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? Dates: November 17, 18, and 19 ? Location: Orlando, Florida, USA (or tune in from home with our virtual ticket options)

Are you ready to unlock the future of economics and finance? Prepare for an unforgettable World Economic Conference experience in sunny Orlando, Florida! This premier event is your gateway to insights, networking, and valuable resources that will supercharge your understanding of the global economy.

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The second edition of “The Plot to Seize Russia – The Untold History” is now available for purchase in paperback and hardcover on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. The ebook will be available shortly.

Book description:

“Take care of Russia,” Boris Yeltsin said as he departed his presidency in August 1999. These words were directed at current Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Yeltsin specifically picked Putin as his predecessor to prevent the takeover of Russia.

So, who was Yeltsin warning against? Newly declassified documents from the Clinton Administration prove that there was a plot to rig the Russian election of 2000. These never-before-seen documents confirm numerous attempts to implement pro-Western policies using the Russian oligarchy headed by Boris Berezovsky.

On the other side were the communists who desired a return to the glory days of the Soviet Union. As one of the largest international hedge fund managers, author Martin Armstrong found himself in the middle of perhaps the greatest espionage, or attempt at a regime change for Russia, in modern history.

The Plot to Seize Russia pulls back the curtain to expose the most extraordinary attempt to seize power in modern history, but with the pen rather than armies. These declassified documents reveal a plot that has altered our thinking about the relations between the United States and Russia. The thirst for power comes seething through every line of these papers that alter our perception of reality, change the course of history, and now threaten us with World War III.

Crossing the Rubicon-10-12-26 Intro

I have finished the next book on the true story of how, unfortunately, the Founding Fathers were taken in by the ancient fake news of Cicero. His fate was rather dramatic. For all his fake news, they cut off his hands and nailed them to the Rostrum. That was certainly a dramatic end for someone who twisted the facts to always support his personal agenda. Interestingly, the parallels between what compelled Caesar to cross the Rubicon and today are uncanny: the fake news, the corruption, a Senate that did not listen to the people an never cared about them either. And when Caesar crossed the Rubicon, he was cheered by the people, who saw him as a liberator. It was the Senate that fled to Greece because they had no troops and no support. Caesar did not have to fight his way into Rome. Since Cicero fled with Pompey, that showed which side he was on.

Believing Cicero’s version would be like allowing Hillary Clinton to write the history of Donald Trump. This book examines the reforms and what really took place. History repeats because the passions of mankind never change. This book not only sets the record straight once and for all, it lays out why republics become the most corrupt form of government. The truth that is glossed over is that senators were appointed. They did not stand for election.

The Roman people could only vote for a consul, not for senators. The Censor (from 443 BC onward) was the magistrate responsible for the lectio senatus — the formal review and revision of Senate membership. We need to grasp a subtle but important distinction in how Roman voting actually worked. The people did not vote directly for the consul as individuals, but rather in groups (centuries). So it was not a direct vote by the people individually. It was organized into a representative-style body of self-interest. Today, the people who truly wield power in the US, Canada, and Europe never really stand for election. They are appointed. The Canadian people did not vote individually for Carney any more than Europe voted for Ursula, or than the American people vote for the heads of departments or federal judges.

We cannot understand the future by ignoring the past. reviewing the truth instead of political fiction, this allows us to see the real risks that we face when we open that door and are shocked at how the world is preparing for a major change politically and economically.

This will be provided to those attended in person as part of the ticket.

Europe will NEVER avoid war until it starts impeaching Kaja Kallas who was not directly elected by the public to the EU position she uses to oppose any peace deal. However, this is standard procedure for this role for the EU was established to actually prevent the people from having any say in the future of Europe. She claims only more sanctions will end the war when there is no evidence that sanctions have ever worked on anyone even once. She wants world war for her personal vendetta like Victoria Nuland et el.

Kaja Kallas was nominated by the European Council to become the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. This nomination was made in June 2024 by the leaders of the EU member states. Following this nomination, her appointment was formalized through a European Council Decision on July 24, 2024. She was NOT elected to this position yet call Putin a Dictator and not Zelensky or herself!!!!! The High Representative is not a directly elected position; instead, the role is appointed by the European Council (with the agreement of the Commission President), which is the standard constitutional process for this office.

Here we have the PM of Britain putting out absolute lies. These politicians REFUSE to admit that people are rising up because of their policies that let in all the migrants who have been tearing Europe apart. Now this fraud Burnham is ensuring the complete destruction of the the United Kingdom outright lying that BRXIT would not have happened except for Russian interference and now they are claiming AfD in Germany is funded by Russia. These Socialist Marxist lovers REFUSE to admit that they have been wrong and they are spinning this as Russian interference as if the people would agree with their failed policies.

