Posted originally on Feb 27, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |
Official data already shows that US data centers consumed about 176 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2023, representing roughly 4.4% of total electricity demand, and that figure is expected to surge dramatically as AI and cloud infrastructure expand. This is not a linear trend. Between 2014 and 2023, power consumption from data centers more than tripled, and projections suggest usage could reach between 6.7% and 12% of total U.S. electricity consumption by 2028.
So when analysts warn that data centers could soon approach 7% or more of total electricity demand, they are not exaggerating. Some forecasts from the Electric Power Research Institute even estimate that data centers could consume up to 9% of U.S. electricity generation by 2030.
The key issue is that this surge is being driven largely by AI infrastructure and digital services, which are far more energy intensive than traditional computing. Advanced AI servers alone require substantially more power, often using two to four times the watts of conventional hardware, while massive campuses under construction can consume gigawatts of power, which is equivalent to millions of homes.
The industrial revolution demanded coal, the 20th century demanded oil, and now the digital age demands electricity. The US Energy Information Administration has already warned that electricity demand growth is accelerating after decades of stagnation, driven significantly by the expansion of data centers. Electricity infrastructure in the United States was not designed for computational loads operating 24/7. Utilities are now being forced to expand grid capacity, invest in transmission, and upgrade generation just to accommodate data center demand, which in many regions is becoming the dominant driver of new electricity consumption.
This will inevitably translate into higher electricity costs. Studies already show that grid upgrades and capacity pressures linked to data centers can push up residential electricity bills and strain regional power markets. That means households will ultimately subsidize the digital infrastructure of Big Tech through rising utility costs. This is a hidden tax most people do not yet see.
Capital is flowing into AI, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure at an unprecedented pace. But capital concentration into one sector always creates bottlenecks elsewhere. In this case, the bottleneck is energy. This trend confirms a broader shift in the global economy. We are replacing physical production with digital computation, yet computation is not energy free. In fact, it is becoming one of the most energy-intensive sectors of the modern economy.
This is why the energy crisis of the future may not begin with oil shortages, but with electricity shortages. The digital economy is energy dependent, and as confidence shifts into AI and computational systems, the real foundation of economic power becomes the electrical grid itself. Those who control reliable energy will ultimately control the next phase of economic growth.
Posted originally on Feb 27, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |
The resignation of World Economic Forum President Borge Brende is being framed in the press as a simple leadership transition, but the underlying issue is far more revealing about the crisis of confidence now unfolding within global institutions. Brende stepped down after his past contacts with Jeffrey Epstein came to light.
According to reports, the disclosures showed that Brende had “three business dinners with Epstein” and exchanged emails and messages with him, which immediately triggered reputational pressure at the highest level of global governance circles. Brende ultimately stated he chose to resign after “careful consideration,” saying it was the right moment for the Forum to continue its work “without distractions.” That wording alone is telling, because institutions do not speak about “distractions” unless the damage is political and reputational rather than legal in nature.
What we are witnessing fits perfectly within the broader cycle of declining institutional credibility that I have warned about repeatedly. The World Economic Forum has positioned itself as a central pillar of global public-private governance, yet its leadership is now being scrutinized over associations that date back years. The Epstein files have already prompted investigations and fallout across Europe’s political elite, illustrating how deeply interconnected the global policy class has become.
Brende, who has led the WEF since 2017, admitted to contacts in a business context and said he was unaware of Epstein’s criminal background at the time, while an independent review reportedly found no additional concerns beyond what had already been disclosed. Yet in politics and global governance, perception is often more powerful than formal findings. Once confidence begins to erode, leadership changes become inevitable regardless of whether wrongdoing is established.
We are moving into a phase where global institutions from international organizations to multinational policy forums are losing the aura of untouchable authority they once enjoyed. The resignation is not just about one individual. It reflects the growing public distrust toward unelected globalist bodies that attempt to shape economic and political policy on a global scale.
Posted originally on Feb 27, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |
German police in Heilbronn launched an investigation against a retired man who commented “Pinocchio is coming to HN” under a police Facebook post announcing a visit by Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Baden-Württemberg’s prime minister. The comment included a long-nosed emoji, yet authorities still initiated proceedings under Article 188 of the German Criminal Code, a law introduced in 2021 that criminalizes insults against politicians if they are deemed to hinder their public work and can carry penalties of up to five years in prison.
