Blaise Ulysse Bernard Collins
@wittywebhandle.bsky.social
✝️ Current Reigning Antipope
🪙 Nominated for Nobel Prize
🎖 Time's 'Man of the Year' (2006)
he/him 🇮🇪 🇨🇦
Communist, Economist, Stonerist
🇵🇸 Free Palestine
🏳️⚧️ Trans Rights = Human Rights
🪙 Nominated for Nobel Prize
🎖 Time's 'Man of the Year' (2006)
he/him 🇮🇪 🇨🇦
Communist, Economist, Stonerist
🇵🇸 Free Palestine
🏳️⚧️ Trans Rights = Human Rights
Pinned
3rd Margin Hike in December alone.
As the paper and physical markets continue to decouple.
Nothing to see here; certainly won't be a huge problem tomorrow when China's new Silver Export regulations go into effect...
As the paper and physical markets continue to decouple.
Nothing to see here; certainly won't be a huge problem tomorrow when China's new Silver Export regulations go into effect...
Gold, silver prices fall after CME raises precious metals margins — again
The moves come at the end of a blockbuster year of annual gains for the precious metals.
www.cnbc.com
Capitalism vs. Communism
USA vs. China
Speculation vs. Materialism
Jan 1st the bell rings
USA: "I sold 300 promises to deliver silver, but I only own one bar. But it's not like anyone demands delivery."
China: "You promised 300 ppl Silver. I own so much silver I know you don't have it. Deliver."
USA vs. China
Speculation vs. Materialism
Jan 1st the bell rings
USA: "I sold 300 promises to deliver silver, but I only own one bar. But it's not like anyone demands delivery."
China: "You promised 300 ppl Silver. I own so much silver I know you don't have it. Deliver."
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Probably going to be seeing more of those distinctly darkly dressed 'rioters' in Mexico again if China doesn't take the bait on Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Probably going to be seeing more of those distinctly darkly dressed 'rioters' in Mexico again if China doesn't take the bait on Venezuela.
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I'm not saying that I'd understand nor endorse this man becoming a family annihilator.
I'm just saying that it would be more coherent than most other cases.
I'm just saying that it would be more coherent than most other cases.
January 3, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I'm not saying that I'd understand nor endorse this man becoming a family annihilator.
I'm just saying that it would be more coherent than most other cases.
I'm just saying that it would be more coherent than most other cases.
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One Day Later
Yet another piece from 'History of Oil' by Robert Newman becomes incredibly prescient.
We're literally continuing his bit about the 'Public Beatdown' of countries that dare dispute our role as Arbiter of Economics & Justice.
In this one it was Iraq, now we're on to Venezuela.
Yet another piece from 'History of Oil' by Robert Newman becomes incredibly prescient.
We're literally continuing his bit about the 'Public Beatdown' of countries that dare dispute our role as Arbiter of Economics & Justice.
In this one it was Iraq, now we're on to Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
One Day Later
Yet another piece from 'History of Oil' by Robert Newman becomes incredibly prescient.
We're literally continuing his bit about the 'Public Beatdown' of countries that dare dispute our role as Arbiter of Economics & Justice.
In this one it was Iraq, now we're on to Venezuela.
Yet another piece from 'History of Oil' by Robert Newman becomes incredibly prescient.
We're literally continuing his bit about the 'Public Beatdown' of countries that dare dispute our role as Arbiter of Economics & Justice.
In this one it was Iraq, now we're on to Venezuela.
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This is exactly the scenario.
China doesn't need to fight a war to survive. Which makes this a very scary situation where basically a bunch of adults are standing in a circle watching a toddler play with a loaded gun.
January 3, 2026 at 1:10 PM
This is exactly the scenario.
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Fox News Legal Analyst: Mexican President Will Have ‘Sleepless Nights’ After Maduro Arrested on Drug Charges
Fox News Legal Analyst: Mexican President Will Have ‘Sleepless Nights’ After Maduro Arrested on Drug Charges
Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum "will have a few sleepless nights" after Nicolás Maduro was captured
The post Fox News Legal Analyst: Mexican President Will Have ‘Sleepless Nights’ After Maduro Arrested on Drug Charges first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
January 3, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Fox News Legal Analyst: Mexican President Will Have ‘Sleepless Nights’ After Maduro Arrested on Drug Charges
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"We gotta keep it wet until the tide comes back in!"
September 17, 2024 at 12:17 AM
"We gotta keep it wet until the tide comes back in!"
