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Bill’s Commentary:

“Constitutionally illegal!”

Military now authorized to use lethal force on American soil

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Bill’s Commentary:

“Russia’s position that American actually get to hear about! Does it sound crazy to you?”

Lavrov’s Interview With Newsweek Concisely Summarized Russia’s Positions

This might be the first time that average Americans read a top Russian official’s views without a filter.

It’s rare nowadays for Russian officials to give interviews to Western media, both because the first suspect that their words won’t be accurately reported while the second fear being “canceled”, which is why it’s so important that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov just gave a written interview to Newsweek. He concisely summarized his country’s positions on the Ukrainian Conflict, multipolarity, and the US’ upcoming presidential election, which will be reviewed.

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Bill’s Commentary:

“”Liberal MPs”? What about conservative and Libertarian MPs? Canada should never be Cuba!”

Some Liberal MPs are mounting a new effort to oust Justin Trudeau

Pressure is building on the prime minister and his office as a growing number of anxious Liberal MPs are co-ordinating efforts to force Justin Trudeau to step down as Liberal Party leader, multiple sources have told CBC News.

Disgruntled Liberal MPs held a series of meetings to discuss a path forward for the party since the surprising Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection loss in June.

Those talks accelerated with Parliament’s return and the Montreal byelection loss. They escalated further this week with the prime minister and his chief of staff, Katie Telford, out of the country for a summit in Asia.

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Bill’s Commentary:

“These women did not need to be paid…”

Christians flock to Washington to pray for America to turn to God — by electing Trump

Tens of thousands of evangelical Christians gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to pray for America’s atonement and for Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Organizers of the event, billed “A Million Women,” described the gathering — and next month’s presidential election — as “a last stand moment” to save the nation from forces of darkness. For hours, the gathered masses sang worship songs, waved flags symbolizing their belief that America was founded as an explicitly Christian nation and prayed aloud for Jesus to intercede on behalf of Trump in November.

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Bill’s Commentary:

“No matter what, life “as we knew it” is gone…”

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Bill’s Commentary:

“Not a bad thing to have, part of your preps?”

An Aging Volunteer Service – Is Amateur Radio Still Needed?

As the disaster unfolds in North Carolina, I am reminded of other significant events that have affected entire communities in one form or another. From hurricanes to wildfires, earthquakes, or any other major incident, one thing is getting less and less recognition these days, and that is the amateur radio service.

Yeah, I get it. There is a perception that it’s just a bunch of elderly gentlemen sitting around smoking cigarettes, drinking coffee, listening to the ether, and pounding some morse code to some contact halfway around the world. Or maybe they are repeating CQ CQ CQ into a microphone and listening for a return call. They will spend a bunch of money on equipment, experiment with antennas and electronics, and even try to implement newer technology into what they do. Some might look at it and call all of this a hobby or even a waste of time, but it’s not because all of this may be needed for more than just talking to Japan or Croatia for fun.

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Bill’s Commentary:

“A tornado on top of snow packed Rocky Mountains? Must be “global warming” because nothing manmade could ever cause this!” (sarc)

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Bill’s Commentary:

“The sneaky bastards have now made it legal (by decree?) that the US military can be used on home soil?”

DoD Directive 5240.01: The stealth expansion of military intelligence powers in life-or-death domestic scenarios

Imagine waking up to discover that the U.S. military has quietly been granted the authority to assist in domestic law enforcement activities—including the use of lethal force against U.S. citizens in certain circumstances. Now consider that this change was enacted just weeks before an election, already surrounded by concerns about unrest, civil liberties, and potential government overreach. This is the reality of DoD Directive 5240.01, reissued on September 27, 2024.

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Bill’s Commentary:

“Do you personally believe this?”

National Guard Puts Down Viral Rumors About Kamala Harris Posing With Hurricane Aid

The North Carolina National Guard explained to the Daily Caller why a plane loaded with aid for those affected by Hurricane Helene during Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit never made the delivery following claims that the visit was staged.

