War/Military:
-NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg told The Telegraph newspaper today (Monday) that NATO is considering moving nuclear weapons from storage to standby status. Someone needs to pull Dr. Strangelove off the stage toot freaking sweet.
-Vietnam has been hit with widespread internet disruptions across the country after their undersea cables failed. Why am I putting this in the war/military? ---Do you remember the stories about China’s PLA Navy docking ships in neighboring Cambodia recently? The previous reports about fears of Chinese ships cutting undersea cables and antagonizing Filipino fishermen? I’m not saying it’s definitely connected…but I’m very far from writing it off.
-CENTCOM has announced that Biden’s Gaza pier is at least being partially dismantled. Reporting has indicated that the pier itself was only rated for 2 foot swells, in a location that is prone to 5-foot swells. Well done, guys.
-The Financial Times has reported that Russia sent more gas to Europe than the USA did in May. Here’s your gentle reminder that:2-foot
--Trump warned them (Europe), and
--We’re spending billions to “protect” Europe from the nation they made themselves dependent upon - and are choosing to still buy gas from.
Science/Health:
-Fox News has reported that the state of Missouri is suing Pfizer over misrepresentations and adverse effects of the COVID-19 vaccine.
-The WHO has admitted that they were wrong (see: lying) about the man in Mexico City who they claimed had died of bird flu - which was quickly rebuked by the local medical chief.
Markets/economics:
-Despite Yellen opening swap lines with BOJ and them going absolutely ham scooping up US debt (as China offloaded), the USDJPY pair is still inching up towards 158, which is not good for Japan.
-A new academic paper by Pastorek, Drabek, and Albrecht seems to prove that Gamestop (GME) trading was being done on more shares than actually exist via ETF Failures to Deliver (FTDs). Another conspiracy theory proven conspiracy fact. Link to tweet showing the paper abstract in the show notes.
-A Goldman Sachs trader is warning that cracks are appearing and the S&P 500 is “no longer telling the story of the global market.” Welcome to the party, buddy - read Masks Off, part 2. Article link in the show notes.
-California, of course, tops the nation in terms of unemployment at 5.3% with Nevada at 5.1%, and Illinois, New Jersey, and Washington each at 4.8%. Build back better?
-Morgan Stanley has reported that the number of stocks outperforming the S&P 500 is now at the lowest level on record. Homework: have a look at what has followed historically when that type of consolidation happens in the market. Hint: it ain’t a bull market.
-If you read or listened to the post or podcast Masks Off, part 2, you may be interested to learn that our friend Expound the Profound was tracking that Apple stock and VIX were rising together today in a way that he considered may have been a way to hide the VIX rise.
Business:
-The Epoch Times is reporting that the Supreme Court has taken up a case from shareholders alleging they were misled by Nvidia (NVDA) about exposure to crypto. Link in the show notes.
-If you’ve spent enough time in the corporate world, especially at Fortune-level companies, you learn to decipher corporate gobbledegook speak.
--The term “operational efficiency” is known as a code for “layoffs are coming,” and a chart released by ZeroHedge is a bad omen for those of us with an internal corporate translator. Chart in the show notes.
Geopolitics:
-A Europoll published in The Economist showed that Marie Le Pen’s party came out on top in 93% of French towns and villages, absolutely dominating Macron and his party.
--I know it’s tres Americaine to dunk on the French, but let me tell you as a guy who has spent time there and fought alongside Frenchmen: France outside of Paris is a very different place, not all that dissimilar from America and Americans.
-NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg told The Telegraph newspaper today (Monday) that NATO is considering moving nuclear weapons from storage to standby status. Someone needs to pull Dr. Strangelove off the stage toot freaking sweet.
-Vietnam has been hit with widespread internet disruptions across the country after their undersea cables failed. Why am I putting this in the war/military? ---Do you remember the stories about China’s PLA Navy docking ships in neighboring Cambodia recently? The previous reports about fears of Chinese ships cutting undersea cables and antagonizing Filipino fishermen? I’m not saying it’s definitely connected…but I’m very far from writing it off.
-CENTCOM has announced that Biden’s Gaza pier is at least being partially dismantled. Reporting has indicated that the pier itself was only rated for 2 foot swells, in a location that is prone to 5-foot swells. Well done, guys.
-The Financial Times has reported that Russia sent more gas to Europe than the USA did in May. Here’s your gentle reminder that:2-foot
--Trump warned them (Europe), and
--We’re spending billions to “protect” Europe from the nation they made themselves dependent upon - and are choosing to still buy gas from.
Science/Health:
-Fox News has reported that the state of Missouri is suing Pfizer over misrepresentations and adverse effects of the COVID-19 vaccine.
-The WHO has admitted that they were wrong (see: lying) about the man in Mexico City who they claimed had died of bird flu - which was quickly rebuked by the local medical chief.
Markets/economics:
-Despite Yellen opening swap lines with BOJ and them going absolutely ham scooping up US debt (as China offloaded), the USDJPY pair is still inching up towards 158, which is not good for Japan.
