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The badger continues to tear it up today.

And in the challengers corner, a new one.

Happy Trading!!

Scott Bessent sat on Squawk Box and described spending twelve hours in meetings with China’s Vice Premier yesterday. Twelve hours. Not the Secretary of State. Not the National Security Advisor. The Treasury Secretary.

Here’s what he said, in plain English.

The United States and China just created a formal institution called the USA China AI Dialogues. Not a one-time meeting. A standing framework. With a next meeting already scheduled in Shenzhen, China, in about two months.

They set up a crisis hotline for AI incidents. Same concept as the nuclear hotline between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War except this one is for when an artificial intelligence system does something nobody planned for. When the host asked if China has had AI incidents, Bessent said: “Of course they’ve had incidents, but because of the nature and the lack of transparency in their system, they’re not going to tell us.”

They started discussions on what both sides agree are the biggest AI dangers. Uncontrollable agents. Non-state actors using AI for cyberattacks. Non-state actors using AI for bioweapons. Both countries are now talking about the same threats.

They’re working on a trade deal covering non-critical goods. The U.S. Trade Representative met with the Chinese side most of the day. The idea: take certain everyday items down to normal tariff levels. America sells more agriculture, energy, and medical devices. China sends more consumer goods. The trade war isn’t ending but for the products that don’t touch national security, both sides want a deal.

President Trump will personally greet Xi Jinping at Andrews Air Force Base when he arrives this week. And Bessent said the two leaders could meet at least two more times after Washington.

Now here’s the part most people won’t catch.

Bessent described the Chinese using a phrase over and over: “Implementing our leaders’ consensus.” He said both sides follow the instructions from the top, then work out the details.

That means the direction was already set. The twelve hours of meetings yesterday weren’t deciding what to do. They were figuring out how to do what was already decided. The leaders agreed. The officials execute.

One more thing. The current suspension of higher tariffs on some Chinese imports expires November 10.

Look at what else is happening in November.

The next USA China AI Dialogue meeting Shenzhen.

The proposed meeting between Putin, Trump, and Xi also Shenzhen, also November, at the APEC summit.

A seven-year Venezuela bond enforcement window that expires November 5.

A framework deadline this research has been tracking since it began November 4.

Five separate deadlines and meetings. All in the same two-week window. Several in the same city.

The Treasury Secretary just confirmed all of this on live television, three days before the Chinese president arrives. He didn’t hide it. He didn’t hedge it. He sat in the Nasdaq studio and laid it out.

“I lead the administration on the economic policy.”

Not the Fed Chair. Not the Secretary of State. The Treasury Secretary leads economic policy, runs the twelve-hour bilateral with China, sets up the AI governance framework, and manages the trade negotiations.

The Federal Reserve wasn’t mentioned once in the entire interview.

Everything this framework has been tracking the enforcement architecture, the financial architecture, the bilateral accommodation, the five-power convergence is pointing at the same window. November. Shenzhen. The same table. The same people.

The Treasury Secretary just told you where to look.

I am the guy on the couch, and you have been debriefed.

https://x.com/TheDebriefing17/status/2102057048170999977

WATCH IN FULL BESSENT INTERVIEW ON SQUACK BOX CNBC WITH JOE KERNAN

https://x.com/USTreasury/status/2102022788932366388/video/1

Russia’s pro-Putin party has won the wartime election with 355 seats which means his party won an absolute majority

https://x.com/TheCalvinCooli1/status/2102057733096710511

Vladimir Putin has been Russia’s dominant leader since 31 December 1999, when he became acting president after Boris Yeltsin resigned. He then served as president from 2000 to 2008, prime minister from 2008 to 2012, and president again from 2012 to the present. Throughout that entire period, he has remained Russia’s central political figure.

As of September 2026, that means Putin has been effectively at the top of Russian politics for about 26 years and 9 months.

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IMHO IT’S TIME FOR THE USA TO HAVE SOME STABILITY IN LEADERSHIP ….ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE OPPOSITION IS LEANING MORE AND MORE FLAT OUT COMMUNIST AND MORE AND MORE WANTS TO DESTROY NOT BUILD THE COUNTRY…..THE USA NEEDS IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS THE STABILITY OF A BENEVOLENT DICTATOR….WHICH IS WHAT PUTIN IS IN RUSSIA

HOW DO YOU COMPETE WITH YOUR MAIN ADVERSARIES AND COMPETITORS AN A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IF A LARGE GROUP OF AWFLs CAN VOTE YOU OUT FOR MEAN TWEETS >?

