Weekly Update - Economic Preppers and Ben Justman of Peony Lane Wine!

Three guys (and a special guest!) talking about escaping the current dollar-centric financial system through precious metals ( #Gold and #Silver), cryptocurrency ( #Bitcoin), real estate and other assets, along with general prepping for what is likely to come!

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Peony Lane Wines
Ben Justman
https://www.peonylanewine.com/

US News and Financials

First Republic Bought by JP Morgan - Will there be more banks to crash?
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/regional-bank-crisis-spreads-big-banks-usb-tumbles-stocks-dump-amid-widespread-liquidations

Conflicting Job numbers:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/adp-says-u-s-added-296-000-private-jobs-in-april-a-nine-month-high-fce2994a

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/initial-jobless-claims-jump-near-18-month-high

The Fed raised rates again, pushing the interest rates at their highest point since 2007 - and we all know what happened after that. Are we on the verge of another “The Big Short” and “Too Big To Fail” kind of moment?
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/brace-rate-impact-fed-drops-duration-shield

Debt Ceiling Looming (Yelin):
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/u-could-hit-debt-ceiling-211731882.html

Debt Ceiling End Run?
https://www.businessinsider.com/dems-plotted-for-months-bypass-mccarthy-force-debt-ceiling-vote-2023-5

Why Are Banks Failing?

Inflation Soars
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/ecb-hikes-rates-25bps-expected-warns-inflation-continues-be-too-high

Bank Deals Fall Through
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/first-horizon-shares-crash-after-td-bank-deal-terminated

Stock Prices Tumble for these banks on earnings reports
https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-futures-fall-70-points/card/regional-banks-under-renewed-pressure-dUYCbFMW6DLfLypTZ9Rh

Loans!
Auto:
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/auto-profit-bust-looms-inventory-and-discounts-rise-dealers
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/subprime-used-car-dealership-dozens-locations-temporarily-closes

Real Estate:
Banks Lost money on Mortgages!
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/us-banks-lost-money-mortgages-first-time-mba-began-keeping-records

LLPA:
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/biden-punish-good-credit-homebuyers-subsidize-high-risk-mortgages

World News and Financials (BRICS, Europe, China, Russia, etc.)

Attack on Putin / the Kremlin - False Flag?
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/white-house-rejects-kremlin-statement-us-undoubtedly-behind-drone-attack-kremlin

Zelensky Denies Involvement:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65471904

More drone attacks - blame on US?
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-says-us-helped-carry-out-overnight-drone-attack-oil-refinery

19 Nations apply for BRICS
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/brics-draws-membership-requests-from-19-nations-before-summit-1.1911313

Best List I found:
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https://www.tbsnews.net/world/global-economy/brics-draws-membership-requests-19-nations-summit-621398

Argentina
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/argentina-imf-bailout-deal-includes-190748787.html

Crypto (Bitcoin) / Crypto (Altcoin)

Coinbase goes Global - https://www.axios.com/2023/05/02/coinbase-international-exchange

Bitcoin Whales and Banks and Institutions LOADING UP - https://dailyhodl.com/2023/04/30/bitcoin-whales-quietly-accumulate-1875819869-in-crypto-in-just-18-days-santiment/

How will the CBDCs likely be rolled out?
https://twitter.com/JeffPasquino/status/1652754163368099840

Florida CBDC article:
https://news.bitcoin.com/ron-desantis-vows-to-prohibit-cbdc-woke-politics-and-financial-surveillance-in-florida/

Gold / Silver / PM / Prepping

GOLD ALL TIME HIGH -https://www.investing.com/news/commodities-news/gold-hits-record-high-after-near-3year-gap-2000-new-support-3073279

Toilet Tablets
https://www.amazon.com/Portawipes-Compressed-Toilet-Tablet-Tissues/dp/B07HL4YDNH/

History / Local Stories / Woo Woo

(Bucket 1) Real History - $2.3T on Sept 10th
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/public-statement/218917/whatever-happened-to-that-23-trillion-anyway

(Bucket 1-2) http://911blogger.com/news/2014-09-08/day-911-suspicious-events-sept-10-2001

https://www.bitchute.com/video/C8R4WQTXnYQL/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/AhnjuIDECcKm/

https://ugetube.com/watch/bbc-reports-911-wtc-7-collapse-before-it-happens_jvngqyi7jhgdkmj.html?lang=french (2;04)