Goldtent TA Paradise

Never in my 30+ years in the markets have I seen a monetary, precious metal and risk-asset setup more obvious yet more deliberately ignored than today. Below, we look at the converging signposts screaming from the tech/AI sector and the equally obvious (yet deliberately downplayed) signals from a precious metals market entering a watershed turning point.

https://www.zerohedge.com/precious-metals/gold-tech-how-whales-trick-retail-plankton

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1LUG7XzykH/?mibextid=wwXIfr

DAILY MAIL – Iran boasts of destroying Amazon data hub in Bahrain after declaring all out war with America

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/iran-boasts-of-destroying-amazon-data-hub-in-bahrain-after-declaring-all-out-war-with-america/ar-AA28mvWI?

DAILY TIMES – Iran claims strike on Amazon data center in BahrainPublished on: July 21, 2026 4:29 PM

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/asia/pakistan/iran-claims-strike-on-amazon-data-center-in-bahrainpublished-on-july-21-2026-429-pm/ar-AA28nB71?

Amazon Web Services said Monday that two of its data centers in the United Arab Emirates were “directly struck” by drones. 

A facility in Bahrain was also taken offline after it was damaged by a nearby drone strike.

REMINDER – FOG OF WAR —  “taken out” is strong wording — there were also drone strikes on Amazon facilities in March 2026 — The Daily Mail and Daily Times are time stamped today ………… 

From Stewie…

http://www.321gold.com/editorials/thomson_s/thomson_s_072126.html

NOW I KNOW …I NOW THAT IT’S TRUE !

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/07/20/an-uncomfortable-change-in-perspective/?

THREE MUST READ STORIES TODAY…ESPECIALLY THE LAST ONE..WOW

https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/solidarity-tuesday-july-21-2026-c?u

“Hamilton and Clay understood that before markets can work well, a nation must decide whose rules will govern them.”

https://x.com/DrJStrategy/status/2079524882031812717

“The real question is not whether the United States will live under an industrial policy, but whether it will be its own, or someone else’s.”

https://jennasside.rocks/p/the-boos-heard-round-the-world?

even discussed charging folks majorly even for misdemeanors. And this exercise is where the planning for the informants came into the picture.

https://x.com/Real_RobN/status/2078987352538800129

2 minute video imbedded — John Soloman — don’t miss it…….

No details – just the headline…………..

https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/2079352263718383749

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms asked the federal court to ‘rule that portions of the long-form census,’ including questions about religious beliefs, ‘are unjustified violations of our Charter rights and freedoms.’

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/canadians-push-back-against-intrusive-govt-census-asking-for-personal-information/?

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2079257548700725714

She’s starting to copy Obama.

https://archive.ph/fkyrl#selection-365.0-365.46

Hedgie:
https://x.com/HedgieMarkets/status/2079297993111687679

S&P cut Oracle’s credit rating to one notch above junk, meaning lenders now see the company as borderline risky. Half of Oracle’s future revenue depends on OpenAI, which has never turned a profit. Investors who lend to Oracle are now charging significantly more than they charge other big tech companies because they’re less confident they’ll get paid back.

(Hedgie) I posted about Oracle’s downgrade last week. This Goldman note makes it worse. Stock investors and bond investors are looking at the same AI companies and coming to opposite conclusions. Stock investors see growth. Bond investors see companies spending more than they earn and borrowing the difference. When those two views diverge, the bond market usually ends up being right

325 to 126 over the last year

President Donald Trump on Monday imposed sweeping new 50 percent tariffs on most Canadian goods, escalating a trade dispute with one of America’s closest allies and largest trading partners.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/here-are-the-canadian-goods-hit-by-trumps-new-50-percent-tariffs/ar-AA28l2ld

-Trump secures 2026 midterms
-US has legitimate election
-Dems get massacred
-American public see that the Dems’ popularity is an illusion propped up by fraud and propaganda
-Mass public awakening
-American public demand accountability
-Game over

CLANDESTINE

Slotkin continues to panic about Trump’s efforts to secure elections.

Slotkin is valuable to us, because she gives us a glimpse into the enemy’s mind. She reveals what they fear most.

They are terrified of Trump securing 2026. They know it’s coming.

https://x.com/WarClandestine/status/2079231052195766772

Bongino “He was shocked, shocked by them [burn bags] – and yet for some odd and unusual reasoning, incapable of investigating them, or explaining details about them…. ”

https://x.com/TheLastRefuge2/status/2079269825533116681

Here’s the problem

https://x.com/TheLastRefuge2/status/2079268152697835583

“Who has the ballots now?”

https://x.com/TheLastRefuge2/status/2079279150502666415

Even Kristi Noem understood

https://x.com/TheLastRefuge2/status/2079264304864354390

FROM JEFF CHILDERS…THE PROGRAM IS BRILLIANT AND JEFF’S SARCASM IS OFF THE CHARTS HILARIOUS 🙂

SEE FIRST COMMENT

SNIP

Notice that phrase: federal taxpayers. Not “free college.” Because there is no such thing as “free college.” There is only “college paid for by other people who didn’t get to go to college, because they were busy working to pay for your college.” Every time a politician promises “free college,” what they actually mean is, “We are going to take money from the guy who fixes your plumbing and give it to the university so they can build a new diversity center with its own rock-climbing wall.”

This clip is making the rounds for a reason. Watch it before it disappears.

