Goldtent TA Paradise

“I’ll be damned if I’m going to stand here and listen to someone say that the parents deserve rights over a child. No, they don’t. They absolutely don’t…”

Canada is losing its collective mind. During a recent debate in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, Education Minister Brendan Maguire (Progressive Conservative MLA for Halifax Atlantic) responded angrily to concerns about school policies on gender transitioning (without parental notification in many cases) and provincial funding for gender-related medical interventions for minors.

His argument? Parental rights are not a factor and, essentially, do not exist in the eyes of the Canadian government.

Since 2014, Canada has instituted an ever expanding far-left initiative to encourage gender ideology in public schools and prevent parents from knowing about or interfering with this indoctrination.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/canadian-education-minister-says-parents-have-no-rights-over-their-children

“The challengers are going to have to say that there are no race-neutral reasons for this. And that’s awfully hard, especially because of the partisan alignment between whites generally voting Republican and blacks generally being affiliated with the Democratic Party.”

And there you have it, folks. Wonder why your communities have been overrun with a massive, unending, unfettered waves of legal and illegal immigrants? Because Democrats figured out a long time ago that they can’t win the votes of white Americans.

https://x.com/AndrewKolvet/status/2049514052754309594

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump discussed Iran in a phone call that lasted more than 90 minutes, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday.

He said Putin proposed ideas on Iran’s nuclear program and voiced support for Trump’s decision to extend the Iran ceasefire.

He described the call as friendly and businesslike.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604294441

Sec. Scott Bessent has just gone to the BUYERS of Iranian oil and said he WILL do secondary sanctions on their industries and banks

The Gulf nations that Iran attacked are also now OPENING UP Iranian regime bank accounts!

Operation Economic Fury in FULL SWING. I’d hate to be Bessent’s enemy! ?

“We are sprinting for the finish line. President Trump told me three weeks ago to up the pressure again and we have gone to the buyers of Iranian oil and told them that we are willing to do secondary sanctions on your industries, on your banks, who tolerate Iranian oil in their system!”

“One of the big mistakes out of many that the Iranian leadership made was bombing their GCC counterparts because for years we had heard that there was no IRGC money in their bank accounts.”

“Now they’ve become more transparent and we are freezing those bank accounts for the Iranian people. And we can see that every day it is more pressure on the regime, the retirement funds that they thought that they had outside of Iran.”

“We are freezing. We’re holding those for the Iranian people. Same with all their villas in the south of France and all over the world.”

“And we are going to track them down and we are going to continue the economic pressure as well as the block on the Strait of Hormuz!”
@RapidResponse47

TRUMP DOCTRINE.

China’s Real Estate Market has erased all gains from the last 20 years

Can you imagine the financial impact on millions of delusional homeowners if prices dropped back to 2019 levels? I’m pretty sure we’re going to find out over the next few years. Add in a 40% drop in the stock market, and you’ve got yourself a real party. Should be entertaining.

https://www.theburningplatform.com/2026/04/29/it-could-never-happen-here-right/

Your News to Know: The gold disconnect no one’s talking about

• Central banks in developing economies are rapidly increasing gold reserves
• A major European platform quietly restricts access to gold-linked assets
• India tightens the screws on private gold ownership

On the surface, these seem unrelated (if not random). Today I’ll show you how they point to a single, uncomfortable reality:

Access to gold is expanding for institutions – and narrowing for individuals.

https://www.theburningplatform.com/2026/04/29/central-banks-hoard-gold-as-citizens-go-without/#more-406620

“I told Sen. Sheldon WhiteClub [Whitehouse] today that I won’t be listening to or caring about any of his lessons on ‘MORALITY’ knowing that he joined an all-white Rhode Island Country Club!”

He just keeps PUMMELING these Dems!

“Climate alarmist AOC wants to be taken seriously while also insisting the world is imminently about to end due to climate change — Just under 5 years remain on her nutty Jan 2019 prediction that only 12 years of life are left on Earth).”

“Al Gore is now speaking publicly about his concern with global freezing after decades of grift talking about global warming. “Within the decade there will be no more snows of Kilimanjaro,” said Gore in 2006 (There’s still snow on Kilimanjaro year-round). Gore also predicted in 2009 ice-free Arctic summers within 5-7 years.”

