He will be missed, a consummate actor and person.
In memoriam, Robert Duvall, Died yesterday, Feb. 15, he was 95
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Do you feel you got a seat behind the roof column in the back of the theater?
Funny how politicians can back-flip when money is on the table.
Are we seeing the trigger to a catastrophic reset in the banking system?
Vox Popoli, https://www.voxday.net./
This has been floating around. I saw it on Hal Turner’s site, which isn’t particularly reliable, but the specifics mentioned tend to indicate that this one might be.
Reports have been coming in CLAIMING “a systemically important bank, a major player in Silver Futures, failed to pay its Margin Call by 2:00 AM and was liquidated by the futures Exchange at 2:47 AM eastern US time.”
The reports are CONCEALING the name of the bank, but it is confirmed that overnight, the federal reserve was forced to pump another $34 Billion into the Banking System through its Emergency Overnight Repo facility. This $34 Billion is on top of the $17 Billion which had to be pumped-in two days ago, on Friday morning.
The Bank involved is described as “one of the largest players in the precious metals derivatives market” blew past every risk limit, breached every covenant. and exhausted every line of credit.”
The Bank is further described as having been “massively short silver; we are talking massive positions numbering in the hundreds-of-millions ounces.”
According to the information coming out this morning, when Silver broke through $70 per ounce on Friday, this bank received a “Margin Call” from the Commodities Exchange(s) which “exceeded their liquid capital.” I am further told that “the clearinghouse gave them until Sunday morning to post $2.3 BILLION in additional cash collateral.”
UPDATE 12:48 PM EST —
According to additional information, at 2:47 AM the Bank notified the Exchange that they could NOT meet the $2.3 Billion margin call. At 3:03 AM, the Exchange began forced liquidation of the Contracts. By 4:15 AM, the Banks positions on the Exchange were fully closed. SIXTEEN MINUTES LATER FEDERAL REGULATORS SEIZED THE BANK TO PREVENT A DISORDERLY UNWIND.
The reason Turner suspects the failed bank might be Chase is because he was blocked from his business account there last night.
Tonight, I logged-in to my bank and tried to send a Wire Transfer. I’ve done this a couple times in the past and everything went fine. Tonight, I get a call from their FRAUD Department . . . things went downhill fast…
I’ve sent wire transfers before, and for amounts much higher than tonight. . . . . Like seven times higher than tonight. Never a problem. Tonight, they say I am not me and I’m cut off.
I wonder if the bank that reportedly got SEIZED by federal regulators at around 4:30 this morning because they couldn’t make Margin Calls on Silver Shorts, maybe, might be, JP Morgan CHASE ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (Story HERE) Is it possible they won’t send the wire transfer because they’re broke?
Maybe I am not the only one being cut off from my Business account?
It’s all just rumors at this point, and I have no wish to scaremonger for clicks or anything, but we all know how fragile the system is right now. And it wouldn’t even be remotely surprising if one of the banks that was holding a short position against silver went down about now.
Posted on by VD
Another institute of our culture is closing shop.
From Wirecutter,
So long, Hot Lips
Legendary M*A*S*H star Loretta Swit has died at the age of 87.
Swit was known for playing the iconic character Major Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan on the hit series.
This has been brought to my attention, CO2 is what makes our life possible.
Thnks BC
So yesterday’s bad news. I am sure he is going to be introduced to the FO part of FA.
Australian Trump Delusions
Delusions v Reality, from Johno, down under, A clear case of Aussie TDS.
By Dee McLachlan, April 9, 2025
Read on blog or Reader Gumshoe News Delusions v Reality  By Dee McLachlan on April 9, 2025by Dee McLachlan Global Delusions A Facebook post popped into my feed the other day. This an extract (posted 3 April):”…he [Trump] knows that if America is left as a functional democracy, that will inevitably be his eventual fate. He will be destroyed if he ever loses the presidency. So then, in Trump’s mind, fuck America – with his intention to survive no matter what, he’s deliberately tanking the economy, along with everything else, to burn it all down. “I just couldn’t resist responding: “Totally misguided analysis… Over the last few decades almost all manufacturing (wealth generation) was stripped from the US. The US citizens are the unhealthiest in the world. They spend 3x more on education and have the lowest standards. It was bankrupt in 1973, and the US is/was a basket case. Their IP and industries sent to China. JFK was trying to create a balanced stable (peaceful) world but was murdered (in 1963) and this allowed the obscene war machine (the military industrial complex) to profit off the US taxpayer for decades and decimate countries across the globe. After Biden’s term the US was about to be flushed down the toilet as a FAILED REPUBLIC. But about 80 million voters wanted the country they once knew back again. Their ONLY option was to vote for Trump — the only person resilience enough to survive the onslaught (lawfare and assassinations) from the global elite/cabal that have always wanted an UNELECTED (non-democratic) one-world government. The plan to destroy and erode America (and bleed the taxpayers) has been around for a long time. Nearly 80 million voted in Trump hoping he’ll reverse the trend… (e.g., RFK Jr to make them healthy again, and tariffs to bring back manufacturing and resource independence). …If the people don’t like what he’s doing, they will send him packing in 2028. You know democracy is working when the most media-hated man on the planet can become president. “My comment was not well received. I don’t profess to know where the Trump presidency might lead us, but I believe I had a sense of where the Biden/Harris plan was leading. Sandra posted an interesting Catherine Austin Fitts video yesterday (here), about “whiteout” and the “control grid”. And we have no idea of how society will adjust after the AI tsunami floods into our lives. But by 2025 I had hoped that many friends, family and strangers I bump into might be more open to the worldly reality I see unfolding. However, it seems a huge section of the population is still trapped in a mind matrix — watching the shadows on the “cave wall” (e.g., Plato’s ‘Allegory of the Cave’). The hate for Trump is so intensely hyperbolic and it seems human perception has been captured by the regurgitating mainstream media indoctrination — with those MSM personalities in turn being hostages of their own propaganda.(Am I just watching shadows in another cave?)This general “delusion” was clearly demonstrated by Dem Insiders and MSM hosts claiming Biden was “sharp as a tack” when anyone with an open mind could see the cognitive decline over, at least, his last 3 years. Given the label of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS), the Dems and orange-man-haters across the globe are preventing humanity moving to a form of logical normalcy. How can society recalibrate when Trump haters would prefer, it seems, society to implode out of spite rather than let Trump improve the lot of US citizens. And our leaders are not immune. Kevin Rudde Negotiating for Australia Albo sent in former PM Kevin Rudd to negotiate the tariffs. An unbelievably dumb move, especially when loose-lip Rudd has denigrated Trump in the past. This video below is 4 months old but still applies as Australia has been able to negotiate nothing .Double-speak Rudd: Kevin Rudd insists he is ‘ready’ to work with Donald Trump | ABC News Trump’s reaction: Trump insults ambassador Kevin Rudd, says Steve Bannon Explains |
Kevin Rudde Negotiating for Australia
Albo sent in former PM Kevin Rudd to negotiate the tariffs. An unbelievably dumb move, especially when loose-lip Rudd has denigrated Trump in the past.
