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.]
AI
- Bill Gates’ Microsoft aims to equip two million people in India with AI skills by 2025
- AI girlfriends and boyfriends making their mark…Users emotionally attached
- Cyber Valentine: Heartbroken Singles Are Turning to AI Clones of Exes After Breakups
- Social Isolation Gives Rise to AI Romantic ‘Partners’
- Microsoft: Iran, N. Korea, China Trying to Weaponize AI
- AI & The New Kind Of Propaganda
ANTS RISING
- India security forces fire tear gas at protesting farmers on drive to Delhi
- Trans Activists Occupy Iowa State House to Protest Reality
- Over 100,000 Flight Attendants Strike at 30 Airports
- Uber and Lyft Drivers to Strike on Valentine’s Day to Demand Higher Pay
ECONOMIC
- IRS sues FDIC over Silicon Valley Bank’s $1.4 billion tax debt
- Bitcoin market cap crosses $1 trillion as buyers flood in
- The CBDC Indoctrination Has Begun
- WTI Extends Gains After Big Product Draws; Pump-Prices Set To Soar
- The Fed Is Very Concerned Over Spending and Interest On The National Debt
- Inflation update on everyday expenses: Prescription drugs down, pet care way up
- Just Wait Until You See What Happens When They Realize What Is Really Happening To The Economy
- Biden sharpens attack on profit gauging
- Dining out now luxury
- Tooth Fairy Inflation Is Real: It’s Leaving $100 Bills
- Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee calls for a $50 MINIMUM WAGE in California: Claims residents ‘can’t get by’ on $104,000 a year
- Bezos Sells Another $2B of Amazon; $8B More to Come
- Thai Airways to acquire 45 wide-body Boeing jets
- Corporate America starting to shy away from woke business as backlash mounts
- Backlash Against Woke Corporations Grows
- Molson Coors Gains Market Share on Bud Light Decline
EDUCATION(AL)
- First Infant Surrendered to Missouri’s Only Safe Haven Baby Box
- DEI Training Suspended for Compromising Washington Firefighters’ Beliefs
- Devil In The Details: Socialism— The Wave Of The Future Or A Failed And Bankrupt Ideology
- US judge blocks Ohio law restricting children’s use of social media
- ‘The new American dream is to leave’: Most in the US don’t believe hard work will get you ahead and would take a pay cut for a better quality of life. Here’s why the old dream is crumbling
- BASE jumpers paraglide from the top of graffitied DTLA skyscraper in viral video
- NFL Scores Touchdown for Renewables: The Super Bowl Was 100% Solar Powered
- Not A Single Child Tested Proficient In Math In 67 Illinois Schools
ELECTION
- Santos Special: Republican Defeat Could Be First In String Of Red Dominoes To Topple
- Dems Capture Majority in Pennsylvania’s Statehouse After Special Election
ENVIRONMENT / CLIMATE
GEO-POLITICAL
- Will China Use the Supply Chain as a Weapon Against the US?
- ‘Hard to fathom’: China rapidly outpacing U.S. in shipbuilding in push for maritime dominance
- US to deploy 5 aircraft carriers in western Pacific in show of strength to China
- US Navy aircraft carrier going head-to-head with the Houthis has its planes in the air ‘constantly,’ strike group commander says
- Yemen militants hit Iran-bound ship for first time
- Blasts hit a natural gas pipeline in Iran and an official says it was an act of sabotage
- Biden Commits to Jordan’s King to Continue Ban on Christian, Jewish Worship on Jerusalem’s Holy Temple Mount
- Will Islam take over Europe?
