Ripped From The Headlines, February 3, 2023
Real Reason For China Spy Balloon? Nigeria currency Replacement Chaos, US Credit Card Debt Hits New Record - Read, Share, & Subscribe - SherlocExposes.com
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"High-altitude balloons, such as the one China has floated over mountain state military bases this week, are considered a key 'delivery platform' for secret nuclear strikes on America’s electric grid, according to intelligence officials.
Spy balloons, used by Japan to drop bombs during World War II, are now far more sophisticated, can fly at up to 200,000 feet, evade detection, and can carry a small nuclear bomb that, if exploded in the atmosphere, would shut down the grid and wipe out electronics in a many-state-wide area.
The threat of balloon-launched electromagnetic pulse attacks was warned about by a congressional EMP commission and inside the military several years ago.
In a 2015 report for the American Leadership & Policy Foundation, Air Force Maj. David Stuckenberg, one of the nation’s leading EMP experts, wrote extensively about the threat balloons carrying bombs pose to national security.
'Using a balloon as a WMD/WME platform could provide adversaries with a pallet of altitudes and payload options with which to maximize offensive effects against the U.S.,' he wrote in the report.
'A high-altitude balloon could be designed, created, and launched in a matter of months. There is nothing to prevent several hundred pounds of weapons material from being delivered to altitude,' he added.
On Friday, he told Secrets, 'China’s recent balloon flyover of the United States is clearly a provocative and aggressive act. It was most likely a type of dry run meant to send a strategic message to the USA. We must not take this for granted.'”
"Nigeria’s attempt to replace its high denomination currency notes less than a month before a crucial general election has descended into chaos, with long lines of people forming outside cash machines and fights breaking out inside banks as customers demanded access to their own money.
Lengthy queues were visible at ATMs across Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, as the failure of the authorities to print enough of the new notes, left lenders struggling to meet demand. One FirstBank branch in the Ikoyi district was closed when the Financial Times visited, with many customers locked out.
A security guard said he was ordered to lock the doors after brawls broke out inside. The cash machine at the branch began to dispense cash a few hours later but with a 10,000 naira limit per customer. Another nearby Lotus Bank was so full that a tent was erected to protect queueing customers from the scorching sun.
Japhet Joshua Babatunde, one of those outside the FirstBank branch, said he had been unable to withdraw his salary despite being paid a week ago. 'I’m angry — it’s my own money I came to collect, not a loan,' he added."
"For most Americans, inflation and rising interest rates are a one-two punch.
On the heels of another rate hike this week by the Federal Reserve, credit card annual percentage rates are already near 20%, on average, and set to climb even higher. At the same time, more consumers are leaning on credit to afford increasingly expensive necessities, like food and rent.
That helped propel total credit card debt to a record $930.6 billion at the end of 2022, an 18.5% spike from a year earlier, according to the latest quarterly report by TransUnion.
The average balance rose to $5,805 over that same period, TransUnion found.
At nearly 20%, if you made minimum payments toward this average credit card balance, it would take you more than 17 years to pay off the debt and cost you more than $8,213 in interest, Bankrate calculated.
'Whether it’s shopping for a new car or buying eggs in the grocery store, consumers continue to be impacted in ways big and small by both high inflation and the interest rate hikes implemented by the Federal Reserve,' said Michele Raneri, vice president of U.S. research and consulting at TransUnion."
Friday Madness, Ripped From The Headlines. Things To Ponder:
“Don’t Worry About That EMP… You’ll Just Be Living Back In The 1850s…”
Those things can blow out everything electronic unless it’s properly protected…
And, one of the nation’s leading EMP experts stated that the balloon above the UNITED STATES right now is a dry run for future action.
And, the Chinese our government handlers tell us to keep a “cool head.”
Know Your Foe.
And demand that your representative government does the same.
Your future depends on it.
“No Worries About Your Money… It’s Not Yours Anyway!”
That’s how lots of Nigerians feel right now…
Here’s the crazy part - the people that wanted all of the madness to happen, get the best of all worlds:
They create a panic that they have a “solution” to…
They get to keep the money that people think is theirs…
They get to show that cash is bad and creates panic…
They get to push their ideas on a central bank digital currency even faster “as a solution…”
Why does this matter to you?
It’s the test…
You’re next.
Know. Your. Foe.
“The Economy Is Doing Great! Just Ask The People Who Run It…”
You could do that, but the numbers tell the story better.
If you really dig in you’ll find that everything isn’t great…
You’re not being told the truth…
If everything was great, record 401k hardship withdrawals and record credit card debt wouldn’t be an issue…
Brace For Impact.
What Does This Mean?
It means you’re in a deadly game of musical chairs…
And you’re the patsy at the poker table…
Except in this game, you don’t lose just your pride or a few bucks…
You could be completely wiped out, and dependent on a system that has plans to “eliminate your pain…”
Kind of like they do in Canada…
You know what that means.
Why should I care?
The “Fail Train” just keeps on rolling…
This is the big reason we chose to do Ripped From The Headlines… so you can be out in front of what’s coming.
Take note of what’s happened as we’ve looked at the inflation numbers fiasco and the power-play for Cryptocurrency…
If they can scare you enough…
With a situation they created…
They can pay off the people that need to be paid, and make it look like a mistake…
They can also provide you with a solution you’ll take… like the Central Bank Digital Currency (“CBDC”).
Hegelian Dialectic (Problem - Reaction - Solution) is hard at work.
That ain’t good.
What should I do?
Study EVERYTHING you can find on parallel and alternative economies.
Prepare to implement it.
If you are blessed to have means, start thinking about what you, your family, and your community are going to need, and how commerce will happen in a super local economy.
Tell people about what’s happening. Don’t argue, SHARE. Let them see it for themselves, then get them to subscribe to this newsletter.
Now.
Your future, and their future, depends on it.
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