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Date Sent: 2026-08-29
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Saturday, August 29, 2026 |
China Builds Gold Vault Network to Promote Yuan
US Social Security Will Be Depleted in 2032, Forcing a 22% Cut to Retirement Benefits -- Bessent vs. Druckenmiller: Bond Vigilantes versus Bond Bureaucrats -- Trump Takes A Cleaver To "Big Meat" Monopoly, Moves To Let Mom-And-Pop Ranchers... -- Ireland Deleted -- SEMI-NEWS/SEMI-SATIRE: August 30, 2026 Edition -- He Managed $70 Billion. Now He's Warning Everyone Disaster Is Here -- Mother Knows Best� | Tamara Thornton #500 | The Way I Heard It -- First Secondary Sanctions Applied: US Blocks Egyptian Bank From Accessing Dollars... -- China Laughs At Bessent's Oil Sanctions On Iran -- They Will Do Anything to Avoid Returning to Cash -- The Entire Financial System Is Chained to Government Debt -- Beware the Ides of October? -- The Two Lineages of Liberty -- Trump Calls for Rapid Expansion of AI Data Centers, Including on Federal Lands -- Woody Harrelson Formally Asks UK's New Prime Minister to Probe COVID 'Vaccine Injury' -- FDA Approves 3 New COVID-19 Vaccines -- Trump Strikes "Biggest Oil Deal In History": US To Take Majority Stake In Over 65BN Barrel -- Republicans Pitch Plan To Protect Investments From 'Inflation Tax': What To Know -- They Know It Would Trigger Mass Unrest� -- Can Trump Get an Exit Without Calling It an Exit? -- WATCH LIVE: The UK's Prime Minister Says Island Nation Is At War With Russia As Kremlin... -- EXCLUSIVE: National Security Experts Sound Alarm After X Uncovers Chinese Bot Farm... -- Free Speech Advocates Rally At California Capitol Against 'Stop Nick Shirley Act' -- GTA 6 Leak, Netflix Preview Ignite Frenzy As BMO Declares "Gaming's Super Bowl Moment" -- Med Beds Are REAL and Now They're Healing People in Days Not Weeks! -- Arizona Border Wall Construction Begins, Targets Smuggling Corridor -- Flock Safety: From Neighborhood Cameras To Calling Citizens Terrorists -- Breaking: Milo Yiannopoulos Taken Into ICE Custody in Louisiana � Laura Loomer Takes Credit... --
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Coin Dealers Getting OVERRUN, Market Inversion.
08-29-2026
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https://www.youtube.com, Local Silver Mint
In this video, Silver Dave gives the inside scoop: silver shops are overwhelmed with sellers - not buyers!
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News Link • China
China Builds Gold Vault Network to Promote Yuan
08-29-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by GoldFix
GFN â€" HONG KONG: As first reported on Goldfix in 2025, China is building a global network of gold vaults and expanding the infrastructure linking physical bullion to yuan-denominated trade, according to an S&P Global Ratings report cited by the Sou
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Social Security
US Social Security Will Be Depleted in 2032, Forcing a 22% Cut to Retirement Benefits
08-29-2026
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The New American and AOL News
70 million Americans will be affected by the collapse of Social Security's Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund that is estimated to be depleted in late 2032, forcing an automatic 22% cut to retirement benefits unless Congress acts.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Treasury
Bessent vs. Druckenmiller: Bond Vigilantes versus Bond Bureaucrats
08-29-2026
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https://thedailyeconomy.org, Peter C. Earle
Investors are testing the Treasury's pain threshold. By suppressing yield signals, bond bureaucrats may summon the very bond vigilantes they hope to suppress.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Agriculture
Trump Takes A Cleaver To "Big Meat" Monopoly, Moves To Let Mom-And-Pop Ranchers...
08-29-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Trump Takes A Cleaver To "Big Meat" Monopoly, Moves To Let Mom-And-Pop Ranchers Process Own Meat
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Ireland
Ireland Deleted
08-29-2026
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https://paulcraigroberts.org, Paul Craig Roberts
Evidence is plentiful that Ireland as an Irish nation has ceased to exist. Geographically, a country still remains, but it is not Irish. It is a multicultural tower of babel, one created by the Irish themselves.
