BIS Blows Up BRICS mBridge
Zero Hedge: The BIS is considering shutting down its mBridge cross-border payments platform after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin spotlighted its potential to evade U.S.-driven sanctions and disrupt dollar dominance, especially as he proposes a BRICS-exclusive “BRICS Bridge” system.
Developed initially by central banks in China, Thailand, Hong Kong, and the UAE, mBridge recently reached a te…
Central Bank of Russia Announces Mass Rollout of Digital Ruble
by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent
Worthy News: The Bank of Russia has confirmed its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital ruble, is set for a mass rollout in the second half of 2025, Ledgerinsights reported on Wednesday, October 2.
The largest banks will be required to support the digital ruble by July 2025, Ledgerinsights reports. These banks will have to offer digital …
BREAKING: Pope Francis doubles down, says ‘diversity of religious identities is a gift of God’
LifeSite News: Diversity in religious identities is ‘a gift from God’ Pope Francis told a group of young people today, echoing his controversial comments from Singapore and appearing to contradict Catholic Tradition.
Pope Francis told an ecumenical group of young people today that their diversity of religious identities “is a gift from God.”
In a video message released September 17, Pope Franci…
Google announces digital ID wallet
The Gold Report:
Google Wallet can now function as a digital ID, the tech giant announced Thursday.
Users can upload their passports to Google Wallet by scanning the passport chip and verifying their biometric identity with a short selfie video. Once verified, a digital version of the passport will be stored on the app. Currently, the digital ID can only be used at select TSA checkpoints, but G…
SUNDAY STUDY: The Tower of Babylon
Excerpted from “The Role of Babylon in Bible Prophecy”
by Dr. Andy Woods Senior Pastor – Sugar Land Bible Church President – Chafer Theological Seminary
God’s end time program for Babylon has its roots in the historical account of the Tower of Babel found in Genesis 10–11. This section of Scripture is significant in that it records humanity’s first worldwide rebellion against God. Here, we lear…
Pope visits largest Muslim nation: Signing end of days Esau-Ishmael alliance against Israel
Israel 365 News: Pope Francis embarked on a 12-day tour of four nations in Southeast Asia and Oceania, beginning his tour with a visit to Jakarta, Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population in the world. In Jakarta, the pope met with Indonesia’s grand imam, Nasaruddin Umar, at the entrance to the “Tunnel of Friendship” which connects Istiqlal Mosque to the nearby Catholic Cathedral, Our …
Olmert signed with Arafat’s nephew on the ‘division of Jerusalem’
Arutz Sheva: Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert signed with Nasser al-Qidwa, nephew of archterrorist Yasser Arafat and a former Palestinian Authority official charged with foreign affairs management, on a proposal for ‘an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians,” according to Palestinian affairs commentator Ehud Yaari.
This agreement would lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state b…
United Nations “Terrified” About Trump Presidency
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
NEW YORK (Worthy News) – A senior official says the United Nations is “terrified” that ex-President Donald J. Trump might be re-elected in November, according to a leaked recording reviewed by Worthy News on Friday.
The undercover footage was shared by podcaster Steven Crowder’s “Mug Club.”
It features Jorge Paoletti, an associate …
Kamala Harris Is Not a Radical Communist, but That Makes Her Even More Dangerous
Mises Institute: Lately, Donald Trump and his team have taken to labeling their opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, as a far-left socialist—even a full-on communist. The strategy comes after an uncharacteristic lull in messaging from the former president and his team as they worked out how to prudently attack the vice president.
It’s the job of a presidential campaign to make people terrifi…
The degrowth movement is antihuman, and its advocates are fine with that
Mises Institute:
The assimilation of degrowth ideas into the mainstream portends dire consequences for economic well-being. Degrowth is trumpeted as the solution to averting a climate catastrophe, but it will reverse the economic fortunes of practitioners. Sustained economic growth became the norm recently in history, and surely most people don’t want a return to a preindustrial era with episod…
The REPO Act: A Precursor To The Dollar’s Downfall
Activistpost.com: End of the American Dream: In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the US government has launched its most aggressive sanctions campaign ever.
The US government and its allies froze around $300 billion of the Russian central bank’s reserves—the nation’s accumulated savings.
It was a stunning illustration of the political risk associated with the US dollar and Trea…
The World Has Accumulated A $315 Trillion Mountain Of Debt, And Global Events Will Soon Bring It Crashing Down
The Economic Collapse Blog:
The world is mired in $315 trillion of debt, according to a report from the Institute of International Finance.
This global debt wave has been the biggest, fastest and most wide-ranging rise in debt since World War II, coinciding with the Covid-19 pandemic.
“This increase marks the second consecutive quarterly rise and was primarily driven by emerging markets, where…