In 1998, former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw published a bestselling book about Americans who came of age during the Great Depression and World War II. He called it, and them, “The Greatest Generation.”  He had good reason to. While all generations must steward the nation through both good and bad times, they tend to be remembered for the most notable events of their day. The Greatest Generation saved the world from fascism, and there is no denying the historic challenge and heroic response of those who, if they remain alive today, have become centenarians. But The Greatest Generation wasn’t perfect, having bequeathed to the world what you might call “The Greediest Generation.”  I’m speaking of the Baby Boomers.   As a not-so-proud member of The Greediest Generation, I don’t subscribe to many of its tenets and am aghast at its lack of responsibility. My generation is simply not doing its job. To the contrary.  For example, in 1983 government leaders from The Greatest Generation patched up a design flaw in the original Social Security Act of 1935, which had been launched by former President Franklin Roosevelt before they came of age. But that was more than 40 years ago, and it was a patch rather than a permanent fix. If something isn’t done again soon, the Social Security trust fund will run dry within a decade, resulting in significant benefit cuts to today’s younger retirees and leaving those who come after them to fend for themselves.  Whose turn is it to fix things? The Greediest Generation. Will we? Don’t hold your breath.   The same goes for the two signature health care initiatives of the Lyndon Johnson administration, Medicare and Medicaid. Their perverse incentives and rising costs are bankrupting the country at an accelerating rate due to the sheer size of the Baby Boom generation. Boomer politicians not only haven’t addressed these problems, they made matters worse through the misnamed and misleading “Affordable Care Act.” Medicare and Medicaid now account for 40% of all spending on health care and rising.   Though I was a broke college student forty years ago, I followed the events surrounding the Social Security crisis and hoped even then for a more permanent fix. I knew that it might harm me down the road, but I also knew those my age had decades to adjust. And as a businessman years later, I actively opposed both Hillarycare and Obamacare, knowing they would fail the country and saddle us with unsustainable debt. But the bulk of my generation would have none of it, preferring immediate gratification to responsible leadership.  Their interest in immediate gratification should not have come as a surprise. The Greediest Generation wasted its formative years embracing sex, drugs, and rock & roll, not to mention no-fault divorce and abortion-on-demand. Under its watch more than 60 million babies have been snuffed out in the womb, countless children have been irreparably harmed by cavalier commitments to marriage vows, and drug overdoses have resulted in innumerable deaths. But hey, if it feels good, do it, right?  Even now, in their dotage, the loudest voices in The Greediest Generation haven’t given up protesting anyone or anything that might upset their apple cart. They get particularly upset if someone suggests we finally address the “third rail” entitlement programs that are bankrupting the nation. Even the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to chase down where more than $100 billion in improper Medicare and Medicaid payments are going is drawing their ire.   The result for our progeny is not only debt but despair. Those now of childbearing age are not of childbearing mindset. With births running well below replacement rates, they’re turning the probability of disaster-by-demographics into a certainty.    These are just a handful of the reasons Baby Boomers are likely to be remembered as The Greediest Generation if we don’t get our act together quickly. Not only have we neglected the problems of which we have long been aware, we have made things worse on our watch. Sure, we will have “gotten ours,” but that’s no comfort to those who come behind us.   Fifty years from now, when there are too few doctors and nurses and plumbers and electricians, and too few working-age people to support increasingly obese entitlement programs, all in a nation that has grown too culturally and economically weak to defend itself, that will become apparent to everyone. If nothing is done to turn things around soon, the Greediest Generation’s legacy will be sealed.  The post Will the Baby Boomers Make America Go Bust?  appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Among the rising wave of potential domestic terrorists (a spade is a spade is a spade…) some of these criminals have stood out from their cohorts. Any idiot can key a car; literally dozens have been seen on camera etching one thing or another in the paint of Tesla vehicles around the country for politically motivated purposes. Not to mention the dozens of incidents of incendiary devices and fire bombings with Molotov Cocktails that have hit multiple Tesla dealerships. But it takes a special kind of stupid to basically get away with it, only to expose your identity afterward. One man in particular has quite unintentionally made himself famous for his exploits, and we might never have known his name — except for the exceptionally dumb move he made immediately after. You might have seen this video among the many others making the