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NATO’s Top Military Officer Floats Idea of ‘Pre-Emptive Strike’ on Russia

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) NATO’s top military officer has floated the idea of the Western alliance conducting a “pre-emptive” strike on Russia, a comment that drew a sharp rebuke from Moscow. Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the chair of NATO’s Military Committee, made the provocative comment in the context of discussing alleged...

Deutsche Bank Joins Other Mainstream Banks Raising Gold Price Forecast

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) With gold trading solidly over $4,000 per ounce, mainstream banks have been scrambling to raise their 2026 price projections. Last week, Deutsche Bank joined the scramble, upping its average price forecast by 11 percent. Deutsche Bank analysts had been calling for a $4,000 average gold price...

Feds Run Biggest October Budget Deficit Ever Despite Record Tariff Revenue

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Federal government took in a record amount of tariff revenue in October. It also ran the highest October budget deficit on record. The Trump administration spent $284.35 billion more than it took in to kick off fiscal 2026. That was about 10 percent...

FDA Admits COVID Vaccines Led to Child Fatalities

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Food and Drug Administration has acknowledged for the first time that children’s deaths were linked to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to an internal memo.  The memo, written Friday by the FDA chief medical officer, Dr. Vinay Prasad, notes that an internal review found at least 10...

Debanking: When Your Bank Quietly Turns You Off

(Money Metals News Service) Mike Maharrey opens the conversation with Jorge Jraissati, president of the Economic Inclusion Group, by asking about his background and why he cares so deeply about financial freedom. In this Money Metals exclusive interview with Jorge Jraissati, they speak on the very real rise in debanking, how...

Report: Trump Plans To Hold Talks With Venezuela’s Maduro

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump has told his advisers that he’s planning to speak directly with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Axios reported on Monday, citing administration officials. While the Trump administration has continued to build up its forces in the Caribbean, bomb boats in the region, and leak information to...

Oregon’s Governor Declares Emergency to Ensure the State Gets Enough Fuel After Pipeline Leak

(Headline USA) Oregon's governor declared a state of emergency Monday to ensure that enough fuel arrives to the state while the Olympic Pipeline, which supplies more than 90% of the state's fuel, remains shut down due to a leak ahead of Thanksgiving travel. Gov. Tina Kotek's declaration is intended to...

Jan. 6 Provocateur Threatens $50 Million Defamation Lawsuit over ‘Fed’ Accusations

(José Niño, Headline USA) Edward Jacob Lang, a 29-year-old who received a presidential pardon for his participation in the January 6, 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol, has announced plans to pursue a $50 million federal defamation lawsuit against several conservative media figures.  According to a post he published on...

After Decades of Easy Money, Young People Can’t Fathom Normal Interest Rates

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) After the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Reserve embarked on nearly a decade of extraordinarily loose monetary policy. This not only incentivized the creation of a Debt Black Hole and introduced all kinds of malinvestments into the economy, but it also warped expectations. We now have...

Treasury Yields Rising Despite Fed Rate Cuts

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Since the October interest rate cut, the entire Treasury yield curve from 3-month to 30 years has gone up. In other words, the Federal Reserve doesn’t have nearly as much control over interest rates as it would have you believe. And by the way, mortgage rates...

DNC is Deeply in Debt; RNC Overflowing w/ Cash

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Democrats had a strong election showing this month, winning the Virginia and New Jersey governor races, among others. But they had to go into debt to do it. According to the New York Times, the Democratic National Committee took out a $15 million loan last month....

California Loses One Taxpayer Per Minute, Florida Gains

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) Florida welcomes a new taxpayer about every two minutes while California loses one about every minute, according to new data. An analysis of data from the IRS conducted by the National Taxpayers Union Foundation found that Florida, Texas and North Carolina gain new taxpayers faster...
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