Is the Clock Ticking on a Global Crisis? Unfiltered Warning Signs You Need to Know
Every few months, I put together a summary of recurring indicators/warning signs of impending global crisis based on my quest for the unbiased, unfiltered, anti-’woke’ truth & the desire to help my fellow Warriors prepare for what is to come. Here are some unfiltered warning signs you need to know.
The Slow (then Hyper) Collapse of a Currency
Previous financial collapses have taught us the more we devalue fiat currency via ‘money printing’ & the hidden tax of inflation, the higher the likelihood of a decreased standard of living & complete loss of consumer confidence in the banking sector. Every fiat currency has failed because eventually fiat ceases to function as a store of value and a medium of exchange. When that occurs people will return to forms of money that can hold value. There have been 9 fiat currency failures in recent history: Imperial Chinese Paper Money, John Law’s Paper Money in France, The French Assignat, 1914 Russian Paper Currency, The German Mark Weimar, The Chinese Fabi, The Russia Rouble until pegged to the U.S. Dollar in 1995, Zimbabwe currency until switched to the U.S. dollar majority in 2008, & the Venezuelan Bolivar in 2018. “The U.S. Dollar began its life as a fixed weight of silver, then it became a fixed weight of gold. Now it is a purely fiat currency without being bound to hard money.” Around the year 2020, a shift away from the U.S. Dollar dominance has begun. Although, it still has a long way to fall before a substitute (likely backed by gold) is found.
The Evolution of Currencies Over 120 Years - Chart Source: Visual Capitalist
The Stock Market Cover-up
Propelled by a dovish outlook from the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s press conference, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) finished the week on December 15, 2023 at a record high of 37,305.16 as U.S. stocks capped their longest weekly winning streak since 2017. Meanwhile, the Buffet Indicator just 15 days prior, on November 30, 2023, displayed significant overvaluation at 1.44 standard deviations above the mean.
The "Buffett Indicator," as it’s known by devoted followers of the Oracle of Omaha, is now sitting at "significantly overvalued" levels. The indicator takes the Wilshire 5000 Index (viewed as the total stock market) and divides it by the annual US GDP. - Yahoo! Finance
175% ratio of Market Value to GDP is certainly lipstick-on-pig territory. The stock market is completely disconnected from the disinflationary realities of the global synchronized recession that is about to happen.
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The Big Sell-off
Everyone’s Spidey senses should be tingling when the biggest investors in the world are selling billions worth of stocks & entering ‘safe havens’ such as U.S. Treasuries;
Warren Buffett - has been a net seller of stocks to the tune of $32.8 billion worth of shares during the first nine months of 2023, with Berkshire’s latest unload of approximately $2 billion worth of shares of Hewlett Packard stock. Instead, Berkshire Hathaway has built up a massive holding in another security: short-duration U.S. Treasury bills.
“Berkshire Hathaway held a whopping $126.4 billion in Treasury bills with maturities between three months and 12 months as of September 30. The conglomerate's balance sheet showed another $30.8 billion in cash and equivalents, which may include Treasuries maturing within three months.” - Motley Fool
Jeff Bezos - is expected to be “aggressive” in selling more shares of Amazon as of a November 21, 2023 CNBC article reports. Jeff Bezos may sell as many as 8 million to 10 million shares, which would amount to more than $1 billion worth of stock. Bezos already unloaded about $240 million worth of Amazon shares as on November 15 & 16, 2023 according to the SEC filing. The transactions were marked as contributions to nonprofit organizations, the filing states.
Jamie Dimon - the JPMorgan Chase CEO “raised eyebrows when he announced his plans to sell $140 million worth of his bank shares starting next year for “financial diversification and tax-planning purposes.” It was a surprise considering he had long held a hardline approach to keeping his bank stocks, a practice dating back to his Travelers’ days when his former mentor Sandy Weill made management take a “blood oath” not to sell unless they left.” - QZ
Mark Zuckerberg - “The Meta co-founder’s trust as well as entities for his charitable and political giving unloaded about 682,000 shares worth almost $185 million in November through trading plans, with the latest disclosed Wednesday, according to data compiled by Bloomberg from regulatory filings.”