rounds on social media. It shows the man’s attempt to be super stealthy (check out that ninja move!) as he exits his own vehicle — right next to his intended target — and proceeds to scratch a swastika into the Tesla parked next to him: Doylestown PA: Chadd Ritenbaugh was caught keying a swastica into the side of a Tesla. Please share and make him famous! https://t.co/nGDOv08Fz3 pic.twitter.com/vbw8cKXJcS — Little Miss Independence (@NoShariaForMe2) March 26, 2025 You might be tempted to assume this man was a highly trained Navy SEAL; some type of government super ninja, showing off that major stealth move! There’s no way anyone would ever catch THIS guy — right? Except, that bag he’s carrying is his gym bag. And upon finishing his criminally bad Tesla artwork… he immediately walked to the entrance of his Planet Fitness gym, scanned his membership card with the staff, and proceeded to begin his morning workout. Whoops!  And that’s when Chadd Ritenbaugh of Doylestown, PA knew he’d messed up. The Police in Bucks County, Pennsylvania were able to match his gym membership card with his Drivers License on record with the gym and easily ID and arrest Ritenbaugh for his trouble. Chadd Ritenbaugh, the man who keyed a Tesla in Doylestown, PA, has been charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief and harassment, and two counts of summary harassment and disorderly conduct. FAFO https://t.co/OSJhu2HWzH pic.twitter.com/10iEWSTCI9 — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 28, 2025 Here’s a quick news report from the local Philly NBC affiliate covering Mr. Ritenbaugh’s rise to fame among the loose knit community known as DUMB CRIMINALS: BOOM: A man has been arrested after scratching a swastika into a Tesla in Bucks County, PA. The man was identified after vandalizing the vehicle in a gym parking lot, then swiping his gym badge. What a genius. He faces criminal mischief and harassment among other charges. pic.twitter.com/nLy7sno2jX — Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) March 28, 2025 I’m still waiting on the DOJ to bring federal charges and put the fear of God into these criminals! For now, Ritenbaugh is only facing a slew of non-federal charges including criminal mischief and harassment. The incident took place shortly before 9:30am on March 24th, according to that same Philadelphia NBC affiliate: A man is accused of vandalizing a Tesla SUV that was parked in a gym parking lot earlier this week in Bucks County, according to a spokesperson with the police department. The incident unfolded when the Tesla was in the parking lot of a Planet Fitness in Doylestown Borough on March 24, police said. A man was captured on the car’s cameras parking next to the Tesla, getting out of their silver-colored Lexus and ducking behind the vehicle before scratching what looked like a swastika into the Tesla just before 9:30 a.m., officials said. The man then walked into the Planet Fitness and scanned his membership card with the staff at the front desk and goes to work out, police explained. He was seen wearing a grey beanie, sweatpants, a black puffer coat with a light-colored undershirt and was carrying a blue and red bag that had white stripes, according to officials. Officials were able to identify the suspect by his gym membership card and his Pennsylvania Driver’s License photo. The owner of the Tesla in question returned home following her workout at the same gym, and noticed the scratch marks. She then reviewed her vehicle’s camera footage, and discovered what had happened, according to a report on Phillyburbs.com: Chadd Ritenbaugh, 55, of Buckingham, was identified after he checked into the Planet Fitness gym using his membership card following the alleged vandalism of a car parked in the gym’s lot, according to a probable cause affidavit. Central Bucks Regional Police alleged that the Tesla owner returned home after working out at the gym and noticed fresh scratch marks on her vehicle. She reviewed footage from the car’s camera system that showed a man park his Lexus beside her car shortly before 9:30 a.m. Monday. The affidavit said he then ducked behind his vehicle and appeared to scratch into the side of the Tesla. Authorities identified Ritenbaugh through his membership ID and his driver’s license photo, according to the affidavit. Ritenbaugh is charged with misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief and harassment, and two counts of summary harassment and disorderly conduct. He had not been arraigned as of Friday. Sooner or later, someone at the federal level (Pam Bondi!!!) is going to need to bring federal charges and put a stop to the audacity of these people. As journalist Collin Rugg shared on his X account, Ritenbaugh is a 55 year old car service company owner in Bucks County, PA. To my first point, 55 year old car service company owners should NOT feel free to carry out these acts of terroristic vandalism without fear of the justice system! JUST IN: 55-year-old Chadd Ritenbaugh busted for allegedly carving a swastika on a Tesla outside of Planet Fitness in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The anti-Semite was seen sneaking around the car, not realizing it was recording him the whole time. According to what appears to be… pic.twitter.com/kbcXR8FhVY — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 28, 2025 Here’s the full text of Collin Rugg’s post summarizing the case: JUST IN: 55-year-old Chadd Ritenbaugh busted for allegedly carving a swastika on a Tesla