AND CONSIDER CHINA’S XI…(CALL HIM 11 🙂 )

Xi Jinping has been China’s top leader since 15 November 2012, when he became General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, the position widely regarded as China’s most powerful office. He became President of China on 14 March 2013.

As of September 2026:

Top leader of China (CCP General Secretary): about 13 years and 10 months.
President of China: about 13 years and 6 months.

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AND HOW ABOUT THE EURO PEONS…THEY ELECT GOVERNMENTS IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES BUT THESE COUNTRIES LIKE US STATES HAVE WAY LESS POWER THAT THEIR UNELECTED SUPERIORS IN THE EU…AND THEY HAVE CHOSEN URSALA VONFUCKTARD FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS …IT DOESNT REALLY MATTER IF SHE CONTINUES TO BE THE HEAD OF THE EU…BECAUSE THAT POSITION IS HAND PICKED BY THE GLOBALISTS NOT AN ELECTORATE…IE…DICTATOR

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AND HOW ABOUT CANADA …WHERE THE FUCKTARD LEFTIST ELECTORATE HAS CHOSEN THE TURD FOR 10+ YEARS FOLLOWED BY MR ELBOWS UP….STABILITY NONETHELESS…ANOTHER DICTATORSHIP

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IPSO FACTO…TRUMP NEEDS TO PULL A ZALENSKY ( ANOTHER STABLE DICTATOR…ALBEIT NOT SO BENEVOLENT) AND DECLARE AN INVASION AND SUSPEND ELECTIONS WITH COMPLETE SUPPORT OF THE US MILITARY AND TAKE CHARGE FOR …OH…SAY A DECADE OR SO…TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD….

CAN WE SUSPECT THAT HE WILL DO SO AFTER THE MID TERMS….WIN OR LOSE ?

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I suspect President Trump is messaging this issue because he is specifically positioning the USA for an export ban on diesel fuel.

All of our “allied” downstream dependents would immediately be in freak out mode if the USA did this. So, President Trump has to enhance the position that diesel is increasingly a national security interest right now.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/09/21/must-watch-interview-with-ustr-jamieson-greer-china-europe-canada-and-beyond/

I could have posted this as a comment to the post on potash.
But this deserves attention from everyone.
Extremely direct, crisp, thoughtful takes on the key trade issues.
As someone who worked in DC for many years in this field (Chinese dumping, subsidies, Canadian lumber, etc), I think he’s yet another of the really bright folks that Trump is working with.

16 minutes

BREAKING: President Trump announces a huge plan to CIRCUMVENT relying on Canada for Potash, crucial for American farmers, by forming a new deal to purchase it from BELARUS instead

And it would be CHEAPER, too ?

Canada is cooked!

“The United States is working on a massive Deal with respect to the purchase of Potash from Belarus. The pricing would be for substantially less than we are currently paying to Canada, very good news for our Farmers and Ranchers.”

Canada poked the bear, and they are SWIFTLY finding out.

Do not underestimate Trump’s ability to make deals.

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2102048098939801717

#silver #silvermining #silvertiger #mexico #preciousmetals #bullmarket #correction #summerrally #pullback #50MA #FED #bounce #consolidation #200MA #SLVR #SLVTF #SLV #PSLV ??

Silver is continuing to consolidate its post-FOMC rebound. While the 4-hour stochastic is flashing a sell signal, this would ideally result only in further choppy price action around—and above—the recently broken downtrend line. However, a move below USD 65 would increase the probability of another test of the 50-period moving average.

https://floriangrummes.substack.com/p/silver-daily-call-for-september-21st

BREAKING OUT

Easing Middle East oil risk premium and AI stock rebound drove Nasdaq 100 futures 2.09% higher

ANY Iranian airline has to be shunned by the host airport, or they will be “KNOCKED OUT OF THE DOLLAR SYSTEM”

“On September 23rd, ALL the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world!” “If they land, you cannot provide them with fuel, you cannot provide them with landing services, you cannot sell them tickets, or you will be knocked out of the dollar system.” “We know who they are, they know who they are, and we are putting a stop to it.”