-A new academic paper by Pastorek, Drabek, and Albrecht seems to prove that Gamestop (GME) trading was being done on more shares than actually exist via ETF Failures to Deliver (FTDs). Another conspiracy theory proven conspiracy fact. Link to tweet showing the paper abstract in the show notes.
-A Goldman Sachs trader is warning that cracks are appearing and the S&P 500 is “no longer telling the story of the global market.” Welcome to the party, buddy - read Masks Off, part 2. Article link in the show notes.
-California, of course, tops the nation in terms of unemployment at 5.3% with Nevada at 5.1%, and Illinois, New Jersey, and Washington each at 4.8%. Build back better?
-Morgan Stanley has reported that the number of stocks outperforming the S&P 500 is now at the lowest level on record. Homework: have a look at what has followed historically when that type of consolidation happens in the market. Hint: it ain’t a bull market.
-If you read or listened to the post or podcast Masks Off, part 2, you may be interested to learn that our friend Expound the Profound was tracking that Apple stock and VIX were rising together today in a way that he considered may have been a way to hide the VIX rise.
Business:
-The Epoch Times is reporting that the Supreme Court has taken up a case from shareholders alleging they were misled by Nvidia (NVDA) about exposure to crypto. Link in the show notes.
-If you’ve spent enough time in the corporate world, especially at Fortune-level companies, you learn to decipher corporate gobbledegook speak.
--The term “operational efficiency” is known as a code for “layoffs are coming,” and a chart released by ZeroHedge is a bad omen for those of us with an internal corporate translator. Chart in the show notes.
Geopolitics:
-A Europoll published in The Economist showed that Marie Le Pen’s party came out on top in 93% of French towns and villages, absolutely dominating Macron and his party.
--I know it’s tres Americaine to dunk on the French, but let me tell you as a guy who has spent time there and fought alongside Frenchmen: France outside of Paris is a very different place, not all that dissimilar from America and Americans.
Social dynamics/societal/culture war/Legal:
-The editor-in-chief of the Tennessee Star - which leaked the trans shooter’s manifesto from the Covenant School shooting (against the FBI’s wishes) - is being threatened with jail time for not divulging the name of the source who leaked it to him.
-Jack Cashill has a great piece that was published in America Greatness over the weekend noscriptd What Trump and His People Need to Know About January 6th.
--The article outlines quite a few significant and accurate points that much of the nation still doesn’t understand because the media, pundits, and J6 Committee put such an enormous effort into only presenting their desired narratives while obfuscating, hiding, and fighting against the release of evidence of what really transpired that day. Article in the show notes.
--I don’t often include my own tweets here, but I put out a little summary of my own about that day, some important points of which are not covered in Cashill’s article, that I think are important to cover so as many people as possible are aware of the reality:
x.com/RobertPLewis/s…
-The families who sued Alex Jones for defamation regarding his Sandy Hook comments ($1.5bn judgment) are now asking the court to liquidate his company and allow them to take his social media accounts.
--This seems to be a new thing in defamation cases, and if that precedent is set, those who support it, because it’s happening to Alex Jones, may not be happy with other cases that get to use it in the future.
-On totally unrelated note, I put out an appeal for our legal fundraising campaign last week but forgot to mention that the crowdfunding link was in the show notes.
--I’ll add it again today for those of you who may be willing & able to donate to our lawsuits against the media individuals, companies, and publishers who defamed myself and my group. Crowdfunding link in the show notes.
Conspiracy-y:
I’ve often said that it’s wise to use a person’s track record of predictions as an indicator of whether or not they are someone who can be trusted for the veracity/accuracy of their future predictions or insights.
@MikeBenzCyber is like a billion for zero on his success rate so far, which is one of the reasons I see him as an honest broker.
Case in point:
x.com/MikeBenzCyber/…
White Pill:
You may or may not know, but Trump held an event in Detroit over the weekend. A church worship leader was invited to sing the national anthem…and it’s a beautiful thing to see or hear.
I still get misty every time I hear that anthem sung well, and this one did not disappoint:
x.com/BehizyTweets/s…
Implications:
-NATO escalating the talk of nukes? WTAF is wrong with these lunatics?
-At the same time the EU is buying gas from Russia still- why are we funding their protection, again?
-“A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose yours.” Buckle up.
The Weekly Read (Monday):
The Intellectual Devotional: American History: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse Confidently about Our Nation's Past
amazon.com/Intellectual-D…
Macro takeaways/lessons from the week:
-The economic and geopolitical instability are worrisome. I think we’ve all seen the “weak men create hard times” memes, and possibly know the Jordan Peterson “don’t be afraid of strong men - be afraid of what weak men will do” quote.
The leaders who’ve been routed in Europe and the one falling far behind in the polls here are certainly weak men surrounded by weak men (and crazy women).
I’m not looking forward to the Shitshow that could be purposely orchestrated as an excuse for them to cling to power like Zelensky has done in Ukraine.