Preparing for “The Event”
Speaking of Mark Zuckerberg, he made headlines on Thursday, December 14, 2023, as his plans for building a major war bunker on his Hawaiian estate were released to the public.
Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building a sprawling $100 million Hawaii compound — complete with an underground bunker and its own food and energy sources — in a secret project suggesting the social media mogul is trying to conceal his doomsday preparations. The compound on Kauai island will consist of more than a dozen buildings with two central mansions that will be connected by a tunnel that leads to a 5,000-square-foot underground shelter with an escape hatch accessible via a ladder, Wired reported, citing building plans.
The property will house at least 30 bedrooms and 30 bathrooms and will also feature dottings of guest houses and a group of 11 “disk-shaped” treehouses joined together by rope bridges, according to the plans reviewed by the outlet.
According to Wired’s sources and construction plans, the builders hope to make it completely self-sufficient. A water tank — 55 feet in diameter and 18 feet tall — along with a pump system will be housed on the property, where existing ranching and agriculture on the 1,400 acres already provide food sources. - NY Post
Mark Zuckerberg isn’t the only wealthy person to build a bunker in the past several years. Andrew Tate & others have been steadily working on theirs.
Rushkoff, who often writes about the future of technology, said he was invited to a remote resort to talk with five of the world’s wealthiest men about the future of the planet. Rushkoff did not specify who spoke to him at the resort, but said at least two of the men were billionaires. Rushkoff said he was repeatedly asked about the best ways to survive climate change or societal collapse at the executives detailed thair plans to build underground bunkers and avoid what they called “The Event.” The Event. That was their euphemism for the environmental collapse, social unrest, nuclear explosion, solar storm, unstoppable virus or malicious computer hack that takes everything down, Rushkoff said in his book. - Business Insider
They aren’t wrong for anticipating “The Event”. There are strong indicators all around us.
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A Borderless, Lawless Society
A borderless society has led to migrant invasions of countries such as the United States, Italy, Germany, Sweden, & the United Kingdom just to name a few. The vast majority of migrants are not families seeking asylum from religious or personal persecution. The massive wave of migrants are single, military-aged males. The migrants are pouring into ‘westernized’ nations by the millions & they are being allowed to do so by the governing bodies of the invaded nations. The invasion has led to ever-expanding areas of the aforementioned countries where the native citizens cannot go safely. Areas of sharia law & violence.
In 2014, the Swedish police themselves estimated that there were 55 areas in which they are no longer able to uphold law and order. That number is increasing. The country also experiences shocking levels of violence against ambulance personnel in some areas. Swedish ambulance personnel want gas masks and bulletproof vests to protect their staff against the escalating attacks, similar to equipment used by staff working in war zones.
In February 2017, the local police chief Erik Åkerlund in Botkyrka near Stockholm denied that “no-go zones” exist in Sweden. This claim does not sound very credible.
As Soeren Kern writes at Gatestone Institute:
“The problem of no-go zones is well documented, but multiculturalists and their politically correct supporters vehemently deny that they exist. Some are now engaged in a concerted campaign to discredit and even silence those who draw attention to the issue.” - Mish
A two-tiered justice system is emerging where massive shoplifting rings steal thousands of dollars in merchandise from high-end stores without fear of prosecution yet, be anywhere near Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021 & get thrown in a gulag without trial for years. Disgruntled & spoiled teens throw soup on priceless artwork that can never be replaced in the name of ‘climate justice’ & receive a mere slap on the wrist yet, a woman in the United Kingdom was arrested for an online debate regarding transgender issues.
It was approaching dinnertime on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, and Catholic commentator Caroline Farrow was roasting chicken and putting the laundry away when suddenly the police knocked on the door of her home in Guildford, West Surrey, and arrested her for malicious communications and harassment in relation to a long-running online debate she had regarding transgender issues, she said.
These are the catalysts for civil war as we have already witnessed migrant protests in New York, Chicago, Ireland, Cyprus, Italy, Germany, & more. Now we have to consider the worldwide emergence of Israeli versus Palestinian war protests.
