During UpHold Democracy (Haiti, the roaring 90's) which was really the setup for the Clinton foundation scam on that country, I almost got an Article 15 for giving a kid half a sandwich. They said I put the mission at risk and that they could have a food riot at the work site. I asked how come we don't just feed them? Army Chaplin got me out of it. But that's where I learned that we aren't the good guys. I was never good at taking/giving orders so I when I could I got out. One of the things that no one ever talks about is the number of scumbags in the services. They go to coutries and act like they can do whatever they want and they get away with it. It's a mean old world Rudy and we are the cause of alot of it. "Lay it Down" was the best album by the Junkies I think.
You are doing GREAT WORK, Rudy! Keep it up. Love the Cowboy Junkies BTW. It’s a mess out there but you are a sane voice in a mad world. Anyone spewing hatred at you is a mental midget and not worth your time.
Big appreciation to Michael Farris who consistently has great conversations. Everyone should subscribe and support. https://coffeeandamike.substack.com/
There’s a strange calm in the way markets are treating this, almost like traders are watching a war the same way they watch earnings season. A few surprises, some volatility, then back to positioning as if the structure underneath hasn’t changed.
The gold move you mentioned says a lot. When something that should catch a bid starts getting sold, it usually isn’t about the asset itself. It’s about pressure somewhere else forcing hands. Risk managers don’t debate narratives, they reduce exposure, and everything correlated gets dragged into the same current.
What stands out most is the gap between financial markets and physical reality. Paper markets still feel orderly. The real world sounds anything but. That kind of divergence doesn’t resolve quietly. One side eventually has to adjust.
Feels like a table where everyone is still playing their hand, but a few players have already started reaching for the exits.
You know there was a clip circulating here in Oz where an old guy was getting lambasted by a young guy for filling up a few gerry cans, “you greedy old bastard” he was called. But the old guy was just trying to be prepared and get ahead of future fuel constraints. I think many young people agreed with the message, certainly government does as they begin to educate us all on using less. And just like those that ridicule you, they don’t see the big picture, don’t blame your fellow man, blame a big bloated useless government that don’t give a flying fuck about us for getting us into this mess.
I deleted the Carlin attribution. Haven’t done a ton of looking yet but it appears it’s a recent A.I. fake. I could’ve sworn he’d done a bit on identity and politics but you’d know better than me on Carlin. I’m the same way with Abraham Lincoln quotes. I know how he wrote. When I see a fake Lincoln quote - even if I agree with it - I think ‘no way is that Lincoln’, and it never is.
I appreciate that. I read your posts often. Your integrity is a scarce commodity these days. I also appreciate your taste in music.
Carlin died right before 2008 so he was spared the relentless identity politics. He was like Lincoln or Mark Twain in that he was a genius so you never really knew which side of him is the real one. He wasn't a comedian he was a philosopher who made people laugh so they wouldn't kill him when he told them the truth. Lincoln was funny too.
Funny is truth, yaknow?
By the way, is it true that Lincoln said "Give me 6 hours to cut down a tree and I'll spend 4 hours sharpening the axe?"
A little later than Duncan, but Col David Hackworth wrote About Face (and killed his army career in the process) about Vietnam. Just like John Paul Vann earlier, and Bernard Fall even earlier. heck, Fall is writing about the First Vietnamese War (vs. the French) in the early 60's, so the information is all there (and reading his books you can see that the US makes the exact same mistakes as the French did). There's no way they didn't know. Either they didn't want to know or they just didn't care or.......... that wasn't actually the goal of the war was to 'win"
BTW, this is the first political thing in many years that my (hard screaming left lib) mother and I (hard right nationalist) agree on. This war for Israel is a massive mistake.
I've always been wary about macroanalyst predictions as I'd figured the big money has all the fancy supercomputers that have that trade covered.
Last week suggests much of the big money actually trades off Truth social posts. Ironically, this means you should be wary about macroanalyst predictions.
During UpHold Democracy (Haiti, the roaring 90's) which was really the setup for the Clinton foundation scam on that country, I almost got an Article 15 for giving a kid half a sandwich. They said I put the mission at risk and that they could have a food riot at the work site. I asked how come we don't just feed them? Army Chaplin got me out of it. But that's where I learned that we aren't the good guys. I was never good at taking/giving orders so I when I could I got out. One of the things that no one ever talks about is the number of scumbags in the services. They go to coutries and act like they can do whatever they want and they get away with it. It's a mean old world Rudy and we are the cause of alot of it. "Lay it Down" was the best album by the Junkies I think.
You are doing GREAT WORK, Rudy! Keep it up. Love the Cowboy Junkies BTW. It’s a mess out there but you are a sane voice in a mad world. Anyone spewing hatred at you is a mental midget and not worth your time.
