The FED is trapped. Bessent sees the math: Debt too big for high rates, trust too fragile for cuts. Trump demands growth and cheap money. Powell defends “independence,” then prints. Every cycle ends the same way: inflation over collapse. - Lawrence Lepard

POWELL TO ATTEND SCOTUS HEARING ON COOK DISMISSAL Powell will attend Wednesday's SCOTUS arguments in Trump v. Cook, a rare show of support as Trump moves to fire the Fed governor over disputed fraud claims.

Governments control via money: taxes, inflation, banks. Bitcoin breaks that. In inflationary or corrupt systems, people get it fast: survival money. States can seize everything but keys. CBDCs sell convenience, deliver control. - Kristýna Mazánková

The WEF's 2025/2026 reports define the "New Economy" through a matrix of geopolitical stability and technology adoption. The four outcomes are: Digitalized Order (stability/high tech), Tech-based Survival (volatility/high tech), Cautious Stability (stability/low tech), and Geotech Spheres (volatility/low tech). It’s a roadmap of centralization vs. fragmentation.

PENTAGON PUTS 1,500 TROOPS ON STANDBY FOR MINNESOTA DEPLOYMENT  The Pentagon ordered 1,500 active-duty soldiers from Alaska's 11th Airborne on standby following Trump’s Insurrection Act threat. 3,000 federal agents are already in Minneapolis amid unrest over a fatal ICE shooting. Civil sovereignty vs. federal force.

CHINA SLAMS "CHINA THREAT" PRETEXT IN TRUMP’S GREENLAND PUSH Beijing on Monday urged Washington to stop using a "China threat" to pursue "selfish gains." FM spokesperson Guo Jiakun rejected Trump’s national security claims used to justify Arctic annexation and tariff threats.

EXPLOSION AT ROCKSTAR NORTH HQ: NO CASUALTIES Boiler room blast hit Rockstar North at 5:02 AM. Structural damage reported; no injuries. Impact on GTA VI release (Nov 19) unknown.

“If Bitcoin fails, that’s a catastrophic disaster.” - @Alekandar Svetski We only get one shot at sound money. If Bitcoin breaks, we lose global, censorship-resistant money. If anything else fails, it can be rebuilt.

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Guatemala brings back the pain El Salvador once lived through. Violence that shaped our daily lives and must never return. Peace must be protected every day. Never go back, never forget. Stay strong Guatemala, my prayers are with you.