Prices for grains, metals, and other commodities, many of which soared to record heights during the post-COVID recovery, are tanking now that hedge funds are selling their holdings, The Wall Street Journal reported. The price plunge has been particularly dramatic in corn, soy, and wheat, which now are cheaper than supply and demand warrant, some...
Tag: aug 9 2022
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PRODUCING NEW ENEMIES FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER
Why did Nancy Pelosi go to Taiwan? By Philip Giraldi A good friend of mine, learning of the impending visit of Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, recalled Homer’s description of Helen of Troy, “The face that launched a thousand ships and burnt the towers of Ilium.” Well, Nancy ain’t no...
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U.S. ELECTION RESULTS POINT TO REVOLUTION
Political hopefuls who committed the mortal sin of questioning the 2020 presidential election results saw success at the polls in last week’s primaries—stunning the mainstream Presstitutes. The most notable win was Kari Lake, a former news anchor, in Arizona. The Associated Press reported that her victory was a major “blow to the GOP establishment that lined up...
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NOT A PENNY FOR PEACE FROM BILLIONAIRES: MUSK SAYS RUSSIA CAN’T TAKE OVER UKRAINE
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla, has been an outspoken critic of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but instead of using his sizable influence to bring the conflict to a peaceful resolution, he’s willing to be provocative from the sidelines. “I think I can be helpful in conflicts,” Musk said, according to The Street. “I...
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RUSSIA WINNING UKRAINE WAR, STILL NO TALK OF PEACE FROM ZELENSKY
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia not to hold a vote in occupied areas of the country because it would end any chance that Moscow has to negotiate with the “free world.” Zelensky made the comments during his nightly video address on Sunday as Ukraine reportedly plans a counteroffensive in the southern part of the...
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SENATE EASILY APPROVES RESOLUTION TO BRING FINLAND, SWEDEN INTO NATO
The chicken hawks in the U.S. Senate last week easily approved a resolution to add Sweden and Finland to NATO, with Sen. Mitch McConnell, the minority leader, saying, “If any senator is looking for a defensible excuse to vote no, I wish him good luck.” The Trends Journal has long noted that the one bonding glue in...
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BIDEN ADMINISTRATION KEEPS PUMPING UP YEMEN WAR
The Biden administration last week was accused of essentially ensuring that the war in Yemen will continue after announcing a massive arms deal with Saudi Arabia and the UAE minutes after a ceasefire was announced. The Biden administration on Tuesday approved the arms deal worth over $5 billion for Saudi Arabia and the UAE that...
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UNPROVOKED, ISRAEL BOMBS GAZA KILLING 43, WOUNDING HUNDREDS
Late last week, The Guardian reported “Israeli warplanes struck numerous sites in the Gaza Strip on Friday in what Israel said was a preemptive strike against Palestinian factions allegedly planning rocket strikes at targets in Israel.” Yes, “preemptive” meaning the Palestinians were bombed for doing nothing, and for “allegedly planning rocket strikes,” as in… “Saddam...
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PELOSI PUSHES WAR, U.S. MEDIA PROMOTES IT
Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last week was a major setback for peace, and did nothing more than ramp hostilities and the prospects of a war with China that the U.S. cannot win. (See “CHINA WON’T STOP AT TAIWAN, SO WHERE SHOULD AMERICA DRAW THE LINE?” “WILL CHINA SOON INVADE TAIWAN?” “TAIWAN MILITARY RAMP-UP WILL...
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POLITICIANS KILLED MORE PEOPLE THAN COVID
Just as The Trends Journal forecast, the lockdowns and COVID-19 mandates that were based on political science and not hard-science, did more harm than good for the health of the average American. The Wall Street Journal reported that the overall deaths from heart disease and stroke jumped during the COVID outbreak. The health of the...