“When we come across cases of criminal activity during our monitoring of social media, we will file a suit or submit it to the public prosecutor’s office for review,” the police office’s social media team reported. You read that correctly—the police now have social media teams that are in charge of monitoring citizens’ online communications.
The investigation reportedly began after police monitoring of social media posts connected to the official announcement of Merz’s visit, demonstrating a proactive surveillance of public commentary rather than a reaction to a direct complaint. The poster said that his comment was “an ambiguous, symbolic, and satirical expression of opinion in a political context,” and yet, he is being charged as a criminal for likening the chancellor to a fictional character known for telling fables.
Merz recently said that he wants to destroy online anonymity. The government needs the ability to monitor every user in real-time. Western civilization is no better than traditional dictatorships that force civilians to live in fear of speaking out. Criticizing the “king” could result in criminal charges. Authoritarian control cannot tolerate free speech. We will see governments increasing their crackdown on any perceived dissent, increasing surveillance measures to ensure the masses do not question authority.
Posted originally on Feb 26, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |
There have always been straight an homosexual since ancient times. The term “Philadelphus” was given to Ptolemy II because he married his sister. Of course, William Penn named his city Philadelphia with the Christian interpretation that I love my brother. He did not understand the ancient true meaning that existed long before Christianity. Not sure why this has become hate speech without a derogatory attack on someone. I asked ChatGPT how many genders are there and this was it’s answer. It seems they disregarded biological gender with gender identity which are two separate definitions. They are not the same.
Posted originally on Feb 26, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |
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What this video shows is how brainwashed the LIBERAL voters truly are. To believe that ANYONE does not have ID and they are too poor to have one in order to vote is pure stupidity. The only people without ID can ONLY be illegal aliens. The Democrats are becoming so offensive all to retain power to force their failed Marxisy policies to destroy the country as those ideas destroyed China, Russia, and has reduced Europe to the lowest economic growth of any major country.
My father was a Democrat. There is absolutely NO WAY he would be voting Democrat today. He took me in 1960 to listen to JFK in Willingboro, NJ. Since I was just 10 years old, JFK as a politician, came to me to shake my hand. I guess in those days they use to kiss babies. I do recall people also uttering ignorant comments that JFK was a Catholic so the Pope would tell him how to run the country.
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You had to show two IDs in NYC just to shovel snow. This is a sad statement on the LIBERAL white youth in Berkley that they are this ignorant for what they think of African Americans being so ignorant to be able to get an ID, reflects on their own level of intelligence. I certainly would not hire such an individual with this level of stupidity.
Looking around the world, I have not found any major country where someone does not have ID.
Boris Johnson took to social media to denounce the war in Ukraine. “I don’t want a fifth anniversary,” the former UK Prime Minister said. Yet, if not for Boris, there may not have been a first anniversary.
Surely Boris Johnson recalls his urgent trip to Ukraine in 2022. President Zelensky was poised to accept a peace agreement with Russia. Boris Johnson reemerges from the shadows whenever he hears word that a war may be winding down. Johnson’s visit to Kyiv in April 2022 symbolized political backing for continued resistance rather than compromise, especially during the period when negotiations in Istanbul were reportedly being explored. Would the most powerful government officials risk traveling there if Kyiv was under constant attack? Would they publicly stroll the streets in Russia’s alleged top target? All of the neocons visited Ukraine in 2022 to take pictures with Zelensky dressed in his military attire and pledge their nations’ resources to combating a common enemy.
Davyd Arakhamiia, leader of the Servant of the People, released a damning piece of information that has been swept under the rug as it proves Moscow attempted to end this war long ago. This key information is important to keep in mind as the Neocons have infiltrated all upcoming elections. Davyd was present during the peace talks with Belarus, Russia, and Turkey in 2022, shortly after the war began. Putin allegedly came to the meeting with a drafted peace agreement that would end the war if Ukraine granted Russia neutrality. The Permanent Neutrality of Ukraine and Security Guarantees contained 18 articles with “everything is spelled out, from military equipment to personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.” Avoiding future NATO membership was part of the agreement, but Russia was willing to surrender and end the war then and there.
Zelensky looked to his Western financiers who demanded he continue the war. Johnson made a “surprise” trip to Kiev as soon as the peace agreement was publicly discussed. The failed PM once again came out of the shadows in 2025 to denounce the 28-point peace plan drafted by the United States.