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Robert Lee
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Opinion • Government
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS/SEMI-SATIRE: August 30, 2026 Edition
08-29-2026
John Semmens
Governor Restricts Welfare to Necessities
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla) announced that the state's use of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program will be modified, saying "taxpayer-funded assistance should help families put food
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News Link • General Opinion
Mother Knows Best… | Tamara Thornton #500 | The Way I Heard It
08-29-2026
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https://www.youtube.com, Mike Rowe
A few weeks ago, I introduced you to Ethan Thornton, the 22-year-old founder of Mach Industries, a fast-growing defense company with roughly 450 employees, a reported $2 billion valuation, and a mission to build weapons and defense technology for Ame
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News Link • Egypt
First Secondary Sanctions Applied: US Blocks Egyptian Bank From Accessing Dollars...
08-29-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
First Secondary Sanctions Applied: US Blocks Egyptian Bank From Accessing Dollars Over 'Iran Ties'
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Iran
China Laughs At Bessent's Oil Sanctions On Iran
08-29-2026
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https://www.youtube.com, RonPaulLibertyReport
Despite Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's promise of "Economic D-Day" for Iran, China is still importing about the same amount of oil from Iran as it did last year. Without China, the US embargo is just a pipe dream. Also today: Media Spin on CIA C
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Switzerland
They Will Do Anything to Avoid Returning to Cash
08-29-2026
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by Martin Armstrong
Switzerland is developing a nationwide system that will allow consumers to make card payments even when internet and telecommunications networks are unavailable.
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
The Entire Financial System Is Chained to Government Debt
08-29-2026
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by Martin Armstrong
The Bank for International Settlements is warning that near-record public debt and the growing role of hedge funds and other nonbank financial institutions have created what it calls a "fiscal-financial stability nexus."
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News Link • Political Theory
Beware the Ides of October?
08-29-2026
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by Martin Armstrong
QUESTION: Marty, you have been targeting the last week of August and the first week of September for over a year on your geopolitical models.
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News Link • Political Theory
The Two Lineages of Liberty
08-29-2026
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https://mises.org, Philippe Lemieux
Liberty's history is often presented as a direct consequence of the Enlightenment: inherited authority was subjected to reason, persecution gave way to toleration, monarchy to constitutional government, and privilege to individual rights.
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News Link • Trump Administration
Trump Calls for Rapid Expansion of AI Data Centers, Including on Federal Lands
08-29-2026
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https://www.activistpost.com, Brenda Baletti
An executive order and a $100 billion Kentucky data center project mark the latest steps in the Trump administration's plan to accelerate the construction of AI infrastructure by opening federal land and shortening permitting timelines.
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News Link • Vaccines and Vaccinations
Woody Harrelson Formally Asks UK's New Prime Minister to Probe COVID 'Vaccine Injury'
08-29-2026
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by Brooklynn Robinson
Actor Woody Harrelson is among the signatories of an open letter asking Britain's new prime minister to examine claims of COVID vaccine harm.
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News Link • Vaccines and Vaccinations
FDA Approves 3 New COVID-19 Vaccines
08-29-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Zachary Stieber
The Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 27 approved COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Sanofi.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Oil
Trump Strikes "Biggest Oil Deal In History": US To Take Majority Stake In Over 65BN Barrel
08-29-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Trump Strikes "Biggest Oil Deal In History": US To Take Majority Stake In Over 65BN Barrels Of Venezuela Reserves
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Inflation
Republicans Pitch Plan To Protect Investments From 'Inflation Tax': What To Know
08-29-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Kevin Stocklin
As inflation ticks upward, Republican lawmakers are pushing for capital gains taxes to be indexed to inflation, which could translate into a significant tax cut for American investors, homeowners, and savers.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • United Kingdom
They Know It Would Trigger Mass Unrest…
08-29-2026
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https://modernity.news, By Steve Watson
Ministers fight to bury migrant crime stats
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News Link • Iran
Can Trump Get an Exit Without Calling It an Exit?
08-29-2026
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https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Pepe Escobar
Realpolitik? A serious misunderstanding? Or an exit without calling it an exit?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Russia
WATCH LIVE: The UK's Prime Minister Says Island Nation Is At War With Russia As Kremlin...
08-29-2026
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https://www.alexjoneslive.com, By AlexJonesLive
WATCH LIVE: The UK's Prime Minister Says Island Nation Is At War With Russia As Kremlin Officially Signals Nuclear Attacks Being Strongly Considered! Tune In Now As Alex Jones & Fmr Counterterrorism Chief Joe Kent Reveal Tomorrow's News Today!
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Robert Lee
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News Link • National Security
EXCLUSIVE: National Security Experts Sound Alarm After X Uncovers Chinese Bot Farm...
