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They always hide these things in plain sight…. Sweet old Mary Poppins, remember that movie? I know I saw it years ago, and I’m pretty sure there’s a song about a spoonful of sugar helping the medicine go down, and I’m also pretty sure Mary Poppins flies with a magic umbrella? Is any of that correct? But other than that, I don’t really know anything about the movie….until now. But a big thanks to Charles (last name withheld for privacy) for sending it to me today. I’m not entirely sure why he did, but thank you Charles! He did a good job summarizing the plot of the movie: Do you remember the plot of the movie? Mary Poppins went to work for a rich London banker named (ironically?) Mr. Banks. It was Mr. Banks who insisted that Mary bring the children to the bank where he worked. It was the lead partner of the bank, a Mr. Dawes, who told one of the Banks children, Michael, that he should deposit his pocket-money into a bank account. Michael refused, saying he’d rather give his tuppence to the old lady outside the bank to buy feed for the pigeons, and Dawes snatched the money out of his hand. Young Michael was furious and demanded that Dawes “Give it back! Gimme back my money!’ Other clients in the bank, overhearing Michael’s protest, begin to ask for their own deposits. That resulted in a horde of account holders making a “run” on the bank, forcing the bank to refuse withdrawals. Mr. Banks (Mary Poppins’ employer) was subsequently fired by the bank. In a feel-good ending, though, he’s not only re-employed, but becomes a partner at the bank. He realizes that being a father is more important than being a cut-throat capitalist, and Mary flies off, having brought happiness and contentment to the Banks household. And now here is the famous scene of the bank runs. Why am I showing you this? Because I absolutely believe they preprogram this stuff and “hide it in plain sight”. I’ve warned a lot about Bank Runs and for good reason — because I think you’re going to see one on such a large scale that it will stun millions of Americans. This clip shows what it would have looked like back then, in person, when everyone went in to a bank branch. It’s a little different now, and will most happen online (you simply won’t be allowed to log in, or you’ll log in and it will say your money is gone — it wasn’t your money anyway! We loaned it out 9x times!). But I think there’s power in seeing something so thanks to my friend Charles, we all can watch this together — watch how quickly the panic spreads. I think they absolutely NAILED that part of this scene. And while things are different now, one thing that’s the same is the panic will spread in a very similar way.  Only it will be FASTER.  Everything is faster now.  The speed at which this goes down will not leave you any ability to get your money out.  Not even close. Anyway, watch here and then I’ll discuss some additional thoughts — plus something you can do about it right now: It’s why I keep sounding the alarm so loudly around here. The problems have NOT gone away, only gotten worse. This report is just from LAST MONTH, and it has not been solved: A Top 4 Bank JUST Freaked Out — “Major WARNING” This was from 2 months ago, and also has not been solved: US Banking: Unrealized Losses Soar to $517 Billion, Surpassing 2008 Crisis It's why I keep telling you: GET YOUR MONEY OUT OF THE BANKS! I'm going to give you one big disclaimer upfront: I am not a financial advisor and I can't give you personalized financial advice.  We square on that?  Ok good. But I am a reporter and what I see happening with the banking system scares me a lot. The first thing that scares me about keeping dollars in a bank account is how they lose value year over year. You know that right? Think you're being smart and "saving up"? You're literally losing money every year to inflation. This perfectly sums it up: This. pic.twitter.com/rvvuoYvE8i — Declaration of Memes (@LibertyCappy) July 29, 2024 Yes, if you simply left $1 million in cash in the bank since 1913, do you know what it would be worth? $40,000. Your $1 million from 1913 would have the purchasing power in 2024 of $40,000. Ouch! But that's not even what scares me the most.... What scares me is another round of bank closures like we had last year. Here's what's happening in China right now: BREAKING: 40 Chinese Banks Just Crashed and Vanished — “Worse Than 1980 S&L Crisis!” Yes, that's real. And yes, I believe it comes here next. But even if your bank is open, can you get the money out? Have you ever tried? Sure you have to leave some money in there, but you don't want big amounts of money sitting in bank accounts. Because you might never be able to get it out! Go ahead, test me out on this...even right now in good times (before a full-blown banking crisis hits America) go to your bank right now and try and withdraw $10,000.  They will look at you with panicked looks on their face.  I guarantee it.  Then they'll go get their supervisor.  The supervisor will come over and tell you they can't do that today.  Come back in 2-3 days.  And then they'll start the interrogation.  "What do you need this money for?"  "Where is this money going?"  Only after you answer all their questions, wait 2-3 days, fill out a bunch of paperwork, only then will you MAYBE be allowed to take YOUR money out of YOUR account. I guarantee that's how it will go for you.... Test me out! Go try it and report back below in the comments. So now the big question: Ok, what can YOU do about it?   How do you prepare? How do you make sure you and your family are not at risk when the banking crisis hits America (which I believe it will, very soon). The answer is you do exactly what I've been preaching about for over a year now....get your money OUT of the banks!  (Not personalized financial advice, just common sense from where I sit).  That's Step #1. Hold firm, be determined, play their stupid games, and get your money out of the banks! Because while YOU view it as your money in your bank account, that's not how the bank views it.  