Gold: The Gun Bankers Pretend They Don’t Need, But Can't Live Without

Authored by GoldFix, ZH Edit

Gold to a banker is like a gun to a liberal. They publicly dismiss it, advocate for financial "gun control," and pretend it’s unnecessary—until it isn’t. Behind closed doors, though, they keep it close. Not because they want to use it, but because they might have to. Gold is to a family’s finances what a gun is to home safety: a last line of defense when the system fails.

Contents (810 words)

1. Repatriation: Quiet Additions to the U.S. Balance Sheet

2. The Gold Wasn’t Sold—But It Was Loaned, Then Shorted

3. Why It Happened: Monetizing Gold While Keeping Prices Down

4. Fast Forward to Today: A Balance Sheet Reckoning

5. From Greed to Fear: The Shift in Bullion Bank Behavior

6. Basel III: The Countdown to Gold-Backed Reality

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2025-03-08/gold-gun-why-all-gold-being-repatriated

Ukraine hasn’t shown it wants peace – Trump

The US president has said he is waiting for a commitment to ceasefire negotiations

Ukraine has not demonstrated that it wants peace with Russia, US President Donald Trump has said ahead of American-Ukrainian talks in Saudi Arabia. 

On Sunday, a reporter asked Trump aboard Air Force One if he would resume military aid to Ukraine if it signed a partnership with the US on the development of its critical mineral deposits. 

“I think they will sign the minerals deal. But I want them to want peace. Right now, they haven’t shown it to the extent that they should,” Trump said.

“But I think they will be. I think it’s going to be evident over the next two or three days. I think, eventually, we’ll have peace,” the president added.

Trump reiterated that his priority is to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine to save “human lives” on the battlefield. He said that he expected a “good result” from the planned US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia.

https://www.rt.com/news/613959-trump-ukraine-demonstration-peace/

'Soviet tribunal'? Public college accused of hiding allegations, evidence from accused students

Student Academic Senate chair eventually learns 40 discrimination and harassment allegations, including calling a bureaucrat an "idiot" behind his back and telling someone "you have no idea what you’re talking about, once again."

German law enforcement will arrest people at home for purported insults, but at least they are told what specific language warrants their prosecution.

Two American students didn't get that courtesy when their State University of New York constituent campus accused them of discrimination and harassment, with one later learning he was under investigation for referring to an administrator as an "idiot" and another falsely told he had been cleared of unspecified behavior, according to a civil liberties group representing them.

Long Island's Nassau Community College, which has a history of treating criticism as prohibited conduct, refused to engage with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression despite the "conditional privacy waivers" provided by students Jordon Groom and Grant Peterson, whose punishment included "sensitivity training" and suspension from campus leadership.

https://justthenews.com/accountability/watchdogs/soviet-tribunal-long-island-public-college-hides-allegations-evidence

>>22734003

(Kid love productions), and scorched Cali?

Thats like saying VAxx are good for (you).

>>22734011

Staying vigilant when theres almost nothing left to work with after attacks isn't easy.

How do (you) persevere, with such great adversity, while pretty much being on empty?

Freedom worth it but it hard when (your) fighter an uphill battle almost on (your) own…

>>22734033

(You) are right about these things, but then again maybe there are 2nd 3rd 4th jumping out the fox hole are with other anons, some are on dialed in solo tour of duty, with little or no other specs around.

Guess thats why anon is participating again, for the shoulder to shoulder…

>>22734130

As long as (your) not saving evil, but rather saving from it.

>>22734137

"Peace through strength"

>>22734144

20 shots in the holsters, not too shabby.

>>22734180

There was the trucker rally freedom

thats the only freedom I can remember associated with that ass hat

I knew some domestic kurds from anon's old hood

they were pretty cool ppl