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
- Patients Launch Legal Action Against AstraZeneca Over Its COVID-19 Vaccine
- Protests again grip France but Macron not backing down
- WATCH: Paris Protesters Storm BlackRock Building, Dump Dead Rats at City Hall
- Study: Anti-CRT Movement Going Strong
COLLAPSE ITEMS
CYBER
BANK FAILURES
ECONOMIC
- After Being Criminally Charged for Rigging Precious Metals, JPMorgan Chase Controls 53 Percent of All Precious Metals Contracts Held by Banks
- Why the Regime Needs the Dollar To Be the Global Reserve Currency
- Three GOP Reps. Introduce Gold Standard Bill To Stabilize Dollar’s Value
- Central Bank Gold Buying Shows No Sign Of Slowing Down
- How A Central Bank Recently Used Its Gold Revaluation Account To Cover Losses
- Blackstone limits withdrawals from real estate investment fund
- While Everyone’s Distracted, the Dollar Is Dying
- Robot waiters future? Some restaurants think so
- Bank Failures. High Inflation. Rising Rates. Jobs About to Crack?
- Layoffs up fivefold this year with tech leading way
- Small Businesses File For Bankruptcy At Record Pace
- Recession fears move back to forefront of markets
- Banks Dangling Promotions to Lock in Deposits
- Heartland lawmakers push bans on Chinese purchases of American farms
- California residents need to make this much money to be happy, research says
EDUCATION(AL)
- 2-time election loser Stacey Abrams to teach ‘race and black politics’ at major university
- School Safety: Tennessee GOP Advances Bill Allowing Armed Teachers for Classroom Defense
- Families Flee California, School Enrollment Drops by 40,000 as a Result
- University will eliminate ‘free speech zones’ after severe legal pressure
- The Decades of Evidence That Antidepressants Cause Mass Shootings
- AI Lists the Jobs It’s Better at Than Humans, Millions of Jobs Threatened
- Stunning Tomb With Skylights in a Carved Chamber Uncovered From the Jin Dynasty – LOOK
- Can kids see MRS. DOUBTFIRE’? How anti-drag war affecting performing arts
- Study: Anti-CRT Movement Going Strong
ELECTION
- The Democrat Party Reportedly Received Half Its Donations from Unemployed Americans, Many Are Elderly Voters Whose Identities May Have Been Stolen – Where’s the Money Really Coming From?
- Chicago Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson Wants Illegal Aliens to Vote in Local Elections
- Left-Wing Group Courted Young Wisconsin Voters on Dating Apps Ahead of State Supreme Court Race
ENVIRONMENT / CLIMATE
- CDC finally admits all seven members of their Epidemic Intelligence Service fell ill while conducting chemical surveys in East Palestine Ohio
- U.S. Sells Drilling Rights to 1.6 Million Acres in Gulf of Mexico, Highlighting Flaws in Biden’s Climate Change Law
- Environmentalists sue to halt offshore wind project over whale deaths
FOOD
- Largest U.S. Egg Producer Posts 718% Profit Hike Igniting Call to ‘Break Up Big Ag’
- NPR calls the backlash over NOT wanting to eat bugs a ‘conspiracy’ – Implies those who refuse to eat insects are racist?!
- After growing GM corn for decades, some US farmers open to Mexican restrictions
GEO-POLITICAL
- Heartland lawmakers push bans on Chinese purchases of American farms
- CEO of Chase Bank Says Biden’s Push for EVs Could “Imperil National Security” and Benefit China
- China plans $500 million subsea internet cable to rival U.S.-backed project
- USA, Philippines prep biggest ever military exercise
- Report: Biden Wants Partial Nuclear Deal with Iran; Obama 2.0
- N. Korea: US-S. Korea Drills Push Tension to ‘Brink of Nuclear War’
- And Then There Were Three: India Is Latest Central Bank To Pause Rate Hikes
- Rocket Fire From Gaza, Lebanon at Israel as Passover Begins
- Russia: New Cold War is Over, We Are Now in ‘Hot Conflict With the United States’
- China Should Lose Most-Favored Trade Status and We’ll Move to Revoke It
- Iran, Saudi Arabia Reopen Diplomatic Missions
- New level of insanity: Toronto wants to legalize FENTANYL and METH for kids!
