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Saturday, December 6, 2025

Forget about “restrictive” monetary policy. The Fed has backed off on “quantitative tightening,” and has returned to forcing down interest rates even more. The Fed is now getting what it wants: monetary inflation to combat rising defaults and slowing employment.

Also, as the US regime continues to push for war with Venezuela, we remember when the US launched a war with Mexico. Young soldier Ulysses S. Grant saw it for the scam it was.

Ryan McMaken, Editor-in-Chief

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