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Cyberattack disrupts operations in hospitals and clinics operated by Prospect Medical Holdings

August 09, 2023 -

Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Texas, Rhode Island and California are reeling from a widespread cyberattack that has crippled computer systems in hospitals and clinics operated by Prospect Medical Holdings, causing disruptions in emergency services and patient care.

John Riggi, an expert in cybersecurity and risk advisory for the American Hospital Association, emphasized the extent of the breach as hospitals resort to paper-based systems and manual processes....

De-dollarization efforts continue: BRICS member nations reduce U.S. treasury holdings to boost local currency value

September 29, 2023 -

Several members of the BRICS economic alliance, including China, Brazil and India, have been divesting from U.S. government-backed assets, primarily U.S. treasuries.

China, the largest foreign holder of U.S. treasuries, reduced its holdings by $13.6 billion in just one month, bringing its total divestment to $117.4 billion over 12 months. Brazil and India also trimmed their U.S. treasury holdings, shedding $2.7 billion and $2.3 billion, respectively.

These moves ...

DUMPING DEBT: Nearly two dozen countries, including many US allies, are dumping their US Treasury bond holdings

July 31, 2023 -

China began its long process of selling off its massive U.S. debt holdings in June 2019, when it was removed from its top spot as the largest foreign owner of U.S. Treasuries as Japan increased its own bond holdings. By April 2022, U.S. Treasuries held by the Chinese dropped below the $1 trillion mark.

From December 2022 to March, China sold over $31.3 billion in U.S. debt. By the end of July, China once again sold $46.2 billion in U.S. Treasuries. Current estimates of ...

The end of the era of justice

November 14, 2023 -

(Article by Paul Craig Roberts republished from PaulCraigRoberts.org)

Examples are numerous. I have written about the injustices inflicted on Julian Assange, Trump supporters, and those forced to submit to Covid “vaccination.”  This time I will illustrate the point with the “fraud case” against Trump for allegedly overstating the value of his real estate holdings and with the entire world standing aside, the genocide of Palestinians under the rubric of Israel’s “self-defense....

The world is sitting on a powder keg of debt

December 21, 2023 -

(Article by Michael Maharrey republished from SchiffGold.com)

One of the major reasons is debt.

The world is buried under record debt levels and the global economy can’t function in a high interest rate environment.

Fed officials know that and it is certainly one of the reasons they don’t want to raise rates any higher and hope to bring them down as soon as possible.

Over a decade of easy money policies incentivized borrowing to “stimulate” the ...

IMF says SEIZURE of frozen Russian assets must have sufficient legal support

February 16, 2024 -

In an insightful interview with Foreign Policy magazine published on Monday, Gopinath highlighted the complexities surrounding the situation.

The United States and the European Union have collectively blocked an estimated $300 billion in assets linked to the Russian central bank since the commencement of the Ukraine conflict in 2022.

A substantial portion of these frozen assets, amounting to €196.6 billion ($211.5 billion), is currently held by the Belgium-based ...

Record-breaking gold purchases by central banks observed in Q1 2023

May 09, 2023 -

The World Gold Council (WGC) disclosed this finding in its latest report, noting that demand for the metal from central banks worldwide reached 228 metric tons (MT). This was a 176 percent increase compared to the 82.7 MT from a year prior. "This is all the more impressive, considering it follows the record-breaking pace of demand last year," the WGC said.

ZeroHedge reported that the gold purchases amounted to "the strongest first quarter on record." It also noted that the ...

Multi-millionaire baby boomers with dementia seeing fortunes disappear as financial predators like JPMorgan Chase destroy their portfolios

December 19, 2023 -

A new report from Bloomberg tells the story of Peter Doelger, who by the age of 78 was worth around $50 million. Doelger built his own company, sold it to a conglomerate and successfully bet the proceeds on stocks and oil.

Doelger is doing well financially but not mentally. His family says he started to show signs of dementia around the time he made his fortune, and after signing it all over to JPMorgan Chase & Co. to manage, Doelger's holdings dwindled in value all ...

BRICS and EAEU trade blocs are accelerating the demise of the dollar

February 16, 2024 -

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin revealed that the share of national currencies in the mutual settlements for the countries making up the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is now at 90 percent.

The group was formed by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan in 2015 before being joined by Kyrgyzstan and Armenia; Vietnam is a free trade partner. It aims to ensure that workers, goods, services and capital can move freely between the countries that are part of the block.

In ...

South Korean convenience store rolling out vending machines that SELL GOLD

June 27, 2023 -

GS Retail, with nearly 14,000 branches all over South Korea, reported that it has already sold a total of $19 million worth of gold bars in the past nine months ending in May. The gold bars were introduced in September 2022 at five of its stores in five sizes, weighing between 0.13 ounces to 1.3 ounces.

"The most popular gold bar is the smallest, the 0.13-ounce one, which is currently priced at around $225," said one representative of GS Retail to UPI News Korea, who added ...

