HopeSpringsEternal comments

Americans voted for a new direction, including winding down the endless wars, that have made the world far more dangerous than any time since WWII.

Most voters in US and elsewhere do not want talk of nuclear conflict to be commonplace and for military budgets to grow non-stop. Enough is enough, certainly Japan's been a HUGE loser due to these endless wars.

Good chance Vivek ends up being JD's running mate in 28. Rubio another contender.

Hegseth made it clear; he supports women in the military and in combat, only not infantry type ground units, but rather naval and air combat roles are ok.

Seems his nomination has turned the corner, chances are rising, seems all character assassination attempts are anonymous, one case only where there was a legal NDA, but no charges ever filed.

Lots of FAKE 'anonymous' NEWS regarding Hegseth!

EVERY organization needs accountability & transparency in order to reform & restructure, including Govt. SCOTUS has given green light to go after unelected Govt. officials running agencies outside of Congressional oversight, creating & enforcing their own laws = Un-Constitutional!

Go DODGE go, let's get Govt. back to the people, not permit the globalists to destroy Democracy by taking Govt. away from the people!

Macron desperately hoping in VAIN that DJT can rescue him politically, starting this weekend. Macron = ultimate two-faced pol, sold his soul to the globalists and their fantasy of overthrowing Putin and seizing the Kremlin.

TL, you must be referring to the sovereign debt and money printing bubble by Central Banks? Bitcoin has finite supply by design. Political crisis sweeping the west = spending cuts & tax increases due to record debt levels.

Seems he won't be getting his hands on the money anytime soon, surely not before the Govt.!

Here's an idea, DOGE, downsize the Govt. $monster, as it's only destroying Japan's economic competitiveness.

Good idea, especially for neighbors!

SOD's final message to Japan, likely something to the effect...

"So sorry we failed, destabilized the entire world, causing destruction of currencies real purchasing power, massive inflation, 21st century arm's race and ended up empowering as a result China, Russia, Iran and NK."

Trump knows banks and Wall Street fear crypto, NYC +90% democrat after all. Raising capital is going to get very easy for many soon using crypto, especially well-run companies and that means automation = no bankers!

Hence globalists in a panic, never should have couped Biden for dim whit Harris = "nothing comes to mind"...

Crypto as an asset class has overtaken the NIKKEI 225!

Pols in France and nearly every Democracy are in crisis as the budget pressures build, ratings agencies cut and the bond vigilantes smell blood in the water.

No coalition in France can solve above reality, budget cuts are coming, taxes going up, and the voters are NOT happy. Not so great for Kiev either, as Macron's going to have to stop playing Cowboy with the Globalists!

Let's see, consumers love them, the Chinese EVs and Hybrids. Competition in markets is healthy, just so long as it's fair and not due to Govt. subsidies.

Trade and tariff legal specialists set to bill LOTS of hours!

Plenty of people sell/trade, so this idea supply to the market is limited by miners is not true. Total number of bitcoins is finite as well, not an open-ended unlimited supply to be mined in the future.

But do share your thoughts on mining MC, mafia man!

Teachers explained that its almost big boys that need the sleep, as the small or average size kids and girls in general tend to not need naps as much. Being big and growing faster takes more energy = tiring!

My boy was sleeping at his desk this week when I arrived to pick him up at elementary school, too cute and luckily, he's so popular, so none of his classmates bothered him. Young kids need sleep, lots of it!

Space is HOT, no question the militarization is happening fast and furiously. Trump's the Pres. that started Space Force and the industry is VERY excited to have him back!

Bottom line, currencies across the board have ALL been crushed in terms of real buying power as they all trade on a relative basis. Yen's been weak on a relative basis. Any financial assets that purely reflect currencies, e.g. bonds, ditto, massive loss of purchasing power.

If you're in Japan, your Yen buys approx. 5x LESS real assets than less Jan 2020. US, $ 3x LESS, but US also a real asset powerhouse, so overall far less financial damage to the economy relative to Japan, Europe, etc.

