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The Royal Gorge Railroad, looking a lot
like the old Rio Grande Zephyr.
https://www.railpictures.net/photo/878736/

Artistic license or chemtrails I guess we’ll never know.

Gold up, dollar down.

it’s a commemorative issue about the pope travelling the world spreading the Gospel. Hence the plane.

You have it! Looks a little chemtrailish …

Shows where the Vatican stands.

Global Wars, Depressions, Defaults & Debt Crisis Begin in 2025 – Martin Armstrong

Down 2 bones to the $56 area. Still haven’t seen a big drop at the pump yet though. $.10-.15 maybe. I noticed 5 dozen eggs has dropped from almost $30 down to $15 this weekend. Another $8 and we’re good.

Ipso – I think I have that coin. I’ve never given it a good look though. Interesting.

Meandering around tonight, but not down yet. Wonder when the Chinese come back to play?

https://x.com/iluminatibot/status/1919021754476810556

https://x.com/wmiddelkoop/status/1918653750425657448

Okay, so check this out—blockchain explorers are the GPS of Ethereum. Wow! They show you where funds moved, when a contract was called, and which token just minted a billion coins. My instinct said explorers were just for nerds. Then I actually started using one daily and things changed. Initially I thought they were only useful for devs, but then realized every user benefits from knowing how to read a transaction, spot a scam, or verify a token’s provenance.

Short version: an explorer turns opaque blocks into readable stories. Seriously? Yes. Transactions are more than hashes; they’re narratives with actors, gas fees, and intents. If you’re tracking ETH or ERC‑20s, you’ll want to learn three things fast: how to read a tx page, how to inspect token contracts, and how to detect dangerous token approvals. I’ll walk through each, with practical tips I’ve used while debugging real wallet problems (and yeah, I messed up a swap once—more on that later).

Start simple. Look up a transaction hash. Look at status. Check block confirmations. See who paid the gas. See the “To” address. These small checks answer the big questions: did it confirm? was it a contract call or plain transfer? Sometimes you don’t need to be a developer to catch a scam. Hmm… somethin’ felt off about that token? Then dig in.

Practical walkthrough — reading a transaction

Open an explorer and paste a tx hash. (I tend to use etherscan for day-to-day checks.) The top-level info is deceptively useful: status, block number, timestamp, and confirmations. A pending tx has zero confirmations—stop there if you need to cancel or replace it. On one hand, waiting five confirmations is usually safe; on the other, your use case may need more. Actually, wait—let me rephrase that: for most retail transfers 12 confirmations is a safe benchmark, but exchanges have their own rules.

Look at the gas section next. Gas price and gas used tell you whether the tx was expensive or cheap. If gas used is way lower than gas limit, something aborted (and you still paid gas). If it used the full limit, that’s a red flag for a possible stuck loop or malicious contract. My gut says always pause if you see weird gas numbers. Also, check the input data. You don’t need to decode everything—just spot whether the tx targeted a contract function like “approve”, “mint”, or “transferFrom”. Those matter.

Internal transactions are often misunderstood. They aren’t separate transactions stored on their own; they’re value transfers triggered by contract logic. So when a swap looks like two transfers, it’s often an internal transfer inside a DEX contract. That detail saved me once when debugging a failed swap that still moved assets internally and then refunded them—very very tricky.

ERC‑20 token pages — what to inspect

Token trackers contain the core facts: total supply, holders, transfers, and contract code. First rule: verify the contract source code is published and matches the verified bytecode. If it’s not verified, treat it like unknown territory. Check owner privileges. Can the owner mint new tokens? Can they pause transfers? Those functions are the knobs that can wreck your bag. I’m biased, but I always look for a renounceOwnership call in the history.

Watch for these specific red flags: excessive mint functions, an ability to blacklist addresses, or functions that can change balances arbitrarily. Also, check the token’s decimals; if you read amounts as whole numbers you could be off by 18 orders of magnitude. Seriously, that mistake burned a colleague once—he thought he had 1 token, but decimals were 6 and… yeah.

Liquidity behavior matters too. See whether liquidity was added to a pool and whether liquidity tokens were locked. If a developer can rug the pool and then drain it, the token is high risk. Look at token transfers: are there many tiny transfers from the deployer to dozens of wallets? That pattern can indicate bot distribution or wash trading.

