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This was last night on Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show. He compared Donald Trump’s attempt to control America’s central bank, the Fed, to how Zimbabwe’s central bank has long been controlled by politicians, explicitly likening Trump’s actions to Robert Mugabe’s capture and control of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe....

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The Trump admin is GASLIGHTING us re: no CBDCs They know they can't do CBDCs because of the Constitution, so they're backdooring them with stablecoins Iain Davis explains— "the idea of a [CBDC] is that it will give these private institutions total control of a new digital international monetary and financial system" "CBDC is programmable money that slots into that system. That's why they want it" "That's not going to work in the US because... it's a constitutional right in the United States that the people, and only the people, oversee what they call the power, quote–unquote... to coin money" "So what are you going to do about it? You need some sort of work-round" "So stablecoins and things like deposit tokens or tokenized deposits are variations of programmable digital currency. But rather than being issued by a central bank, they're issued by a commercial bank" "stablecoins... slot into the system of programmability just as easily, if not more so than a central bank digital currency. So you can attach smart contracts to any kind of digital transaction using digital currency" "Programmable digital currency and stablecoins do exactly the same thing, serve the same purpose, as central bank digital currency" This clip of Iain Davis (InThisTogether), author of The Technocratic Dark State, is taken from a Flashlights podcast (Flashlights Podcast) episode posted to Rumble on May 17, 2026. ---------------Partial transcription of clip---------------- "It's a constitutional right in the United States that the people, and only the people, oversee what they call the power, quote–unquote, it says this in the Constitution, to coin money. So the power to coin money is overseen by the people. "Now the idea of a central bank digital currency is that it will give these private institutions total control of a new digital international monetary and financial system. That's CBDC is programmable money that slots into that system. That's why they want it. "That's not going to work in the US because even though Congress, you know, Congress is the, is the dog which is wagged by the tail in this of the Fed, the Fed, you know, the Fed tells Congress what to do, not the other way round. But theoretically it could be the other way round. And theoretically the people could assert their control over the Fed if they only knew about it, which, not many people do, but they could do it, right? It's in the US Constitution. "Now that's a problem if you're going to embark on a global transformation of the entire international monetary and financial system when your leading reserve currency is the US dollar. So that's, you know, that could all go wrong very badly. "So what are you going to do about it? You need some sort of work round. How are you, how are you going to do which for the, you know, I, for many years, well, since central bank digital currency has been something that I've been looking at, I couldn't figure out why the US wasn't more enthusiastic about central bank digital currency. "Because it's the type of thing that the US administrations are usually right up— You know, they're really gung ho about that kind of centralized control of everything. That's right up their alley. So why, why don't they like it? And then it was the work of John Titus who pointed out this problem that they've got in the US with the Constitution that made me look at that and think, right. And then I started investigating that further. And he's right about that. That is a problem. "But then they obviously need some sort of workaround. How are they going to have. Because the main point of central bank digital currency from the surveillance and control aspect is that we will all need digital identity in order to access our digital wallets, which will contain the currency and the currency and the wallets and our, digital identities will all be programmable so conditions can be set on everything that we do. "Every transaction we make will be subject to condition through some sort of smart contract probably, which will control it. Right. So you know, if you say the wrong thing or you know, you, you just write the wrong thing online, you could be punished by algorithm by controlling your access to money... "And so the key to that is central bank— the programmability of central bank digital currency. But obviously that's not going to, may not work. There's a good chance that won't work in the United States which has got the US dollar reserve is an important currency. "So what are you going to do? So stablecoins and things like deposit tokens or tokenized deposits are variations of programmable digital currency. But rather than being issued by a central bank, they're issued by a commercial bank. So or in the case of stablecoins, a non-bank, a non-bank institution like Tether. So it's not a bank. "But you can use stablecoins for exactly the same. They slot into the system of programmability just as easily, if not more so than a central bank digital currency. So you can attach smart contracts to any kind of digital transaction using digital currency. Programmable digital currency and stablecoins do exactly the same thing, serve the same purpose as central bank digital currency or the other version, the commercial bank version is deposit tokens. Any of those will do. "Now in the US they've gone down the stablecoin route so they can issue the stablecoins which will be backed by US Treasuries, just like the dollar or just like any kind of dollar instrument will be one to one convertible for the US dollar. So the stablecoins are effectively the US dollar in, in digital form. "But instead of calling it a central bank digital currency, they call it issued by, it wouldn't have to be issued by the Fed. They call it a stablecoin, which is issued by a company like Tether or you know, someone like that. So it's the same system but using a workaround. And that workaround came with the Genius Act which, which came from an executive order that Trump made when he first came to office. "Because the Americans, quite rightly when they were electing their president, were concerned about central bank digital currency. I mean anyone that understands what it is should be terrified of it. So they didn't want it, and Trump promised that they wouldn't have it. Probably. I don't know whether he knew, but certainly the gaggle of technocrats that were around him knew that they weren't going down that path. Anyway, no chance of the US introducing it because of these problems we've just outlined."

