China Buys (lots of) Gold

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonchang/2012/01/29/why-are-the-chinese-buying-record-quantities-of-gold/

Forbes asks 'why?'. A definition of disingenuous...

Shelf Corporations

How to make a fraudulent fortune, legally:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/28/us-usa-shell-companies-idUSTRE75R20Z20110628

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/28/us-usa-shell-companies-pentagon-idUSTRE75R21G20110628

http://www.reuters.com/article/video/idUSTRE75R21G20110628?videoId=216547784

And here is a website advertising how to start one:

http://aged-corporations.com/

Media Manipulation

http://benbagdikian.net/

Mitt Romney

Douchebag extraordinaire, and criminal to boot::

http://tdarkcabal.blogspot.com/

Gold Price Manipulation

Proof, as if any were needed:

http://brotherjohnf.com/2012/01/22/tacitordoseclorum-gold-manipulation-series-19-parts/

Unconditional Basic Income

Another good idea on how to re-create wealth and value in society:

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedingungsloses_Grundeinkommen&ei=EzIfT86tKZHjtQb3u6ytDA&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbedingungsloses%2Bgrundeinkommen%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DLNV%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:de:official%26prmd%3Dimvnsb

Irish Bank Doesn't Accept Cash or Cheques

And this is not a joke!

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/bank-that-does-not-accept-cash-now-says-no-to-cheques-3001869.html

Community Currencies

This is a very interesting interview, offering some solutions to the current currency crisis:

http://www.corbettreport.com/corbett-report-radio-057-solving-the-money-problem-with-matthew-slater/

And here's his website. Refreshing to hear someone coming up with solutions:

http://matslats.net/

And this from the Grauniad, of all places:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/26/economy-uk-high-street

Gold and Silver Becoming Currency - in the US!

Things happening thick and fast now:

'AN ACT Relating to establishing the 2012 gold and silver legal
2 tender act of Washington state'

from:

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2731.pdf

PS Get rid of your dollars if you've got any!

Also, more recently:

http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/03/pf/states_currencies/index.htm?eref=aol

Yuan Becoming International Currency

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/chinas-yuan-set-for-more-international-role-2012-01-26

(along with PMs, of course)

;)

Thorium

Interesting:

http://www.wimp.com/thoriumcrisis/

But still the question remains, what type of energy will they use to build these towns/cities/communities? You still need raw materials, and I'm not sure if there are trees or oil fields on the moon...

Iran Turns The Tables

Brings the phrase 'shooting yourself in the foot' to a whole new level, as EU cuts off its own lifeline:

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-01-27/news/30670483_1_oil-exports-iranian-oil-mohammad-ali-khatibi

http://www.tehrantimes.com/politics/94830-iran-need-not-sell-oil-to-europe-ahmadinejad

Can't say I blame Iran. The West has been too arrogant, too racist for too long. Victory must smell sweet, as they cut deals with other countries in other currencies...

UPDATE:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/iran-blinks-delays-vote-european-crude-export-halt-even-us-escalates-military-developments-agai

Different Davos

Meanwhile, back in the real world:

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/MA27Dj02.html

Where We're At

This FANTASTIC piece just about sums everything up:

http://news.goldseek.com/GoldenJackass/1327611600.php

Hold on to your hats!

Ralph Nader

A true American hero:

http://www.democracynow.org/2012/1/25/he_says_one_thing_and_does

Should have been President.

QE3

As inevitable as sunrise:

http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2012/1/25_Jim_Sinclair_-_Mainstream_Entities_Will_Now_Enter_Gold_Market.html

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/gold-extending-gains-realization-feds-only-option-ctrlp

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/287592/20120125/fed-no-qe3-but-low-rates-through-2014-gold-rebounds.htm

And why it will end with implosion:

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/bernanke-goes-all

Iran NOT making Nuclear Weapons

Don't believe everything you read - it's mostly propaganda:

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/contrary-widespread-claims-there-no-evidence-iran-building-nuclear-weapon

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/120126/iran-nuclear-weapon-unlikely-2012-isis-report

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30358.htm

Looks like we have here another simple case of wanting to get 'our' hands on their central bank, oil and gold reserves. For background, see Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Syria, etc.

China & Qatar Drop Dollar

It's breaking out all over! The Dollar is toast, long live the rest of the world:

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/NA24Ak03.html

Dollar Dead - Gold as Currency

The recent EU sanctions against Iran have been the best example of shooting yourself in the foot, ever, with huge unintended consequences, as this article proves:

http://www.debka.com/article/21673/

Cold Fusion Latest

Interesting:

http://www.postcarbon.org/article/677927-the-peak-oil-crisis-cold-fusion

Financial Tyranny

The background:

http://divinecosmos.com/start-here/davids-blog/1023-financial-tyranny

More background:

http://www.deepblacklies.co.uk/the_spoils_of_war.htm

Obama Assassination

Well, well, well:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/uproar-after-jewish-american-newspaper-publisher-suggests-israel-assassinate-barack-obama-1.408429

India and Iran Drop Dollar in Trade Deals

This seems like an un-stoppable avalanche now:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/india-joins-asian-dollar-exclusion-zone-will-transact-iran-rupees

This is the Cavalry we've been waiting for!

GEAB N°61

The global systemic crisis comes to a head, will be rocky, but the future looks bright:

http://www.leap2020.eu/GEAB-N-61-is-available-Global-Systemic-Crisis-2012-The-year-of-the-world-s-great-geopolitical-swing_a8770.html

Remarkably similar to Fulford's analysis, oddly enough. The Anglo-American Empire will soon be history.

