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Trump's declared intention is to devalue the dollar. Inflation is indicative of dollar devaluation. But that is not what he means. He means devaluation against other fiat currencies, which makes imports of manufactured goods and raw materials more expensive. He wishes to discourage the import of maufactured goods as part of his plan to rebuild U.S. industry. The U.S. has major reserves of many raw materials but they are under-exploited because often cheaper to import. This he seeks to change. A cheaper dollar on the foreign exchange markets makes American manufacturing more competitive. Trunp's wild imposition of tariffs is intended to: 1. Raise taxation revenue without strong opposition from U.S. citizens. 2. Reduce foreign imports and thus foregn debt. 3. Reduce foreign imports to support re-industrialisation. 4. Provide a strong position in all diplomatic negotiations. Trump does not want a too-rapid devaluation, which would discourage foreign investment needed to help rebuild U.S. industry. Therefore he will, from time to time, declare he sees advantages in a strong dollar. The following assessment, if correct, is quite an eye-opener as regards the details :- "How the U.S. is Using Crypto and Gold to Erase $37 Trillion in Debt Without You Noticing" [the gold price has risen a bit since recorded!]

If you can afford to gamble there are ways of doing it that reduce risk. Only gamble what you can afford to lose. Follow the "big money" and get in early. Don't follow in the wake of the herd; and avoid meme stocks . Don't invest in what you have no understanding of Do your own research or study that of others. Watch how market sectors are performing as well as individual stocks. Set stop-losses based upon either sum invested or peak value reached. With something highly volatile, like Bitcoin, when the price doubles cash out half and leave half on the table. When it doubles again in value repeat the procedure. And so on. When it falls to zero you can still be well in pocket. Sorry to say, I have not followed all this advice myself.

Gets to the nitty-gritty about halfway in: AI Bubble Exposed As Vapourware | $15 Trillion Fake Valuation

This morning received a link promoting a potent fear-&-greed-mongering informercial, but which also led to this quite informative page which seems to be freely readable to all: https://saveamericastocks.com/free-report.html

Yes, he deregistered his fund. But he personally has taken a massive short position on two mega-conglomerates with a finger in the AI pie. Palantir is one of them, forget the name of the other. While there have long been suspicions of over-investment in AI companies there has recently been a contrary opinion from some reputable advisors convinced there still remains plenty of upside potential. Off the top of my head, Joel Litman, Doc Eifrig, James Altucher. Personally I have never dipped my toe into the AI market. My resources are very limited, so apart from physical p.m.s (since 2014) I have long been concentrated in the miners including royalty and streaming stocks (of which one uranium) and MP Materials (for US rare earths). This ignores advice on spreading one's investments over market sectors, but has so far done alright. If there happens to eventuate a stock market collapse, which will surely arrive some day, everything falls. But precious metals recover rapidly, to judge from past events.

Some investment advisors are pushing this market sector. Hype ? It seems the profits from AI software come essentially from rising stock prices rather than sales or non-existant dividends. I.e. based upon the assumption of fantastic future sales revenue. The infrastructure companies - processors, servers, data-centres, etc. - are described as selling from one to another, to another, with the cash circulating back again to where it originated; which looks good on paper. Maybe a doom loop? There is other creative accounting such as depreciation extended beyond likely life of assets. How long will it be before the new data-centres receive the electric power they need? Some, while not denying an important future for AI, feel the AI stock valuations are in a bubble which will burst. And which will then pull down the rest of the stock-market. Michael Burry, the real-life character who inspired 'The Big Short', predicts an AI bubble crisis and a ten trillion USD market crash. Any opinions ?

Russia and China have joined the United States as the foremost human rights violators by fostering the indiscriminate mass-murder of civilians of all ages.

Nothing new. Been going on for decades. Only now there is widespread resistance from the Burman people. You could say the military has finally achieved its stated goal of uniting the disparate ethnicities. Against itself.

