Episode 4832: MAGA Under Siege; Trump Pushing Back Against Globalism


Posted originally on Rumble on By Bannon’s War Room on: October, 07, 2025

The EU No-Confidence Vote on Ursula


Posted originally on Oct 7, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

Ursula Leader of EU

COMMENT #1: Hi Martin,

Macron is totally cornered tonight, and 62% of the French people are now demanding his resignation. With all the panic cycles showing up in multiple markets in 3 weeks only, may God help us if the petit Napoleon doesn’t take us into war with his other European parasite friends to avoid losing power after their failed policies, and humiliation as the most hated president in history. Unbearable for such a narcissistic character.

Best wishes from France.

PH

COMMENT#2: Mr. Armstrong,

Thank you for doing podcasts in Croatia and Serbia. You are being heard. The president, Milorad Dodik, a Bosnian Serb, who is the 8th President of the Republika Srpska, is now publicly saying what you have been warning about: that this war with Russia is because the EU is in trouble. I know if I ask, you cannot confirm or deny. But it appears that you may be advising countries in the Balkans. I certainly hope so. Dodik has publicly stated that the political situation in European countries is deteriorating, and their economies are in recession. Dodik warned that the EU is a trap. “The Balkan countries should not join the EU. It’s a trap. By the time we join the European Union, it will disappear, and it is already disappearing.” 

Thank you so much for your efforts. You are the only person who truly deserves a Peace Prize.

VR

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REPLY: If you are blind, you can still see that once the EU was created, like a small businessman seeks to expand his business, that same human instinct takes place among politicians, but the difference is they constantly seek more and more power directed against the people. Even German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for “putting sticks in the wheels of Brussels” in order to regain Berlin’s influence. Merz wants to give part of the EU’s powers to national governments. He has stressed that it is necessary to stop Brussels’ interference “in people’s daily lives” in the person of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

“Now we have to put a stick in the wheels of this machine in Brussels,” the German chancellor said, addressing business leaders.

Merz also criticizes von der Leyen for proposals to expand the EU budget, introduce new taxes, and for the protracted negotiations on trade agreements. He has insisted on reviewing the role of Brussels in defense planning. Merz has actually said that the EU has “gone too far” and that this situation “can no longer continue.

Poland has also expressed similar problems with Ursula’s administration of the EU. She has really wiped out the European economy by using insane climate control to the migrant crisis. A mere glance at the GDP of Europe in comparison to that of the United States reveals how it has significantly suppressed economic growth, pushing the EU to the brink of collapse.

EU_GDP Q 5 1 25
US GDP Q 1947 1st Q 2025

This is the official data taken from the Federal Reserve. This is why we even have a NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE on Ursula this week. I was in a meeting in Berlin and had to run to the next meeting in Rome. These climate change policies have led to the cancellation of short-term flights. There was only one direct flight in the morning. I had to rent a private jet to make the next meeting. I have NEVER in over 40 years been compelled to do that.

Milorad Dodik

Since the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement, Bosnia and Herzegovina has functioned as a decentralized, multiethnic state divided into two entities: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska. Ukraine should have been divided along ethnic lines. But NATO and the NEOCONS have been using Ukraine as their sacrifice on their Neocon altar to bring down Russia.

The Balkans can’t look to the future because they are forever hostages to the past. Even the Baltic states face the same issue with Kallas of Estonia, who insists that Russia is too large and must be broken up. The EU hates Dodik because he is pro-Russia.

IBEUUS D Array 10 6 25

This week, the European Parliament is scheduled to hold two no-confidence votes against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 12:00 PM CEST. These votes follow a joint debate held on Monday, October 6, 2025, at 5:00 PM CEST. What is fascinating is how the computer picks up these events from the economic patterns. He had a Panic Cycle for the 9th – the day of the vote.

The motions have been introduced by two political groups: the anti-leftist “Patriots for Europe” and the left-wing group “The Left.” The Patriots for Europe criticize Ursula von der Leyen’s green policies and response to illegal migration, while The Left condemns the EU’s inaction on Gaza. Both groups also oppose Ursula’s trade policies, particularly a tariff deal with the U.S. and a proposed EU-Mercosur agreement, which they argue harms farmers and the environment.

