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  Before the realization of the atomic bomb, the American plan was to invade the Japanese home islands. The expected conclusion to the fighting in the Pacific Theater would not be easy. In fact, it was projected that the Japanese would fight even harder. Against soldiers who were willing to use suicidal waves of kamikaze attacks, the Americans knew that the upcoming battle would be more intense than any they had suffered before.   The start of the plan to invade the Japanese Home Islands entailed the amphibious landing on the island of Okinawa. The bloody fighting that took place informed the Americans that defeating Japan once and for all would be a task of extreme proportions, drenched in blood and misery.   The Battle of Okinawa was a taste of what was to come.   Preparations A topographic map of Okinawa. Source: Wikimedia Commons, modified by the author.   The Americans knew that taking Okinawa, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands, would be a monumental task, and the body count would be extraordinarily high. The island was perfect for the defenders. In the south, there were limestone cliffs, while in the north, the island was filled with rugged hills and ravines.   Additionally, the island had over 400,000 native Okinawans living on it, and the Japanese had prepared them to resist any American attempts at invasion. Through propaganda, the Japanese instilled fear in the Okinawans. This effort was helped by the Americans, who had been bombing the island since September 1944, reducing the capital of Naha to rubble.   The Japanese, being outnumbered, would have to make good use of these natural defenses. They were no strangers to this kind of warfare and had learned lessons from years of fighting against the Chinese on the mainland and the Allies in the Pacific. Mustering around 80,000 soldiers, the Japanese forces were bolstered by another 40,000 Okinawans conscripted to fight against the Americans. These forces also included 1,790 schoolboys aged between 14 and 17.   The American battle order had Vice Admiral Richmond K. Turner in charge until the amphibious landing, at which point Admiral Raymond A. Spruance would take over overall command. Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was in charge of the ground forces.   General Mitsuru Ushijima was in charge of the Japanese 32nd Army, which constituted virtually the entirety of the ground forces.   Admiral Mitsuru Ushijima. Source: Wikimedia Commons   The American plan called for an amphibious landing on a strip of beaches on the island’s west coast. From there, the American forces would drive inland, capturing the airfields at Yontan and Kadena before venturing north and south.   For this purpose, the Americans would have numerical superiority over the Japanese. One hundred eighty thousand combat troops would be involved, with constant reinforcements boosting the total to 250,000 as the operation dragged on.   The invasion date for “Operation Iceberg” was set for April 1. On March 24, American troops began disembarking on smaller islands around Okinawa in preparation for the invasion. On March 29, the American fleet moved into position and began the bombardment, preparing the way for American troops.   The Battle Begins Carrier USS Bunker Hill after being struck by two kamikaze attacks in quick succession. Source: Wikimedia Commons   On the morning of April 1, the landing craft sailed towards the beaches on the west coast of Okinawa. Expecting heavy fighting, the American troops were naturally nervous, but they encountered only sporadic resistance when they landed. This landing involved a total of 60,000 American soldiers and marines in what would be the largest amphibious landing of the Pacific Theater during the Second World War.   Admiral Mitsuru Ushijima, in charge of the Japanese forces, had decided not to contest the landings. Knowing his forces would likely be outnumbered, he did not want to waste his soldiers. Instead, he used the island’s natural features to strike where he could and inflict the most damage with minimal losses.   The Japanese had retreated to the mountainous areas of the island, where they had constructed numerous bunkers and tunnel systems.   By April 2, the two airfields near the landing grounds were secured, and American forces continued their push against light Japanese resistance. On April 5, they reached the island’s east coast, effectively splitting the island in two. From this point, the US Army pushed south, and the US Marines pushed north. As they did so, the Japanese resistance began to stiffen, and the illusion of an easy victory for the Americans began to vanish.   On April 6, the Japanese air campaign began, and the American fleet became the target of the mass use of kamikaze attacks launched from Kyushu and Formosa (Taiwan). In addition to the air assault, kamikaze boats were also used. From April 6-7, over 350 kamikaze attacks were made on the American fleet. Despite the ferocity of the kamikaze storm, it was not as effective as the Japanese had hoped.   The Yamato in the late stages of construction in 1941. Source: Naval History and Heritage Command   It is true that a large number of American ships were sunk, but none were larger than a destroyer, leaving fleet carriers, battleships, and cruisers damaged but able to weather the storm intact.   Supported by the wave of kamikaze attacks, the Japanese battleship Yamato entered the fray. The Japanese had also hoped the power of the biggest battleship ever built would turn the tide, but it was an easy target for carrier-based planes. The sinking of the Yamato signaled the end of the era of battleships and Japan’s ability to produce any effective naval resistance to the American fleet.   Bloody Fighting A marine charges toward Japanese defenses on Okinawa. Source: Wikimedia Commons   The advance had been steady in the north, and by April 7, Japanese forces on the Motobu Peninsula had been trapped. This represented the vast majority of the Japanese forces in the north of the island.   