I see gold and silver are perking up a little, coming off the bottom even on days the dollar bounces. I haven't been following them too closely but it was a nasty swoon over the summer, so good to see a tentative rebound. I've been forgoing any new metals purchases until my mortgage is fully paid off. Should be very close to zero by year end, which will be a relief..
On the Kavanaugh topic, Webster Tarpley is concerned that the powers that be (finance oligarchy) will soon force Trump into supporting a move toward not just big Soc Sec/Medicare cuts, but severe IMF type austerity in general in the US. This scenario, which will depend upon a compliant Supreme Court, is not that far fetched considering that another financial crisis on the order of 2008 is inevitable at some point. The banksters already have Greek/Cyprus type the 'bail in' laws on the books in the US, under which during a crisis, the ownership of bank deposits is seized by the banks. Asset stripping on a grand scale by bankster controlled entities, ala Greece, is also on the wish list for the finance oligarchy.
The banksters will need a loaded Supreme Court, one that doesn't have a problem with the unconstitutionality of 'emergency measures' like imposing IMF type austerity on the country. Anyway, while Tarpley seems to have gone off the deep end to some extent in his hatred for Trump, what he's really worried about is the trend toward what resembles fascism in both the US and Europe.
