Posted by ferrett
@ 18:00 on October 5, 2026
From SpaceX website:
“At an average distance of 140 million miles, Mars is one of Earth’s closest habitable neighbors. Mars is about half again as far from the Sun as Earth is, so it still has decent sunlight. It is a little cold, but we can warm it up. Its atmosphere is primarily CO2 with some nitrogen and argon and a few other trace elements, which means that we can grow plants on Mars just by compressing the atmosphere. Gravity on Mars is about 38% of that of Earth, so you would be able to lift heavy things and bound around. Furthermore, the day is remarkably close to that of Earth.”
“Habitable”? Really? No.
Decent sunlight? Only 44.4% of Earth sunlight, less than half. So until Elon develops better solar panels, efficiency from intensity will be about a quarter, and halve it again for the low temperatures so overall solar panel efficiency will be one eighth maximum.
“We can warm it up” – what does that even mean? Warm up what, the whole planet?
“Its atmosphere is primarily CO2”. True. 95% CO2. But at 0.007 Bar there isn’t much of it. “which means that we can grow plants on Mars just by compressing the atmosphere” False. Plants will die at around 0.5% CO2. Mission: Failed. No food. Everyone died.
What they don’t tell you. The whole plant is covered in strong, inorganic weedkiller. There is no soil, just dirt and dust. Dust storms last for weeks at a time – no solar at all, no plant growth in the window boxes. No water. No oxygen. No energy source. No magnetic field, so no protection from dangerous solar radiation or cosmic rays.
Posted by ipso facto
@ 17:20 on October 5, 2026
Luke Gromen
@LukeGromen
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Replying to @lancejlewis
There is little that is more bullish for gold & silver than rates spiking on a sovereign that cannot afford a spike in rates.
Posted by ipso facto
@ 17:10 on October 5, 2026
Michael Burry Moves Up Timeline for AI Bubble Short, Switches to Put Options
Investor Michael Burry said in a Sept. 28 investment newsletter that he is moving up the timeline for his bearish positions against key artificial intelligence (AI) stocks and switching from short sales to put options, according to CNBC.
Burry, who gained prominence for his bets against the U.S. housing market before the 2007–2009 financial crisis, wrote that new research led him to conclude that “the bubble in AI may burst sooner than later,” the report stated [1]. The investor said the change to put options gives him more cost-effective leverage over a shorter time horizon.
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Posted by ipso facto
@ 16:35 on October 5, 2026
Re: Bolsonaro, fingers crossed! Sure been a turn to the right in Latin America.
Posted by ipso facto
@ 16:33 on October 5, 2026
Vote in the Poll Vote in the Poll
Posted by Mr.Copper
@ 16:05 on October 5, 2026
What is it you don’t like about Russia? Are you a European?
Posted by eeos
@ 15:57 on October 5, 2026
Never bet against things you don’t understand and that includes Elon
Posted by Buygold
@ 15:44 on October 5, 2026
Couldn’t agree more.
I see oil came back in, now just under $89. SM loves it.
Most of the pm shares are just dead money. Surreal action in all markets.
Posted by eeos
@ 15:43 on October 5, 2026
Posted by goldielocks
@ 14:49 on October 5, 2026
The jobs numbers lead to speculation combined with Fed statements there won’t be another hike this Oct. My guess is as good as any. The metals might slowly move up closer to the day CPI numbers come out and may sell off till announced and depending what it is go from there on speculation. If signs of no rate hike could move up till nearer the next meeting. Or if could continue down until the CPI numbers and if lower than August probably a good sign Fed won’t hike yet and move up. . Speculative trading till then.
The war is about Netenyaho who doesn’t give a rats ass about anyone but himself, consequences to others is irevelant to him. He’d prefer the consequences to be others than him. The party here will be ‘ who ever will hand him the most. Although more useful than Europe militarily and pretty much take care of themselves. Europe the same but need someone else to do their fighting, all about them or their politicians. They’re like bad management destroying the business but instead it’s both businesses and the whole country.
