Money & Markets Report: May 14, 2026

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May 14, 2026

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Brace for Impact

May 14, 2026

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Money & Markets

Brace for Impact

John Titus and Catherine Austin Fitts warn to “brace for impact,” arguing a depression is coming and that US leadership can only “do well” by plundering the population as a debt-based system turns parasitic. They discuss Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan projections that global oil inventories are rapidly approaching operational stress by early June and a hard operational floor by September, shifting the issue from price to availability and potential rationing, alongside Iran war disruptions raising fuel and fertilizer costs and threatening food supply. They cover US gas-price politics, collapsing consumer sentiment, negative Trump approval, and midterm odds, plus a Trump–Xi summit amid sanctions and Hormuz reopening issues. Key themes include Europe’s costly energy policy, Iran-linked proposals to tax undersea internet cables, AI surveillance targeting, water-draining data centers and local pushback, digital ID expansion justified by robocalls, and “Hantavirus” cruise-ship messaging.

00:00 Brace for Impact
01:52 Oil Inventories Crash
06:43 Food Supply Squeeze
09:04 China Preparedness Gap
15:29 Gas Tax Politics
19:06 Polls and Midterms
30:58 Trump Xi Summit
34:16 Europe Energy Self Harm
38:20 Hormuz Cable Toll
41:26 Cables And Dollar Control
42:29 Debt Money And Data Cut
45:43 Chokepoints And Digital Dependence
47:33 Texas Desalination Deal
49:48 War On Food Security
52:37 AI Targeting From Phones
56:51 Amazon Drones And Robots
01:00:37 China AI Race Narrative
01:04:59 Data Centers Water Theft
01:10:47 Robocalls And Digital ID
01:14:43 Hantavirus Media Scare
01:21:25 Virus Fear Narrative
01:22:36 Testing and Vaccine Push
01:24:17 Data Center Voter Revolt
01:28:11 Backyard Mini Data Centers
01:31:39 Oil and Rates Charts
01:37:54 Data Centers and Dollar Power
01:42:09 Market Heatmap Signals
01:43:55 Brace for Impact Talk
01:49:21 Young Builders Update
01:51:29 Massie Primary Showdown
01:55:40 Wrap Up and Sign Off


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32 Comments

  1. Investigative journalist George Webb once again has interesting information on Hantavirus. The timing that the outbreak was announced, according to him, coincided with the timing of making a decision whether to allow mail-in ballots, in addition to what Catherine pointed out. Another thing that I found interesting is that the reason why they like to start the outbreak on a ship is to humanize it by having the virus circulate among a small isolated group of individuals (“Petri dish”), have full control over what information is shared, and to draw blood samples from the individuals on board the ship for production of monoclonal antibodies, etc, for massive profit. I heard a few years ago that they had a plan to release rodents infected with hantavirus in California. I hope that won’t happen. I am sick of pandemics.

    It is also funny (if it is true) that “In Hebrew slang, hanta (written as חַנְטָה, pronounced chanta or hanta) is a colloquial term meaning nonsense, a lie, a scam, or something fake/bogus. It is frequently used in Israel to dismiss a story or situation as total “rubbish” or “full of crap”.”

  2. I had to laugh/cry when you discussed the story of SPAN and its collaboration with Pulte to install on the exterior of its new homes individual nodes of a large data center installation.
    So, now, you’re not living near a data center you’re living inside one! You’ll be living inside one huge data center? This idea could only have slid out from under a rock in California, land of DreamWorks!

  3. Thank You. Seems the plan is to destroy the US and reduce us here to a slave race. When taken into consideration all that has happened in the past year and half it is almost impossible to think otherwise (in my opinion) Even truth seekers seem to be in denial to the grave situation our country (USA) is in

    1. The part you are leaving out is “what can we do (collectively and individually) about all of this? ” It’s way more then you think. !!!! Lots of individuals are doing things that matter! Catherine is standing her ground. LOTS of people are. Our energy needs to focus there.

  4. I’m unsure where to post this. I just had a renewal of a CD with my local Y-12 Federal Credit Union /bank and I just got so screwed. If you miss the window of renewal by 7 CALENDER days you will be F’d. They will renew you with a 0.5 interest rate, not the going rate with the 5/10 or 30 or year treasury! If your on travel, out of town, anything, …. do not expect these business types to errrrr in your favor! You have a window ….. That’s it! It no longer matters your long standing relationship; or whether you were a former EMPLOYEE!

    1. Let me tell you how this scam works now … If you miss your maturity date … you have 7 calender days to renew your contract. We all think that they will just renew with the best rate forward, especially with a Jumbo. No, they sent me back down to 0.5% as a rollover. (they make the money, they make the vig, they make the penalty $) I was out of town. I missed an entire month of gains, and it’s a wonder I caught this. Beware all heartfelt savy investors!!!!!!

      1. Molly,
        Thank you for posting this. We have just been letting ours turn over, thinking we would get the best current rate. I am going to check and see what we got with the latest turnover.

        1. You are most welcome. Just knowing my post helped ONE person makes me feel better. We all have to work together.

  5. Always delighted by John’s weekly chuckle… Festus, like Festus in Gunsmoke. 😹😹😹😹😹

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