On April 13, the Americans had advanced to the northernmost post of the island, Hedo Point. The battle for the Motobu Peninsula ensued and was marked by Japanese suicide attacks.   Meanwhile, the tiny island of Iejima off the coast of the Motobu Peninsula was the site of an amphibious landing by the Americans. Like elsewhere on Okinawa, the defenders used mass waves of suicide attacks. Here, there were also women armed with spears who resisted the American landing. From April 16, the fighting raged on this island before being declared secure on April 21. This was also the site where the American journalist Ernie Pyle was killed by machine gun fire on April 18.   On the Motobu Peninsula, the US forces made significant progress by capturing Mount Yaedake, the main defensive position of the Japanese.   The grave of journalist Ernie Pyle in Honolulu. Source: Wikimedia Commons   In the south, the American advance was temporarily halted by rugged resistance from the Japanese using the tight-knit ridges to their favor. Despite the advantage of these confined spaces in halting the American advance, they also became deathtraps for the Japanese as they increased the casualty rate from American artillery, which had been brought forward to prepare the American advance.   The fights for Kakazu Ridge, Nishibaru Ridge, and Tombstone Hill ended up becoming a bloodbath, claiming the lives of over 450 American soldiers and over 5,000 Japanese. The casualty rate had a huge impact on Japanese morale, and they fell back further south to a new defensive line, which included the infamous Maeda Escarpment, commonly known as “Hacksaw Ridge,” where the Americans encountered particularly harsh resistance and suffered terrible losses.   This is where the famous Desmond Doss won his Medal of Honor. A conscientious objector, he refused to carry a gun and was inducted into the forces as a medic. On Hacksaw Ridge, he rescued, under fire, countless American and Japanese soldiers who had been wounded. His story was made into a major motion picture released in 2016.   Americans ascending Maeda Escarpment on May 4. Desmond Doss stands at the top. Source: Wikimedia Commons   All through April, the US soldiers inched slowly forward, battering against Japanese defenses and fighting through the confines that demanded attrition as the only way to gain victory.   The US advance was halted again, and attrition was so bad that the soldiers had to be rotated out and replaced with Marines. Noticing the American movements, on May 4, the commander of the Japanese forces in the area, Major-General Isamu Chō, ordered an amphibious maneuver to attack the Americans from behind. To support this attempt, the Japanese had to move their artillery out into the open, where they became easy targets for American counter-battery fire. In the end, the attempt to attack the Americans from the rear failed, and the Japanese had to return to a defensive stance and grind down the Americans via attrition.   From left to right, Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., commanding the Tenth Army; Major General Lemuel C. Shepherd, commander of the Sixth Marine Division, and his assistant commander, Marine Brigadier General William T. Clement. May 22, 1945. Source: Wikimedia Commons   Monsoon rains throughout the rest of May turned the battlefield to mud, and the scenes became reminiscent of the trenches and no-man’s land of the First World War. Rotting human corpses and garbage littered the ground, and maggots were everywhere, turning the soldiers’ lives into a living hell.   Meanwhile, on the north of the island, constituting some of the last defenders on Motobu Peninsula, a company of Japanese commandos destroyed 70,000 US gallons of fuel and nine planes in a suicide attack before being killed. That same day, the US Marines entered the outskirts of the Okinawan capital of Naha and found it deserted. Carefully, they spread through the city and secured it, which took until May 27.   A marine rifleman in the ruins of Naha, May 30, 1945. Source: USMC Archives on Flickr   At the same time, the battleship USS Mississippi opened fire on Shuri Castle two miles to the east of Naha. When the American soldiers reached the castle on May 29, they found it to be deserted. The whole defensive line had been abandoned, and 30,000 Japanese troops had moved south to join up with another 10,000 soldiers, taking up final defensive positions to the southwest of Naha on the Oroku Peninsula.   Okinawa, June 27, 1945. Source: Wikimedia Commons   On June 4, the US launched an amphibious assault on the peninsula. Their first target was the airfield in which 4,000 Japanese sailors were holed up. All 4,000 defenders, including their commander, Admiral Ōta, committed suicide.   What was left of the Japanese army was driven east and south to a small pocket on the south of Okinawa. On June 18, with the conclusion of the battle in no doubt, General Simon Buckner, in overall command of the ground forces, was killed by Japanese artillery fire.   Casualties Japanese wading through the water to surrender to the Americans. Source: National World War II Museum, New Orleans   By June 21, the fighting was over. The vast majority of the Japanese forces who were not killed in the fighting, much of it by suicide attacks, committed seppuku. Of all the Japanese commanders, only Colonel Yahara was left alive. Admiral Ushijima had ordered him not to commit suicide, as the Battle of Okinawa needed a witness to be able to tell the story of what had happened.   The high number of suicides was in part due to the belief among the Japanese that the Americans did not take prisoners, and anyone attempting to surrender would be shot on site. The Japanese committed suicide en masse, mostly by jumping off cliffs or shooting themselves.   The Cornerstone of Peace is a memorial to all who died during the battle for Okinawa. Source: Wikimedia Commons   In total, around 77,000 Japanese soldiers died, with many thousands of Okinawan conscripts joining them. The official US estimate puts the Japanese body count at over 110,000 fighters.   In contrast, the Americans suffered 50,000 casualties, with 12,000 of them being deaths.   During the naval part of the operation, the Japanese launched over 1,000 kamikaze attacks. This represented the biggest usage of such tactics during the entire war.   In the aftermath of the fighting, an American marine holds an Okinawan child. Source: National WWII Museum, New Orleans   The Battle of Okinawa was a bloodbath. For such a tiny piece of land, the casualty rate was enormous.   Ultimately, the invasion was mostly unnecessary. The island was invaded out of the need for a foothold from which to launch a campaign against the Japanese Home Islands. This plan never came to fruition, as the atomic bomb would end the war much sooner.