Thailand Recognises Palestine

Over 100 countries, and counting:

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=254441

Oil Prices to Collapse?

http://oilprice.com/Energy/Oil-Prices/Why-Oil-Prices-Are-About-To-Collapse.html

Free Energy

I knew it! There are alternatives to oil and gas:

http://pesn.com/2012/01/14/9602012_Momentous_Breakthroughs_Announced_During_Anniversary_E-Cat_Interview/

Iran & Mossad

A war planned years ago:

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/us-government-funded-iranian-terrorist-group-which-%E2%80%9Cfound%E2%80%9D-documents-upon-which-warmonge

Bastards.

Financial Farce

Here's an up-date on where we're at:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/eric-sprott-financial-system-farce?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

And here's an analysis from September last year, from my hero Reggie Middleton, which is spookily accurate:

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/most-headlines-now-show-french-bank-run-has-started-and-its-happening-just-our-research-

Truth About Libya

Very sad, too late, but perfectly truthful geopolitical explanation of Libyan invasion:

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/are-middle-east-wars-really-about-forcing-world-dollars-and-private-central-banking

False Flag Alert

Just in case:

http://www.infowars.com/ex-israeli-intelligence-officer-pearl-harbor-style-attack-will-be-pretext-for-war-on-iran/

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/220979.html

MF Global - End Game

This is it, folks - Game Over:

http://gramercyimages.com/blog1/2012/01/13/ann-barnhardt-and-warren-pollock-have-a-detailed-conversation-about-mf-global/

Benjamin Fulford's Latest

Posted because it rings true, and we are seeing the proof of the fall of the old régime all around now:

http://kauilapele.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/benjamin-fulford-1-9-12-the-feds-have-sued-for-peace-and-detailed-settlement-negotiations-have-begun/

Maybe this is connected too?

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/bill-daley-barely-lasts-one-year-under-obama

I hope we're going to start seeing a whole raft of resignations...

Greece

I remember reading about this at the time - that Greece would be guaranteed a bail-out as long as it held firm on contracts to buy arms. Here is the proof:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/greece-spends-bailout-cash-european-military-purchases

You couldn't make this stuff up.

Tax Cuts For The Rich

Because they're worth it:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jan/09/government-committed-abolishing-50p-tax

...how's that Pension Plan doing?

Iran/Russia/India & Peak Oil

Lots going on at the moment, mostly to do with peak oil:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/russia-iran-proceed-bilateral-trade-drop-dollar-russian-warships-park-syria

India seeks waiver on sanctions, to keep oil flowing:

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/220064.html

Ending fuel subsidies in one of the largest oil-producing nations:

http://www.businessinsider.com/occupy-nigeria-strike-2012-1#ixzz1izH8cdf8

Looks like it's 'Game Over' for the petro-dollar. Byeeeeeeee.

Italy

Worth keeping an eye on:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/guest-post-has-italy-gone-fascist

Understanding The Money Supply

This is brilliant - please watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7qIhDdST27g

And then share...

Iran

http://hamsayeh.net/society/1480-behind-the-deepening-crisis-with-iran-the-real-story-versus-the-cover-story.html

Iran & Russia Replace Dollar in Bilateral Trade

Boy-oh-boy, this is getting exciting:

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007275648

Looks like US and EU just shot themselves in the foot!

MF Global (cont.)

This is a must-listen:

http://sgtreport.com/2012/01/ann-barnhardt-the-financial-system-a-house-of-cards-ready-to-topple/

Proof of a Conspiracy

Information coming out thick and fast now, as predicted, as the top 1% fight the top .01%:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=29QV_GNMt3Q#!

The term 'social engineering' is very relevant here.

How To Brainwash a Nation

...or the whole Western world, if my experience is anything to go by:

http://eddieleaks.org/how-to-brainwash-a-nation/

Which just goes to prove, you should never underestimate the ability of the public to believe....just about anything they're told!

US Troops to Israel

Speaks for itself:

http://maxkeiser.com/2012/01/06/without-much-media-attention-thousands-of-american-troops-are-being-deployed-to-israel-and-iranian-officials-believe-that-this-is-the-latest-and-most-blatant-warning-that-the-us-will-soon-be-attacki/

Obama

http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/very-quietly-obamas-citizenship-case-reaches-the-supreme-court/question-2316111/

Decentralisation

'The job of national and international politicians in contractionary times is typically to make a bad situation worse as expensively as possible, as they attempt to rescue the dying paradigm that has conveyed so much personal advantage in their direction. That paradigm is one of centralization - the accumulation of surpluses from a broad periphery at the centre of power.'

From an excellent article by Nicole Foss:

http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/

Peak Oil

An interesting telephone interview with Nicole Foss; Dimitri Orlov; Chomsky; Richard Heinberg and Howard Kunstler. Well worth a listen if you're new to this theory:

http://archive.wort-fm.org/mp3/wort_120102_120001apamon.mp3

I would highly recommend Foss' website, 'The Automatic Earth', where she writes with a clarity and precision that is hard to match:

http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/

Money as Debt

Re-posted. This is what you need to know, to understand the current financial situation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc3sKwwAaCU

Here's Part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCu3fpg83TY&feature=fvwrel

I highly recommend that you watch these two films. I don't think you'll regret it.