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Jan 19 2026

Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota


Posted originally on Jan 19, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |  

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Governor Tim Walz threatened to command the state National Guard to attack federal agents. “We do not need any further help from the federal government. To Donald Trump and Kristi Noem, you’ve done enough. I’ve issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard,” Walz said in a press event. “We have soldiers in training and prepared to be deployed if necessary. I remind you, a warning order is a heads-up for folks,” Walz said. “Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight.” Now, Washington is considering invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy US troops to Minnesota.

“If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, ” Trump said on his Truth Social platform.

We live in a world where states are openly defying the federal government, toying with the idea of separatism, as politics have become too divided for the states to remain united. The 1807 Insurrection Act permits US presidents to unilaterally deploy federal military personnel within the US to restore law and order.

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Fifteen different presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act on 30 separate occasions throughout US history. The Insurrection Act was last utilized by President George Bush in May 1992 during the Los Angeles riots. President Trump has the authority to invoke the Act, and if chaos prevents federal agents from carrying out tasks, he may be forced to deploy the military. Shaken by the threat, Walz is asking Trump to “turn the temperature down,” and “stop this campaign of retribution.” Yet, Walz boldly declared he would command state troops to defy Washington.

The unrest in Minnesota is largely due to paid agitated actors who take orders from dark money NGOs controlled by the globalist elite, but I will discuss that matter in a separate post. Democrats like Walz are deliberately creating unrest ahead of the midterm elections. The plan has been to force Washington into a corner where force must be met with force to maintain order. Trump’s presidency will be met with resistance at every corner, as the computer warned, as Washington now faces enemies both domestic and international.

Jan 19 2026

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Insists Putin Rebukes Peace


Posted originally on Jan 19, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |  

Putin says Russia ready for 'serious' peace talks

Peace was never an option. The Russia-Ukraine war was plotted out over a decade ago by people unassociated with either nation. The Plot to Seize Russia explains everything in detail. Yeltsin handed Putin the reins to protect Russia from the oligarchs. The West installed Zelensky to quietly control Ukraine and position it for battle. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted that the Minsk Agreement was a lie, an appeasement to pass time to allow Ukraine to build its military.

World leaders continually declare that Russia shows no signs of accepting peace. “What we’ve seen is the huge commitment to work being done by Ukraine, with the US and supported by Europe to draw up plans for peace including security guarantees,” Britain’s Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper said. “But so far, I don’t see the evidence that Putin is yet willing to come to the table, or yet willing to have discussions.”

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday a US plan could “lay the foundation” for a Ukraine peace deal, confirming for the first time that Moscow had received a copy from the United

“Most importantly, we want peace and harmony to reign in Ukraine, and we are ready to work together with other countries to do everything to facilitate and support such a development,” President Putin stated on March 17, 2014, during his reunification speech.

“For eight years, for eight long years, we have done everything possible to resolve the situation by peaceful political means,” Putin said on a televised address on February 24, 2022, when Russia began its “special military operation” in Ukraine. Moscow was prepared to honor the Minsk Agreement, but Europe was not. The Minsk Agreement is paramount. Putin has repeatedly called for peace over the past four years.

“We are set on serious negotiations with Ukraine. Their aim is to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and to achieve a long‑term lasting peace for a historical perspective,” the Russian President said in May 2025 when he discussed a potential ceasefire. Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman, reiterated readiness for “a peaceful settlement to end the war.”

The headlines continue to spit out propaganda—peace is not an option. Peace IS an option for Russia, and perhaps Ukraine, but the neocon elite simply will not allow the war to end. Zelensky seemed willing to accept a peace deal in 2022, but the UK’s Boris Johnson promptly talked him out of accepting the deal.

I submitted my peace proposal to Washington in November 2025. The Trump Administration, perhaps with the guidance of my proposal, created a strategy for peace that only one side was willing to accept.

War is a great way to default on debts. You get to form a new government, and they always disavow the debts of the previous government. Europe has been committing economic suicide. Between the COVID-19 Lockdowns, the NET-ZERO Climate Change, and then the sanctions on Russia that doubled their fuel costs, you could not ask for a more brain-dead group of politicians who have ZERO comprehension of even how the economy functions.

