Credit Bubble Bulletin – Doug Nolan
McAlvany Intelbrief
The McAlvany Intelbrief is a round-up of the day’s important news from a multitude of sectors that can and do impact the financial markets.
[FYI – Repetition of items is on purpose because the item fits into 2 or more categories, not a mistake by me.]
ANTS RISING
- Protest outside DNC headquarters in Washington turns violent
- ‘Scared me more than Jan. 6’
- Thousands of STARBUCKS workers to go on one-day strike
- Starbucks Workers Plan Largest-Ever Strike On Thursday
CYBER
- Shipping containers piling up in Australia as ports hit by “nationally significant cyber incident”
- Rising Threat: Sen. Durbin Puts Consumer Data at Risk
ECONOMIC
- Moody’s downgrades U.S. credit outlook from “stable” to “negative” amid political drama
- A Brief History of Government Shutdowns (and Why This Fix Is Only Temporary)
- Shrinkflation Comes for Oreos
- Walmart And Costco Considering Ditching Self-Checkout Lines Amidst “Backlash”
- BlackRock Officially Files Spot Ethereum ETF Application With SEC
- U.S. Postal Service Reports $6.5 Billion Net Loss for 2023 Fiscal Year
- Top U.S. bank begins massive layoffs
- SoCal home values near record despite high cost of borrowing
- Comrade Elon: Musk Joins CEOs in Sucking Up to China at San Francisco Summit
- Western economic dominance is over
- Rising Threat: Sen. Durbin Puts Consumer Data at Risk
- Virginia Woman Wins Lottery Twice in One Week
- Pfizer to Cut 500 Jobs at UK Site as Part of Wider Cost Cuts
- Census: Mass Immigration Set to Drive U.S. Population to 400 Million by 2060
EDUCATION(AL)
- College that had pro-Palestinian rallies are holding candlelit vigils for ‘Transgender Day of Remembrance’
- University looks to advance DEI in every area over next 5 years
- Scientists calculate how much exercise you need to ‘offset’ a day of sitting
- A Brief History of Government Shutdowns (and Why This Fix Is Only Temporary)
- Exposing Our Fed-Driven Bubble Economy
- Archaeologists Find 24 Bronze Statues ‘Without Equal’ Preserved in Tuscany for 2,300 Years That ‘Rewrite History’
- Transgender Pop Star Kim Petras Wants Gay Fans to Have Sex During Concerts Where Children Are Allowed to Attend
- Nuke war in US would wipe out 300 million, expert claims
- North Dakota Fossil Site Reveals When Asteroid Killed Dinosaurs
- Taxpayer-funded University of Virginia Held Lecture Teaching Medical Students How to Open Gender Clinics
- 84-Year-Old Alabama Woman Being Forced From Her Home of Over 60 Years as Property Could Be Worth $20M
ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EV)
- Controversial new video: Each individual charging station uses the equivalent power of 280 homes every hour…
- Electric Vehicle-Owning Journalist Dismayed to Find Huge Number of Chargers Unusable
ENVIRONMENT / CLIMATE
FOOD
GEO-POLITICAL
- Bethlehem Cancels Christmas
- ‘Bible Trial’ Victory: Court In Finland Rules God’s Word Is Not ‘Hate Speech’
- Finland Accuses Russia of Weaponising Migration, Closes Border Crossings
- DF-26B: China’s Missile Built to Sink A U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier in a War
- Comrade Elon: Musk Joins CEOs in Sucking Up to China at San Francisco Summit
- UK poor unplugging fridges
- Western economic dominance is over
ISRAEL
- Bethlehem Cancels Christmas: Hamas ‘Martyrs’ Honored Instead
- U.S. Is Quietly Sending Israel More Ammunition and Laser Guided Missiles
- Report: Iran tells Hamas it won’t be joining war against Israel
- Erdogan Claims That Israel Is “Threatening People With Atomic Bombs” As Hezbollah Ramps Up Their Attacks From The North
UKRAINE
- White House Warns Funding for Ukraine Aid Is “Drying Up”
- Moscow loads nuke-capable glide vehicle into launch silo
- Putin secret weapon revealed
- Evidence keeps piling up, via leaked reports, of an across-the-board breakdown in the Ukrainian frontlines.
GLOBALIZATION
LEGAL / CRIMINAL
- Biggest bust in U.S. history leads to $1 billion in fake handbags, bogus brands, more
- US Seizes $1B in Fake Luxury Goods in New York
- If We Don’t Start Locking Up The Criminals, We Are Literally Going To Have To Lock Up EVERYTHING
- Sen. Rand Paul Says He Wants Federal Prosecution Of Fauci For COVID Coverup
MEDIA
- UPDATE: FCC Approves Plan To Give Government Control Of Internet
- Onslaught Of Negative World Events Causing ‘Compassion Fatigue’
MEDICAL
- Your Ambulance Is on Way. ETA: 65 Mins
- CDC Runs Two VAERS Systems — The Public Can Access Only One of Them
Coronavirus-19
VACCINE
- More Than 80 Lawsuits in UK Allege AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Caused Deaths, Severe Injuries
- ‘Never seen this before’: Explosion of miscarriages after COVID shots
NATIONAL SECURITY
- Nuke war in US would wipe out 300 million, expert claims
- DF-26B: China’s Missile Built to Sink A U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier in a War
POLITICAL
- Speaker of the House: ‘Depraved’ America Deserves God’s Wrath
- The End: Santos Retiring
- Michigan township forms militia
- Apple CEO Cook Spends $40K on Xi Jingping Dinner
- Comrade Elon: Musk Joins CEOs in Sucking Up to China at San Francisco Summit
- Feds want speed reduction tech in every new car. Are American drivers ready?
- Rashida Tlaib member of secret Facebook group where Hamas terrorists glorified
- UPDATE: FCC Approves Plan To Give Government Control Of Internet
PREPAREDNESS
- A Frugalite’s Guide to Managing Holiday Expectations
- Dog survives 10 weeks in Colorado mountains beside dead owner
- Doom and Bloom Medicine: With Tourniquets, You Get What You Pay For
- Prepare Now. It’s About To Hit The Fan (UPDATE).
- Storing Canned Food in Your Emergency Food Storage: The Basics
- 20 Laundry Tips to Make Your Life Easier
- Movement And Tactics For Your Survival Group – Part I
- DIY Reflector Oven From Cardboard Boxes
- Woods trash that can help you survive
SECOND AMENDMENT
- Another Win for the Second Amendment: Rights Cannot be Violated for Minor Offenses
- Michigan township forms militia
SOCIAL / CULTURE
- Fabio Criticizes Modern-Day Masculinity
- Feds want speed reduction tech in every new car. Are American drivers ready?
SPACE
- Historic All-Female Space Walk Crew Accidentally Drops Tool Bag Into Orbit
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX Suffers Epidemic of Employee Injuries Including Severed Limbs, Death
WOKE
