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43,894 views • 6 months ago

🇩🇪🔴Germans marched in Dresden to honor victims of migrant violence, with nearly everyone on the list below having died at the hands of a foreign national. Known as the "Mourning Vigil Germany," marchers held photos of their deceased loved ones. At the front of the vigil was Michael Kyrath, who lost his 17-year-old daughter Ann-Marie to an illegal Palestinian migrant who killed her with 38 stab wounds on a regional train. He also murdered Danny, her boyfriend. These are just some of the victims – some of whom were also foreigners – who have lost their lives since 2015, primarily through stabbings and extreme acts of violence. Attendees say these victims will never be forgotten. Their names serve as a memorial: André (9), Magdeburg 2024 Mia (15), Kandel 2017 Danny (19), Brokstedt 2023 Liana (16), Friedland 2015 Rouven (29), Mannheim 2024 Melanie (30), Berlin 2018 Leo (8), Frankfurt 2019 Farimah (38), Prien 2017 Daniel (35), Chemnitz 2018 Alina (21), Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2022 Stefanie (24), Würzburg 2021 Johanna (82), Würzburg 2021 Wilhelm (36), Stuttgart 2019 Jacqueline (21), Hamburg 2015 Malak (17), Menden 2024 Florian (56), Solingen 2024 Daniel (35), Dresden 2017 Ines (56), Solingen 2024 Kai-Uwe (41), Aschaffenburg 2025 Yannis (2), Aschaffenburg 2025 Thu (41), Dresden 2017 Else (52), Magdeburg 2024 Jutta (67), Magdeburg 2024 Rita (75), Magdeburg 2024 Birgit (52), Magdeburg 2024 Nada (34), Berlin 2016 Sebastian (32), Berlin 2016 Klaus (65), Berlin 2016 Peter (72), Berlin 2016 Georgiy (44), Berlin 2016 Dorit (53), Berlin 2016 Joachim (51), Offenburg 2018 Maria (19), Freiburg 2016 Victor (16), Hamburg 2016 Angelika (65), Berlin 2016 Christoph (40), Berlin 2016 Sharam (31), Ibbenbüren 2020 Dietrich (85), Wittenburg 2018 Anna (44), Berlin 2016 Manfred (59), München 2025 Christoph (24), Beelitz 2025 Hafsa (2), München 2025 Berthold (77), Freiburg 2024 Bobby (29), Berlin 2025 Amel (37), München 2025 Mireille (17), Flensburg 2018 Soopika (22), Ahaus 2017 Juliana (30), Viersen 2018 Gerda (82), Cottbus 2016 Hanna (22), Leverkusen 2020 Markus (22), Köthen 2018 Victoria (20), Hamburg 2021 Jana (36), Preetz 2019 Gerhard (85), Pulheim 2023 Musaab (30), Saarbrücken 2017 Bianca (28), Frankfurt 2023 Cynthia (21), Worms 2019 Mustafa (49), Berlin 2023 Thomas (55), Dresden 2020 Ahmed (61), Sarstedt 2024 Abdul (20), Mönchengladbach 2025 Mezgin (16), Aschaffenburg 2017 Maris (84), Berlin 2018 Martin (30), Paderborn 2024 Asal (18), Hamburg 2026 Mohamad (37), Primsweiler 2024 Youssef (27), Aue 2024 Lica (33), Regensburg 2017 Mohamed (26), Berlin 2024 Kristin (40), Arnstadt 2020 Liane (39), Berlin 2018 Julia (35), Berlin 2016
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🇩🇪🔴Germans marched in Dresden to honor victims of migrant violence, with nearly everyone on the list below having died at the hands of a foreign national. Known as the "Mourning Vigil Germany," marchers held photos of their deceased loved ones. At the front of the vigil was Michael Kyrath, who lost his 17-year-old daughter Ann-Marie to an illegal Palestinian migrant who killed her with 38 stab wounds on a regional train. He also murdered Danny, her boyfriend. These are just some of the victims – some of whom were also foreigners – who have lost their lives since 2015, primarily through stabbings and extreme acts of violence. Attendees say these victims will never be forgotten. Their names serve as a memorial: André (9), Magdeburg 2024 Mia (15), Kandel 2017 Danny (19), Brokstedt 2023 Liana (16), Friedland 2015 Rouven (29), Mannheim 2024 Melanie (30), Berlin 2018 Leo (8), Frankfurt 2019 Farimah (38), Prien 2017 Daniel (35), Chemnitz 2018 Alina (21), Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2022 Stefanie (24), Würzburg 2021 Johanna (82), Würzburg 2021 Wilhelm (36), Stuttgart 2019 Jacqueline (21), Hamburg 2015 Malak (17), Menden 2024 Florian (56), Solingen 2024 Daniel (35), Dresden 2017 Ines (56), Solingen 2024 Kai-Uwe (41), Aschaffenburg 2025 Yannis (2), Aschaffenburg 2025 Thu (41), Dresden 2017 Else (52), Magdeburg 2024 Jutta (67), Magdeburg 2024 Rita (75), Magdeburg 2024 Birgit (52), Magdeburg 2024 Nada (34), Berlin 2016 Sebastian (32), Berlin 2016 Klaus (65), Berlin 2016 Peter (72), Berlin 2016 Georgiy (44), Berlin 2016 Dorit (53), Berlin 2016 Joachim (51), Offenburg 2018 Maria (19), Freiburg 2016 Victor (16), Hamburg 2016 Angelika (65), Berlin 2016 Christoph (40), Berlin 2016 Sharam (31), Ibbenbüren 2020 Dietrich (85), Wittenburg 2018 Anna (44), Berlin 2016 Manfred (59), München 2025 Christoph (24), Beelitz 2025 Hafsa (2), München 2025 Berthold (77), Freiburg 2024 Bobby (29), Berlin 2025 Amel (37), München 2025 Mireille (17), Flensburg 2018 Soopika (22), Ahaus 2017 Juliana (30), Viersen 2018 Gerda (82), Cottbus 2016 Hanna (22), Leverkusen 2020 Markus (22), Köthen 2018 Victoria (20), Hamburg 2021 Jana (36), Preetz 2019 Gerhard (85), Pulheim 2023 Musaab (30), Saarbrücken 2017 Bianca (28), Frankfurt 2023 Cynthia (21), Worms 2019 Mustafa (49), Berlin 2023 Thomas (55), Dresden 2020 Ahmed (61), Sarstedt 2024 Abdul (20), Mönchengladbach 2025 Mezgin (16), Aschaffenburg 2017 Maris (84), Berlin 2018 Martin (30), Paderborn 2024 Asal (18), Hamburg 2026 Mohamad (37), Primsweiler 2024 Youssef (27), Aue 2024 Lica (33), Regensburg 2017 Mohamed (26), Berlin 2024 Kristin (40), Arnstadt 2020 Liane (39), Berlin 2018 Julia (35), Berlin 2016