outside of Planet Fitness in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The anti-Semite was seen sneaking around the car, not realizing it was recording him the whole time. According to what appears to be his LinkedIn profile, Ritenbaugh is an “accomplished sales and operations management professional with 20+ years of international experience in the hospitality and travel industries.” He appears to run a car service company in Bucks County. He is facing charges of misdemeanor criminal mischief and harassment, as well as two counts of summary harassment and disorderly conduct. It’s very easy to dismiss some of these cases based on the stupidity of the criminals involved. On one hand, I find it truly HILARIOUS that people are so unhinged they allow themselves to get carried away down the path of idiocy, driven by nothing but their own emotionally immaturity. But it’s also dangerous.  It could end up getting someone hurt, or killed. And at the VERY least it is exposing a lot of Americans to politically motivated property damage in line with the most strict definition of DOMESTIC TERRORISM. It needs to stop.  It needs to be dealt with firmly, and that “thin blue line” needs to be made a little bit thicker, so that the WILLINGNESS of the people behind these attacks is diminished greatly. Until that happens, we will likely continue to see the sketchy end of the unhinged Left engage in nothing short of terroristic behavior, and for the most part get away with it.

In 1971, then-president Richard Nixon ended the convertibility of dollars to gold, claiming the move was merely “temporary” in order to stop currency raiders from attacking the dollar. It was a lie, of course, and it was predicated on the fact that the United States government was printing far more currency than it had gold to exchange for it. Allowing other banks around the world to swap dollars for gold would have wiped out the gold stockpile possessed by the United States at that time. So Nixon had to end it. Article by Mike Adams, republished with permission from Naturalnews.com Thus began 50+ years of unbounded currency creation — money printing — which erected the artificial construct of “economic prosperity” that most of us have known for our entire adult lives. That system is now coming to an end. It was always a mathematical certainty, of course. And while the can was kicked down the road time and time again, we’ve run out of roadway… and cans. The buck stops here. And the economic collapse that has been due since the 1970s can no longer be averted. Trump’s decisive support of DOGE efforts to slash the size of bloated government, cut off repeatedly abused government credit cards and end USAID slush fund money laundering operations is, of course, a necessary tactic to disable the financial supply chains of widespread Democrat money laundering, election rigging and criminal fraud. But it also cuts at the heart of the artificial economy which has been propped up by artificial money in the form of seemingly endless currency printing. It turns out that the fragility of the economic system we’ve all been living under is vastly underestimated, and cutting off the artificial money supply is setting in motion a series of events that will lead to an economic collapse (and then a reset) in both the United States and Western Europe. Perhaps this is by design, perhaps not. But cause-and-effect cannot be cancelled just because we don’t like the effects. The end result is that western economies are about to plunge into a phase of severe contraction. Stock values will plunge, real estate will be heavily impacted, retailers will go belly up in record numbers, airlines and automobile manufacturers will be forced to downsize operations, and many millions of American will find themselves out of work. So many, in fact, that there will be more than enough to fill the ranks of an angry left-wing popular revolt against Trump and his cohorts. The current domestic terrorism actions targeting Tesla dealerships are just the warm-up round. What’s coming next will be far larger, more organized, well-funded and deliberately violent and destructive. That popular revolt will threaten the very existence of the Trump administration, and we will see increasing calls for not just impeachment but for the arrest of President Trump… and then after that, calls for a military coup to topple the Trump presidency and replace it with a French Revolution-style socialist cabal of power hungry revolutionaries. In summary, the short-term consequences of these cuts are undeniable. Retailers, restaurants, and local businesses that have relied on the artificial influx of free money are facing collapse. Many millions of Americans are at risk of losing their jobs. The economic reset that is underway will be chaotic, painful, and disruptive. But let us be clear: this reset is necessary. It is a necessary step toward dismantling a system that has long been rigged against the American people. The pain we are experiencing now is the birth pangs of a new era—an era defined by transparency, accountability, and organic economic growth. However, as we navigate this transition, we must also confront the very real threat of civil unrest. The radical left, emboldened by their loss of control over various slush funds, is mobilizing. They are using the economic dislocation caused by these necessary reforms to recruit followers, incite violence, and destabilize our society. We have already seen the beginnings of this