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Only discovered Killing Joke about 5 yrs back through 'The Eighties' which is a fucking BANGER in its own right
But about a yr ago I found this music video on the back of a kick I'd been listening to Queesryche's Operation Mindcrime (released same year) and both bands just GOT what this country was
But about a yr ago I found this music video on the back of a kick I'd been listening to Queesryche's Operation Mindcrime (released same year) and both bands just GOT what this country was
April 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Only discovered Killing Joke about 5 yrs back through 'The Eighties' which is a fucking BANGER in its own right
But about a yr ago I found this music video on the back of a kick I'd been listening to Queesryche's Operation Mindcrime (released same year) and both bands just GOT what this country was
But about a yr ago I found this music video on the back of a kick I'd been listening to Queesryche's Operation Mindcrime (released same year) and both bands just GOT what this country was
I'm not saying that I'd understand nor endorse this man becoming a family annihilator.
I'm just saying that it would be more coherent than most other cases.
I'm just saying that it would be more coherent than most other cases.
January 3, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I'm not saying that I'd understand nor endorse this man becoming a family annihilator.
I'm just saying that it would be more coherent than most other cases.
I'm just saying that it would be more coherent than most other cases.
It's sad to see a conflict tarnish both the FIFA and Nobel Peace Prize winners in the same year.
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
It's sad to see a conflict tarnish both the FIFA and Nobel Peace Prize winners in the same year.
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
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US: "Ha! What are you gonna do China! I've captured an ally of yours that you've been implying protection you could never back up. We simply took the leader in a unilateral kidnapping and will bring him to justice in our courts!"
China: "Get me 4 Sea Dragons & a warrant. We're going to Tel Aviv..."
China: "Get me 4 Sea Dragons & a warrant. We're going to Tel Aviv..."
January 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
US: "Ha! What are you gonna do China! I've captured an ally of yours that you've been implying protection you could never back up. We simply took the leader in a unilateral kidnapping and will bring him to justice in our courts!"
China: "Get me 4 Sea Dragons & a warrant. We're going to Tel Aviv..."
China: "Get me 4 Sea Dragons & a warrant. We're going to Tel Aviv..."
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Any time an American Liberal brings up Maduro as a violent war criminal figure, despite being victim of a literal ongoing war crime, just simply point to the scoreboard labeled 'War Crimes'.
January 3, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Any time an American Liberal brings up Maduro as a violent war criminal figure, despite being victim of a literal ongoing war crime, just simply point to the scoreboard labeled 'War Crimes'.
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This administration is 100% best understood as a Mafia being run by Venture Capitalists utilizing Nazi shock troops to impose a controlled downsizing of American Empire to a more efficient, localized, and brutally suppressed society and market.
Like I said, they're running this like a hostile takeover by a private equity firm.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
January 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
This administration is 100% best understood as a Mafia being run by Venture Capitalists utilizing Nazi shock troops to impose a controlled downsizing of American Empire to a more efficient, localized, and brutally suppressed society and market.
This administration is 100% best understood as a Mafia being run by Venture Capitalists utilizing Nazi shock troops to impose a controlled downsizing of American Empire to a more efficient, localized, and brutally suppressed society and market.
Like I said, they're running this like a hostile takeover by a private equity firm.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
January 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
This administration is 100% best understood as a Mafia being run by Venture Capitalists utilizing Nazi shock troops to impose a controlled downsizing of American Empire to a more efficient, localized, and brutally suppressed society and market.
Any time an American Liberal brings up Maduro as a violent war criminal figure, despite being victim of a literal ongoing war crime, just simply point to the scoreboard labeled 'War Crimes'.
January 3, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Any time an American Liberal brings up Maduro as a violent war criminal figure, despite being victim of a literal ongoing war crime, just simply point to the scoreboard labeled 'War Crimes'.
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Phase 1: Social reality is captured as data
Phase 2: Data is processed into risk models
Phase 3: Risk models create betting markets
Phase 4: Betting markets are presented as "truth" about reality
Data Commodity Fetishization Complete
Phase 2: Data is processed into risk models
Phase 3: Risk models create betting markets
Phase 4: Betting markets are presented as "truth" about reality
Data Commodity Fetishization Complete
1997, Enron: What if we sold 'weather futures'?
2025, Kalshi / CNN: What if we sold 'famine futures'?
It's great to see Capitalism "innovating"...
2025, Kalshi / CNN: What if we sold 'famine futures'?
It's great to see Capitalism "innovating"...
