BREAKING: Israel just dropped bombs on the Qaraoun Dam in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley — a key water reservoir serving civilian populations across surrounding villages. This is not a battlefield target. It is a critical water infrastructure. This is an act of genocide.

A very sad announcement. I have just been convicted a second time for 'hate speech' and it is only due to a technicality that I could not immediately be sent to jail —to the judge's frustration. In an ironic turn of events it's actually thanks to my previous prison sentence (for memes in a private group chat) that I am now still free —in a physical sense, at least. Call me naive but I didn't think they would take it this far, given that this precedent criminalises many of the arguments used by even the most moderate politicians critical of mass migration. In February 2024 I gave a lecture at Catholic University Leuven wherein I linked mass migration to crime and a deterioration of our quality of life. Every single point I made was 100% the truth and based on scientific evidence. Cynically, even the judge that convicted me admits as much by writing in his verdict: “Even if all of the statements made by Van Langenhove are based on scientific evidence and statistics, it makes no difference to the criminal intent. Van Langenhove is not charged with spreading false information. He is charged with presenting facts in a way that incites hatred against persons on the grounds of one or more of the protected criteria in the Anti-Racism Law.” That's a lot of words just to say he wants to send me to prison for speaking the truth. Even the regime media write: "It did not matter to the court that Van Langenhove was quoting scientific sources. The judge argued that Van Langenhove's main message was that a big part of the societal problems like insecurity, housing shortages and lowering educational standards are due to mass migration." You may think the regime media are being sympathetic to me in the first sentence, but in reality they are warning people: even if you speak the truth, if you go against our narrative, we will crush you in every way possible. Both the public prosecutor and the judge did not present a single real argument as to how or against whom I would have incited hatred. So even if I would accept their crazy, dystopic law, I still did not break it. The only argument they present is that I created a "hostile atmosphere of us versus them” in regards to migrants. But even this silly argument (which is not even a punishable offence) is not true. To me, the deadly disease is self-hatred and one of its worst symptoms is replacement migration. My enemy is thus NOT the migrants themselves but those orchestrating the mass migration. Sadly, in Belgium, evidence is not needed and ‘vibes’ are enough to put someone in jail. Given the fact that I have another court case coming up in September and that I have a dozen active criminal investigations for hate speech, time is running out for me. I have already paid more than €420,000 in legal fees and there is no ending in sight. I have been in an intense battle of attrition for eight years and must now regroup to make sure I can still win. If you want to help me, you can do so via the links below. If you can help in other ways, please contact me via DM. If you live in a country that still has free speech, never let them touch it, however noble they make the motives sound, because this is where it leads to.

Free market = search algorithm = evolution Market intervention = planner overrides search = evolution stopped mid-run Socialism = replace search with plan = assume the answer exists before the search runs

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Please do a quick read of this. It’s short, well written, and will remove a bit of wool from over your eyes.

Allow me to educate you: One friend of mine got banished from Broadway in 2020 for not getting the jab. She is a 2x Tony Award nominee and they still won't welcome her back. Another was fired from a world-famous band after posting about a book by a controversial journalist. Another was cancelled by a major symphony orchestra in 2020. He's currently suing another symphony orchestra that's trying to blackball him. Two friends of mine had their long and distinguished careers destroyed for voicing gender critical views. One is in the US, the other is in the UK (yes, it's an international problem). I'm still on a list in NYC for condemning pandemic policy and identity politics. Many people have had their lives ruined over the past decade for nothing more than their mere existence being offensive to left-wing orthodoxy. They had thriving careers doing what they loved, with people they thought were friends. Then they thought one wrong thing and it was all over. "Cancel Culture" doesn't grab headlines the way it did 10 years ago. It's no longer shocking. We've even grown used to it. But the thing is, most of the people who get cancelled aren't rich, famous comedians. That's why people like this person can pretend it doesn't happen, successfully signaling to peers that she's still "safe" to associate with, all while remaining blissfully ignorant of the devastation wrought over the past decade...most of it inflicted by people exactly like her.

Iran can’t have nukes because they shot down an American A-10 that was bombing Iranians.. meaning Iran can’t defend itself??? Are you retarded