The struggle against ideologies that seek to divide America advances in fits and starts. This month, we saw great progress in the introduction of a bill in Congress to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion mandates throughout the federal government. But it was a different story a week later, when lawmakers were lobbing rhetorical softballs at the DEI-loving head of the Smithsonian Institution. The comprehensive Dismantle DEI Act, if passed and enacted, would systematically eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs throughout the federal bureaucracy and among federal contractors. The bill was introduced in the Senate by Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and in the House by Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, co-sponsored by 20 other House Republicans. That is not a small part of the economy. According to the U.S. Treasury Department, “federal spending was equal to 23% of the total gross domestic product (GDP), or economic activity, of the United States” in fiscal year 2022. The Vance-Cloud bill takes a blowtorch to DEI. It would dismantle DEI programs (such as the “anti-racist” trainings that have cropped up at offices and schools and all other areas of American life), rescind President Joe Biden’s many DEI executive orders, outlaw DEI loyalty pledges, etc. The bill has no chance of passing and being signed into law while the Democrats have the Senate and Biden is president. But it becomes an important stick in the ground. If former President Donald Trump is elected president in November, this bill should be his blueprint, something he already championed as president. So far, so good. But DEI is just one front in the fight against ideologies that divide us mostly along racial and sexual lines, based on race and gender theories that are Marxist in their origin. Another important front in the culture wars is that ultimate cultural institution: museums. Museums have become the battle theater of those who want to “decolonize” the culture—that is, strip it of any reverence for America. The decolonizers want to turn the museums into institutions propagating a cultural counternarrative. The Smithsonian is America’s museum, for better or for worse (it used to be for better, now it’s for worse). And while Republicans are giving signs that they finally get the DEI part, they are missing in action on the museum part. Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch’s hearing June 18 before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee was really a replay of the mutual admiration society. Only one Republican showed up, Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., the ranking member, and her most probing question of Bunch was about the schedule for repatriating native art to tribes. Bunch assured her that the Smithsonian Institution’s repatriation schedule is “very robust. … We want to be able to return what the communities really want.” For those wondering what this is about, a Biden administration rule has given the nation’s 574 federally recognized Indian tribes effective veto power over what museums can exhibit. If they demand that a museum send back a cultural item, the museum will have to comply. New York’s American Museum of Natural History will close two halls with Indian exhibitions. This is not something conservatives should want to expedite. They should, in fact, fight this nonsense. There were no Republicans at the hearing asking about two new museums based on identity politics: the Latino and women’s museums. The first has been criticized by myself and others as a “woke indoctrination factory” that aims to fill Hispanic Americans with grievances, and the second will be no better. But there were Democrats heaping praise on the effort, and asking for more of the same. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., asked Bunch what the Smithsonian planned to do about the “African diaspora,” that is, Americans born in Africa, or who are the children of such immigrants. They encounter great success in America, but apparently the Smithsonian also will have to instill victimhood in them. The African diaspora “is really important” to the Smithsonian, Bunch assured Warner. To which Warner, not missing a multicultural beat, replied: “What are you doing on the South Asian diaspora?” Bunch is a soft-spoken, likable individual, but he’s embraced all these ideologies. DEI, he has written, is “integral to excellence in museum practice. FULL STOP.” DEI, in fact, should “shape museums,” he added. Bunch was also an early and enthusiastic supporter of the Black Lives Matter organizations, which were set up by Marxists to transform society. In 2014, at the height of the BLM riots in Ferguson, Missouri, when Bunch was director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, he assembled his curators and ordered them to collect BLM artifacts and create exhibits. Black Lives Matter, he said, needed to organize for the long term and come up with a legislative strategy. In 2020, during the costliest riots in American history, Bunch said that “protest is the highest form of patriotism.” The fight to take back the considerable cultural ground that has been lost to the Left is too often derided as the “culture wars” by those who want to meet no resistance in their scorched-earth advance. And it is obviously not for the weak-hearted. Stripping out DEI is a great, brave step. But watch what happens with the museums if you want to know who’s winning. Originally published by the Washington Examiner The post Battle Over DEI Is Far From Over appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Do you know the Winklevoss Twins? Or do they become the Winklevii when speaking in the plural?  