Once again, Boris Johnson is urging the West to escalate the war to “pressure Putin.” Peace has NEVER been the objective. Hundreds of thousands of lives could have been saved if not for these bloodthirsty neocons.
Posted originally on Feb 26, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |
Hungary is deploying troops to protect its nation against Ukraine’s oil blockade. The war in Ukraine has mutated into something far larger and far more dangerous than the public is led to believe. Orban will “deploy soldiers and equipment to protect key energy infrastructure” as the tensions between Ukraine and Hungary boil over.
“I see that Ukraine is preparing further actions aimed at harming our energy infrastructure,” Orban noted, and thus the Hungarian military and police will be positioned around power plants, distribution stations, and control centers as a defensive measure.
Europe has been deeply split over how to handle Russian energy and the war against Moscow. Hungary and Slovakia heavily rely on Russian energy and cannot bend to Brussels at the expense of their economies. Orban recently vetoed a €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine unless oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline resume, illustrating that Budapest’s priorities are no longer aligned with Brussels.
Under stress and loss of confidence, nations shift from collective alliance goals to nationalist survival strategies. Hungary’s actions are not a spontaneous security reaction; they are emerging amid an intensifying domestic political campaign ahead of a critical April election. The people are beginning to view the European Union as a hindrance rather than an alliance. Hungary has become the black sheep of the bloc.
The war in Ukraine has ceased to be just a battlefield conflict. It is a catalyst for realignment within Europe, and it is exposing the cracks between governments that see the conflict as a strategic priority and those that see it as a liability. What we are witnessing is the beginning of a deeper fragmentation in Western policy, where alliances are tested not only by external adversaries but by the internal cycles of confidence, power, and national survival.
Posted originally on Feb 26, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |
Americans “still trust Trump more than the Democrats — and in every category,” according to an ABC poll. The joke used in the piece is actually very telling: in politics, you do not need to outrun the lion, you just need to outrun the other candidate. That is a far more accurate description of modern democratic systems than any ideological explanation.
People do not suddenly develop blind trust in government. They shift confidence away from institutions they believe have failed them. When voters say they trust one political figure more than a party, it is often a vote against the establishment rather than a vote for a personality. Left-leaning policies failed. Every American suffered a decline in their quality of life during the Biden Administration as a direct result of his policies that curbed the US economy in favor of globalist policies. The Build Back Better community collectively agreed that America should no longer be the world’s leading superpower. Then an anti-establishment politician entered the arena and demanded nationalism. Meanwhile, the Democrats continue pushing the same failed policies that the majority no longer support.
Approval ratings for Trump’s presidency still sit in the low 40% range, with disapproval in the mid-to-high 50% range, depending on the aggregate, which demonstrates a deeply divided electorate rather than unified support. At the same time, surveys repeatedly show dissatisfaction with both major parties, leaving many voters mistrusting the political system as a whole. Modern polling is highly fragmented, and partisan interpretation dominates the narrative. One poll may show distrust of Trump on specific issues like inflation or foreign policy, while another shows voters trusting Republicans more than Democrats on key economic concerns.
In October, only 18% of Americans said they were “better off” under Trump compared to 22% today. Most realize that the nation’s economic reality is not the result of a single politician. Furthermore, the difference between an isolated politician and the entire Democratic Party is ever so slight. There is only a 1% difference, for example, in voters believing Trump solely is reducing the cost of living compared to Congressional Democrats.
In the end, the real takeaway is not that one side is overwhelmingly trusted. The real story is that confidence in the political class as a whole continues to decline, and voters are making choices based on credibility rather than absolute belief. That is a far more dangerous long-term trend than any single poll headline.
Posted originally on Feb 25, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |
The press refuses to honestly review the facts because they are caught up in pushing socialism and they try to look the other way when some indicators show resilience and fail to understand that we are in the midst of paradigm shift in the economy just as we were during the 19th century moving from agriculture into the industrial revolution and from that into a service economy due to taxes and regulation, and then the DOT.COM economic shift with the internet that put a lot of small local stores out of business. Now we have the paradigm shift that is far more complex for this is not just the AI bubble like the DOT.COM bubble, but the final leg of the Sovereign Debt Crisis that is spreading from the peripheral economies in Asia and Europe that will eventually overtake the United States as the FREE MARKETS force political change.
