Posted by ipso facto
@ 18:01 on October 23, 2026
The Hormuz Letter
@HormuzLetter
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BREAKING: Central banks around the world are now quietly stockpiling 4 times as much gold as usual and moving it out of the US, per Goldman Sachs, amid senior officials warning that the gold is “no longer safe” in Trump’s hands.
Purchases hit 79 tonnes in August against a pre-2022 average of 17, while holdings at the New York Fed fell 40 tonnes and holdings at the Bank of England rose 46.
China was the largest buyer at 25 tonnes, aimed at rapidly diversifying away from the US dollar and G7 currencies.
On the storage side, Netherlands moved 86 tonnes out of New York and Ottawa, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest.” France sold 129 tonnes in New York and bought gold in Europe instead.
Posted by ipso facto
@ 17:46 on October 23, 2026
I agree about the Donbass region. Russia will want this to be a part of their country. As far as the other items, the signers will have to adhere to the conditions just like any treaty. Maybe the terms will be broken and maybe not.
Yeah, Ukraine becomes part of the EU … what a gift! On account of they’re doing so well! 🙂
“The Blitz” That’s right! It’s a lot faster delivery if you don’t have to land your planes! 🙂
Posted by ferrett
@ 17:17 on October 23, 2026
It’s a fungus that sends its tentacles (hyphae) throughout the wood, and eventually eats it up. The real problem is that by the time you discover that your house has got it, the timber is already completely infested and irreparable; you need to replace it and panic about any beams that are near the infested one.
I think that when people realise what AI can do, over and above what we think we want it to do, then the story will be over. All the investment will become malinvestment. The article on AI getting into banks’ systems is the canary here. Banks’ systems are very complex, with no-one having any knowledge of the whole thing. Hundreds of specialist programmers and teams dealing with mortgage origination, or default swaps, FOREX protection etc. which are all inter-related electronically but not humanly. There are already indications that AI agents have infiltrated these systems, which means that it’s probably too late to do anything about it. Using AI to identify and eliminate the unwanted agents would probably be like sending in the termites to sort out the dry rot. The chaos that malicious, or even benign agents thinking they are doing the right thing, will cause is unimaginable, and will be fascinating to behold. They also render the whole system unauditable as the bank cannot answer fundamental audit questions about how robust the systems are. “No effing idea” may become a standard reply to ICE (Internal Control Evaluation) questions!
Posted by ferrett
@ 16:46 on October 23, 2026
Demilitarised zone: No. These are Russian people who voted under the Minsk accords to become Russian. DMZs mean nothing to NATO anyway, so, No.
Ukraine abandons NATO. Meaningless. This promise has already been broken by fourteen countries since 1991. Utterly meaningless.
Investment package and EU membership. Whatever. We thought Ukraine was in a really bad spot already, but if you want to screw it over and make it totally irrelevent, go ahead.
Russian business deals with US companies, lifting sanctions & normalization of political relations. Sure. We know you want our oil, Diesel, potash, nat gas, uranium etc. and we have always been happy to oblige.
Resumptions of Russian gas supplies to Europe & Nord Stream. What you really want! need!!
ipso Maddog the Blitz – don’t you realise Adolf was actually trying to help? He knew how far behind Blighty was in munition production so was just delivering bombs to London direct.
Posted by Maddog
@ 16:02 on October 23, 2026
Posted by Don Michael
@ 15:28 on October 23, 2026
The UK voted to leave the United States of Europe (EU) years ago and it would be crazy to rejon now that it is fallng apart.
Germany joined in exchange for reunification and made the mistakes of saying ‘Everyone Welcome’ and ending their nuclear power stations.
The EU got ever bigger very quickly and lis now falling apart. Its unelected leaders have no idea what to try next.
Maybe they will all be using Deutschmarks as their curency. Looks like a disaster for years t come. (more…)
Posted by ipso facto
@ 14:42 on October 23, 2026
… and they’re running the show!
Wouldn’t take much help for the shares to go positive today …
Posted by Maddog
@ 14:37 on October 23, 2026
Esp during the Blitz!