Approvals, allowances, and how to stay safe

Approvals are the leaky faucet of DeFi. A single approval grants a contract permission to move your tokens. Whoa! If you approved an infinite allowance to a contract with a dubious reputation, revoke it. Use the approvals checker (or interact directly with the token contract) to see which contracts have allowances and how large they are. I like to periodically revoke allowances to dApps I no longer use. It’s tedious, but worth it.

One trick: when interacting with a new contract, approve only the exact amount needed instead of infinite, and only after testing a tiny transfer. My method is conservative: smaller approvals, more confirmations. On the flip side, replacing a pending approval transaction requires nonce tricks—careful, because messing up nonces can lock your wallet until you fix it. I’m not 100% sure this is beginner-friendly, but you can learn it.

Also: watch for contracts that require “setApprovalForAll” or delegate approvals. Those are more powerful and riskier. If a contract asks for that, pause and double-check. This part bugs me—users often sign without understanding the scope of what they’re allowing.

What to do when a transaction is stuck or you suspect fraud

If a tx is pending, you can either speed it up (by resubmitting with a higher gas price) or try to cancel it by sending a 0 ETH tx with the same nonce and higher gas price. That’s basic nonce replacement. But be aware: if the original tx has already been mined by the time your replacement arrives, nothing changes. Timing is everything. On the bright side, many wallets offer one-click “speed up” options that do the heavy lifting.

If you suspect fraud—say you got a token you didn’t expect—don’t interact with it. Immediately revoke approvals where possible, and move high-value funds to a fresh wallet. It’s a pain, but better than losing everything. (oh, and by the way… if you move funds, keep the nonce sequence in mind, or you’ll create new headaches.)

Our thanks to you for setting such an outstanding example for others to follow and build on.

In doing so, Alabama continues to be a source of pride for the entire country that will inspire others.

I hope you get all the help you need to further your efforts.

Our freedom depends on your success.

Alabama Reaffirms Gold and Silver As Legal Tender

Your success will bring more benefits to Alabama than many realize, as people are looking for alternatives to a failing federal mandate that has now become overtly exploitive.

Keep up the good work.

Best to you

Good thinking of making your own. There is coverage for things like that depending on your insurance under durable medical products.

I wouldn’t worry about a scar in that area either other than healing well. Vita E is controversial but I know it works if your not allergic. A doctor told me about it about 40 years ago although I already read something on it especially taking the pills because some will try to put it on a wound before it’s closed and not meant for that, it’s meant for scaring or rub it on and irritate it.

The suture area, you’d be surprised how far they can stretch out a suture area, it’s just not the cutting that makes is sore afterwards.Lol Think of a C Section.

My operative leg is about 1 cm longer now.  I can feel it… like I step upwards on that foot.  We will see how it works out as the muscles heal.  It’s all about sizing the inserts in the bone.  He showed me at the checkup.  The next smaller thigh insert would have taken me several cm shorter, which would have been much worse.  He gave me the card of a shoe specialist who puts inserts into the soles of the sandals we all wear in Hawaii.  But rather than spend the money, I am going to try to ‘homebrew’ one myself by gluing (Shoe Goo) an old flat slipper sole onto one of my better hard-sole sandals.  Seems to be about the right height.

I’m just freaking amazed I am getting around this well only two weeks after surgery.  Can’t wait for the muscles to heal so I’m not so ‘gimpy’ with better balance later.  I’m not worried about the scar.  It’s only about 4 inches on the front of the thigh.  Won’t show unless I’m wearing speedos.  LOL! Not happening!  Can’t believe all that hardware went in thru that small cut.  🙂

The Tehachapi Loop
https://www.railpictures.net/photo/878414/

Thanks for the recognition of what we have been doing in Alabama.  In prior sessions we have eliminated sales tax and capital gains on gold and silver.  This year we have reestablished gold and silver as legal tender.  I also filed a bill to this session remove the constitutional prohibition against Alabama having a sovereign state bank.  It has no chance this session.  Trying to gather support for next session.

I almost forgot.  in my first year we also prohibited CBDC from being defined as money for commercial and government transactions.  Woo hoo!!

