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While Mr. Geller’s premonition concerns Islamic terrorists, I would be more concerned about a false flag against Trump by Mossad. This meeting is a risk that should not happen: Trump is able to hold this meeting in Washington, D.C.
Too much is currently in play for something big not to happen and change everything.
Gold just broke up $100 an ounce today: $4125.55. Silver is currently up $1.77 for a price of $51.94 an ounce. We are living in interesting times as this week will show.
The controversy this past weekend on X concerned Rep. Thomas Massie. He was misrepresented as supporting men in women’s bathrooms. There were major “influencers” promoting this lie and berating Mr. Massie. Do you know what this attack really is about?
From Grok:
Thomas Massie, a Republican Congressman from Kentucky, has been leading an effort to compel the U.S. Department of Justice to publicly release unclassified documents related to the investigations of Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier convicted of sex trafficking. The core of his plan involves using a procedural tool in the House of Representatives to bypass committee delays and force a floor vote on the matter.
In July 2025, Massie, along with Democratic co-lead Ro Khanna, introduced H.Res. 581, a resolution that provides for the consideration of H.R. 185 (an existing bill repurposed via amendment). The amendment transforms H.R. 185 into the “Epstein Files Transparency Act,” which directs the Attorney General to make publicly available all unclassified records relating to Epstein, including those from federal investigations, court proceedings, and related matters. The resolution structures a streamlined debate process: one hour of debate split between parties, waivers of certain procedural objections, and a direct path to a vote, followed by transmission to the Senate within a week.
The resolution was referred to the House Rules Committee but stalled there. To circumvent this, Massie initiated a discharge petition (Discharge Petition No. 9) on September 2, 2025, under House rules that allow a majority of members (218 signatures) to pull a bill or resolution from committee and bring it directly to the floor for a vote. This is a rare and challenging maneuver, as it requires broad bipartisan support to reach the threshold.
The effort started with around 20 cosponsors in July and gained momentum, with Massie and Khanna hosting Epstein survivors at a Capitol news conference to build public pressure. By mid-September 2025, the petition had 217 signatures, just one short of the required 218. However, as of early October 2025, the process has been mired in controversy: A newly elected Democrat from Arizona, Adelita Grijalva, won a special election and could provide the 218th signature, but House Speaker Mike Johnson has delayed her swearing-in, allegedly to block the vote amid broader disputes like a government shutdown threat. This has led to bipartisan criticism and speculation of internal GOP pushback or potential revolts.
If the petition succeeds in reaching 218 signatures, it would force a House vote on H.Res. 581, potentially leading to the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the mandated document release. As of October 13, 2025, no floor vote has occurred, and the standoff continues.
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Here is the reality: Speaker Johnson will not allow the House to reconvene because it would require a House vote on the floor to release the Epstein files. But Grok said above that he does not have the required 218 votes. Once again, we have to look past the narrative. Rep. Grijalva has already signed this legislation and is the 218th vote. However, Speaker Johnson refuses to swear her in. He does not need to convene the House to swear her in so this is the second procedural method to postpone the vote to release the files.
Is this delaying the inevitable or will it expose the House as being a puppet to Israel? We have to ask who is being protected by not releasing the Epstein files? Is it conjecture or a well founded assumption that Mossad ran a honeypot operation on politicians and powerful people for blackmail? It has even been asserted that Trump is against the release so that he can continue to use this information for his own blackmail. That may be wishful thinking but here we are.
So what are the options for the House?
Either way, we are living in desperate times.
David DeGerolamo
I did not write much about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. At first, I was led to wait until more information was released. After a few days went by, reality sank in and I felt a deep sorrow. It was as if the best of us had been taken from the battlefield. The only relief I felt was the unification of the American people around this fight against evil. All of the division in our cause was replaced by a new sense of purpose.
That did not even last a month. Division had been our greatest weakness and the enemy’s greatest weapon. That is why Charlie Kirk was so effective: he listened and debated with facts to show people the truth. He unified us through logic and facts. So let’s see who is sowing this division on our side or claiming to be representing our side.
The first example is anyone who is attacking people looking for the truth concerning Charlie Kirk’s assassination. If someone is labeled as an anti-semite for not accepting the “narrative”, the person who is attacking has an agenda supporting the Israeli government, deflecting further investigative measures and/or wanting to divide us.
The second example are people who attack anyone calling out the Israeli government for its actions, US federal funding or control of the US Congress. AIPAC needs to be registered under FARA.
A third example is the false attacks on Thomas Massie concerning men in women’s bathrooms.