Excellent….LoL…..Sometimes you just can’t believe how dumb some are.
Posted by ipso facto
@ 14:24 on October 23, 2026
David Bateman
@davidbateman
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My favorite conspiracy theory is that everything’s going to be ok
Posted by ipso facto
@ 14:15 on October 23, 2026
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
What’s actually going on in Ukraine is that there is a massive incentive difference between the elites and the people.
The former have grown very rich off the hundreds of billions flowing to Ukraine, while the latter’s children are conscripted to die in trenches.
Posted by ipso facto
@ 12:48 on October 23, 2026
“Great ally”
Esp during the Blitz! LOL
Posted by Maddog
@ 12:37 on October 23, 2026
Re Fond of Lyin,,…..there were many reasons she was pushed out of Germany and into Brussels….she continues to confirm, she is an idiot.
Then again one of our top labour MP’s just said……. German was always a great ally , to us !!!!!!!!
Posted by Maddog
@ 12:33 on October 23, 2026
Re yr 21.09…..top find…many many tks I had my doubts about that report when I saw the source….I thought, there is no way those shmucks are telling the truth, as the saying goes they can’t lie straight in bed……and therefore putting out flat out lies via a tame MSM, is a classic Soros type trick.
Which means the selling may well be mischief makers in the Globalist crowd….I see today that oil is going bonkers and PM’s falling apart. all tks to talk of resumed action, which I think is real….But the reality is more Oil is flowing, the US and Israel have total command of the skies, all Iran can do is be a nuisance…hence the Oil move is mad..but the Algo’s are locked on Oil up PM’s down……
The unwind could be epic…..
Posted by ipso facto
@ 10:39 on October 23, 2026
TheApeOfGoldStreet
@TheApeOfGoldST
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18h
Current mode knowing the week isn’t over and Friday is incoming.
Posted by ipso facto
@ 10:35 on October 23, 2026
Posted by ipso facto
@ 10:33 on October 23, 2026
TheApeOfGoldStreet
@TheApeOfGoldST
3 stocks that I will not touch ever again and where they are right now:
https://x.com/TheApeOfGoldST/status/2113402873761484871
Posted by ipso facto
@ 10:16 on October 23, 2026
Chay Bowes
@BowesChay
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5h
Von der Leyen now blames Russia for “weaponising migration” against Europe.
This woman spent years calling mass migration the EU’s greatest strength.
https://x.com/BowesChay/status/2113545964204220871
Posted by ipso facto
@ 10:09 on October 23, 2026
OSINTdefender
@sentdefender
According to a release from the office of First Lady Melania Trump, she and her team have secured a localized ceasefire for the city of Oleshky in Ukraine between Ukraine and Russia. Per the release, technical teams between the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia have worked to facilitate the safe evacuation of remaining civilians, primarily the elderly, between October 29 and a yet unspecified date. In addition the this, an impartial team of U.S. media will document the ongoing venture and both Ukrainian and Russian non-military personnel will work with residents to facilitate the evacuation.
Posted by ipso facto
@ 10:04 on October 23, 2026
Posted by ipso facto
@ 10:03 on October 23, 2026
Posted by ipso facto
@ 9:58 on October 23, 2026
Posted by ipso facto
@ 9:44 on October 23, 2026
New Trump Peace Plan Outline For Ukraine Emerges
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The full list of alleged details in the plan is being reported by Ukrainian media citing Ukrainian officials in The Economist. The new Trump peace plan includes:
Demilitarized zone in Donbas
Ukraine abandons NATO
Investment package & EU membership for Ukraine
Russian business deals with US companies, lifting sanctions & normalization of political relations
Resumptions of Russian gas supplies to Europe & Nord Stream
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/new-trump-peace-plan-outline-ukraine-emerges
Posted by Mr.Copper
@ 23:17 on October 22, 2026
Reminds me of senator Joe McCarthy complaining about too many communists infiltrating the US government, including Hollywood message movies.
Posted by silverngold
@ 23:03 on October 22, 2026
Posted by ipso facto
@ 22:20 on October 22, 2026
It’s already long enough for me!
