Is the EU banning American credit cards?
Euro News: Viral social media posts are claiming that the European Union wants to get rid of American payment cards such as Visa and Mastercard, as well as foreign online payment platforms like PayPal and Alipay.
Some posts on X say that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde announced that she’s planning to replace the payment systems with European alternatives.
One post in Dutch even…
Anonymous: I’m in Spain and trust me the issue isn’t the darkness…
X: No payments possible without cash (so no food and transportation), very limited internet and no clue whether it’ll actually be resolved..”
Opinion: The excuse… A rare atmospheric phenomenon.
The likely truth … Despite all these warnings, political and regulatory energy in Europe remained focused on accelerating renewable deployment, not upgrading the grid’s basic stability. In Spain, solar…
A Letter From Ken Timmerman: All those balls in the air
Dear RC,
Some of you may be old enough to remember the memes that appeared during the early months of Obama’s presidency of former president George W. Bush.
Despite 43’s low popularity at the end of his term, the rank amateurism of Team Obama made even anti-Bush Republicans post his photo with the phrase, “Do you miss me yet?”
Have any Democrats been posting similar memes about Joe Biden? Maybe I…
Trump Vs. Powell! To The Liberal World Order
Zero Hedge: President Trump just landed another comic-book punch on Fed Chair Powell:
“”Pre-emptive Cuts” in Interest Rates are being called for by many…. there can almost be no inflation, but there can be a SLOWING of the economy unless Mr. Too Late, a major loser, lowers interest rates, NOW. Europe has already “lowered” seven times. Powell has always been “Too late”, except when it came to the…
‘Smart Cities’ for a Supposedly Stupid People
Gatestone Institute
[World Economic Forum founder Klaus] Schwab appears to be a great admirer of the Chinese Communist state, which he praised in 2022 as a “model” to emulate.
In reality, the purpose of the smart city, as seen by its widespread use in China, has little to do with improving quality of life. Instead, it is overwhelmingly about state surveillance, followed by total monitoring and c…
The Great Reset Under Fire? Klaus Schwab to step down calls for King Charles to step away
The Expose: On 3 June 2020, then-Prince Charles used his official website to launch a new global initiative called The Great Reset. On the same day, the World Economic Forum (“WEF”) released a video to mark the launch of The Great Reset. One of the aims of The Great Reset, among many, can be summed up as: “You’ll own nothing. And you’ll be happy.”
Klaus Schwab Step…
A Letter From Ken Timmerman: Playing the Long Game
Dear RC,
Donald Trump is playing the long game with tariffs. His goal is to restore our industrial base by revolutionizing the way the United States trades with the rest of the world.
We no longer make antiobiotics, and import much of our steel, computer chips, and our cars. We must even import titanium sponge – a key component for weapons systems – from producers in China, Russia, and Kazakhstan…
New Gaza School Curriculum Promotes Antisemitism and Glorifies Hamas Attacks
Algemeiner: A recently implemented curriculum in Gaza schools, sanctioned by the Palestinian Authority (PA), glorifies the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre across southern Israel, praises terrorists who killed children, and promotes antisemitic stereotypes, according to a new report.
The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se), a nonprofit organizatio…
Senator Cruz Introduces Companion Bill To Prohibit The Fed From Issuing A CBDC
Zero Hedge: US Senator Ted Cruz introduced a bill on March 26 to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The “Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act,” would prohibit the Fed from offering certain products or services directly to American individuals, a key component of any CBDC.
The Texas Republican’s bill can be considered a companion bill to Minnesota Republ…
Trump suggests US could be ‘associate member’ of British Commonwealth
NY Post: President Trump reacted warmly Friday to a report that the US could be offered “associate membership” in the British Commonwealth.
“I Love King Charles. Sounds good to me!” the president wrote on Truth Social, linking to a report by the Sun that a proposal could be made by the monarch when Trump makes a state visit to the UK later this year.
The Commonwealth of Nations, established in 1…
What Banks Should Consider Before Diving Back Into Digital Assets
Activist Post: 2025 will be the year banks jump back into digital assets, reversing years of caution due to a challenging regulatory and market environment. Following the withdrawal of SAB 121 and new guidance from a key federal banking regulator, banks are now back in the race to develop crypto strategies to service their clients and stay competitive.
What we are seeing now is renewed interest f…
European Commission to use 10 trillion euros of citizens’ savings for EU defence (Part 3)
SB.BY:
The European Commission estimates the total level of unused savings of EU citizens at 10 trillion Euros, and it intends to find ways to mobilise this money to finance its plans to militarise Europe and support the European military-industrial complex, according to a statement by European Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investment Union Maria Luís Albuquerque, distri…