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Stock Down

Price of gold hits record high amid geopolitical tensions and investor jitters

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© REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File photoIngots of 99.99 percent pure gold are placed in a workroom at Krastsvetmet precious metals plant in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, January 31, 2023.
The price of gold has hit a record high amid investor jitters over tensions in the Middle East and speculation that US interest rates will be cut by the summer.

Investors piled into the "safe haven" asset on Tuesday, with the spot price reaching a record $2,141.59 (about £1,685) for an ounce, beating the previous record of $2,135 in December, before easing back again to about $2,128.


Comment: Note the previous record was just a few months ago, and this one was likely brought back down by those powers rigging the markets.


The US Federal Reserve is increasingly expected to cut interest rates - now at 23-year highs - in June. Reductions in borrowing costs typically push gold higher because it does not offer any interest.

Comment: With the geopolitical situation escalating at a pace unseen in a century or more, it seems more likely that gold's true value will only continue to rise, which is relatively good news for some nations:


MIB

3 unexplained derailments hit Canada in 2 weeks, train hits fridge in 'sabotage' incident in Italy

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© Global NewsPolice in St. Albert, Alta., said emergency crews were called to an incident involving a train at a rail track at Veness Road and Poundmaker Road at about 7 a.m.
Emergency crews were called to a train derailment in St. Albert, Alta., on Monday morning, but RCMP say no injuries were reported.

Police said emergency crews were called to an incident involving a train at a rail track at Veness Road and Poundmaker Road at about 7 a.m.

"There are no reported road closures or traffic issues regarding the train derailment at this time," the RCMP said in a news release issued just after 9 a.m.

Comment: 2 days prior, on March 2nd:
Train hits debris on tracks near Agassiz, spilling diesel; 121 passengers affected

All passengers had to get off after a VIA Rail train hit debris on the tracks east of Agassiz, B.C., Friday evening, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) tells CityNews.

Terry Cunha, a media representative for CPKC, says the train travelling from Vancouver to Ontario suffered damage to the locomotive's fuel tank, leading to a diesel spill on the railroad.

"Local first responders helped to contain the spill, and an environmental team responded to further assess and work on clean up," Cunha said.

He says he does not know how much diesel was spilled.

VIA Rail had to arrange alternate travel for 121 passengers, the company tells CityNews in a statement.

"VIA Rail called in buses and all passengers were transported back to Vancouver, Kamloops, and Jasper," it said.

No injuries were reported.

CPKC, which owns that section of the track, is now working with the RCMP to investigate the incident.

This was the third train incident in B.C. in two weeks.
Over in Italy, also on March 2nd:
Train hits fridge dumped on tracks at Pompei Locomotive damaged

Passengers on the Circumvesuviana railway in the province of Naples got a nasty scare on Friday when a train hit a fridge that had been dumped on the tracks in the town of Pompei, the home of the famous Pompeii archaeological site.

The locomotive was slightly damaged but no one was hurt.

A bath tub was dumped on the tracks in the same area on February 20.

"It is not an act of vandalism or a prank," said Umberto De Gregorio, the head of Ente Autonomo Volturno, the local public transport company.

"They are criminals, saboteurs, terrorists".
The apparent spike in derailments is notable because they're occurring across much of the planet, but particularly in the West, and it seems to often be energy related cargo, and, in some cases, the authorities themselves are blaming 'sabotage':

26th Feb: 'Sabotage': Train derailment of iron ore in Sweden comes just 4 days after reopening following previous derailment
12th Feb: 118 tons of coal spill into river after 'track defect' derails train in California

They're also occurring alongside a myriad of other suspect incidents, such as explosions and fires, some of which are also being directly attributed to sabotage:


Evil Rays

Germany's SEK special tactical force seriously wound 65-year-old woman who barricaded herself in hospital

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© Henning Kaiser/dpa/picture allianceSpecial police forces have been deployed in the German city of Aachen after a woman barricaded herself inside the Luisenhospital. They shot and injured her "to put an end to the dangerous situation."
An hours-long stand-off inside a hospital in Aachen in the western German state of North-Rhine Westphalia came to an end late Monday when police overpowered a 65-year-old woman who had barricaded herself in a room.

"As the woman did not respond when spoken to, the police officers used their firearms to put an end to the dangerous situation," a police statement said.

The woman was seriously wounded and wheeled out of the facility on a stretcher.

Comment: There's been a lot of people 'going off' in Europe of late - and particularly in Germany: See also:


Airplane

'We will have a hard landing at some point. I guarantee you that'

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Can you guess who the quote in the article title is from? I will give you a hint. It wasn't me. I know that it sounds like it could have come from me, but it actually comes from a very big name on Wall Street. Ellen Zentner is Morgan Stanley's chief U.S. economist, and she is the one that said it. During an interview with CNBC she warned that "the tightening impacts from monetary policy" will have enormous consequences for the U.S. economy in the months ahead...
"We will have a hard landing at some point. I guarantee you that. We're all wondering: When does that come?" she said. "The point that Dimon makes is that there are these cumulative impacts that build over time, and we are in the camp that we haven't yet seen all of the tightening impacts from monetary policy," she added, referring to the impact of Fed rate hikes.
She makes a really great point.

The consequences of interest rate hikes are felt over time.

Higher interest rates have certainly started to cause a lot of problems, but if rates are not brought down soon the level of pain that we are experiencing will begin to go up dramatically.

