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I’ll watch for it!

Things Have Changed…

by Tyler Durden
Friday, Oct 16, 2026 – 01:20 PM
Authored by James Howard Kunstler via kunstler.com,

I remind you once again: history is a trickster. Sometimes things turn out, and sometimes they just turn, and these days they’re turning hard. Get this: Russia is not our mortal enemy anymore. This is not 1956 or even 1986. It is no longer the so-called Free World against the wicked Hammer and Sickle.

Russia is no longer a weird political science experiment acting in defiance of human nature – that is, of people striving to make good lives for their families. No more sacrificing everyone’s happiness to prove Karl Marx’s cockamamie theories. No more trying to foist all that on the rest of the world. Russia gave up on that project and opted to become a normal nation, with the full kit of normality: commerce, shopping, banks, enterprise. Things have changed.

Things have gotten strange, too. You see every indication that, for now, Europe has become something of adversary, if not exactly our enemy, yet. Europe has lost its mind. Now, it is Europe’s turn to destroy itself in pursuit of idiotic theories – such as: nations don’t matter. . . you can have a high standard of living without productive industry. . . carbon is destroying the world.

Europe is now tyrannized by the unelected EU commission, much as the old Soviet Union was tyrannized by its politburo. An Orwellian switcheroo has occurred. When history plays tricks, it plays doozies. So, now you’ve got the grandmotherly Ursula von der Leyen dictating what all the countries in Europe may do and not do with their farms and factories and the daily lives of their people, just like Joseph Stalin in 1937. And you have the grotesquely weak leaders of France, Germany, and the rest submitting to this.

Cont.

A stray missile might just happen to hit the Al-Aqsa mosque which is the site where they plan to build the third temple.

Watch for it.

The Hormuz Letter
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BREAKING: Multiple mobile bomb shelters are now being rapidly deployed in Tel Aviv, Israel.

There are also movements of Iron Dome, US THAAD and David’s Sling air defense batteries today, and in the past few days.

Similar preparations occurred in the days before February 28, when the war began.

I think the problem was that she was somewhat short of brain power. You’ve got to be fairly bright to do that spokesperson job.

Hopefully a sign of better things ahead for the metals.

Goldie – really? It’s down near $3.50 this week and was up 1 day, the only straight line has been down. Don’t know about you but I’m running out of long term.

Silver still off the lows and can’t expect it to go in a straight line especially in this climate as it’s more of a industrial than monetary and why the swings are so crazy.

Looking out to the future the industrial demand is only going to grow and scarcity will become a issue and a driver. Even now when silver dropped temporarily a little below 55, online plain silver bullion was going for 69oz

Shares deserve a medal if they can close around here or better today.

Summary, combining some categories:

16/40 (40%) say Republicans retain control of both houses.
8/40 (20%) say Dems gain control of the House of Rep.

18% said the election will be postponed — I didn’t know if this would get any votes when I put it in the list.

Even though it sucks that we gave up all our gains today, it is somewhat comforting to see the Nasdaq getting punched in the face and Bitcoin smacked around as well.

PPT better go to work Sunday night.

Maddog -I hope you’re right about over sampling and face planting because a Democrat congress would finish this country. Never underestimate the power of stupid people, we have a lot of brain washed idiots that academia has destroyed in the country, and unfortunately they vote.

BTW – silver looks pathetic again.

I don’t know why being a lawyer is necessary for being a press secretary considering the characters Biden used.

I hope one day men will learn that their priorities alone aren’t the only thing that matters and step back to let the significant other have their space to concentrate on their own career as well not just there for them if they really care about them. If they intend to interfere and expect them to put it aside the women should end it before that window of opportunity closes because that person didnt care enough about them anyways. It was about self centeredness and control. It just happens too often because of their tendency to put others before themselves they can be taken advantage of or for granted.

Notice no sign of book squaring/profit taking in front of the weekend, in anything …

they have employed a very good painter, with an ocean sized bucket……lord knows what size the possy is now, because they have been at it for weeks.

Not even Musk’s flying car can help TSLA…up over 5 % o/n…now down over 3 %

Meanwhile it seems that the Polls are oversampling Dems, Dem candidates are face planting all over the joint, so we could have a monster unwind after the elections and no-one on the other side……the losses could be epic.

As Regards the Results of the 2026 mid-term election …

Republicans retain control of House and Senate. (28%, 11 Votes)
I have no idea. (23%, 9 Votes)
The election is postponed. (18%, 7 Votes)
Republicans gain two or more seats in the House (currently 218) and one or more in the Senate (currently 53). (13%, 5 Votes)
Democrats gain control of House and Senate. (13%, 5 Votes)
Democrats gain control of the House. (8%, 3 Votes)
Democrats gain control of the Senate. (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 40

After Brutal Hannity Interview, Katie Zacharia Sets Record For Fastest-Fired Trump Official

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/after-brutal-hannity-interview-katie-zacharia-sets-record-fastest-fired-trump-official

Usually we are much worse, hoping that is a change that sticks. If so, then we can’t be too far away from a move up. I think. 🤔

Yeah, it doesn’t take much, whether it’s oil, rates, the dollar, the SM, war, the Fed, or the sun rising, they’re going to get us one way or another. Tough part is how much buying energy gets wasted day after day by worthless, phony paper contracts and computer entries.

It’s tough to sustain any strength under the constant pressure.

Did you see that Greta Thunberg is in France supporting the “students” who are burning things down. What a tool … an NWO tool.

“What happened”

All I can say is sheesh.

What happened…..they got Oil breaking straight up and the SM falling, with rates rising, so PM’s are a sell….go figure that out, but the crazy machines saw a rally and have sold nonstop……

I have seen buying for first hour and last hour this week, which is classic heavy money moving in….but the Algo’s just see any rally as a better price to short …..and today being Friday, some want crap closes for the weekend talking points in front of the Mid Terms…..

Here u can see good buying firs hour, the next non stop selling……someone is not on the same page.

Kinda shows what Euro’s are really worth. SNG

Non violent protest over religion will get you sentenced to death even if you were a minor. He is Shia a minority religion and was protesting for religious freedom as a minor and still sentenced to death.

Saudi Arabia to execute man for being at protests and funerals when he was 15 | Saudi Arabia | The Guardian https://share.google/3rLRgPCRbJwdGIvsb

We were so close….

Yes, sentiment changes hourly. 😔

Looks like rates turned up, taking steam out of the dollar.