Remix News & Views

61,225 views • 3 months ago

The Magnetobiology Episode: A company in San Francisco, called Nonfiction Laboratories, is building proteins (like antibodies and enzymes) that can be controlled using small magnets. In this episode, co-founder Maria Ingaramo and scientific advisor Andrew York explain how they engineered a protein, MagLOV, that responds strongly to magnetic fields, why most prior attempts have failed to replicate, and how the mechanism of magnetically-controlled proteins actually works. They also get into the “dream” use cases, like cancer drugs that activate only at the tumor, which might have a lower toxicity inside the body. This podcast is made possible by Astera Institute. I'm happy with how this episode came out. I think my interviewing skills are improving, and I'm getting better at building up context throughout the episode. Enjoy! Search for "The New Biology" on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Timestamps: 00:00 - Opening 00:54 — Introduction 01:35 — The dream 05:38 — Why magnets vs. light or ultrasound 10:05 — The physics 17:48 — On the name "magnetogenetics" 21:25 — Birds and cryptochromes 27:09 — Why is the field filled with so much junk? 29:51 — Adam Cohen's molecule 33:24 — Markus Meister’s debunking 38:06 — The experiment 46:22 — Finding the LOV domain 54:11 — Singlets, triplets, and cysteine 56:54 — What the magnet is actually doing 1:05:13 — The conformational-change red herring 1:12:46 — The Quantum Biology Institute 1:19:31 — Founding Nonfiction Labs 1:24:38 — How to convince skeptical investors 1:29:39 — What a magnetogenetic medicine might look like 1:38:50 — First clinical indications 1:45:12 — The regulatory path 1:48:01 — What the field needs 1:54:30 — Appendix: Whiteboard lecture
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The Magnetobiology Episode: A company in San Francisco, called Nonfiction Laboratories, is building proteins (like antibodies and enzymes) that can be controlled using small magnets. In this episode, co-founder Maria Ingaramo and scientific advisor Andrew York explain how they engineered a protein, MagLOV, that responds strongly to magnetic fields, why most prior attempts have failed to replicate, and how the mechanism of magnetically-controlled proteins actually works. They also get into the “dream” use cases, like cancer drugs that activate only at the tumor, which might have a lower toxicity inside the body. This podcast is made possible by Astera Institute. I'm happy with how this episode came out. I think my interviewing skills are improving, and I'm getting better at building up context throughout the episode. Enjoy! Search for "The New Biology" on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Timestamps: 00:00 - Opening 00:54 — Introduction 01:35 — The dream 05:38 — Why magnets vs. light or ultrasound 10:05 — The physics 17:48 — On the name "magnetogenetics" 21:25 — Birds and cryptochromes 27:09 — Why is the field filled with so much junk? 29:51 — Adam Cohen's molecule 33:24 — Markus Meister’s debunking 38:06 — The experiment 46:22 — Finding the LOV domain 54:11 — Singlets, triplets, and cysteine 56:54 — What the magnet is actually doing 1:05:13 — The conformational-change red herring 1:12:46 — The Quantum Biology Institute 1:19:31 — Founding Nonfiction Labs 1:24:38 — How to convince skeptical investors 1:29:39 — What a magnetogenetic medicine might look like 1:38:50 — First clinical indications 1:45:12 — The regulatory path 1:48:01 — What the field needs 1:54:30 — Appendix: Whiteboard lecture

Niko McCarty.

45,237 views • 2 months ago

EUROPE STORAGE CRASHES TO 28%: THE 2026-27 WINTER BLACKOUT LOOMS LARGE Europe entered the 2026 injection season with gas storage at critically low levels after a harsh winter. The sudden closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a global LNG supply shock that wiped out roughly 20 percent of worldwide trade flows. Official outlooks now warn that Europe cannot refill its tanks in time and faces a brutal winter ahead. THE STORAGE SHOCK ➡️ EU gas storage stood at just 28 percent full on April 1 2026 matching pre-2022 crisis levels. ➡️ By late May it has only recovered to 35 to 37 percent still 13 to 15 points below seasonal norms. ➡️ The working gas deficit sits at a massive 15 to 20 billion cubic meter hole below five-year averages. THE HORMUZ SUPPLY SHOCK ➡️ The Iran conflict closed the Strait of Hormuz since late February removing Qatar’s entire 112 billion cubic meter annual LNG output. ➡️ This represents a sudden 17 to 20 percent effective cut to global LNG supply with Asia competing fiercely for every remaining cargo. ➡️ Europe which imported a record 146 billion cubic meters of LNG in 2025 now needs 40 to 56 billion cubic meters more just to survive the summer. THE REFILL MATH NIGHTMARE ➡️ ENTSOG calculates that hitting the 90 percent storage target requires 86 billion cubic meters of LNG imports during April to September. ➡️ Equinor states Europe is unlikely to reach even 80 percent storage and Dutch TTF prices could spike toward 90 euros per megawatt hour. ➡️ Weak and often negative summer to winter price spreads of around 1.3 euros per megawatt hour are killing the financial incentive to inject gas now. THE WINTER 2026-27 OUTLOOK ➡️ Entering winter at only 70 to 80 percent full would leave the EU with a far thinner buffer than any year since the original crisis. ➡️ Stress tests show real risks of shortfalls especially during any cold snap with no Russian pipeline gas left as backup. ➡️ The fallout includes sustained high prices industrial curtailments energy poverty spikes and significant GDP damage across the continent. THE BOTTOM LINE Europe is staring down a perfect storm worse than 2022 in every critical way with historic low starting storage a sudden 20 percent global LNG chokepoint loss and failing market signals that discourage exactly the injections needed most. Without immediate Hormuz reopening or aggressive demand destruction the continent risks rationing and its most painful energy squeeze since the original crisis began. This is the sound of Europe’s vaunted resilience being pushed to its absolute limit. $EQNR #EuropeEnergyCrisis #HormuzShock #GasStorageLow #LNGSupplyCut #WinterEnergyRisk #TTFSpike #EnergySecurity
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EUROPE STORAGE CRASHES TO 28%: THE 2026-27 WINTER BLACKOUT LOOMS LARGE Europe entered the 2026 injection season with gas storage at critically low levels after a harsh winter. The sudden closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a global LNG supply shock that wiped out roughly 20 percent of worldwide trade flows. Official outlooks now warn that Europe cannot refill its tanks in time and faces a brutal winter ahead. THE STORAGE SHOCK ➡️ EU gas storage stood at just 28 percent full on April 1 2026 matching pre-2022 crisis levels. ➡️ By late May it has only recovered to 35 to 37 percent still 13 to 15 points below seasonal norms. ➡️ The working gas deficit sits at a massive 15 to 20 billion cubic meter hole below five-year averages. THE HORMUZ SUPPLY SHOCK ➡️ The Iran conflict closed the Strait of Hormuz since late February removing Qatar’s entire 112 billion cubic meter annual LNG output. ➡️ This represents a sudden 17 to 20 percent effective cut to global LNG supply with Asia competing fiercely for every remaining cargo. ➡️ Europe which imported a record 146 billion cubic meters of LNG in 2025 now needs 40 to 56 billion cubic meters more just to survive the summer. THE REFILL MATH NIGHTMARE ➡️ ENTSOG calculates that hitting the 90 percent storage target requires 86 billion cubic meters of LNG imports during April to September. ➡️ Equinor states Europe is unlikely to reach even 80 percent storage and Dutch TTF prices could spike toward 90 euros per megawatt hour. ➡️ Weak and often negative summer to winter price spreads of around 1.3 euros per megawatt hour are killing the financial incentive to inject gas now. THE WINTER 2026-27 OUTLOOK ➡️ Entering winter at only 70 to 80 percent full would leave the EU with a far thinner buffer than any year since the original crisis. ➡️ Stress tests show real risks of shortfalls especially during any cold snap with no Russian pipeline gas left as backup. ➡️ The fallout includes sustained high prices industrial curtailments energy poverty spikes and significant GDP damage across the continent. THE BOTTOM LINE Europe is staring down a perfect storm worse than 2022 in every critical way with historic low starting storage a sudden 20 percent global LNG chokepoint loss and failing market signals that discourage exactly the injections needed most. Without immediate Hormuz reopening or aggressive demand destruction the continent risks rationing and its most painful energy squeeze since the original crisis began. This is the sound of Europe’s vaunted resilience being pushed to its absolute limit. $EQNR #EuropeEnergyCrisis #HormuzShock #GasStorageLow #LNGSupplyCut #WinterEnergyRisk #TTFSpike #EnergySecurity

