MarkZ Evening (Uncut) 04-16-2025

Hello Jason, hello Mika in Washington State. Now I do have a bank story to share today guys, don’t let me forget. I do like fun emails too, Mac.

Hello Bart, Bart, Bart. Think you’re going to like the bank one especially. Hello Gwen.

I had a 65, ooh, that would have been a good one too. Hello Mal Smits. Hello Wakukun.

Savvy, always a pleasure. Spirits Penn. Hello Miss Kathy.

That’s everything, some of these you guys are just great. All right. We should probably start running into it because we do have whiskey and wisdom, which means the news segment will be informative, but very much crisp and to the point.

Brevity is a, you know, it’s so underrated. I think it should carry far more weight. Somebody can get across the point across in a meaningful manner quickly.

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The bank stories really do give us hope for timing, and I love this one. Aaron, I agree. Brevity is a word that more people need to learn how to act out.

Like, so many people’s like, well, let me try to make, too many people are making short stories long. Get to the point. Rob, I’m glad you started ahead of me.

I’ll try to catch up. Please don’t forget, I won’t forget the bank story. All right, let’s start there, and we will dive right in.

Jason, no part of me thought we’d still be sitting here, but we do appear to be getting close. Does appear to be getting close. Yeah, total blackout, guys.

Oh, wait. You can see the lights are on. It is island-wide, neighbors.

You can hear, if you walk outside, you’ll hear generators running all around the neighborhood. I am running on a solar backup system, which is powering the Internet, powering the lights, et cetera. Of course, Zester was not able to join this evening.

He is trying to get up. We sent a generator down to him, a small one. He’s going to try to join for this evening of Whiskey and Wisdom, but he is touch and go at this point.

You almost ended up with just me, only me for Whiskey and Wisdom. Brevity rhymes with levity. Yeah, both of those are good, Peachtree, Patriot, Atlanta.

Let’s see. Well, you know, that’s a good question, Gary. I don’t think it’s going to be important.

Gary asking a question. Will you be able to tell us when you receive your CMKM settlement? I can’t imagine they’ll tell us we can’t. They may restrict us talking about what fines and penalties, et cetera, are on that, but I can’t imagine we won’t be allowed to tell you.

I could be wrong, but if we are allowed to, I’ll be telling you because I’ll be bouncing, although I think they will end up shotgun start all at the same time, so it won’t be that important because you’ll be busy making an appointment. Robert, when you look at that $10 billion notes, we’re talking about agros, and I am told they do not require it. Neither one requires a project.

You can just get more on the 100 Ts if you have a project, but you don’t have to. It doesn’t change how much money you take home personally. As it’s been explained to me, the humanitarian or project money is on top of.

It would be extra they would give you if you have a qualifying project. That’s how it was explained to me. Boy, it’s running.

Joe, not all of Tier 3 has been paid. Not all of Tier 3 has been paid. Dr. Sarah, I am glad that you took the time to watch it when I shared that video on CMKM and the settlement, the trillions of dollars in settlement fees that the SEC had to pay.

Commissioners at the SEC, yeah, it was the SEC that was the crooked puppy in this pie. Hello, Annie’s mom, Alessandra. Man, it’s running too fast.

I can’t even read it. It’s going so quickly. Secret identity? No, it’s the whole island of Puerto Rico is down.

It’s all the money the government didn’t spend after the trauma. I forget what the number is. It’s about $8 billion is still sitting locked up in accounts that was earmarked and sent for Puerto Rico to upgrade the power system after Maria.

I believe those numbers are accurate. Pretty daggone close, and they never spent it, just like the governor, the Democrat governor refused to distribute all of the goods that were sent to rescue and help and save the people of Puerto Rico. Yeah, they played politics because they hated Trump and let the people suffer.

Probably let a number of people die because they didn’t send what they needed. Special place. Oh, isn’t this great? Hey, Mark, wanted you to know that we hope 23 people receive Easter dinner.

She is headed to church. Yeah, she was going to be headed to communion at church for them this evening, so she wasn’t going to be able to join us. Hello, Kurt in Greenville.

Happy belated birthday. A few days late, still no less important. Now, Zester did come up and work on the phone from the house in the air conditioning earlier because I had power and he didn’t.

Mom is recovering. Yeah, how do you just say this? I was reading something I needed in my glasses. Verapamil.

Pretty much an overdose in Verapamil that wasn’t working the way it was supposed to work. Just doctors not communicating on prescriptions. It happens a lot.

If you looked at the number of deaths each year out there, she came. She did. She may not want to admit she came this close to passing away.

Scary. But we believe we are on the right path now. Things are very smooth.

She’s feeling considerably better. All right. Dive in time right after I tell the watercolor artist.

See, I need to know the link. And if I got this right, Ivor and Fenbeng. Oh, jeez, you just had lung cancer.

Oh, jeez. And homeless. Watercolor, definitely reach out or send me an email.

