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.]
On Saturday, February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board. It was the second Space Shuttle mission to end in disaster, after the loss of Challenger and crew in 1986.
AI
ANTS RISING
- Farmers set fires and attack barriers near EU summit as anger spreads
- Thousands of Farmers Blockade Brussels During EU Summit, Orbán Joins Farmers, ‘New Leaders’ Needed
- More Hollywood Strikes On Horizon? Teamsters, Other Unions Team Up
- Amid worries about LGBTQ rights, many Pride parades will march on in Florida
BANK FAILURES
ECONOMIC
- Oil Plunges On Report Israel, Hamas Have Agreed To Major Ceasefire Deal
- An Egg McMuffin Was Once Just 99 Cents. Can You Guess How Much One Costs Today?
- 10 Great Depression Era Strategies For Saving Money
- Extremely Concerning 🚨 Does This Confirm War Is Coming?
- BOOM: Rapid Rise of the $100 Million Trophy Home
- Don’t Kill The Messenger: New Startup Shutting Down… Blew $50m In Year!
- ‘One of biggest busts of all time’
- Fed Skips Interest Rate Hike, Signals Rate Cuts Not On The Horizon
- U.S. Job Growth Stalls Out to Start New Year
- Job cuts surge as employers struggle under Biden’s economy
- Walmart opening 150 new stores
- After budget slashing, more newspaper journalists plan walkouts
- $560 Billion Property Warning Hits Banks From NY to Tokyo
- California Introduces Reparations Bills, with No Cash
- US Asks 10 Drug Manufacturers to Lower Prices
- Deutsche Bank to cut 3,500 jobs and reward shareholders
- Shell boosts dividend after $28 billion profit for 2023
EDUCATION(AL)
- Arizona Lawmaker Introduces Bill Requiring Schools To Teach About Harms Of Communism
- Gen Z Males See Feminism As Harmful
- State-Mandated Tampon Dispenser In Conn. HS Boys Bathroom Ripped Down In Just 20 Minutes
- Go woke, go broke, college edition
ELECTION
ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EV)
- ANOTHER ONE: VOLVO, Early Electric Car Adopter, Cuts Off Funding For EVs
- “Natural Evolution”: Volvo Shares Soar On Plans To Stop Funding Cash-Burning Polestar
- With EV Demand Plummeting, China’s Lithium Producers See Profits Collapse
ENVIRONMENT / CLIMATE
- White House Taps John Podesta to Succeed John Kerry as U.S. Climate Envoy
- Smithsonian Links Ancient Roman Plagues to ‘Climate Change’
FOOD
GEO-POLITICAL
- Cuba delays 500% fuel price hike
- State Dept considers recognition of Palestinian state
- Four Chinese Nationals Charged by U.S. With Exporting Sensitive American Electronic Equipment To Iran
- This Is An Actual British Army Recruitment Video
- New Zealand Considers Sharing Military Tech With U.S., UK, Australia
- Philippines plans to buy submarines to defend sovereignty in South China Sea – senior official
- Russia makes first convictions for ‘LGBT extremism’ following ban
ISRAEL
UKRAINE
- Ukraine says ‘destroyed’ Russian warship off Crimea
- Russia Deploys New Invisibility Cloak Camouflage Technology
- EU Approves $54 Billion Aid Package to Ukraine
- World Court dismisses much of Ukraine’s case against Russia
GLOBALIZATION
IMMIGRATION
- If the Federal Government Won’t Protect Us From Invasion, Texas Will.