The bank views it as their money.  And the dirty little secret is they LENT OUT your money to other people already.  Sometimes 9-10 times over!  It's true, I'll do a separate report soon on that explaining "fractional reserve banking". But Step #2 is the most critical....you don't want to just get your money out of the banks, you want to get it out of the US Dollar. The most basic and traditional financial wisdom has always viewed Precious Metals (Gold and Silver) as the safest places to have your money when a crisis hits. So while I can't give you personalized financial advice, I can tell you a couple things: (1) the Big Central Banks have all been buying Gold and Silver hand over fist for the last couple years.  Gee, I wonder why?  And (2) Gold and Silver have stood the test of time back to the Bible times as being the best store of wealth to weather out a storm in the economy.  Period. And now Step #3 is where I'm going to make sure I don't leave you hanging. I have two killer connections for you... Two companies that I trust for getting the best deals on Gold and Silver.  PHYSICAL Gold and Silver, the real stuff.  Not some phony symbol traded on some stock exchange that may or may not have actual Gold and Silver backing it up.  You want the real stuff. And because I love the free market and competition, I have two great companies to recommend to you.  You can talk to both, see who you like better, and then take action! The first is WLT Precious Metals ran by my friend Ira Bershatsky. I have personally sent family members to Ira for 5-figure purchases of Gold and Silver and he treated them like royalty.  They were very pleased. That's how much I trust Ira. I didn't tell him I was sending them over either (and these particular family members have a different last name) so I did it as a bit of a "secret shopper" test and Ira passed with flying colors. Of course I knew he would. That's why I work with him and that's why I have confidence telling you about him. Ira can handle bulk purchases of bullion, coins, whatever you want. All custom ordered and shipped right to your door. A lot of people love Bullion because its the cheapest and most economical way to do it, to stretch your dollar into as much gold and silver as possible. The website is called WLT Precious Metals and when you see my logo in the top left-hand corner, you'll know you're in the right place. You'll get a personal phone call with Ira Bershatsky (or someone on his team) and they will work with you free of charge for as long as needed to answer any questions you have and get you taken care of. How about that! You don't see that much anymore, but Ira and his team pride themselves on good old-fashioned real customers service: No sales pitch, just real, actual help. And the best prices you will find. Here's the only disclaimer I will give you: because they do pride themselves on dedicated service, it might take a few days before you get a phone call back.  Just be patient. Good things come to those who wait! You can contact Ira and WLT Precious Metals here. Ira can also help you if you want to purchase Gold and Silver in your IRA. I mean, his name is Ira, after all, OF COURSE he can help you purchase in your IRA account. The thing I love about purchasing in your IRA account is you can do it with no money out of pocket.  You just take money already in the IRA account, perhaps in stocks or bonds or other investments, and you can shift it into Gold and Silver. Again, I'm not your personalized financial advisor, I'm just explaining how it works. And it's REALLY cool. So even if you're saying times are tough right now, I don't have a lot of spare money to shift into Gold and Silver, you might have a golden opportunity (pun intended!) already sitting there in an established retirement account. Ok, that was option #1. Now I want to tell you about option #2. An equally great company, I am so happy to be working with these guys. This next company is called Genesis Gold and this is also for people who want to purchase real physical gold or silver in their IRAs (Investment Retirement Accounts). In addition to "no money out of pocket", do you know what the beauty of that is? TAX FREE baby! I'm not a tax advisor, but that's a general oversimplification. Never pay more taxes than you are legally required to pay. And that's why I love getting gold and silver in my IRA (and why I hold a large chunk in an IRA myself!). There's so much to love about Genesis Gold, starting with the fact they are proudly and un-ashamedly Christina! They call it "Faith-Driven Stewardship" and they put it right on the homepage of their website along with a quote from Ezekiel: Wealth Preservation With Gold & Silver – The Genesis Gold IRA By your wisdom and your understanding you have made wealth for yourself, and have gathered Gold and Silver into your treasuries – EZEKIEL 28:4 Genesis Gold Group believes the Bible gives clues on how man-made currencies (paper money) represent instability, and a lack of virtue and encourages living wastefully in excess. Conflicts have beleaguered us since the dawn of civilization, and they can all be encapsulated into one battle. The battle is between currency, man-made paper, and gold and silver — the two precious metals found in our Earth’s crust, sent to us by our Lord to use as money. Man-made currency always leads nations down the path to increased war, greed, and ultimate collapse. History has shown that abandoning gold and silver has always been a bad idea. Gold and Silver enforce discipline, nurture self-constraint, self-reliance, and balance, and lead to confidence, a restrained government, and a more stable foreign policy. Genesis Gold Group believes in empowering faith-driven stewardship with Gold & Silver are an integral part of a balanced portfolio. Protecting your finances with precious metals has never been more crucial during these trying times. With a combined 50-plus years in the precious metals industry, let your Genesis gold and silver experts guide you through the simplicity of asset protection and growth with our Genesis Gold IRA. Sincerely, Genesis Gold Group Empowering Faith-Driven Stewardship Oh....and they're VERY good at what they do. You also get physical gold and silver with Genesis, believe it or not!  