uprising—protests against Tesla, attacks on private property, and growing calls for impeachment of President Trump. The risk of a kinetic civil war is real, and it is growing. In the face of this threat, President Trump has at his disposal three powerful financial weapons—tools that can not only quell the uprising but also restore a sense of stability and prosperity to the American people. These weapons are not merely theoretical; they are practical, actionable, and rooted in a deep understanding of human behavior and economic principles. Let’s take a closer look at those three weapons: The First Weapon: Universal Basic Income (UBI) The first of these weapons is the introduction of a Universal Basic Income (UBI). Now, I must preface this by stating that, as an advocate of Austrian economics, I do not support the concept of UBI. It runs counter to the principles of individual responsibility and free-market capitalism. However, I recognize its potential as a tool for maintaining social order in times of crisis. A UBI, funded through a digital currency system, would provide every American with a basic level of financial support. This support might be proportional to the cost of living in their area, ensuring that no one is left behind. The introduction of a UBI would have an immediate and profound impact. It would alleviate the financial strain on millions of Americans who have lost their jobs due to the collapse of the artificial economy. It would provide them with the means to afford groceries, pay rent, and meet their basic needs. And, perhaps most importantly, it would serve as a powerful deterrent against civil unrest. When people are fed, housed, and financially secure, they are far less likely to take to the streets in protest. But let us not be naive. The introduction of a UBI would come with significant trade-offs. It would almost certainly require the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), a system that would inevitably lead to increased government surveillance and control. Those who choose to participate in the CBDC system would gain access to free money, but they would also sacrifice a degree of their privacy and autonomy. For those who value their freedom above all else, the decision to opt out of the CBDC system would be a difficult but necessary one. Gold, crypto and cash would all serve as effective alternatives to CBDCs. The Second Weapon: The Abolition of the Income Tax The second weapon at President Trump’s disposal is the abolition of the federal income tax. This is not a new idea; Trump has already promised to eliminate the income tax for earners making less than $150,000 per year. But what if he went further? What if he abolished the income tax entirely and shut down the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)? The impact of such a move cannot be overstated. The IRS, as it exists today, is not merely a tax collection agency; it is a terrorist organization. It harasses, intimidates, and exploits the American people. It wastes countless hours of productivity, forcing individuals and businesses to navigate a labyrinth of regulations and paperwork. The abolition of the income tax and the dismantling of the IRS would be a liberation—a liberation from the tyranny of bureaucratic overreach and financial oppression. Imagine a world where you no longer have to fear an audit, where you no longer have to spend hours preparing your tax returns, where you no longer have to worry about the government seizing your assets. The happiness factor of such a world would be immense. It would create a sense of relief and gratitude among the American people, further reducing the risk of civil unrest and shoring up popular support for Trump’s presidency, even if this move resulted in trillions of dollars of currency creation as an inevitable consequence. The Third Weapon: Tax Refunds to All Who Paid Taxes The third and final weapon is perhaps the most audacious of all: the refunding (in full) of taxes paid over the past several years. This would involve returning a portion of the taxes that Americans have already paid, effectively giving them a windfall of cash. The psychological and economic impact of such a move would be profound. People would feel a sense of justice and fairness, knowing that their hard-earned money is being returned to them. They would use this money to stimulate the economy, purchasing goods and services, investing in their futures, and improving their quality of life. Of course, this strategy is not without consequences. The sudden influx of cash into the economy would lead to inflation as a flood of expanded currency chases the same limited supply of goods and services (including housing). But here’s the key point: the average American does not understand the intricacies of monetary policy. They do not see the connection between money printing and inflation. What they see is a government that is giving them money, a government that is on their side. And that perception is enough to maintain social order. Those who are wise, of course, will use any currency windfall to trade currency for gold (or land). Holding onto dollars would be financial suicide, as the rapid devaluation of the dollar currency would accelerate. What’s Next For America (and Americans) In effect, Trump has three powerful weapons to shore up his power, end IRS tyranny, give people back some of the money they’ve earned, and quell any uprising vibe by funding the masses with a UBI. I fully expect Trump to deploy these