While on Shawn Ryan’s podcast Thursday, Aerial Recovery members Jonathan Howard and Charlie Keebaugh claimed that the North Carolina National Guard had to load an entire C-17 with supplies just to stage a photo op for Vice President Kamala Harris, adding that the loaded plane was never sent to aid in hurricane relief. Lt. Ellis Parks, the Director of Public Affairs for the North Carolina National Guard, told the Caller that the visit was not a photo op and that the plane suffered mechanical issues, which kept it from making its trip.

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Bill’s latest interview with Dr. Dave Janda – (Also posted under Interviews)

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Bill’s Commentary:

“Pastor Stanley checks in with some inflation thoughts.”

Today’s CPI Report is a Psychological Operation Designed to Dumb You Down While the Banking System Steals Your Money Through Inflation

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September came out today hotter than expected up 0.3% for the month for a ‘year-over-year’ (YoY) of 3.3% general increase in consumer prices according to the ‘official’ report.

John Williams of ShadowStats has a different take on the matter. His work on the economic numbers shows that ‘real’ inflation (the way the CPI was calculated prior to 1980) was consistently higher-about 9% higher than the way CPI numbers are calculated in 2024.

So what Mr. Williams calls the ‘alternative’ rate of inflation (that we all actually live in) is actually -much higher.

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Bill’s latest interview with Natural Resource stocks – Also posted under Interviews

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Bill and Denny interview the CEO of TRX – (Also posted under Interviews)

Bill’s Commentary:

An excellent video on “risk.”

The latest from USA Watchdog –

Chaos is Coming – John Rubino

Bill’s Commentary:

“Your October surprise, weather manipulation…!”

Bill’s Commentary:

“It is just one big casino, the question is, what happens when the casino itself bankrupts?”

A Bank Regulator Provides a Frightening Look at the Trading Casino Jamie Dimon Has Built Inside His Federally-Insured Bank

On September 24, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released its Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities for the second quarter of this year. The OCC is the federal regulator of banks that operate across state lines, which are known as “national banks.”

The shorthand for this report should be the “Casino Report.” Increasingly, the report showcases how much dangerous trading activity the brokerage firms on Wall Street have been able to muscle into their federally-insured banking units where the deposits of millions of average Americans reside. Since the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999 under the Bill Clinton administration, Wall Street trading firms have been allowed to combine with federally-insured banks – creating an endless series of crises and bailouts.

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Bill’s Commentary:

“Yes of course it is Trump’s fault!”

Harris Attempts To Blame Trump For FEMA Hurricane Relief Failures

Kamala Harris reverted to her default position when talking to the cackling hags on The View about FEMA’s disastrous hurricane relief efforts.

She attempted to blame Donald Trump.

“He puts himself before the needs of others. I fear that he really lacks empathy,” Harris said of Trump, also describing his criticism of her as “callousness.” 

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Bill’s Commentary:

“A goodern’ from Erik”

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Bill’s Commentary:

“A Russian parody… but it’s all true!”

Bill’s Commentary:

“Suspicious much?”

Bill’s Commentary:

“If you have been led to believe Vladimir Putin is a madman, please scroll down as all of his major speeches have been catalogued. Do you disagree with much, if any, of what he has said?”

Putin Speaks – Hear the Russian president like never before

Back in August 1999, Vladimir Putin was unexpectedly appointed as Russia’s Prime Minister.

A former director of the FSB, who had cut his teeth in the chaotic politics of St Petersburg, he was the fifth man to hold the post in 16 months.

Given the country was gripped by political and economic turmoil at the time, most observers thought he’d be doing well to still be in frontline politics by the end of the year.

Instead, a visibly tired then leader Boris Yeltsin stunned the world by leaving office on New Years Eve, and appointing Putin as acting president and endorsing him as his successor. Just five months later, he won a national election and assumed office for his first full term.

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Bill’s Commentary:

“Tapped out?”

