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Post by spatial on Apr 29, 2024 11:03:41 GMT 10
Bank runs and banks going broke requiring extensive bailouts. First bank failures of 2024 in full swing. Global dollar shortage. Republic First Bank closed, becoming the first US bank failure in 2024www.financialexpress.com/business/investing-abroad-republic-first-bank-closed-with-fulton-bank-acquiring-deposits-3469961/Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank also known as Republic Bank has been closed by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. Republic Bank is the first U.S. bank failure this year, the last failure was Citizens Bank, Sac City, Iowa on November 3, 2023. JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America Suffer $4,500,000,000 in Losses As ‘Unrecoverable Debt’ Soars: Report dailyhodl.com/2024/04/27/jpmorgan-chase-and-bank-of-america-suffer-4500000000-in-losses-as-unrecoverable-debt-soars-report/#:~:text=The%20two%20largest%20banks%20in,of%20this%20year%2C%20reports%20Reuters. The two largest banks in the US say they expect to lose a collective $4.5 billion from customers who are essentially unable to pay their bills. JPMorgan Chase says its net charge-offs, which are debts that the bank does not expect to receive, hit $2 billion in the first quarter of this year, reports Reuters.
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Post by spatial on Apr 26, 2024 22:02:36 GMT 10
A bit of late night Friday humour on censorship. Some interesting facts in the vid.... 45k views in 15hours.
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Post by spatial on Apr 26, 2024 18:34:48 GMT 10
I use trekking poles when walking/hiking in bush. Found them indispensable. Been looking at survival walking poles. Found a number of factory make ones that are quite useful, This woman's PVC pipe one is quite interesting and has potential. The vid is a bit long winded but useful ideas. Engineered tool
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Post by spatial on Apr 26, 2024 10:36:47 GMT 10
"Well, no president, prime minister or judge has authority over all of Earth! This platform adheres to the laws of countries in those countries, but it would be improper to extend one country’s rulings to other countries." Go for it Elon! Fugg em where it really hurts! Yeah it is a big overreach, Elon is ex South African!! not so easily intimidated. - Had to put that in there just to stir up more trouble. X It is a media company - how can a company operate with governments deciding what is politically correct or not - pushing their agendas. The greens calling for Elon to be locked up - shows their true colours - given any power they will implement Chinese type restrictions with a social score.
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Post by spatial on Apr 26, 2024 6:38:03 GMT 10
Australia is getting a lot of heat for online censorship, the Aus Gov is going on a dangerous path. The Bishop that was stabbed said he wanted the video online and available for people to view. Gov labels everything that they don't like as misinformation and must be taken down. During the COVID times gov blocked a lot of medical advice that has since been proven to be correct. We are heading back into the dark ages and burning of books to please a gov narrative. AusPrep being an online forum might also come under scrutiny. "Australian Senator Says Elon Musk Should “Be In Jail And The Key Be Thrown Away” The Australian government has gone full authoritarian after passing ‘eSafety’ billmodernity.news/2024/04/25/australian-prime-minister-calls-for-ban-on-memes/The Australian Prime Minister appeared to call for a ban on memes on social media Wednesday, as his government continues a full on assault on freedom of speech online. During a press appearance, Anthony Albanese seemed to lump in memes making fun of him with “misinformation” he is claiming should be purged from the internet. “Social media platforms have a responsibility to make sure that misinformation isn’t got out there,” Albanese stated.
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Post by spatial on Apr 20, 2024 11:54:07 GMT 10
Breaking NewsUS stocks last nigh were up and down mostly ended in the red for like 5 days in a row. Then checked this morning Japanese stocks down 3.3% Aus down more than 1.5%..Oil up Gold up $27 to well over $2,408 an ounce... Oil up 4%, Bitcoin down 5%.. It was a bit of panic initially but Israel missiles did not connect and Iran is safe for the moment. Israel did subsequently bomb Iranian military bases in Syria and I think Iran as well. Fuel is up a bit, Aus dollar down. Stocks mostly big losses. The US companies are in their quarterly reporting, which is what is causing stocks to go down. Netflix down 9% on revue miss. Rubber is hitting the road, or the can kicking is running out of road.