Most expect the motions will fail and Ursula will maintain the European tyranny. A two-thirds majority is required to pass a no-confidence motion in the European Parliament, and such a majority is not anticipated. Centrist parties, including the European People’s Party (EPP), Socialists and Democrats (S&D), and Renew Europe, are expected to support Ursula to the detriment of Europe. They will ensure that Ursula von der Leyen will retain her position and allow Europe to fulill is destiny.

IBEUUS W Array 10 6 25

Despite the expected outcome, these motions highlight growing political polarization within the European Parliament and reflect broader dissatisfaction with von der Leyen’s leadership. However, the computer does NOT show such clear sailing. This week was to be a Directional Change, and we have a Panic Cycle that is showing up around the world in various markets, especially during the Week of October 27th.

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu Resigns Only Weeks After Installation


Posted originally on CTH on October 6, 2025 | Sundance 

Well, number five didn’t last long. Now French President Emmanuel Macron will be looking for Prime Minister #6.

France’s new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has resigned only a few weeks after his installation. Just yesterday he appointed the cabinet, and today he quits. With the parliamentary government collapsing repeatedly, and with serious economic and financial issues around the French government, things are increasingly spiraling.

FRANCE – […] Lecornu, France’s fifth PM in less than two years, had his work cut out to convince the country — and investors — that he can unite a fractious and divided parliament enough to get a 2026 budget over the line.

He was installed in early September against a backdrop of public unrest and dissatisfaction over the messy state of French affairs, after several successive governments failed to pass budgets detailing spending cuts and tax rises.

A former defense minister and longtime ally of French President Emmanuel Macron, Lecornu resigned just hours after naming a new cabinet on Sunday. The new cabinet, which saw most high-profile figures remain in their posts, was due to hold its first meeting on Monday.

Now, France has been plunged into a new political crisis which will put massive pressure on Macron, who has now installed three failed minority governments.

Lecornu was due to make a speech in front of parliament, the National Assembly, on Tuesday laying out his government’s roadmap.

Parties on both the left and right of the political spectrum in France were watching closely, as were investors and the European Commission in Brussels, to see how Lecornu planned to close a budget deficit of 5.8% in 2024. France’s debt pile amounted to 113% of GDP in 2024.

Both levels are far above EU rules demanding that individual members’ deficits should not exceed 3% of GDP, while their public debt should not surpass 60% of economic output. (read more)

…”I have a new job for you.” 

Two More Election Wins for Sovereign Nationalism


Posted originally on CTH on October 5, 2025 | Sundance

In addition to the Japanese election victory of Sanae Takaichi, now positioned to be the first female Prime Minister of Japan, both the Czech Republic and nation state of Georgia held elections yesterday.

♦ In the Czech Republic, billionaire businessman Andrej Babis won parliamentary elections, with his populist ANO party receiving around 35% of the vote. This gains ANO 80 seats in the 200-seat lower house – up from 72 seats four years ago.

Andrej Babis will now likely enter a coalition with anti-Green Deal “Motorists for Themselves,” (lol) and the anti-illegal immigrant Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party, led by the Czech-Japanese entrepreneur Tomio Okamura. While this coalition will likely not exit the EU, this coalition will strongly push-back against the efforts of Brussels bureaucrats to control the national decisions of independent nations.

The biggest loser in the Czech election is Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who has relied upon a sketchy assembly of Czech arms dealers to provide him weapons via highly corrupt NATO/EU payment systems. As noted by the BBC, Babis “has already vowed to scrap the successful Czech ammunition initiative – which has delivered 3.5 million shells to Ukraine since 2022.

“Babis claims it lacks transparency, but Czech government officials who created the scheme say it works precisely because it is not transparent. Under the initiative, Czech arms dealers use their international contacts to procure shells for Ukraine on the global market, with the bulk of the money coming from EU and NATO partners. Some of the producers are in countries that have relationships with Russia but as the deal is arranged with Czech dealers their involvement remains private.”

In essence, the Czech arms dealers delivering weapons to Ukraine are also delivering weapons to Russia. [Sound familiar?]

The new Czech government will continue letting NATO/USA buy weapons for Ukraine from Czech arms dealers, but the govt will no longer permit the operation from hiding the transactions. Russia will know which of their arms suppliers are also delivering weapons to Ukraine. [Oh dear]

♦ The other big election outcome was the municipal elections in Georgia. Following the 2024 independent Parliamentary elections of Georgia Dream, the entire apparatus of western NGOs, western intelligence, EU and NATO alliances, have been funding opposition efforts in Georgia.

