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 engineers report burnout, rushed rollouts as ‘rat race’ to stay competitive hits tech
- Rush to AI Fraught with Pitfalls of Humans
- BlackRock CEO: ‘Xenophobic’ Countries With Shrinking Populations May Be The ‘Big Winners’ in AI-Driven Future
ANTS RISING
- Pro-Israel, pro-Palestine supporters unite against Biden, Dems in ‘panic mode’
- Parents Protesting Colleges’ Reactions to Campus Tensions
- 134 of 282 arrested at NYC college Gaza Camps were outside agitators: report
- Protest-afflicted university urges professors to cancel final exams, move testing remote
- UK: UCL students attempt to replicate US protest encampments against Gaza war
- More than 2,100 arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses
- What demos could look like as summer begins
- Larry Summers: Harvard Is Violating Federal Civil Rights Laws
- Activists Try to ‘Dox’ UCLA Pro-Israel Vigilantes; Mistaken Identities Already
- Brown University Caves to Anti-Israel Mob; First to Consider Divestment
- ‘Show solidarity’: Pro-Palestinian protesters camp across Australian universities
- Fans call for Egyptian sports club to sever ties with Coca-Cola due to its links to Israel
- UW Seattle Students Create Autonomous “Liberated Zone” With Library, Medic Tent, No Free Speech Rights
CENSORSHIP
COLLAPSE ITEMS
ECONOMIC
- Longest Period Of Low Unemployment On Record
- Hiring Slows In April
- STARBUCKS Running Out of Americans to Drink Its Expensive Coffee
- APPLE Record $110 Billion Stock Buyback as iPhone Sales Plunge
- Hiring Slows to 175K; Unemployment at 3.9 Percent
- IRS: Number of audits to surge
- Stellantis Hiring Engineers in Low-Wage Brazil, India, Mexico After Laying Off 400 American Engineers
- Buffett retakes the stage as Berkshire prepares to pass the baton
- How to survive the first 180 days after the dollar collapse
- China, Australia, and Russia Dominate Global Gold Production
- These Are The Best US Companies To Work For (According To LinkedIn)
- Visualizing Global Gold Production In 2023
EDUCATION(AL)
- The ruins that could prove the Bible was true
- Signs Of The Times: War, Famine, Pestilences And Natural Disasters
- Protest-afflicted university urges professors to cancel final exams, move testing remote
- Wyoming Goes Wild: The Mad Dash for ‘Brown Gold’
- Washington elementary school won’t permit prayer club after approving LGBT ‘pride’ club
- Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal plant!
- Human-like behavior in world first
- Judge blocks punishment for girl athletes who refused to compete against a boy
ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EV)
- Former CIA operations officer warns: EVs and the climate agenda threaten national security
- US loosens some electric vehicle battery rules, potentially making more EVs eligible for tax credits
- California must spend up to $20 billion on grid upgrades if it wants EVs
ENVIRONMENT / CLIMATE
- Revolutionary New ‘Living Plastic’ That Could Slash Damage to the Environment Developed by California Researchers
- Orangutan Healed His Wound With Medicinal Plant
FOOD
- Nestle’s baby food brands sold in developing countries contain high levels of added sugar
- Walmart Launching New Cost-Efficient Grocery Brand
GEO-POLITICAL
- World ‘on brink of hybrid World War 3’ which will lead to ‘radioactive Europe’
- China, Russia Plotting Taiwan Invasion?