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Post by spatial on Apr 20, 2024 11:46:12 GMT 10
Skousen on Canadian Prepper. The first 2 minutes (1:30s) is worth watching. - Iran will nuke Israel
- Problems will break out in North Koran and Taiwan
- There will be satellite war, shooting enemy satellites out of the sky.
- Within 3 weeks of problems in Korean and Taiwan there will be a global nuclear war.
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Post by spatial on Apr 19, 2024 12:36:25 GMT 10
Breaking NewsUS stocks last nigh were up and down mostly ended in the red for like 5 days in a row. Then checked this morning Japanese stocks down 3.3% Aus down more than 1.5%..Oil up Gold up $27 to well over $2,408 an ounce... Oil up 4%, Bitcoin down 5%.. Time to fill up vehicles - I always feel the need to do something positive with such bad news, even if it is a few more preps. SUMMARY: www.zerohedge.com/markets/futures-tumble-oil-and-gold-soar-reports-huge-explosions-central-iran-israeli-airstrikes - Three large explosions heard in Isfahan south of Tehran, US officials confirm.
- The Natanz nuclear facility is located in Isfahan.
- Unconfirmed simultaneous explosions have also been reported in Syria and Iraq (Baghdad and Babil/Babylon province).
- Iran has established a no-fly-zone over its western region.
- Market reaction very strong: oil & gold soaring; TSY yields, crypto, and stocks tumbling.
- And just like that, Israel - having once again ignored Biden's pleadings not to escalate the already tense situation - is retaliating against Iran's weekend strike, which was itself a retaliation against Israel bombing Iran's embassy in Syria on April 1..
Explosions heard in Iran, US media reports Israeli strikeswww.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/explosions-heard-in-iran-us-media-reports-israeli-strikes-20240419-p5fl5m.htmlWashington: Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran, the American ABC News reported on Friday citing a US official. Iran’s Fars news agency said explosions were heard near the airport at the country’s central Isfahan city, but the reason was unknown. “The cause of these sounds is still unknown, and investigations continue until the exact details of the incident are determined,” the semi-official Fars news agency said. The state-run IRNA news agency said Iran has fired air defence batteries in several provinces, without elaborating.
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Post by spatial on Apr 19, 2024 11:20:36 GMT 10
Many of largest companies in the US are heavily invested in real estate, energy, pharmaceuticals, internet. The FANG stocks is what is keeping the internet alive. (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google). Food processing is done at only a hand full of mega factories. Walmart is the world's largest company by revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 list in October 2022.. Now closing stores in many of the democratic held cities due to extensive crime. Billion dollar shopping maul in NYC just closed due to crime - some rich guys will be feeling the pain. In the US, a lot of the mega corps and investment funds like blackrock and vanguard are buying up whole suburbs and becoming mega landlords and fixing the rental prices in their favour. Yes Blackrock made a monumental bet on US house and real-estate prices going up, if another 2008 crash occurs and prices go down they will be broke. Commercial and industrial real- estate is in early stages of crashing - big office blocks being sold off at big losses. Blackrock share price is down almost 7% over the last 12 months. Blackrock made a bet that there wont be another financial crash in our lifetimes (Janet Yellen) prices would continue to go up. They are at risk. Blackrock being a financial company with lots of assets bought up houses like mad and were able to do it with lower interest rates that the man in the street gets. Rates are now up and US house prices not looking good. Housing not doing so well in the US, despite desperate need to house immigrants. The last week stocks being going down as it all depends on US gov dropping rates, but inflation still coming in hot... www.census.gov/construction/nrc/current/index.html
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Post by spatial on Apr 18, 2024 13:04:41 GMT 10