Brewing Wars on Multiple Fronts
Ukraine/Russia
Just when we thought all had calmed down from the global ‘health crisis’ & we could resume some sense of normalcy, Russia conducts a ‘Military Operation’ against Ukraine beginning February 24, 2022. Nearly two years later and the United States has become Volodymyr Zelensky’s shakedown puppet:
United States stands out as the largest single-country donor to Ukraine. As of Zelensky’s latest visit to Washington in September 2023, the United States has given more than $75 billion in direct aid. This figure does not include an additional $38 billion in war-related funding that did not flow directly to Ukraine, but instead went to various other expenses. For example, almost $17 billion was set aside to fund US European Command operations. Nonetheless, Congress approved four rounds of funding in 2022, bringing the total US commitment to Ukraine to $113 billion. - FPRI
Volodymyr Zelensky’s latest latest visit was on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 & then magically, President Joe Biden requests $110 billion in funding for national security-related matters.
President Joe Biden is urging Congress to pass a $110 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other national security needs. It includes $61.4 billion for Ukraine, with about half to replenish Pentagon stocks. It also includes about $14 billion for Israel as it fights Hamas and $14 billion for U.S. border security. Other funds would go for security needs in the Asia-Pacific. - VOA News
Read the above paragraph again…$61.4 billion for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel, & $14 billion for the United States’ own borders. So the United States gets 22.8% of the funding Ukraine gets (in one package) as a paltry appeasement to the Republicans. Fantastic. Meanwhile, we have a skyrocketing homeless population & the majority of adults under the age of 40 are still living with their parents because they can’t make ends meet in an inflationary economy. Don’t worry though, The Biden Administration says we can handle multiple wars at once.
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Israel/Hamas
As Israel works to completely eradicate all life in Gaza in retaliation for the October 7th, 2023 Hamas attack, the majority of shippers now cutting off routes in the Red Sea due to Houthi drone & rocket fire:
The world's largest shipping group, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has announced it is diverting its ships away from the Red Sea because of an increased threat of attacks.
French company CMA CGM took a similar step a day after Danish shipping giant Maersk and German transport company Hapag-Lloyd suspended Red Sea journeys. The Red Sea is one the world's most important routes for oil and fuel shipments.
The decision comes after attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. They say they are targeting ships travelling to Israel. - BBC
China/Philippines
On Friday, December 8, 2023, China Coast Guard cutters and Maritime Militia vessels disrupted the resupply of Filipino fishermen off Scarborough Shoal by civilian vessels under the Philippines’ Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). According to a press release from the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea, the BFAR multi-mission offshore vessels BRP Datu Sanday (MMOV-3002), BRP Datu Bankaw (MMOV-3004) and BRP Datu Tamblot (MMOV-3005) were harassed by water cannons and long range acoustic devices from Chinese forces. Chinese vessels further impeded BFAR’s mission by deploying Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats to chase off Filipino fishermen attempting to receive supplies.
The Philippines has been contending with Chinese vessels attempting to blockade the Second Thomas Shoal twice a month since August. Incidents since then have seen increasing assertiveness and scale from Beijing, which claims the South China Sea feature under its Nine-Dash Line territorial claim. - USNI
This doesn’t include the activation of potential terrorist sleeper cells in the United States as well as the potential for cyberattacks/warfare that I have previously discussed.
Did I mention every major player in these wars/potential wars are scrambling for nuclear weapons if they don’t have a stockpile already?
Image Credit: Georgia Poultry Lab
Supply Chain Disruptions
Brace yourselves for worsening supply chain disruptions. First, the Red Sea shipping cutoff will throw a wrench in crucial oil and fuel shipments. Then, to make matters worse, a massive backlog has choked the Panama Canal, already operating at limited capacity due to drought.
Medications:
The United States is already experiencing supply shortages in the way of medications with nearly 300 compiling the FDA Drug Shortage List which I discussed last month.
Chickens/Eggs:
Next, the United States egg & chicken supply is about to dwindle even more now that 1.3 additional millions of chickens have been culled due to positive avian bird flu tests.
Over 1.3 million chickens are being killed on an Ohio farm to contain an outbreak of avian influenza. The US Department of Agriculture reported Tuesday, November 21, 2023, that the flock is being slaughtered after the detection of a case of bird flu on the Union County egg farm.
Though the spread of the disease has been less severe this year, compared to 2022, 8.1 million birds have been killed on commercial poultry farms this year with flock in Ohio among 5.8 million being killed this month the AP reported.