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🧠PROFOUND: Former hedge fund manager David Rogers Webb describes how the central banks are "the true seat of power" and have aimed to "sever [us] from understanding that our minds create reality" "The mind is very powerful. And the people that are controlling this system, they are using their minds to manifest what is happening to us" "[they want us to think that] you can't know anything beyond the material world. So don't bother your pretty little head with that. Just focus on output and numbers and determinism" "But... I believe people in deep time knew that the material world is actually benevolent. The material world is not going to destroy you. What will destroy you and your family is what is created by people's minds" This clip of Webb (David Rogers Webb), who's also the author of a book dubbed The Great Taking, is taken from a FrihetsNytt interview posted to Rumble in May 2026. ---------------Partial transcription of clip--------------- "We have been severed from understanding that our minds create reality. Beginning with Marx and dialectical materialism in the 19th century. This is very important that, prior to that, in Hegelian dialectics, the point of Hegelian dialectics was to know the truth, to know reality through argumentation. "And the understanding was that those participating in the argumentation desired to know the truth and the good and the reality. Marx could not have that. The dialectical materialism says the only good is that the material, material world. "And you can't know anything beyond the material world. So don't bother your pretty little head with that. Just focus on output and numbers and determinism. "It caused people to feel, Yeah, I can't know anything about, I'm a realist. I'm a realist. I'll be rooted in hard reality. It goes along with ideas of determinism and materialism. But the point is that, I believe people in deep time knew that the material world is actually benevolent. "The material world is not going to destroy you. What will destroy you and your family is what is created by people's minds. Now, how powerful is the mind? Literally everything [including what] we're sitting [on] in here was created by the mind. Everything we're wearing, all our surroundings. And anyone watching this, look around where you are, unless you're out in a field somewhere. "The mind is very powerful. And the people that are controlling this system, they are using their minds to manifest what is happening to us. And they're using our minds as well.... "[And] clearly the seat of power is the central banks. It's as simple as that. The Bank for International Settlements is the— On their webpage they say that they are the central bank of central banks. "So what is the Bank for International Settlements? So the City of London, probably this began in the City of London. And the Rothschilds are involved with that. "And there are other banking, ancient banking families. But, the Bank for International Settlements was formed after World War I to collect all the reparations from Germany. So they sucked all that out of Germany. "But when you think about it, what had also just happened? The collapse of the Romanov dynasty. The collapse of the— Habsburg The Habsburg Empire. The Turk Ottoman Empire collapsed. So what happened to all of that wealth? Where did that go? It just kind of disappeared. Well, it's in the— It is controlled by the people who control the central banks."

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The 7th SADC Industrial Week kicked off in Harare today, the African Development Bank Head of mission in Zimbabwe told the truth that we always say on this page. Moono Mupotola said Zimbabwe is the sick man of the region as she explained how Mozambique’s railway investment is let down by Zimbabwe’s rotten railway system! Our country remains the laughing stock of the region due to Mnangagwa’s corrupt regime that is central to the looting of public funds and plunder of the country’s natural resources! We have a president who has been globally sanctioned for corruption, and is at the heart of the criminal syndicates that are looting the money meant for railway building. It is clear that Zimbabwe's outdated railway system is hindering the country's ability to capitalise on potential economic opportunities, such as the proposed tripartite rail project between Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Botswana that Moono Mupotola was talking about. In order for Zimbabwe to become a more active and prosperous member of the regional community, it is important for the government to address corruption! The president simply needs to stop his corruption network from looting the country’s treasury, he has bled the country dry! Until Mnangagwa understands this, corruption will remain a significant obstacle to Zimbabwe’s progress. Many African leaders that I have spoken to are fed up of how Mnangagwa’s corrupt rule has taken Zimbabwe and the region backwards!