GDP Growth blasted past ALL expectations in the July-September quarter to reach an annualized 4.3%, the strongest performance in two years compared to the EU at 1.5%. Economic growth has surged to its fastest pace in two years and the new job creation has been in the private sector compared to the Biden years of expanding government.
The benchmark S&P 500 is up nearly 18%, easily beating the average annual return of 10.5%. The Democrats constantly claim that the top 10% of American only benefit from that, which is a lie since that ignores all the pension funds.
The Democrats argue that the Consumer Price Index, which stood at 3% in January, remains near the same level as of November – well above the Fed’s 2% target, which is unrealistic and arbitrary. What they fail to point out is that is a recession of depression, typically assets decline with inflation and cash becomes king. This is a warning sign that we are in the last leg of a Sovereign Debt Crisis globally.
The federal deficit for 2025 now stands at $1.8 trillion, with interest payments on the debt hitting $1 trillion for the first time. I have been warning for decades that when we are in this Ponzi Scheme of perpetual borrowing and NEVER paying off anything, that a 3-year-old with a pocket calculator can figure out that the interest expenditures will rise forcing spending on social programs and military to shrink. The Democrats would prefer to destroy the economy and constantly raise taxes just so they can win the next election and never once look at this from even a 5-year plan no less than 20-year outcome.
The economy has proven more resilient to tariffs and policy uncertainty than many predicted. The job market deterioration has been in the public sector as government employment is declining and they need to find a real productive job that contributes to GDP growth since government employment is no different from hiring a maid to clean your house. She does NOT add to your household income, she consumes it. That is why we call government employment “public service” for it reduces economic productivity; it does not contribute to it.
The Democrats are truly destroying the United States just as the socialists are destroying Europe. They refuse to face reality that every nation that has moved to the left fails. The Democrats refused to stand for even a statement of putting Americans before illegal aliens. Constitutionally, as well as internationally, only a citizen can vote. I cannot vote in UK elections even though I still have my English drivers license. The Democrats just have to oppose whatever Trump does no matter what. They claim that requiring an ID to vote will prevent 20 million poor and minorities from voting. They portray blacks are stupid.
Many see the Democrats as not just racist in these comments that African Americans are too stupid to have an ID so they cannot vote, but many are seeing that they are the source of White Supremacy. Gavin Newsom has just exposed how the Democrats think of African Americans as stupid. If someone is poor, they still need ID to get welfare and food stamps regardless of their race. You need ID to drive a car, get on a train, or hop on a plane. The implications of this opposition to ID to vote can only impact illegal aliens which the opened the flood gates to let them poor into the country to retain power. I have stated before,
I had the mandate to negotiate with Australia for Hong Kong to try to buy an island back in 1997 to allow them to flee when Hong Kong was to be handed back to China. I met with former Prime Minister Paul Keating who was running the Treasury at that time and no matter what I offered the answer was NO. I finally asked if this was a racist issue. He said no. If Australia allowed them to migrate from Hong Kong they were fleeing socialism so they would vote conservative and change the politics of Australia. That was the real objective of the Democrats and that is why they oppose an ID to vote to retain power.
Ilhan Omar was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 4, 1982. She shouts at Trump during the State of the Union putting on a display that illustrates the cultural differences at issue. She does not like any curtailment of illegal immigration and the outrageous fraud of the Somali community in Minnesota. In a June 23 article, the Star-Tribune wrote that it “could neither conclusively confirm nor rebut the allegation that he is Omar’s sibling” that she married her brother. In 2002, Omar, then 19, religiously married Ahmed Hirsi, but not legally. Omar and Hirsi had two children, but in 2008, they obtained a religious divorce. The following year, in 2009, Omar married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi both religiously and legally. Little is known of Elmi.
According to the book Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream, Johnson said the following to Senator Richard Russell, a Democratic Senator from Georgia:
“These Negroes, they’re getting pretty uppity these days and that’s a problem for us since they’ve got something now they never had before, the political pull to back up their uppityness. Now we’ve got to do something about this, we’ve got to give them a little something, just enough to quiet them down, not enough to make a difference. For if we don’t move at all, then their allies will line up against us and there’ll be no way of stopping them, we’ll lose the filibuster and there’ll be no way of putting a brake on all sorts of wild legislation. It’ll be Reconstruction all over again.”