How does that work? Anyway…the Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have had a very strange but storied life and career. You might recognize them mostly from that Facebook movie, The Social Network, but their entire life story is fascinating (if even a little hard to believe at times): Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, commonly known as the Winklevoss twins, have led a remarkable journey from their college days at Harvard to becoming prominent figures in the world of cryptocurrency. Born on August 21, 1981, the identical twins grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and later attended Harvard University, where they became known for their athletic prowess in rowing. During their time at Harvard, the Winklevoss twins, along with their friend Divya Narendra, conceived the idea of a social networking site called ConnectU. They hired a fellow student, Mark Zuckerberg, to help develop the site. However, Zuckerberg soon launched his own social networking site, Facebook, which led to a legal battle between the twins and Zuckerberg. The lawsuit culminated in a settlement in 2008, where the twins received $20 million in cash and $45 million worth of Facebook stock, valued at the time. After their legal battle with Facebook, the Winklevoss twins turned their attention to rowing, representing the United States at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Despite their dedication, they finished sixth in the men’s pair event. Their Olympic journey, however, did not deter them from pursuing their entrepreneurial ambitions. In 2012, the twins made a strategic pivot towards the burgeoning world of cryptocurrency. They recognized the potential of Bitcoin and began accumulating significant amounts of the digital currency. Their early investments paid off handsomely, as Bitcoin’s value soared over the years. In 2014, they launched Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange platform designed to offer a secure and regulated environment for trading digital assets. Gemini has since grown into one of the most reputable exchanges in the industry. The Winklevoss twins’ foresight and entrepreneurial spirit have cemented their status as pioneers in the crypto space. Their fortune has expanded considerably due to their early Bitcoin investments and the success of Gemini. As of 2024, the Winklevoss twins are estimated to have a combined net worth of over $3 billion, solidifying their legacy as influential figures in both the tech and financial worlds. Today, they continue to advocate for the adoption of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, believing it to be the future of finance. So why am I talking about them right now? Because they just make a Big League donation to President Trump’s re-election campaign! Smart boys. Tyler announced it on his Twitter: I just donated $1 million in bitcoin (15.47 BTC) to @realDonaldTrump and will be voting for him in November. Here’s why: Over the past few years, the Biden Administration has openly declared war against crypto. It has weaponized multiple government agencies to bully, harass, and… pic.twitter.com/qOQSpmanBR — Tyler Winklevoss (@tyler) June 20, 2024 Here’s the full text: I just donated $1 million in bitcoin (15.47 BTC) to @realDonaldTrump and will be voting for him in November. Here’s why: Over the past few years, the Biden Administration has openly declared war against crypto. It has weaponized multiple government agencies to bully, harass, and sue the good actors in our industry in an effort to destroy it. This Administration’s actions have been nothing short of an unprecedented abuse of power wielded entirely for twisted political gain at the complete expense of innovation, the American taxpayer, and the American economy. There is nothing the Biden Administration can do or say at this point to pretend otherwise. Some of the lowlights include the following: The weaponization of the banking system against crypto companies and their principals. Known colloquially as Operation Choke Point 2.0, this starts with the OCC (a federal agency that licenses and regulates national banks) and the FDIC (a federal agency that provides deposit insurance to banks) giving “guidance” and instructing banks behind closed doors not to bank crypto companies. Any bank that doesn’t follow orders is threatened. The conversation goes something like this: “That’s a nice bank you got there. It sure would be a shame if something were to happen to it because you bank some crypto folks.” If this tactic is not enough to scare a bank into line, the examiners will be sent in to turn everything upside down. This will almost certainly lead to some “finding” — show me the bank and I’ll show you the crime — that results in a massive fine or new supervisory rules and conditions that cripple a bank’s ability to operate. The risk is simply too great. Banks can either choose not to bank crypto companies or have that choice made for them. These agencies have God-mode over banks because they can yank their license or FDIC deposit insurance at any time citing “safety and soundness” concerns. That is why they can behave like characters out of the Godfather and intimidate banks into dropping any customer or customer segment they want. This behavior of de-banking entire industries that are completely legal, but ideologically out of favor, began during the Obama Administration, when President Joe Biden was Vice President. It was nicknamed Operation Choke Point 1.0 back then and is a well-documented stain on the Obama Presidency. The Biden Administration has dusted off the playbook and has been running