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Warning: this doc (Compiled by David Troy) is scary and likely.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iwjijEK_6oyN4hV2QahTN0pHcztDNjX5GeeUqWBq_Rw/preview?tab=t.0
Link to tweet
suegeo
(2,832 posts)Russias strategic goal is to dismantle the United States. They will pursue this primarily through trying to destroy the dollar and by ending the Federal Reserve. In addition, they have been backing secessionist movements in multiple states and may try to capture Alaska.
bucolic_frolic
(47,737 posts)Because we wanted free enterprise, banks, and profits. USSR had different ideas. Putin has not forgotten.
ananda
(30,979 posts)It will be a nightmare of monumental proportions.
bucolic_frolic
(47,737 posts)Trueblue1968
(18,285 posts)M_o_o_n_dust
(6 posts)I pray this is an unfounded conspiracy theory.
The funny thing about Ron Paul is that I've been on to his bull crap since the rise of his popularity in the late 2000s.
I used to be very active in online discussions from the time when the Kremlin owned "news organization" called "RT", had a Youtube channel. I noticed that they were always signal boosting obscure American secessionist movements and promoting ideas such as "hard currency," and interviewing American financial wackos like Peter Schiff.
I even recall arguing at one point that Ron Paul was a useful idiot for America's enemies.
jmbar2
(6,261 posts)For those not on Xitter, the article leads to a Google doc that explains potential financial/economic risks that may emerge in January 2025 when the takeover starts.
Key points
IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL RISKS
JANUARY 2025 TIMELINE
DEFENSIVE MEASURES
1. Diversify holdings. FDIC only covers $250,000 per bank account.
2. Do not invest in bitcoin or similar scams
3. Stay on top of the proposals and flood elected officials immediately if they even think of engaging in these activities. Try to peel off the old conservatives from the saboteurs.
suegeo
(2,832 posts)1. Diversify holdings. FDIC only covers $250,000 per bank account.
An earlier iteration of the document said to buy Gold and Silver ETFs.
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/investing/best-gold-etfs
I'm wondering how they will steal the meager funds in my HSA. They are coming after everything, so they probably have a plan in place. Then again, if the dollar is worth nothing, then neither is my HSA.
I own my home outright. But if nobody can afford to buy it from me?
Putin won the cold war.