Mark

22,542 views • 2 months ago

Newly Released Body-Cam Footage Shows Moments Before Officer Ella French Was Killed During Chicago Traffic Stop Shop here: CHICAGO, Ill. – On the evening of Aug. 7, 2021, at about 9:06 p.m., Chicago Police Officer Ella French, 29, was fatally shot during a traffic stop in the city’s West Englewood neighborhood. Officers French and partners Carlos Yanez Jr., 39, and Joshua Blas, 37, had pulled over an SUV at 63rd Street and Bell Avenue. The vehicle was driven by 22-year-old Eric Morgan, with his brother, 21-year-old Emonte “Monty” Morgan, in the back seat and an unidentified woman in front. According to investigators, Emonte Morgan, armed with a .22-caliber pistol, opened fire on the officers as French approached the vehicle. The officers returned fire. Officer Blas wounded Emonte Morgan, who was treated at an Oak Lawn hospital; French was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center and pronounced dead; Yanez was critically wounded but survived after surgery, losing his right eye. Eric Morgan fled on foot but was captured by civilians after police shot his leg. The female passenger fled the scene but was later detained and released without charge. Authorities recovered spent .22-caliber casings at the scene that matched the recovered handgun. Cook County prosecutors charged Emonte Morgan with first-degree murder of a peace officer, two counts of attempted murder of officers, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. Eric Morgan was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful use by a felon, and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors noted that Eric Morgan, a convicted felon, was barred from buying firearms, prompting related federal charges: 40-year-old Jamel Danzy pleaded guilty to illegally purchasing the Glock used in the shooting and received a 30-month prison term in December 2022. In September 2021 a grand jury indicted Emonte Morgan on 85 counts in connection with the shooting. A jury found him guilty in March 2024 of French’s murder and the attempted murder of the other officers, and in September 2024 he was sentenced to two concurrent life terms without parole. Eric Morgan pleaded guilty in October 2023 to the weapons and obstruction charges and received a seven-year prison sentence. No charges were filed against the woman in the vehicle. Authorities reported that Eric Morgan’s prior felony conviction forced the straw purchase, and no prior convictions were documented for Emonte Morgan. Sources: Chicago Police Department, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Civilian Office of Police Accountability, WTTW News, Chicago Sun-Times, FOX 32 Chicago. #police #cops #crime #policia #polizei #PoliceIncident #CrimeNews
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Newly Released Body-Cam Footage Shows Moments Before Officer Ella French Was Killed During Chicago Traffic Stop Shop here: CHICAGO, Ill. – On the evening of Aug. 7, 2021, at about 9:06 p.m., Chicago Police Officer Ella French, 29, was fatally shot during a traffic stop in the city’s West Englewood neighborhood. Officers French and partners Carlos Yanez Jr., 39, and Joshua Blas, 37, had pulled over an SUV at 63rd Street and Bell Avenue. The vehicle was driven by 22-year-old Eric Morgan, with his brother, 21-year-old Emonte “Monty” Morgan, in the back seat and an unidentified woman in front. According to investigators, Emonte Morgan, armed with a .22-caliber pistol, opened fire on the officers as French approached the vehicle. The officers returned fire. Officer Blas wounded Emonte Morgan, who was treated at an Oak Lawn hospital; French was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center and pronounced dead; Yanez was critically wounded but survived after surgery, losing his right eye. Eric Morgan fled on foot but was captured by civilians after police shot his leg. The female passenger fled the scene but was later detained and released without charge. Authorities recovered spent .22-caliber casings at the scene that matched the recovered handgun. Cook County prosecutors charged Emonte Morgan with first-degree murder of a peace officer, two counts of attempted murder of officers, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. Eric Morgan was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful use by a felon, and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors noted that Eric Morgan, a convicted felon, was barred from buying firearms, prompting related federal charges: 40-year-old Jamel Danzy pleaded guilty to illegally purchasing the Glock used in the shooting and received a 30-month prison term in December 2022. In September 2021 a grand jury indicted Emonte Morgan on 85 counts in connection with the shooting. A jury found him guilty in March 2024 of French’s murder and the attempted murder of the other officers, and in September 2024 he was sentenced to two concurrent life terms without parole. Eric Morgan pleaded guilty in October 2023 to the weapons and obstruction charges and received a seven-year prison sentence. No charges were filed against the woman in the vehicle. Authorities reported that Eric Morgan’s prior felony conviction forced the straw purchase, and no prior convictions were documented for Emonte Morgan. Sources: Chicago Police Department, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Civilian Office of Police Accountability, WTTW News, Chicago Sun-Times, FOX 32 Chicago. #police #cops #crime #policia #polizei #PoliceIncident #CrimeNews

Police Incidents

114,213 views • 1 month ago

JAPAN'S BOND MARKET IS SENDING A WARNING And most investors have no idea what it means for their portfolio. Let me explain: On Tuesday, Japan's 40-year bond yield smashed through 4% for the first time in history. The 30-year hit 3.7%. The 20-year reached 3.5%. The 10-year touched 2.38% - highest since 1999. The single-day moves on 30 and 40-year JGBs? Over 25 basis points. That's the biggest spike since Trump's Liberation Day tariffs whiplashed global markets last April. But this time, Japan is LEADING the selloff, not following. Here's why this matters for your portfolio: Japan's bond market isn't some isolated backwater. It's the third-largest debt market on the planet at $7.4T. "What happens in Japan does not stay in Japan." Within hours of Japan's meltdown, the US 30-year Treasury yield jumped 9 basis points to 4.93%. The UK, Canada, Germany - all saw yields spike in sympathy. The trigger? Prime Minister Takaichi announced a snap election and proposed tax cuts that spooked bond vigilantes. But here's what the mainstream is missing: This isn't about one election. This is about 3 decades of impossible math catching up to Japan. Japan's debt-to-GDP sits at 235%. Highest of any advanced economy. Higher than Greece at its worst. For decades, the Bank of Japan kept yields near zero by buying any bond that moved. They called it Yield Curve Control. That game is OVER. The BOJ abandoned YCC in March 2024. They ended negative rates. They raised to 0.75% in December - highest since 1995. Governor Ueda just said he'll "keep raising rates." Meanwhile, Japanese inflation has run above the BOJ's 2% target for 43 straight months. When you owe 235% of GDP, every 1% rise in interest rates is an existential threat to your budget. But the contagion risk is what should terrify you... Japan is the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasuries at $1.2 trillion. Japanese life insurers manage over $2.6 trillion in assets. Much of that is parked in foreign bonds. When Japanese yields rise, the incentive to "reach for yield" overseas disappears. Japanese insurers have "reached a turning point" and are retreating from foreign debt. Remember August 2024? The BOJ raised rates and the Nasdaq crashed 13% in less than a month as the yen carry trade unwound. That was just a taste. The BIS estimates roughly $250B in yen carry trades existed going into that volatility event. Deutsche Bank pegged it closer to $500B. When those trades unwind, investors sell US assets to repay yen loans. The correlation is brutal. And here's the bigger picture: If Japan - the poster child for "debt doesn't matter" - suddenly faces real borrowing costs, what does that signal for every other indebted nation? The US is at 120% debt-to-GDP. Italy, France, the UK - all running massive deficits. Investors are asking: "If Japan pays 4% on 40-year debt, what should the US pay?" That's how a "local" tantrum becomes a global repricing of sovereign risk. We saw this movie in the UK in 2022. Truss announced unfunded tax cuts. Gilt yields exploded. The Bank of England intervened within days. Truss was gone in 44 days. There are striking similarities between Japan and the UK situation. The difference? Japan's debt pile is 2.5x larger relative to GDP. “How did you go bankrupt? Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” Here's what I'm doing: - Buying precious metals. Gold just hit $4,800 and silver touched $95 because smart money sees what's coming. - Selling bonds. Most investors will be shocked by how much further yields can rise. This repricing has legs. - Reducing risk in equity portfolios. The S&P 500 trades at a Shiller CAPE near 39 - second highest ever - during a midterm year when markets historically struggle. Add Japan's bond crisis to an already fragile equity market, and the risk/reward for staying fully invested looks terrible. Japan's bond market is the canary in the coal mine for global sovereign debt. That canary just stopped breathing.
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JAPAN'S BOND MARKET IS SENDING A WARNING And most investors have no idea what it means for their portfolio. Let me explain: On Tuesday, Japan's 40-year bond yield smashed through 4% for the first time in history. The 30-year hit 3.7%. The 20-year reached 3.5%. The 10-year touched 2.38% - highest since 1999. The single-day moves on 30 and 40-year JGBs? Over 25 basis points. That's the biggest spike since Trump's Liberation Day tariffs whiplashed global markets last April. But this time, Japan is LEADING the selloff, not following. Here's why this matters for your portfolio: Japan's bond market isn't some isolated backwater. It's the third-largest debt market on the planet at $7.4T. "What happens in Japan does not stay in Japan." Within hours of Japan's meltdown, the US 30-year Treasury yield jumped 9 basis points to 4.93%. The UK, Canada, Germany - all saw yields spike in sympathy. The trigger? Prime Minister Takaichi announced a snap election and proposed tax cuts that spooked bond vigilantes. But here's what the mainstream is missing: This isn't about one election. This is about 3 decades of impossible math catching up to Japan. Japan's debt-to-GDP sits at 235%. Highest of any advanced economy. Higher than Greece at its worst. For decades, the Bank of Japan kept yields near zero by buying any bond that moved. They called it Yield Curve Control. That game is OVER. The BOJ abandoned YCC in March 2024. They ended negative rates. They raised to 0.75% in December - highest since 1995. Governor Ueda just said he'll "keep raising rates." Meanwhile, Japanese inflation has run above the BOJ's 2% target for 43 straight months. When you owe 235% of GDP, every 1% rise in interest rates is an existential threat to your budget. But the contagion risk is what should terrify you... Japan is the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasuries at $1.2 trillion. Japanese life insurers manage over $2.6 trillion in assets. Much of that is parked in foreign bonds. When Japanese yields rise, the incentive to "reach for yield" overseas disappears. Japanese insurers have "reached a turning point" and are retreating from foreign debt. Remember August 2024? The BOJ raised rates and the Nasdaq crashed 13% in less than a month as the yen carry trade unwound. That was just a taste. The BIS estimates roughly $250B in yen carry trades existed going into that volatility event. Deutsche Bank pegged it closer to $500B. When those trades unwind, investors sell US assets to repay yen loans. The correlation is brutal. And here's the bigger picture: If Japan - the poster child for "debt doesn't matter" - suddenly faces real borrowing costs, what does that signal for every other indebted nation? The US is at 120% debt-to-GDP. Italy, France, the UK - all running massive deficits. Investors are asking: "If Japan pays 4% on 40-year debt, what should the US pay?" That's how a "local" tantrum becomes a global repricing of sovereign risk. We saw this movie in the UK in 2022. Truss announced unfunded tax cuts. Gilt yields exploded. The Bank of England intervened within days. Truss was gone in 44 days. There are striking similarities between Japan and the UK situation. The difference? Japan's debt pile is 2.5x larger relative to GDP. “How did you go bankrupt? Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” Here's what I'm doing: - Buying precious metals. Gold just hit $4,800 and silver touched $95 because smart money sees what's coming. - Selling bonds. Most investors will be shocked by how much further yields can rise. This repricing has legs. - Reducing risk in equity portfolios. The S&P 500 trades at a Shiller CAPE near 39 - second highest ever - during a midterm year when markets historically struggle. Add Japan's bond crisis to an already fragile equity market, and the risk/reward for staying fully invested looks terrible. Japan's bond market is the canary in the coal mine for global sovereign debt. That canary just stopped breathing.