“John Kerry warned in 2009 that the Arctic would be ice-free by 2013. These people are dishonest, power-hungry hacks. The GREEN NEW SCAM is DEAD!!!”
@epaleezeldin
said

Freaking awesome.

What a GREAT Trump pick!

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2049618247423791590

• Mortgage rates moved decidedly higher Wednesday with the average rate on the 30-year fixed rising to 6.45%.
• That is the highest rate since April 3.
• Mortgage applications to buy a home last week were 21% higher year-over-year

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/mortgage-rates-surge-iran-markets.html

KPMG, one of the Big Four accounting firms, is winding down its federal government audit business after losing a $64 million-a-year U.S. Army audit contract, a major setback as the Department of War under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moves to bring in another accounting firm.

According to the Financial Times, the Army’s shift to a new auditor comes as pressure intensifies on Hegseth to gain control of the DoW’s finances after nearly a decade of failed independent audits.

The DoW, which oversees an annual budget of roughly $840 billion, has not passed an independent audit in eight years, and Washington lawmakers have set a deadline for the department to do so by 2028.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/kpmg-ends-us-govt-audit-business-after-losing-army-contract

More than 31 million U.S. adults are using GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. The rapid adoption of the drugs has exposed a host of serious side effects, including digestive shutdown, organ damage, vision loss and neurological complications tied to nutrient depletion, and triggered thousands of lawsuits.

Story at a glance:

• Thousands of lawsuits claim GLP-1 weight-loss drugs caused severe injuries, including digestive shutdown, organ damage, vision loss and neurological complications tied to nutrient depletion.
• Rapid adoption — with more than 31 million U.S. adults using these medications — exposed safety patterns that were less visible when fewer people used them.
• New regulatory warnings highlight risks beyond digestion, including psychiatric symptoms, and reduced effectiveness of oral contraceptives due to altered drug absorption.
• The underlying mechanism behind both weight loss and harm centers on appetite suppression and slowed digestion, which disrupts nutrient intake, metabolic signaling and cellular energy.
• Sustainable fat loss depends on restoring natural appetite regulation through gut repair, removal of metabolic stressors, and adequate protein and carbohydrate intake rather than suppressing hunger signals.

More than 4,400 patients have filed lawsuits that claim serious harm from popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, according to reporting by USA Today.

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/thousands-lawsuits-weight-loss-drugs-severe-health-issues-cola/?

• Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said he will stay on the Board of Governors for an indefinite period while a probe into the renovation of the central bank’s headquarters continues.
• The statement resolves for the moment a key question that hovered over the Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
• “The things that have happened really in the last three months have, I think, left me no choice but to stay until I see them through at least that long,” Powell said.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/jerome-powell-says-he-will-continue-to-serve-as-a-fed-governor-even-after-chairmanship-ends-.html

https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2026/04/29/supreme-court-voids-majority-black-congressional-district-in-louisiana-boosting-republican-chances/

DONALD TRUMP REVEALS IRAN MUST SAY ‘WE GIVE UP’ AND IT’S OVER

“Now they have to CRY UNCLE! That’s all they have to do just say ‘we give up. We give up.’ But their economy is really in trouble. It’s a dead economy.”

“The blockade is GENIUS, OK? The blockade has been a hundred percent foolproof!”

“It shows how good our Navy is. I can tell you that nobody’s gonna play games.”

“We have the greatest military in the world and I built much of it during my first term and we’ve been building it since and the greatest anywhere in the world, nobody even close and and you see that everything whether it’s Venezuela which and they have a good military in Venezuela, but it was over in one day.”

“It was actually over in about 48 minutes. Iran the same thing.”

“Militarily we’ve wiped them out. They have no military left it there. It’s all the Navy’s at the bottom of the sea.”

“The Air Force is never gonna fly again. We’ve got an amazing military.”

The chart shows a specific date for Silver to break out of this correction.  I jumped the gun two weeks ago and was wrong on the timing.  I have since identified three entry points.  The first was today, I started to establish some speculative positions.  The second is this Friday, if we bounce tomorrow and pullback on Friday, I will add.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      However, the IMPORTANT day for another possible major down early and late reversal, is Tuesday May 5th, Cinco de Mayo.  Don’t know if there is any significance, other than Mexico being the largest silver producer.  However, there is something special about Tuesday, besides it being the COMEX cutoff date that usually produces pullbacks and the chart suggesting Tuesday the 5th is when Silver should reverse higher.  I will follow up on Tuesday morning.