This is the second farm to kill over 1 million birds this month as a Taylor County, Iowa egg farm killed 1.1 million birds. A Wright County, Minnesota farm also killed 940,000 birds this month. - Cincinnati
Beef:
There is an impending beef shortage as many farmers face drought, increased feed costs, & higher interest rates impacting cattle financing:
In January 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated U.S. cattle inventory at its smallest level in eight years, at 89.3 million head. Beef cow supplies are at the lowest level since 1962, at 28.9 million head. Cattle supplies are tight and are likely to stay that way for the next few years as drought and high input prices will limit herd expansion.
David Weaber, beef analyst at Terrain Ag, says drought drives cow slaughter and limits herd expansion. Feed costs have been high as CBOT corn and soybean prices were elevated for much of the year. Pasture and range conditions remain lackluster, so ranchers are supplementing with hay, adding to expenses.
The jump in interest rates after the Federal Reserve’s rate-tightening cycle has also prevented expansion, he says, as the interest costs to finance and buy cattle have doubled. “That’s another $100, $125, a head of revenue that you have to make up for,” he says.
“The earliest opportunity for any increase in production would be in late 2026, and in all likelihood, 2027,” says Don Close, chief research and analytics officer for Terrain Ag.
Food Borne Illness - Salmonella Outbreak:
You can’t even trust cantaloupes or granola bars anymore. They may be poisoned with salmonella.
On Friday, December 15, 2023, Quaker Oats announced a recall on many of its granola bars & cereal products due to salmonella contamination:
Quaker Oats on Friday recalled more than 40 granola bar and cereal products because they could be contaminated with salmonella. The affected foods include the classic Chewy granola bar variety pack, the chocolate-covered Chewy Dipps bars, puffed and protein cereals, and even granola bars that are included in some Frito-Lays snack boxes, according to a list reported by the US Food and Drug Administration. - CNN
Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) -
A large CME can act like an Electro Magnetic Pulse & cause massive devastation to our power grid. The Earth’s Sun has not been happy lately.
On Thursday afternoon, December 14, 2023, an extraordinary solar event unfolded as the sun unleashed its most powerful solar flare in over six years, resulting in widespread radio blackouts, especially across South America. This significant flare, classified as an X2.8, where ‘X’ indicates the highest intensity category and the numeral specifies its strength, marked a notable moment in space weather.
The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), a division of NOAA, described this occurrence as an “amazing event” and potentially “one of the largest solar radio events ever recorded.” This solar activity has already caused notable disruptions, including interference with aircraft radio communications, as reported by the SWPC. The effects of this solar flare were so extensive that they were “felt from one end of the nation to the other.” - Earth
I discussed the major effects of CME’s, EMP’s, & attacks to our power grid in this Substack article.
On The Razor’s Edge
The dam fills at an alarming pace. Each issue listed, with a hair's breadth more pressure, could unleash chaos. If you can see through the fog of government spin, media agendas, and activist hyperbole, then you know we're teetering on the edge.
How do we as a population survive the de-population attempts? How do we know what is ‘real’ versus fake news? Is it possible to ‘elect’ a non-corrupt individual to government office? Is it possible have the true desires & will of the people represented without the pressure of lobbyists & corruption?
We may never have answers or definite solutions to the above questions. Things we can do, start on an individual level. We have to take it upon ourselves to try & un-f&*k what they are inflicting & attempting to inflict upon us. We have to see the bigger picture as a chess board & anticipate their next move before they take it. We must fortify ourselves, our families, & community by preparing for what is to come. We don’t need to be billionaires with extravagant bunkers to survive (although it would be nice to have a basic survival shelter).
Over the past two years, I have done an extensive amount of research into the preparedness sector. I have presented to you, my fellow Warrior, the best information I could find via the linked (& 80+ additional) Substack articles. I have compiled a list of items for you to consider as part of your preparedness & fortification journey. I have placed them in my new Amazon Idea List which I will continue to modify as my research evolves. If you would like to support my work/research, please consider making a purchase from my list. It will cost you not one penny extra to do so. I hope my Idea List gets you thinking & inspires you to prepare for what is coming. Let me know what you think & if there is anything you think I may have missed.
Until next time, stay informed, stay vigilant, Ever Forward!