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Glad to see you still have power. If you think it’s only the beginning of the quakes can you sleep outside? A 6 is getting up there. Last thing you need is being trapped in your house with a possibility of lava heading your way.

Many of us though it will be another Vietnam but it’s worse. Plus we have so call refugees of mostly men all over the place causing havoc and Europe is being ruined by it. Let no good deed go unpunished.

I need my fix of train photos each morning .

I have been in a 6.8 , but in a dwelling designed for it . As an engineer I was more taken by the response of the columns , etc. than for my safety . It was all over in two minutes for me . The other three I have been in were of lesser magnitude .

I hope this one has released enough energy that you will be fine for a long time .

House rattled a looong time, but no damage.  I’m riding a bucking volcano today.  Yee-HAW!

Leilani Estates es Tostadas.  Five different cracks in the area.  Sulfur fumes dangerous in the area.  With all these big earthquakes today I’m beginning to think we’ve only just begun…

So, what’s the difference between these days and 1970s? The 1970s were the LAST years of domestic production of consumer products. We made all our own needs, plus the moon landing and the Vietnam war. Plenty of work to do and everyone worked over time.

People in their 20s and 30s had tons upon tons of discretionary income. First came the gold de-peg in 1971. The “new” so called free floating Dollar dropped, prices inverted higher, everybody saw inflation, everybody wanted and got pay raises to match cost run ups. Employers had no choice. Too much work to do, and not enough employees.

The Gov’t fake media blamed a “wage price spiral” and proceeded to get inflation numbers lower with cheap imported consumer products. Many people ’70 to ’80 were buying inflation hedges  like stamps coins antiques etc with their discretionary income.

Wages fell by half after that, wives had to work, 40 hours to 80 hours and these days there is a LOT less DISCRETIONARY fun income to spend. Its hard to sell anything these days unless its really under priced. To match their under priced income or the under priced import.

Note: The rising prices 1970 to 1980 was due to excess money creation between 1934 and 1971. After 1971 (deflation with climbing prices) the Fed was actually sucking money OUT of circulation with 18% interest rates. Mexico at that time had 35% rates. People were selling everything to buy an 18% CD. Dead money, locked up, can’t be spent.

Why do you think rates are so low today? Just the opposite situation. They dropped rates to make us SPEND it. “Oh, you have no money to spend”? “Ok then, we’ll lend you all you want to spend, with no money down”. “If you can’t pay it back? Don’t worry about it, its only paper” “Your fellow taxpayers will bail out the banks and General Motors”

Silver was historically “the poor mans gold”, but the poor men got poorer thanks to imports. Gold is now bought by the more well off. Note how Gold has outperformed silver.

Thanks for the response.

In order to believe the US Gov’t. “official story” on chemical weapons being used on the Syrian public, you’d have to believe that Assad is a complete moron. The guy is an opthomologist educated in the US for pete’s sakes. His country was free and open to all religions, especially Christians.

He knew what the “red line” was for using chemical weapons, why would he cross the line when he’s won the war? Makes no sense.

Trump knows this too. He wants out of Syria – and we should get the hell out.

It’s time we get out of the M.E. – we don’t need any of those countries, including Israel.

I think this time it’s really going to happen. Something different going on in the silver market. Maybe a silver Ruble on the horizon? That would shake up all the markets

Course, that’s just my spidey sense working. 🙂

Just experienced a 5.6 earthquake here on the volcano.  Mild rumbling & shaking at home.  Volcano eruption continues to toast Leilani Estates.  USGS pix & chronology can be found here:

https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_chronology.html

Front running, there’s more than that going on.

Commitment of Traders Report

Silver

*The large specs increased their long positions by 726 contracts and increased their shorts by 19,889 contracts.

*The commercials increased their longs by 2,525 contracts and reduced their shorts by 16,962 contracts.

*The small specs increased their longs by 948 contracts and increased their shorts by 1,372 contracts.

GOLD

*The large specs decreased their long positions by 16,227 contracts and increased their shorts by 13,640 contracts.

*The commercials increased their longs by 4,020 contracts and reduced their shorts by 25,908 contracts.

BILL MURPHY COMMENTS=*The small specs increased their longs by 1,751 contracts and increased their shorts by 1,812 contracts.

Theoretically again, extremely constructive, especially silver, which has its so-called commercials getting less short over a one week period as any in memory. Two other reports over the past many weeks of similar note meant nothing. Maybe this one will … causing an expected short squeeze that never occurs.

As in those other supposedly constructive reports, there has no response in Access Market trading … probably due to the numbness factor.

time to book that Hamptons mansion for another season…..ain’t front running the scum fun.

Silver explosion on the way??

https://www.cftc.gov/dea/futures/deacmxlf.htm

https://ponziworld.blogspot.co.uk/

Thanks so much for your rail pics.

I really enjoy them.

Here’s a bit of a repay for today’s!

Link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montparnasse_derailment#/media/File:Train_wreck_at_Montparnasse_1895.jpg

I was leaning toward Assad did the attack, maybe your right. I really don’t trust any news that comes out of there anyways. Even evidence could be made up.

In case anyone is interested. Ticker NSU, Copper related. And likewise, if any of you notice something “interesting” in your holdings, pass it on. The stock market will probably dive in May and they go away. Then a recession will get noticed, and the bozos will be stimulating again.

http://schrts.co/TSm5Qf

$1313.50 and going up

Filled Buy to Open 300 SLV May 18 2018 16.0 Call Limit 0.07 — — 12:23:30 05/04/18

A federal judge on Friday harshly rebuked Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team during a hearing for ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort – suggesting they lied about the scope of the investigation, are seeking “unfettered power” and are more interested in bringing down the president.

“You don’t really care about Mr. Manafort,” U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III told Mueller’s team. “You really care about what information Mr. Manafort can give you to lead you to Mr. Trump and an impeachment, or whatever.”

cont. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/04/federal-judge-accuses-muellers-team-lying-trying-to-target-trump-cmon-man.html

CBS Reported:  “President Trump put a freeze on the $200 million in U.S. funding for recovery efforts in Syria in late March. This freeze means that U.S. support for the White Helmets is not the only project in jeopardy. There are also many other stabilization efforts that are backed by the U.S. — including the clearing of explosive devices, bringing back electricity, rebuilding schools, and getting water running — that may end soon.

U.S. officials are working to see if there is a way to adjust existing funding to cover the costs for these projects. They are also trying to get other countries, such as Germany, to cover some of the costs. Earlier this year, at the Brussels for the donor conference for Syria, German Foreign Minister Maas pledged more than $1.1 billion to help people in need in Syria.”

It is important to note that the spending freeze was done before the chemical attack on Douma.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-freezes-funding-for-syrias-white-helmets/

Now it is interesting how Zero Hedge reported on the same story with lots of pro-Russian propaganda added.   I am the first to admit that I don’t know what I don’t know about the Douma chemical attack.  However, I usually do not give Russian propaganda much credence.  The truth should be out soon regarding the chemical attack.

Yeah. I think the nature of his missile attack on Syria was pretty mild and non-lethal for a reason. He knew the chemical attack was B.S. but needed to appease someone. I really don’t think he wants to be there.

I expect Israel will be lighting up the Syrian sky this weekend.

Must have become very obvious. I don’t think Trump likes being fooled.

Anyone got an account there?  Use that service? Happy with it?

Trump Cuts Off Funding For Syria’s “White Helmets”

Wait, the same guys who provided the evidence used to justify bombing Syria?