I reckon this is just a fantasy of the lower classes. Similar to the fantasy people have when they say China is doomed because their population has been in decline for a few years. Demographics does make a difference. The pendulum swings - rich have been getting richer and the poor poorer - it will start swigging the other way, we have been stuck in the rut for a long time and cant see it. After the Black plague in Europe where up to 1/3 of Europeans fell. The farming peasants had choice of where to go work and better salaries, landlords went under. Japan now changing there long-term police and looking at brining in immigrants to fill employment gaps. Many of largest companies in the US are heavily invested in real estate, energy, pharmaceuticals, internet. The FANG stocks is what is keeping the internet alive. (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google). Food processing is done at only a hand full of mega factories. Walmart is the world's largest company by revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 list in October 2022.. Now closing stores in many of the democratic held cities due to extensive crime. Billion dollar shopping maul in NYC just closed due to crime - some rich guys will be feeling the pain. ABANDONED STORES Haunting pics of empty $1b city mall plagued by theft epidemic as it plans to shut down only 10 years after it was built www.the-sun.com/news/10886613/fulton-centre-westfield-mall-homeless-empty-stores/Although the NYC retail center was celebrated by its ideators as a way to rehabilitate the busy area, the mall has fallen into disuse as several stores have ended their leases there. Eery photos of the empty mall show a handful of people walking around stores with no customers or even many employees. Black Plaguewww.britannica.com/event/Black-Death/Effects-and-significanceThe consequences of this violent catastrophe were many. A cessation of wars and a sudden slump in trade immediately followed but were only of short duration. A more lasting and serious consequence was the drastic reduction of the amount of land under cultivation, due to the deaths of so many labourers. This proved to be the ruin of many landowners. The shortage of labour compelled them to substitute wages or money rents in place of labour services in an effort to keep their tenants. There was also a general rise in wages for artisans and peasants. These changes brought a new fluidity to the hitherto rigid stratification of society.
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Post by spatial on Apr 17, 2024 20:24:45 GMT 10
This thread definitely a blast from the post. Every empire fails is the underscript of the movie... That has been one of my mantras... Hollywood sometimes get things right...... Most comments on the trailer is that this is the USA near future. Interesting comments from ABC article amp.abc.net.au/article/103730876
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Post by spatial on Apr 16, 2024 19:37:46 GMT 10
Anyone hear the 'boast' from Iran that if the USA/Israel tried to retaliate, then they would use a weapon never before seen. Good reference to a nuke, where from ? North Korea, Russia ? U ready for WW3 ? There is a prophesy that Iran nukes Israel sent from Liberia, but starts a global chain reaction of everyone nuking each other. Iran already has enough enriched uranium to build a few nukes, hence Israel wants to take them out. The sanctions on Iran is due to their continued nuclear program and generation of enriched uranium. Sanctions failed they continue unabated.
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Post by spatial on Apr 16, 2024 16:23:03 GMT 10
I believe the start of WW3 when your not actually having the start of WW3 was performed to temporarily placate the ever restless Iranian Population. Previous world wars like WW1 started with Russia amassing troops close to European borders. Germans thought it a threat and attacked France who was allied with the Russian, Brits got involved as the Germs went through some of their allied counties. The thinking of the day was an army could take a county by surprise even a grater military power, so Germany panicked and caused a world war. Economic hardship in Iran, China, most of the Middle East could also be a trigger for more conflict outbreaks. China youth unemployment sky high - they are no longer reporting figures because it looks bad.
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Post by spatial on Apr 16, 2024 16:14:40 GMT 10
The church stabbing now declared a terrorist attack. What is of concern is the response by the community. They called the police for assistance then after the perpetrator is in custody forced the police to barricade themselves in the church and await backup with proper transport for the perpetrator.
20 police vehicles damaged of which 10 now inoperable. Such a small incident and police not responsible for any bad behavior. What happens when things really go south like a banking holiday, or EMP and power outages, internet down and commerce stopped. It shows high potential for sectors of the community to go nuts....
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Post by spatial on Apr 15, 2024 22:49:29 GMT 10
Not good a second stabbing attack. A well known Bishop, I have previously viewed some of his YT vids. His supporters looked really mad.
