Daily News Digest - Summary May 12, 2026
Shawn Ryan - Etienne de la Boetie2 Debate Challenge Update
Shawn Ryan - Etienne de la Boetie2 Debate Challenge Update
Is Shawn Ryan Going to Let Etienne Drive Right Past Him?
So I am rolling through Nashville, where Shawn Ryan’s studio is, next week on the way to my son’s college graduation and the following week on the way back. I had sent Shawn Ryan’s team an invitation to debate the legitimacy of “government” and the fact that the organized crime “government” is using unethically manipulative tricks and techniques to create “order-followers” (Soul-diers) willing to set their morality aside and kill whomever they are told while living off money stolen from others at the point of a gun. He or his team have not responded so I wanted to double down and make it clear I am calling him out…
Catherine Austin Fitts: “The Government Isn’t in Charge—The President Is Doing What He’s Told”
A former HUD official argues rising deficits and mixed signals point to power operating behind elected leaders.
by Lioness of Judah Ministry
Catherine Austin Fitts argues that soaring deficits and inconsistent policy decisions point to a deeper reality: elected officials may not be in control.
Drawing on the gap between public messaging and actual outcomes, she questions who is truly directing policy…
When the Persian Gulf Supply Shock Meets the Warsh Fed: Stagflation and the Coming AI Bubble Bust
Here is a salient place to start regarding the economic impact of the Donald’s misbegotten war on Iran
by David Stockman
Here is a salient place to start regarding the economic impact of the Donald’s misbegotten war on Iran: To wit, approximately 7 billion ton-miles of freight moves by truck each and every day in the USA, which heavy truck fleet consumes upwards of 2.9 million barrels per day (mb/d) of diesel fuel…
Why Medicine Won’t Cure You (and What’s Finally Changing)
The predatory business model that requires lifelong patients faces its first federal challenge with Kennedy’s historic SSRI initiative
by A Midwestern Doctor
Story at a Glance:
No industry, organization, or cause tasked with solving a problem will actually solve it, because the problem disappearing threatens their economic livelihood or political power—a dynamic visible everywhere from non-profits which constantly seek donations but never produce results to dating apps that deliberately prevent users from finding partners and leaving the platform…
Consumer prices rose 3.8% annually in April, the highest since May 2023
The consumer price index rose at a seasonally adjusted 0.6% for the month, putting the one-year pace at 3.8%, the highest since May 2023.
Etienne Note: This is RED FLAG level inflation especially since the Bureau of Labor Statistics is undercounting the true rate of inflation in the specific ways we discuss in our expose: THE GREATEST THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY! How the Banks and “Government” Will Steal At Least $2.73 Million From Every Working American… “Legally”. The organized crime banks and “government” have stolen the value out of our money with Fractional Reserve Banking and it is starting to become evident that we have been robbed. Don’t be distracted by Iran, fake “assassination attempts” or aliens. We are being robbed and the organized crime “government” is waging economic warfare against us.. slowly and surely bankrupting the population… We are at war.. How are YOU fighting back? https://artofliberty.org/sponsorship-program/
by Jeff Cox
The consumer price index rose at a seasonally adjusted 0.6% for the month, putting the one-year pace at 3.8%, the highest since May 2023.
Excluding food and energy, the core CPI increased 0.4% and 2.8%, respectively, keeping inflation well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% goal.
Though energy and in particular gasoline has been much of the headline story, inflation pressures also came from a variety of other areas…
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