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Get ready for a deep dive into one of the most exciting technical setups in recent memory. In this episode of the Gold & Silver Show, Mike Maloney and Alan Hibbard break down a massive “cup and handle” pattern forming across multiple timeframes—6‑month, quarterly, and annual—forecasting a possible silver breakout into the $300–$500+ per ounce range (yes, really). From historic parallels to the 1970s bull run, you’ll see how current price action mirrors volatile, vertical gains—complete with confirmation signals across key charts. Discover why silver may need to hit $200–$468 (or more) just to reclaim its inflation-adjusted purchasing power, and...

Australia will refuse any US request to join a “hypothetical” conflict with China over Taiwan and won’t make any advance commitment, the defence industry minister, Pat Conroy, has said, amid reports Washington is seeking such promises in discussions over the Aukus submarines. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, also pushed back on such a request, alluding to America’s own position of so-called “strategic ambiguity” on whether the US would militarily respond in a conflict over Taiwan. He said Australia wanted to see “peace and security” in the region. Following multiple reports this week that the Pentagon was seeking guarantees from Australia...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 1,361 illegal immigrants in the Houston area in June, which included individuals previously convicted of hijacking an airplane, homicide, sexual assault and more, the agency revealed. ICE said in a press release that the illegal immigrants arrested in the Houston area in June are either currently charged with or have been convicted of a criminal offense. Of those arrested, 32 were previously convicted of child sex offenses, nine for homicide-related offenses, and 16 believed to be gang or drug cartel members. One person arrested by ICE was convicted of hijacking an airplane headed to...

Two New Findings That Mohammed Didn't Exist Islamofacist kryptonit aka Dismantling Islam RT 1 hr 56 m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy_iD6Lf6MY&pp=ygUqVHdvIG5ldyBmaW5kaW5ncyB0aGF0IG1vaGFtbWVkIGRpZG50IGV4aXN0 .

“You want to revoke my citizenship? go ahead and try, i’m not yours to silence i never was” Comedian and TV host Rosie O’Donnell has dismissed a threat from Donald Trump to revoke her US citizenship. It comes after the US president posted on Truth Social that he was considering removing her citizenship. He wrote: “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship.” He also said she was a “threat to humanity” and said she should “remain in the wonderful country...

Adam Carolla Calls Out Gavin Newsom: “He’s a Sociopath.” Comedian and podcaster Adam Carolla doesn’t hold back as he exposes the emptiness behind California Governor Gavin Newsom’s leadership. Adam breaks down why Newsom’s performative politics, COVID overreach, and refusal to confront fatherlessness are destroying California. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YilHMoMXGr8&pp=ugUHEgVlbi1VUw%3D%3D Rt 7m 26s.

Posting on Truth Social Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump accused California Democratic Senator Adam Schiff of committing mortgage fraud. "I have always suspected Shifty Adam Shiff was a scam artist. And now I learn that Fannie Mae’s Financial Crimes Division have concluded that Adam Schiff has engaged in a sustained pattern of possible Mortgage Fraud. Adam Schiff said that his primary residence was in MARYLAND to get a cheaper mortgage and rip off America, when he must LIVE in CALIFORNIA because he was a Congressman from CALIFORNIA," Trump said. "I always knew Adam Schiff was a Crook. The FRAUD began...

Chinese President Xi Jinping says relations with Australia have “turned around” as the two countries stress dialogue and seek to stabilise trade in the face of global tensions. Xi made the remarks as he hosted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. The six-day visit by Albanese – his second as prime minister – aims to boost economic cooperation with Beijing, Australia’s top trading partner. “No matter how the international landscape may evolve, we should uphold this overall direction unswervingly,” Xi said, acknowledging that China-Australia ties had “risen from the setbacks”....

As a child of the Cold War with the Soviets as America’s enemy, when the wall came down and the threat of Communism faded, I was under the illusion that the world had inexorably turned a corner and that history was on the march to bring freedom, Capitalism and prosperity to the whole world… The events of September 11 exposed that illusion for what it really was, a delusion. There were actually people out there who wanted to start a war with the United States. With 9/11 and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq Islam went from an almost nonexistent...

I have no doubt that God’s Word gives us all the information we need to know, and nothing is hidden from us that we, as Christ followers, must understand. But the Bible is also filled with information that is not yet for us all to understand. This is especially true when it comes to Bible prophecy. There are certain things we can only speculate upon. Even as we see current world events lining up with Scripture references, there are some things we’re not ready to fully understand, and God knows that. Indeed, if we knew with absolute certainty the dates,...