Eric Sprott, the world’s greatest precious metals investor, reveals why silver is about to make its most explosive move in history. With governments printing money recklessly, central banks buying gold aggressively, and the biggest market bubble ever about to burst, Sprott warns most people are completely unprepared for what’s coming in 2026.

In this video, you’ll discover:
? Why Eric Sprott has 90% of his own money in gold and silver right now
? How the NASDAQ bubble of 2000 is repeating itself and what comes next
? Why Nvidia at 40 times sales is the biggest warning sign in the market
? How central banks switched from selling gold to aggressively buying it
? Why silver and gold stocks are the best performing assets of 2026 so far

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfE1jKxhz40

15 minutes

https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/ai-agent-deletes-startups-database-9-seconds-founder-says

My comment – consider the ramifications of gov’t data bases being attaked/wiped – instead of asking “who” would be held responsible – it would be debased to “what” was responsible – or perhaps authorities could blame anyone or entity they wish to target.  Also sounds like easy cover for malicious actors – someday.  The story of Frankenstein.

https://x.com/i/status/2049062928641396961

https://x.com/i/status/2049075220858941493

When, in the UK is it not newsworthy that 3 Ukrainian’s (who happen to be prostitutes), vandalize the PM’s property ?  Take a wild guess.

I told you so! Never doubt me! Behold: The Trump Administration has fully unleashed its Annus Operum— 2026, the Year of Action. It’s happening. There was so much goodness in this week’s news cycle that I had to toss my usual deep-dive into 3-5 stories overboard, and give you a quick-hits roundup instead. You won’t want to miss any of it. It’s the C&C Week in Review, as of just Wednesday.

JEFF CHILDERS

https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/happenings-wednesday-april-29-2026?

James Comey will reportedly SURRENDER himself to police today for his felony ARREST, after threatening the life of President Trump

This indictment is in North Carolina, NOT deep-blue DC suburbs

Time to LOCK HIM UP

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2049462361593937996

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Hn8ZJP1C6/?mibextid=wwXIfr

5 minutes

While we at the TENT won’t be shocked — this is wickedly eye opening for those that bought the MSM bullshit!

1– Geopolitics, not monetary theory, is driving gold’s return to reserves. The shift away from a unipolar U.S.-led system is reintroducing gold as a strategic asset.

“We argue that the share of gold in central bank reserves is not driven by the global monetary system, but by the global geopolitical environment.”

2- The reserve baton is shifting from dollars to gold, led by emerging markets. USD share has declined materially while gold has rapidly reclaimed ground.

“The dollar’s losses as a share of central bank reserves have not gone to other fiat currencies, but to gold.”

3- Emerging markets are the marginal buyer, with significant room to scale. Current gold allocations in EM remain far below historical norms, implying continued accumulation.

“EM central banks have been actively buying gold… there could be a long way to go in the trend.”

4- A 40% gold reserve regime implies materially higher prices. Even under declining FX reserves, structural allocation shifts support a path toward ~$8,000 gold.

“Gold prices could still rise to $8000 over the next five years, if EM countries all target a 40% gold share.”

EXEC SUM: Deutsche Bank argues a “return of history” is driving central banks, led by emerging markets, to shift reserves from dollars to gold amid rising geopolitical fragmentation. With gold’s share targeting ~40% of reserves, sustained official buying could push prices toward $8,000 within five years, even under declining FX reserve scenarios.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2026-04-29/db-8000-gold-and-40-gold-reserves

Summary

• US President Donald Trump said Iran was failing to reach a nonnuclear deal and warned it should “get smart soon” in a Truth Social post.
• The UN said at least 21 people had been executed and more than 4,000 arrested in Iran since the war began, many linked to the January 2026 protests.
• Iran’s rial weakened to a record low of around 1.8 million per dollar on Wednesday, reflecting ongoing economic pressure.
• Iran’s internet blackout entered its 61st day on Wednesday, with most of the public still cut off from the global internet despite limited tiered access for select groups.
• Trump said Iran was in a “state of collapse” and wants the Strait of Hormuz reopened, while insisting Tehran will never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.
• US Treasury expanded sanctions on Iran’s shadow banking, oil, crypto and procurement networks, and warned firms against paying Iran or the IRGC “tolls” for Hormuz passage.
• Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains severely disrupted, with only a handful of vessels crossing, while US forces say dozens of ships have been redirected under the blockade.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202604294038