There can NEVER be peace as long as these types of people weasel their way into power and NEVER stand for election. They impose their agenda, usurp the foreign policy, all to carry out their personal hatreds and agenda with no regard for society or the people they pretend to represent. Kallas, I have warned in meetings, will do everything in her power to prevent peace. This is a personal vendetta against Russia and her hatred of the Russian people for the actions of Stalin. She has no problem with forgiving Germans for Hitler some argue because there are documented connections to controversial historical figures in her family tree regarding Nazis. The allegation has long been that she is OK with Germany for she would have to denounce her paternal great-grandfather, Eduard Alver.

Kaja Kallas has repeatedly and publicly stated that her family was persecuted by Russia (specifically the Soviet regime). She frequently cites her family’s deportation to Siberia as a direct and personal example of Russian repression. Destroying the Russian people is always her constant agenda, which is why she gets along with Zelensky, a Neo-Nazi. Perhaps she wants to beat Stalin’s record of killing 20 million Russians.

Here is their group of heros and they will NEVER admit for one second that their hatred of the rich and Russians is undermining Europe and as they start World War III all to prevent the EU from collapsing in this effort to retain power, all I can say is God help Europe. We will be looking at the timing at the next World Economic Conference.

For Europe to avoid war, they need political reform just as America has to clean house of its Neocons.

Americans are becoming more pessimistic, and their expectations for inflation are moving in the wrong direction. The University of Michigan’s preliminary October consumer sentiment index fell to 46.3 from 48.1 in September, below the 47.8 economists expected. One-year inflation expectations reached 4.7%, while five-year expectations rose to 3.5%. The survey points to mounting frustration over living costs, particularly among people with lower incomes and smaller investment portfolios. Those households have fewer resources to absorb another increase in bills.

The decline from 48.1 to 46.3 is approximately 3.7% in a single month. Sentiment is a survey, not a direct measure of spending or a declaration that recession has arrived. But dismissing it as people simply having a bad attitude misses the point. These are people looking at their own circumstances and concluding that the pressure is getting worse. They do not need an economist to explain whether their paycheck reaches the end of the month.

The deterioration is far deeper than one disappointing monthly reading. Michigan’s sentiment index stood at 56.4 in January; October’s preliminary 46.3 is almost 18% lower. Compared with October last year, sentiment is down 13.6%, while the index measuring current economic conditions has fallen 23.7%. That current conditions measure plunged 12.2% in just the past month. Meanwhile, expectations for inflation over the next year have climbed from 3.4% in February to 4.7%.

People see their circumstances deteriorating and expect further price increases. A family cutting purchases to cover necessities does not need another lecture about how resilient the consumer remains. Continuing to spend because you still need food, fuel, and shelter tells us very little about whether you can comfortably afford them.

Look at the obligations competing for that paycheck. The median monthly mortgage payment sought by home-purchase applicants was $2,162 in August, according to MBA, before adding property taxes and homeowners insurance. Financed new vehicles carried an average payment of $787 in the third quarter, with 21.2% of buyers committing to more than $1,000 a month. KFF’s 2025 survey puts workers’ average contribution to employer-sponsored family health premiums at $6,850 annually, roughly $571 monthly, before deductibles and other medical bills. Child Care Aware’s national childcare price estimate for 2025 was $13,184 annually, approximately $1,099 a month, but these are all low figures. These describe different groups, rather than a single average household, but combine those benchmarks for an illustrative family with one financed car and one childcare bill and you reach about $4,619 monthly before groceries, utilities, fuel, school supplies, student loans, or taxes. Parents are paying somebody to watch their child so they can go to work, financing the car that gets them there, and paying for health coverage that still leaves additional bills when somebody becomes ill. Then officials tell these same people they need to pay more in taxes each year.

The inflation argument is where Washington loses people. A slower rate of inflation means prices are rising more slowly. It does not return the grocery bill, insurance premium, or repair estimate to what the family once paid. After years of increases, another few percent lands on an already inflated cost of living. Officials announce progress, and the customer at the checkout wonders where this supposed relief can be found.

People with substantial assets have more ways to adjust. They may sell investments, draw on savings, or benefit when asset prices rise. The household living from one payday to the next has fewer choices. They cut purchases, postpone repairs, or borrow taking on more debt.

Confidence improves when households see something change in their own finances, when the bills become manageable and a decent paycheck can provide security. Confidence will continue to decline as costs rise and people open their eyes to the fact that policy is too far gone to fix the cost of living crisis.

