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Why Most Traders Lose Everything Fast with Brian McAboy

from Kerry Lutz's Financial Survival Network

In this episode, Kerry Lutz and Brian McAboy dive into the realities of trading, drawing from Brian’s nearly 20 years of experience. Brian shares how he grew a $30,000 trading account before suffering losses due to lack of knowledge, emphasizing the importance of consistency, confidence through testing, and mental conditioning. They discuss why many traders fail—often due to underestimating business skills, risk management, and proper training. Brian outlines a three-step framework for consistent profitability and highlights that knowledge alone isn’t enough; skill and a tailored strategy aligned with personal goals are essential. Resources, including a free trading strategy guide, are also shared.

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Why Bitcoin Could Explode Higher: The Short Squeeze No One’s Ready For

Get your coins off the grid, front-run the panic, and watch the empire burn from the safety of cold storage.

by Kerry Lutz
Kerry Lutz’s Substack

The Stage Is Set

Bitcoin has surged past $109,000. Short interest is growing. Open interest on derivatives has ballooned to $35+ billion, while a mere 7% of trading volume is backed by real Bitcoin.

The rest?

[…] Synthetic Bitcoin—paper claims, phantom coins, leveraged derivatives, and rehypothecated IOUs.

It’s the fractional reserve system of crypto, and it’s primed to collapse under its own weight.

Just like with gold and silver, when paper claims outnumber real assets by 100-to-1, a squeeze isn’t a possibility—it’s inevitable.

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The Deficit Delusion Stealing Your Future with John Tamny

from Kerry Lutz's Financial Survival Network

The discussion centered on the concept of “deficit delusion,” where Kerry Lutz and John Tamny argued that the perceived crisis of government debt is a misinterpretation, attributing the real issue to excessive government resource consumption. John highlighted that government spending limits societal advancement, while Kerry pointed out that the current system facilitates easy borrowing through excessive revenue collection. They characterized the situation as a form of theft through taxation, emphasizing that high levels of government intervention lead to economic inefficiencies and lost opportunities for taxpayers. They suggested that maintaining government spending at historical levels could have significantly enhanced national wealth. The conversation also explored the relationship between personal mental states and economic perceptions, with John asserting that savings drive economic growth more than consumption. They discussed the importance of individual economic freedom and the detrimental effects of policies that restrict wealth and trade. Kerry advocated for improved economic education, drawing parallels to successful public health campaigns, while John critiqued the dominance of Keynesian thought in economic education. They further examined the implications of currency stability on economic health, criticizing past administrations for dollar devaluation. The discussion concluded with reflections on the significance of John’s upcoming book, “The Deficit Delusion.”

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Are You Ready for the Coming Bitcoin Short Squeeze?

Lehman’s collapse was minor league compared to what’s coming.

by Kerry Lutz
Kerry Lutz’s Substack

Just like Bitcoin is the best-performing investment of all time — where 10 cents in 2010 would be worth nearly $110,000 today — it’s about to become something else entirely:

The trigger for the biggest short squeeze in financial history.

We’re not talking about a few over-leveraged traders getting wrecked.

We’re talking hundreds of billions in losses… vanished overnight.

Because counterparty risk in crypto has been completely ignored — again.

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Think Small, Win Big Globally with Ryan Floyd

from Kerry Lutz's Financial Survival Network

Kerry Lutz interviewed Ryan Floyd, an experienced investment fund manager, who shared his investment philosophy focused on smaller, lesser-known companies often overlooked by mainstream investors. With nearly two decades in the industry and extensive travel experience, Ryan emphasized the importance of seeking unique opportunities in international markets, particularly highlighting India’s economic landscape. He discussed the challenges posed by bureaucratic hurdles and judicial inefficiencies in India, while also noting the hardworking population and positive demographic trends that could drive consumer demand. Ryan cautioned that excessive debt could impede economic progress, drawing parallels to past crises. He stressed the significance of understanding local political systems for global investing and advocated for a cautious approach, contrasting the innovation in U.S. markets with the older companies dominating many international funds.

