There is no separation between Israeli’s political system, military, intelligence agencies, and technology corporations. There is virtually no separation between those elements and their counterparts in the U.S., and Israel’s influence is almost as pervasive in other Western governments and bureaucracies.
The Palestinians, both before and after October 7, 2023, have been the beta test for Israeli surveillance, control, and military technologies. Israel’s recent attack on Iran, particular its assassinations of key Iranian figures, signaled that those technologies have moved beyond beta and confirmed their effectiveness.
Unit 8200 is an elite Israeli military intelligence division of the IDF responsible for, according to Wikipedia, “clandestine operation, collecting signal intelligence (SIGINT) and code decryption, counterintelligence, cyberwarfare, military intelligence, and surveillance.” Many of its soldiers are 18- to 21-years old, who were identified in high school as exceptionally bright and put in after-school programs teaching computer coding and hacking skills. Unit 8200 has served as a feeder for Israeli, Silicon Valley, and other international IT companies as founders, financiers, and top management.
Banks have been manipulating the price of silver for decades because the penalties and fines have been worth the profits. The impact on banks when silver shorts cannot be covered by physical supplies will be devastating. When will will know this is happening? The following is a 12 month summary that I asked Grok to generate for the silver lease rates.
Here is the summary of the 1-month silver lease rate over the past 12 months (from October 2024 to October 2025). Lease rates were generally low and stable (near 0-1%) through much of late 2024 and early 2025, with occasional short-lived spikes reflecting temporary tightness. However, rates began escalating more frequently and intensely from mid-2025 onward, culminating in extreme levels by early October 2025 amid growing physical shortages and squeeze pressures.Historical data is not always daily or publicly tabulated in full detail, but here’s a compilation of key data points and approximate monthly ranges derived from charts and reported values. Spikes often occurred around periods of high demand or market stress, and rates could fluctuate rapidly within days.Key Data Points and Trends for 1-Month Silver Lease Rate
Date/Period
1-Month Lease Rate (%)
Notes/Source
October 2024
~0.5–1.0
Stable near historical norms; minor fluctuations. kitco.com (Inferred from multi-year charts showing low volatility pre-2025 spikes.)
November 2024–January 2025
~0–2.0 (spike to ~3 in Jan)
Occasional tightness; correlated with early-year price rallies. kitco.com +1
February 2025
~2.0–4.0
Elevated amid tariff/inflation concerns; one of the year’s early spikes. kitco.com +1
March–April 2025
~2.5–3.75 (peak 3.75% on Apr 9)
Rising due to physical flows to COMEX; OTC London tightness noted. kitco.com +1
May–June 2025
~1.0–4.0 (spike to ~4 in May)
Volatile with industrial demand surge; brief peaks. kitco.com
July 2025
~2.0–6.0
Sharp rise tied to price leaps to $38/oz; physical scramble. bullionvault.com
August 2025 (mid)
2.2
Temporary dip before escalation. jensendavid.substack.com
September 2025
~3.0–6.5 (e.g., >6% on Sep 26; 6.5% on Sep 29)
Multiple spikes (5th time above 5% for longer tenors, but 1-month followed); Indian imports and shortages drove up rates. jensendavid.substack.com +3
October 2, 2025
7.3
Intensifying London shortage. jensendavid.substack.com +1
October 7, 2025
~8.0
Peak in early October spike per charts. @jameshenryand
October 8, 2025
11.2
Rapid escalation. @InProved_Metals
October 9, 2025 (morning)
11.1
Pre-surge level. @MacrostrategyP
October 9, 2025 (latest)
19.21
Extreme high, signaling severe physical tightness. investing.com +2
Overall trend: The rate hovered near or below 1% for much of late 2024, with increasing frequency and magnitude of spikes throughout 2025 (up to 4-6% in Q1-Q3, then accelerating to double-digits in October). This reflects chronic supply deficits, surging industrial/investment demand, and reduced liquidity in key markets like London.
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Look at the entries in the past month and you will see how fast the economic collapse is happening in real time.
The forecasts for the price of silver have not been adjusted to the recent rise of the price of silver or its mining shortfalls. I asked Grok for the projection of silver at the end of 2025:
Forecasts vary based on assumptions about economic recovery, inflation, and demand elasticity. Here’s a summary from recent analyses:
Analyst/Firm
End-2025 Projection
Key Rationale
HSBC
$49/oz
Spillover from high gold prices, renewed investor demand, and volatile trading; average for the year at $38.56/oz, with a Q4 range of $45–$53/oz. investing.com +1
InvestingHaven
$48–$50/oz
Bullish on testing all-time highs amid supply tightness and industrial surge. investingnews.com +1
Citigroup/JP Morgan/Saxo Bank
Around $38–$40/oz
Conservative view based on moderating demand growth and potential economic slowdowns. goldsilver.com
Sprott Insights
Potential to approach or exceed $48/oz (2011 high)
Structural deficits and undervaluation vs. gold could trigger a “silver squeeze” with modest demand spikes. sprott.com
Silver Institute
New cycle peaks above 2024 highs (implied $45+/oz)
Deficit narrowing but still significant at 118 Moz; investor interest sustains strength, though above-ground stocks limit outsized gains. silverinstitute.org
Supply crunch from deficits and inelastic industrial demand; historical bull markets see silver outperform gold 2x. metal.com
Overall, most projections cluster in the $45–$55 range by December 2025, reflecting the current $50 floor and limited supply as a tailwind, but tempered by potential easing if U.S. policy stabilizes or rate cuts end. If shortages intensify (e.g., via accelerated EV/solar adoption), prices could push toward $60/oz; conversely, a global slowdown might pull them back to $45. A balanced estimate, weighing the deficit and current momentum, suggests silver ending the year around $52–$55 per ounce.