- Johnson Schedules House Vote on Tax Bill Conservatives Accuse of Being “Trojan Horse to Expand Welfare” for Illegals
- Sanctuary Cities Reporting “Significant” Uptick in Crime Tied to Illegal Aliens Released by Biden
- The American City With Message for Migrants: We Want You
- Texas secessionist claims ‘Texit’ getting ‘closer’ amid border dispute
- Report: Chicago City-Sponsored Migrant Shelters Filled with Rats, Rotting Food, Garbage
LEGAL / CRIMINAL
- Four Chinese Nationals Charged by U.S. With Exporting Sensitive American Electronic Equipment To Iran
- Democrat Bill would add a sex offender to state board managing them alongside a victim
- Father of 11, 73-Year-Old Man Among Pro-Life Activists Facing up to 11 Years in Prison
- Gavin Newsom Witnesses Brazen Shoplifting Firsthand, Rages Against Cashier When She Gives Explanation
- Lawsuit for summary judgment filed against Washington’s 2030 gas car ban
- Crime drives Oakland’s top employer to tell workers to stay in offices for lunch
- Gang-related music videos driving gun violence in DC
MEDIA
- Zuckerberg Apologizes to Social Media Victims During Tense Senate Judiciary Meeting
- The Messenger shuts down less than a year after launching news site: ‘Titanic of publishing disasters’
- After budget slashing, more newspaper journalists plan walkouts
- CABLE WARS: Jesse Watters accuses MSNBC of brainwashing
- Marsha Blackburn Tells TikTok CEO His Chinese Psyop Company Is Not Welcome in Tennessee
MEDICAL
- Why did NIH abruptly halt research on harms of cell phone radiation?
- US Asks 10 Drug Manufacturers to Lower Prices
- Surprise new illness hitting cruise ships: ‘My puke was bright blue’
Coronavirus-19
NATIONAL SECURITY
POLITICAL
- Reporter Says Biden Has Not Contacted Families of Troops Killed in Middle East
- State Dept considers recognition of Palestinian state
- US House backs $78 billion child, business tax breaks bill in rare bipartisan vote
- White House Taps John Podesta to Succeed John Kerry as U.S. Climate Envoy
- California Introduces Reparations Bills, with No Cash
- California introduces first-in-nation slavery reparations package
- Democrats Propose Bill to Ban Militias
- Texas secessionist claims ‘Texit’ getting ‘closer’ amid border dispute
- Somalia First? A closer look at Ilhan Omar and her political ‘family business’ in Mogadishu
- Marsha Blackburn Tells TikTok CEO His Chinese Psyop Company Is Not Welcome in Tennessee
- Impeachment Inquiry: James Biden Set for February 21 Deposition
- US Asks 10 Drug Manufacturers to Lower Prices
- Democrat Bill would add a sex offender to state board managing them alongside a victim
- Lawsuit for summary judgment filed against Washington’s 2030 gas car ban
- Arizona Lawmaker Introduces Bill Requiring Schools To Teach About Harms Of Communism
- Johnson Schedules House Vote on Tax Bill Conservatives Accuse of Being “Trojan Horse to Expand Welfare” for Illegals
PREPAREDNESS
- Toyota Tells 50,000 US Owners To Stop Driving, Seek Immediate Repair
- 10 Great Depression Era Strategies For Saving Money
- 10 Essential Ways to Prepare for Carbon Monoxide as a Prepper
- 20 Crucial Supplies for Surviving a Societal Collapse
- Deadly Mistakes You Make When Using a Generator
- Stop Throwing Away Stale Bread. Do This Instead
- How The Old Timer’s Passed The Time In The Winter.
- Ways to Communicate After Disasters If Cellphones Don’t Work
- When There Is No Penicillin
SECOND AMENDMENT
- 2A UNDER ATTACK: Democratic AGs call for the closure of Missouri ammo plant to deprive citizens of affordable, quality ammunition
- California cannot require background checks to buy ammunition, judge rules
- Democrats Propose Bill to Ban Militias
SOCIAL / CULTURE
- 8 Signs That Demonstrate How Truly Bizarre Our Society Is Becoming
- Gen Z Males See Feminism As Harmful
- New ‘diaper spa’ where adults roleplay as babies shocks tiny town
SPACE
TECHNOLOGY
WATER
WOKE