India’s refiners are reducing purchases of Russian crude for November delivery because its price advantage has largely disappeared. Chinese demand is pushing up Russian prices while recovering Middle Eastern supplies give Indian buyers alternatives. Russia’s share of India’s crude imports reportedly fell from as high as 56% in July to about 35% in September. Before anyone presents this as India suddenly embracing Washington’s foreign policy, look at the economics. The discount that attracted buyers is no longer doing the same job.

India bought Russian oil because it made commercial sense. A refinery must consider crude costs, delivery costs, and what it can earn from the finished products. Diplomatic friendship does not pay the freight bill. When another supplier offers a more attractive combination of price and delivery, purchases shift. That is not mysterious, although politicians will undoubtedly try to claim credit for a decision made on a refinery’s balance sheet.

China is an important part of this story. In September, Chinese buyers were booking Russian cargoes earlier and paying firmer prices, leaving Indian refiners facing tighter supplies for October and November. Reduced Russian exports added to the pressure. That means Moscow can lose some Indian business while other buyers compete for its barrels. A change in one trade route does not, by itself, establish that Russia has been economically isolated.

The sanctions and tariff threats remain a consideration. Indian refiners were already reducing purchases amid the threat of punitive U.S. tariffs. But those threats operate alongside prices, availability, and shipping costs. Washington cannot simply issue an order and expect the entire world to abandon its own economic interests. Buyers calculate the cost of complying, the cost of resisting, and the alternatives available. Change those calculations and you change the trade. Speeches come afterward.

For India, finding a cheaper alternative to a particular Russian cargo does not mean energy has become cheap. It means refiners are choosing among the options available in a disrupted market. More expensive imported energy can squeeze refining margins, increase the foreign-exchange bill, and leave governments deciding whether consumers or the public balance sheet absorb the pressure. Subsidizing fuel merely moves the expense. Somebody still has to pay it.

This is why I look at the movement of trade rather than the declarations of politicians. India has an economy to supply, and its refiners need reliable barrels at a workable price. They will buy more Russian oil when the terms justify it and less when another source makes better sense. The market has no obligation to preserve anyone’s geopolitical narrative. Governments can make commerce more expensive and dangerous, but they cannot abolish the arithmetic that determines whether a transaction is worth doing.

The Federal Reserve’s latest household survey gives Washington plenty of figures to celebrate, provided nobody reads too far down the page. Between 2022 and 2025, inflation-adjusted median family income rose 7% to $82,200, while real median net worth increased 2% to $215,900. Yet the same report shows that the share of families devoting at least 40% of their income to debt payments climbed from 6.5% to 8.6%, the highest level since 2013. More households earned more money and still found themselves under severe financial pressure. Explain that to the family wondering why another year of work has left them no breathing room.

That increase from 6.5% to 8.6% amounts to roughly a 32% rise in the proportion of families carrying that heavy debt burden. Forty cents of every income dollar committed to debt payments before the rest of the household budget can be covered. A pay increase feels very different when the money is already spoken for. You work harder, collect a larger paycheck, and discover that your creditors have the first claim on the improvement. All of the essentials are up at least 30% since the pandemic to add insult to injury.

Among families in the bottom quarter of the wealth distribution, median net worth fell from $3,800 to $1,700, a decline of 55%. These figures measure net worth, not cash sitting in a bank account, which makes the lack of a cushion even more troubling. At that level, an ordinary setback can become a financial emergency. A repair bill, missed work, or an unexpected expense can force another borrowing decision. The national median does very little for somebody whose own balance sheet is going backward.

Politicians wave an aggregate number at the public as though everyone lives inside the average. Income, assets, debt, and cash flow are different things. A house can appreciate while its owner struggles to pay the bills. Someone can have positive net worth and very little money available on Friday. Telling that person how wealthy the country has become does not solve the problem. I see endless ads during this midterm season from politicians claiming they can wave a magic wand and improve the cost of living crisis.

Debt also ties people to decisions they would otherwise reconsider. The worker who might leave an unpleasant job stays because he cannot risk an interruption in pay. The family that needs to move waits because it cannot afford the transition. An expense that once would have been manageable becomes another monthly payment stretching years into the future. This is the human cost hidden behind a debt-to-income ratio. Financial pressure gradually takes away the freedom to say no.