The gold and silver is purchased for you (in whatever combination of coins and bars you prefer, a picture taken and sent to you, and then stored safely in a vault for you! I love what these guys are doing. Here's more on why gold and silver in your IRA are so powerful: You can contact Genesis Gold here. They are also very backed up with record demand, so you may have to wait a bit, but someone WILL get in touch with you for personal customer service and assistance! Tell 'em Noah sent ya! Oh, and did you know Genesis is recommended by SUPERMAN himself? It's true. Superman himself, Clark Kent -- Dean Cain -- came on my show and we broke it all down: Watch here: Stay safe! Be ready. Be prepared. Before you go, I have one more thing to show you.... This actually just came out and it's super cool. In addition to bullion, coins or even Gold and Silver in your IRA, this has a very specific purpose and it might be worth having some on hand: Buy It -- Break It -- Trade It -- New Silver "Invention" Has Never Been Done Before! A new physical precious metals product launched that immediately caused a stir in the gold and silver industry. "Prepper Bar" is a utility bar that is perforated to allow owners the ability to break off pieces ranging from 1.5 grams up to 7.7 grams. They fit nicely in one's wallet so they can be carried around constantly. "People have been asking me how we came up with the idea and I have to tell them that I can't take credit," said Jonathan Rose, CEO at Prepper Bar. "Over the years, our customers have been asking for something tradeable, portable, and spendable so we made Prepper Bar as the perfect accommodation." These 62 gram bars are flat and come in either silver or gold. The Silver Prepper Bar is available for immediate shipment while the Gold Prepper Bar will be available by the end of June. We asked Rose what makes these bars so different from regular bars or coins. "Gold and silver are great for holding wealth but you'd need a pretty sturdy hacksaw to shave off incremental chunks for sale or barter," he said. "Prepper Bars are strong but they can be easily broken along the perforations so if we find ourselves in a pinch, we can break off the right amount, no problem." Check out the new Prepper Bars today! How cool is this? (Note: Thank you for supporting American businesses like the one presenting a sponsored message in this article and working with them through the links in this article which benefit WLTReport. We appreciate your support and the opportunity to tell you about Genesis Gold!  The information provided by WLTReport or any related communications is for generalized generalized informational purposes only and should not be considered as personal financial advice. We do not provide personalized investment, financial, or legal advice.) 

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This lady is great. She went to clean a white liberal woman’s house, and she knew the woman wanted to talk about how great Kamala Harris is and how wonderful it is that she is the candidate. The woman must have been shocked by her response. Liberals are racist pic.twitter.com/M2sJgnGLc8 — Clown World ™ (@ClownWorld_) […] The post This Woman Is Great on the Election appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

When someone says that an engine is purring, they don’t mean there’s an actual kitten in the car. They’re usually speaking metaphorically. So, when a woman heard meows coming from underneath the hood of her car, she knew there was something unusual going on! She caught some baffling footage of her vehicle making strangely feline sounds in a parking lot. Immediately recognizing that there must be a kitten hiding in her engine, she began to speak to the animal in soothing tones while figuring out how to open the hood. Once that was done, she peered inside. Looking back up at her was the face of the tiniest, sweetest little kitty ever! @little.miss.emotional Shoutout to the couple at HOM furniture who helped us #invisiblestring #cat #kitten #catdistributionsystem #kitty #pets #homefurniture #carengine #catsoftiktok #catlady #meow #carproblems ♬ invisible string harp cover – hannah_harpist Thankfully, there was a couple in the parking lot who were willing to help the woman retrieve the kitten trapped in her engine. Obviously, she had to take the cat home after this adorable meet cute. It wasn’t long before the animal was inside the vehicle again, but in a more appropriate place: safe and comfy in their new mom’s arms! “The cat distribution system is getting crazy,” the woman wrote in her video. Commenters found this video both heartwarming and hilarious. “A CATalytic converter,” one person quipped. Another added, “Cat distribution system works everywhere anywhere anytime.” Update: this kitten is doing just fine now. When people began to clamor for an update, the cat’s new owner shared a beautiful video of the animal settling into their new home. She also revealed the pet’s name: 2019 Chevy Equinox, in honor of where they were found! @little.miss.emotional Replying to @Keith Loughnane 2019 Chevy Equinox and I are doing well #catsoftiktok #kitty #2019chevyequinox #kitten #cat #kittensoftiktok #catdistributionsystem #pets #meow #cds ♬ My Love Mine All Mine – Mitski It must have been pretty stressful for this kitten while they were stuck in the engine of a car. We’re so glad that the kind-hearted owners of the vehicle were not only able to rescue them, but give them a wonderful new place to live! You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Driver Hears Meowing Coming From Car Engine & Finds Purrfectly Adorable Surprise Inside appeared first on InspireMore.