Hopewell Chin’ono

80,533 views • 2 years ago

When I first saw this video of the new Zimbabwean central bank governor, John Mushayavanhu, on WhatsApp groups, I thought it was a fake video generated through Artificial Intelligence. A very prominent African called me today asking if it was a genuine video or an AI-generated fake video. It is actually real; that is what the central bank governor of Zimbabwe, John Mushayavanhu, said. From now on, I will call it the World Bank ZiG 🤣🤣🤣 But on a serious note, did the WorldBank advise the Zimbabwean central bank to come up with this comical idea of a currency that can’t be used for paying for fuel, passports, car registration number plates, customs duty, airline tickets, and more? I think if it is true, then my respect for the WorldBank has fallen to the floor because it was a really foolish idea, and it will fail for the same reasons the other five foolish attempts on new currencies failed! But until the WorldBank confirms, I will give them the benefit of the doubt because the WorldBank DOESN’T deal with monetary policy; it is the IMF that deals with monetary policy. The WorldBank's advice is targeted at fiscal matters, so it would be weird for the WorldBank to send an official to the Zimbabwean central bank to advise on monetary policy when the IMF Africa has an office in Harare, Zimbabwe. IMF Africa issues article IV statements on monetary issues and has a Zimbabwe representative whose last recommendations are in the public sphere. We all want a local Zimbabwean currency, and we all want it to succeed, but it would be silly for us to think that a currency can succeed without the backing of the required economic fundamentals. The ZiG is not backed by these economic fundamentals, so I think it is important for the WorldBank to pronounce on this matter. Perhaps it knows the secret place where the ZiGold is being kept. Who knows? It could be in a far, far place with an advisor from the Bermuda Triangle!