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2102034074340667514

NOW do Big Pharma Vaccines!

President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde announces The ECB is launching Pontes today, a platform that will connect private blockchain networks with the TARGET system, allowing banks to settle tokenized assets directly in central bank money.

Pontes is the first step toward the ECB’s broader Appia ecosystem for tokenized financial markets, while consumer-facing digital euro testing is planned for mid-2027.

https://x.com/coinbureau/status/2101938591756922951

AND

European Central Bank President Blocked Binance’s EU Entry: Report

ECB boss Lagarde, who has previously bashed Bitcoin and is pro-CBDCs, stopped Binance getting a foothold in the European Union… On CBDCs, though, Lagarde takes a different approach…

https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/european-central-bank-president-blocked-binances-eu-entry-report

Christine Lagarde Helped Block Binance’s Foothold in Europe – WSJ

ECB leader personally intervened to keep crypto’s biggest player, which pleaded guilty to financial-crime violations in U.S., from operating in EU

https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/christine-lagarde-helped-block-binances-foothold-in-europe-d905c86d

#gold #firstmininggold #preciousmetals #bullmarket #correction #summerrally #pullback #50MA #FOMC #oversold #reversal #200MA #sideways #FF #FFMG ??

Gold is consolidating after its sharp rebound toward USD 4,400, with prices pulling back to retest former downtrend resistance. This choppy, back-and-forth price action remains constructive as long as gold holds above USD 4,320.

https://floriangrummes.substack.com/p/gold-daily-call-for-september-21st

hits back HARD after CNN/MSNOW/Politico file a 1st Amendment lawsuit because of their White House ban

“The White House is not instituting an assault on the Free Press, something which I cherish. It is instituting an assault on the FAKE NEWS, something that has grown like Cancer in our beloved United States of America.”

“It is corrupt, purposeful, pervasive, fully coordinated, and totally out of control. It is a threat to our National Security, and must be stopped, NOW!”

The Ukrainian military is losing 27,000 soldiers killed and wounded per month, Donald Tusk has said

https://www.rt.com/news/645971-tusk-ukraine-casualty-number/

German General Carsten Breuer has been chosen as the next chair of the NATO Military Committee as European countries seek to strengthen their armed forces, citing the need to deter Russia.

Breuer, inspector general of the Bundeswehr, will succeed Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, with his three-year term set to begin in the summer of 2027.

The chiefs of defense of NATO member states backed Breuer during a vote at the annual Military Committee conference in Copenhagen on Saturday. The committee is the main forum where the bloc’s top military leaders coordinate what their armed forces should do together and provide advice to NATO’s political leadership.

https://www.rt.com/news/646008-german-general-nato-post/

AND

NATO 3.0 marches into Copenhagen – The military bloc’s European members are now footing the bill and taking all of the risk against Russia

US Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby — ‘NATO 3.0’ is an America-first reworking of the Cold War pact. In a speech to NATO defense ministers in February, Colby explained that the US will, going forward, focus on preparing for a potential clash with China in the Indo-Pacific, leaving NATO’s European members to “assume primary responsibility for the conventional defense of Europe.”

https://www.rt.com/news/645922-nato-defense-meeting-copenhagen/

The senior Foreign Ministry official reportedly plunged from the third floor while attending a private gathering in Slovenia

https://www.rt.com/news/646016-senior-polish-official-critically-injured/

Could just be a simple accident — everyone falls out of a 3rd story window at some point — while police are not allowed inside the building to investigate — or talk to any of the attendees — just a simple accident

https://x.com/liz_churchill10/status/2101733679705862581

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2101836702364881287

Trillions disappearing into fake science and very real bank accounts.

I am going to attempt a rough estimate: climate mitigation, baked in, legislated, costs us 10-15% of the annual budget of the United States a year. Carbon capture will add another 10%. So 25% of $6.81 trillion is or will be spent on garbage, it’s stolen. And it is the source of inflation. Because it does not create anything productive. It’s waste. It’s leakage. It’s allocative inefficiency. No proper businessman or woman would allow it. It’s like saying 25% of our costs this year producing a line of clothing or the budget of a restaurant is spent on collecting carnival dolls and you can’t stop.

https://elizabethnickson.substack.com/p/its-not-war-thats-causing-unaffordability-f5e?