Leaving aside the question of the legality of the deportations, since the U.S. government arranged their deportation and paid for their detention, it was responsible for overseeing the conditions of detention. To see that they met minimal humanitarian standards. Clearly such standards were not met. So the U.S. government should pay compensation and costs to the victims. Widespead publicity should be given to this flagrant violation of the human rights which the U.S. claims to enforce upon (some) other governments.

A few more snippets of information into the ongoing investigation: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/foreigners-paid-shoot-civilians-sarajevo-bosnia-war-b2863505.html https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-11/human-safaris-in-sarajevo-milan-investigates-1990s-trips-where-tourists-allegedly-paid-to-kill-civilians.html https://www.rferl.org/a/italy-probe-bosnian-war-human-safari-snipers-murder/33591128.html https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/sniper-tourism-italians-paid-serb-army-to-kill-civilians-during-sarajevo-siege-probe-under-way/ar-AA1QhbeO Unbelievable ? Well, read this: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/karadzic/atrocities/omarska2.html

FOREIGN OFFICE ADVISES AGAINST ALL TRAVEL AFGHANISTAN – “The security situation is volatile” BELARUS – “You face a significant risk of arrest” BURKINA FASO – “Due to the threat of terrorist attacks and terrorist kidnap” HAITI – “Due to the volatile security situation” IRAN – “BRITISH NATIONALS ARE AT SIGNIFICANT RISK OF ARREST” RUSSIA – “Due to the risks and threats from its continuing invasion of Ukraine” SOUTH SUDAN – “Due to the risk of armed violence and criminality” SYRIA – “Ongoing conflict and unpredictable security conditions” YEMEN – “Unpredictable security conditions” ADVISES AGAINST ALL TRAVEL TO PARTS (partial list) MYANMAR (BURMA) – Chin State, Kachin State, Kayah State, Kayin State, Mon State, Rakhine State, Sagaing and Magway regions, Tanintharyi Region, Shan State North, North Mandalay Region PHILIPPINES – Western and central Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago ADVISES AGAINST ALL BUT ESSENTIAL TRAVEL With regard to the definition of ‘essential travel’, the FCDO says: “Whether travel is essential or not is your own decision. You may have urgent family or business commitments which you need to attend to. Only you can make an informed decision based on your own individual circumstances and the risks.” NORTH KOREA – “The security situation can change quickly with no advance warning” ADVISES AGAINST ALL BUT ESSENTIAL TRAVEL TO PARTS (partial list) BANGLADESH – Chittagong Hill Tracts CAMBODIA – within 50km from the border with Thailand LAOS – Xaisomboun Province MALAYSIA – Eastern Sabah coastal islands THAILAND –parts of the south, near the Thailand-Malaysia border, the Hat Yai to Padang Besar train line and within 50km of the whole border with Cambodia

Keir Starmer is dishonest, a liar, and disloyal. He stabbed in the back his 'friend' Jeremy Corbyn to further his career. So why would he not do the same to his cabinet ministers if it served his purpose. However the latter cannot be differentiated from their führer, otherwise they would not be where they are. Irrespective of his politics, Corbyn is an honest ideologue. Starmer is a corrupt opportunist.

I did not record which site I obtained it from, but it is taken from the abstract of a research paper. You have only to enter the first few words of my quote in a search request and you will receive several answers of sites where the statement appears, including this one: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9779325/ I hope this may assist your future web-searches.

Examine the quantities of methane rising from the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, and forget about cow farts.