Consumers Crack: Credit Card Debt Suddenly Plunges Most Since Covid As APRs Hit Record High

Last month, we – and many others – were stunned when after several months of progressively declining revolving credit growth, in July credit card debt unexpectedly soared by the most since January, sending total consumer credit growth surging by just under $27 billion, the single biggest monthly increase since 2022. We called it a “Last Hurrah” moment (literally “In “Last Hurrah”, Credit Card Debt Unexpectedly Soars Despite Record High APRs As Savings Rate Hits Record Low“) and said that “with consumers ever more strapped for actual cash and equity, as the personal savings rate in the US collapses from over 5% to 2.9% – the lowest since the Lehman bankruptcy – in just one year, as all the excess savings from covid are long gone there is only so much more credit card maxing out that can take place before reality finally sets in.“

One month later, reality has set in with a bang, because just a month after a bizarre surge in revolving credit, the Fed reported that in August, total consumer credit growth plunged by more than half to just $8.9 billion, below the $12 billion estimate…

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Bill’s Commentary:

“The supply demand deficit is already enormous. Do you not believe Mr. Putin knows this?”

Will Russian Buying Drive Silver Beyond $50

A report from the Russian news agency Interfax last week reveals Russia’s plans to substantially increase its precious metals reserves in the coming years. The report states that Russia’s State Fund plans to acquire gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and gemstones. Russia’s decision to add silver to its reserves distinguishes it from most other central banks, which have largely focused on accumulating gold while overlooking silver. Along with several other bullish factors, Russia’s silver purchases could be a key driver in pushing prices to $50 and beyond.

Bloomberg’s translation of the original Interfax report reveals that Russia’s State Fund plans to allocate 51.5 billion rubles (or $538.7 million) to precious metals and gemstones in 2025, with the same amount set for 2026 and 2027:

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Bill’s Commentary:

“”If social media doesn’t moderate (censor) content, WE lose total control.” First off, who is “we”? Next, you lose total control? Who gave you the authority for total control? I am pretty sure “We the People” have never given this evil hag nor anyone else the authority for TOTAL CONTROL…”

Bill’s Commentary:

“If you don’t believe hurricanes can be manipulated by man, or, if people are giving you shit about this as an opinion… here it is from The Weather Channel back in 2009. How much better are they at it today, some 15 years later?”

The latest from USA Watchdog –

World at War with Criminals Controlling Weather – Dane Wigington

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Bill’s Commentary:

“The first time I ever saw a nutria was in 1989 in deep south Texas. They are generally found near water and were a Cajun delicacy. Do they taste like chicken? I have no idea and never will!”

Full Societal Collapse: San Fran Now Overrun With “Invasive 20 Pound Rodent” Infestation

First comes the tech boom, then comes the liberal politicians increasingly radical policies. Then comes the theft, looting and massive homeless drug problem which the city is incapable of fixing, and that ultimately destroys then the city.

Then comes the massive, invasive 20 pound rodents. 

This is the stage San Francisco sees itself at now: dealing with a massive rodent problem. 

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Bill’s Commentary:

“This could not be election related, could it?”

The Regime Wants Appalachia To Suffer

Americans from Florida to North Carolina continue to deal with the devastating consequences of Hurricane Helene, now the deadliest hurricane to hit the US since Katrina. The stories emerging from the region are heart breaking. The economic damage to property and the infrastructure will take years to recover from. Large parts of the area will never return to what they were.

Many Americans may be unaware of the extent of the damage. Unlike Hurricane Katrina, which received non-stop coverage on cable news for weeks, with primetime anchors like Anderson Cooper visiting on location covering stories of human tragedy and government incompetence, Helene’s aftermath has received far less coverage. It is on social media platforms like X where folks will find horrifying stories of the stench of death still strong in difficult to reach areas, the lack of government assistance for those in need, and the courage of private efforts serving the area.

Some of this is explained by the time period we are living in. Escalation in the Middle East. A national election is on the horizon. A court decision releasing documents that allows the salivating press to re-litigate the events of January 6, 2021 yet again. What cannot be ignored, however, is the extent to which the open hostility the nation’s most powerful institutions have had to the sorts of people that are overwhelmingly impacted by this storm, predominantly white, working class, and politically conservative. 

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Bill’s Commentary:

“Massive chemtrails in North Carolina just prior to Helene. You don’t believe in weather manipulation? Can you say HAARP? If you cannot, please do yourself a favor and learn about it as it is very real. If you say HAARP, chemtrails and weather manipulation do not exist, please kiss my ass!”

Bill’s Commentary:

“China’s economy”

Here’s How Bad China’s Economy Really Is. Can It Be Fixed?