The attached chart from the CFTC’s Commitment of Traders report reveals record commercial short positions exceeding 110,000 contracts, heightening squeeze risks as physical demand tightens supplies. (Grok)
The chart attached to the ZeroHedge post illustrates data from the CFTC’s Commitment of Traders (CoT) report, showing commercial traders’ net short positions in silver futures reaching a record high of approximately 110,789 contracts as of October 8, 2025. Commercial traders in this context primarily include large bullion banks and financial institutions like JPMorgan, HSBC, and Bank of Nova Scotia, which often hold these positions for hedging, market-making, or speculative purposes. Each silver futures contract represents 5,000 ounces, so this equates to a staggering net short exposure of over 550 million ounces—equivalent to roughly half of annual global silver mine production.
Banks holding these short positions are facing substantial unrealized losses as silver’s price climbs. For instance, if a bank shorted silver at an average of $30 earlier in the year, the move to $51 represents a per-ounce loss of $21—multiplied across hundreds of millions of ounces, this could translate to billions in mark-to-market hits. Historical precedents, like the 2011 silver rally to nearly $50, saw banks incur heavy losses before intervening to suppress prices. (Grok analysis)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler declared Sunday it’s a “myth” that Antifa provocateurs are behind the ongoing violent protests in Portland, Oregon.
In a now-viral video posted on Twitter, writer-producer Austen Fletcher caught up with the House Judiciary Committee chairman on his way to his vehicle.
“I ran into Jerry Nadler in DC and asked him to disavow the Antifa violence/rioting in Portland. His response? ‘THAT’S A MYTH,’” Mr. Fletcher said in a tweet along with the video. “It is true,” Mr. Fletcher tells Mr. Nadler in the video.
“There’s violence across the whole country. Do you disavow the violence from Antifa that’s happening in Portland right now? There’s riots—” “That’s a myth that’s being spread only in Washington, D.C.,” Mr. Nadler responded.
The above story has been erased from the Washington Times site. You can find the archived information here.
Yesterday, Democrat Rep. Jerry Nadler called Antifa violence in Portland "a myth that's being spread only in Washington, D.C."
For a “decentralized movement,” Antifa sure has a lot of support groups. To name a few: the National Lawyers Guild (legal support) Antifa International (helps with fundraising), and the Tides Foundation-funded Community Justice Exchange (funds bailouts). pic.twitter.com/GOhE5DCgn0
BREAKING: Donald Trump just ended the war between Israel and Hamas
It’s official!!
“Huge breaking news from the Middle East. The war in Gaza is now coming to an end. The White House is now confirming the deal between Israel and Hamas is signed, it is sealed, it is delivered.” pic.twitter.com/DJPqx7X3I5
Chinese SIM “farms”, infrastructure failures, and hackers are all threatening our ability to stay connected…
By now we all know of the nationwide network of SIM card “farms” that have been discovered in the United States. These farms are a massive telecommunications threat, not only in New York City and New Jersey where they have been discovered, but to the entire nation, as they can cripple the nationwide cellphone system, emergency services and they even lead to the swatting of federal officials and political leaders.
This was an act of war by the CCP, more specifically China’s Ministry of State Security. Blaze Media has reported on this as well as The RAIR FOUNDATION. The risk to our critical infrastructure cannot be overemphasized, and it must be assumed that these “farms” exist in major cities throughout the United States. The risks to our country and our way of life are immense.
Assuming that they have discovered even a significant portion of them is unwise. These can be set up on huge racks in one location as in the image above, or in multiple locations, perhaps hundreds or even thousands of them, sitting silently until activated. The risk is huge, and is occupying a great deal of our own federal and state resources just in an effort to track these down. Another consideration is that China doesn’t just build hundreds of these devices, known as SIM banks or SIM gateways, each that can host hundreds of SIM cards in a single device. They build hundreds of thousands of them. They can be placed, and likely are, everywhere.
The purpose of this essay is not to rehash what others have written about extensively, other than to emphasize the dangerous nature of this threat and the catastrophic repercussions should our networks be systematically disabled, while other seemingly unrelated attacks take place at the same time. Rather, this is to emphasize and provide solutions for individuals who wish to keep their families safe, or as safe as possible, WHEN these attacks take place.
Do you use your phone to get your news? Of course you do. Everyone does. Do you even know how to use the radio in your car? Do you have local stations programmed in it? Twenty years ago that would be a stupid question, but not anymore. Pre-program a couple of news stations.
And, of course you use it to call home, friends, your kids, everyone. What if you can’t call? Will someone worry? Can you stop at a pay phone? Oh wait, what’s a pay phone, you ask? Have you even seen one of those recently?
A Dallas-based auto lender built on giving car loans to illegals has just gone belly up, and it’s dragging Wall Street down with it.
Tricolor Holdings was once hailed by the US Treasury as a “community development” success story. Now, they’ve just filed for bankruptcy as fraud allegations and a full-blown federal investigation overtake them. The company, which sold overpriced used cars to illegals and wrapped the scheme in a feel-good “social lending” label, is leaving major US banks like JPMorgan, Barclays, and Fifth Third staring at massive losses.
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We’re literally financing our own demise. If this doesn’t infuriate you, something is wrong.
I have a natgas standby generator (effectively whole house, but is tied to 16 of about 30 total circuits to…