Their EU’s yearlong manipulation effort culminated in a massive rally, turned riot, on the streets of Tbilisi last night. However, the Georgian people rejected the pro-EU manipulation and resoundingly elected Georgia Dream (nationalists) to lead their municipal elections. Mayoral and council elections were won by candidates who supported the sovereign state of Georgia.

The biggest losers in the Georgia elections were EU President Ursula von der Leyen, the Brussels bureaucrats and again Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Tbilisi (AFP) – Georgia’s ruling party won local elections Saturday and police fired tear gas and water cannons at anti-government protesters who tried to enter the presidential palace, as tens of thousands of people rallied to the opposition’s call to save democracy. (more)

I think ‘the new awakening’, post Ukraine and post EU mobilization, includes a growing understanding of what this new “save democracy” claim is all about. None of it has anything to do with elections, freedom or liberty.

The people who organize these “save democracy” rallies, have a totally different perspective on what democracy actually is. They view nationalism, national identity, as something against the interests of the global democracy of totalitarian elites they wish to create.

This is a new era, where people are starting to recognize the ‘save democracy’ brand for what it really is. That gives me hope.

The government of Georgia should be held up for praise when considering their approach.

Many strong nationalists may not like it, but the Georgia ruling party openly, Georgia Dream, let the left-wing “new democracy” crowd protest for over a year. The Pro-EU troops marched in the streets and yet the govt did not stop the protests all year.

Instead, the nationalist govt permitted dissent, even when it was uncomfortable – which is, as we know, a tenuous approach. The Marxists always exploit the willingness of noble govt to remain solid in their view of counter argument.

The Georgia Dream decision to permit the continued antagonism by the Brussels funded crowds could have ended badly. However, while the govt permitted the protests, they simultaneously made the argument for sovereign control over their own country. They let the leftists shout at trees, while the Georgia govt made the better argument. It takes courage to do this.

Ultimately, this approach showed how the protest group was in the minority, and how the majority of the Georgian people stand firm on the side of sovereign nationalism.

Compare that approach to how the leftists in Romania and Moldova responded to protests. Both governments targeted dissent, attacked the sovereign nationalist movement, banned opposing views, made opposition to their ideology unlawful and weaponized government against their own election systems.

You might think the brutal totalitarian approach by both Romania and Moldova ended with victory for the oppressive fascists currently in power; but they govern in a very tenuous and unstable position. (Same with Ukraine, same with France).

The unstable nature of their “new democracy” leaves their governing structures exceptionally vulnerable. The need for control is driven by fear.

The government of Georgia doesn’t need to fear the future; while the governments of Romania, Moldova, Ukraine and France certainly do, and that’s why they’re acting like it.

PRO TIP: In the end, God wins!

Retain your kindness.

German Auto Industry Expected to Lose 100,000 Jobs in Next Four Years


Posted originally on CTH on October 3, 2025 | Sundance

The heart of the European industrial economy is Germany, and there’s major trouble afoot within the largest industrial sector within Germany.

Following the “Build Back Better” agenda, the EU went all in for green energy proposals.  EU banking and finance followed suit, funding investment capital for electric vehicles (EVs) to replace combustion engines.  Unfortunately, this put the EU, specifically Germany, in the position of competing against the largest EV industrial base in the world, China.

The second major flaw was capital only flowing to the EV sector, and Europeans -along with the majority of the industrial west- are just not buying EVs at a production capacity to match prior investment.

Put it all together and Germany is trying to compete with China to produce a product their consumer base doesn’t want.

GERMANY – ZF Friedrichshafen’s announcement that it is cutting 7,600 positions adds to the German supplier industry’s troubles as parts makers struggle to manage the shift to EVs, along with falling demand for combustion engine components and increased competition from Chinese suppliers.

Including job losses at Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche, the German auto industry is expected to eliminate nearly 100,000 jobs by 2030, according to an analysis by Bloomberg.

Bankruptcies among German suppliers are climbing sharply, with 30 percent more expected in 2025 compared with last year, according to a report from consultancy Falkensteg.