- Navy officers serving “key roles” to be redeployed in woke “diversity and inclusion” jobs, U.K. military announces
- Netherlands joins coalition to supply Ukraine with advanced drones
- India security forces fire tear gas at protesting farmers on drive to Delhi
- N. Korea Fires Cruise Missiles in Provocative Weapon Test
- Putin Seeks Revenge on World Order He Once Wanted to Join
- Senegal cuts internet again amid widening crackdown on dissent
- British Army deploys troops to Middle East
- South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Cuba, North Korea’s old friend
UKRAINE
- Sinking of Tsezar Kunikov leaves Russian Black Sea Fleet with only 5 serviceable ships, down from 13
- Ukraine Funding Bill Would Make Peace Illegal
- The Ukraine Funding Bill Has a Hidden Impeachment Bomb Against Trump
GLOBALIZATION
- The World Is Bracing For An Apocalyptic Future
- The Global Deep State: A Fascist World Order Funded by the American Taxpayer
- Putin Seeks Revenge on World Order He Once Wanted to Join
IMMIGRATION
- Senate Will Not Remove
- Republicans impeach homeland security chief over border crisis
- NY Dem Sheriff: We’re Facing Surge from Northern Border, It’ll Take ‘Years’ to Recover Even if Border’s Closed Today
- Report: ICE Facing $700M Shortfall
- “Cash In Envelopes”: How The US And UN Are Funding The Border Crisis
- Chicago Mayor Johnson Gives $18 Million to “Black and Brown” Businesses to Feed Illegals
- Migrants Dropped Off At Couple’s Home Within One Hour Of Signing Up To Become Host Family
- Mayorkas Defends Decision to End ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Amid Border Crisis
- Invasion Spreads To Unfenced US Northern Border Amid “Record-Breaking Surge” Of Illegal Entries Detected
- What Many People Don’t Know About the US Border Crisis
LEGAL / CRIMINAL
- Alleged Thief Dead After Breaking Into Truck, Finding Owner Inside with AR-15
- US judge blocks Ohio law restricting children’s use of social media
- Lakewood “Woman” Shooter a “Transgender” Salvadoran Immigrant
- MS-13, Venezuelan gangs wreaking havoc in NYC, FBI warns
- 90,000 NYC Packages Get Stolen… Every Day
- Serious Threats Against Federal Judges Are on the Rise
MEDIA
Coronavirus-19
VACCINE
- Medical Journal Says “Behavior Interventions” Are Needed To “Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy”
- Employers that mandated COVID-19 injections for workers can be held LIABLE for vaccine injuries, Australian court rules
- UK has a problem: Excess deaths are up a staggering 22 percent among 1 to 14-year-olds.
- Over 70% Of Service Members Say They Felt ‘Coerced’ Into Taking COVID-19 Vaccine: Survey
NATIONAL SECURITY
- ‘Hard to fathom’: China rapidly outpacing U.S. in shipbuilding in push for maritime dominance
- The U.S. Navy Is Running Out of Tomahawk Cruise Missiles
POLITICAL
- The Stronger the Government, the Weaker the Nation
- Senate Will Not Remove
- Republicans impeach homeland security chief over border crisis
- First cabinet secretary since 1876
- Democrat Tom Suozzi wins N.Y. special election to replace George Santos
- Biden’s gaffes and repeated stumbles spur nervous talks about the 25th Amendment and Kamala taking over
- Gov. Newsom’s Homeless Plan May Make Crisis Worse
- Now they are coming for your — HAIR?! Wash Post touts ‘recycling human hair…into clothes’ as a ‘climate solution’ – ‘Weaving with human hair…keeps hair out of landfills & incinerators, where it would release greenhouse gases’
- Ukraine Funding Bill Would Make Peace Illegal
- The Ukraine Funding Bill Has a Hidden Impeachment Bomb Against Trump
- 2024: The Year America Ceases to Exist
PREPAREDNESS
- A Different Kind of Survivor
- Will China Use the Supply Chain as a Weapon Against the US?
- The World Is Bracing For An Apocalyptic Future
- 90,000 NYC Packages Get Stolen… Every Day
- Making Your Home More Self-Sufficient
- 25 Essential Wilderness Survival Skills
SECOND AMENDMENT
SPACE
- Second Launch Attempt For America’s Private Moon Lander Scheduled For Early Thursday After Initial Glitch
- This Tiny Moon of Saturn Is the Smallest Case of a Subsurface Ocean Ever Found in the Solar System
- Scientists Resort to Once-Unthinkable Solutions to Cool Planet
TECHNOLOGY
- “First 3D-Printed Functional Human Brain Tissue Grows Like the Real Thing”
- Forget Passwords and Badges: Your Body Is Next Security Key
WOKE
