Monday, January 12, 2026

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India to Allow Silver as Loan Collateral (Just Like Money Metals!)

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) A regulatory change in India could give silver another boost. Beginning in April 2026, Indians will be able to use silver assets as collateral for loans from banks, non-banking financial companies, and household finance firms. Under the current law, only gold is allowable a...

Is Silver Set Up to Crash Like 1980 and 2011?

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Silver has taken us on a wild ride, nearly doubling in price this year. However, some analysts worry that silver is taking us down a path of disappointment. They base their bearish sentiment on history. After all, silver teased us with twin records in...

US Opens $800 Million Consulate Compound in Erbil, Iraq

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US on Wednesday officially opened a new consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, that is said to be the largest US consulate building in the world. The compound sits on 206,000 square meters, or about 50 acres, and cost about $800 million...

A Vocal Jeffrey Epstein Accuser is Urging Judges to Unseal His Court Records

(Headline USA)  One of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell 's most vocal accusers urged judges on Wednesday to grant the Justice Department's request to unseal records from their federal sex trafficking cases, saying “only transparency is likely to lead to justice.” Annie Farmer weighed in through her lawyer, Sigrid S....

Math, Spin, and a Milestone Episode

(Money Metals News Service) Mike Maharrey opens this near-100th episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo by admitting he’s always been bad at math. But his main point is that math’s weakness as a personal skill doesn’t change its strength as a reality check. Words can spin. Narratives can be...

Senators Reintroduce Bill To Block Trump From Launching War With Venezuela

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced a War Powers Resolution aimed at blocking President Donald Trump from launching a war with Venezuela without congressional authorization. The bill was introduced by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Adam Schiff (D-CA), who sponsored the previous resolution,...

Witkoff and Kushner Hold Five-Hour Meeting With Putin, No Sign of Breakthrough

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, held five hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his advisers at the Kremlin on Tuesday to discuss a potential peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, but the meeting ended with no...

Pope Leo Warns US Against Launching a War in Venezuela To Remove Maduro

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Pope Leo XIV has warned the US against invading Venezuela to oust President Nicolas Maduro amid a major US military buildup in the Caribbean and threats of the US launching a regime change war. Leo was asked about the US threats against Venezuela during a press conference...

Hegseth Says He Wasn’t in the Room When Adm. Bradley Ordered Second Strike on Alleged Drug Boat

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told reporters on Tuesday that he wasn’t in the room when the order was given to launch a second strike that killed survivors on an alleged drug boat on September 2, as the Trump administration has shifted the responsibility for the...

Trump Administration Halts Immigration Applications for Migrants From 19 Travel-Ban Nations

(Headline USA)  The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year, as part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard troops. The changes were outlined in a...

Costco Joins Growing Line of Companies Seeking Tariff Refunds

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Warehouse retailer Costco filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking a full refund of the tariffs it has paid to the federal government if the U.S. Supreme Court invalidates President Donald Trump's import taxes. Costco operates 918 membership warehouses, including 632 in the U.S. and Puerto Rico....

Pro-Israel Commentators Claim Anti-Zionist Conservatives Are Bot-Driven Phonies

(José Niño, Headline USA) Two Jewish Zionist media figures have characterized Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and Nick Fuentes as illegitimate conservatives whose positions are amplified by automated accounts and foreign funding.  Ezra Levant of Rebel News in Canada and Joel Pollak of Breitbart conducted an interview on the Ezra Levant...
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