Between January and August, Falkensteg recorded 36 supplier bankruptcies, up from 33 the previous year. The report tracked suppliers with revenue of at least €20 million ($23.5 million) until 2024.

In the second quarter, the automotive supply and electrical engineering industries each recorded 11 corporate insolvencies, the highest number across all sectors, according to the survey, which was reported in Automotive News Europe’s sibling publication Automobilwoche. In the first quarter, 18 supplier bankruptcies were registered. (read more)

Against the simultaneous backdrop of major European countries banging Ukraine/Russia war drums, and against historic reference points, it is a little unnerving to hear about severe contraction within the German economy.

HARNWELL: the neo-pagan ice-blessing is “Pope Leo” sticking a giant middle finger right in our face


Posted originally on Rumble on By Bannon’s War Room on: October, 02, 2025

HARNWELL: “let’s put it this way — the UK is heading towards revolution, the US towards civil war”


Posted originally on Rumble on By Bannon’s War Room on: October, 02, 2025

ECB: Keep Calm and Carry Cash


Posted originally on Sep 25, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

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The European Central Bank (ECB) is urging citizens to “keep calm and carry cash.” The ominous message is a warning of trouble ahead. Bank runs, defaults, war, grid failures, pandemics—the current banking system cannot rely on what’s ahead. “Cash provides essential redundancy – a ‘spare tire’ – for the payment system,” the study’s authors write. “This redundancy is vital for any system, as no system is infallible.”

Indeed, no system is infallible. I have been consistently warning for decades that tangible assets are a necessity. Cash is freedom, which is precisely the reason that governments want to transition to digital and CBDC. Cash is anonymous, untraceable, and outside the immediate reach of bureaucrats. The entire fight against “money laundering” and the push to link biometric data to bank accounts is a direct assault on cash. Every penny will be tracked, and if they decide you owe taxes, they can simply deduct it without a trial.

Hoarding Euros

However, you cannot simply flee with cash in a suitcase as the majority of nations consider that a crime and will seize your money. Customs agents do not need evidence of a crime, and even if the courts clear you of wrongdoing, there is no guarantee you will ever receive it back. Money is whatever someone is willing to accept as payment. I have long advocated for silver coinage that is easy to carry and identifiable as one such alternative, especially valuable if the currency fails.

“The sustained demand for banknotes has been amplified by sharp increases in public demand during major crises, which highlights the unique role and attributes of physical currency,” the ECB states. The 2014-15 sovereign debt crisis in Greece led to massive bank runs, and people had no access to their funds. There were surges in withdrawals during COVID and at the start of the Russia-Ukraine wa,r and the ECB knows that banks simply do not have the liquidity to provide customers with cash in the event of a true bank run.

Central banks are issuing specific instructions for civil protection. “For instance, authorities in the Netherlands, Austria and Finland suggest holding amounts ranging from approximately €70 to €100 per household member or enough to cover essential needs for about 72 hours. Some jurisdictions, like Finland, are even exploring “disruption-proof” ATMs to ensure access during digital failures.” The ECB is keenly aware that trouble is around the corner.

European ECB Banking Crisis

The recent power outages in Spain and Portugal led to a significant disruption in the financial system. Grids will be targeted during times of war. Nations bordering Russia have seen a much higher demand for cash withdrawals, “with issuance levels reaching six to ten standard deviations above their respective historical norms.” The ECB reports that this level of deviation is “highly unusual,” but in times of panic, people hoard as a survival tactic. There was a 36% spike in daily net banknote issuance during the first month of the war. Expect this figure to multiply when it becomes obvious that the war is expanding beyond Russia and Ukraine.

Keep cash on hand for day-to-day needs, but remember that its use will be increasingly limited, and its portability across borders almost impossible. The real hedge will remain tangible assets that cannot be canceled by government. Next year will be devastating. If you are in Europe, the best thing you can do is get your affairs in order and leave immediately.

Watch Moldova


Posted originally on CTH on September 22, 2025 | Sundance

There is considerable anxiety afoot, as EU security elements begin bolstering the internal police force of Moldova. It appears their concern is widespread unrest could follow the election results. Why would the official government of Moldovan President Maia Sandu be concerned about post-election turmoil?

Well, consider that Maia Sandu’s election last year was not won by a vote of the majority of Moldovans who physically reside in Moldova, but by a reported half-million mail-in ballots that tipped the scales in her favor. Those same mail-in ballots also changed the results of the referendum that asked Moldovan citizens if they wanted to join the European Union.