Posted by Maddog
@ 13:45 on October 5, 2026
Re Vlad…How he holds back is amazing…..imagine how much better the World could have been, if Trump had been allowed to negotiate and do deals with him….and how many lives would have been saved in Ukraine……when the true history is written this period will be a very black one.
Posted by Maddog
@ 13:38 on October 5, 2026
Re Brazil….I gather most of the other candidates voters will switch to Bolsanaro….so it should be a slam dunk….
Posted by ipso facto
@ 13:35 on October 5, 2026
Posted by ipso facto
@ 13:35 on October 5, 2026
Posted by treefrog
@ 13:30 on October 5, 2026
…keeps creeping higher. 13.21%
Posted by Buygold
@ 12:32 on October 5, 2026
Wow! Unfortunately, the dollar strengthened with it.
Posted by aufever
@ 12:06 on October 5, 2026
New poll?
Can’t remember how you do punctuation, and if the answers are numbered.
Result of the 2026 mid-term election?
1. Republicans gain two or more seats in the House (currently 218) and one or more in the Senate (currently 53).
2. Republicans retain control of House and Senate.
3. Democrats gain control of House and Senate.
4. Democrats gain control of the House.
5. Democrats gain control of the Senate.
6. The election is postponed.
7. I have no idea.
Posted by Mr.Copper
@ 12:03 on October 5, 2026
I think he’s right, the 8 minute video explaining how the western globalists, that’s us, and Europe, (the bad guys?) have made mistakes, and they have been trying to take over Russia in various ways, including neo Nazis taking over Ukraine.
As far as I’m concerned Europe is a spoiled brat country, and they are trying to expand, like their USA European colony, and their colony in the Middle East (aka Israel) and lately trying to expand into Russia.
Posted by Buygold
@ 11:34 on October 5, 2026
10 yr. up almost 5 bips, not sure why oil would rise with rates. What would be the correlation?
Dollar has actually come down a little.
deer79 – probably right about that pre-election move in the markets, although he opened the door with the war and rising oil prices and rates. Hopefully, people realize that no matter how bad Republicans suck, electing Demons is a 100 times worse. This might be an exciting 30 days, not only for the markets but the world.
maddog – watched the interview with Putin, I thought he sounded like the sanest guy in the room. Everything he said was true. I can’t believe how much restraint he’s shown.
NEM & GFI just went positive.
Posted by deer79
@ 11:09 on October 5, 2026
…feels that this whole scenario of rising interest rates, oil being pressured higher, stocks being pressured lower etc., is being orchestrated to oust the Republican majority and make Trump look bad. If that’s the case, we should possibly expect similar type financial action for the next 4+ weeks?????
Posted by Buygold
@ 10:26 on October 5, 2026
So does the dollar. Surely the strong dollar is making us all wealthier right?
I think I’ll take a stab at a flip here in something silver, it’s only money. 🙂
Posted by ipso facto
@ 9:46 on October 5, 2026
WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧
@WarMonitor3
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called a snap election due to incredible public discontent.
Posted by ipso facto
@ 9:33 on October 5, 2026
Mark
@Mark_IKN
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Brazil election with 99.61% of fast-count done:
Flávio 47.11%
Lula 45.07%
This one is done. Flávio Bolsonaro takes a two point advantage into the run-off on Oct 25th. Might not sound like a lot to you, but it is.
Flávio is red-hot fave to be the next President of Brazil. Fin.
Posted by ipso facto
@ 9:27 on October 5, 2026
AFP News Agency
@AFP
🇫🇷 Up to 500 schools across France will be totally or partly closed Monday because of a wave of student protests that has shaken the country, the education minister says, adding that 24 schools have been ‘burned or ransacked’ since the movement began
Posted by Buygold
@ 8:01 on October 5, 2026
Could be, although the scum has begun the “slow fade” before the Crimex opens. Silver jumped above $62, but like every other asset, immediately started to sell into the meager prosperity. Gold has been underperforming all night.
The golden cross shares, don’t appear to believe the metals are going much of anywhere today.
It would be so strange to see something different for a change.
I think one of Ipso’s gurus said $75 silver in October. He’ll be my hero if that comes to pass. 🙂
