4 May 2023

One of the most unreported news items.  De-dollarization is happening at a stunning pace.  It's been about 80 years since Bretton Woods, so I don't think most people realize what this will mean.  We just haven't experienced anything like this in our lifetime.  Already, half of America's banks are a bank-run away from being insolventPacWest and other regional banks are plummeting this morning.  The stock market is down, but not as low as I would expect it to be.  Why not?  With rates like this, why should you keep your money in a regional bank anyway?
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How the Unvaccinated got it right.  We were just paying attention, that's all.  Just seeing things like how there is no science/data behind the CDC's new recommendation that one shot of the bivalent jab is sufficient.  It's been most all made up.

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Portland business owners frustrated over mounting taxes in the city.  And the crime, too.  Time to leave the city.

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This is great!  Republican senators freeze legislative business by walking out.  Thanks to a quirk in 19th century Oregon law, they can do this, and prevent all the crazy bills from passing.  Whooh!  Thank goodness there's a way to stop the insanity coming out of Salem.  Double sugoi!

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Yes, for this ronin, time is now the real currency.  To be a true ronin (masterless samurai), having saved money was actually saving time.
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