The stakes are very high for the EU and NATO alignment. If the Moldova parliamentary election results in a more pro-Russian governing body, the best designed plans of the U.K/NATO/EU and global intelligence apparatus could be significantly damaged.

Maia Sandu’s Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) is in a tenuous position. Sandu and PAS are globalists, influenced a great deal by European money and promises of affluence. Their collective opposition within Moldova is an assembly of nationalist voices represented by Patriotic Bloc, a new group of existing pro-Russian opposition parties.

Polls have indicated that Sandu’s PAS is likely to lose the parliamentary election, but the European Union cannot accept this outcome. Thus, the issue of these mysterious mail-in ballots surfaces again, and that explains why the Moldovan police and EU security forces are preparing for civil unrest.

In August, the leaders of France (Macron), Germany (Merz) and Poland (Tusk) visited the capital city of Chisinau to proclaim their support for President Maia Sandu and the pro-EU movement. The trio, also called the ‘coalition of the willing’, represent fierce opposition to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

On the economic front, Moldovan citizens have been coping with high inflation, energy shortages and have seen little progress in the Sandu pledge to clean up internal bribery and govt corruption. Meanwhile, Sandu has been traveling around Europe and Great Britain seeking financial support that can deflect some of the economic issues.

The election next weekend represents a critical inflection point for Europe. If the EU loses the support of the Moldovan parliament, it would be much harder to utilize the Romanian NATO military base for a European war against Russia, a war they have been trying to provoke with increased aggressiveness.

Shortly before King Charles orchestrated the second state visit by President Trump, the U.K monarch met with Sandu to express his strategic support against a common enemy, Vladimir Putin (pictured below).  However, it can be reasonably argued the majority of the people who live within Moldova do not hold the same opinion. They do not want war with Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is watching this unfold, while hearing from the pro-Russian elements who live within the Moldavian region known as Transnistria. Indeed, much like the Donbas and eastern Ukraine region, where Western forces within Ukraine attacked the Russian enclaves, there are indications of the same dynamic within eastern Moldova.

If the EU security services think they will lose the election in Moldova, Sandu will cancel it.

Watch Moldova!

Mass Protests Against Austerity Measures in France


Posted originally on Sep 22, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

Over 100,000 people took to the streets of France to protest government mismanagement. The people are demanding that Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu reverse former Prime Minister François Bayrou’s decision to cut €44 billion in services. The government cannot maintain steady confidence and therefore leadership; Lecornu is the fifth prime minister in two years under President Emmanuel Macron. The deeper-rooted issue of fiscal irresponsibility has been lost, as the people still believe government spending can be offset through taxation.

Thousands voiced support for the Zucman tax, named after economist Gabriel Zucman, who proposed a 2% rate on assets surpassing €100 million. The proposal was passed by the lower house of Parliament but later blocked by the Senate over the summer. The proposal was estimated to generate 20 billion euros annually and would have impacted 1,800 wealthy households. What if people flee for a nation with lower taxes? The European Union is actually considering a bloc-wide taxation on wealth to compensate for fleeing capital.

As for France, the national debt stands at €3.345 trillion, equivalent to approximately 113.9% of its GDP. France surpassed the 100% debt-to-GDP threshold in 2020 and has been rapidly spiraling further down the hole. Estimates state that debt levels will rise to 121% of GDP by 2027, and yet, the government continues to spend without regard for budgets. Government spending will reach a low estimate of 57.6% of GDP in 2025.

France spends 14% of its GDP on its failing pension system, and retirees now outearn working-aged adults. Social protections at large compose 40% of national spending. Macron raised the defense budget to 64 billion euros or 2.3% of GDP, with plans to increase spending to 3.5%-5% to meet NATO requirements.

Governments raise taxes, cut services, and claim they are “saving.” The people believe that everyone must pay their fair share into the system and are targeting the rich for paying less. The rich could give all their wealth to the French government and it would still remain beneath current spending and debt levels.

Austerity never works because it punishes the people for the errors of politicians. The bureaucrats waste money on ideological projects, endless regulation, and absurd pension promises, and when the bill comes due, they demand ordinary citizens tighten their belts to pay. This is why the French are famous for taking to the streets.