In the early hours of July 18, 1918, the Franco-American counter-offensive against German positions began at Aisne-Marne in northern France. The first division of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) drove the German forces back, but not without significant losses.By the end of the assault, more than 1,000 US soldiers were unaccounted for – the fate of their mortal remains unknown. But 85 years later French archaeologists conducting salvage work ahead of a construction job on what would have been the centre of the battlefield encountered the remains of two American soldiers.One of the two men, Private Francis Lupo, was easily identified because his name was embossed on his wallet, and he was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honours in 2006. But the other man proved more difficult. The remains of Private 1st Class Charles McAllister took two decades to be identified, but the young man will now finally be laid to rest with full military honours in his home town of Seattle. The burial will take place on August 21.Back in 2004, both soldiers remains were taken to the US military’s central identification laboratory (CIL) of the joint POW/MIA accounting command in Hawaii, where analysis of the evidence began. There is no UK equivalent of this US lab. The UK Ministry of Defence operates a small team called the joint casualty and compassionate centre (JCCC) commemorations team, sometimes known as the “war detectives”. Some ad hoc identification work is also carried out by UK universities.Discovering the identity of the as yet unidentified remains of Charles McAllister – dubbed CIL 2004-101-I-02 – was deemed impossible at the time.I was a forensic Archaeologist at the CIL when the remains arrived, and I conducted an analysis of the associated evidence. I concluded that there was a high likelihood that further research could lead to an identification of I-02. The case was passed on to historians and other anthropologists with the organisation, but no headway was made.But some 14 years later, as we approached the 100-year anniversary of the death of this soldier and the end of the first world war, I reopened the case. However, much had changed politically with the agency in charge of MIAs and I was forced to work on it on my own time. Others volunteered to help as I went through all of the lines of evidence that could be used to establish this man’s identity.Pfc Charles McAllister.Image Credit: McAllister family Courtesy of Jay SilversteinSeveral lines of evidence could be used to narrow down the possible casualties from the list of soldiers listed as missing in action (MIA) from the Aisne-Marne Battle: the date and location of his death, his possessions and his biological characteristics.In an ideal world, there would be a database of the missing and I could conduct a preliminary search based on his height, his dental pattern, his age and his ethnicity. Unfortunately, these data only reside within the individual military records stored in the US National Archives. This meant I needed to determine a short list of possible soldiers and request their records.Long way roundTo generate the short list, I first turned to the location and time of his death. I knew when Francis Lupo had gone missing and, since they were buried in the same unmarked grave, it was an easy assumption that they died at approximately the same time, July 21 1918, and in about the same location.Using military maps of the campaign, I overlaid the remains’ recovery location on battle maps and correlated them with the movement of the advance of US forces. This gave me an estimate of which regiments were in the vicinity, but this could only narrow the basic list to hundreds of MIAs.The medal for service on the Mexican border.Image Credit: McAllister family courtesy of Jay SilversteinThe main clues were two buttons on his uniform, one stated “WA” and the other had a “2” and a “D” on it split between two crossed rifles. I discovered that this meant: I-02 had been a member of the Washington State national guard, 2nd regiment, company D, before they were nationalised into the AEF.There was also a medal awarded for the 1916 campaign against Mexico. As I began to dig into the records of the Washington national guard, I found that they had served on the Mexican border and I discovered a list of those from the 2nd Regiment listed as MIA from France.By cross-referencing the date range of losses with the losses recorded on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the American battlefield’s monuments at the Aisne-Marne cemetery with the Washington national guard records, I was able to generate a shortlist of four men of Company D. It was then a matter of pulling together the military records of these four men from the national personnel records center (NPRC).Once the records were in hand, biometrics (physical measurements from the body) could be used to confirm his identity. Only