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
- MFA of Ukraine – Meet Victoria Shi
- Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokeswoman
- International Olympic Committee prepares for AI integration in 2024 Paris Olympics
ANTS RISING
- Surprise! George Soros Is Funding the Pro-Hamas Protests
- NYPD Restores Old Glory After Clearing CCNY Protesters
- U.S. Colleges And Universities Are About To Go Completely Nuts Because Israel Is Planning A Really Big Move
- In Portland Library, Pro-Palestinian Activists Fortify for Standoff
- WATCH: War at UCLA as Pro-Israel Vigilantes Storm Palestine ‘Encampment’ Overnight
- WATCH: Pro-Palestine Protesters Erect Encampment at University of Texas, Cops at Ready to Disperse
- NYU Prof.: DEI Eating Itself on Campus, Becoming ‘Evil’, Campus Antisemitism Most Un-American Act Since Segregation
- Columbia Professor Decries Encampment Raids: Police Not Allowed on Campus Without ‘Consent of the Faculty’
- WATCH: Columbia Protest Rep Demands Refreshments for Violent Activists Occupying Building; ‘Humanitarian Aid’
- Police Use Tear Gas on Anti-Israel Protesters at University of South Florida
ECONOMIC
- Fed to hold rates steady as inflation dims hopes for policy easing
- SB 735, The Constitutional Money Act passed with 21 votes in Missouri in the Senate.
- US job openings fall to three-year low in March
- Job Openings Tumble, Quits Plunge, Hires Unexpectedly Crater To January 2018 Levels
- Welcome to the white-collar recession
- More CEOs deciding stress, pressure, and loneliness just not worth the money
- Consumer confidence drops over food and gas prices
- CVS Shares Dump On Earnings Miss, Outlook Slashed On Rising Medical Costs
- Report: 29 percent of Americans earn above the poverty line but still less than what they need to comfortably get by
- 1 In 4 Americans Fear Their Jobs Will Disappear This Year
- Biden Bails Out Art Institute Students’ $6.1 Billion in Loans
- US private payrolls beat expectations in April
- Californians fed up with fast food chains hiking prices are now biting back — by taking their business elsewhere
- Office loan defaults at highest point in more than a decade
- United Nations tracking and controlling refugees’ cash and aid relief in Burkina Faso through digital IDs
- Oil Prices Plummet 3% on US Inventory Build, Inflation
- Is Copper Heading to $15,000?
EDUCATION(AL)
- U.S. Colleges And Universities Are About To Go Completely Nuts Because Israel Is Planning A Really Big Move
- REPORT: Transgender Athlete to Compete in National Women’s Water Polo Championship
- Ex-Columbia Instructor: ‘I Doubt’ Lawbreaking Students Will Be Punished by School, But Law-Abiding Students Will Leave
- Florida’s Six-Week Abortion Restriction to Take Effect on Wednesday
- Biden Bails Out Art Institute Students’ $6.1 Billion in Loans
- Like the Soviet Union, coming soon: “antisemitism monitors” for all U.S. college campuses
- PRIME Drinks facing lawsuit after tests show each beverage contains 3X the LIFETIME amount of “forever chemicals”
- Looking At The Deagel Report Apocalyptic Depopulation Forecast As We Near 2025
- Five middle school girls who refused to play against trans competitor banned from sport
- NYU Prof.: DEI Eating Itself on Campus, Becoming ‘Evil’, Campus Antisemitism Most Un-American Act Since Segregation
ELECTION
ENVIRONMENT / CLIMATE
- Wind energy industry produced less power in 2023, despite having increased total generation capacity
- Tyson Food Accused of Dumping Toxic Chemicals into American Rivers
FOOD
- PRIME Drinks facing lawsuit after tests show each beverage contains 3X the LIFETIME amount of “forever chemicals”
- HIDDEN DANGER: Beware of arsenic contamination in rice
GEO-POLITICAL
- United Nations tracking and controlling refugees’ cash and aid relief in Burkina Faso through digital IDs
- China constructing massive satellite network that can target anything anywhere on Earth
- U.S. Remains Hostage to China’s Rare Earth Metals Monopoly
- Measles making alarming comeback as global cases double and trend is getting worse
- British Government Begins Roundup of Migrants for Relocation to Africa, But Thousands Are Missing
- Nigeria Workers’ Day: Civil servants get pay rises up to 35%
- Ghana court will not force president to sign LGBT bill
- Who Is Crossing The English Channel?