Existing fixed-rate loans do not automatically become more expensive with rate increases, but variable-rate debt and new borrowing can, leaving households paying more when they refinance or replace a car. The Fed kept borrowing costs exceptionally low for years, encouraging an economy increasingly dependent on cheap credit. People made commitments under those conditions, and now some must renew that debt at rates their budgets cannot comfortably absorb. Cheap money made the payment look manageable. It never made the obligation disappear, and the family already stretched to its limit has very little left when the cost of carrying it rises.

There is a political consequence when people do everything they were told to do and still feel trapped. They work, repay what they can, and watch officials congratulate themselves on prosperity that never seems to reach their kitchen table. The survey covers 2022 through 2025, so it should not be presented as a measure of everything happening today. If anything, the conditions today have deteriorated as prices and debt servicing continue to rise. Falling into debt is like quicksand that pulls a family in until they’re racing to pay creditors and hoping they don’t sink neck-deep.

AI is Getting Unbelievable

As I reported, I was told that President Donald Trump was going to “strong-arm” Zelensky into a ceasefire regarding energy. Trump has made more than 6 calls to this lowlife about attacking Russian energy and he refused to comply. Many rational people are starting to realize that the problem is Ukraine and their pervasive hatred of the Russian people that has been as toxic and Iran vs Israel. All my sources in Ukraine argued Zelensky was never elected and that was all rigged. I was also told back then that this was the guy hand-picked by the Neocons to start World War III.

Catherine II, the Great of Russia, ordered the founding and construction of the city of Odessa, where in 2014, the Neo-Nazi Ukrainians were openly killing Russians on the streets, chased them into the Trade Unions House, and burned them alive. That began this separatist movement, and it was the interim government installed by Victoria Nuland et al, who attacked the Donbas and started the civil war on the instructions of the Neocons.

The historical record shows that Oleksandr Turchynov, as the UNELECTED “Acting President” of Ukraine (February–June 2014), initiated the civil war on the orders of the American Neocons, claiming that he was acting against terrorists simply because they were defending themselves, their language, which was then outlawed, and their religion.

It was Kiev that attacked the Donbas calling them terrorists because they sought their freedom like Yugoslavia also broke up according to ethnic lines. Everything in the CNN broadcast was a total lie. Not a single word was the truth. They are propelling the world into World War III and do not care about anything but their own hatred of Trump that blinds them to what is taking place around the world.

President Trump announced on Sunday via Truth Social that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to halt attacks on each other’s energy facilities, a deal aimed at easing global oil and diesel prices driven up by infrastructure damage in both countries during the war.

“Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,” Trump wrote in Truth Social post. “Both parties have agreed. Do not break it! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

Zelensky has been the real problem, NOT Putin. I was told that in a briefing where they have at least acknowledge that my sources have been correct. Trump has really gone out of his way this time to call out Zelensky on attacking diesel refineries. After being told to not attack Russian refineries because he was sending Deisel fuel skyrocketing, Zelensky said his objectives came first.

He has even said: “And what does he do? He goes and hits the diesel fuel. He can do whatever he wants, but you can’t do that because we have a world problem, and the problem is caused by the lack of refineries for diesel fuel. What does he do? He goes and hits refineries.”

I said to him, “Do what you want, don’t hit refineries. There are plenty of targets. Don’t hit refineries.” He went out and he hit. He’s not going to affect our farmers, and he’s not going to affect our ranchers. He’s not going to affect the rest of the world, so he’d better damn well stop.

Trump has really gone out of his way this time to call out Zelensky on attacking diesel refineries.

He has even said: “And what does he do? He goes and hits the diesel fuel. He can do whatever he wants, but you can’t do that because we have a world problem, and the problem is caused by the lack of refineries for diesel fuel. What does he do? He goes and hits refineries.”

Zelensky is a threat to the world economy and world peace. If you put sanctions on any country that deals with Iran, to save the world, those same sanctions should be applied to ANY European country that supports Zelensky and his quest for Ethnic Cleansing. The West orchestrated this war from the outset. I am tired of the propaganda that they are fighting for democracy when neither Zelensky stands for election or Ursula in the EU no less Kaja Kallas and they refused to honor the peace deal to allow the Donbas to vote. Anyone who says Ukraine is fighting for democracy should be dragged from whatever position that have and put on trial for Treason to humanity. Prove your bullshit in a court of real law. Zelensky has been pushing for nuclear war. He even said that to ensure Putin would come to the rescue of the Donbas. His job is to create World War III and he will destroy Europe in the process. He pretends it’s only Putin who want his to have elections. That is another outright lie.

Before he was President, it pretended to be a Christian. He joked about confiscating assets from Jews and Russians. He was a NeoNazi and we are now on the side of Hitler.

He claims now to be a Jew so he can pretend he was not at NeoNazi.