George Noble

73,242 views • 6 months ago

🚨Trump Red Flags & Grievances🚨 1- Warp Speed jab delivery (war seed) 2- Jesuit Schooling (entire family) 3- Gave more money to Big Pharma than all past Presidents combined. 4- Signed vaccine EO before Covid 5- RED flag gun laws 6- WEF member along with children 7- Inverted children/wives 8- Jan 6th trap and letting patriots rot in prison 9- Abandoned office while America and Democracy was under attack (Election) 10- Said America won 2 beautiful world wars 11- Married kids to jews 12- Called Albert Pike’s statue a beautiful piece of art and asked it be rebuilt. 13- Town renamed after Trump in Israel. "Trump Heights" 14- Noahide Law Champion 15- Signed “Cares Act” That’s the act that sent everybody around 1200$, convinced most losers to stay home and never work again, and: ‼️FUNDED MAIL-IN BALLOTS‼️ 16- Family Donated land and money for Talmudic Torah Jewish Centre 17- Kabbalah initiate (his book) 18- Trump Tower symbolism 19- America’s first Jewish president 20- Zionist Awards 21- Casino business 22- Beauty Pageant owner (including TEEN pageant) 23- Promised to reveal the truth about 9/11 if elected 24- Called himself “The Chosen One” 25- Refuses to repent 26- Promised to lock up Hillary 27- Bailed out by Rothschild (Wilbur Ross) 28- Foreign Policy mentor is Henry Kissinger 29- Business mentor Roy Cohn was a known pedophile and “worse person ever profiled” according to FBI 30- Sent Ivanka to get mentored by known sexual predator Casablancas to help propel modelling career at age 13 31- Israeli Trump Messianic coin 32- Funded GAVI 33- Blocked Kennedy files disclosure 34- Pardoned a bunch of sh!t bags 35- Still proud of and pushing “His Vacc|ne” to this very day 36- Space Farce (Space Hoax) 37- 15 days to slow the curve 38- More Zionists in his cabinet than any past President 39- Incessant reciting of Snake Poem 49- Gold plated penthouse (66th floor) with Apollyon symbolism (666 5th ave) 50- Art of the Grift (Sneakers, NFT, Coins, merch & donations) 51- 60+ years of predictive programming (Trump pop culture) 52- His spiritual adviser is basically Lilith (Paula White) 53-His favourite pastor is a 33rd degree Freemason (Norman Vincent Peale) 54- Proclaimed King of the Jews 55- Donald Trump was given the 'Torah Crown' by the Israel Heritage Foundation whose mission is “to await King David's descendant to rule the land…” 56- His persecution being deemed Jesus-like 57- Attended Al Smith charity dinners, a Jesuit function, his entire life as his father was a lifetime member. (Dinner he roasted Hillary) 58- Signed 2 Executive Orders mandating biometric surveillance at all ports of entry. 59- Didn’t repeal Obamacare 60- Recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moved the American embassy there 61- Signing of Abraham Accords 62- 63- ….. you can take it from here Ps: You can find evidence supporting most points just by searching my X or TG pages(link in bio) - and what you can’t find there is readily available if you’re up for a little detective work. #EscanorMadeMeDoIt #ResearchAndDestroy
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🚨Trump Red Flags & Grievances🚨 1- Warp Speed jab delivery (war seed) 2- Jesuit Schooling (entire family) 3- Gave more money to Big Pharma than all past Presidents combined. 4- Signed vaccine EO before Covid 5- RED flag gun laws 6- WEF member along with children 7- Inverted children/wives 8- Jan 6th trap and letting patriots rot in prison 9- Abandoned office while America and Democracy was under attack (Election) 10- Said America won 2 beautiful world wars 11- Married kids to jews 12- Called Albert Pike’s statue a beautiful piece of art and asked it be rebuilt. 13- Town renamed after Trump in Israel. "Trump Heights" 14- Noahide Law Champion 15- Signed “Cares Act” That’s the act that sent everybody around 1200$, convinced most losers to stay home and never work again, and: ‼️FUNDED MAIL-IN BALLOTS‼️ 16- Family Donated land and money for Talmudic Torah Jewish Centre 17- Kabbalah initiate (his book) 18- Trump Tower symbolism 19- America’s first Jewish president 20- Zionist Awards 21- Casino business 22- Beauty Pageant owner (including TEEN pageant) 23- Promised to reveal the truth about 9/11 if elected 24- Called himself “The Chosen One” 25- Refuses to repent 26- Promised to lock up Hillary 27- Bailed out by Rothschild (Wilbur Ross) 28- Foreign Policy mentor is Henry Kissinger 29- Business mentor Roy Cohn was a known pedophile and “worse person ever profiled” according to FBI 30- Sent Ivanka to get mentored by known sexual predator Casablancas to help propel modelling career at age 13 31- Israeli Trump Messianic coin 32- Funded GAVI 33- Blocked Kennedy files disclosure 34- Pardoned a bunch of sh!t bags 35- Still proud of and pushing “His Vacc|ne” to this very day 36- Space Farce (Space Hoax) 37- 15 days to slow the curve 38- More Zionists in his cabinet than any past President 39- Incessant reciting of Snake Poem 49- Gold plated penthouse (66th floor) with Apollyon symbolism (666 5th ave) 50- Art of the Grift (Sneakers, NFT, Coins, merch & donations) 51- 60+ years of predictive programming (Trump pop culture) 52- His spiritual adviser is basically Lilith (Paula White) 53-His favourite pastor is a 33rd degree Freemason (Norman Vincent Peale) 54- Proclaimed King of the Jews 55- Donald Trump was given the 'Torah Crown' by the Israel Heritage Foundation whose mission is “to await King David's descendant to rule the land…” 56- His persecution being deemed Jesus-like 57- Attended Al Smith charity dinners, a Jesuit function, his entire life as his father was a lifetime member. (Dinner he roasted Hillary) 58- Signed 2 Executive Orders mandating biometric surveillance at all ports of entry. 59- Didn’t repeal Obamacare 60- Recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moved the American embassy there 61- Signing of Abraham Accords 62- 63- ….. you can take it from here Ps: You can find evidence supporting most points just by searching my X or TG pages(link in bio) - and what you can’t find there is readily available if you’re up for a little detective work. #EscanorMadeMeDoIt #ResearchAndDestroy