Bitcoin as an alternative real asset has proven a good safe haven from wars, money printing and debt accumulation that all act to destroy currencies, no major currency worse than Japan = WORST economic damage.

Keep in mind for Bitcoin, $102K today only equals $34K in terms of Jan 2020 $real purchasing power = not so great as the exciting media narrative, thus some holders have lost money on a $real purchasing power basis.

Makes sense, great product, service and value proposition!

US$ may be up marginally against currencies, but they are ALL down in terms of purchasing power/see above, hence the global inflation and impoverished Japan.

Consider less than 5 years ago, CRB index (broadly diversified basket of commodities) was about 3x less in $ terms for exact same index today. Consider, $/Yen has weakened from about 90 to 150 in this same period.

CRB is $3x more, but for yen buyer, about 5x more! Japan's become poor rapidly, GDP approx. $30K/capita, which includes massive debt servicing = no economic value & deficit spending = not real/more money printing!

Bitcoin, just another real asset, like commodities to avoid exposure to currencies, which happens a LOT when the world is busy at war, crazy deficits and money printing.

With leadership comes responsibility and accountability, what a shame such a promising politician trying to bring much needed political change and reform has sullied his chance and damaged his party. He regrets it for sure.

Not sure exactly what Japan can add, strategic merit, given that so many rockets here tend to explode of late.

Maybe material sciences would be an area Japan can move the 'needle' in space!

More proof the $ and ALL the currencies tied to the dollar are losing their purchasing power due to money printing, growing deficits AND a growing multi polar world NOT interested in toilet paper currencies!

Lord Dartmouth - well done and worth repeating!

Let's look at this coldly and honestly:

Ukraine is not our ally and never has been. We have no obligation to defend it.

The war was provoked by American neocons who deliberately ignored Putin's red lines about NATO expansion and western meddling in his backyard spelt out consistently since at least 2008.

Ukraine has only survived so far in this fight thanks to the ludicrous amount of money and materiel we've pumped into it.

The southern and eastern provinces of Ukraine are Russian in language and sympathy. They were poorly treated, and when the Ukrainian nationalists launched the American-backed 2014 coup d'etat against Yanukovych, they unsurprisingly took it as a signal to break away, knowing that the new regime would be coming in hard against them.

> In the real world, when countries cannot continue an armed struggle, they sue for peace and sometime have to ceded territory. France ceded Alsace and Lorraine in 1871; Germany ceded a third of its territory in 1945; Japan ceded its whole empire and the Kuriles in 1945, etc.

In conclusion: we either stop this senseless slaughter now or continue to fund an endless bloodbath which will result of the destruction of the whole Ukrainian nation. A hard choice, but we live in the real world, and we must deal with messy realities.

Bravo, despite the mess now in Ukraine, there's plenty of historical evidence that Ukraine can thrive again soon!

Another sign the NATO coalition is crumbling rapidly, as nobody wants to throw good money after bad in Ukraine. The time for peace is near!

Too little too late, UA is out of recruits, everyone heading for the exits as the country crumbles, and the Russian war machine picks up speed.

Trump will not continue this fool's errand, a proxy war with a nuclear superpower.

Can't fight a war without an Army able to recruit, train and equip sufficiently. War over already, just a matter of getting parties to sit down and sign documents to make it official.

Good idea, get the bumbling Govt. out of the way so the private sector can innovate and lead the way!

Macron considers himself a moderate, but his backers are rather extreme on both sides. Really odd, no wonder he's so confused and easily manipulated by globalists.

Real leaders do not behave in such a manner but rather have core principles and values that drive their vision.

Interesting nomination test case, remaining influence of media specifically. Most voters and republicans are a little more than dubious of mainstream by now, meaning Hegseth could still prevail, so long as the real dirt is not too dirty...co-workers at FOX love the man to a person.