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Markets Brace for September Shift with Dale Smothers

from Kerry Lutz's Financial Survival Network

Kerry Lutz and Dale Smothers break down the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold off on interest rate cuts amid global uncertainty. Dale points to unresolved trade deals and escalating geopolitical tensions—especially the situation in Iran—as reasons for the Fed’s caution. With markets widely expecting no action in July, he shares why a potential rate cut in September remains on the table, depending on how conditions evolve. They discuss the inflationary impact of tariffs, the delicate balancing act the Fed is navigating, and predict the S&P 500 will stay within the 5,700 to 6,100 range for now. Both express hope that progress in trade talks with the EU and China could bring much-needed momentum, possibly setting the stage for renewed market growth in the months ahead.

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The FOMO Boom, Then the Blowback with Andrew Horowitz

from Kerry Lutz's Financial Survival Network

Kerry Lutz and Andrew Horowitz break down the latest market trends, from record highs to standout sectors like small modular reactor stocks, which have surged 170–200% recently. Andrew explains the true scale and investment potential of these reactors despite logistical hurdles. The conversation explores the impact of foreign investors, FOMO-driven behavior, and shifting consumer habits—such as the move from premium brands to budget-friendly picks. They highlight recovery plays like Wingstop, storm season optimism for Generac, and ongoing interest in gold, silver, and platinum. In tech, Andrew names AI leaders like Nvidia and Microsoft, shares doubts about Google, and analyzes media narratives around Tesla and Elon Musk. The episode wraps with a look at crypto, favoring Ethereum over Bitcoin as a national currency, while calling out the political entanglements in digital assets.

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Leaked Documents Show ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Could Cost Over $600 Million

More questions arise over how Florida’s newest immigration detention center is being funded by the Trump administration.

by Autumn Billings
Reason.com

Alligator Alcatraz, the massive immigration detention center in Florida, was originally expected to cost taxpayers $450 million per year. Leaked documents show that, after being in operation for less than two weeks, the cost of the facility has ballooned to over $600 million.

The 30-square-mile facility located in the Florida Everglades west of Miami—complete with a functional airstrip—was selected to house, process, and potentially directly deport up to 5,000 detainees. First announced in a video posted on X by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on June 19, the project was touted as an “efficient” and “low-cost opportunity to build a temporary detention facility” by using tents and the natural perimeter, presumably full of alligators and pythons. Despite opposition from the Miami-Dade County mayor, construction began at the site on June 28. After an opening day tour by President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on July 2, the facility began accepting detainees.

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The Root of America’s Problems (Podcast)

by James Hickman
Schiff Sovereign

In today’s podcast, we take on a provocative question from a reader: What is the single root cause behind America’s decline?

You might think it’s overspending, or the Federal Reserve, or career politicians. But what if it’s something even more fundamental… like letting just anyone vote?

Should someone be allowed to vote if they don’t understand basic concepts like what a deficit is, or how the government even works?

This episode digs deep into the consequences of letting uninformed masses steer the ship of state — and why it leads, predictably, to disaster.

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Three Choices, None Good

by Charles Hugh Smith
Of Two Minds

The moral rot of unlimited debt looks “free” but it’s unaffordable in the end.

We like to think we’re special and this moment in history is special, but alas, we’re still running Wetware 1.0 which was coded between 300,000 and 60,000 years ago, when the last “out of Africa” migration finally got traction. Since then, the code has been tweaked a bit here and there (adults can now digest dairy products, etc.), but we’re running the old code, and so we make the same mistakes and follow the same emotional pathways as individuals and as groups.

Which leads us to our current predicament, which is not unique: we’re living on debt, “money” borrowed from the future, a future we’re assuming will be so over-supplied with energy and other goodies that we’ll be able to pay all the interest we’re piling up with ease.

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Bulgaria Adopts the Euro and Abandons Economic Sovereignty

by Martin Armstrong
Armstrong Economics

Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro is a major step toward abandoning its remaining sovereignty. The European Union is akin to a drowning person clinging to anything nearby in an attempt to stay afloat. Bulgaria will become the 21st nation to adopt the euro beginning in January 2026.