I am ashamed of how easily we let our country become divided again so quickly. But I am more ashamed of how we let Charlie Kirk’s legacy be manipulated and forgotten. How do we become “WE ARE ALL CHARLIE”? We must look at the people and entities responsible for sowing division:
So here we are at the crossroads. Do we honor the martyrdom of Charlie and unify to fight evil? Or do we retreat back into division and defeat? Identify the enemy and hold on to a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence.
David DeGerolamo
The dam is breaking. People have been paying storage fees for hypothecated metals.
A question to Grok:
Can you give me an example of a Bitcoin sell order placed on Monday morning that will not clear until Tuesday morning because the banks are closed? Assume a $100 million Bitcoin account leveraged at 5x and a 10% drop in BTC.
From Grok:
A trader has a margin account with $100,000,000 in equity, using 5x leverage to hold a long position in Bitcoin futures (e.g., via CME Bitcoin futures) with a notional value of $500,000,000. This corresponds to approximately 4,461.058 BTC at a Bitcoin price of $112,080 (calculation: $500,000,000 / $112,080 ≈ 4,461.058 BTC).
Bitcoin experiences a 10% price drop to $100,872. The new notional value of the position is 4,461.058 BTC × $100,872 ≈ $450,000,000 (calculation: first find the loss = 10% × $500,000,000 = $50,000,000; then subtract from original notional: $500,000,000 – $50,000,000 = $450,000,000). The unrealized loss reduces the account equity to $100,000,000 – $50,000,000 = $50,000,000.
Facing a potential margin call or automatic liquidation (assuming maintenance margin requirements are breached), the trader places a sell order on Monday morning, October 13, 2025 (Columbus Day), to close the entire position. The order executes immediately on the CME exchange, which remains open for trading Bitcoin futures despite the bank holiday.
However, due to U.S. banks being closed on Columbus Day, the trade does not clear or settle until the next business day. Clearing involves the exchange’s clearinghouse (e.g., CME Clearing) verifying and finalizing the trade, while settlement involves the actual transfer or adjustment of funds (e.g., crediting the realized loss or any remaining proceeds to the account). These processes are delayed because they rely on banking systems for fund movements, so the trade’s final clearance occurs on Tuesday morning, October 14, 2025.
To be clear:
From Grok:
The transaction price for the sell order is determined at the time of execution on Monday, based on the prevailing BTC futures price when the order is filled on the exchange. While clearing and settlement processes (including margin adjustments and fund transfers) are delayed until Tuesday due to the bank holiday, the executed trade price from Monday is what gets used for calculating the profit/loss and finalizing the transaction.
Concerning other types of brokers, here is what happens on Robinhood:
Accounts on Robinhood are not affected in the same way for cryptocurrency trades. When you place a sell order for Bitcoin (or other crypto) on Robinhood, the trade executes at the prevailing price at the time of filling, and the proceeds are available immediately in your account—regardless of bank holidays like Columbus Day. This differs from stock or options settlements, which can be delayed due to banking closures, but crypto sales settle instantly.
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The issue concerning when the trade is settled does not appear to be a problem. An issue may be the suspension of trading based on existing circuit breakers which have predetermined times until trading is resumed. Another issue is the suspension of trades by a brokerage house for various reasons:
From Grok:
Inability to Execute Trades: Traders might be locked out of buying, selling, or managing positions, exacerbating losses during a rapid decline. For instance, if BTC drops sharply (e.g., 10-20% as in past crashes), users holding positions could watch values plummet without the ability to sell or hedge. This was seen in recent events where platforms faced slowdowns amid massive liquidations.
Monday will be an interesting day.
From Grok:
Rho Rider’s post warns of intensified market liquidations on October 13, 2025, as U.S. stock exchanges open for Columbus Day trading while banks remain closed, delaying deposit settlements until Tuesday and trapping overleveraged traders.
High exposure in leveraged ETFs and margin positions—estimated at hundreds of billions—could cascade into forced selling, echoing past holiday volatility spikes where trading volumes drop 20-30% per NYSE data, amplifying price swings.
Based on the crypto carnage yesterday, it appears that our financial system is teetering on the edge of the precipice.
I asked Grok about the third bullet point since it was strange:
I always like to challenge/train Grok so I checked on its earlier statement concerning the USD strengthening. Here is its reply:
Thanks for checking Kitco.com and sharing that detail—it’s spot on, and I appreciate the correction. Upon verifying recent market data, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) did indeed weaken yesterday, declining by approximately 0.69% to close at 98.8474.
I am sure that the banks being closed on Monday for Columbus day will not be any consideration to implement major financial actions for the country. Then again….
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