- Taiwan: 14 Chinese Military Jets Crossed Strait’s Median
- China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon
- British Columbia quickly shoots down bill to ban men from competing in women’s sports
- Turkey Halts All Trade With Israel, Officials Say
- British Home Office fails to locate over 3,500 asylum seekers slated for deportation to Rwanda
- ‘Show solidarity’: Pro-Palestinian protesters camp across Australian universities
- UK: UCL students attempt to replicate US protest encampments against Gaza war
- Paris drag queen targeted over Olympic torch relay role
- Haiti’s Police ‘Begging for Help’ in Battle Against Ruthless Gangs
- ‘They’re burning everything’
- Nestle’s baby food brands sold in developing countries contain high levels of added sugar
ISRAEL
- Israel Gives Hamas Week to Strike Deal or Rafah Offensive Will Begin
- Palestinian Civil Defense: Disease will spread from the 10,000 decomposing bodies buried under the rubble in Gaza
- Turkey Halts All Trade With Israel, Officials Say
UKRAINE
- US Says Russia Using “Chemical Weapons” In Ukraine…Except It’s Tear Gas
- Ukrainian men abroad voice anger over pressure to return home to fight
- Ukraine’s Energy Plants Seek Air Defenses
- Ukraine’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Weapons, It’s Lack Of Fighting Men
GLOBALIZATION
IDENTITY
- Paris drag queen targeted over Olympic torch relay role
- U.S. appeals court weighs Tennessee ban on changing sex in birth certificates
- Largest Review on Transgender-Youth Medicine Finds Insufficient Evidence for Medicalization
IMMIGRATION
- Biden expands health insurance access for DACA immigrants
- Biden to Let 100,000 Migrants Enroll in Obamacare
- British Home Office fails to locate over 3,500 asylum seekers slated for deportation to Rwanda
LEGAL / CRIMINAL
- U.S. appeals court weighs Tennessee ban on changing sex in birth certificates
- Judge blocks punishment for girl athletes who refused to compete against a boy
MEDIA
MEDICAL
Coronavirus-19
VACCINE
- Moderna Posts $1.2 Billion Loss as Sales of COVID-19 Vaccine Plunge 94 Percent
- Dementia-causing prions from mRNA COVID-19 jabs may be contagious, experts warn
- Experts Rip CDC for Redacting All 148 Pages of Information on Myocarditis After COVID Shots
- Thousands Believe Covid Vax Harmed Them. Is Anyone Listening
NATIONAL SECURITY
- Governors: Don’t Move Air National Guard to Space Force
- Former CIA operations officer warns: EVs and the climate agenda threaten national security
- ISIS Leader That Ambushed and Killed 4 U.S. Troops Suspected Killed
- Inside the New Tech to Make Marines More Lethal Shooters
POLITICAL
- 7 Numbers That Clearly Reveal The Direction That America Has Chosen
- Biden Roasted for National Day of Prayer Message: ‘You’re the Last Person Who Should Be Quoting Scripture’
- Arizona Senate Votes to Repeal 1864 Near-Total Abortion Ban
- Pro-Israel, pro-Palestine supporters unite against Biden, Dems in ‘panic mode’
- Young Democrats warn Biden he must quickly change course
- ‘We Wrote the Truth and These Days the Left Hates the Truth’: Nashville Hitmakers Launch ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Podcast Featuring Jason Aldean
- Florida Issues Rules for Life-Threatening Emergencies Under Abortion Restrictions
- South Dakota Activists Say Abortion Measure Has Enough Signatures to Qualify for November Ballot
- Stellantis Hiring Engineers in Low-Wage Brazil, India, Mexico After Laying Off 400 American Engineers
- Governors: Don’t Move Air National Guard to Space Force
- Newly proposed law would strip non-profit status from all organizations across America that criticize Israel
PREPAREDNESS
- Apocalypse goes mainstream: The end of the world is becoming normal conversation
- How to survive the first 180 days after the dollar collapse
- Post-Apocalyptic Stew
- Here’s Why Weeds Are a Good Prep
- 21 Vital Tips for Securing Your Homestead Perimeter
- Items I Stockpile Because I Don’t Trust the Government
- How To Stop Weeds With Vinegar – The Secret To Get Rid Of Weeds Naturally!
- How Could an Emp Destroy Electronics? The Science Behind It
PRIVACY
SOCIAL / CULTURE
SPACE
TECHNOLOGY
WEATHER