Thank you :)
Big appreciation to Michael Farris who consistently has great conversations. Everyone should subscribe and support. https://coffeeandamike.substack.com/
Really, Really Hard to hit the ❤️ button on this one, given the intense tapestry of human darkness that you shine a light on.
But…Thank You for all of Your Great Work to try to introduce some voice of reason in this crazy World.
Respect.
Thank you.
There’s a strange calm in the way markets are treating this, almost like traders are watching a war the same way they watch earnings season. A few surprises, some volatility, then back to positioning as if the structure underneath hasn’t changed.
The gold move you mentioned says a lot. When something that should catch a bid starts getting sold, it usually isn’t about the asset itself. It’s about pressure somewhere else forcing hands. Risk managers don’t debate narratives, they reduce exposure, and everything correlated gets dragged into the same current.
What stands out most is the gap between financial markets and physical reality. Paper markets still feel orderly. The real world sounds anything but. That kind of divergence doesn’t resolve quietly. One side eventually has to adjust.
Feels like a table where everyone is still playing their hand, but a few players have already started reaching for the exits.
Keep an eye on Schrodinger's VP
Kiriakou is ex CIA and he blames the Indian Govt blowing up Air India Kanishka?
The khalistani terrorists given safe harbour by Canada and US and UK did it
The NDP in Canada is part funded by the khalistanis living in Canada who make their money in doing all kinds of khalistani things like drug smuggling
Ask Kiriakou for an explanation.
The meek will never inheret the earth!
Thank You (as always) For Your Attention to These Matters!
I hope that's satire. How did the strongest president ever earn the TACO label?
Wow that was a lot of 💩 to scroll thru…all useless …A.I. does copy n paste reeeel guuuud.
I do appreciate when people let me slam them or praise them…thanks…
What a fluster duck
You know there was a clip circulating here in Oz where an old guy was getting lambasted by a young guy for filling up a few gerry cans, “you greedy old bastard” he was called. But the old guy was just trying to be prepared and get ahead of future fuel constraints. I think many young people agreed with the message, certainly government does as they begin to educate us all on using less. And just like those that ridicule you, they don’t see the big picture, don’t blame your fellow man, blame a big bloated useless government that don’t give a flying fuck about us for getting us into this mess.
I might have been that dude :)
Is the George Carlin clip a real clip or is an AI clip? Something seems off about it.
I made it from a youtube short video I found while searching for his quote. I can’t swear it hasn’t been altered, but not by me.
I can recite every word George Carlin has ever said on camera and that's not him.
Thanks. I added a note that this is likely not Carlin. I still love the message though.
Ok, I will look for a better source, as can you.
I agree but Carlin was never that accusatory. He didn't draw conclusions he just made funny observations.
Look up his 'bigger dick foreign policy theory' for his thoughts on the middle east wars
I deleted the Carlin attribution. Haven’t done a ton of looking yet but it appears it’s a recent A.I. fake. I could’ve sworn he’d done a bit on identity and politics but you’d know better than me on Carlin. I’m the same way with Abraham Lincoln quotes. I know how he wrote. When I see a fake Lincoln quote - even if I agree with it - I think ‘no way is that Lincoln’, and it never is.
I appreciate that. I read your posts often. Your integrity is a scarce commodity these days. I also appreciate your taste in music.
Carlin died right before 2008 so he was spared the relentless identity politics. He was like Lincoln or Mark Twain in that he was a genius so you never really knew which side of him is the real one. He wasn't a comedian he was a philosopher who made people laugh so they wouldn't kill him when he told them the truth. Lincoln was funny too.
Funny is truth, yaknow?
By the way, is it true that Lincoln said "Give me 6 hours to cut down a tree and I'll spend 4 hours sharpening the axe?"
I always liked that one.
A little later than Duncan, but Col David Hackworth wrote About Face (and killed his army career in the process) about Vietnam. Just like John Paul Vann earlier, and Bernard Fall even earlier. heck, Fall is writing about the First Vietnamese War (vs. the French) in the early 60's, so the information is all there (and reading his books you can see that the US makes the exact same mistakes as the French did). There's no way they didn't know. Either they didn't want to know or they just didn't care or.......... that wasn't actually the goal of the war was to 'win"
BTW, this is the first political thing in many years that my (hard screaming left lib) mother and I (hard right nationalist) agree on. This war for Israel is a massive mistake.
https://x.com/RudyHavenstein/status/1706843290329563479
I've always been wary about macroanalyst predictions as I'd figured the big money has all the fancy supercomputers that have that trade covered.
Last week suggests much of the big money actually trades off Truth social posts. Ironically, this means you should be wary about macroanalyst predictions.