it at full speed against the crypto industry. The blast radius has extended beyond crypto companies to individuals who work at them. I personally have lost multiple bank accounts because I own crypto and my investment firm @winklevosscap has as well. The weaponization of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against crypto. The Biden Administration’s SEC has not written a single rule for the crypto industry to help any of its participants understand how to navigate the regulatory landscape for this new asset paradigm. This is by design. By not writing any new rules for crypto, the SEC can disingenuously say that the existing rules — based on a 1946 Supreme Court decision about a citrus grove in Florida, issued before most homes had a telephone and 50 years before the advent of the commercial Internet — are fit for purpose. They are not. Here’s one example. If ether is a security, an open question up until 48 hours ago, then you would be breaking securities laws if you sent ether to a friend from your smartphone to their smartphone. Why? Because only a broker dealer is allowed to transfer a security. And it can only do so to another broker dealer. From this example alone, anyone can understand how classifying a crypto like ether as a security would gut its utility and destroy its ability to usher in a decentralized future. It’s like asking an automobile to behave like a horse. Yet that is the position the Biden SEC has taken towards almost every crypto. It does this not because it doesn’t understand the consequences, but because it does. These are exactly the consequences it wants. To kill crypto. By taking the ridiculous position that almost every crypto is a security, the Biden SEC has given itself the plausibility and carte blanche to bring litigation against any crypto project and company in the United States. The game is simple. Make it impossible to comply, then sue everyone for not complying. And that’s exactly what the Biden SEC has done over and over again to good actors in the space. Instead of the SEC hashing out rules for crypto — something that could be done in a matter of days — rules will be written years from now by judges and juries who determine that the SEC acted in bad faith and was wrong all along. The time and economic waste will be tremendous. The damage will be done. But that’s the point. The Biden Administration has polluted the mission and corrupted the integrity of these agencies. All of them are led by unelected bureaucrats appointed by President Biden to carry out his marching orders. The moral compass of these foot soldiers is political gain and their higher calling is political power. Congress never granted them the statutory authority to determine the fate of the crypto industry or any other legal industry in America and they are totally unqualified to act as the gatekeepers of economic life in our country. That is the role of the market. And yet the crypto industry is not alone. The Biden Administration has consistently attacked American business across the board and villainized its greatest heroes. The crime is always success and the reward is always ridicule, fines, and even more red tape. But to be clear, the Biden Administration doesn’t hate success outright. Only the kind that lives outside of its control. Once it figures out how to confiscate or coerce it, the Biden Administration becomes quite enthusiastic about success, gleefully manipulating it or redistributing it in a transparent attempt to buy votes. Over a long enough time scale, it’s easy to see how these policies will lead to the destruction of our economy and our country. Capitalism lifts people up. When allowed to flourish properly, it is the greatest generator of wealth and prosperity the world has ever known and it’s the only economic system that can achieve all of this peacefully, while upholding the freedom and dignity of every individual who participates. With certain conditions in place — like the ability for anyone to incorporate a company, open a bank account to accept customer payments, and operate in the open market without government interference — innovation and wealth creation will thrive unbounded. Remove any one of these building blocks and you will have an entirely different system with entirely different results. This is exactly what the Biden Administration has done to the crypto industry and many other industries in America. It has been dismantling our economic way of life and the system that made America the greatest country in the world. And it has done this solely for its own power, control, and political ambition. Of all the capitalist experiments, America has been the greatest. I have seen and experienced this first hand many times. @Gemini , a crypto platform I founded in 2014 with @cameron , went from an idea on a napkin to becoming a company that has employed thousands of people over the last decade and helped millions of customers gain access to crypto. I’ve had employees thank me in tears because their time at Gemini allowed them to buy a house for their family. I’ve had customers approach me on the street and thank me for building Gemini because it helped them achieve financial freedom and start their own business. It is these experiences that give me the greatest joy and provide meaning for everything we do at Gemini. The Biden Administration has tried to tear all of this down. I am not going to stand by idly and let them. I’m going to continue fighting for what I know to be so right. President Donald J. Trump is the pro-Bitcoin, pro-crypto, and pro-business choice. This is not even remotely open for debate. Anyone who tells you otherwise is severely misinformed, delusional, or not telling the truth. It’s time to take our country back. It’s time for the crypto army to send a message to Washington. That attacking us is political suicide. This is why I will be casting my vote for President Trump in November and I hope you will too. Onward! Cameron also posted a shorter announcement: I also just donated $1 million in bitcoin (15.47 BTC) to @realDonaldTrump