Sir Escanor (𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘚𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳)

67,702 views • 2 years ago

GOLD TELEGRAPH CONVERSATION #9 CHRIS LEAVY "If you landed here from Mars and were told the reserve currency comes from a country with 125% debt-to-GDP, 6% deficits as far as the eye can see, sanctions countries, threatens tariffs, and represents just 4% of humanity — you'd ask: why is that the reserve currency?" Chris Leavy is a seasoned voice in global finance. He began his career in traditional asset management and rapidly rose to oversee billion-dollar mandates at firms like OppenheimerFunds, Morgan Stanley, and BlackRock. Having served as a senior executive inside some of Wall Street’s most powerful institutions, Chris brings a rare insider’s perspective on how capital, power, and policy intersect. In this wide-ranging conversation, we explore the future of the U.S. dollar, the return of gold as a strategic asset, central bank behavior, debt reflexivity, de-dollarization, and the geopolitical significance of mining and supply chains in a multipolar world. Chris makes a compelling case that dollar hegemony is no longer a feature of strength, but inertia. He explains why central banks are quietly preparing for a tokenized, post-dollar system — with gold increasingly at the center. He also shares personal turning points, including why 2022 marked a shift in his worldview, how mining is becoming a geopolitical lever, and why quantitative easing may not be “free” the next time around. Thank you to Chris for joining me on this episode. I hope you enjoy. TIMESTAMPS: (00:45) : Early career in asset management — lessons on conviction, patience, and managing long-term investment theses. (04:33) : Strategy vs. timing — Why strategy usually wins, except when leverage is involved. (08:15) : Inside Wall Street — lessons on agendas, incentives, and how power revolves around talent and money. (11:26) : Turning to gold — Chris explains what led him to shift focus from Wall Street to gold and mining, a sector often ignored by traditional finance. (16:19) : Evolving gold views — Since 2022, rising deficits, de-dollarization, and central bank actions reinforcing gold’s strategic role. (18:32) : Gold as a strategic asset — In 2022, Chris recognized gold as the true alternative to the dollar, validated by central bank buying. (19:44) : Strategic blind spot — Wall Street isn’t ignoring gold deliberately, but their models can’t account for a world beyond dollar dominance. (24:00) : Mining and geopolitics —How control over critical minerals and supply chains is becoming a key source of geopolitical leverage. (26:14) : Gold and sovereignty — In a shifting world order, owning gold remains essential to making the rules and reducing reliance on the dollar. (29:09) : The dollar’s status is no longer about strength, but habit, and its erosion is already underway. (31:31) : Trust in the dollar —The comparison of U.S. dollar reliance to a supply chain vulnerability the Global South is actively working to reduce. (35:13) : Yield curve control —A future where Fed intervention as likely, with quantitative easing used to manage rising long-term rates. (36:48) : Threat to dollar hegemony — De-dollarization is already underway gradually and could accelerate, especially if bond markets react sharply. (39:52) : The Fed’s role — The Fed has long been politicized and has drifted from its mission of preserving the dollar’s value. (41:31) : U.S. fiscal crisis — Low odds of a bipartisan solution, citing political gridlock, rising interest costs, and entitlement pressures. (44:47) : The new system —a multipolar world with faster, tokenized transactions and gold playing a key role through digital convertibility. (47:03) : Preparing for a reset (49:27) : Central bank gold buying — There’s still plenty of runway, as gold remains a small share of reserves and many countries are just getting started. (51:49) : Tokenization benefits (54:41) : Price discovery today — Chris says price signals still exist, but interventions like QE have distorted markets—especially in bonds. (56:31) : When intervention replaces trust — Chris warns that excessive market control leads to negative feedback loops, and QE may undermine the dollar if confidence breaks. (1:00:07) : Reasons for hope
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GOLD TELEGRAPH CONVERSATION #9 CHRIS LEAVY "If you landed here from Mars and were told the reserve currency comes from a country with 125% debt-to-GDP, 6% deficits as far as the eye can see, sanctions countries, threatens tariffs, and represents just 4% of humanity — you'd ask: why is that the reserve currency?" Chris Leavy is a seasoned voice in global finance. He began his career in traditional asset management and rapidly rose to oversee billion-dollar mandates at firms like OppenheimerFunds, Morgan Stanley, and BlackRock. Having served as a senior executive inside some of Wall Street’s most powerful institutions, Chris brings a rare insider’s perspective on how capital, power, and policy intersect. In this wide-ranging conversation, we explore the future of the U.S. dollar, the return of gold as a strategic asset, central bank behavior, debt reflexivity, de-dollarization, and the geopolitical significance of mining and supply chains in a multipolar world. Chris makes a compelling case that dollar hegemony is no longer a feature of strength, but inertia. He explains why central banks are quietly preparing for a tokenized, post-dollar system — with gold increasingly at the center. He also shares personal turning points, including why 2022 marked a shift in his worldview, how mining is becoming a geopolitical lever, and why quantitative easing may not be “free” the next time around. Thank you to Chris for joining me on this episode. I hope you enjoy. TIMESTAMPS: (00:45) : Early career in asset management — lessons on conviction, patience, and managing long-term investment theses. (04:33) : Strategy vs. timing — Why strategy usually wins, except when leverage is involved. (08:15) : Inside Wall Street — lessons on agendas, incentives, and how power revolves around talent and money. (11:26) : Turning to gold — Chris explains what led him to shift focus from Wall Street to gold and mining, a sector often ignored by traditional finance. (16:19) : Evolving gold views — Since 2022, rising deficits, de-dollarization, and central bank actions reinforcing gold’s strategic role. (18:32) : Gold as a strategic asset — In 2022, Chris recognized gold as the true alternative to the dollar, validated by central bank buying. (19:44) : Strategic blind spot — Wall Street isn’t ignoring gold deliberately, but their models can’t account for a world beyond dollar dominance. (24:00) : Mining and geopolitics —How control over critical minerals and supply chains is becoming a key source of geopolitical leverage. (26:14) : Gold and sovereignty — In a shifting world order, owning gold remains essential to making the rules and reducing reliance on the dollar. (29:09) : The dollar’s status is no longer about strength, but habit, and its erosion is already underway. (31:31) : Trust in the dollar —The comparison of U.S. dollar reliance to a supply chain vulnerability the Global South is actively working to reduce. (35:13) : Yield curve control —A future where Fed intervention as likely, with quantitative easing used to manage rising long-term rates. (36:48) : Threat to dollar hegemony — De-dollarization is already underway gradually and could accelerate, especially if bond markets react sharply. (39:52) : The Fed’s role — The Fed has long been politicized and has drifted from its mission of preserving the dollar’s value. (41:31) : U.S. fiscal crisis — Low odds of a bipartisan solution, citing political gridlock, rising interest costs, and entitlement pressures. (44:47) : The new system —a multipolar world with faster, tokenized transactions and gold playing a key role through digital convertibility. (47:03) : Preparing for a reset (49:27) : Central bank gold buying — There’s still plenty of runway, as gold remains a small share of reserves and many countries are just getting started. (51:49) : Tokenization benefits (54:41) : Price discovery today — Chris says price signals still exist, but interventions like QE have distorted markets—especially in bonds. (56:31) : When intervention replaces trust — Chris warns that excessive market control leads to negative feedback loops, and QE may undermine the dollar if confidence breaks. (1:00:07) : Reasons for hope

