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One hundred—or one thousand—years from now, what will human society say of us and our time? Will we be unrecognizable to them? In a sense, one can only hope that today’s societies that are gripped by the inhuman ideology of geopolitics will seem strange and primitive, a relic of an underdeveloped mode of civilization. What meaning do you hope those future people ascribe to the present time? by Megan Dobrodt (EIRNS) — Xi Jinping's New Year's…

For years, global markets have been lulled into believing that paper promises are as good as physical reality. That illusion is now breaking — and silver is where the fracture is showing first. The current spike in silver prices is not speculation. It is a supply crisis colliding with a leverage crisis. Major global banks and metals brokers have written paper claims on silver that dwarf real-world production. At the same time, industrial demand…

I was sent the article below and do not know who the author was but full credit to them for a brilliant bit of humour. Students were asked to write an essay on "THIEVES". This is what one student wrote: · Thieves are an important part of a nation's economy. They play a significant role in providing employment and contributing to the nation's development. · Safes, locks, lockers, cupboards, etc., are made only because of thieves. Many factories…

Can the wealthy donate money to politicians to get a knighthood in New Zealand? We associate the idea of “Cash for Honours” with controversies in countries like Britain where businesspeople were found to have given millions of dollars to political parties in power in exchange for knighthoods and other official titles. But does the same sort of corruption occur in New Zealand? Today, the Government has announced its New Year Honours recipients,…

I’ve been analyzing this for the last 6 hours and this is VERY BAD. World silver production: ~800M ounces, BofA & Citi shorts: 4.4 BILLION. I’ve spent two decades in macro, and I thought I had seen it all. I WAS WRONG! By No Limits · Here’s what I uncovered: · What you’re looking at isn't just a large short position. · It’s a solvency event for the entire commodities complex. · Let’s break down the technicals of why BofA being short 1B…

Alex Krainer · In a hopeful sign that certain ominous tides in Europe could be shifting, over the last two or three weeks, a number of prominent European war hawks appear to have changed their tune on Russia. This happened in the immediate aftermath of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte saying that Europe should prepare for a big war, “on the scale experienced by our grandfathers and great-grandfathers.” · Britain’s Air Chief Marshal,…

Baba Vanga tends to resurface whenever a new year feels precarious. And 2026? Well let’s just say there are plenty of lightning rods. While hard, dated transcripts are rare from Baba Vanga (or any soothsayer for that matter), a cluster of claims linked to 2026 keeps circulating. Here’s what to watch for in 2026, according to the Bulgarian mystic and healer. · First contact from another civilisation · The most dramatic 2026 claim is that…

Veteran political journalist Richard Harman summed up 2025 in one bleak line: “This has been the year of our discontent. It has been an awful year at Parliament, dominated by petty point scoring and a determination to hang on to the past.” That feels about right. We’ve watched endless parliamentary skirmishes that go nowhere, with politicians more interested in scoring hits than solving problems. And it hasn’t just been a bad year for whichever…

After reading an article published on the “Breaking Views” website, related to the He Puapua report and analysis of Waatea News reporting on the related outcomes from that report, the article convinced me to return to one that I wrote back in 2023 which detailed the Labour Government and Willie Jacksons reasons for not worrying about the introduction of the He Puapua report. But in actual fact my opinion at that time and also now in light of…

Another new year looms – and with it, a host of good reasons to venture to fascinating corners of the planet. So where should we all be travelling in 2026? Here, 20 of Telegraph Travel’s regular contributors make their cases for the destinations that will light up the map in the coming 12 months – from an America that is about to host a very big birthday party (as well as a World Cup) to a South Korea whose lustre seems to be undimmable, and a…