Food for the Soul: Looking at Rivers

Food for the Soul: Looking at Rivers

“Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.”~ A.A. Milne, Winnie The Pooh By Nina Heyn — Your Culture Scout A.A. Milne was talking about an experience most of us…

Movie List: PASSING IT ON – Stories about Generational Wealth

Movie List: PASSING IT ON – Stories about Generational Wealth

TV SHOWS DALLAS (1978–1991) and DALLAS (2012–2014) The granddaddy of generational sagas tells the story of evil oil baron J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman), who manipulates his family and blackmails his rivals in his quest to achieve and preserve power and wealth. The three seasons of the show filmed in the early 2010s reprise the story…

​Gold and Silver: European Trends

​Gold and Silver: European Trends

By Karine SolnonJuly 28, 2022 Visuals by Titus de Feyter ​I. Introduction The European gold and silver retail market has seen no reduction of the tax burden in recent years. In fact, all trends point to the contrary.  To invest in gold or silver as a private investor,1 you need to build a global view. Understand…

X. Gold and Silver Clause Contracts: An Escape Route

X. Gold and Silver Clause Contracts: An Escape Route

Day by day, America’s monetary and financial system teeters on the edge of a cliff. Since 2008, it is not just the recurring recessions and the boom and bust cycle caused by the banking system that have terrified us, but also what insane new path the Federal Reserve might invent to meet the next crisis. …

IX. Sovereign vs. Global: A Shopping List for Your State Legislators

IX. Sovereign vs. Global: A Shopping List for Your State Legislators

State of the World Our problem is not financial—it is sovereignty. The secret governance system is waging war on us, a war to destroy liberty, wealth, and even life. We need, therefore, state governments willing to protect independent state sovereignty instead of states run covertly by corporations and Wall Street banks. State sovereignty must be…

VIII. How Not to Lose Money on Silver and Gold

VIII. How Not to Lose Money on Silver and Gold

“The Market is not benevolent.” ~ Anonymous “The market is not benevolent,” a friend of mine quips whenever I complain about this or that. He means that the market doesn’t owe you a living, and being insensate, doesn’t wish you good or ill. Like a chainsaw, it’s a great tool but dangerous to the ignorant…

VII. Where’s a Depository You Can Trust?

VII. Where’s a Depository You Can Trust?

As a general rule, I recommend you store your silver and gold nearby, where you can get to it 24 hours a day, seven days a week. However, for many reasons you may need to use a depository for storage.  Here are the depositories I have personally vetted, except for The Security Center New Orleans….

VI. How to Barter with Gold and Silver Coins

VI. How to Barter with Gold and Silver Coins

Imagine the worst has happened. The banking and financial system is dead as a door nail.  Pretty soon your food will run out, and you’ll have no choice but to use your stash of gold and silver coins as money. But how on earth do you do that?   Relax, relax. There’s nothing to it….

V. Interview with Stefan Gleason, Sound Money Defense League, on Abolishing Sales Tax on Gold and Silver

V. Interview with Stefan Gleason, Sound Money Defense League, on Abolishing Sales Tax on Gold and Silver

Stefan Gleason is director of the Sound Money Defense League (https://www.soundmoneydefense.org/) as well as Money Metals Exchange, a national precious metals investment company and news service with over 600,000 readers and 400,000 paid customers. Gleason currently leads marketing, publishing, and real estate companies as well. Previously, Gleason served as Vice President of the National Right…

IV. Why Silver?

IV. Why Silver?

“This is the end of Western civilization.” ~ Lewis Douglas (U.S. Budget Director), remark to James P. Warburg after  President Roosevelt announced that the U.S. was going off the gold standard, April 18, 1933 Lewis Douglas was wrong, of course. The end of Western civilization had already come 60 years earlier, when the United States…

III. Terms and Presuppositions

III. Terms and Presuppositions

Debt Is Credit Debt and credit refer to the same thing. Debt views it from the borrower’s standpoint, credit from the lender’s standpoint. Banks loan borrowers nothing but their credit, so the borrower’s debt to the bank is only bank credit. Money Money is the most marketable commodity in the market and has no buy/sell…

II. Beats Me! What Is a Dollar?

II. Beats Me! What Is a Dollar?

Pose this question to a federal government or Federal Reserve official, and he will run you around the bush for months, mumbling blather like, “The value of the dollar depends on the productive capacity of the U.S. Economy” or “Dollar currency is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government.” They…

Endnotes and Appendices

Endnotes and Appendices

Endnotes 1. U.S. Statutes at Large, Vol. I, p. 246. 2. U.S. Statutes at Large, Vol. X, p. 160, as amended by the Act of February 12, 1873, Statutes at Large, Vol. XVII, p. 424. 3. U.S. Statutes at Large, Vol. V., p. 136. 4. U.S. Statutes at Large, Vol. V., p. 136. 5. U.S….