secret weapons as needed to calm the revolting masses, and since Democrats would never look to actually end the IRS or refund taxes to those who paid them, these weapons are uniquely “conservative” in nature (or Trumpian, more accurately). Finally, understand that in order to fund all this, the U.S. government will have to print trillions of dollars in currency. This will have consequences that should be rather obvious. To those who are asking, “Where will all these trillions come from?” the answer is stupidly simple: There are at least 14 magic money computer in the U.S. government (as Elon Musk recently revealed as part of Team DOGE findings), and they will simply invoke the fiat currency into existence electronically. There is no need to raise taxes or tariffs to create unlimited fiat currency. It can be done with a single computer in the government. All this will, of course, rapidly accelerate dollar devaluation and price inflation for goods and services. 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It might sound boring to you, but I promise you it is not.  If the US Petrodollar falls as the world reserve currency, your standard of living and quality of life here in the United States will change instantly and overnight.  And not for the better.   Let's jump right in to this latest video from Glenn Beck interviewing Carol Roth. It's only about 15 minutes long but you need to see it. If the dollar falls, your life will change overnight. And speaking of things changing overnight, Glenn says we're at the point where literally you could wake up Monday morning and find all the banks closed. Watch here: I know a lot of you like when I post a written transcript so I've got that for you here -- but then scroll down past the transcript because I have a LOT more to show you. I'm only getting started. I'll connect a bunch more dots for you down below that you need to see. It's all coming together: the end of the SWIFT system, XRP, crypto, gold, silver, the fall of the Petrodollar, the end of the FRN, Titanic to Titan...the end of the Federal Reserve, Bretton Woods, Bretton Woods 2.0? Everything is converging right now, a 100-year event is about to play out. Here's the transcript: GLENN: Carol Roth, the author of The War on Small Business and former investment banker who started to use her gifts for the good, instead of the evil, is joining me now. She's also got a new book coming out, the week after mine. And they are great hand-in-glove books. You Will Own Nothing. Could the dollar get knocked off the top spot, as the world's reserve currency? Challenges are emerging, and history shows, that countries whose currency has dominated the globe, can fall from that global reserve, that top spot, pretty fast, even over the course of a few days. We didn't luck our way into this position. Listen to me carefully, it was a carefully engineered plan that unfolded in the mountains of New Hampshire, nearly 80 years ago. At the time, the British pound sterling, was the international currency. A title it had held for texting. But Bretton Woods changed everything. Now, this is actually -- these are not my words. These are the words of NPR. They just came out with this story. The US dollar conquered the world. Is it at risk of losing its top spot? I know because I've been talking about this for a long time. And everyone has said, that will never happen. And I said, really? Yes, it will. And places like NPR have always called me a conspiracy theorist, even though they said that Bretton Woods was a carefully engineered plan that unfolded in the mountains of New Hampshire nearly 80 years ago. Who is the conspiracy theorist? It doesn't sound like me. It sounds like, if I am, NPR, you are too. But now Carol Roth is with us. Carol, now things are really starting to get serious, because as you said, we are falling ten times the rate than we have since 2003. And countries are getting serious. They -- you know, everybody always said, well, we're the worst -- or, we're the best of the worst. We're still bad. CAROL: Cleanest shirt in the laundry. Skinniest kid at fat camp. Yes. GLENN: Well, now the actual skinny kids are showing up at fat camp, and saying, yeah. And we're just getting into shape. And we're just -- we're just -- we're right around the corner. And countries are moving in that direction. CAROL: So I have to tell you a little thing -- a tale on your Bretton Woods. This carefully crafted strategy. One of the things I learned in researching You Will Own Nothing was from Jim Rickards. He's a fabulous economist. GLENN: Great. CAROL: He told me that you know who really crafted this plan? You know who was really behind this? It was Russia. That basically, Harry Dexter White, who was the negotiator. He was the secretary of the US Treasury. He was the negotiator for the US side. That he was a Stalinist agent, and the entire plan was to knock Britain off of the pole position. That was the plan. They didn't even sign the agreement. They just hung out. They were there. They hung out in the back room. They didn't sign the agreement. But our US Treasury Secretary, who was negotiating this, was a Stalinist agent. This has been backed up even on Vox.com. So, again, not conspiracy. I have it very well-cited once Jim told me. Because it sounds kind of loony, but went back and did the research. And this was actually Russia's plan that created this. And the entire focus, they didn't care about the US. They wanted Britain out of that power position, because they