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Jan 18 2026

Understanding Cycles


Posted Aug 13, 2012 by Martin Armstrong |  

Cycle targets that we provide are TURNING POINTS. This means an event normally takes place at that time be it a high or low. If ideally something should produce a low but does not and produces a high, it is typically extending the cycle to the next TURNING POINT. It looks at this time that the next important turning point is the week at the start of Sept. There is of course the Fed meeting. But then there is trouble among debt ridden nations and then there is Iran.

Keep in mind that for some strange reason, geopolitical events tend to also happen in the Aug/Sept time frame. Besides war, there was even 911. On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated. World War I began officially 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was August when things really got underway. World War II began when Germany attacked Poland on September 1, 1939. Most stock market crash events take place after highs in early Sept such as 9/3/1929. Even the 1987 Crash 10/19/1987.What it is about this time of the year who knows. Where December is the time to be jolly, Sept is the time for chaos. Never look for a particular event high/low. It is a TURNING POINT that sometimes can invert and produce the opposite largely because everything is connected. It is always an action/reaction.

Jan 18 2026

Carney Comments on New World Order


Posted originally on Jan 18, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |  

“The world is still determining what that world is supposed to be…”

Jan 17 2026

Dr Refuses to Say Biological Men Cannot Get Pregnant


Posted originally on Jan 17, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |  

What is really stunning in this conversation is how the WOKE LEFT are willing to go in order to pretend that they are never wrong. This doctor refuses to simply admit that “biological men cannot get pregnant.” The conversation had nothing to do with transgender. This is indeed a simple yes/no question can “BIOLOGICAL MEN” get pregnant. They they have the audacity to pretend that this is polarizing. It did not ask if a transgender woman can get pregnant. This is a straight up biological man meaning there is no medical alteration. Indeed, how can we take such people seriously?

Jan 16 2026

2 Million Draft Evaders WANTED By Ukraine


Posted originally on Jan 16, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |  

Zelensky is forcing a generation to perish in this endless war with Russia and NATO. Recent reports indicate that 200,000 soldiers have gone AWOL (absent without leave), and for perspective, that is more soldiers than the entire UK military. Ukraine’s new Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov warned that the government is hunting down two million Ukrainians who are wanted for evading mobilization.

“Today, we cannot fight with new technologies, with an old organizational structure,” Fedorov said in a televised warning. “Our goal is to change the system, carry out army reforms, improve the infrastructure on the front, to eradicate lies and corruption, to instill leadership, and a new culture of trust.”

The age of conscription was lowered from 27 to 25 back in April 2024. Zelensky has demanded that men from 25 up to 60 years of age join mobilization efforts. Ukraine has a population of 40 million, and 2 million evaders represent a significant portion of men, but only six months ago, reports indicated that 6 million men were wanted for evading the draft.

Everything comes with a price tag in Ukraine. The alleged cost for organized desertion begins in the $7,000 rage, and some reports have stated individuals were able to remove themselves from wanted registry lists for $3,500. Men have attempted to flee to neighboring Belarus, Romania, and Hungary. Romania reportedly detained over 10,000 attempted evaders in 2025 alone. There is little room for escape; everyone must comply with Zelensky’s death orders.

The punishment for going AWOL during wartime is five to 12 years imprisonment, but the Defense Ministry needs those men on the battlefield. Europe is eager to step in once Ukraine decimates a generation of men and permanently alters its demographic. The men in Europe have no say on the matter either. Governments can temporarily rely on the economic downturn to attract new recruits, but there simply are not enough men available to play in the neocon war games. Drafts will happen worldwide once World War III breaks out.

Conscripts receive two weeks of training before battle. The government has resorted to “busification” or kidnapping to force men to comply with the draft. Soldiers are expected to fight until they are killed to too badly injured to continue fighting. Reports state that there is little rotation from the frontlines as Zelensky has simply run out of men and plans to use the remaining troops as cannon fodder.

Sentiment is quite different when people believe in cause. The current war has dragged on for four years, no progress has been made on peace deals or treaties, and the scope has widened significantly due to the globalist neocons who have been patiently waiting to join the battle. The elites demand destruction from the safety of their glass castles while millions live in fear, hiding from the death and destruction that awaits them.