- Justin Trudeau To Legalize Hard Drugs for Children: “It’s Time To Destigmatize Class A’s”
- But Will They: UK Government ‘Could’ Ban Transgender Males from Women’s Spaces
- Pakistan posts highest-ever annual inflation; stampedes for food kill 16
- Ontario Party Pushes Law Banning Protests Near Drag Shows, With Fines Up to $25K
UKRAINE
- Russia Ramps up Nuke Threats to Deter Ukraine Aid
- Macron seeks China’s help on Ukraine, Xi ‘willing’ to call Zelenskiy
- Zelensky Says Poland Will Lead Coalition To Supply Warplanes To Ukraine
IMMIGRATION
- France to disperse migrants from Paris to countryside ahead of Rugby World Cup and 2024 Summer Olympics
- Great Replacement: European Parliament Votes to to Import Millions of Migrants
- 200 young migrants occupy abandoned school in Paris
- Croatian Border Police Accused of Using Off-Books Means to Intercept, Deport Migrants
- Border Crossers Found Living Inside Downtown Chicago Police Station
LEGAL / CRIMINAL
- More Bad News for DA Bragg: FEC Commissioner Says They Already Investigated and Determined Trump Committed No Crime
- Stormy Daniels says Trump should not go to prison in hush money case
- After Being Criminally Charged for Rigging Precious Metals, JPMorgan Chase Controls 53 Percent of All Precious Metals Contracts Held by Banks
- Sweden: Muslim Pedophile Released Early From Prison Rapes Another Child With Fellow Islamic ‘Refugee’
- Study: Over 72% of NYC Violent Crime Suspects Freed Without Bail Go On to Commit More Crimes
- Lawsuits Challenge Idaho’s Abortion Law
MEDIA
- “Big Three” Networks Spend 658 Minutes on Trump, 0 Seconds on Biden Family Corruption
- Ark. House OKs Social Media Age Verification Rule
- Budweiser commits corporate SUICIDE by trying to shove TRANS madness down the throats of beer buyers
- ‘Doctor Who’ Pushes Woke Envelope with Drag Queen Character
- Hollywood Sneaks Woke Poster Into New ‘Spider-Man’ Trailer – So Subtle, Most Parents Would Miss It
- Video: “Protect Trans Kids” Flag, BLM Badge On Display In New Spider-Man Trailer
- Parents Witness “Declining Mental Health” in Post-transition Children
- Trans group demands that Fox News be removed from Canadian TV
- Russian, Chinese propaganda spread on TWITTER
- Libs Freak Out After Twitter Labels NPR “State-Affiliated Media”
MEDICAL
VACCINE
- New Medical Codes For COVID-19 Vaccination Status Used To Track People, CDC Confirms
- The Medicare Records Clearly Show the Vaccines Are Killing People
- Patients Launch Legal Action Against AstraZeneca Over Its COVID-19 Vaccine
- RSV Maternal Vaccine 82 Percent Effective in Infants
NATIONAL SECURITY
- 5th Dimensional Warfare: How the US Government Controls its Citizens
- USA, Philippines prep biggest ever military exercise
- Quarterhorse: The Air Force’s Mach 5 Monster Plane?
- What AI Can and Can’t do for National Intelligence
POLITICAL
- CEO of Chase Bank Says Biden’s Push for EVs Could “Imperil National Security” and Benefit China
- Trump Calls to Defund the Police After His Own Arrest – demanded his Republican allies in Congress defund the FBI and the Justice Department.
- Bragg Is Saying ‘Law Requires You’ to Use Campaign Funds for Personal Reasons
- White House Says There Should Be No Age Limit on Child Sex Changes
- 5th Dimensional Warfare: How the US Government Controls its Citizens
- Chicago Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson Wants Illegal Aliens to Vote in Local Elections
- What has Chicago done?
- Newly-Elected Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Said Black People Should Not Face ‘State-Sponsored Policing’
- Defense Lawyer Says “At Least 40” Undercover Informants Were Doing Surveillance On Jan. 6
PREPAREDNESS
- Dramatic Moment Skier Rescued a Snowboarder Who Was Buried Head First in Snow and Running Out of Air (Watch)
- Steel + Flint
- How to Pull Extra Money Together When Big Bills Are Coming
- How To Graft Your Fruit Trees This Spring
- Expanding This Year’s Garden
- 5th Dimensional Warfare: How the US Government Controls its Citizens
- Mindful Preparation: Surviving Traumatic Events starts with Developing the Right Mindset
- What is the Best Firewood for Home Heating?
- A Few Notes About Shotgun Gauges and Game
PRIVACY
SECOND AMENDMENT
- US Now A Majority Permitless Carry Country After DeSantis Signs Gun Rights Law
- School Safety: Tennessee GOP Advances Bill Allowing Armed Teachers for Classroom Defense
- 54 Ghost Guns Seized As Part Of California’s Gun Protection Program
SOCIAL / CULTURE
SPACE
- Musk’s brand new satellites ‘falling out of sky’
- Astronomers discovered two black holes close to Earth unlike anything we’ve seen
TECHNOLOGY