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Post by spatial on Apr 15, 2024 16:25:44 GMT 10
Unfortunately not all nutcases have history. What inspires them to go crazy like that. why did he choose the located that he did. A mentally disturbed person can be groomed and used to kill. Will see if something comes out of the investigation. As to weapons I was taught a chair is the best weapon against a knife.
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Post by spatial on Apr 15, 2024 16:05:19 GMT 10
What will Israel do now ? Stand back and look weak, or fire some missiles at a non descript target ? Or perhaps concentrate on disabling the Nuclear power plants the other side has ? Are they stupid enough to start WW3 ? U ready for that ? We know its going to happen sometime. Doubling up on preps. This is a tough one. Israel told by the USA that they would not respond. Not much damage to Israel or loss of life. But, There is always a but.. The USA told Iran don't do it, now the US looking weak. Weak when Russia invaded Ukraine, weak on Afghan withdrawal. Israel already approved counter strike - personally I think they have been looking for an excuse for many years to hit Iranian nuclear infrastructure. Economic markets don't think there will be a retaliation. There will be full scale war between Israel and Iran, just a matter of time. Iran has lots of economic problems and dissatisfied citizens the same for Lebanon, They don't want to get involved in a war. Each Iranian drone cost around 15K to produce and 250k for Israel to shoot it down. There is now a shortage of missiles with Ukrainian war going on.
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Post by spatial on Apr 14, 2024 15:58:12 GMT 10
Israel Iran war now almost certain. US and Jordanian forces heavily involved in shooting down drones and missiles. Gold and oil jumping up and down like a cat on a hot tin roof. Expect the price of fuel to jump tomorrow - need to fill up today or early tomorrow and prepare for higher prices.Israel says Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, 99% of which were interceptedapnews.com/article/strait-of-hormuz-vessel-33fcffde2d867380e98c89403776a8acCalling the outcome “a very significant strategic success,” Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said Iran fired 170 drones, more than 30 cruise missiles and more than 120 ballistic missiles. Of those, several ballistic missiles reached Israeli territory, causing minor damage to an air base..... In Washington, President Joe Biden said U.S. forces helped Israel down “nearly all” the drones and missiles and pledged to convene allies to develop a unified response. Canadian Prepper going into full panic mode.. Claiming panic buying of food and fuel in Israel and surrounding nations. Israel threatening a response. ⚡EMERGENCY: IRAN DESTROYS ISRAELI AIRBASE MASSIVE ESCALATION, PANIC BUYING, DIMONA ALERT! ITS BEGUN
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Post by spatial on Apr 14, 2024 9:17:44 GMT 10
The media won't release the details of the ethnicity of the attacker (but you can have a good guess from the photo of him) nor will they release the motive to avoid causing another race divide in the community. It'll all be "lone attacker" That might, just might be because the people who profit from mass immigration are the same ones who own media companies. It is politically motivated, if it was from a right wing extremist the media would be endless coverage of extremism and and new school programs with more indoctrination and more ".."lives matter.. Mass demonstrations in the street. Like voice to parliament people are seeing through all the drama focusing on victims of the attack but not he underlying issues...
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Post by spatial on Apr 14, 2024 9:11:01 GMT 10
We are in a bizzarro twilight state: :Land of the free" now land of fee to loot and steel - in South Africa they called it democratic shopping. Who would of thought such a thing even comprehensible try and force businesses to stay open.... Crime-Ridden San Francisco Seeks To Allow Lawsuits Against Grocery Stores Fleeing The City As Mass Corporate Exodus Continuesfinance.yahoo.com/news/crime-ridden-san-francisco-seeks-151304061.html#:~:text=Dean%20Preston%2C%20another%20member%20of,for%20the%20location%20it's%20vacating. San Francisco has long been feared to be falling into a doom loop, a situation where taxpayers leaving the crime-ridden city results in lower tax revenues leading to cuts in services and rising taxes, making it even less desirable to live in. It can be especially devastating when a community's essential businesses, such as grocery stores, decide to leave. San Francisco experienced this last year when Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)-owned Whole Foods Market Inc. shut down its flagship store in the city after being open for just over a year, citing employee safety concerns.
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