Part I: Liberty vs. Tyranny: Bizarro World

Part I: Liberty vs. Tyranny: Bizarro World

Bizarro world was created to control you and waste your time. Take a pass. Your mind and your time are precious. Invest in them well. “In popular culture, “Bizarro World” has come to mean a situation or setting which is weirdly inverted or opposite to expectations.” ~ Wikipedia We are experiencing explosive growth in Bizarro…

Closing & Credits

Closing & Credits

“Tell me about God. I’ve almost forgotten.” ~ Four-year-old boy addressing his newborn baby brother (from Metanoia interview with Reverend John Gregory Toews) By Catherine Austin Fitts The campaign to ensure that each of us resonates in a trance with our smartphone and the local Wi-Fi—instead of with the divine intelligence as it weaves throughout…

Donations 2022 (Year to Date)

Donations 2022 (Year to Date)

“I think people forget that it doesn’t take a big donation to help someone, just a lot of little donations.” ~ Hannah Teter Take Action Crowdfund The Take Action Crowdfund was launched in May 2020 to encourage our subscribers and audience to directly support lobbying, litigation, and legislative efforts to prevent encroachment on our financial…

Introduction

Introduction

By Catherine Austin Fitts When the 21st century began, I knew little about silver and gold. I remember one colleague explaining that the gold market was highly manipulated. I started to watch the gold prices and called him a month or so later, saying, “You know, I know nothing about gold, but I know markets….

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

I. Home II. Gold & Silver: Defending Family Wealth and Sovereignty for 5,000 Years III. Food for the Soul IV. News Trends & Stories V. Financial Market Round Up VI. Closing & Credits

Equities

Equities

S&P 500 (SCHX) U.S. Small Caps (SCHA), U.S. Mid Caps (SCHM), U.S. Large Caps (SCHX) U.S. Aerospace & Defense (ITA) Consumer Discretionary (XLY) Consumer Staples (XLP) Industrial Select (XLI) U.S. Financials ETF (IYF) S&P Regional Banking (KRE) Health Care (XLV) U.S. Pharmaceuticals Biotech (IBB) U.S. Home Construction (ITB) U.S. Real Estate (IYR) International Developed (EFA)…

Commodities

Commodities

Crude Oil (OILNF) Gold (GLD), Silver (SLV) Mining (GDX), Junior Mining (GDXJ) Commodities Index (CRB) Baltic Dry Index

Fixed Income

Fixed Income

U.S. Dollar Index Fixed Income U.S. Bond Aggregate (AGG), High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) 5-7yr. Treasury ETF (IEF), 20 yr. + Treasury ETF (TLT)

Rambus Blockbuster Chartology

Rambus Blockbuster Chartology

By Catherine Austin Fitts My “go to” website for technical analysis of precious metals, the US dollar & the US stock market is Rambus Chartology, where Rambus (that’s his handle – he’s the founding technical analyst) leads a discussion with extensive charts of what the markets are saying. In January 2016, Rambus launched his quarterly Solari…

Top Videos

Top Videos

Before the conference Catherine Austin Fitts shares… “They will fail”…”my plan? My plan is to build a human civilization…” Geopolitics Food & Health ​ Economics & Financial Markets Science & Technology Space Culture Bizarro World Inspiration and Take Action Unanswered Questions

Part II:  Inspiration

Part II: Inspiration

Cash Friday User Friendly Memes Cash Every Day (Cash Friday Explained) Inspiring Actions Day after Kentucky Derby: Eric Reed on Rich Strike’s 80-1 shocker (Parts 1 and 2) Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – We Are Not Alone (La Panthère des Neiges) — Enjoy the music from The Velvet Queen! Let’s Go to the Movies:…

Part II: Liberty vs.Tyranny – Ten More Fronts

Part II: Liberty vs.Tyranny – Ten More Fronts

THE WORLD AT WAR: LIBERTY VS TYRANNY Front #11: Investment, Pension & Sovereign Wealth Funds In the current two-tiered market, those at the top—who can engineer disaster capitalism and operate outside the law—are becoming richer than ever. That upper tier shows no signs of “collapse.” In this environment, it is valid to ask whether a…

Part I: Liberty vs. Tyranny: Ten Fronts

Part I: Liberty vs. Tyranny: Ten Fronts

THE WORLD AT WAR: Liberty vs. Tyranny “The earth is not dying—it is being killed. And those who are killing it have names and addresses.” ~ Utah Phillips Front #1: Spiritual – The War on God In the war on God, the first step is to recognize evil for what it is. Then, we can…

Part II: Trends We Track

Part II: Trends We Track

CULTURE I. The War on God A. Food for the Soul B. A Commitment to Transparency/Increase in Propaganda and Suppression of Intelligence C. The Commitment to a Human Culture II. Mind Control and Sovereignty A. The Weaponization of Q, Jan 6, Domestic Terrorism, Mental Health, Divide & Conquer Tactics and Trigger Words B. Growing Appreciation…

Part I: Trends We Track

Part I: Trends We Track

ECONOMY & FINANCIAL MARKETS I. The Going Direct Global Reset A. Central Banks Extend the Dollar System; Build the New System Bank for International Settlements (BIS) & Global Innovation Hubs Fed and Dollar; Partnership with BIS; Boston Fed Partnership with MIT on central bank digital currency (CBDC) ECB and Euro Other Central Banks and Global…