one individual matched the stature estimate of 63 inches (1.6m): Pfc Charles McAllister. Furthermore, his dental chart included extracted first and second molars on the left and right sides of his jaw with his wisdom teeth still intact, a rather unique pattern that matched Pfc McAllister. His estimated age also matched.Using this information, I conducted genealogical work and found a family member from his matriline in Montana. Beverly Dillon knew the story of her great uncle well and she read me the last letter he wrote as he shipped out to France from New York. Mitochondrial DNA is useful in identification. This is genetic material separate from the nuclear DNA. It is only inherited from the mother’s side and resides in the mitochondria, “organelles” inside our cells. This DNA is passed down from mothers to their children. Beverly’s mitochondrial DNA matched Pfc McAllister.This gave me enough statistical data to show that it was impossible for the remains to belong to anyone else. Finally, a family member from the male line provided a nuclear Y-chromosome DNA sample. This is genetic material passed down from fathers to sons. The identification of CIL 2004-101-I-02 could no longer be denied, Pfc Charles McAllister could finally be laid to rest with military honours in his hometown, Seattle.Jay Silverstein, The Department of Chemistry and Forensics, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Trent UniversityThis article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her Democrat running mate, offering a balance of different races and genders – if you’re one of those traditionalists who still believes in those binaries. But their ideology is a pretty strong match. Walz is especially “progressive” on abortion on demand, on pushing “gender-affirming care” for kids, and on fawning over illegal immigrants with taxpayer-funded benefits like free college tuition. They’ll claim Walz represents “Midwestern values,” and then you see he supported tampon machines in the male bathrooms in public schools, and he couldn’t oppose the idea that pedophilia can be blurred into a list of sexual orientations. So one of the most bizarre left-wing media spins is the claim that Walz the Libertine Leftist can still appeal to rural conservative voters – even if there’s little evidence he did that in his last governor’s race in 2022. On CBS, Gayle King gushed “There's something appealing about a guy...[who] is as comfortable talking in a T-shirt and a baseball cap as he is talking in a suit, as he is talking in a tuxedo.” King nudged Robert Costa for more: Walz seems like an amiable fellow, “he can crack a joke, talks about the hot dish up in Minnesota, that famous casserole, can talk about fishing.” On MSNBC, Molly Jong-Fast tried to counter Walz’s radicalism with Midwestern practices: “He ice fishes. He’s a hunter. He does butter carving….he’s a rural person.” This tends to clash with Walz’s biography, teaching high school in Mankato, Minnesota. “In 1999, Walz agreed to be the faculty advisor of Mankato West High School's first gay–straight alliance.” Mankato has a population of about 44,000 people. So that’s not “rural.” That’s almost a big city when you grow up in a small town in dairy-farmer country in Wisconsin as I did. You can't cancel out a left-wing record with what you wear or what you eat. It's like Jim Hightower, the Texas leftist who wore a cowboy hat. The hat was just a hat. The same goes for the Midwest. You can be a butter-carving socialist. You can be a bratwurst-noshing Marxist. You could even be a drag queen who ice fishes. Where do they come up with this kind of lame spin? It happened again on the front of the August 8 New York Times. Their headline was “Extraordinarily Ordinary: Walz’s Path to Prominence.” The subhead was “A Swing-State Plan, Clad in Plain Talk and Carhartt.” Here we go again – he’s somehow not a left-wing radical if he wears those working-class Carhartt pants and camouflage hats. Times reporter Lisa Lerer – author of a new book decrying the repeal of abortion on demand – gushed that Democrats hope “Brat summer, the lime-green pop-culture meme for Ms. Harris’s campaign, can translate into the kind of brat summer that evokes a staple of Midwestern barbecues.” Keep hope alive! Lerer acknowledged Walz was endorsed by Bernie Sanders, and that Republicans won't let Walz's "casual style and folksy, flat Midwestern vowels alone pass for moderate views." And why should they? When Trump picked Mike Pence, no one hoped "folksy" vibes and casual styles and casseroles were going to crowd out their dire warnings about the Christian conservatism that terrifies them. It was a New York Times columnist, Thomas Friedman, who proclaimed that the election of Trump-Pence in 2016 was a "moral 9/11." Now it's the Times that aerobically implies the election of Harris-Walz is a victory for a working-class "politics of joy." That's not news. It's advertising.