Police arrested four suspects and seized over 20,000 counterfeit pills, some containing cychlorphine, a synthetic drug 10 times stronger than fentanyl…

Law enforcement also recovered a semi-automatic assault rifle, a semi-automatic pistol, $2,267 in cash, and 6.5 grams of black tar heroin – a sticky, rock-like form of heroin that primarily originates from South America.

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/drug-10-times-stronger-fentanyl-seized-san-francisco

The Pentagon on Sept. 18 released its sixth batch of declassified and historical UFO files, including papers examining speculative concepts such as warp drives, cloaking devices, stargates, and wormholes.

The documents, produced through the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program, examine subjects including discussions on ideas such as antigravity, negative-mass propulsion, and invisibility. The Pentagon cautioned that these were reference papers, not proof that the concepts are workable or validated.

The files span events from 1952 to as recent as 2025.

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/pentagon-releases-ufo-files-examining-warp-drives-stargates-cloaking

https://x.com/CAgovernor/status/2101344454955475153

Hmmmm… just before the mid-terms … what is Gavin Newsom worried about?

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NB: “Even better if viewed at slower speed—.5”

https://x.com/DDoubter53/status/2101472698425598422/video/1

Always entertaining.
-ETFs and index funds control most US corporations as they hold the proxy vote given to them by us
-the refinery disasters (diesel and other shortages)
-the use of WISE to move currencies around
and other pieces

Can listen at 1.5x without too much loss of clarity

Francis Hunt

Families told to stockpile; BBC asks if the public is “psychologically ready”…

The British government is dusting off a classified Cold War manual, telling households to stockpile tins and bottled water at home, while state media is putting out articles debating whether the country is mentally prepared for war.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/theyre-telling-us-major-war-coming

War “conditioning” is underway — is there kinetic action also underway — who exactly IS building, launching and guiding Ukraine weapons to target?? —  https://goldtadise.com/?p=706942

AND Why does Co-pilot SO STRONGLY report that NONE of the weapons used (listed in comments section of link) were made by UK — while Russia is closer to declaring war on the UK for this exact issue?? (NOTE: with further pushing Co-Pilot admits that they have no idea where the weapons systems are made (other than two that Ukraine claims to make) — the rest are thus speculatively made outside of Ukraine — Co-Pilot cannot go further — it says — note how different the “pushed” answer becomes versus it’s original response)

https://x.com/SteaknShake/status/2101488763234926618

“The root of the rot is index funds. There’s no question that indexing one’s money is a smart financial move for most people. But just because you passively index your investments doesn’t mean your corporate votes should be handed over to the managers of your fund so they can play politics. Right now, passive funds hold massive, unchecked voting blocks while having zero skin in the game themselves.”

The objects were tracked together over the Middle East……….A 2025 report from US Central Command (CENTCOM) details a sighting of “six small spherical objects, grouped together” and “frequently changing direction” at 480 mph. Accompanying the report was one minute of video footage showing the objects as they flew over what appeared to be a desert region.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/military-report-details-six-unidentified-objects-traveling-480-mph

ALIENS are back — only 44 days until mid-term elections

“Once is an accident, twice is questionable, but three times looks intentional”.

https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/total-psai-op-how-altman-amodei-and-ea-cult-are-faking-rogue-ai-breakouts-protect-trillion

BREAKING: President Trump announces he will soon decide whether to “BLOW UP” the nation of Iran, “BIG THINGS” may be happening soon, and he is open to meeting with Iran’s President Pezeshkian this week — Fox’s
@TreyYingst

He said some of them are “hiding like RATS.”

“Wiping Iran out, letting them ROT economically, or making a deal.”

47 said: THEY BETTER BEHAVE, or he could blow them up

Trump also said the US is in talks with the Houthis, who have agreed NOT to battle America

POTUS returned to the White House last night as speculation swirls as to his next moves. Camp David trip CUT SHORT

He’s already up working from the WH on a Sunday morning. BIG WEEK for 47 coming up

Trump has the UN in NYC, then he’s hosting President Xi and a State Dinner

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2101666193551643001