Amid a weakening German economy and soaring energy prices, the AfD is cementing its lead…

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/germanys-anti-immigration-afd-party-soars-new-record-high-support-poll-finds

Germany is hunting for solutions to reroute crude oil supplies to the PCK Schwedt refinery after Russia said it would halt Kazakh oil deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline starting May 1, with roughly 43,000 barrels per day (bpd) now at risk.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/germany-scrambles-polish-oil-route-russia-halts-druzhba-flows

“Unfortunately, the common fan has been priced out of attending…”

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/43000-front-row-seats-how-soccer-fans-are-being-priced-out-world-cup

This is usury – not inflation!

Ask yourself, what could possibly be the motivating factor for Israel to send these systems to Germany in the middle of a HOT WAR where their cities were being attacked and citizens were dying?  Of course. there may have been contractual deadlines for delivery, but since Germany wasn’t in a conflict that required immediate delivery, the logical conclusion is that Israel didn’t want to take the chance that the systems were less than perfectly reliable.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            If they were deployed in the current war, and figures later showed they were less than stellar, the value of future sales would plummet or possibly even be cancelled.  I am not a weapons expert, nor do I know how well these systems do or don’t perform, but the bottom line is why couldn’t you wait a few weeks or months and deploy them for your own defense, if there was even the slightest chance of saving your own citizens lives?                                           https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israelis-outraged-after-govt-sent-vital-arrow-missiles-germany-mid-iran-war

The reaction from Tehran was fast and furious. Iranian MP Ali Khodrian from the National Security Commission accused the UAE of aligning with America for another strike on Iran and warned the Emirates would be “taught a harsh lesson” in any future conflict.

During the recent 2026 war, the UAE bore the brunt of Iranian retaliation:

https://x.com/TheIranWatcher/status/2049221775238857197

A Haaretz investigation reveals how grain stolen from occupied territory in Ukraine has been sold to Israel. The profits of the shady operation are financing Putin’s war

Ukraine’s large grain-growing areas have earned it the moniker “the breadbasket of Europe.” When the Russian military invaded in February 2022, Putin took over swaths of the country, including some of Ukraine’s main grain-growing territories. Farmers in the occupied territories testified that wheat was stolen from farms that were abandoned during the heavy fighting and that farmers who remained there have been forced to work with the occupation authorities. Russia sells the wheat at prices that are significantly lower than the market price.

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2026-04-26/ty-article-magazine/exposed-how-ukraine-wheat-stolen-by-russia-smuggled-to-israel/0000019d-be12-ded5-abdd-be3a411f0000

Interesting but biased single point of view reporting — seems very FOG OF WARish — btw who is HAARTZ?

• The Federal Communications Commission has called on Disney to file for renewal of its ABC broadcast station licenses early, citing concerns around Disney’s DEI policies.
• The FCC sent its initial inquiry to Disney for its DEI efforts in March 2025.
• The move comes as ABC faces renewed backlash from President Donald Trump this week following comments made by comedian Jimmy Kimmel about First Lady Melania Trump.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/fcc-begins-review-of-disney-broadcast-licenses-years-ahead-of-schedule.html

https://x.com/HedgieMarkets/status/2049311214447063277

(fly searching for windshield?)

The bulk of the US gold reserves held in Fort Knox are made up of impure “non-standard” bars that don’t qualify for use in international settlements.

In practice, this means that most of America’s massive gold stockpile is illiquid and wouldn’t be readily accepted on the international market should the need arise:

“It’s a decrepit relic just like our monetary policy is. With respect to America’s gold stockpile, we hold ourselves to a lower standard than the rest of the world,” Money Metals CEO Stefan Gleason said.

Mises Institute Editor in Chief Ryan McMaken called the US gold reserves “a legacy of theft and lies,” pointing out that the gold reserve was never intended to be a “static, untouchable hoard of the US government.”

https://www.zerohedge.com/precious-metals/ft-knox-full-impure-gold-unfit-international-transactions