Gold Telegraph ⚡

229,338 views • 1 year ago

NATO’s 31 members will ‘have to reexamine’ whether they can still afford to have the USA as a partner. Let’s be honest about what is happening. The United States, under Trump, is actively supporting Russia. Blocking weapons to Ukraine. Pushing for a peace deal that rewards Moscow. Calling Putin a partner. Washington’s National Security Strategy no longer even identifies Russia as a threat. Russia is the only reason NATO exists. It has always been the only reason. And Washington is now on Russia’s side. So the question is not whether NATO can survive without America. The question is whether NATO can survive with it. And America has already started leaving. Rubio skipped the NATO foreign ministers meeting in December. Hegseth skipped the defense ministers meeting in February. Two top-level meetings in a row. It is rare for a US administration to miss even one.  They are not forgetting to show up. They are choosing not to. NATO noticed. NATO kept meeting. NATO kept working. Macron said it anyway. “No intimidation or threat will influence us, neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”  Sweden’s Prime Minister was blunter. “We will not allow ourselves to be blackmailed.” Good. Because NATO does not need permission. Thirty-one nations. Nearly a billion people. The world’s largest collective economy. NATO militaries hardened by four years of watching Russia bleed itself dry on NATO’s eastern doorstep. And here is what Today it is not the Russia of 2022. That Russia is gone. Ukraine shot it to pieces. Up to two million men lost. Elite units wiped out entirely. Equipment inventories so depleted that Russian forces are pulling tanks from Soviet-era storage and patching them together with parts that belong in museums. The most combat-capable military in NATO’s history is now facing the most degraded Russian army since the Second World War. NATO knows the enemy. It has watched it die in real time. America’s own Secretary of State called NATO allies “cowards” and the alliance a “paper tiger.”  This from a country that just spent a month bombing Iran and achieved nothing. A country with a $39 trillion debt, a democracy rated below Mexico by international observers, and a president whose first instinct after re-election was to call Vladimir Putin. Now look west from Washington. The Pacific. China. No NATO. No thirty-one allies who have trained together for 75 years, shared intelligence, and stood on the same walls. Just two oceans and a government that just told its only friends to go to hell. America without NATO is not a superpower. It is a large, indebted nation with no friends, two oceans, and China on the other side of one of them. NATO without Trump’s America is not weaker. It is stronger. Gandalv / Gandalv
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NATO’s 31 members will ‘have to reexamine’ whether they can still afford to have the USA as a partner. Let’s be honest about what is happening. The United States, under Trump, is actively supporting Russia. Blocking weapons to Ukraine. Pushing for a peace deal that rewards Moscow. Calling Putin a partner. Washington’s National Security Strategy no longer even identifies Russia as a threat. Russia is the only reason NATO exists. It has always been the only reason. And Washington is now on Russia’s side. So the question is not whether NATO can survive without America. The question is whether NATO can survive with it. And America has already started leaving. Rubio skipped the NATO foreign ministers meeting in December. Hegseth skipped the defense ministers meeting in February. Two top-level meetings in a row. It is rare for a US administration to miss even one.  They are not forgetting to show up. They are choosing not to. NATO noticed. NATO kept meeting. NATO kept working. Macron said it anyway. “No intimidation or threat will influence us, neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”  Sweden’s Prime Minister was blunter. “We will not allow ourselves to be blackmailed.” Good. Because NATO does not need permission. Thirty-one nations. Nearly a billion people. The world’s largest collective economy. NATO militaries hardened by four years of watching Russia bleed itself dry on NATO’s eastern doorstep. And here is what Today it is not the Russia of 2022. That Russia is gone. Ukraine shot it to pieces. Up to two million men lost. Elite units wiped out entirely. Equipment inventories so depleted that Russian forces are pulling tanks from Soviet-era storage and patching them together with parts that belong in museums. The most combat-capable military in NATO’s history is now facing the most degraded Russian army since the Second World War. NATO knows the enemy. It has watched it die in real time. America’s own Secretary of State called NATO allies “cowards” and the alliance a “paper tiger.”  This from a country that just spent a month bombing Iran and achieved nothing. A country with a $39 trillion debt, a democracy rated below Mexico by international observers, and a president whose first instinct after re-election was to call Vladimir Putin. Now look west from Washington. The Pacific. China. No NATO. No thirty-one allies who have trained together for 75 years, shared intelligence, and stood on the same walls. Just two oceans and a government that just told its only friends to go to hell. America without NATO is not a superpower. It is a large, indebted nation with no friends, two oceans, and China on the other side of one of them. NATO without Trump’s America is not weaker. It is stronger. Gandalv / Gandalv

