HARBINGERS & HEADLINES

A WHOLE LOTTA GLOBAL SHAKING GOING ON

“And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.” (Matthew 24:6-8)

The entire geopolitical system is rushing toward an inflection point.  We are living on the cusp of significant changes that will forever alter the world in which we live.

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  Iran suffered a giant explosion in one of its’ major ports. Dozens were killed.  It was a chemical explosion involving chemicals used a rocket fuel.  An Iranian General is claiming sabotage, likely pointing to the Israelis.  Israel has been silent on the matter.  An Iranian minister blamed it on negligence.

• An F-18 fell off an American Aircraft Carrier as it was maneuvering in the Red Sea.
• Multiple fires are breaking out in Israel. Could it be linked to arson?
• Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth & President Trump both issued warnings to Iran. Here is the text of Hegseths X Post.  “We see your LETHAL support to The Houthis. We know exactly what you are doing.  You know very well what the U.S. Military is capable of — and you were warned. You will pay the CONSEQUENCE at the time and place of our choosing.”
• Wall Street Journal – “In a social media post Thursday, Trump said buyers would be subject to secondary sanctions if purchases of Iranian oil and petrochemicals didn’t stop immediately. China is by far the biggest remaining buyer of Iranian oil and refined products after most other customers, from Europe to India, have pulled out amid crippling sanctions.”[i]
• The original letter from Trump to the Ayatollah Khamenei gave Iran a deadline of May 7^th to come to a nuclear deal.
• Mike Waltz is resigning (being fired) from his role as National Security Advisor and will now take the relatively useless position of Ambassador to the UN.
• Israel is hitting “an extremist group” in Syria that is attacking the Druze community there.[ii]
• The Evening Standard – “The United States will no longer act as a mediator in peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, the State Department has confirmed, signaling a shift in Washington’s role in the ongoing conflict.”[iii]
• As Pakistan & India square off, close to all-out war, China is conducting war games in he Indo Pacific. China is an ally of Pakistan.
• The US concluded a mineral deal with Ukraine. Immediately, the go-ahead was given for $50 million more in aid to Kiev.
• The US is sending F-16 parts to Ukraine. The problem is, those planes are nuclear capable and Russia has already said their use would be considered a nuclear threat.
• The US is ready to give de jure recognition to Russia’s territorial claim on Crimea.  [Makes sense to me.  It is, after all, historically and ethnically Russian.[iv]

Other than all that…..It’s pretty quiet on the Global Front!

GROCERY WOES – April 27, 2025 CNBC Headline: More Americans are financing groceries with buy now, pay later loans — and more are paying those bills late

FOOD SHORTAGES? – This from Greg Mannarino: “DOLLAR-TOKEN” TALK IS HERE. US FARMS SHUTTING DOWN. EXPECT FOOD SHORTAGES/RATIONING – Mannarino is reporting layoff at US farms with some actually shutting down.

• US Agriculture in full-blown crisis …..cancelled orders
• Amer financing groceries ….Can’t pay back loans
• Trump working with Fed to tokenize system

[i] Trump’s New Sanctions Threat Looks Past Iran to Target China, Wall Street Journal, May 2, 2025

[ii] Israel strikes Syria, Reuters, May 1, 2025

[iii] The United States will no longer act as a mediator in peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, the State Department has confirmed, signaling a shift in Washington’s role in the ongoing conflict., The Evening Standard, May 2, 2025

[iv] Massive Multiple Escalation, Canadian Prepper, May 1, 2025