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
- AI Researchers Pushing Their Value to Climate Activists
- California welcomes world’s first fully autonomous AI-powered restaurant
ANTS RISING
CYBER
ECONOMIC
- Biden Claims His ‘Favorite Memory’ of 2023 Is the Economy Improving
- Jean-Pierre: Americans Just Need to Give Bidenomics “More Time”
- Bitcoin Flash-Crashes On 15th Anniversary Of ‘Genesis Block’
- U.S. Car Sales Slowed at End of 2023 Due to Higher Financing Costs and Near-Record Prices
- US national debt tops $34T for first time in history
- Total US Public Debt Tops $34 Trillion
- How to Create a Budget…and Stick to It
- Swiss health insurance report: People receiving cancer treatment since 2020 skyrocketed by 73% after rollout of COVID vaccines
- U.S. Manufacturing Contracts For 14th Straight Month
- Job Openings Slide To Three Year Low As Hiring Suddenly Craters Below Pre-Covid Levels, Quits Tumble
- World’s biggest cruise ship prepares for service: 1,198 feet-long!
- Liberal States’ Reparations Push Is ‘Symbolism Over Substance’
- This wildly massive 3D-printed home is the first of its kind: ‘[It] can withstand the hurricanes and heavy storms’
- Gold Prices Predicted To Hit Record Highs Of $2,300 In 2024
- Buying Gold and Silver for Survival Preps
- The real meaning of inflation and deflation
EDUCATION(AL)
- California Schools Push Kids To Watch Films On Transgenderism
- Massive Teachers Union Gets Taken to School, Learns Difficult Lesson After Conservative Group Appears
- Run Over by A Car, Mob of High Schoolers Hoist the Machine Off Mother and 2 Kids
- Hero NYC Cops Carry Four Elders Out of Burning Building on Their Shoulders
- Need to know: The Grid is Going Down: How to Prepare
- When You Sit In A “Digital Car” You Consent To Being Recorded And Personal Data Sold
ELECTION
- Media Outlets Are Already Calling for Online 2024 Election Censorship
- CNN Analyst Says Dems Have To “Hype Up” Fear Because They Can’t Win on Economic Messaging
ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EV)
- Global gasoline consumption high record highs in 2023, despite predictions EVs would lower demand
- TESLA overtaken by China’s BYD as world’s biggest EV maker
- Chinese EV makers are planning factories in Mexico—and the U.S. is worried it’s a ‘back door’ to undercutting the Big 3 carmakers
ENVIRONMENT / CLIMATE
- Study reveals the surprising superpower of America’s bison population: ‘Truly unique and impressive’
- AI Researchers Pushing Their Value to Climate Activists
- Maine officials slow process to adopt California-style bans on sale of gas-powered vehicles
FOOD
- STUDY: Vegan meals NOT healthier than meat options
- California welcomes world’s first fully autonomous AI-powered restaurant
GEO-POLITICAL
- “Escalation” Is A Word That You Will Hear A Lot This Year As The Globe Erupts In Flames
- Three Hot Spots Where War May Break Out in 2024
- Iran says at least 103 people killed, 141 wounded in blasts at ceremony honoring Soleimani
- Tehran condemns ‘terror attack’
- Beijing Balloons Are Back. This Time Over Taiwan
- Swiss health insurance report: People receiving cancer treatment since 2020 skyrocketed by 73% after rollout of COVID vaccines
- World’s biggest cruise ship prepares for service: 1,198 feet-long!
- The UK has ‘nothing’ left in its military stockpiles after arming Ukraine
- Sen. Lindsey Graham calls for Biden administration to launch attacks on Iranian oil fields, military bases
- Teen found carrying sister’s DECAPITATED head while walking the streets of Mexico
ISRAEL
UKRAINE
GLOBALIZATION
IDENTITY
- California Schools Push Kids To Watch Films On Transgenderism
- Here’s how much federal diversity trainings are costing you
- WHO head declares war on meat in the name of fighting “climate change”
- More people are standing up to the radical LGBT movement, and it’s working
- Judge Says Calling Drag Queens ‘Groomers’ is A Slur, Not Protected Speech.
