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Globalism Has Already Lost (But No One Sees It) | Dixon & Doomberg
- The reemergence of shipping choke points signals an unwinding of globalism, likely leading to a weaker dollar, higher Bitcoin, and higher gold. - Media propaganda in Western outlets reflects captured journalism serving power interests rather than neutral reporting; analysis requires understanding who benefits from narratives. - The Middle East "forever wars" are ending as empires transition from unipolar to multipolar systems, driven by negotiation between financial, military, and technical power centers. - Iran's leverage via the Strait of Hormuz may be overstated; oil prices below $90 create desperation and risk further escalation rather than capitulation. - Bitcoin faces simultaneous attacks on infrastructure (Coldcard vulnerability, BIP 110 fork contest) while remaining resilient; self-custody carries real risks but offers unique sovereignty benefits. - Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy strategy is designed to accumulate Bitcoin for placement in traditional custodians like Coinbase and Fidelity, potentially weakening Bitcoin by removing coins from self-custody.
"The Dying Phase of Capitalism” - War and the Trillion Dollar Ponzi | Dixon & Collum
- Iran geopolitical negotiations: Discussion of the Strait of Hormuz situation, alleged memorandum of understanding already signed, and the narrative management by multiple parties (US, Iran, Israel) seeking exit ramp stories ahead of potential deal announcements. - Market liquidity and IPO dynamics: Analysis of AI and SpaceX IPOs requiring artificial liquidity injection into the system; SpaceX valued at 100x sales; concern that index inclusion rules (allowing trillion-dollar IPOs into indices on day one) are driving passive flows to overvalued assets. - Bond market stress: 10-year yields around 5.4%, 30-year above 5.6%; speakers note bond yields as the real signal of market distress, with real estate and banking implications if yields don't compress. - Gamma squeeze and equity market mechanics: Theory that call option buying by "price-insensitive buyers" (possibly sovereign states) is artificially pumping equity markets; concern that unwinding this mechanism could trigger liquidations and secular bear market. - Systemic imbalances and valuation extremes: Equities trading 150–200% above historical average valuations; argument that the system is displaced far from equilibrium, implying violent return to mean; comparison of current state to pre-collapse conditions in 2007. - Central bank digital currency and surveillance infrastructure: Broader narrative of transition to programmable money, AI-driven algorithmic control, and potential depopulation agenda linked to climate/ESG policy and multipolar world restructuring.