Jan 16 2026

Starmer Claims Digital IDs Not Mandatory


Posted originally on Jan 16, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |  

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Keir Starmer temporarily pivoted on mandatory digital IDs, and although they will be rolled out in the UK by 2029, Starmer claims they will not be mandatory.

Millions signed a petition to dismantle the digital ID system scheme when it was first announced. “Digital ID is an enormous opportunity for the UK. It will make it tougher to work illegally in this country, making our borders more secure,” Starmer declared in late 2025, citing illegal migration as the primary reason to implement the system. “And it will also offer ordinary citizens countless benefits, like being able to prove your identity to access key services swiftly – rather than hunting around for an old utility bill.”

The plan would have required employers to cross-verify their employees’ digital IDs against the government’s centralized database to ensure they had the right to work in the UK. The Office for Budget Responsibility predicts cots will add £1.8 billion to government debt over the next three years. The government disagrees with that figure but has yet to provide a budget for the program.

“Stepping back from mandatory use cases will deflate one of the main points of contention. We do not want to risk there being cases of some 65-year-old in a rural area being barred from ­working because he hasn’t downloaded this app,” a government source told The Times. “That does not impact normal people,” a secondary source said. “It always should have been about the convenience.”

Convenience and safety—the promises provided in exchange for freedom. Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, confidently declared that this NOT “some sort of massive U-turn,” as the plan is still in motion. “We said that we would have digital checks on people for right to work. That’s what we are continuing to do.”

Governments claimed that the COVID vaccination was not technically mandatory, but citizens could not freely access society without proof of vaccination. The pattern is the same—you technically do not need to create a digital ID, but basic tasks will become increasingly difficult to the point where you either cave or find energy-intensive workarounds.

Starmer is simply retaining voters until the program comes to fruition. If this were about convenience, the government would not be considering assigning every newborn a digital ID at birth. Every first-world nation has turned into a surveillance state. Governments turn increasingly authoritarian when they face economic collapse. It is a historic first to see governments insert their control through technology–the ultimate tool for control.

Jan 16 2026

Iranian Officials Funnel Money to Dubai Via Crypto


Posted originally on Jan 16, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |  

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Nothing causes capital to flee offshore faster than an incoming war. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that Iranian officials are rapidly moving capital out of Iran ahead of US intervention.

“As Treasury who carries out the sanctions we can see is we are now seeing the rats fleeing the ship because we can see millions, tens of millions of dollars being wired out of the country, snuck out of the country by the Iranian leadership,” Bessent said in an interview with Newsmax. “So they are abandoning ship, and we are seeing it come into banks and financial institutions all over the world,” the Treasury Secretary added.

Bessent said that the US is closely following the money trail. Over $1.5 billion was transferred to Dubai within 48 hours, with the majority of transfers happening through cryptocurrency. Potential successor Mojtaba Khamenei and the current Supreme Leader’s own son are believed to be involved in these money transfers.

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It becomes harder to freeze and sanction funds once offshore, but governments will find a way. The UAE has applied UN Security Council resolutions against Iran, allowing it to freeze bank accounts of targeted individuals and groups. Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) require governments to share banking information and permit one another to freeze or transfer assets by leveraging tax treaties (TIEAs).

Cryptocurrency is not off the grid. Using crypto may make the task a bit more difficult for intelligence agencies, but there is a reason that the US immediately knew where the funds were sent. The US tracked the money from Iran to Dubai and will continue to trace the blockchain until they can safely confiscate the funds. Tools like Chainalysis Reactor, TRM Labs, and Elliptic allow track crypto transactions across various blockchains and provide information on transaction dates, price amounts, and wallet addresses. That information is then integrated into systems that cross-check the accounts with sanctions lists to map illegal capital flows.

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Back in September 2025, two Iranians were sanctioned by the US for transferring $100 million in crypto through oil sales. Separately, the Revolutionary Guard was caught moving $1 billion through a UK-based crypto exchange. US Treasury Official Miad Maleki commented that “the $1 billion figure over two years demonstrates that digital currencies are becoming a financial channel for Iran’s shadow banking apparatus.”

