What Trump’s Tariffs Are REALLY About

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_rBPP3tmh-I

 

Trump’s gold sign outside Oval Office prompts backlash

Lawmakers outraged that president gilding White House as Snap food stamps in jeopardy amid longest US shutdown…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/trump-oval-office-sign

 

What’s driving bullion, bitcoin and shares to record highs?

The modern debasement trade involves investors moving away from fiat currencies, such as the dollar, in favour of "harder" assets that provide safety from the risk of rampant inflation. 

The trade – a hot topic in the markets this month – is being driven by anxiety that governments will not, or cannot, rein in their borrowing by cutting spending and raising taxes. The concern is that politicians may take control of their central banks, allowing them to run persistently high deficits and prioritise debt financing over price stability...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/09/the-debasement-trade-is-this-whats-driving-gold-bitcoin-and-shares-to-record-highs

 

What will happen if Trump commits the U.S. to bitcoin like gold

Cato Institute economist George Selgin doesn't buy it, and sees both proposals as little more than an indirect handout to existing bitcoin investors...

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/02/bitcoin-gold-trump 

FBI warns of scammers using in-person tactics | The Hill

"The US Government and legitimate businesses will never request you purchase gold or other precious metals," the FBI said. 

The FBI said that to avoid such crimes, people should protect their personal information, avoid clicking on links in texts/emails or on unsolicited pop-ups, never download software at the request of someone unknown, not allow others access to a personal computer and not contact phone numbers provided in pop-ups or texts/emails...

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4442141-fbi-warns-of-scammers-using-in-person-tactics/

Disabled Retiree Loses $80K on Gold Coins Hawked on Fox News

White was shocked that Fox would lead him astray..

https://www.thedailybeast.com/disabled-retiree-loses-dollar80k-on-gold-coins-hawked-on-fox-news

Anti-vaccine doctor Simone Gold sentenced for Jan. 6 trespassing - The Washington Post

A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Simone Gold, the founder of the anti-vaccine group America's Frontline Doctors, to 60 days in prison for trespassing in the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, blasting her for using her legal woes to raise $430,000 for herself and her organization.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/16/simone-gold-sentenced/

Trump asked Tillerson to interfere in DOJ case against Giuliani client: report - The Hill

President Trump pressured then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to help convince the Department of Justice (DOJ) to drop a criminal investigation against an Iranian-Turkish gold trader who was also a client of Trump's current personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, Bloomberg reports.....
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/465116-trump-asked-tillerson-to-interfere-in-doj-case-against-giuliani

Scientists are developing a breakthrough test that uses gold to detect all types of cancer in 10 minutes - Business Insider

Cancerous DNA adheres to stable substances, such as gold. Scientists at the University of Brisbane may have found a simple way of detecting the early stages of cancer. The method is inexpensive, takes 10 minutes, and can work for all types of cancer. The test uses gold particles to detect cancerous DNA. ...
https://www.businessinsider.com/this-test-using-gold-could-detect-90-of-all-cancers-in-10-minutes-2018-12