and will be voting for him in November. Here’s the TL;DR — President Trump is: Pro-BitcoinPro-CryptoPro-Business And he will put an end to the Biden Administration’s war on crypto. Onward! https://t.co/r6iDP7BdbE — Cameron Winklevoss (@cameron) June 20, 2024 President Trump has recently become very public about his desire to become the Bitcoin President by saving and protecting the crypto industry here in America, a notable deviation from the Biden Regime: Trump Campaign Announces Accepting BITCOIN, Cryptocurrency Donations Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign kicked off a new chapter on Tuesday. He ushered in a new era of political donations by accepting crypto. This has gotten the attention of many crypto enthusiast. Is the future of Bitcoin better under Trump’s watch? Will this help him gain more votes? Keeping his promise, Trump aims to be the first major party candidate to welcome Bitcoin, Dogecoin and other digital currencies. This decision follows his bold declaration as crypto’s candidate at a Mar-a-Lago gala. i asked donald trump how he’s going to keep crypto businesses in america. sounds bullish pic.twitter.com/rvuztPmQ8P — Malcolm (33.3%) (@macdegods) May 9, 2024 BREAKING: Donald Trump Presidential Campaign begins accepting crypto donations, including Dogecoin pic.twitter.com/rZcLwUSE9m — ALX (@alx) May 21, 2024 Trump Campaign embracing crypto. pic.twitter.com/9iZlxXPbYo — Dylan LeClair (@DylanLeClair_) May 21, 2024 CoinDesk reports: Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign on Tuesday began accepting crypto donations, making good on the presumptive Republican nominee’s pledge to become the first major party candidate to embrace bitcoin, ether and other digital currencies. The move comes weeks after the former president declared himself crypto’s candidate at a Mar-a-Lago gala that thrust crypto into the 2024 campaign. Trump’s campaign said in a statement it “will build a crypto army” to combat the infamous “anti-crypto army” that Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has campaigned on. Here’s Trump’s donate page. Speaking of crypto, it is FLYING right now! You know who told us this would happen? My good friend Bo Polny. In case you missed it, Bo just did it again! Bo Polny Nailed It Again! “Suddenly….In May!” Bo Polny was back on my show last week and I am absolutely blown away right now because it looks like he absolutely nailed it again…. He told me that we were going to have a “Suddenly” moment in May where crypto suddenly took off. And what do we have today? Bitcoin suddenly started ripping today, up almost $6,000 (on the day!) as I write this! It’s a stunning move! SUDDENLY! So I wanted to show you this interview again in case you missed it — or perhaps listen again knowing what has now happened just one week later. Enjoy! I’m so excited for you to hear this one… This was definitely unlike any interview we’ve ever done, for so many reasons. First was the fact we almost cancelled it! We were all set to go live and then Bo jumps on and says “Hey, I’m not sure what you want to do, but we might have to cancel this today, something just happened…..” Bo tells the whole story live on the air (so I guess that’s a big spoiler alert that we didn’t indeed cancel) but I’ll let you hear the story during the interview instead of spoiling the reason here. In fact, I told Bo — no way!  That is all the more reason why we have to go live today for sure! It’s all related to Bo going dark for 10 days, which is explained in the interview as well. Then we got into the Stairway To Heaven song, a song that almost everyone knows. Bo threw me for a loop when he said it was actually a prophetic song, and then we broke that all down. Judging by all the comments that are flooding in to YouTube and Rumble, many of you have a lot of opinions on that topic! But I would urge you to listen to what Bo has to say first before you comment. Then we got into the BRICS and a major new development that is hitting imminently. The pieces have all been lining up for years and now the switch is about to be flipped. Speaking of “flipping the switch”, there’s a HUGE shoutout to the XRP Army in this one as Bo is finally coming around to XRP in a big way! I couldn’t believe it when he told me live on the air. And we did all of that before we could even get into Bo’s slides. As you all know, Bo’s slides are awesome and so much packed in there, but we were almost at the end of the interview and we hadn’t even opened them up yet! So we landed the plane by talking about the Kentucky Derby and the WILD prophetic connections that once again popped up in that recent race, like they so often do. I’m telling you this one was jam packed! I really hope you enjoy this. Watch here: Backup here on Rumble: As always, I’ve got the links you need right here: Download Bo’s slides for free: https://qrco.de/bezZy2 If you want Bo’s trading Newsletter, go to https://www.gold2020forecast.com/cryptocurrency-index  use code WLT49 (LIMITED TIME DISCOUNT) For access to the Easy Crypto School, go to https://www.easycryptoschool.com  use code WLT49 (LIMITED TIME DISCOUNT) And of course we didn’t leave out Gold and Silver. They’re not called “precious metals” for nothing! Gold. Silver. Crypto. The trifecta. The links above can help you out a lot when it comes to Crypto, but what about Gold and Silver? If you’ve been here for a while, you know I LOVE Gold and Silver and have been talking about them a lot. Why? Because Gold is God’s money.  