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Indonesia is doing a “Soft Nationalization” of their Gold. Imposing new Taxes on all kinds of Gold leaving the country. Nearly 4% of the global mine production of Gold is now STUCK in Indonesia.
This is not very well understood yet…
Gold Supply-Chains Fray as Indonesia Restricts Exports
When u have industry heavyweights talking AU to over $ 17 K and possibly much higher…..that means it is very possible, as such people are not just pundits, they put their own money to work. !!!!
Ipso – I’m here, just lightening up on all things social media and news.
aurum – I’m with you in your comments on Trump. MTG is one of the rare congress people with conviction who votes for her constituents. She is America first and MAGA, he was elected by people like her. The idea that he would take a run at her instead of all the other unloyal clowns in Congress and in his administration is quite telling. She may have been one of his most loyal supporters. I suspect it has more to do with her vocal stance of choosing America first over Israel. The neocons surrounding him won’t allow it. You’re right, it doesn’t wash.
Exactly why I’m trying to tune out everything, but it’s not easy.
Rioters stormed through security barricades outside Mexico City’s presidential palace after an anti-cartel rally spiraled out of control, erupting into disorder. Young Mexicans — many of them Gen Z — clashed with police, shouting in anger about the corruption and relentless cartel violence that they say has taken over their country.
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of the capital, marching toward the presidential palace, the official home of President Claudia Sheinbaum, who took office last October. The large-scale protest, led mostly by youth groups and backed by older opposition supporters, was a boiling point for citizens fed up with the government’s failure to curb violence or create real economic opportunities.
No I think he reverted to his occasional juvenile tantrums. He only realized later how thin his majority is and how much support both MTG and Massie have – perhaps stronger than support for him. You can try to spin his rude and juvenile behavior any way, but it won’t wash.
I was wondering this morning …what if Trump has played the Dems, by making out he didn’t want the release, falling out with MTG over it etc and now he does the reverse and the Dems cannot say no !!!!
One of my summer jobs was working at a soybean mill. We would load boxcars with bags of meal. When it was time to move to an empty car, I drove the switch engine to move the train. Great fun.
I should confess, on occasion I would take the switch engine for a joy ride only on property of course.
Another summer, I worked on the loading dock for farm equipment. We would load the trailers of semis. Sometimes the driver would be gone to dinner or somewhere and so I would drive the semi away to park to allow an empty one to back up. I have never such a complicated gear setup. Wow!
A blast from the past, I recall those old steamers with fond memory since I was fascinated by trains in my youth.
One day around age 12, two friends and I were ambling along a section of track in hometown Hamilton Ontario when we came upon a switch yard engine idle on a siding. We chatted up the engineer for a few minutes relating how we loved trains and he unexpectedly invited us into the cab. Monkeys couldn’t have scaled the ladder faster than us! We were shown the controls, firebox, whistle, coal control system (the fireman,who shoveled directly from the coal/water tender). The the engineer nonchalantly inquired if we would like a ride? Wow, what kid wouldn’t and off we were backing a train of cars into International Harvester’s switch yard. After switching a few cars we left IH and proceeded to the Stelco yard where the process was repeated. Finally after about 45 minutes in the engine we re arrived at the departure point and de-trained. It was the ride of my life and it cemented my intention to become an engineer (which didn’t materialize, life has different outcomes).
So decades later I still recall the thrill of that ride. My only regret is that nothing like that could occur for kids in today’s world.
Up until 1971 the gov’t kept raising the minimum wage with was adequate. That process also kept all the other wages higher. I knew by 1975 it was over for wages. They stopped steadily raising then and started cheating on the inflation rates, or the CPI constantly under stated, then started outsourcing our jobs over seas. E
very problem that you can thing of is general wages are far too low. For example if the minimum wage was $50/hr, all the higher skilled people, using the minimum as a base would also make more money. However the extremely low minimum wage is hold all the others down too.
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🇨🇩⚡#BREAKING – A massive landslide on Saturday at an artisanal mine in Kawama, Lualaba Province, DRC, has killed at least 70 people.
Rescue efforts are ongoing amid extremely challenging conditions.
Posted by goldielocks
@ 12:04 on November 16, 2025
A temporary 200 month increase Jan. To July 2026 proposal.
A proposed bill, the
Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act, would provide a temporary, tax-free $200 monthly increase for Social Security and other benefit recipients from January to July 2026. This six-month boost is intended to help offset inflation costs for essentials like groceries and medication. The bill has been introduced in the Senate and is still pending, so it has not yet been passed into law.
Purpose: To provide temporary relief from high inflation for those receiving Social Security and other related benefits.
Amount: An additional $200 per month.
Duration: January 2026 through July 2026 (six months).
Eligibility: Social Security recipients, as well as those receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), veterans’ benefits, and Railroad Retirement payments.
Taxability: The extra payment would be tax-free.
Status: The bill is currently pending in Congress and has not yet been passed into law.