The banks want to eliminate cash so bad they can taste it with their excuse it’s costing more money to make coins was the first excuse. Then computer technology making counterfeit money and checks. Now with on line banking you could have a couple with access to a account, one deposits a check while another one electronically snaps a picture of that check first then spends the money unbeknownst to the other or sends a check while the other spends the money and the senders check bounces. This was all caused by electronic banking. With access to personal information can also generate on line credit cards in someone else’s name. That happened to me before but was alerted through a credit watch someone applied for two credit cards in my name. I was able to call those banks and have it cancelled before they were used.

Since digital banking has become less secure not more.

https://www.commbank.com.au/business/brighter-perspectives/declining-use-of-cheques.html

Tbh, as nobody is using them, why not?

The lesson is if you don’t want cash to go the same way, keep using it. Use it or lose it.

Yes it’s true for Federal payments not private. Via WH.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/modernizing-payments-to-and-from-americas-bank-account/

I agree! It’s a simple service that says their hiding something, like where’s our money? Apparently with their fractional banking they gambled it out. The banking system should be DOGED. If I had enough money I’d start my own ATM machines for a small fee for cash transactions or my own bank. How is fractional banking constitutional when they don’t have the cash reserves of their depositors but yet they can dump crates if money off in the mid east and probably to Ukraine too. They also don’t have the legal right to ask what you want it for. They’re just trying to see what they can get away with. It’s a violation of your 4 th amendment rights. As gold was nearing its tech high I was watching a billion dealer as people were drawing out cash for cash transactions. Banks are also hassling sellers too. One woman buying some coins was asked what she wanted the cash for. That’s like saying they got caught so ask why do you want it.  She said she’s gonna have crack party. First time they did it to me was a few thousand cash withdrawl for rolls of silver about 12 yrs ago. What do you want it for.

During COVID they had a girl standing at the ATM inside of the bank instead of tellers. She was trying to do the transaction for me. I told her no but then she asked me what I wanted it for. I decided to get creative with a sad story because I’m sure they made her a target being told to stand there by herself and do that with the office closed like a sitting duck.

What you’ve posted today may come true and the *hit may really hit the fan, but I hope that I will be strong enough and that my faith will carry me through these things.

… Digitization Of The U.S. Federal Monetary System Begins With The Phase Out Of Paper Check Disbursements And Receipts

Digitization Of The U.S. Federal Monetary System Begins

“The Order mandates that, effective September 30, 2025, the Federal government will cease issuing paper checks for all disbursements, including intragovernmental payments, benefits, vendor payments, and tax refunds.”

Like Covid … Trump will slide in the control state.

A wolf in sheep’s clothing.

He’s a Zionist.

… tells it like it is about central banks and CBDC’s …

Join the fight against the insanity of central banks and CBDC’s.

Good weekend all

“We’re seeing more and more states actively participate in a monetary renaissance,” says JP Cortez, Executive Director of the Sound Money Defense League. He speaks with Daniela Cambone about how different U.S. states are making moves to support sound money by getting rid of taxes on gold and silver and recognizing them as legal tender again.

Wyoming, Idaho, and Alabama are a few standout examples of these efforts. “Politicians tend to see dollar signs and don’t understand the constitutional or historical reasons why gold and silver shouldn’t be taxed,” Cortez points out. He also weighs in on the recent power outage in Spain, highlighting why depending only on digital money can be risky during a crisis.

Support your state and local governments that are in the process of establishing sound money laws.

It’s your only hope to derail Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC’s).

Do your part.

And don’t forget to get out and enjoy nature this weekend too folks.

All part of having a healthy life.

Sound money and sound health.

Cheers  all

… with bitcon …

A New Era: The ₿itcoin-Backed Monetary System | ZeroHedge

Expect our enemies to trigger an EMP event shortly after implementation.

Chuckle

Former Bush administration official Catherine Austin Fitts joined Tucker Carlson to discuss how America’s leaders gave up on the country in the 1990s, began stealing trillions and built a digital prison to control the American population.

With digitising currencies, they are converting a currency system into a control system.  The goal is to move the majority of people to a lower economic footprint. 

If the majority of the population becomes poorer, where is all the money going?  One possible explanation, Austin Fitts says, is that it is being invested in underground bases and city infrastructure, potentially in preparation for a near-extinction event.

Catherine Austin Fitts: While the central bankers are building the control grid, they are also preparing for a near-extinction event to save themselves – The Expose

Do some reading and spread the word or we are all dead.

Have a nice day