Protests against the adoption have been ongoing for months. Citizens fear the spike in prices once the euro is adopted with good reason. In a population of 6.4 million, two million receive a pension of €226 a month. Net wages average only €355 a month. Bulgaria has one of the weakest economies in the EU, yet is expected to instantly adopt a currency with an official and fixed rate of 1 euro = 1.95583 lev. The nation’s GDP was 24.1% in 2024, far beneath the EU’s 60% threshold.

Bulgaria’s lev has been pegged to the euro since 1999 under a currency board arrangement. That means the country has already given up most of its monetary tools. But formally joining the euro locks in those losses—permanently. There will be no going back.

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The Rise of the Prison State: Trump’s Push for Megaprisons Could Lock Us All Up

by John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead
The Rutherford Institute

“You think we’re arresting people now? You wait till we get the funding to do what we got to do. – Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar

America is rapidly becoming a nation of prisons.

Having figured out how to parlay presidential authority in foreign affairs in order to sidestep the Constitution, President Trump is using his immigration enforcement powers to lock up—and lock down—the nation.

After all, a police state requires a prison state. And no one is cheering louder than the private prison corporations making money hand over fist from Trump’s expansion of federal detention.

Under the guise of national security and public safety, the Trump administration is engineering the largest federal expansion of incarceration and detention powers in U.S. history.

At the center of this campaign is Alligator Alcatraz, a federal detention facility built in the Florida Everglades and hailed by the White House as a model for the future of federal incarceration. But this is more than a new prison—it is the architectural symbol of a carceral state being quietly constructed in plain sight.

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Federal Appeals Court Overturns Conviction of Twitter User Who Posted “Misleading” Joke Meme Dubbed Election Interference During 2016 Hillary Clinton Campaign

Decision marks a major victory for free speech in America.

by Infowars.com
Info Wars

Trump supporter Douglass Mackey, aka “Ricky Vaughn,” was sentenced to 7 months in prison in 2023 for sharing a joke meme on social media that sarcastically told Democrats to vote for Hillary Clinton by phone in the 2016 election.

As part of the appeals process, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, New York, ordered a lower court on Wednesday to enter a judgment of acquittal for Mackey after a trial failed to prove prosecutor claims that the pro-Trump meme creator conspired with others to influence the election.

“Hallelujah!” Mackey wrote following the ruling.

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World’s Bullion Banks Net Short 50% of Total Silver Open Interest

by Ed Steer
Silver Seek

Gold’s tick higher at the 6:00 p.m. open of Globex trading in New York on Sunday evening was dealt with in the usual manner — and from that point it was was engineered lower until ‘da boyz’ set its low tick at the noon silver fix in London. It ensuing and impressive rally from there got lightly stepped on twice during the New York trading session, but it still managed a positive close.

The low and high ticks in gold were recorded by the CME Group as $3,304.40 and $3,352.90 in the August contract…an intraday move of $48.50 an ounce. The August/October price spread differential in gold at the close in New York yesterday was $27.90…October/December was $28.00 — and December/ February26 was $27.20 an ounce.

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American Doctor Organizations Are Such Shills for Big Pharma That They Cannot Be Trusted

by Dr. Paul Craig Roberts
PaulCraigRoberts.org

Scientific research independent of Big Pharma money has proven conclusively that the Covid “vaccines” caused enormous health injuries and deaths. One producer of the vax withdrew it from use. Data show beyond all doubt that the vax is particularly deadly for young children whose immune system it destroys and pregnant women.

Faced with the overwhelming evidence about which there is no doubt whatsoever, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy removed the CDC’s recommendation of the dangerous vax for kids and pregnant women. The vax is just as dangerous for everyone, but Kennedy left the recommendation in place for everyone else as it proved impossible to buck Big Pharma except in a minor way.

Nevertheless, Big Pharma sicced its shills–the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association and four other groups–on Kennedy with a lawsuit filed against the US government.

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Sound Money Saved the American Revolution

by Joshua Glawson
GoldSeek

As Americans celebrated Independence Day with fireworks and festivities, it’s worth remembering that the ideals of 1776 were more than abstract declarations—they were backed by bold action, including the rejection of debased money and the embrace of gold and silver as the foundation of a free society.