Always has been, always will be. Which is why I told you about this: HEADS UP: Gold Is Now Classified As A Tier 1 “RISK FREE” Asset! If you'd like more info on Gold and how you could get gold for NO MONEY OUT OF POCKET (yes, really), check this out -- I just posted this: How One 12-Page Pamphlet Tells the Story of God, Gold and Glory When you first start learning about gold as an investment, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Should you choose Gold ETFs, pooled accounts, individual accounts... Or, maybe you should just buy gold outright. There are websites that'll sell gold with a huge markup, and even pawn shops that sell gold around the corner from your favorite taco stand. If you're new to buying gold, you first need a trusted resource to lay out the plain facts. You need to know a brief history, why gold works, and the options available to you. Thankfully, there’s a new, easy-to-read guidebook that’s opening minds and growing investment accounts. Genesis Gold is offering a free guide that has everything you need to learn about investing in gold and other precious metals. In just a short, 12-page read, you’ll learn what clues the Bible gives about man-made money (paper currency). You’ll even learn the three simple steps to investing in metals like gold. And, you’ll also get a quick tutorial on: Which precious metals are approved by the IRS The different forms of gold, silver and other precious metals - coins, ingots, bars Why the symbology (i.e. olive branches) matters on gold coins Why there are different sized measurements of gold coins and bars And a stunning innovation made by the Swiss Genesis Gold is giving you the tools to make your own decisions. Instead of trusting in fly-by-night investment opportunities, or Wall Street lies, you can learn the long-term strategy that has worked since Moses. As it says in Ezekiel 28:4 - By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself and amassed gold and silver in your treasuries. Click here to get this free pamphlet from Genesis Gold and begin your journey to investing with the wisdom of Solomon. Here is what conservative star Dean Cain says about working with Genesis Gold Group: ==>Click here to contact Genesis Gold Group today and receive a free Definitive Gold Guide and learn more about protecting your life's savings from the various threats we're facing today. (Note: Thank you for supporting American businesses like the one presenting a sponsored message in this article and working with them through the links in this article which benefit WLTReport. We appreciate your support and the opportunity to tell you about Genesis Gold!  The information provided by WLTReport or any related communications is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. We do not provide personalized investment, financial, or legal advice.)  RELATED:     Gold and Silver: "No one wants to sell at these make believe prices" I've been telling you for a long time now that Gold and Silver are vastly undervalued. I'm not a financial advisor and I can't tell you what to do, but I can look at historical data and I can easily see that the current price of Gold and Silver makes no sense unless....it's being manipulated. Now who would want to do that? And the more important question: will it go on forever, or do the manipulators eventually release the stretched rubber band and ride an explosion up? I've you've been paying attention in life, you know the answer. You know these crooks on Wall Street manipulate things down, ⭐ then they load their boats, then they manipulate them up into a bubble. Where are we in that process right now for commodities like Gold and Silver? Right exactly where I placed that star up above. ⭐ = You Are Here The Big Boys are loading their boats. But that's not just my opinion. I'm a nobody. Listen to Andy Schectman who is an expert on these things and he lays it out PERFECTLY in two minutes. Here's my rough paraphrase: "A concerted effort by the very powerful to use the suppression of commodities (gold, silver, but also a long list of all other commodities)...these countries are not complaining about suppressed low prices yet because they're accumulating!  But once it becomes obvious that the availability of these commodities is very scarce and no one wants to sell at these "make believe prices" then the public says "OMG, what have we been missing?"  And maybe that all happens in concert with a breakdown of the banking system, then the public says "give it to me now" and that's when you'll see the circuit breakers be put into affect.  But at that point it's too late." Oh my! It's so much better to listen to him explain it in his own words. It's just 2 minutes long. Watch here (as presented by my friend the Digital Asset Investor): Comex 589 pic.twitter.com/uPzrOGXhZ5 — Digital Asset Investor (@digitalassetbuy) September 11, 2023 But it's not just Andy either. It's this latest interview over at SGT Report. Sean does such a great job over there of interviewing people on topics the MSM doesn't want you to see, and his latest is called "$1,000 Silver -- Seriously, Stop Laughing". There's actually a lot of history that goes into that quote and this was a great discussion by four very smart individuals. Watch here: I've been sounding the alarm for a while now... Have you taken action? As always, there's one thing I always say and it's never been proven wrong:  Watch what they DO, not what they SAY. Who is "they"? The same people Andy Schectman was talking about. Big Governments. Central Banks all over the world. Big Business. What are they doing? They are LOADING THEIR BOATS with as much Gold and Silver as they can find and they're laughing all the way to the bank because they're buying at what Andy says are "make believe prices". Are you? After the Great Financial Crash of 2008, I made a decision. From that point forward, I would simply do what the Big Boys were doing. I would simply watch what they're doing and copy it. Oh, and if they had Jim Cramer telling people the OPPOSITE (i.e. Cramer says Gold is a loser, but the Central Banks are buying with both fists) that was usually the perfect confirmation I needed. So that's been my strategy since 2008 and it's worked very well for me. Here's more.... Here's Why Banks Are Buying Up All of the Gold I've got Jordan Peterson and Peter Schiff in a fascinating conversation about the Value of Gold. And it's not just some academic debate. This could very soon be one of the most important things in your world when the U.S. Dollar crashes and gets its value cut in half....or worse. These guys know what they're talking about and this short 8 minute clip is