ISRAEL
- ‘Hell on earth’: Inside the overlooked plight of Christians in Gaza
- U.S. Colleges And Universities Are About To Go Completely Nuts Because Israel Is Planning A Really Big Move
- Israel Preps Delegation to Cairo for Last-Chance Gaza Cease-Fire
- Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll: 72 Percent Support Israeli Action in Rafah
- WATCH: SecDef admits it’s possible U.S. troops could get into firefight with Gaza terrorists
UKRAINE
- Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokeswoman
- Ukraine reveals number of draft dodgers who died fleeing the country
- Your Tax Dollars At Work: US To Buy Ukrainian-Made Weapons For Ukraine
GLOBALIZATION
- United Nations tracking and controlling refugees’ cash and aid relief in Burkina Faso through digital IDs
- Central Banker Tells WEF That Covid Helps With The Transition to a Cashless Society
IMMIGRATION
- British Government Begins Roundup of Migrants for Relocation to Africa, But Thousands Are Missing
- Who Is Crossing The English Channel?
- White House Considers Inviting Gaza Palestinians as Refugees
- Oklahoma Joins Multi-State State Push to Squeeze Out Illegals
- $3.5 Billion Slipped Into Ukraine-Israel Aid Bill To ‘Supercharge Mass Migration From The Middle East’
- Migrant crisis sees Denver hospitals buckle under volume of patients
- GALLUP: Immigration Named Top Problem for Third Straight Month
LEGAL / CRIMINAL
- Biden admin takes step to make marijuana use less serious crime
- US Supreme Court will not halt Texas age verification for online porn
- DEA, Riverside Police Seize 10 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl from Sinaloa Cartel Cell
- Judge Hits “Treasonous” Former-NSA Worker with 21-Year Sentence for Trying to Sell Secrets to Russia: “A Betrayal”
MEDIA
- 8 Other Chinese apps that could be affected by the TikTok ban
- News orgs have trust issues as they gear up to cover another election
- ‘Extraordinary’: CNN anchor stunned by own poll showing most call Trump presidency a success
MEDICAL
- Measles making alarming comeback as global cases double and trend is getting worse
- PRIME Drinks facing lawsuit after tests show each beverage contains 3X the LIFETIME amount of “forever chemicals”
- The Strain Of The Bird Flu That Is Killing Cats In Texas Is Causing “Brain Hemorrhaging” And “Blindness”
Coronavirus-19
NATIONAL SECURITY
- Lethal: Mojave drone can blast targets at 6,000 rounds per minute
- China constructing massive satellite network that can target anything anywhere on Earth
POLITICAL
- $3.5 Billion Slipped Into Ukraine-Israel Aid Bill To ‘Supercharge Mass Migration From The Middle East’
- The Steady Slide Towards Tyranny: How Freedom Dies from A to Z
- Biden Pushes More Gun Control for Law-Abiding Citizens After Felon Reportedly Killed 4 Officers in NC
- VP Kamala Harris to Give Abortion Speech in Florida as Six-Week Restriction Takes Effect
- White House Considers Inviting Gaza Palestinians as Refugees
- Biden Bails Out Art Institute Students’ $6.1 Billion in Loans
- SB 735, The Constitutional Money Act passed with 21 votes in Missouri in the Senate.
- NYU Prof.: DEI Eating Itself on Campus, Becoming ‘Evil’, Campus Antisemitism Most Un-American Act Since Segregation
- WATCH: SecDef admits it’s possible U.S. troops could get into firefight with Gaza terrorists
- Feds Warn Employers Can Be Punished for Failing to Use Preferred Transgender Pronouns, Restrooms
PREPAREDNESS
- SELCO: “We Are Frogs and the Water Is Almost Boiling”
- Here’s How You’ll Die When the SHTF (and How to Prevent Your Untimely Demise)
- 25 Items That Will Become Worthless in a Post-Apocalyptic World
- Top 20 Barter Items For Survival In A Grid Down, SHTF Situation: One Year After Total Collapse
- The 11 Most Profitable Crops You Can Grow and Why
- 7 Tips to Prepare Your House for an EMP
- how To Keep Up Your Hygiene During A SHTF Situation
- How to Grow a Lot of Potatoes in Bags
SECOND AMENDMENT
- Most Gun Friendly States in 2024
- Biden Pushes More Gun Control for Law-Abiding Citizens After Felon Reportedly Killed 4 Officers in NC
SPACE
TERRORISM
WEATHER