In a special 4th of July edition of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey spoke with Lawrence W. Reed (Larry Reed), President Emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), about the forgotten role of sound money in the American Revolution, and why its abandonment today threatens the very liberties the Founding Fathers fought to preserve.

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CNN: Trump Threatened to ‘Bomb’ Moscow to Prevent Attack On Ukraine

by Elizabeth Weibel
Breitbart.com

President Donald Trump reportedly threatened to “bomb” Moscow as part of an effort to prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from attacking Ukraine, according to CNN.

Trump’s comments were reportedly made during a 2024 “private gathering of donors,” audio footage “provided” to the outlet showed.

In addition to threatening Putin that he would bomb Moscow if he went “into Ukraine,” Trump reportedly also issued a “similar warning” to Chinese dictator Xi Jinping regarding Taiwan.

“With Putin I said, ‘If you go into Ukraine, I’m going to bomb the s**t out of Moscow. I’m telling you I have no choice,’” Trump said during the event.

CNN reported that Trump’s comments came as he was making “his case for a second term.”

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Lies, Liars, and Lechers

by Eric Utter
American Thinker

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. I’m from the government and I’m here to help. The check is in the mail.

The Titanic is the safest ship ever built. I never had sex with that woman! If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. The Earth has only 12 years left until it will spontaneously combust. We just need two weeks to flatten the curve. The vaccines are totally safe. The 2020 presidential election was the most secure and accurate one ever. These protests were fiery but peaceful. Hunter’s laptop has all the earmarks of a Soviet disinformation campaign. Donald Trump may be a Russian plant. Jan. 6 was an insurrection! The Chinese balloon was just gathering weather-related information, and was probably just blown off course, anyway. The Coronavirus didn’t come from the Wuhan lab.

The litany of lies is legion. And a stain on this republic. Not that many other governments around the world have a much better track record of telling the unvarnished truth — whether in recent years or antiquity.

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Megyn Kelly: Pam Bondi’s “Days Are Numbered” After Epstein Saga

“No bueno”

by Steve Watson
Modernity News

Megyn Kelly has suggested that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s days in the Trump administration are “numbered” after the fiasco with the DOJ and the Jeffrey Epstein case.

Kelly criticised Bondi over what has been described as the worst ever rollout of information by the DOJ, noting that nothing new, especially relating to a supposed ‘client list’, has been released since Trump took office.

“Just look at the influencer thing. Just take a step back,” Kelly said, adding “What kind of an attorney general would pretend she’s giving new information to some of the president’s most loyal advocates in the press? You know, buying ink by the barrel.”

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Rough Times Are Coming but Gold Will Soar

from King World News

Difficult economic times are coming but gold will soar.

Rough Times Are Coming

July 9 (King World News) – Graddhy out of Sweden: Been saying that the inflationary 70’s will repeat, and most probably be dwarfed hugely.

Shared this chart 3 years ago when price was at bottom of the right shoulder. Then posted the chart at pink breakout and backtest. It is now up right against the 45-year blue inverse head and shoulders neckline.

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It Appears That the Democrats Are Planning to Use the Cover Up of the Epstein Files to Destroy Donald Trump

by Michael Snyder
End of the American Dream

After four years of saying nothing about them during the Biden Administration, all of a sudden Democrats in Congress are extremely interested in the Epstein files. They smell blood, because they know that the cover up of the Epstein files has greatly outraged a very large portion of the population. So they are going to make all sorts of wild allegations about what is in those files, because they know that there is no way that the Trump administration can reverse course and release them now. During the midterm elections, Republicans in competitive races all over the country will be hurt by this, and if Democrats are able to take back control of Congress they will inevitably try to use the cover up of the Epstein files to impeach Donald Trump. The Democratic Party was on the ropes, but the unprecedented debacle that we just witnessed has given them new life.

I think that Trump will deeply regret not releasing the Epstein files to the public.

By keeping them secret, speculation that they personally implicate him is going to run rampant.

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