definitely worth your time to watch. I always say this: don't listen to what the "Elites" tell you....watch what they are DOING. And what are they doing? Stacking gold and silver. As much as they can get their hands on. Look, I hope I'm wrong but I think we're in for a massive event that is going to destroy bank accounts and destroy the U.S. Dollar. So what happens to YOU when that happens? Watch this and then scroll down for how I can help you stay safe right now.... Watch: So, what can YOU do to protect yourself? To protect your family? To stay safe? Simple: you need to get some #Gold or #Silver in your own possession. It's called "physical" gold and silver. Not paper traded garbage on the stock exchanges that isn't backed by anything. Don't touch that stuff. I have two special hook-ups for you. Both involve PHYSICAL gold and silver. Because if you do NOTHING else, make sure you own "physical" gold and silver, not paper contracts. The paper contracts (like stock ticker SLV and GLD) could very well go POOF one day and disappear or go to zero, because they're not actually backed by the gold and silver they claim to represent. It's a massive game of musical chairs out there and when the music stops (and I think it will stop soon...) people who only own paper might find themselves owning something not worth the paper it's literally written on. And I know you'll never forget it if I give you this GIF so....Let's Get Physical: Now...WHERE do you get physical gold and silver and how do you know it's real and safe? And that you're getting the best price? Oh, and how about personal one-on-one real customer service? You know, like you were some Big Wig millionaire at Goldman Sachs who could just call their personal banker and get help? That's what I'm about to tell you.   I have two killer connections for you... The first is for purchasing gold and silver bullion. That means bulk bars. That's the cheapest and most economical way to do it, to stretch your dollar into as much gold and silver as possible. The website is called WLT Precious Metals and when you see my logo in the top left-hand corner, you'll know you're in the right place. You'll get a personal phone call with Ira Bershatsky (or someone on his team) and they will work with you free of charge for as long as needed to answer any questions you have and get you taken care of. How about that! You don't see that much anymore, but Ira and his team pride themselves on good old-fashioned real customers service: No sales pitch, just real, actual help. And the best prices you will find. Here's the only disclaimer I will give you: because they do pride themselves on dedicated service, it might take a few days before you get a phone call back.  Just be patient. Good things come to those who wait! You can contact Ira and WLT Precious Metals here. Ok, that was #1. Now I want to tell you about option #2. An equally great company, I am so happy to be working with these guys. This next company is called Genesis Gold and this is for people who want to purchase real physical gold or silver in their IRAs (Investment Retirement Accounts). You know what the beauty of that is? TAX FREE baby! I'm not a tax advisor, but that's a general oversimplification. Never pay more taxes than you are legally required to pay. And that's why I love getting gold and silver in my IRA (and why I hold a large chunk in an IRA myself!). There's so much to love about Genesis Gold, starting with the fact they are proudly and un-ashamedly Christina! They call it "Faith-Driven Stewardship" and they put it right on the homepage of their website along with a quote from Ezekiel: Wealth Preservation With Gold & Silver – The Genesis Gold IRA By your wisdom and your understanding you have made wealth for yourself, and have gathered Gold and Silver into your treasuries – EZEKIEL 28:4 Genesis Gold Group believes the Bible gives clues on how man-made currencies (paper money) represent instability, and a lack of virtue and encourages living wastefully in excess. Conflicts have beleaguered us since the dawn of civilization, and they can all be encapsulated into one battle. The battle is between currency, man-made paper, and gold and silver — the two precious metals found in our Earth’s crust, sent to us by our Lord to use as money. Man-made currency always leads nations down the path to increased war, greed, and ultimate collapse. History has shown that abandoning gold and silver has always been a bad idea. Gold and Silver enforce discipline, nurture self-constraint, self-reliance, and balance, and lead to confidence, a restrained government, and a more stable foreign policy. Genesis Gold Group believes in empowering faith-driven stewardship with Gold & Silver are an integral part of a balanced portfolio. Protecting your finances with precious metals has never been more crucial during these trying times. With a combined 50-plus years in the precious metals industry, let your Genesis gold and silver experts guide you through the simplicity of asset protection and growth with our Genesis Gold IRA. Sincerely, Genesis Gold Group Empowering Faith-Driven Stewardship Oh....and they're VERY good at what they do. You also get physical gold and silver with Genesis, believe it or not!  The gold and silver is purchased for you (in whatever combination of coins and bars you prefer, a picture taken and sent to you, and then stored safely in a vault for you! I love what these guys are doing. Here's more on why gold and silver in your IRA are so powerful: You can contact Genesis Gold here. They are also very backed up with record demand, so you may have to wait a bit, but someone WILL get in touch with you for personal customer service and assistance! Tell 'em Noah sent ya! Oh, and did you know Genesis is recommended by SUPERMAN himself? It's true. Superman himself, Clark Kent -- Dean Cain -- came on my show a few weeks ago and we broke it all down: Watch here: Stay safe! Make sure you can weather the storm when it hits! Because the storm always hits eventually, doesn't it? As for me and my house, we will be ready.