I talked with John Robb about the ideas in his recent essay “Blitzing DC,” about how a networked organization took over Washington. jimruttshow.com/john-robb-4/ We discussed the early roots of network warfare in Iraq, McLuhan-esque societal rewiring, open source dynamics & plausible

Five years after Covid, The Guardian has published a review of a new PEER REVIEWED book that questions liberal (and journalistic) lockdown hysteria and highlights that “Many Covid stances presented as public health consensus were not as grounded in empirical evidence as many

Bessent’s interview with Tucker Carlson reaffirmed a lot of views that many of us already held—but I think it’s worth highlighting a few key points that are particularly relevant. First, they’re 100% serious about addressing the wealth imbalance. He spoke about record European

I’ll spell it out explicitly one last time. Everyone thinks Trump wants balanced trade. He does not. He wants to force allies to stop trading with China. Completely. Zero inbound supply. Because it’s not just because of American jobs. It’s a proactive move to slow down

Here’s what COULD be happening beneath the surface: we’re witnessing a coordinated pause by the Fed and Treasury, not out of strength or stability, but as a last-ditch effort to stall systemic collapse while they prepare the architecture for a new monetary regime. The plumbing of

Trumps tolerance for market pain is a lot higher than you think. Because there is a plan. It might not be a good plan. But it is a complex plan that anticipated a crash. Not because they want a crash. Not because they are dumb enough to think equities down -50% is good

From a Well Placed Source in Arctic Mexico Sam Cooper Ben Rabidoux We were just tweeting back and forth. Listen. I'm a real estate lawyer. I act for some very very large (and small) land development and home building companies. We do more development Work than anyone in the

Profligacy has a price, and it's getting expensive. Right now, Debt Charges are higher than federal healthcare transfers! 🤯 These Debt Charges will RISE because interest rates are higher than when much of this debt was issued... A 🧵

This Bessent clip offers a good insight into what’s really going on with the Trumpian economic agenda. Also supports why I think all “the dollar is trash” commentary misses the point. The argument squares with the work I did about three years ago highlighting that by becoming

Is Treasury Quietly Executing Miran’s Gold-to-FX Playbook? We have compelling evidence of stealthy US FX reserve accumulation – using gold. Stephen Miran’s 2023 “User’s Guide” detailed how Treasury could convert gold into foreign reserves without congressional approval. Current

You’re not well informed. You’re well propagandized.

I have had a bunch of people DM and poke me here about all the things that are being discovered like CCP espionage to other things. So let me get a little personal for a moment. Honestly, yea I am pretty pissed off at a universities, think tanks, journos and others because I

Imprisoned in a future that hasn’t happened. Napoleon Hill.

Without the massive, sustained positive contribution from oil, our Current Account Balance would be deeply negative. Because of our high debt levels, poor productivity growth, and capital outflows, any rebalancing would require a very painful readjustment (lower consumption or a

Why Comparing U.S. 5-Year CDS to Greece and Italy is Deeply Misguided A chart has been circulating that shows the 5-year Credit Default Swap (CDS) for the United States—currently rated AA+/AA+—trading at approximately 50 basis points (as we speak this spreads have changed a

At a moment when headlines are filled with talk of de-dollarization, BRICS alternatives, and multipolar monetary futures, this Gillian Tett piece quietly reminds us where real power still resides: in the ability to decide who gets dollar liquidity and when, how, and at what

AI Hype meets economic reality: Thoughts on potential bust scenaria.

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The long tweet I’ve been biting my tongue about a couple of things but the level of vitriol and negativity around this issue is too much to ignore - so here it goes… By 2015 racism was more or less finished in Canada. Sure, there were still a few bigots and there always will

Tony, I can’t believe all the hoopla around a 6+ year old picture. 🤡 There are issues, changes in thinking & recalibrations but lets just let it play out a bit. news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514e3…