China’s leaders are aiming for economic growth of around 5% this year, an ambitous goal given sluggish consumer spending, a global backlash against Chinese goods and a still shaky property market. In September, with the target sliding out of reach, Beijing unleashed a package of stimulus measures including interest rate cuts to turn things around. Success is not assured. Persistent deflationary pressures have also sparked a discussion about whether the world’s second-biggest economy is headed for a Japan-style malaise of stagnation after 30 years of unprecedented growth.

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Bill’s Commentary:

“They probably don’t have to take their shoes off either… but we do.”

Bombshell report: ‘High-risk noncitizens’ without IDs flying across U.S.

(The Center Square) — Twenty-three years after Islamic terrorists used airplanes to conduct the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, the federal agency created to protect Americans from national security threats “cannot ensure they are keeping high-risk noncitizens without identification from entering the country.”

The potentially high-risk noncitizens are being flown on domestic flights without identification, creating a public safety risk, according to the latest Office of Inspector General report assessing several federal agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Bill’s Commentary:

“Government does not care, and they don’t even pretend to anymore…”

Bill’s Commentary:

“FEMA comedy which is certainly not a laughing matter for those being denied help. I wonder what those from Lahaina (who did not have the correct color roof) think about this?”

Hurricane Helene: Rumor Response

Help keep yourself, your family and your community safe after Hurricane Helene by being aware of rumors and scams and sharing official information from trusted sources.

Do your part to the stop the spread of rumors by doing three easy things: 

  1. Find trusted sources of information. 
  2. Share information from trusted sources. 
  3. Discourage others from sharing information from unverified sources. 

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Bill’s Commentary:

Brief commentary

Mortgage rates have now risen 42 basis points since the Fed’s .50 basis point rate cut. Obviously an unintended consequence. If we are to believe government economic numbers (please don’t), then we just saw the employment report this morning come in very strong. But the Fed just cut 50 basis points which in the past is what they only did on an emergency basis? Can you say “policy blunder”? Or, maybe something under the water line was getting smoked and desperately needed a rate cut? Or, there is an election coming up so the Fed decided to do something they have NEVER done before (with the exception of 2008 financial crisis) cut rates to help the incumbent? Whatever their motive, it has backfired and smells like rotten fish. We had THE longest inverted yield curve ever, expect the following depression to be the deepest and longest ever including the 1930’s… if, it does not spell the end of empire? Keep your helmet on!

Standing watch,

Bill Holter

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Bill is Interviewed by Jon Dowling – (Also posted under Interviews)

Bill’s Commentary:

“One black swan avoided!”

BREAKING: Dockworkers union reaches deal to suspend strike until January: report

The union representing dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reportedly reached a deal to suspend their strike until January 15. This suspension would allow time for the International Longshoremen’s Association to negotiate a new contract with the US Maritime Alliance.

A person briefed on the matter told the Associated Press that the union is would resume working immediately until at least January. 

The suspension agreement will allow the union and the US Maritime Alliance time to negotiate a new six-year contract. The source said that both sides had reached an agreement on wage increases. US Maritime Alliance represents the shippers and ports.

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Bill’s Commentary:

“Is this true? If so, and would not/should not be a surprise, someone needs to go down hard big time! Remember, “weather manipulation” has been around at least since the Vietnam war.”

Bill’s Commentary:

“Is this because she believes there are not enough illegals there yet to warrant the necessity for an armed population? (sarc)”

Massachusetts Governor Uses Emergency Powers to Fast-Track Sweeping Gun Control Law

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed an emergency preamble to the state’s sweeping gun control bill, fast-tracking its implementation and halting an ongoing effort by gun rights activists to delay its effects.

The law, H.4885, was originally scheduled to take effect on Oct. 23, or 90 days after Healey signed the bill in July, but her decision to proceed with signing the emergency preamble means it goes into effect immediately.

Under Massachusetts law, governors have the authority to issue an emergency preamble to expedite legislation when “the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or convenience” is deemed necessary.

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Bill’s Commentary:

“We should file this one under the category of “Karen.” I would ask, why don’t they do DNA tests of human shit all over our major cities?”