felt like that would make them stronger. And I say this and I share this in this discussion, because I think that as history rhymes, we need to keep that in mind. That if there ends up being some sort of a global cabal that comes together, or a war, that there are people that are focused on this. GLENN: Yes. CAROL: Right now. It's Russia. It's China. It's China courting Saudi Arabia. And we have issues, not just with reserves, but also that the key piece. Because you asked me this one time offline. It's not just the reserves. The reserves allow us to finance debt cheaply at the government level, and create some arbitrage. But really what is this pole position as well, is being a huge piece of the payments. We dominate, dominate. And have not lost ground, by the way, on the payment side. But China. GLENN: Hang on. You're talking about like the swift payment system. CAROL: The global payment. GLENN: Got it. If you talk about SWIFT. SWIFT is this international payment system, that connects the global banks. And says, this is what will happen in terms of global trade, $100 trillion a month goes through SWIFT. GLENN: Oh, my gosh. CAROL: And right now China only has about 2.4 percent of that. So they are working on clawing their way up. They are trying to make deals. They're trying to convince the Saudis to let everybody pay. Including them. Pay for oil and their currency. The yuan. And so obviously, they're kind of really focused on this. There was a China Arab conference last week, the first of -- the first one I think they've been doing for ten years. And a few things were announced. One, the Bank of China is opening its first branch in Riyadh, which is the Saudi Capitol. And then out of that, I can read you this. I am going to quote this from CNBC. The Saudi minister said: Saudi Arabia and China are part of a multi-polar world order. And their mutual interests are, quote, strong and rising. So the Saudis, are playing both sides of this. Right, they don't want to give up, their sort of alliance with the US. But they see the weakness, and they see the weakness coming from our president. But they also see the weakness in terms of the attempted destruction of their own economy. All of this green nonsense, that's being pushed in the US, and with the other G-7 countries. It threatens their livelihood. So, of course, they're going to hedge their bets. China is the largest net importer of oil. And on a per capita basis, they use a fraction of what they do here in the US, so there's an opportunity for growth. GLENN: Well, that's because some people have electricity, and most people have nothing. CAROL: Exactly. Exactly. GLENN: Right. CAROL: So, you know, they are trying to say, you know, we're going to -- yes. We are the ones who said, you could have the petrodollar. And we are the ones who have been plowing our profits back into the Treasury. And you allowed us to do that and hid that fact. But, you know, now, you don't really look as strong as you're used to. So we're going to hedge our bets. And we don't really think you're going to do anything about it. And this has not only economic implications, Glenn. But obviously military implications as well. Because one of the things that we provided the Saudis for allowing the petro dollar, and we're plowing their dollars back into Treasuries. Is we said, okay. Well, we'll help you out militarily. Well, guess who is knocking on that door right now. That is China. GLENN: Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. So someone asked me the other day, when do you think -- and I said, nobody could predict this. This could literally happen -- today is Thursday. Monday, you could wake up and the banks would all be closed. And we would be in a dire situation, because I don't know. We went to Russia -- went to war with Russia overnight. Any big shock could trigger this. And we might have big shocks that come and go. And we were just kind of coasting there. We have no idea. But what people have to really understand is: When it happens, life as you know it, in America, is completely different. Correct? CAROL: Yeah. I think we've talked about this before. Sort of coming to grips with reality. You don't want to be in that situation. And just be processing that situation if and when it happens. You want to be prepared for it, and say, okay. I've gotten past the shock already. I kind of expected this day might come. And, hey, I have a plan in place. Because I know that there will be chaos. You know, you started with Bretton Woods. Once that Bretton Woods agreement was signed. It was something like 15 years, that it took to change out the global financial order, in a way that everything was sort of smoothly operating and the US was fully in that pole position. It didn't just happen one day to the next. And there was chaos in these transition periods. And sometimes there are transition periods before there's a wholesale change. So you may have these -- these kind of interim periods of chaos. And certainly, we've seen that domestically. In things like with the banking crisis. And the financial crisis, and the like. But there could be sort of an international chaotic period. And that's why you really do need to have the diversification, in your portfolio, as well as that personal plan. What are you doing in your personal life, and in your community. To make sure that something goes awry. And there is this chaos. What are you going to do to make it through that period? Again, this doesn't mean that the