08-29-2026
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https://www.breitbart.com, Jasmyn Jordan
EXCLUSIVE: National Security Experts Sound Alarm After X Uncovers Chinese Bot Farm Targeting U.S. Data Center/AI Debate
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Censorship
Free Speech Advocates Rally At California Capitol Against 'Stop Nick Shirley Act'
08-29-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Jill McLaughlin
Tensions flared at the California state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 26 as free speech advocates rallied to overturn a new state law they dubbed the "Stop Nick Shirley Act" signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last week.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Entertainment: Games
GTA 6 Leak, Netflix Preview Ignite Frenzy As BMO Declares "Gaming's Super Bowl Moment"
08-29-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Ahead of Rockstar Games' first official extended preview of Grand Theft Auto 6 on Netflix on Thursday, which overwhelmed the streaming platform and generated largely positive reactions from players around the world, a person or group operating under
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Med Beds Are REAL and Now They're Healing People in Days Not Weeks!
08-29-2026
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https://www.youtube.com, Redacted
Red light therapy (photobiomodulation) is exploding in popularity - but why is the medical establishment pushing back?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
Arizona Border Wall Construction Begins, Targets Smuggling Corridor
08-29-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Owen Evans
The Trump administration has begun work on a project to build a stretch of border wall in southern Arizona.
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News Link • Surveillance
Flock Safety: From Neighborhood Cameras To Calling Citizens Terrorists
08-29-2026
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https://www.technocracy.news, By: Patrick Wood
This is a history lesson to set the record straight on the total disruption of the surveillance industry, and other disruptors who will follow the same pattern in the future.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Immigration
Breaking: Milo Yiannopoulos Taken Into ICE Custody in Louisiana â€" Laura Loomer Takes Credit...
08-29-2026
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com, By Jim Hoft
Breaking: Milo Yiannopoulos Taken Into ICE Custody in Louisiana â€" Laura Loomer Takes Credit …Updated with Mugshot
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News Link • Immigration
JUST IN: Judge Declines to Block Trump's Executive Order Ending Birth Tourism
08-29-2026
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com,by Cristina Laila
A federal judge on Friday declined to block President Trump's Executive Order ending "birth tourism."
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News Link • Military
A Trillion Dollar Budget But Military Can't 'Afford' To Attack Mold On Bases?
08-29-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Stavroula Pabst
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds that the maintenance backlog for military installations has ballooned to more than $285 billion - leaving many facilities in disrepair, while risking readiness and service members' quality of
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News Link • Russia
Trump Stuns By Outright Dismissing Notion Putin Preparing To Attack A NATO State
08-29-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
President Trump has added fuel to the fire of controversy and speculation over the question of why CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise and highly rare trip to Moscow on Tuesday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Transgender or Indentifying As...
Team Trump just made their move to takedown the violent trans movement…
08-29-2026
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https://revolver.news
When a horrific act of violence fits the media's political storyline, every detail becomes a national conversation and goes on for eons.
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News Link • Climate Change
Fed Scientist on Nepal/Tibet floods: 'Catastrophic glacial outburst floods are not new'...
08-29-2026
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https://www.climatedepot.com, By Marc Morano
Fed Scientist on Nepal/Tibet floods: 'Catastrophic glacial outburst floods are not new' â€" 'Spare me the climate-change grift every time a natural disaster strikes'
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News Link • Economic Theory
Got Hard Assets? UBS Says "Position For A Commodity Upcycle" As Global Scarcity Emerges
08-28-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
One day after veteran commodities strategist Jeff Currie told investors to "get long and buckle up" for the next leg of the commodities rally, UBS strategist Sagar Khandelwal issued a similarly bullish call, urging clients to "position for a commodit
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News Link • Philosophy: Voluntaryism
#675: The Principle of Self-Ownership | James Corbett
08-27-2026
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Macroaggressions w Charlie Robinson
The founder of the Corbett Report is back to discuss a simple hack for reaching almost anyone with a harmless cartoon. Libertas Earth lays out why we must defend three pillars of a healthy society: life, liberty, and property.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Corbett Report
Interview 2034 â€" Uncle Sam Wants You! … To Play GTA VI (NWNW #641)
08-28-2026
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https://corbettreport.com, by Corbett
Interview 2034 â€" Uncle Sam Wants You! … To Play GTA VI (NWNW #641)
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Robert Lee
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Radio/TV Show • Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host:
Ernest Hancock
2026-08-27 -- Ernest Hancock interviews Mike ter Maat - MP3&4
Mike ter Maat, former 2024 Vice Presidential Nominee in the Libertarian party, now campaigning for the GOP Vice Presidential Nomination for 2028 - the first campaign of its kind. After the 2024 cycle, ter Maat left the Libertarian party
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