- Americans repeatedly warned not to mislabel transgenders – but most transgenders actually want to confuse people about their gender, especially “binaries”
IMMIGRATION
- 151K Migrants Apprehended Last Month in 2 Border Sectors — Shatters Prior Records
- Watch: “Guerrilla Camps” Set Up By Leftist Groups Assist Cartels In Southern Border Invasion
- Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Patrol to Remove Razor Wire at Barricades
- Biden preps to open more border crossings as illegals surge reaches new levels
- Biden Floods Small Wisconsin Town with 1,000 Migrants
- Denver Mayor: We’ll Hit Point Where Our Sanctuary City Must Turn Away Migrants, ‘Not Enough’ ‘Work’ or Housing
- Trenton Mayor: We Can’t Take Migrants Because ‘We Have Our Own Societal Problems’ to Fix on Poverty, Joblessness
- Texas Governor Abbott Trolls Mayors of Sanctuary Cities – Posts Number of Illegal Aliens He Has Sent to Them
- Biden Admin Accused of ‘Aiding and Abetting’ Cartels in Border Crisis
- This Is Treason: Americans Should Be Absolutely Enraged As America’s Full-Scale Invasion Is Enabled By ‘Enemies Of America Within’ In DC, Who Also Wage A Genocidal War Upon Us – – US Govt Puts Health Of Illegals Ahead Of US Veterans And The American People
- Watch: WH Press Sec Claims Biden Doing All He Can to Protect US Border Blames Republicans
- Report: Majority of illegals benefit from welfare programs in the U.S. many of them have “anchor babies”
- INVASION USA: Swarm of military-aged immigrants arriving in Texas, citizen journalist warns
LEGAL / CRIMINAL
- Naming Names: Infamous ‘Epstein List’ Set For Wednesday Release
- Epstein Docs Set For Release
- Who Will Be Named?
- Police Must Use Criminals’ “Self-Provided Names” and Pronouns Under New Law
- NEW LAWS: Gender-neutral toy aisles, blackout license plates, anti-book bans
- Court acts on Biden scheme to force ER doctors to become abortionists
- US Supreme Court Could Dismantle Federal Government’s Powers in 2024
- US: Trans-Identified Male Killer Who Fed Victims to Pigs Serving Life Sentence in Women’s Prison
MEDIA
- CNN Analyst Says Dems Have To “Hype Up” Fear Because They Can’t Win on Economic Messaging
- Pornhub blocks Montana and North Carolina as their age verification laws take effect
- More people are canceling their streaming services as companies like Netflix, Amazon, and Disney hike prices
MEDICAL
- ASHP survey: 99 percent of pharmacists have reported drug shortages in 2023
- Court acts on Biden scheme to force ER doctors to become abortionists
- 22-Year-Old College Football Player Dies Following Team Workout
- New Enzyme Allows CRISPR Technology to Accurately Target Almost Any Human Gene
Coronavirus-19
- More Evidence Emerges Confirming COVID Lab-Leak Theory
- SMOKING GUN: Uncovered spike protein “SARS-CoV” blueprints reveal PLANNED RELEASE of deadly COVID bioweapon
- Sick with COVID and flu: Double infections hit California hard
VACCINE
NATIONAL SECURITY
- Al-Qaeda Threatens NYC With Suicide Bombers – Relaunches English Magazine
- Need to know: The Grid is Going Down: How to Prepare
POLITICAL
- Total US Public Debt Tops $34 Trillion
- Red-Faced Biden Returns from Latest Vacation Break
- Poll Shows Biden’s Migration Is a Top Problem in 2024 Election
- Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Patrol to Remove Razor Wire at Barricades
- Biden Floods Small Wisconsin Town with 1,000 Migrants
- Denver Mayor: We’ll Hit Point Where Our Sanctuary City Must Turn Away Migrants, ‘Not Enough’ ‘Work’ or Housing
- Court acts on Biden scheme to force ER doctors to become abortionists
- Sen. Lindsey Graham calls for Biden administration to launch attacks on Iranian oil fields, military bases
- Biden Claims His ‘Favorite Memory’ of 2023 Is the Economy Improving
- Maine officials slow process to adopt California-style bans on sale of gas-powered vehicles
- White House proudly admits Biden has ‘always, always put equity at the center of every policy’
- US Supreme Court Could Dismantle Federal Government’s Powers in 2024
- Former CIA Analyst: Intel Agencies to Help Biden Defeat Trump
POWER GRID
- Need to know: The Grid is Going Down: How to Prepare
- How Long Would Society Last During a Total Grid Collapse? What Is A Black Start Of The Power Grid?
PREPAREDNESS
- Buying Gold and Silver for Survival Preps
- 4 Flashlights Every Prepper Needs
- Run Over by A Car, Mob of High Schoolers Hoist the Machine Off Mother and 2 Kids
- Hero NYC Cops Carry Four Elders Out of Burning Building on Their Shoulders
- Need to know: The Grid is Going Down: How to Prepare
- How Long Would Society Last During a Total Grid Collase? What Is A Black Start Of The Power Grid?
- Studying Your Environment Pays Big When SHTF
- Should I Be Doomsday Prepping? Friendly Guide For Beginners
- 10 Ways to Stretch Your Food Budget
- Shock: Identification and Treatment
- 15 Reasons You Want Plenty of Salt on Hand If SHTF Happens
PRIVACY
SECOND AMENDMENT
- State ban on guns in public places takes effect despite ongoing legal challenges
- Alleged Intruder Hospitalized After Kicking in Door of Armed Homeowner
SPACE
TERRORISM
WATER
WEATHER
WOKE
UFO/UAP