100,000 American troops in Europe = a free ride for Europeans? Let's check the facts. 🔹 American military bases are not free Germany, Italy, Spain, and Romania pay for the infrastructure, land, utilities, and civilian personnel of US bases. Germany alone contributes over $1 billion annually to support the American military presence on its soil. 🔹 Europe is the largest customer of the American defense industry F-35s, Patriot missiles, HIMARS, Apaches — all purchased by Europeans with real money. Every security alarm in Europe translates into contracts for Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Boeing. 🔹 American bases in Europe don't only protect Europe Ramstein in Germany coordinates operations across Africa and the Middle East. Sigonella in Italy covers the Mediterranean and North Africa. Romania secures the eastern flank and the Black Sea. These are global American strategic assets — not neighborhood security for Europeans. 🔹 Command is American, not European NATO is always led by an American Supreme Commander (SACEUR). Europe contributes troops, bases, and money — but America holds the controls. Those who control the structure are not the ones getting a free ride. 🔹 The nuclear umbrella is not altruism American nuclear deterrence in Europe keeps the dollar as the world's reserve currency, keeps European markets open to US corporations, and legitimizes American hegemony against Russia and China. But what would actually happen if America withdrew its troops from Europe? 🔹 For America — immediate strategic losses Without bases in Europe, American response time to any crisis in Europe, Africa, or the Middle East grows from hours to days. Ramstein, Sigonella, and Incirlik cannot be replaced by aircraft carriers. Infrastructure built over decades disappears overnight. 🔹 The American defense industry loses its biggest customer A Europe without the US umbrella will build its own defense industry — and fast. Airbus Military, KNDS, Leonardo, and Rheinmetall will take the contracts that Lockheed and Raytheon currently win. Billions of dollars shift from America to Europe. 🔹 The dollar weakens Dollar hegemony is partly sustained by American global military credibility. A withdrawal from Europe signals to the world that America no longer guarantees the postwar order. Alternatives — the euro, the yuan — become more attractive as global reserve options. 🔹 Russia wins without firing a single shot Not necessarily through immediate invasion — but through political influence, energy pressure, and the gradual destabilization of countries on the eastern frontier. The Baltic states, Poland, and Romania enter a security grey zone that no one can guarantee quickly. 🔹 China watches and draws conclusions about Taiwan A precedent of withdrawal from Europe sends a direct signal to Beijing: American commitments are negotiable. The cost of deterrence in the Pacific rises exponentially. Withdrawal is not isolationism. It is strategic abdication. America would not be leaving Europe because it no longer has interests there. It would be leaving while ignoring that those very interests are what make it a superpower. The "free ride" narrative doesn't describe Europe. It describes exactly what America has in Europe.

This 2008 Trump interview about Nancy Pelosi applies to him now, but is also true: Dems ran in 2006 by promising to de-fund the Iraq War. Dems won, Pelosi become Speaker, and she immediately said they wouldn't: they wanted the Iraq War to contine to help them win in 2008.

LOL, tell me the paper system is wobbling without telling me it’s wobbling. As bankers flee, commodities will soon run free. #oott

Price the stock market in gold rather than in fiat currency, and the direction of what lies ahead will become clear for you. Allow me to translate the current wave of statements and rhetoric, mainly noise, coming from sovereign governments around the world: We are selling U.S. dollars and buying gold.

Systemic repricing, driven by true supply-demand reality, bolstered with no price cap due to monetary drivers.

This is not a short squeeze. #oott

The Pentagon has reportedly estimated the cost of the war with Iran at approximately $1 billion per day. Such a figure might be manageable if the conflict were indeed expected to be short. However, I do not share that assumption. In my view, the developments surrounding both Venezuela and Iran should be understood in the broader context of what represent the United States’ final strategic confrontation with China. Since 2021, I have pressed on that this conflict has already begun in stages. It started with rhetoric 2010, followed by trade disputes mid 2010s, then escalated into financial warfare between roughly 2019 and 2025. The next phase was always likely to be kinetic. We now appear to be entering that stage. The kinetic stage will happen simultaneously as the financial war enters turbo mode. For that reason, it is difficult to view this as a short war, and Iran itself is without doubt not the primary strategic focus. Rather, it represent one theater within a much larger geopolitical contest. The $1 billion per day estimate is concerning, and it may prove to be significantly understated. Realistically, the cost could rise to $2, or even $3 billion per day depending on the scale and duration of the operations. We simply do not have the budget to sustain a continuous expansion into new adventures. What is most striking is how closely this path mirrors the one taken by the Romans in the later stages of their empire. In this broader framework, the actions of the United States and Israel can be interpreted as part of a strategic response to China’s rise. China’s growing economic and geopolitical influence represents the most significant challenge to American global dominance in its roughly 250-year history. Over the past several years, China has appeared relatively restrained amid the turbulence in global politics. However, that posture will not persist indefinitely. We should now expect a more visible and perhaps, a more aggressive China. When China reveals gold reserves far larger than the roughly 2,500 tonnes officially reported, probably in the range of 30,000 to 40,000 tonnes, the implications for global currency and debt markets will be an event we will not forget. There is little we can do to influence the course of events in this situation. I have been emphasizing these conflicts for a long time, and the picture is far larger than simply a small war here or there. Regardless of what unfolds, and regardless of who ultimately comes out on top, our approach should remain focused on one clear objective: hard assets. Are we now beginning to see what smart money is pricing into gold, which began 2023, and initially back in 2018?

I’ve been testing the X algo consistently the past three days, hence the sudden posts. Tricky to establish reach. I would appreciate any interactions, CC Family. It significantly boosts the algo and reach. Thank you. 🤝

Just as we have braced our portfolios, you must brace your private wallet and budget. Take steps to protect your purchasing power, sooner rather than later. Hard assets will protect you.

Investors have become increasingly complacent and are underestimating oil. Given the developments of the past three years, this is perhaps not entirely surprising. A theme of confusion. Nevertheless, the risks associated with being underexposed to oil have risen sharply. #oott

BlackRock’s private credit fund is now restricting investor withdrawals, allowing only up to 5% to be redeemed. All is well.