He says he caught COVID five separate times. None of them compared. Then he dropped this: we’re not even allowed to talk about vaccine side effects in this country.

https://x.com/Lee_Maasen/status/2078968373640331605

1 1/2 minutes

https://x.com/DavidBCollum/status/2079210510298280295

did anyone actually see Graham on his flight back from Ukraine after drone plant and his hotel were destroyed?

https://x.com/DavidBCollum/status/2079218005045571825

“Sheesh”

via the Maher piece

pedro notes that support for the radical left WILL GROW, until MAGA solves the problem of growing wealth and income inequality, along with homelessness due to rampant fiat inflation

effects have causes!

IRAN SAYS IT CONTROLS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AS THEY RETALIATE AGAINST THE US “AGRESSION” AND MISSLES HIT US MILITARY BASES THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST KILLING 3 US SERVICEMEN IN JORDAN

THE HOUTHIS ARE HOUPING IT UP AND HAVE CLOSED “THEIR” STRAIT ON THE RED SEA TO SAUDI OIL SHIPMENTS WHICH WERE BEING REROUTED FROM THE HORMUZ CHOKEPOINT

OIL OPENS $2.5 HIGHER AND THEN LOSES ALL ITS GAINS AND NOW FLAT TO DOWN

OIL TRADERS MUST BE IDIOTS …RIGHT ?

MEANWHILE GOLD AND SILVER ARE MORIBOUND AND THE STOCK MARKET IS STILL LEVATATING WITHOUT A CARE IN THE WORLD

LOOKS LIKE “NOBODY CARES” ABOUT THE MULLAHS AND THEIR HOUTHIS

The Houthis said their decision to declare a maritime embargo was in response to what they called “an unjust and oppressive siege” imposed on Yemen by the Saudis.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/yemen-houthis-maritime-embargo-saudi-arabia-oil-rcna588345

• Europe’s heatwave is disrupting energy and transport, with low river levels restricting barge traffic on the Rhine and driving up shipping costs for fuel, coal, and other goods.
• High river temperatures have forced France to cut nuclear power generation, reducing electricity output as reactors face cooling constraints.
• The extreme weather is adding to Europe’s energy challenges, increasing inflationary pressures and threatening economic growth alongside ongoing disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz crisis.

The intense early summer heatwave in Europe is warming the biggest rivers and drying up their water levels, disrupting energy deliveries, power generation, and key supply chain routes.

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/europes-heatwave-becoming-energy-crisis

Even Bill Maher is tapping out.

“Democrats are cowardly… Their party is being TAKEN OVER by radicals. When we’re cheering for the Intifada, I’M OUT.”

https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2078894626333729091

1 minute

AND

“I’m Not Living In Communist America”: Bill Maher Blasts Marxist DSA Democrats, Says He May Vote For JD Vance

“Don’t tell me I’m not seeing what I am seeing.” 

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/im-not-living-communist-america-bill-maher-blasts-marxist-dsa-democrats-says-he-may-vote

“Aliens have NO EQUAL PROTECTION RIGHTS against the federal government.”

https://x.com/QuantumGuard17/status/2078627472086843814

1 minute

The European Union (EU) and a Caribbean Community sub-grouping are fixing for a protracted fight over EU demands that these small, finance-starved island nations stop selling local passports and citizenships to wealthy foreigners, or their citizens will lose visa-free travel privileges.

https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/07/16/eu-demands-shutdown-of-golden-passports-scheme/

Summary

• US President Donald Trump said the United States had struck Iran “very hard again tonight” in honour of American service members killed in the conflict.
• Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed two oil tankers “exploded and were brought to a halt” late Sunday after attempting to transit the southern Strait of Hormuz under what it described as US pressure.
• US Central Command said American naval forces enforcing the blockade against Iran have redirected six commercial vessels and disabled one as of July 19 to ensure “full compliance.”
• The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has threatened to enter the conflict and target US interests and military bases in Iraq and across the region “with full force” if Washington further expands its attacks on Iran.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202607186178

AND

Brent Oil Tops $90 as Middle East Attacks Threaten Hormuz Flows

https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/brent-oil-tops-90-middle-225554077.html

For the largest nuclear bomb ever tested (the Soviet Tsar Bomba, about 50 megatons):

• Near-total devastation: about 20–25 miles (32–40 km) in diameter.
• Serious blast damage: can extend 50+ miles (80+ km).
• Broken windows: over 100 miles (160+ km) away.

These are approximate and depend on where and how the weapon is detonated.

No one can say with certainty because it would depend on the circumstances and the decisions of Iran’s leadership at the time.

Most security analysts would say:

• If Iran acquired a nuclear weapon, the most likely purpose would be deterrence—to discourage attacks by making the potential cost to an adversary much higher. This is how several other nuclear-armed states have historically viewed their arsenals.
• Actually using a nuclear weapon against another country would carry an extremely high risk of devastating retaliation. For that reason, many analysts believe any Iranian leadership would be very reluctant to cross that threshold.

That said, there are reasons governments remain concerned:

• Iranian leaders have made hostile statements toward Israel over the years.
• Iran has supported armed proxy groups in the region.
• A future crisis or miscalculation could increase the risk of escalation.

So the answer is not simply “yes” or “no.” The mainstream assessment is:

• Could Iran use a nuclear weapon if it had one? Yes, it is possible.
• Would it be likely to do so without extraordinary circumstances? Most analysts believe the probability is relatively low because of the near certainty of overwhelming retaliation.

This is one reason why Iran’s nuclear program has been a major international security issue for many years: even a low probability of nuclear use is taken very seriously because the consequences would be catastrophic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_z6iN__6j0