Investigative reporter Paul Sperry has uncovered an interesting fact about leftist mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani: BREAKING: Alex Soros has funneled $24 mil to the NYC mayoral campaign of Muslim Zohran Mamdani thru his fundraising arm Working Families,which means Soros' wife HUMA ABEDIN,whose parents are Muslim Brotherhood, "will control the mayor of NY," a lawyer investigating Abedin told me — Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) July 12, 2025 The New York Post reported something similar: Socialist Zohran Mamdani has declared billionaires shouldn’t exist, but it’s unlikely he’d be the front-runner to become the Big Apple’s next mayor if it wasn’t for one —...

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The clock is ticking on our tax dollars going to National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). They aren’t risking closing, unfortunately, but they are on the verge of facing the exact same pressures as every other television network out there: the ability to pay their own bills by attracting an audience and advertiser or donor dollars. The President’s rescissions package is awaiting passage by Congress to cut a modest $9.4 billion from the federal budget, with most of the funds coming from USAID and the remainder from PBS and NPR. The catch is, it has to...

Donald Trump asked Volodymyr Zelensky if Ukraine was capable of striking Moscow, as he encouraged more long-range strikes inside Russia. The US president told his Ukrainian counterpart that he wanted Ukraine to “make them [Russians] feel the pain” and force Putin to the negotiation table, sources told the Financial Times. “Volodymyr, can you hit Moscow?... Can you hit St Petersburg too?” the US president reportedly asked on the July 4 call. The Ukrainian president replied: “Absolutely. We can if you give us the weapons.” Following the call, Kyiv received a list from US aides of long-range strike systems that could...

Author John Lednicky’s cat Pepper and its prey helped discover yet another new strain of virus. Credit: John Lednicky ======================================================================== When a Florida virologist’s cat brought home a dead shrew, no one expected it to lead to the discovery of a previously unknown virus. But that’s exactly what happened. The shrew carried a new strain of orthoreovirus—a virus family known to infect mammals, including humans. While its effects on people are still uncertain, some orthoreoviruses have been linked to serious illnesses. Feline Assistant Strikes Again Pepper, the house cat who gained attention last year for helping scientists identify the first...

FBI Director Kash Patel has launched a “Grand Criminal Conspiracy” investigation into the decade-long weaponization of the federal government — a probe that specifically circumvents the statute of limitations, allowing investigators to finally pursue justice for long-buried crimes. According to a report by JustTheNews, Barack Obama, John Brennan, James Clapper, James Comey, and other high-level Obama-era operatives have been named in the investigation, which shows a coordinated criminal conspiracy to target political enemies, shield Democrat allies, and manipulate multiple presidential elections — from 2016 through 2024. But it gets better: The probe may now shift jurisdiction to Florida — thanks...

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, an opposition leader in Belarus, hadn’t heard from her husband Siarhei in more than two years. Not since Belarusian authorities placed him in “incommunicado” detention, in full isolation. And then he called her. “My dear wife,” he said. “I’m free.” He had been released from prison after negotiations between authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko and Trump administration officials, and was at the border between Belarus and Lithuania. He and 13 other political prisoners were heading to the American embassy in Vilnius. Tsikhanouskaya and Siarhei have since reintroduced him to their children, traveled to a solidarity rally in Poland and...

Welp, good luck getting through this one with dry eyes. A mother took an incredible video of her son waking up in the hospital after a skateboard accident, and it's going viral for good reason. In the video, which was later posted by a friend, he looks up and says he can see Jesus and his deceased father, who apparently died of cancer a few years ago. He talks to his dad and talks to Jesus, constantly remarking about how beautiful Jesus is. "He has fire eyes..." It recalls John's vision of Jesus from Revelation 19, where he describes his...

The world needs now “to prepare for the regime [in China] to lash out without warning,” according to China expert Gordon Chang in a report at the Gatestone Institute, where he is distinguished senior fellow and a member of the organization’s advisory board. He cited “rumors” that Xi Jinping is losing control and will lose both his Communist Party and Chinese government posts in the next few months – as well as those who say “little or nothing is out of place and Xi is fine.” “Whatever the truth,” he said, now is the time when Xi may “have reason...

The Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 (URC) on July 10-11 in Rome concluded with joint agreements to provide Ukraine with 3.55 billion euros for reconstruction. “We received a clear message from Ukraine’s friends and partners: they are ready to invest in our recovery,” Oleksii Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for the Development of Communities and Territories stated. There is false hope that Ukraine will exist after this prolonged conflict. The Ministry approved of five agreements worth over 370 million euros during this conference. The Italian Foreign Ministry agreed to offer 100% insurance coverage for banks...