Josh Sigurdson: Closures of fast food chains signal looming global STARVATION

May 11, 2023 -

He remarked that while health and environment advocates could see this as a cause for celebration, others do not. Sigurdson added that people aren't paying attention to what comes next if Americans cannot afford to eat even the "cheapest junk food."

"If the food that the poorest people can afford no matter how bad it is goes down, the next step is leading to the collapse of even the largest food corporations. It gets to the point where there is starvation," he said. "We're ...

Corruption at the highest level: Joe Biden involved in ‘bribery scheme with a foreign national,’ whistleblower alleges; questions first raised in 2018

May 09, 2023 -

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. James Comer (R-KY) are claiming that an internal FBI document contains evidence of a "criminal scheme" in which Biden participated, exchanging money for policy decisions when he was vice president.

"We have received legally protected and highly credible unclassified whistleblower disclosures, " said a letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray last week from the two lawmakers. "It has come to ...

Mike Adams and Uncle V discuss why Epic Cash is superior PRIVATE digital money

June 01, 2023 -

"We found a better bitcoin than Bitcoin. Epic Cash is everything Bitcoin [hopes] to be, but isn't," Uncle V remarked. "Private, can't be confiscated, truly peer-to-peer, decentralized, scarce, fungible, scalable, permission-less, trust-less, censorship-free, surveillance-proof."

"With Epic Cash, I can privately send money anywhere, anytime to anyone for any amount in less than a minute, for under a penny. Nobody – and I mean nobody – can stop my transaction or confiscate ...

BlackRock employee caught on undercover footage boasting about manipulating politics and profiting from war

June 29, 2023 -

An employee of BlackRock, the world's largest asset management company, was caught on undercover footage from the O'Keefe Media Group (OMG) boasting about how the company allegedly operates behind the scenes. The footage, recorded secretly in New York, exposed the employee's claims of manipulating political systems and profiting from war.

Serge Varlay, a recruiter at BlackRock, was caught on camera explaining the company's involvement in political activities. ...

Ratcliffe: Durham report confirms ‘Trump Russia’ investigation was ‘always Dems politicizing intelligence’

May 16, 2023 -

(Article by Nick Gilbertson republished from Breitbart.com)

“When I became Director of National Intelligence, I asked to see all U.S. intelligence of ‘Trump Russia collusion,’” Ratcliffe, who served as DNI at the tail-end of the Trump administration, wrote in a tweet soon after the report became public. “There was none — and I reported same to Special Counsel John Durham. His report confirms that fact — it was always Dems politicizing intelligence.”

When I became ...

Obama, Clinton and Biden hid behind pseudonyms in emails while coordinating “secret dealings”

August 23, 2023 -

Not-for-profit Marco Polo unearthed emails of Obama to then Secretary of State Clinton where he used the pseudonym "Obama725." As per an article published by Politico, the State Department refused to make this public as well as other emails the two exchanged. Also, lawyers cited the "presidential communications privilege" to withhold the messages under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Though not detailed, the news outlet's report indicated that the email exchange ...

Trigger for next financial implosion

October 03, 2023 -

(Article republished from TheBurningPlatform.com)

The U.S. banking system and likely, the global banking system, is essentially bankrupt. They just won’t admit it and central bankers won’t let them admit it. These “brilliant” Harvard Business School and Wharton trained financial geniuses thought it was a great idea to load up their institutions with mortgage and Treasury bonds when they were paying 0.5%. Now the ten year Treasury is 4.58%. Even a dolt like AOC or Pelosi ...

LAYOFF season continues: PayPal cuts off 9% of its global workforce – roughly 2,500 jobs

February 12, 2024 -

In a letter sent to employees, Chriss noted that the company’s headcount reduction will be "made through direct cuts and elimination of open roles" and will take place over the year. According to the new CEO, 2024 is a year that will be filled with "difficult but necessary decisions to get us where we need to go." (Related: They are calling this "layoff season.")

News outlet The Information reported that this latest round will let go of existing staff across multiple ...

Russia investigating Ukrainian firm linked to Hunter Biden for financing terrorist attacks

13 days ago -

The name has been a regular fixture in news stories about the Biden family’s corruption. The Ukrainian energy firm placed Hunter Biden and his business partner, Devon Archer, on its board of directors for no clear business reason with generous pay of $1 million per year at a time when Joe was Vice President and overseeing Washington’s Ukraine policy.

When Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, Viktor Shokin, started investigating Burisma for corruption, Biden pressured the Ukrainian ...

DEBT TRAP: 4,500 Walmart self-checkout kiosks offer “buy now, pay later” loans for basic items

January 03, 2024 -

The growing popularity of BNPL may seem like good news for shoppers on a tight budget, but in reality, it is a looming problem for consumers with credit card debt and little to no savings.

In December, Affirm Holdings announced that its BNPL service has been expanded to self-checkout kiosks at 4,500 Walmart stores across the United States.

Customers who use the service can purchase apparel, electronics, toys and other items. However, only shoppers who purchased at ...