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Movies: Positive Technology

ByEddie Bell

There are enough movies about creepy effects of technology—from poisonous gases used in wars to the scary future of AI. In this list, we chose to focus on movies and TV shows that talk about positive aspects of technology. Mankind cannot live without technological inventions and, sometimes, it makes good use of human inventiveness, scientific…

Why a Sovereign State Bank Is Good for Tennessee

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By Richard A. Werner Table of Contents I. Executive Summary II. Introduction: The Purposes of the Memo III. The Present State of Banking and the Role of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the U.S. Economy and in Tennessee The importance of small businesses The importance of community banks for small businesses Negative developments in the…

Building Wealth

ByEddie Bell

“People get ready. There’s a train a comin’. You don’t need no baggage.You just get on board. All you need is faith. To hear the diesel’s hummin’.You don’t need no ticket. You just thank the Lord” ~ Curtis Mayfield By Catherine Austin Fitts with Ricardo Oskam Solari’s Building Wealth materials are organized to inspire and…

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Painting Together

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By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout Unless you are writing a script for a TV show, writing is a decidedly solitary occupation (you can hardly write a novel “together”). Painting is a bit more conducive to communal activity and many artist communities sprung up throughout the 19th century. Once some artists discovered a particularly…

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National Security Exemptions and SEC Rule 10b-5

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Table of Contents I. Introduction II. What Is SEC Rule 10b-5? III. The Elements of a Rule 10b-5 Claim a. Is the Government a “Person” Falling Under the Scope of 10b-5? b. Material Misrepresentations c. Scienter or Intent d. Reliance IV. How Does 10b-5 Apply to Reporting and Accounting Exemptions? a. Government Securities Exemptions b….

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The History and Organization of the Federal Reserve: The What and Why of the United States’ Most Powerful Banking Organization

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““Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce.”-James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States   Table of Contents I. IntroductionII. History and Creation of the Federal ReserveIII. Structure of the Federal Reserve System    A. The Fed’s Chain of CommandIV. Federal Open Market CommitteeV. Federal Reserve…

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Classification for Investors 101

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February 24, 2019   Table of Contents I. Introduction    A. Why Does Classification Matter to the Average Investor?    A.1. Private Entity Reporting Exemptions    A.2. Government Accounting Exemptions    A.3. Government Investment in Varied IndustriesII. How Does Classification Work? The Quick and Dirty Summary.    A. What Is Executive Order 13526?    B. Classification Authorities    C. Classification Standards, Categories, and Levels    C.1. Brief Summary of Derivative Classification    D….

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FASAB Statement 56: Understanding New Government Financial Accounting Loopholes

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  Table of Contents I. IntroductionII. History of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB)III. FASAB and Standard 56A. What Does Standard 56 Do?B. Reporting Entities Within the Scope of Standard 56C. Changes to Disclosure Standards Under Standard 56D. Modifications to Avoid Disclosure of Classified InformationE. Reporting on Consolidation EntitiesF. Interpretations Modifying Reporting Standards in…

Legal Series – US Monetary and Fiscal Operations

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“If the provisions of the Constitution can be set aside by an Act of Congress, where is the course of usurpation to end? The present assault upon capital is but the beginning. It will be but the stepping-stone to others, larger and more sweeping, till our political contests will become a war of the poor…

USA: Happy President’s Day

ByDarlene Heckman

President’s Day honors and celebrates the life and achievements of George Washington, the first President of the United States (1789-1797) and ‘The Father of his Country’. The day is, in practice…

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Food for the Soul: Global Trade Part V – Europe

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By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout Even before Roman soldiers started building and then marching on the roads of the empire, expanding the imperial trade across all the outposts, there were well-worn trading paths that led to Rome. Etruscans, who preceded the Romans on the Italian peninsula, had been trading extensively with northern lands….

Happy Valentine’s Day!

ByDarlene Heckman

Valentine’s Day occurs every February 14. Across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valent…

Food Emancipation Proclamation

ByEddie Bell

by Joel Salatin, originally FFF 1/26/23 The only thing worse than being in prison is being in prison and not knowing it. In other words, thinking prison is actually liberty. A close corollary is being enslaved but not knowing you’re a slave. America’s food system is currently enslaved by bureaucratic shackles that prohibit the free…

Finding Sources of Fresh Food

ByEddie Bell

By Pete Kennedy With the accelerating deterioration in quality and reliability of the conventional food supply, one of the best steps anyone can take for health and preparedness is to increase purchases of food produced by regenerative farmers and small-scale artisans. What follows is a summary of resources to help you find fresh food. Any…

Groundhog Day – February 2, 2023

ByDarlene Heckman

The American tradition of Groundhog Day sees the nation’s most well-known groundhog take a stance on the season ahead. If he sees his shadow, he predicts six more weeks of winter. If he doesn…

Pharma Food

ByEddie Bell

By Elze van Hamelen “Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.” ~ Henry Kissinger, 1973 I. Introduction A New Chapter in the Great Poisoning Something big is happening with food. The emergence of what I call “pharma food,” terminology…

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Food for the Soul: Oscar Contenders 2023 — Part 2

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By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout A few weeks ago, we highlighted a few early and interesting contenders for the Best Picture crown at the upcoming Academy Awards. Here we present the remaining candidates following the announcement of the nominations on Jan. 24. EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE This movie is an outlier in…

Local Food Legislation

ByEddie Bell

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. There are many ways state legislation can strengthen your local food system. Four primary areas to work in to pass bills are cottage foods, raw dairy products, poultry and eggs, and meat. Legislation deregulating locally produced food will keep more food dollars in your state and community, improve traceability for food…

Happy New Year 2023 Year of the Rabbit

ByDarlene Heckman

Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations of the year among East and Southeast Asian cultures, including Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean communities, among others. The New Year cele…

Organizations with Legal Immunity

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Organization for American States (formerly the Pan American Union)Founded: 1890 (the charter was officially created on April 30, 1948)Headquarters: Washington D.C.IOIA Status: EO 9698 on […]

Where is my Period? | Trailer | Big Picture Films

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Where is My Period is a short documentary about the fertility impacts the Covid-19 vaccination is having on women around the world. The film focuses on women in France, one of which started a gr…

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Food for the Soul: Beautiful Banknotes

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Józef Mehoffer. Allegory of Saving (1933). Stained glass window, KOMK Bank, Kraków. Photo: Zygmunt Put/Wikimedia Commons By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout “All these pieces of paper are issued with as much solemnity and authority as if they were of pure gold or silver…and indeed everybody takes them readily, for wheresoever a person may…