dollar is going away. It doesn't mean that the entire US economy collapses forever. It just means that the stakes are shifting. And everybody is telegraphing it. This is one thing I noted, in your upcoming book, Dark Future. I also talked about it, in you will own nothing. Is the White House has telegraphed this. Joe Biden has said, there is a new world coming. And, quote, unquote, we have to lead that. Now, of course he was talking to elite business people, so I'm assuming that means him and his friends. But this is not like a conspiracy at all. This is -- you type in Joe Biden, New World Order into Google. You will get tons of search results. We all know this is coming. GLENN: And you will get from that same speech. As I have it in my book. You take the phrases that are in his speech, you type them out. And you have western leaders and world economic leaders, using exactly the same verbiage. So they're all aware of something. But you're not. Because media won't report on it. And anybody who does report on it, will say it's a conspiracy theorist. You're a conspiracy theorist. It's not. They're all saying it. CAROL: And you have to say to yourself, okay. The elite and wealthy people in the world know that the financial stakes are shifting. Are they going to just sit back and hope it works out for them? Of course not. They will do everything in their power to make sure they are molding it and controlling it to whatever standpoint they can. And to make sure they and their cronies come out on top. And that's where we take the conspiracy element out of it. It's not so much that they intentionally want to keep you down. They just want to keep themselves up. And they don't care what happens to you. And if you are at their expense, then so be it. GLENN: Exactly right. So be it. PAT: That's really the takeaway. And that's why you need to prepare, and make sure that you do the things, so that you can manage through this chaotic periods. And do everything you can so that you own as much as possible. And will actually be happy, not the you will own nothing in the end. GLENN: Right. Carol Roth from CarolRoth.com. If you go to CarolRoth.com/Glenn, you can find out more of her work and follow her. She's really, really good. She writes for TheBlaze, among other places. And she's written a new book called you will own nothing. It will release July 18th. You can find it at CarolRoth.com. Or you can go to Amazon. I will tell you, when you buy my book or her book, it usually is. These people who bought this book, also bought that one. They go hand in hand. Mine is dark future. It is coming out a week before hers. Mine is a -- much more of a, how this is going to control. And what their plan really is. Carol is so much better than I am. Of taking all of those plans, and saying, here's what you need to know, to do. This is how you can save yourself. And it's -- it's a fantastic book. You can get it, wherever books are sold. Again, it is You Will Own Nothing, by Carol Roth, and my book at the same time. Dark Future. Same topic. Not a lot of -- I shouldn't say that. I was going to say, not a lot of the same information. Just presented in different ways. One to warn, one to say, here's how you protect yourself. And Carol is great. Thank you so much, Carol. Appreciate it. CAROL: Thank you so much. And, by the way, Glenn. Thank you so much. You are the number one endorsement on the back of the book. I so appreciate it. GLENN: Will you send me a copy? CAROL: We sent it to you. We sent it to you. So you should have it any day. This is early release copy, because Glenn was so instrumental. You were the first person that I emailed. And I said, this is what I'm thinking. And you pushed me to go deep. And connect all these dots. So I'm just so grateful you to. And so grateful for Dark Future. And those being companion pieces together. GLENN: Yeah, Carol, thank you. God bless. Now if you're a little confused about why the U.S. Dollar is so important, you need to see this. It's the "petrodollar" and it's the reason we have such a high standard of living here in the USA. But when it falls? Worse than the Great Depression -- and here's that word again: overnight. Watch this and I think you'll understand: The standard of living in America will FALL OVERNIGHT if the petrodollar falls... "Worse than the Great Depression" ??? PREPARE NOW ??? Watch: pic.twitter.com/bBbq9TI0oP — Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) June 24, 2023 And here is NPR of all places, confirming exactly what Glenn Beck, Bo Polny, me and so many others have been telling you: The dollar is the world's currency: It dominates global business. The dollar is surging. This is who gets helped — and hurt — by its newfound strength Economists call it the "global reserve currency," a fancy title the dollar got about 80 years ago that has brought some pretty serious perks to the U.S. economy. But could the dollar get knocked off the top spot? There are challengers emerging, and history shows that countries whose currency dominated the globe can fall from that top spot pretty fast ... even over the course of a few days. How it started: timing + muscle + lots of gold The U.S. dollar did not luck its way into the top spot. It was a carefully engineered plan that unfolded in the mountains of New Hampshire nearly 80 years ago. At the time the British Pound Sterling was the international currency. A title it had held for decades. The dollar's rise happened pretty suddenly at the Bretton Woods