President Johnson, was a master of legislative politics, and was acutely aware of the enormous political risk he was taking with the Civil Rights Act. He made several comments on this issue.
“There goes the South for a generation.” This is the most commonly cited version, reportedly said to an aide as he signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 .
“We just delivered the South to the Republican Party for a long time to come.” This version was recounted by presidential aide Bill Moyers, who said Johnson was feeling “melancholy” right after the signing, fully aware of the political cost .
Johnson’s prediction was not just casual speculation; it was a calculated understanding of American politics at the time. Before 1964, the “Solid South” was a Democratic bastion, built on the legacy of the Civil War and Reconstruction . By championing civil rights, Johnson knew he would shatter this coalition.
Johnson’s prediction proved accurate almost instantly. In the 1964 election, although he won in a landslide, he lost five Deep South states (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina) to the Republicans.
It was Barry Goldwater, who had voted against the Civil Rights Act, appealed to white Southerners who felt abandoned by the national Democratic Party.
LBJ demonstrates the manipulation of the African Americans making a series of well-documented, blunt statements predicting the exact political outcome of manipulating the blacks to support the Democrats which was the original slave owner party against Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party that was anti-slavery.
What they have done with the African Americans they are now doing with illegal aliens.
Posted originally on Feb 25, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |
When the National Election Study first asked the question in 1958, about 73% of Americans said they trusted the federal government to do what is right most or all of the time. Today, that number has collapsed to roughly 17%, one of the lowest readings in nearly seven decades. This is not a partisan anomaly. It is a structural decline that began in the 1960s and 1970s during the Vietnam War, Watergate, and rising economic instability, and it has never fully recovered since.
Confidence is the foundation of every political and economic system. I have said countless times that inflation, currency crises, and civil unrest are not merely monetary events, but rather, they are confidence events. When trust in government falls, people begin to disengage from institutions, question policy legitimacy, and ultimately shift capital and allegiance away from public systems. Pew data shows rising frustration across both parties, with roughly half of Americans in each political camp describing themselves as frustrated with the federal government.
Even in recent years, only about two in ten Americans say they trust Washington to do what is right most or all of the time, while the majority say they trust it only some of the time or never. That is a profound psychological shift.
Trust tends to rise during external crises and collapse during prolonged domestic political conflict. After 9/11, trust temporarily rebounded, yet the long-term trend resumed downward following wars, financial crises, and political polarization. This cyclical behavior aligns perfectly with the broader Economic Confidence Model. Institutional trust peaks during periods of perceived unity and declines during fragmentation and fiscal stress.
Declining trust in government is one of the most reliable leading indicators of political restructuring. The late Roman Republic saw collapsing confidence in the Senate before the rise of authoritarian rule. The French monarchy lost legitimacy long before the financial crisis triggered the revolution. Confidence always breaks before structural change becomes visible.
When the National Election Study first asked the question in 1958, about 73% of Americans said they trusted the federal government to do what is right most or all of the time. Today, that figure has fallen to roughly 17%, placing confidence near the lowest levels in nearly seventy years. This is not a minor fluctuation tied to one administration. It is a structural decline that began in the 1960s amid war, political scandal, and economic volatility and has trended downward ever since.
Confidence is the real foundation of any political and economic system. Inflation, debt crises, and social unrest are confidence events. As trust in government deteriorates, the public disengages from institutions, questions policy, and shifts capital and behavior away from public systems they no longer believe are acting in their interest.
The data show that only a small minority of Americans now trust Washington to do what is right most of the time, while the overwhelming majority say they trust it only some of the time or never. That represents a profound psychological shift from the postwar era, when government was widely viewed as competent.
Looking forward to the 2032 ECM turning point, the trajectory of government confidence in the United States is unlikely to stage a sustained recovery. The Economic Confidence Model implies that we are in a phase of declining public-sector confidence and rising skepticism toward centralized authority into the late 2020s. That does not mean an immediate collapse, but rather continued volatility in trust, punctuated by brief rallies during crises followed by deeper erosion as fiscal pressures, political polarization, and institutional overreach intensify. As we approach 2032, the model suggests a further migration of confidence away from government and toward private assets, alternative systems, and localized structures of governance.
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