Down memory lane ! Yes, I remember too ! The horse-drawn carts of the milkman, the greengrocer, the rag-and-bone man calling out "Any old iron? Any old iron?" Thick cream at the top of milk bottles, which had to be protected from the beaks of birds. But food was short in those early post-War years. Everything still rationed. Even bread. Very little butter, so our bread was mostly spread with dripping extracted by boiling big bones the housekeeper got from the butcher. Children were somewhat privileged by the new National Health Service: small bottles of concentrated orange juice, big tins of delicious 'Ostermilk' powdered milk, and also, not so popular, cod-liver oil. Even during the war, when adults were only allowed one egg per week, children were allowed seven! When my mother walked me down to "the village" (the town centre) we sometimes called on her aunt and uncle on the way back. My great-aunt would give me a chocolate digestive biscuit. An unheard of luxury. One never normally saw chocolate biscuits in those days, but she had shares in Huntley & Palmer who distributed them as a dividend. Biscuits were plain and in limited supply. As sugar was scarce, cakes were a luxury. Finely-grated carrots could provide extra sweetening. My mother, or her other uncle, occasionally took me to London where there were great gaps between buildings with gaping holes where bomb-site basements had been. All the rubble now cleared away. On one occasion I was with my mother at St.Pancras to catch a return train and was hungry. We went up the external stairway to the station's cafeteria above the left-luggage office near Platform 1. She bought me a doughnut, and as I was still hungry tried to buy a second one. I remember her anger when this was refused, despite offering both money and ration coupons. Limited stocks did not permit the sale of more than one item per person.

Same way as I make my yoghurt except I use Meiji Bulgar Live Yoghurt with pasteurised goat's milk. Goat's milk purchased from Makro, when available. Place the jug of milk + stirred yoghurt in a bowl of hot water on an electric hot-plate on lowest possible setting, and leave overnight. Most dairy cattle are said to be North European breeds whose milk contains type A1 casein. South European breeds and all other lactating mammals - buffalo, goats, sheep, homo sapiens,etc - produce type A2 casein. Guernseys are said to be OK but Jersey milk is half-and-half. Wonder what species they have in Thailand ? "For over 20 years, bovine beta-casein has been a subject of increasing scientific interest because its genetic A1 variant during gastrointestinal digestion releases opioid-like peptide ß-casomorphin-7 (ß-CM-7). Since ß-CM-7 is involved in the dysregulation of many physiological processes, there is a growing discussion of whether the consumption of the ß-casein A1 variant has an influence on human health. In the last decade, the number of papers dealing with this problem has substantially increased. The newest clinical studies on humans showed a negative effect of variant A1 on serum glutathione level, digestive well-being, cognitive performance score in children, and mood score in women. …"

By their deeds judge them. By their deeds none of the previously serving British political parties seem trustworthy. Difficult to judge Reform UK, except by what they say. However Reform UK is very much in the pocket of Nigel Farage. Who talks a lot of sense. But strikes me as being devious. Not a good sign. He needs to be held to his word. But can that be done by a party with much popular support at the present time, but internally lacking democratic roots? When Farage sought Enoch Powell's endorsement for a by-election, the ageing Powell refused, apparently because he considered him "an opportunist". One should not consider that as conclusive evidence. But it may be helpful in forming an opinion to listen to some others who have had dealings with Farage, such as Ben Habib, a former co-deputy leader of Reform UK, who has founded the party Advance UK. We Shall NEVER Surrender - A New Dawn is Coming- The News At Ben Ep20 Ben Habib is taking on Nigel Farage with new party - and it's about time https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/ben-habib-is-taking-on-nigel-farage-with-new-party-and-its-about-time/ar-AA1HFFwV [not my favourite news source!] Ben Habib launches new political party Advance UK on The Andrew Eborn Show to save the Nation! https://www.youtube.com/live/mmDUZG6Aeeg

It should be possible for Thailand (and other targetted nations) to impose "reciprocal sanctions" on foreign companies that trade with countries that pursue genocide. However they may need to clean up their own backyard first. A way round this could be to sanction a government that itself directly aids and abets genocide. But awkward when you have a trade surplus with them. Self-interest tends to come before moral considerations.

Mistaken identity ? Or bribery of prison warders ?

Someone who commits an illegal act by definition is breaking the law and should be subject to a penalty. Recidivism implies an aggravated offence and therefore requires a stronger and more dissuasive penalty. A person who encourages and abets law-breaking is also guilty, and should be penalised. Regular confiscation of the inflatable rubber boats, necessitating their replacement, will greatly increase costs for the operators and therefore what they charge to the migrants. This should reduce the numbers crossing the Channel. Furthermore if migrants whose presence in France is tolerated by the authorities there (irrespective of their legal status) are subject to slavery, they should complain to the European Commission for Human Rights. If necessary supported by the NGOs that have been promoting their entry into Britain. And finally, while human rights conditions in Iran may not be as ideal as they allegedly are in the UK, they are certainly nowhere near what they were shortly after the Ayatollah Khomeini took power. Western MSM notwithstanding.