This video below is 4 months old but still applies as Australia has been able to negotiate nothing.
But a lot of Coastie and Navy assets… I wonder if they will run into each other?
Paul Di’ Anno Has passed away on Oct 21, 2024. He was 66. Iron Maiden still lives!
Paul Andrews (17 May 1958 – 21 October 2024), better known by his stage name Paul Di’Anno, was an English heavy metal singer who was the lead vocalist
Economics much?
Vox Popoli, https://www.voxday.net./
The End of an Era
Restaurants closing in 2024:
- Fuddruckers is expected to close ALL locations by the end of the year
- Old Country Buffet is closing ALL remainder locations
- IHOP is closing 100 locations
- Buffalo Wild Wings is closing ALL Canada locations as well as 60 locations in the US
- Applebee’s is closing 35 locations
- Red Lobster is closing 50 locations as they enter bankruptcy
- Denny’s is closing 20 locations by the end of the year
- Marie Callender’s is shutting down ALL remainder locations
- Pizza Hut is planning to close 500 locations
- Outback Steakhouse is closing 41 of their 700 locations
- Sai Baro is closing a total of 50 locations with majority being mall locations
- Mard Pizza is closing a total of 27 locations
- Ruby Tuesday is closing 16 more locations in 2024.
- BDQ is closing 8 of their 59 locations.
- Joe’s Crab Shack is closing 41 of their 60 locations
- Bonefish Grill is closing 7 locations
This is what cultural and economic decline looks like. Apparently 60 years of relentless immigration are not, in fact, good for the economy or the traditional culture. I wonder, however, how much of these failures are related to economic contraction, reduced consumer spending, and excessive debt versus the lack of appeal held by these traditional restaurant franchises for the newcomers.
Electric Boogaloo.
GMC Hummer EV Pickup EarthCruiser Camper:
a 6kwh auxiliary battery, kitchenette with reefer, freezer, sink, induction stovetop, 13.5-gal.water tank, a 7-gal.gray water system, interior and exterior showers.
Electric Ferrari coming this year:
2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz LWB:
closer to launch this Fall. The ID. Buzz GTX will be available in Europe.
Shell is closing 1,000 gas stations between 2024 and 2025.(approximately 4% of their sites.) Its 2024 Energy Transition Strategy report plans to refocus on EV’s. Their Recharge division was running 54,000 charge points as of Dec.2023.
Ford now allows dealers to list the Ford F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E, and E-Transit below MSRP.
Gravity DC Curbside fast charger
Level 2 charger, but 30 times faster. (Easily mounted on curbside utility poles.)
Genesis Neolun Concept
“Innovation that exceeds conventional standards” according to Genesis.
BMW Gen 6 Neue Klasse
Automakers are offering significant discounts on 2023 EV models. Mercedes-Benz EQS is being offered at up to $20,000 off MSRP.
Utility-scale solar capacity (104 GW) now exceeds nuclear power (103 GW) and hydropower (101 GW). (Not including rooftop solar which is 30% of all solar.)
Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) make up 5 percent of automotive sales in 31 countries. Quickest growing markets are Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe.
Mercedes CLA EV Prototype:
Charging 248 miles in 15 minutes.
Sunreef Explorer electric catamaran:
cross oceans with 10 passengers and a crew of 7. Build times are currently 3 years.
New electric fire truck
of 2022. Mesa, Ariz. now has the second electric fire truck in the United States.
Sorry, we can’t put out your house fire, our battery is only at 15% and that is what we need to get back to the fire house and charge it… I bet it has a diesel engine to provide the torque and horsepower to run the pumps.
Thought I’ll let y’all know… No, I am not gay.
I have the series scheduled for the next two weeks, but posting for me might be spotty as I am going to be helping my brother fix his back fence and dig a French Drain and channels and an overflow pipe to the street culvert from the side of his house. I’ll be hot and sweaty and when done for the evening I am sure gonna be collapsing from working my ass off. Cold beers and steaks I am sure will be in the mix…
