration and other high-end technologies despite pressure from the West.
“Both DPRK and Russia are facing all sorts of threats from the already-collapsed ‘five century-long West-dominated unipolar power’. One of the threats they’ve had forcibly imposed is the very existence of both of their nations,” the scholar continued.
Bill’s commentary:
“They do have a valid point?”
The U.S. Libertarian Party has filed for conservatorships for President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, referring to them as “geriatric elites” mentally unfit to properly serve the American populace.
Bill’s commentary:
“One thing about ’emergencies’, it is always a good thing to figure out ‘who’ caused them and who benefits from the fix?”
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Bill’s commentary:
“Justice served!”
Bill, No. you mean “injustice corrected”.
Justice serviced would mean the boy is castrated and the school employees fired! – Tony
You are of course correct, Tony, I stand corrected!
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) has pardoned the Loudoun County father who protested his daughter’s rape in a school bathroom by a transgender student, and her public school’s attempted cover up of the incident, Youngkin’s office announced Sunday.
Bill’s commentary:
“Russia and China boycott the G-20? Does this really represent ‘the world’?”
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed disappointment the leaders of China and Russia opted to skip the Group of 20 leaders’ summit in New Delhi during a private meeting with US President Joe Biden, US officials said Friday.
Bill’s commentary:
“Meat head? This is retarded, and why the country is divided and close to conquered. The time has come to stand tall. Do you believe in The Constitution of the United States of America?”
Rob Reiner — who is one of Hollywood’s biggest cheerleaders for Joe Biden — made his absurd statement in a recent post to X, formerly known as Twitter. Some prominent commentators have noted that Reiner’s call to prohibit all opposition candidates is fundamentally anti-democratic and would only serve to benefit Biden.
Bill’s commentary:
“All we need are more true Patriots to stand and defend The Constitution! The framework is there, we just need to follow it …”
On Friday, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Sheriff John Allen announced that he has “reservations” regarding an order from Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to suspend firearm laws for 30 days because it “challenges the foundation of our Constitution.”
In a post on X, Allen acknowledged that “Every lost life is a tragedy, and the well-being of our community is of paramount concern to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office.” He said, “However, as the elected Sheriff, I have reservations regarding this order.”
Bill’s commentary:
“Dismal Dave checks in with weekend charts.”
‘Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance, and acknowledging no responsibility, to the people.
‘To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics, is the first task of the statesmanship of today.’ Theodore Roosevelt. (1858-1919).
… and, um, just sayin!….
Bill’s commentary:
“So, it is either, careful what you wish for …or, karma’s a bitch?”
The second vice chairwoman for Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, who previously vowed to “dismantle” the Minneapolis Police Department amid widespread Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, is now calling for tougher crime laws after she was violently carjacked this week.
Bill’s commentary:
“Because the ‘science’?”
Patrick T. Brown told The Free Press “I knew not to try to quantify key aspects other than climate change in my research because it would dilute the story that prestigious journals like Nature and its rival, Science, want to tell.”
He continued, “editors of these journals have made it abundantly clear, both by what they publish and what they reject, that they want climate papers that support certain preapproved narratives—even when those narratives come at the expense of broader knowledge for society.”
Bill’s commentary:
“Never forget, price always follows volume …”
After rising sharply for several weeks, mortgage interest rates pulled back slightly last week, but not enough to revive mortgage demand.
Total mortgage application volume fell 2.9% last week, compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index.
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Bill’s commentary:
“For those of you who have read the post “The Great Taking”, here is your ultimate solution. This website I believe is a very insightful read on “the end days”. It is a logical (I believe correct) and well thought out view of finance, society, and the ultimate coming total collapse from a Christian and thus Biblical standpoint. You WILL need a savior, there is only one Savior, Jesus Christ!”
The purpose of this website is to provide a brief summary of end time Bible prophecy. You may be curious about the topic or searching for a context to make sense of dramatic global events. In either case, we hope to provide you with resources to further your understanding and ultimately point you to the source of all truth, the Word of God.
Bill’s commentary:
The Great Taking
I have spent half of Labor Day reading this article. I found it to be very well researched and footnoted. I highly recommend you read this in its entirety as it discusses the “how” you will own nothing (but not how you will be happy). What hooked me on reading the entirety is the discussion of “securities” and that book entry securities will be confiscated LEGALLY in the great margin call to come. This harkens back to my JSMineset days where Jim urged everyone to get their certificates issued in paper form. The rest of the article is bone chilling, but I cannot disagree with the author’s how or where it all leads to. May God help us all! Please do not e-mail me with questions regarding certificate issuance. Please contact your individual companies and query who their transfer agent is and how to have your certificate issued. As for any questions on the overall article, please contact the author directly.
Bill’s commentary:
“What if everyone stood tall like this?”
Bill’s commentary:
“So it wasn’t horse paste after all?”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) likely overstepped its authority when it told Americans to “stop” using ivermectin against COVID-19, a federal court ruled on Sept. 1.
“FDA can inform, but it has identified no authority allowing it to recommend consumers ‘stop’ taking medicine,” U.S. Circuit Judge Don Willett wrote in the ruling.
The FDA has authority under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to convey information to consumers.
Bill’s commentary:
“Erik telling us how he really sees it!”
Bill’s commentary:
“Of particular interest here is the amount of US Treasury debt service exploding while M2 implodes. A VERY deadly combination!”
‘Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce’. – President James A. Garfield
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