This is a highly technical document which I am not equipped to assess. It does not claim to make a statement of fact, but instead produces suggestive evidence that the so-called "spike-protein" used in the "vaccines" and alleged to come from a "virus" may have been a particle produced by the body itself. I.e. this is a hypothesis. But one of extreme importance since it questions the so-called "science" upon which the global Pandemic, and the response thereto, was based. https://open.substack.com/pub/jonfleetwood/p/was-the-wuhan-covid-spike-really If, as for myself, the technical stuff is mere jargon, I suggest skimming through to the document's conclusion. When the Pandemic was in full swing, amongst the ostracised and censored medical professionals who contested the official narrative, there were some who questioned the very existence of the Wuhan virus. They pointed out: (1) the virus had never been isolated [viruses can be obtained in a seemingly inert crystalline form, only 'coming alive' within a living cell]; and (2) electron-microscope images of the supposed virus were indistinguishable from those of a human exosome.

Cheney is best known for his disastrous promotion of the Second Iraq War launched on the grounds of Saddam Hussein's supposed possession of W.M.D. Yes, it is true Iraq at one time possessed, and used as intended against Iran, vast stocks of poison gas supplied by the U.S. U.S. intelligence agencies knew perfectly well that, as determined by on-site inspections carried out under the auspices of the U.N., no W.M.D. were to be found in Iraq prior to its invasion. One of many infractions of international law. But of course international law does not figure in the nebulous "rules based order". Irrespective of the findings of CIA analysts, it was the Agency's spin-doctors that had the last say. What is less well known is that as early as 1991 Cheney began laying the groundwork for the Ukraine War, against the advice of more perspicacious members of the Establishment. such as an architect of the Cold War, a U.S. ambassador to Moscow, and the reservations of the President, George H.W.Bush himself. Do not rely upon my word for this. See for example: The morally sombre, but intellectually bright, Henry Kissinger was one of those who, like Cheney, sought the ultimate destruction of Russian influence on the world stage. Very much later he criticised the decision to ostracise amd isolate Russia, pushing her into the arms of China. [a No! No! on the Mackinder Heartland doctrine]. He did not admit he had previously promoted this. Kissinger quickly changed his tune once again when a flood of withdrawals from his hedge-fund caused it to lose value.

Private hospital dispensary charges can be exorbitant. As an example, four years ago for a minuscule bottle of povidone (marked 25 THB by the manufacturer) I was charged 175 THB, equivalent to more than 5,000 THB per litre. I did not even know what they were giving me until I had paid and the bag containing several items had been handed me. The hospital's translator, a friend of a friend, had the decency to recommend in future buying from a pharmacy. I was painfully aware the hospital had ripped me off because I had shortly before purchased from a pharmacy a 450 ml bottle of povidone of identical strength for 110 THB, or less than 250 THB per litre. Incidentally, for reasons that may be divined, the prescription included two 6 mg tablets of ivermectin, which I requested by claiming a possible blood parasite infection. (A mere two tablets. equivalent to eight doses for the then-rampant pox, because the cost was 650 THB. Unavailable in pharmacies)

"Reflux can also be caused by low acid believe it or not …" Agree ! Possible cause. Note also stomach acid tends to weaken with age. Acid is needed for protein digestion and protection against pathogens. Animals that consume carrion have much stronger stomach acid than humans. https://fherehab.com/reflux/low-stomach-acid

The U.S. has much greater potential than Europe. But much of that potential is being frittered away by a bombastic if entertaining comedian. The comedy is less apparent when one sees the side effects upon both the U.S. and the global economy. https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/china-trade-trump-xi-carl-zha