Gandalv

196,245 views • 4 months ago

Gad Saad warns ‘suicidal empathy’ is pushing the West toward collapse | Rachel Wolf, Fox News From reactions to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks to gender ideology and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), author and scholar Gad Saad warns that Western civilization is on the brink of collapse. In his new book, "Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind," Saad argues that the West has taken compassion to a dangerous place by prioritizing ideological virtue-signaling over truth and common sense. "I'm not in the least bit arguing that empathy is a bad thing, but just like Aristotle explained to us several millennia ago, all good things in moderation," Saad told Fox News Digital. "If you're not in the least bit empathetic, you're likely to be a psychopath, if you are too empathetic, if it hyperactivates, if it targets the wrong people in the wrong circumstances, then that becomes suicidal empathy," he explained. Saad points to the West's reaction after Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre in Israel as an example of the phenomenon, noting that sympathy quickly shifted away from Israeli victims as criticism of Israel's military response in Gaza grew. "You would have thought that the orgiastic depraved killing of 1,200 mainly Jewish people... the worst single day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust would have afforded the world an opportunity to exhibit empathy towards the Jews. Well, alas, as we very quickly found out, October 7th was forgotten," Saad said. For Saad, the backlash against Israel in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks reflected ideological shifts that had been taking place in the West for decades. He argued that misplaced empathy eventually morphs into what he calls "civilizational seppuku," referring to a ritual suicide historically associated with Japanese samurai. According to Saad, many of these ideas began on university campuses and later spread into politics, the media and culture. The result, he said, is a culture that is increasingly uncomfortable with objective definitions of what were once considered to be basic concepts, such as gender. "Once you are fully parasitized, you end up with your most recent addition to the US Supreme Court, not having the self-assuredness to say, ‘Oh, of course I know what a woman is,’" he said, referring to an infamous moment from Justice Katanji Brown Jackson's 2022 confirmation hearing. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., asked Jackson to define the word "woman." Jackson refused, stating that "I'm not a biologist." When speaking with Fox News Digital, Saad mocked Jackson's answer, saying that ordinary people routinely recognize obvious realities without seeking specialized expertise. "By that logic, when I next have to choose which type of Belgian shepherd to bring into my home, I better seek the help of a veterinarian. Because I might simply choose a giraffe to be my Belgian shepherd, because I don't have the expertise to distinguish between the quadrupedal giraffe and the quadrupedal dog." While Saad views the debate as absurd on its face, he believes the worldview behind it can have serious real-world consequences, such as antisemitism. "A society that normalizes Jew hatred is exhibiting huge signs of moral decay," he told Fox News Digital. Saad, who is Jewish, was born in Lebanon but fled the country with his family in 1975 during the civil war and eventually settled in Canada. He told Fox News Digital that while in Canada, he did not experience much antisemitism until 1998, adding that since then "it has been accelerating at a rather breathtaking rate." While working as a professor at Concordia University, Saad announced that he was taking a leave of absence in 2024. "It became very, very difficult for, you know, a high-profile Jewish professor who's outspoken in his defense of the Jewish people to just walk in on campus," Saad said. He added that the atmosphere became serious enough that he felt compelled to "read the warning on the proverbial walls." "If you permit for such open, genocidal hatred of a group, it never results in a good outcome," he said. Saad currently serves as a scholar at the Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom at the University of Mississippi and will be a distinguished professor there next year. With the election of President Donald Trump, many thought that the ideas behind DEI and gender theory were dead, but Saad warned there is only so much one president can do and emphasized the importance of medium and long-term solutions. He noted that while political momentum can shift quickly, true cultural change takes time. Even with the apparent backlash against these ideologies, Saad still encounters professors who are afraid to speak out. He told Fox News Digital that he's seen a slight increase in the number of professors who email him praising his work, but many of them end their messages by asking for anonymity if he chooses to share them. "The fact that you write such a cowardly last sentence to your email suggests that very few people are yet willing to pick up the mantle and actually fight this battle," he said.
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Gad Saad warns ‘suicidal empathy’ is pushing the West toward collapse | Rachel Wolf, Fox News From reactions to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks to gender ideology and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), author and scholar Gad Saad warns that Western civilization is on the brink of collapse. In his new book, "Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind," Saad argues that the West has taken compassion to a dangerous place by prioritizing ideological virtue-signaling over truth and common sense. "I'm not in the least bit arguing that empathy is a bad thing, but just like Aristotle explained to us several millennia ago, all good things in moderation," Saad told Fox News Digital. "If you're not in the least bit empathetic, you're likely to be a psychopath, if you are too empathetic, if it hyperactivates, if it targets the wrong people in the wrong circumstances, then that becomes suicidal empathy," he explained. Saad points to the West's reaction after Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre in Israel as an example of the phenomenon, noting that sympathy quickly shifted away from Israeli victims as criticism of Israel's military response in Gaza grew. "You would have thought that the orgiastic depraved killing of 1,200 mainly Jewish people... the worst single day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust would have afforded the world an opportunity to exhibit empathy towards the Jews. Well, alas, as we very quickly found out, October 7th was forgotten," Saad said. For Saad, the backlash against Israel in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks reflected ideological shifts that had been taking place in the West for decades. He argued that misplaced empathy eventually morphs into what he calls "civilizational seppuku," referring to a ritual suicide historically associated with Japanese samurai. According to Saad, many of these ideas began on university campuses and later spread into politics, the media and culture. The result, he said, is a culture that is increasingly uncomfortable with objective definitions of what were once considered to be basic concepts, such as gender. "Once you are fully parasitized, you end up with your most recent addition to the US Supreme Court, not having the self-assuredness to say, ‘Oh, of course I know what a woman is,’" he said, referring to an infamous moment from Justice Katanji Brown Jackson's 2022 confirmation hearing. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., asked Jackson to define the word "woman." Jackson refused, stating that "I'm not a biologist." When speaking with Fox News Digital, Saad mocked Jackson's answer, saying that ordinary people routinely recognize obvious realities without seeking specialized expertise. "By that logic, when I next have to choose which type of Belgian shepherd to bring into my home, I better seek the help of a veterinarian. Because I might simply choose a giraffe to be my Belgian shepherd, because I don't have the expertise to distinguish between the quadrupedal giraffe and the quadrupedal dog." While Saad views the debate as absurd on its face, he believes the worldview behind it can have serious real-world consequences, such as antisemitism. "A society that normalizes Jew hatred is exhibiting huge signs of moral decay," he told Fox News Digital. Saad, who is Jewish, was born in Lebanon but fled the country with his family in 1975 during the civil war and eventually settled in Canada. He told Fox News Digital that while in Canada, he did not experience much antisemitism until 1998, adding that since then "it has been accelerating at a rather breathtaking rate." While working as a professor at Concordia University, Saad announced that he was taking a leave of absence in 2024. "It became very, very difficult for, you know, a high-profile Jewish professor who's outspoken in his defense of the Jewish people to just walk in on campus," Saad said. He added that the atmosphere became serious enough that he felt compelled to "read the warning on the proverbial walls." "If you permit for such open, genocidal hatred of a group, it never results in a good outcome," he said. Saad currently serves as a scholar at the Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom at the University of Mississippi and will be a distinguished professor there next year. With the election of President Donald Trump, many thought that the ideas behind DEI and gender theory were dead, but Saad warned there is only so much one president can do and emphasized the importance of medium and long-term solutions. He noted that while political momentum can shift quickly, true cultural change takes time. Even with the apparent backlash against these ideologies, Saad still encounters professors who are afraid to speak out. He told Fox News Digital that he's seen a slight increase in the number of professors who email him praising his work, but many of them end their messages by asking for anonymity if he chooses to share them. "The fact that you write such a cowardly last sentence to your email suggests that very few people are yet willing to pick up the mantle and actually fight this battle," he said.

Owen Gregorian

19,480 views • 2 months ago

Bruce Fenton: Bitcoin Was Meant to Replace the Banks, Not Join Them | Free The Money Ep. 27 Bruce Fenton, CEO of Chainstone Labs, joins me on Free the Money for a big-picture conversation about where the world is heading next. We dive into Bruce’s journey from Morgan Stanley and 30+ years in traditional finance into becoming one of Bitcoin’s earliest advocates, launching the legendary Satoshi Roundtable, and witnessing the rise of crypto from the front row. One of the most interesting parts of this conversation was hearing how Bruce has consistently been able to spot major technological shifts — from launching the first finance-related website on the internet in 1994, to recognizing the significance of Bitcoin back in 2012, to now studying the transformative impact AI will have on the world. We discuss the Fourth Turning, the block size wars, the changing culture of Bitcoin, and why Bruce believes the industry has drifted away from its original cypherpunk roots. We also dive into the expansion of financial surveillance through AML/KYC laws, the criminalization of privacy tools, and why developers building open-source privacy technology are increasingly being targeted by regulators and prosecutors. Bruce also shares thoughtful advice on independent thinking, creativity, challenging authority, and why taking action and staying curious may be more important now than ever before. Sign up for ITrustCapital using my link for a $100 funding bonus and see why people are opening tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRAs for their future: Check out my favorite privacy coin, Zano. Buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC with a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available: You can also find lots of educational videos on the Zano YouTube Channel: 0:00 Bruce Fenton’s Background: Morgan Stanley, Liberty Movement & Early Bitcoin Journey 5:07 How the 2008 Financial Crisis Destroyed Trust in Banks & Institutions 7:39 iTrustCapital & Crypto IRAs 9:29 Discovering Bitcoin in 2012, Early Bitcoin Conferences & Meeting Industry Legends 13:21 The Mindset Behind Spotting Billion-Dollar Tech Trends Early 17:06 AI Revolution & the Fourth Turning 20:08 Why Bruce Started the Satoshi Roundtable | Private Bitcoin Conversations Behind the Scenes 23:09 Block Size Wars, Roger Ver vs. Adam Back & Bitcoin’s Most Divisive Era 27:09 Bitcoin’s Identity Crisis | AML/KYC, BlackRock, Banks & Institutional Capture 29:41 Clarity Act, AML/KYC & Why Crypto Regulation Is “Regression” 40:09 Zano, Privacy Coins & Why Financial Privacy Matters 42:36 Crypto Prisoners: Section 604 of the BRCA & 18 USC 1960 45:56 Corruption, Big Law Firms, Congress & Weaponized Regulation 50:30 The Coming Financial Crisis: Fourth Turning 59:58 Advice for Young People | Imagination, Independent Thinking & Taking Action 1:04:51 Book Recommendations
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Bruce Fenton: Bitcoin Was Meant to Replace the Banks, Not Join Them | Free The Money Ep. 27 Bruce Fenton, CEO of Chainstone Labs, joins me on Free the Money for a big-picture conversation about where the world is heading next. We dive into Bruce’s journey from Morgan Stanley and 30+ years in traditional finance into becoming one of Bitcoin’s earliest advocates, launching the legendary Satoshi Roundtable, and witnessing the rise of crypto from the front row. One of the most interesting parts of this conversation was hearing how Bruce has consistently been able to spot major technological shifts — from launching the first finance-related website on the internet in 1994, to recognizing the significance of Bitcoin back in 2012, to now studying the transformative impact AI will have on the world. We discuss the Fourth Turning, the block size wars, the changing culture of Bitcoin, and why Bruce believes the industry has drifted away from its original cypherpunk roots. We also dive into the expansion of financial surveillance through AML/KYC laws, the criminalization of privacy tools, and why developers building open-source privacy technology are increasingly being targeted by regulators and prosecutors. Bruce also shares thoughtful advice on independent thinking, creativity, challenging authority, and why taking action and staying curious may be more important now than ever before. Sign up for ITrustCapital using my link for a $100 funding bonus and see why people are opening tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRAs for their future: Check out my favorite privacy coin, Zano. Buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC with a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available: You can also find lots of educational videos on the Zano YouTube Channel: 0:00 Bruce Fenton’s Background: Morgan Stanley, Liberty Movement & Early Bitcoin Journey 5:07 How the 2008 Financial Crisis Destroyed Trust in Banks & Institutions 7:39 iTrustCapital & Crypto IRAs 9:29 Discovering Bitcoin in 2012, Early Bitcoin Conferences & Meeting Industry Legends 13:21 The Mindset Behind Spotting Billion-Dollar Tech Trends Early 17:06 AI Revolution & the Fourth Turning 20:08 Why Bruce Started the Satoshi Roundtable | Private Bitcoin Conversations Behind the Scenes 23:09 Block Size Wars, Roger Ver vs. Adam Back & Bitcoin’s Most Divisive Era 27:09 Bitcoin’s Identity Crisis | AML/KYC, BlackRock, Banks & Institutional Capture 29:41 Clarity Act, AML/KYC & Why Crypto Regulation Is “Regression” 40:09 Zano, Privacy Coins & Why Financial Privacy Matters 42:36 Crypto Prisoners: Section 604 of the BRCA & 18 USC 1960 45:56 Corruption, Big Law Firms, Congress & Weaponized Regulation 50:30 The Coming Financial Crisis: Fourth Turning 59:58 Advice for Young People | Imagination, Independent Thinking & Taking Action 1:04:51 Book Recommendations