Why Landlords and Even Tenants Are Picking Up After Other People’s Pooches

About once a month, Sinie Beck drops a small plastic bag with a foul odor outside the manager’s office of her Minot, N.D., apartment building. Then she goes about her day.  

Beck, a 38-year-old stand-up comic and dog walker, isn’t playing a prank. She’s trying to help her landlord identify owners of hounds who leave a mess on the property by gathering evidence for DNA testing.

“I am the poop patrol,” she says.

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Bill’s Commentary:

” JJ checks in”

Wait til Winter…..LOL!  Jeremiah

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Bill’s Commentary:

“No way, you mean an actual whole book?”

The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books

Nicholas Dames has taught Literature Humanities, Columbia University’s required great-books course, since 1998. He loves the job, but it has changed. Over the past decade, students have become overwhelmed by the reading. College kids have never read everything they’re assigned, of course, but this feels different. Dames’s students now seem bewildered by the thought of finishing multiple books a semester. His colleagues have noticed the same problem. Many students no longer arrive at college—even at highly selective, elite colleges—prepared to read books.

This development puzzled Dames until one day during the fall 2022 semester, when a first-year student came to his office hours to share how challenging she had found the early assignments. Lit Hum often requires students to read a book, sometimes a very long and dense one, in just a week or two. But the student told Dames that, at her public high school, she had never been required to read an entire book. She had been assigned excerpts, poetry, and news articles, but not a single book cover to cover.

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Bill’s Commentary:

“Non US citizen”? Is she here legally or not? Does she get to vote too?”

Tim Walz’s Minnesota Swears in First Non-Citizen Cops, Including Hijab-Clad Somali Muslim

The most populous city in Minnesota, controlled by Democratic vice presidential hopeful Governor Tim Walz, has sworn in its first non-U.S. citizen police officer. Lesly Vera, who was born in Mexico, took the oath of office in Minneapolis last week.

The move follows a policy change by the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) in 2023, eliminating the citizenship prerequisite for law enforcement candidates. Under the new guidelines, candidates only need to be residents authorized to work in the U.S.

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Bill’s Commentary:

“Port Exposure”

The Companies Most Exposed to the U.S. Port Strike

Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) have walked off the job, putting billions of dollars’ worth of goods at risk of severe delays.

It was estimated that on the first day of the strike (October 1st, 2024), 147 vessels carrying $34.3 billion in goods arrived at 14 idle ports along the East and Gulf coasts of America. The strike comes during peak shipping season, impacting as much as 49% of all U.S. imports.

This graphic shows the companies most exposed to the strike—the ones with the most twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) imported at East and Gulf coast ports over the past year—based on data from ImportGenius and Arbor Data Science shared by Liz Ann Sonders.

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Bill’s Commentary:

“Diplomacy at its finest!”

In break from tradition, China receives no formal statement from US on National Day

In a departure from past practice, the US Department of State is yet to release a formal congratulatory message to mark China’s National Day.

On October 1, China celebrated the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China accompanied by a week-long national holiday.

The US State Department has traditionally congratulated China before its National Day, as it does with all nations with which it has diplomatic ties. In previous years it congratulated China in statements on September 29 last year and on September 30, 2022.

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Bill’s Commentary:

“For anyone wishing to help those in need post-Helene”

Samaritan’s Purse Starts Five-Site Response to Hurricane Helene

Samaritan’s Purse is responding in five locations across four states after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of the Southeast.

Helene tore through western North Carolina, dumping extreme rainfall—more than 2 feet in some areas—and causing terrible flash flooding. Some parts of the region are in ruins. We are providing relief in the mountains of Watauga County, North Carolina—home to Samaritan’s Purse international headquarters in the town of Boone. The town and surrounding communities have been particularly hard-hit with toppled trees, flooding, road damage, and a lack of power and water. This response extends to include neighboring counties in North Carolina (Ashe, Avery) and eastern Tennessee (Johnson), and our church base is Alliance Bible Fellowship in Boone.

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The latest from USA Watchdog –

From a Bunker in Israel, American Empire is Over – Charles Nenner

Bill’s Commentary:

“My advice to Erik, don’t ever argue with stupid, you’ll never win because they will never know they lost!”

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