January 2, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Phase 1: Social reality is captured as data
Phase 2: Data is processed into risk models
Phase 3: Risk models create betting markets
Phase 4: Betting markets are presented as "truth" about reality
Data Commodity Fetishization Complete
Phase 2: Data is processed into risk models
Phase 3: Risk models create betting markets
Phase 4: Betting markets are presented as "truth" about reality
Data Commodity Fetishization Complete
Cannot overstress just how ready this administration is to bulldoze clear over what's left of controlled opposition in Washington to get WW3. Just so they can write off like 7 bubbles at once through emergency socialization of losses
Nor how ready the Dems are to get flattened & take the write offs
Nor how ready the Dems are to get flattened & take the write offs
Trump: The military is ready to launch a second attack if Venezuela doesn't start making money for U.S. oil companies fast enough www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
January 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Cannot overstress just how ready this administration is to bulldoze clear over what's left of controlled opposition in Washington to get WW3. Just so they can write off like 7 bubbles at once through emergency socialization of losses
Nor how ready the Dems are to get flattened & take the write offs
Nor how ready the Dems are to get flattened & take the write offs
The only thing I think that puts some element of a wildcard on the table is just how blatantly petty this admin has demonstrated we're capable of being
If I'm Germany I'm not panicking
If I've got the sway of Greece or Italy? We've proven thru Tariffs that Economic warfare doesnt trigger Article 5
If I'm Germany I'm not panicking
If I've got the sway of Greece or Italy? We've proven thru Tariffs that Economic warfare doesnt trigger Article 5
Why would the EU do anything they are basically a bunch of client states because of how NATO works
January 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The only thing I think that puts some element of a wildcard on the table is just how blatantly petty this admin has demonstrated we're capable of being
If I'm Germany I'm not panicking
If I've got the sway of Greece or Italy? We've proven thru Tariffs that Economic warfare doesnt trigger Article 5
If I'm Germany I'm not panicking
If I've got the sway of Greece or Italy? We've proven thru Tariffs that Economic warfare doesnt trigger Article 5
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If it's not obvious yet; This is an attempt to get China to declare war on us.
Capital is staring down a complete breakdown of Global Finance in rapid succession.
The obvious play is to get WW3 'naturally' started and everyone can claim force majeure and it can be a Debt Jubilee for the rich.
Capital is staring down a complete breakdown of Global Finance in rapid succession.
The obvious play is to get WW3 'naturally' started and everyone can claim force majeure and it can be a Debt Jubilee for the rich.
January 3, 2026 at 11:27 AM
If it's not obvious yet; This is an attempt to get China to declare war on us.
Capital is staring down a complete breakdown of Global Finance in rapid succession.
The obvious play is to get WW3 'naturally' started and everyone can claim force majeure and it can be a Debt Jubilee for the rich.
Capital is staring down a complete breakdown of Global Finance in rapid succession.
The obvious play is to get WW3 'naturally' started and everyone can claim force majeure and it can be a Debt Jubilee for the rich.
Not the worst idea.
I mean I don't know how close we get to prepper madness of "they'll literally take it out of your hands at gunpoint".
But I don't trust how much of that depends on controlled opposition currently letting out an audible tut-tut over a drive by coup dressed as Law Enforcement.
I mean I don't know how close we get to prepper madness of "they'll literally take it out of your hands at gunpoint".
But I don't trust how much of that depends on controlled opposition currently letting out an audible tut-tut over a drive by coup dressed as Law Enforcement.
Assuming this is true, what’s the play? Bury gold bars in the back yard?
January 3, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Not the worst idea.
I mean I don't know how close we get to prepper madness of "they'll literally take it out of your hands at gunpoint".
But I don't trust how much of that depends on controlled opposition currently letting out an audible tut-tut over a drive by coup dressed as Law Enforcement.
I mean I don't know how close we get to prepper madness of "they'll literally take it out of your hands at gunpoint".
But I don't trust how much of that depends on controlled opposition currently letting out an audible tut-tut over a drive by coup dressed as Law Enforcement.
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I do not BLAME China for 2026... It is not their fault. This is 100% on the United States and it will likely be pretty obvious to most of the planet.
HOWEVER.
History will see China's Jan 1st Silver Export Controls as THIS moment for 'normal society' in 2020 but for geopolitical stability in 2026.
HOWEVER.
History will see China's Jan 1st Silver Export Controls as THIS moment for 'normal society' in 2020 but for geopolitical stability in 2026.
January 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I do not BLAME China for 2026... It is not their fault. This is 100% on the United States and it will likely be pretty obvious to most of the planet.
HOWEVER.
History will see China's Jan 1st Silver Export Controls as THIS moment for 'normal society' in 2020 but for geopolitical stability in 2026.
HOWEVER.
History will see China's Jan 1st Silver Export Controls as THIS moment for 'normal society' in 2020 but for geopolitical stability in 2026.
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Sometimes the timeline just lays it up for ya
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Sometimes the timeline just lays it up for ya
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Trump listening to Fortunate Son
January 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Trump listening to Fortunate Son
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I am once again thinking about Glenn Howerton shouting "I'M FROM WATERLOO! WHERE THE VAMPIRES HANG OUT!"
Anyone whom hasn't seen Blackberry:
You MAY have seen this amazing scene where Glenn properly channels Dennis Reynolds and even drops an EXTREMELY niche meme reference to exit.
He truly is a fucking master.
You MAY have seen this amazing scene where Glenn properly channels Dennis Reynolds and even drops an EXTREMELY niche meme reference to exit.
He truly is a fucking master.
January 3, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I am once again thinking about Glenn Howerton shouting "I'M FROM WATERLOO! WHERE THE VAMPIRES HANG OUT!"