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Q.When FDR took the U.S. off the gold standard in 1933, did the action disrupt the basis of central banks issuing fiat currency on only about 3% of money backed by gold—wouldn't going off the gold standard merely extend and formalize the creation of monies out of nothing? Did the House of Morgan organizing the Business Plot to depose FDR on behalf of the House of Du Pont, coordinate its actions with the British Exchequer, the City of London, and the Rothschild interests? How did the change of Wall Street leadership from Morgan to Rockefeller proceed from the passage of...

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY On November 10th, The United States Marine Corps Birthday commemorates the establishment of the Continental Marines. #MarineCorpsBirthday The United States Marine Corps, a branch of the United States Armed Forces, is responsible for providing power protection from the sea. They use the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. The Continental Congress first established the Continental Marines on November 10, 1775, leading up to the American Revolution. Two battalions of Marines fought for independence both on land and at sea. The birth of the U.S. Marine Corps began as a...