International Monetary Conference in 1944. Bretton Woods was a gathering of world leaders at the end of World War II. They came together to try and establish an international system for trade and finance, to help bind the world together and increase prosperity for all. Now let's talk solutions... Because I can't leave you hanging just with doom and gloom. As always, I leave you with SOLUTIONS! You may have noticed Glenn brought up gold. In fact, you've probably been hearing a LOT about gold. There are many credible rumors saying gold will back the new reserve currency that's about to emerge...wouldn't THAT be interesting! Gold has been the ONE currency to have stood the test of time. Literally "God's Money" it has never gone to zero and by all accounts never will. And the Central Banks know it. I always say: watch what they DO, not what they SAY. There's a phrase on Wall Street called "talking your book". It's a pretty evil thing... Basically what it means is while you are telling the world one thing, you are secretly doing the exact opposite behind the scenes. Why? Because if you can make the entire market panic (retirees, workers contributing to 401ks, people trying to get ahead with investments), then you can swoop in while they're panicking and buy on the cheap! Vice-versa, if you can create euphoria, you can get the public to buy in at exactly the wrong time....all while you cash out. It's what Wall Street has been doing forever. And history is repeating itself right now with Gold and Silver -- in my opinion. For the last year, central banks across the globe have been buying up as much gold (and often silver) as they can acquire without raising alarm bells. Now, we see why. The recent bank runs and ongoing collapse of the U.S. banking system was anticipated by the "elites" and the central bankers who run things behind the scenes. They saw it coming and knew the best way to protect their assets was through physical precious metals. So...the only question is, are you going to do what they TELL YOU or do what they DO themselves? It's why Jim Cramer is wrong almost EVERY time on CNBC. His job is not to give you great Financial Advice. I sure hope you didn't think that. No, his job is to "talk the books" for Wall Street and get the narrative out that they want! Even if it's wrong -- like it is over and over and over. So, what can you do? You can do what the Central Banks are doing...get some Gold and Silver. Precious metals. God's money. I just talked about precious metals this week with Bo Polny and now I'm bringing you a solution that you can utilize right away if you're so inclined... 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Iran’s president announced on Sunday that the Islamic Republic rejected President Donald Trump’s offer to negotiate with the United States regarding Iran’s nuclear program.

The Taliban, a terrorist organization tied to al Qaeda and other terror groups, wants a new chapter with the United States. President Trump offered to unfreeze Taliban funds if the Taliban returned billions in hardware. The Taliban ruler wants the money unfrozen without conditions. He claims our equipment is Taliban assets and the frozen money […] The post Taliban Is Fishing for More Money from the USA appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) suggested that California Governor Gavin Newsom should look in the mirror with his damning critique of the Democratic Party. Newsom, who is seen as a potential 2028 contender for the White House, said during a recent episode of HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher” that the “Democratic brand” was “toxic” and referred to polls showing favorability for the party under 30%. During an interview on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” moderator Kristen Welker said those were “powerful words” from Newsom and asked Bennet if he agreed with the assessment. “I do agree that the Democratic Party brand is really problematic. And I think that it is a brand that is, with all respect to my colleague from my California, is associated with New York and with California, is associated with the educated elites in this country, and not anymore with working people in this country,” Bennet said. Bennet is not the only Democrat lawmaker to swipe back at Newsom. “With respect, [Newsom] the Democratic party is not ‘toxic,'” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), who represents Silicon Valley, said in a post on X. “This is not the time to join the chorus in bashing our party. The rage should be about what Trump is doing TODAY. Let’s share what our party has done & offer a forward vision for the future.” Bennet argued that President Donald Trump has presented some “good news” for the party when it comes to his economic pursuits and healthcare, but he also contended that the Democrat Party has to rise to the occasion in order to gain back trust. “The Democratic Party ought to be able to come back, under those circumstances, with a pretty good argument about why we could leader better than Donald Trump and why we are able to provide a better set of economic policies, a much better set of healthcare policies than ensures universal healthcare, finally, for everybody in this country.” After mentioning the need to improve education and claiming that “our kids are invisible to Donald Trump, Bennet went on to say: “If the Democratic Party would show up with some imagination, I think, not only would we do better, the American people would do better.”