Hopewell Chin’ono

146,236 views • 2 years ago

I would like to wish all my compatriots a happy Independence Day, happy Independence Zimbabwe. The independence of our country, unlike many other African countries, came through blood that was shed. There are so many Zimbabweans who lie in unmarked graves from Tanzania to Zambia to Botswana to Mozambique, and they put their lives on the line so that you and I could have the independence that we did not have under colonial rule. There is a distinct difference between those who fought for the independence of our country and died, never seeing an independent Zimbabwe, and those who took over from colonial rule and then destroyed our country through incompetence, corruption, and many other afflictions that should never have been there. I am in no doubt at all that had our country not become independent, I and many Black citizens would probably not be where we are today, thanks to the early gains of independence. Sadly, I now find myself as a journalist and a Zimbabwean with NO freedom to speak, to write, and to exist as a full citizen in my country post independence after the derailment of the independence dream. Many of our people did not have the opportunities that I personally got, and many others got, to advance our lives. It is unfortunate that we find ourselves where we are today, not because independence is bad, but because we ended up with selfish, corrupt, and incompetent individuals who abandoned the principles and aspirations that inspired many Zimbabweans to go out there and fight so that their country could be free. So on this day, when we celebrate 46 years of independence, the same zeal and drive that defined those who died fighting for our country must be carried forward by those who are alive today, to make sure that the country is restored to where it is supposed to be. Zimbabwe is one of the richest countries under the sun. It has almost every mineral that you can think of, and it has some of the best soils in the world. There is no reason for any Zimbabwean to be unemployed, to fail to earn an income, or to go to bed on an empty stomach. There is absolutely no reason for any Zimbabwean to struggle if the country is led by people who know what they are doing and who put the country first, the national interest first, ahead of their own selfish needs. Whilst colonialism was a terrible stain on the history of our country, there are lessons that can be drawn from that period. Rhodesia was run like a business, not like a fiefdom. The fact that most of the central hospitals that exist today were built during the colonial period, with the exception of Chitungwiza, tells us that infrastructure was prioritised, even if it was designed to serve a minority. That reality does not excuse colonial injustice, but it exposes the scale of failure after independence. Forty-six years later, the government has built only one central hospital. Around 2,500 women die every year during childbirth due to a lack of adequate maternity facilities. The largest hospital in Zimbabwe still relies on a maternity theatre built in 1977, and even then only one of its two theatres is functional, with the working one having been refurbished by a South African bank. That is a damning indictment on the current leadership. The fact that millions of Zimbabweans have been forced to leave the country to take up menial jobs in South Africa, as waiters or farm workers, is an indictment on the current leadership. The fact that people like myself and many others have had to leave home out of fear for our lives is an indictment on the current leadership. Whilst the leadership has failed, we as citizens of Zimbabwe also carry a responsibility towards our country, in whatever space we occupy. We must stop following personalities and start following ideas, whether in the ruling party or in the opposition. Our country has been destroyed because we follow personalities, many of whom are vacuous and empty, and when they fail, they drag the nation down with them as our leaders have done. We must not wait for a Messiah to come and save us from the afflictions we face today. We have a responsibility to do what is right for our country. During the liberation struggle, leaders were changed at different points because the struggle was never about personalities, it was about an idea, an independent Zimbabwe where every Zimbabwean, black, white, green, or yellow, has the same rights and opportunities to pursue a better life. So as we celebrate, and we should celebrate, we must also reflect on our responsibilities going forward. We celebrate because independence itself was a noble idea and remains a noble idea. When things are bad, you do not burn down the house, you fix what is broken. We must honour and remember those who lost their lives so that people like myself could go to college, become journalists, and be recognised internationally, as many Zimbabwean professionals have been, some even advising presidents across the continent and beyond. Zimbabwe has some of the most accomplished people anywhere in the world, and it should not be where it is today. It is therefore up to us, as Zimbabweans, to make sure that we do what is right for our country. Once again, happy Independence to my compatriots, and thank you to all the stalwarts who laid down their lives for us to be independent and to the countries that supported our struggle. We could not have achieved independence in 1980 without Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, Botswana, and many others who stood with us. They did well for us and we thank them. It is those who destroyed the country who should hang their heads in shame today. My heart bleeds when I see so many young Zimbabweans with university degrees, yet ending up as victims of drug abuse because there is no work to go to. There are no opportunities available that are aligned with what they went to university to study. It is a tragic indictment of the situation we find ourselves in today. Today we have become a nation where boreholes are being drilled in the middle of cities because the rulers have failed to do something as basic as delivering water into people’s homes. Today we have become a nation where the rest of the region laughs at us because our roads are riddled with potholes, yet the leadership drives Ferraris on those same roads. Today we have become a nation where even our O-level pass rate has not gone beyond 34% because of the failure of leadership to do what needs to be done. Today we cannot even feed ourselves. We have to rely on food aid, and yet we were once colloquially referred to as the breadbasket of the region. These are some of the realities we should reflect on. I could go on and on, but at this point, it is not necessary. To our leaders, I say, how does it feel when you hear the very people you lead saying Ian Smith was better, when they say colonialism was better? How do you feel? Or do you even feel anything at all when those words are spoken? Of course, colonialism was brutal. Of course, Ian Smith was a racist leader who upheld a minority regime built on exclusion and oppression. But it is a damning indictment of your failed leadership that some of our own people now feel pushed to the point of romanticising that dark past. Independence was meant to usher in dignity, opportunity, and shared prosperity for every Zimbabwean, regardless of colour or creed. It was meant to restore ownership of our future to the people. Yet today, you cannot deny that a small, privileged few are the primary beneficiaries of that independence, while the overwhelming majority are trapped in poverty, penury, and relentless suffering. That is not what liberation was fought for. However, nothing can justify a failure to be grateful to those who fought and died for the independence of our country. They did their part. It is now up to us to do our part and ensure that our country becomes what it is meant to be. Happy Independence Zimbabwe.

Hopewell Chin’ono

12,280 views • 4 months ago