[ransomnote]

Rickards is very generous with his insights into his methodology and how it has played out in past events (OPEC oil embargo, 9/11 etc.) and predictions about the multiple events which he believes will result in multiple shocks to the public sphere leading up to Nov 3, 2026.

While Rickard's originally created the video in June 2026, the content still seems relevant.

[sauropod]

Review

[pierrem15]

I was waiting for Trump t start the arrests and invoke the Insurrection Act last year.

I'm still waiting. And Trump is still stymied by a 1000 injunctions slowly wending their way through the system. Time to cut the Gordian knot.

[Bobbyvotes]

If there is no meltdown after midterms, should we ignore Rickards thereafter?

[Major Matt Mason]

Soon the first indictments will drop. By summer, the trials will begin. When the fall rolls around, convictions will be making headlines.

Sounds like this was supposed to have started by now - it hasn't, for the most part.

[chud]

Whether the arrests or third term happen, Rickard's advice to own gold is very good advice indeed, in my opinion.
Our national debt just hit $40 Trillion.

[roving]

Summer is almost over, and there are zero trials.

[Bigg Red]

Wow! Thanks for your extensive work on this.

[Steven Tyler]

Jim suggests “summer” is the due date

Rule #17, never give a due date

[Faith65]

Thanks, RN!

[numberonepal]

Jim Rickards' "Midterm Meltdown" — The Short Version

Rickards, a former CIA/Pentagon advisor and financial commentator, claims four simultaneous crises will converge on the November 3, 2026 midterms, creating massive market volatility and investment opportunity.

The Four "Snowflakes"

1. DOJ prosecution wave — The White House has allegedly spent a year building criminal cases against high-profile targets (former intelligence directors, state AGs, Biden inner circle staffers), timed to drop between now and Election Day.
2. The "Sanctuary Confederacy" — 13 states plus D.C. are defying federal immigration enforcement. Rickards draws a parallel to 1861 nullification and predicts Trump will invoke the Supremacy Clause, the Insurrection Act, and federal funding cuts — creating street-level chaos the left is intentionally provoking for electoral gain.
3. Middle East war with oil above $100.
4. Trump's third-term pathway — Via the Speaker of the House succession route, Trump could theoretically remain in power through 2033. Republican control of the House in November is the linchpin.

The Investment Pitch

• Defense/surveillance stocks — Government security spending is at post-WWII highs; specific companies cited returned 300–2,300% in recent years.
• Gold — Rickards claims he put $1M+ of his own money in; targets $10,000/oz by end of 2026.
• Gold mining stocks — Where he says the real leverage is, given miners' current margins at elevated gold prices.

The Hook

Three paid reports are being sold at the end of the presentation.

What this actually is: A financial newsletter sales funnel — classic "crisis + prediction credibility + investment thesis + paid report" structure. Trump promoted it on Truth Social in July and again August 24, 2026.