Links mentioned in the show:
Intro & Outtro music: Blind by Mike Amabile and Run Over Twice
open.spotify.com/track/6SG99nL3…
1AP Media Defamation Crowdfunding Links
givesendgo.com/1APMediaDefama…
GME FTD White Paper
x.com/peruvian_bull/…
Goldman Trader “Cracks Are Appearing” Article
zerohedge.com/markets/cracks…
-The editor-in-chief of the Tennessee Star - which leaked the trans shooter’s manifesto from the Covenant School shooting (against the FBI’s wishes) - is being threatened with jail time for not divulging the name of the source who leaked it to him.
-Jack Cashill has a great piece that was published in America Greatness over the weekend noscriptd What Trump and His People Need to Know About January 6th.
--The article outlines quite a few significant and accurate points that much of the nation still doesn’t understand because the media, pundits, and J6 Committee put such an enormous effort into only presenting their desired narratives while obfuscating, hiding, and fighting against the release of evidence of what really transpired that day. Article in the show notes.
--I don’t often include my own tweets here, but I put out a little summary of my own about that day, some important points of which are not covered in Cashill’s article, that I think are important to cover so as many people as possible are aware of the reality:
x.com/RobertPLewis/s…
-The families who sued Alex Jones for defamation regarding his Sandy Hook comments ($1.5bn judgment) are now asking the court to liquidate his company and allow them to take his social media accounts.
--This seems to be a new thing in defamation cases, and if that precedent is set, those who support it, because it’s happening to Alex Jones, may not be happy with other cases that get to use it in the future.
-On totally unrelated note, I put out an appeal for our legal fundraising campaign last week but forgot to mention that the crowdfunding link was in the show notes.
--I’ll add it again today for those of you who may be willing & able to donate to our lawsuits against the media individuals, companies, and publishers who defamed myself and my group. Crowdfunding link in the show notes.
Conspiracy-y:
I’ve often said that it’s wise to use a person’s track record of predictions as an indicator of whether or not they are someone who can be trusted for the veracity/accuracy of their future predictions or insights.
@MikeBenzCyber is like a billion for zero on his success rate so far, which is one of the reasons I see him as an honest broker.
Case in point:
x.com/MikeBenzCyber/…
White Pill:
You may or may not know, but Trump held an event in Detroit over the weekend. A church worship leader was invited to sing the national anthem…and it’s a beautiful thing to see or hear.
I still get misty every time I hear that anthem sung well, and this one did not disappoint:
x.com/BehizyTweets/s…
Implications:
-NATO escalating the talk of nukes? WTAF is wrong with these lunatics?
-At the same time the EU is buying gas from Russia still- why are we funding their protection, again?
-“A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose yours.” Buckle up.
The Weekly Read (Monday):
The Intellectual Devotional: American History: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse Confidently about Our Nation's Past
amazon.com/Intellectual-D…
Macro takeaways/lessons from the week:
-The economic and geopolitical instability are worrisome. I think we’ve all seen the “weak men create hard times” memes, and possibly know the Jordan Peterson “don’t be afraid of strong men - be afraid of what weak men will do” quote.
The leaders who’ve been routed in Europe and the one falling far behind in the polls here are certainly weak men surrounded by weak men (and crazy women).
I’m not looking forward to the Shitshow that could be purposely orchestrated as an excuse for them to cling to power like Zelensky has done in Ukraine.
Links mentioned in the show:
Intro & Outtro music: Blind by Mike Amabile and Run Over Twice
open.spotify.com/track/6SG99nL3…
1AP Media Defamation Crowdfunding Links
givesendgo.com/1APMediaDefama…
GME FTD White Paper
x.com/peruvian_bull/…
Goldman Trader “Cracks Are Appearing” Article
zerohedge.com/markets/cracks…
X (formerly Twitter)
Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) on X
Executive Director, @FFO_Freedom. Former State Dept Cyber. Author of the unpublishable monstrosity, Weapons Of Mass Deletion.
Daily Caller: Chinese Cyber Police Agent Runs Online Network Helping Illegal Immigrants Flood into the US
dailycaller.com/2024/06/17/chi…
Muckraker: Report Will Expose Horrors of Biden’s Lost 85k Immigrant Children in America
zerohedge.com/political/upco…
SCOTUS Nvidia Lawsuit
theepochtimes.com/us/supreme-cou…
Tom Elliot Outlines the Difference Between a Republic and Democracy, and Why the Founders Chose a Republic
x.com/tomselliott/st…
State Dept Facing Subpoenas for Not Turning Over Censorship Funding Documents
washingtonexaminer.com/news/investiga…
Corporate Efficiency Translator
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Article: What Trump and His People Need to Know About January 6th
amgreatness.com/2024/06/14/wha…
dailycaller.com/2024/06/17/chi…
Muckraker: Report Will Expose Horrors of Biden’s Lost 85k Immigrant Children in America
zerohedge.com/political/upco…
SCOTUS Nvidia Lawsuit
theepochtimes.com/us/supreme-cou…
Tom Elliot Outlines the Difference Between a Republic and Democracy, and Why the Founders Chose a Republic
x.com/tomselliott/st…
State Dept Facing Subpoenas for Not Turning Over Censorship Funding Documents
washingtonexaminer.com/news/investiga…
Corporate Efficiency Translator
(won't display on X)
Article: What Trump and His People Need to Know About January 6th
amgreatness.com/2024/06/14/wha…
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