The largest crypto freeze in history also involved Iranian funds. In July 2025, 42 addresses with exposure to Iranian exchanges were traced and frozen with the help of virtual asset service providers (VASPs).

Governments tolerate cryptocurrencies because they still retain control over them. Neither crypto nor Iranian officials will be able to flee US intelligence authorities. Iranian state TV broadcast an image of Trump’s assassination attempt at his campaign rally in July 2024. “This time it will not miss the target,” the media outlet ominously warned. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has lost control. The entire nation turned its back on the regime. It reached the full extent of authoritarianism and then murdered over 12,000 citizens in cold blood; there is absolutely nothing that Khamenei can do to restore the confidence of his people or allies. A US strike is imminent.

Jan 15 2026

NYC Advisor Seeks to End All Homeownership


Posted originally on Jan 15, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |  

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Socialist NYC Mayor Zohan Mamdani appointed Cea Weaver to lead the city’s Office to Protect Tenants. Weaver believes that homeownership is inherently racist and must be reformed into “a world in which the housing is owned by a collective.” According to Weaver, the US can simply continually print money to support government spending.

The claim that a government can simply print money to support endless spending is one of the most dangerous myths ever sold to the public. When politicians have exhausted every honest means of funding government, they are left with nothing but deception. This line of thinking is precisely why the government shut down at the end of 2025. Politicians believe they can increase spending indefinitely with no regard for the ticking time bomb that is government debt.

Printing money is another form of taxation, albeit a far more destructive form because it is hidden. Inflation will rise when the money supply expands beyond productive output. Governments print to fund their spending and dilute the currency. Politicians have lost all discipline because government continually votes to raise budgets and prolong the problem. The debt crisis has been rapidly snowballing in magnitude; those in power have zero intention of paying it off, but the time will come when the bill is due.

The irony is that those advocating unlimited money creation claim it helps the poor. In reality, it does the opposite. Inflation destroys savings, raises prices beyond reach, and transfers wealth to the elites controlling the money. It widens inequality while pretending to fight it. Hence why Venezuela went from one of the world’s top economies to poverty-ridden nation in a short period of time. These people are extremely dangerous. Voters propel them into power on the basis of lies, and then they have the ability to begin altering policies. Mamdani may be limited to his city but no economy can be viewed in isolation and voters refuse to see the mirage of easy solutions to complex problems.

Jan 15 2026

China’s Trade Surplus Hits $1.2T


Posted originally on Jan 15, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |  

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What we are seeing with China’s nearly $1.2 trillion trade surplus in 2025 is not merely a statistic to be cited in passing. It confirms the trend that China is On the Rise. Capital, production, and power are migrating East. The raw data shows exports climbing about 5.5% even as imports showed little growth, marking a widening imbalance of historic proportions.

A trade surplus of this magnitude does not arise from a single policy, tariff, or administration’s rhetoric. Decades of economic reconfiguration have led China to become an economic powerhouse. China has integrated itself into the global supply chain and is crucial to the global economy at large.

A friend recently spoke of their business trip to China during the 1990s. Cars were outdated, roads were unpaved, and farm animals were running alongside the roads. The landscape has changed dramatically in an impressively short amount of time. People may claim that China is communist in nature but in actuality they switched to a capitalistic model.

China’s manufacturing base was built during a rising confidence phase when globalization expanded and capital flowed freely. Now, as confidence fractures domestically, that same capacity is being pushed outward at almost any price. This is why we see export volumes rising even as margins compress and global tensions rise.

Exports from China to the US fell by 20%. China’s strength relative to the US indicates that It is supplying the world with goods rather than merely one isolated market. Sanctions and tariffs are not placing a chokehold on the Chinese economy because it has a plethora of outlets and trade partners who are eager to conduct business.

China’s consumption and property sector have struggled to maintain rapid growth. But weakened domestic demand leads to heightened exports as a simple economic cause and effect. A thriving economy ideally has robust domestic consumption, investment, and saving. Surpluses as large as $1.2 trillion tell us that China’s exports are propping up the economy.

China has been experiencing capital flight by its own citizens, tighter capital controls, and declining foreign direct investment. Policymakers should not view this data as a sign of stability, but heavy export reliance often peaks before contraction when global demand weakens.