Bri Teresi

24,973 views • 2 months ago

🚨🇵🇰 LEADING PAKISTANI JOURNALIST BREAKS SILENCE: TORTURE, ABDUCTION, AND A REFUSAL TO BETRAY IMRAN KHAN One of Pakistan’s biggest voices just described a nightmare that sounds like a political thriller. Imran Riaz Khan was abducted, tortured, and held in secret detention for months. His crime was refusing to follow the military’s narrative after the 2022 regime change. He says the demand was simple and constant: Go against his former Prime Minister Imran Khan and provide false evidence. He refused. What followed, he says, was extreme torture. Blindfolds. Hands tied behind his back. Hung by his arms or legs for hours. Isolation so complete that guards were forbidden from responding when he greeted them. He says the mental torture was worse than the physical pain. For more than four months, he says he was kept in a cell barely large enough to lie down. No human contact. Drugs injected. Repeated beatings. All for one video. They wanted him to record a statement saying he was free, hiding by choice, and that the state had nothing to do with him. He says he refused because that video would erase their responsibility if he was killed. He says they threatened him directly. Journalist Arshad Sharif was killed after refusing the same demands. And he was told he was next. Eventually, he fled Pakistan through the mountains. On foot. At night. One of Pakistan’s most familiar faces, crossing borders illegally and being attacked by wolves simply to stay alive. He is now in hiding in the UK, and runs one of the country’s largest YouTube channels We get into: • How he says the military pressured journalists to help remove Imran Khan • What he describes inside secret detention sites run by intelligence agencies • Why he refused to become a false witness against Imran Khan and judges • How Arshad Sharif’s killing changed everything • Why he says even exile does not mean safety • Why he believes Pakistan is heading toward a breaking point Stay quiet. Disappear. Or pay the price. Imran Riaz Khan says he chose something else: to speak. 00:45 – Why the military tried to force him to betray Imran Khan 02:12 – The exact pressure he says he faced in secret meetings 05:44 – How his torture began and what they demanded 07:19 – Why he says Imran Khan was the only leader who never retaliated 09:35 – How he became the most-watched journalist in Pakistan 12:10 – Why he believes May 9 was a state-orchestrated trigger 15:33 – The fake case he was asked to fabricate against Imran Khan 18:50 – What happened the night Imran Khan was ousted 22:07 – What he says happened inside an intelligence-run secret prison 25:58 – The moment he realized they were preparing to kill him 29:46 – How Arshad Sharif’s murder became a warning to others 33:14 – The trap he says was set to frame him with planted terrorists 36:22 – What his captors said when they finally released him 39:30 – Why he stayed in Pakistan even after being tortured 42:41 – His hidden escape route through the mountains 45:55 – The animal attack that nearly killed him during his escape 49:08 – How he crossed into Afghanistan under threat of assassination 52:34 – What the UK told him while deciding whether to grant asylum 56:05 – Why he says even exile can’t guarantee safety Disclaimer: Views expressed are my personal opinion as an Australian citizen permanently resident in Dubai, UAE, protected under Article 19 of the ICCPR (as ratified by Australia) and UAE constitutional provisions on freedom of expression. I am outside Pakistani jurisdiction. This post is published from the United Arab Emirates; any dispute falls exclusively under UAE courts.
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🚨🇵🇰 LEADING PAKISTANI JOURNALIST BREAKS SILENCE: TORTURE, ABDUCTION, AND A REFUSAL TO BETRAY IMRAN KHAN One of Pakistan’s biggest voices just described a nightmare that sounds like a political thriller. Imran Riaz Khan was abducted, tortured, and held in secret detention for months. His crime was refusing to follow the military’s narrative after the 2022 regime change. He says the demand was simple and constant: Go against his former Prime Minister Imran Khan and provide false evidence. He refused. What followed, he says, was extreme torture. Blindfolds. Hands tied behind his back. Hung by his arms or legs for hours. Isolation so complete that guards were forbidden from responding when he greeted them. He says the mental torture was worse than the physical pain. For more than four months, he says he was kept in a cell barely large enough to lie down. No human contact. Drugs injected. Repeated beatings. All for one video. They wanted him to record a statement saying he was free, hiding by choice, and that the state had nothing to do with him. He says he refused because that video would erase their responsibility if he was killed. He says they threatened him directly. Journalist Arshad Sharif was killed after refusing the same demands. And he was told he was next. Eventually, he fled Pakistan through the mountains. On foot. At night. One of Pakistan’s most familiar faces, crossing borders illegally and being attacked by wolves simply to stay alive. He is now in hiding in the UK, and runs one of the country’s largest YouTube channels We get into: • How he says the military pressured journalists to help remove Imran Khan • What he describes inside secret detention sites run by intelligence agencies • Why he refused to become a false witness against Imran Khan and judges • How Arshad Sharif’s killing changed everything • Why he says even exile does not mean safety • Why he believes Pakistan is heading toward a breaking point Stay quiet. Disappear. Or pay the price. Imran Riaz Khan says he chose something else: to speak. 00:45 – Why the military tried to force him to betray Imran Khan 02:12 – The exact pressure he says he faced in secret meetings 05:44 – How his torture began and what they demanded 07:19 – Why he says Imran Khan was the only leader who never retaliated 09:35 – How he became the most-watched journalist in Pakistan 12:10 – Why he believes May 9 was a state-orchestrated trigger 15:33 – The fake case he was asked to fabricate against Imran Khan 18:50 – What happened the night Imran Khan was ousted 22:07 – What he says happened inside an intelligence-run secret prison 25:58 – The moment he realized they were preparing to kill him 29:46 – How Arshad Sharif’s murder became a warning to others 33:14 – The trap he says was set to frame him with planted terrorists 36:22 – What his captors said when they finally released him 39:30 – Why he stayed in Pakistan even after being tortured 42:41 – His hidden escape route through the mountains 45:55 – The animal attack that nearly killed him during his escape 49:08 – How he crossed into Afghanistan under threat of assassination 52:34 – What the UK told him while deciding whether to grant asylum 56:05 – Why he says even exile can’t guarantee safety Disclaimer: Views expressed are my personal opinion as an Australian citizen permanently resident in Dubai, UAE, protected under Article 19 of the ICCPR (as ratified by Australia) and UAE constitutional provisions on freedom of expression. I am outside Pakistani jurisdiction. This post is published from the United Arab Emirates; any dispute falls exclusively under UAE courts.

Mario Nawfal

1,442,295 views • 6 months ago