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Assets and Citizens and Allies, Oh My!
In this episode of Money & Markets, Catherine and John return from a brief hiatus to tackle a wide range of pressing financial and political issues. They start by discussing the implications of Treasury Secretary Descent’s new financial strategy under Trump’s administration, which directs foreign investments into U.S. industries.
The conversation extends to controversial AI-driven decisions in Medicare and the legality of firing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve, raising questions about executive authority and congressional oversight. They also delve into the geopolitical ramifications of U.S. tariff policies on countries like India and Germany’s hesitation to send troops to Ukraine, reflecting broader shifts in international relations.
They also touch on Israel’s struggle to recruit soldiers amidst internal shortages and controversial favoritism towards American soldiers serving in the IDF, highlighting tensions and ethical dilemmas. The impact of AI on legal rulings and the increasing risks associated with cryptocurrency investments are also significant points of discussion.
Wrapping up, they explore the rise in cost of living for American citizens, the potential for stablecoins to transform global finance, and positive actions like the United Methodist Church’s decision to divest from bonds tied to illegal occupations. Catherine concludes by emphasizing the importance of maintaining a sense of humor and perspective as they navigate these complex and often troubling topics.
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At 1:38:48 you mention a pediatrician from California in integrative medicine whose lecture you liked. Specifically speaking about aluminum traveling to the brain. Please what is the name of the pediatrician. The audio is too muddled to hear clearly. I would like to read more about that.
Thank you.
I believe the reference was to Michelle Perro:
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/authors/dr-michelle-perro/
My story of the week on why all these centralized power structure systems fail…
I live rural, I have to drive an hour for a home depot. (Which) made 90 percent of their store self check out. Now this is a city of a couple hundred thousand people I’m in.
I go in about 10 am… self checkout is closed, checkout is closed. I had to go to the returns desk to ask how the hell I was supposed to check out.
Turns out the self checkout girl went home sick, the one other cashier never showed up for work and there entire billion dollar corporate thing came to a complete hault and stopped working (over 2 people).
That’s how fragile this system their trying to build is… don’t fear the control grid, its what happens when it catastrophically fails that is gonna be the interesting part.
Get rid of people at your own risk… is what it said to me. =) J
There’s something also in there about the power structures narritives becoming so ridiculous that there falling apart before they even get a chance to roll them out.
Fourth Turning? Collapse of the old, birth of the new. The dollar cycle (Fed Robber Barons ending). New technology emerging (whether they like it or not).
All of that stacked up on top of each other. Now you know why they are running around doing the things there doing. Because they have no chance of controlling any of this.
Run away train would be the most frightening scenario if your trying to play ‘all knowing” wizard the curtain. That they are most certainly not.
Wizard of Oz… man behind the curtain is quickly coming to an end.
Hi John and Catherine,
Thought to add some remarks about Ukraine Russia conflict from a military perspective to supplement your conversation.
1) When technology outstrips tactics, something resembling World War I trench warfare can be the result. Such was the case in Ukraine. It has taken some time to sort through this in the Ukraine war and both sides have improved their tactics considerably over the years.
2) Russia’s goals from the outset were clearly articulated and never focused on taking territory as an objective. One stated goal was demilitarization of Ukraine and that does not require taking a lot of ground to accomplish. Hence the Russians focused on reducing Ukrainian military forces, mostly in Donbass. Invasion of Russian Kursk Oblast by Ukraine also was used to eliminate the Ukrainian forces. Why are logistics lines across the Dneipr River into Donbass still open given Russian air superiority? Because it facilitates feeding more troops and material into eastern “cauldrons” for destruction.
3) As is common in many past conflicts, much taking of territory follows a collapse of the opposing force, especially given point 1) above. It is not a linear progression. It is akin to Hemingway’s famous words on going broke. Gradually at first then all of a sudden. Human and material resources are still decisive and in this regard the current picture portends a much shorter remaining duration of the war since Ukraine is reportedly running low on manpower. Ukraine’s military has exceeded expectations to date fighting courageously while Russia’s has underperformed the expectations of some military professional commentators so far. Problem is, when the manpower is exhausted one can’t hold ground with drones forever.
A recent comment I read said that the rate at which Russia was acquiring Ukrainian territory, ie square miles per week, had doubled in August.
Indeed. The available maps of recent territory gains (ISW is one source) look as though Russia building some larger cauldrons on the front in eastern Ukraine.
Catherine, department of defense in the US is now redefined to department of war and hence Pete Hegseth is now secretary of war. What does it mean? What is your read on this? Thanks
I don’t know why Trump is doing this. Perhaps a way to make the brand look fierce and dangerous since we have stood down in the Ukraine and the Russians are moving forward unopposed. Just like with zero arrests on Epstein or any of other scandals where actions were promised, we get a 1000 + arrests of poor and working people in DC to distract against the calls for making the Epstein files public or to stop the slaughter of children in Gaza and poisoning of America? Aggressive theatre to make up for impotence and political helplessness? I suppose we can not call it DOD now? We need to call it DOR? I should check to make sure the name change did not involve an new legal entity.
Catherine, good points. My guess was Trump is doing this in anticipation of some great war coming up and hence make the name look more elevated and aggressive.
Current possibilities are:
1. US urban areas
2. Iran
3. Venezuela
Ron Johnson on Corbett Report talking about 911 truth. Wow. Good for him!
Yup.
Just read a book about Sidney Gottlieb, “Poisoner in Chief” which was bad enough but was a limited hangout because it did nothing to reveal the history of people like Cathy O’brien and Dr. Juliette Engel who were abused as children in that very program with LSD and sexual torture. Cathy O’brien rightly says if we don’t get to the bottom of the people that run programs like Epstein Island we will never solve these issues and the control will continue.
Sidney Gottlieb destroyed all the records before leaving CIA and probably committed suicide when the heat got too hot.
OBrien is right about outing the Epstein network.
Thank you Catherine and John – great to see you both transmitting a kind of lightness that you fold into this otherwise heavy undigestible mixture, so I look forward to and enjoy your conversations.
🙂