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
ECONOMIC
- High Levels of Solar Activity Could Knock Out Internet for Months
- 1.8M fraudulent transactions led banks to close accounts of innocent customers without warning or explanation
- The Bottom 80% Has Gotten Significantly Poorer Since The Pandemic Began, And This Is Creating A “Robin Hood Mentality” All Over America
- “Everybody’s In Panic Mode”: Rich LA Homeowners Rent Mansions For Up To $150,000 Per Month Amid Turmoil
- Heating Homes With Natural Gas Is More Than 40% Cheaper Than Electricity: US EIA
- Oil markets in turmoil
- What’s Behind The Sudden Plunge In Oil Prices? Goldman’s Trading Desk Explains
- “Extremely Painful” NYC Budget Cuts Will Lead To Fewer New Police Hires, Reduced Trash Pickups
- Wall Street Is Buying Up American Soil
- Target CEO warns that shoppers are spending less because of budgetary concerns
- Where Have All Foreign Buyers Gone for Treasury Debt?
- Third of Black Friday Sales Offer No Real Savings
- Amazon Tells Employees They May Not Get Promoted If They Ignore Return-to-Office Mandate
EDUCATION(AL)
- The Moral Conscience of the Western World Has Been Silenced – Paul Craig Roberts
- Americans who permit themselves to be brainwashed by politicians and media should rescue themselves by watching this 7 minute
- An Insurgence of Idiots
- Students Missing School at Alarming Rate
- VIDEO: Michiganders Donate 5,500 Thanksgiving Turkeys to People in Need
- Pew: 32% of Young People Get Their News from China’s TikTok
- Woman boxer withdraws from Quebec championship fight rather than face trans competitor
ELECTION
- Does The President Really Know How He’s Polling?
- Shock Poll: Nikki Haley Tops Biden By 10 Points
- Joe Trailing Three Opponents
- Poll: Majority of Dems Want Biden Challenger
- Biden Campaign Might Join TikTok to Lure Young Vote
- Trump Continues Dominating While Nikki Haley Moves Into Second Place
ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EV)
ENVIRONMENT / CLIMATE
FOOD
GEO-POLITICAL
- 100 years ago today: the end of German hyperinflation
- Another World Leader In A Mask EXPOSED On The World Stage?
- Taliban Pocketing $2.5 Billion In US Taxpayer Humanitarian Aid: Inspector General
- US, Philippines Sign Nuclear Cooperation Pact
- Canada now euthanizes an average 36 citizens every day
- Owner Of Chinese Biolab Busted In California Linked To CCP Military Program
- We Can Make Iraq Not Be an Iran Client State on Energy Instead of Giving $10 Billion Sanctions Waivers
- Dem Rep. Doggett: Russia Is Exploiting Loopholes in Oil Embargo and We Must Do More to Cut off Revenue
- Xi Jinping suggests China may send U.S. more giant pandas
- Where Have All Foreign Buyers Gone for Treasury Debt?
- Australian senator compares Trudeau’s treatment of Freedom Convoy protesters to Communist China
- Trudeau Issued Notice of Intention to Seek Prosecution For Complicity in War Crimes in Gaza.
ISRAEL
- War Widens: Israel Targets Iran-Backed Sites in Syria
- Huge Smoke Plume Billowing From US Base Near Irbil, As Iranian Media Touts Strike
- Iran & US Holding Secretive Back-Channel Communications To Avoid Escalation
- Those hidden tunnels underneath al-Shifa hospital in Gaza where Israel says Hamas militants are hiding? Israel built them in 1983
LEGAL / CRIMINAL
- Supreme Court refuses to reinstate Florida’s anti-drag show law
- California Strips Homeowner of Gun Permit Who Defended His Family from Robber
- 500,000 People Excluded From $725 Million Facebook Settlement
MEDIA
- Biden Campaign Might Join TikTok to Lure Young Vote
- UK Guardian Newspaper Takes Down Tik Tok-Viral Bin Laden ‘Letter to America’
- High Levels of Solar Activity Could Knock Out Internet for Months
- Newspaper Closures Intensify
- Pew: 32% of Young People Get Their News from China’s TikTok
- Damaged goods: GOLDEN GLOBES sell TV rights just weeks before showtime
MEDICAL
- Child and Teen Cancer Deaths Are Down 24% in the Past Two Decades
- More people in the U.S. skip medical care due to cost than in other wealthy nations
- Mammography False-Positives Result in 84% Higher Rate of Breast Cancer Death, JAMA Oncology Reveals
- How smartphone addiction affects brain function and mental health
- First-Of-Its-Kind Blood Test Could Detect Pancreatic Cancer Far In Advance
VACCINE
- Psychiatric illnesses and horror-infused panic attacks exploded after Operation Warp Speed jabs were forced on tens of millions
- New Report Raises Concerns That CDC Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System Is Broken
NATIONAL SECURITY
- Huge Smoke Plume Billowing From US Base Near Irbil, As Iranian Media Touts Strike
- FBI: Hamas could be planning terror attacks on USA
POLITICAL
- Biden signs a bill averting a government shutdown for now, with Israel and Ukraine aid still stalled
- Late-night Senate Agreement Provides Path Forward on Annual Defense Bill
- An Insurgence of Idiots
- Moms for Liberty revenue grows by 500% in a year
- Passing The Baton? Biden Tells Apec Leaders Newsom Could Be President
- GOP Senator Leaves Biden’s Judicial Nominee Stumbling to Define Basic Legal Terms
- MAGA Already at War Over Staffing New White House
- US, Philippines Sign Nuclear Cooperation Pact
- Public gayness banned in Tennessee town
- ‘One Million Moms’ Boycott Macy’s for Pushing Pride at Thanksgiving.
PREPAREDNESS
- Lantern Types and Fuels
- Preparing for Winter: Emergency Preparedness Checklist
- Navigating the Off-Grid Lifestyle: Challenges and Triumphs
- Rescue & Self-recovery Focus vs. the Rescue-centric Focus
- Insider Tips On Prepping: What To Store For Emergencies
PRIVACY
SECOND AMENDMENT
- Federal Judge Finds No Right to Purchase a Gun in Second Amendment
- Federal Judge: Statute Barring Gun Possession After DUI Conviction Violates Second Amendment
- Chicago Armed Robber Skirts Mandatory 15-Year Prison Sentence After Judge Rules It Unconstitutional to Ban Felons From Owning Guns
- California Strips Homeowner of Gun Permit Who Defended His Family from Robber
- Gun Ownership Goes Through The Roof As Americans Say NO To Criminals And Tyranny
SOCIAL / CULTURE
- Public gayness banned in Tennessee town
- ‘One Million Moms’ Boycott Macy’s for Pushing Pride at Thanksgiving.
SPACE
- Keep an eye on the sky for the Leonid meteor shower this weekend
- High Levels of Solar Activity Could Knock Out Internet for Months
TECHNOLOGY
- Watch: Drone Over M&T Bank Stadium Stops NFL ‘Thursday Night Football’ Game Twice
- How smartphone addiction affects brain function and mental health
- How to De-Google Your Phone
TERRORISM
WEATHER
- 6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern Philippines
- Are You Prepared For The Cataclysmic Earth Changes That Are On The Way?
- Keep an eye on the sky for the Leonid meteor shower this weekend
WOKE