Cupcake Pink

Hypocrisy! Nearly Half Of Young People Won't Spend $10 Monthly On Climate Action

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Radical climate change warriors in the White House have made it their mission to destroy the fossil fuel industry (and with that goes the economy) but also brainwash as many youth into believing there's an imminent climate emergency. However, a new poll shows young people are unwilling to make even the slightest financial sacrifice, not even the cost of one avocado and toast sandwich per month, for 'green' causes, and perhaps this underscores that the youth are merely serial virtue signallers.

The Daily Mail obtained a copy of a new survey commissioned by CRC Research for the 85 Fund. It reveals that fewer than half of the respondents aged 18-34 will spend $10 monthly to combat climate.

Comment: The Globalist Climate change ideology is primarily a Western phenomenon. In other countries outside the 'Garden', they have real problems to deal with and to which they find solutions.


Grey Alien

So They're Experimenting With Military Robots In Gaza Now

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One of the most horrifying facts about this dystopia we live in is that large-scale military operations are routinely used as testing grounds for new war machinery, using human bodies as guinea pigs for experimentation in what amount to giant blood-soaked field laboratories — all to benefit the strategic objectives of empire managers and the profit margins of the military-industrial complex.

Haaretz has a new article out titled "Gaza Becomes Israel's Testing Ground for Military Robots", which reports that "In an effort to avoid harming soldiers and dogs, the IDF has been experimenting with the use of robots and remote-controlled dogs in the Gaza War."

(Yeah because my gosh, can you imagine how terrible it would be if Israeli soldiers and dogs got harmed while carrying out a genocide?)

The article's author Sagi Cohen reports that drone-mounted robot dogs and remotely controlled bulldozers are two of the new apocalyptic horrors currently being battle-tested in Gaza, saying "defense establishment officials confirm that there has been a leap in the use and sophistication of robots on the battlefield." Which is a pretty disconcerting sentence to read.

Comment: Is the humanity of the current civilization about to become overpowered by computers?

The development of military robots has been going on for quite some time, parallel with all the advertised non-destructive applications. Here are some headlines:


Gavel

Music producer latest to accuse Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual misconduct in federal lawsuit

Sean Combs
© Angela Weiss / AFP - Getty Images file
Sean "Diddy" Combs was sued Monday in federal court by a producer on his most recent album, who accuses the music mogul of sexually harassing, drugging and threatening him over more than a year. The producer, Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones, says in the lawsuit that he lived and traveled with Combs from September 2022 to November 2023, during which time he recorded hours of video and audio of Combs, his staff and others "engaging in serious illegal activity."

Among the allegations is that Combs forced Jones to procure sex workers and pressured him to engage in unwelcomed sex acts with them and others and that Combs gave laced alcoholic beverages to people who attended parties at his homes.

The lawsuit includes what it says are screenshots from gatherings hosted at Combs' homes that included underage girls and sex workers, some of whom he said were provided drinks that had been laced with drugs at Combs' direction.

Family

One of Florida's poorest counties shows the way forward

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© halbergman/Getty ImagesArcadia is the seat of DeSoto County, Fla.
When recently meeting with community leaders in DeSoto County, Fla., I got a question I often hear after describing The Harwood Institute's approach to community building: "Can this actually work?"

It's not a surprising question to get in America today, especially in a place like DeSoto. Inequities and disparities in the country are growing, not diminishing. Mistrust is pervasive. Hope is in short supply.

How does a community like DeSoto County have hope when it ranks 65th of 67 counties in the entire state for reading among third-graders? When its per capita income ranks at the bottom for Florida counties and inter-generational poverty is common? When it lacks adequate sewer and water lines, constraining growth?

I was in DeSoto to launch a new community-led initiative, in partnership with The Patterson Foundation, to catalyze efforts that address what matters to people while strengthening how the community works together. The initiative reflects the very essence of our nationwide campaign, "Enough. Time to Build."

Comment: The only true solutions to society's problems come from the ground up. Good luck to the people of DeSoto County as they take their future into their own hands.


Bizarro Earth

'Disgusting:' School district forced to release statement after video emerges of students licking toes of adults for fundraiser

deer creek students licking toes
Deer Creek School District released a statement Friday afternoon after a video was sent to Fox 25 that showed students licking toes during an event for the school's Wonderful Week of Fundraising.

"It was surprising," an anonymous student told Fox 25. "I didn't think they were going to do all that. I was just shocked. I didn't really have like a feeling. I was kind of disgusted, and then kind of glad I wasn't over there."

"Whenever she told me yesterday that was happening, I had to ask her, 'Wait, what? They're licking peanut butter off of toes," an anonymous parent said. "What?"

The week was spent raising money for Not Your Average Joe Coffee, which employs people with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities.

"I am all for fundraising and all for really fun and silly things, but that right there just seems a little excessive," the parent said.

Handcuffs

Video shows FBI agents march out handcuffed conservative reporter arrested following Jan 6 stories

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© The Blaze/screenshotHandcuffed arrest of Steve Baker
FBI agents escorted a handcuffed Steve Baker, an investigative reporter at The Blaze, following his reporting on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

The FBI issued a signed arrest warrant ordering Baker to self-surrender Friday to a Dallas courthouse relating to his presence at the riot, according to Baker's Twitter thread from Tuesday. He worked as an independent journalist at the time and said he did not commit any property damage and only entered the U.S. Capitol building after the Senate and House were evacuated, according to Baker's Oct. 2, 2023 piece on the matter.

Two agents can be seen in the video walking a handcuffed Baker to a dark grey vehicle and seating him in the backseat Friday morning.

Comment: The American Police State is boldly obvious and growing stronger.