Let me make certain you have the right link for it. For BioZox, if one of the mods can put it in there, it would be great with the code. Because mine just automatically puts in the code because I’ve got it saved in the computer.

I’ll put in. This isn’t working very well. Let me try this one again.

I’m trying to put it in there too. And then I got to get back to all the important stuff. Well, that is important.

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Because that getting 25% off is big dollar difference. All right. Send it.

There you go. I’ll put it on the screen if it helps. And then I want to share something quickly and jump in.

There is the code. I’m trying to leave it up for a moment before I start talking about this song, video. A number of you guys have found it.

This is one of our own community did this. Song and music. It’s Iraq and a hard place.

Talking about the journey we have taken. It really is good. Very much enjoyed it.

I wanted to share that. One, always want to share when we have somebody in the community doing things like that. Whether it’s creating content, et cetera.

I’m just putting that link in there in hopes that many of you guys will like the person, subscribe to the person. At least listen to the song. All right.

Now let’s get to it. But that really, really was just absolutely great on the song. Hopefully many of you guys will watch it.

Let’s see. What did Roy have to share? Van Holland struck out in El Salvador and also committed treason in violation of Logan. It’s going to get so interesting on that front.

As they were trying to negotiate. Yeah, it’s going to get interesting. Luann, my birthday was yesterday, 62, but I think I’ll turn the numbers around to 26.

I think that’s a good idea. Happy belated. Yeah, Rae, she is so lucky.

She really is lucky. All right. We need to get to it so that I will be prepared for whiskey and wisdom.

I’m ready for the downtime this evening. Achievements and challenges. Expanded conference in Basra Review, Iraq’s invading Cape.

Okay, this is just another one of those where it doesn’t translate well. But they’re talking about the Basra area in southern Iraq and its natural gas production. And where they’re at, where they need to go, and how much more they have.

In other words, they’re claiming, hey, look, guys, all the floating platforms replacing Iranian gas. That’s a great short-term, but it doesn’t cut it long-term. To fix this long-term, we need investment in Basra where we are already greatly increasing our natural gas output.

They’re like, hey, if we just go ahead and spend these dollars now, then you will no longer need any natural gas. We will be supplying it, compressing it, and supplying it to much of the world. I thought this one was a good one because it shows you their long-term capabilities.

And when I say long-term, I don’t really mean long. I mean pretty short-term. We’re talking months, six months, a year they can be up to speed.

So I thought this one was great because the long-term sustainability and prosperity in Iraq is important because it justifies a higher value that they can give for that currency. So I’m enjoying many of these articles because what they are doing is laying the foundation or people have to have faith when they change the value. So these are important steps to revaluing a currency.

You can’t go in and just willy-nilly revalue a currency if the people do not believe it can sustain that value. So this is very important. They’re showing their capabilities to be much higher than when their currency was valued at over $3.

It’s going to be important for public acceptance. Sudanese consultant, Kurdistan oil costs behind the delay in sending budget tables. This is one of those things we knew.

But it gets very interesting. They’re like, hey, you know, it was delayed because we need to know those exact values so we can figure out who’s responsible for what. Things get paid.

Values have changed. Inflation’s happened. Many things have changed in Iraq over the last few years, globally as well.

So we’re going to need to adjust those. They are saying that was part of the delay. But now they’re like, why? Why are we still delayed? Budget was supposed to reach it.

So why hasn’t it? Why won’t they answer that? I can tell you why they won’t answer that. Because they’re talking about a new rate. It’s exactly why you’re being delayed.

And it’s going to get a little more fun. This might be a good place to take a short – well, I can leave the news time banner up because this is still news. Let you look at this for a minute while I pull up the message.

And this one is just fantastic. I’m going to decide which one is – all right, here we go. I’m not going to give you the person’s name.

Okay. I’m trying to filter this so I don’t get anybody in trouble. This person says, my son was not a believer in the IQD, but he is now.

This is what he texted her. Son is a day trader. He’s a financial industry, a trader, plugged in, as plugged into the traditional system as you can get.

So this is what exactly was texted. I have noticed lots of movement in the market in IQD values. In other words, when they are looking at the screens – and to be exact on that one, I want to make certain I get this one right – on the trading view.

So he’s looking on the trading view, and they are seeing values going kooky. So he reached out to a friend who works at a bank in the DFW area and said, hey, what’s going on? Family believes, whoever, but this is crazy. Why am I seeing this? And the response from the banker told him he should definitely get some.

Keep it close by because he believes that very soon he will be exchanging. Of course, now he is a believer. I didn’t give you verbatim.

I didn’t want to get anybody in trouble. Actually, I think I can give you most of it. I have noticed lots of movement in the market in IQD values.

So I reached out to my old employer, and my good friend asked some questions, and he told me to hold dinar, and I’m serious. So yeah, reached out. I’m seeing strange values on trading view, like good platforms, and saying, what’s going on? The banker is like, get some.

Hold it because, yes, value is changing. I just thought that was great. It is so nice when doubters and family members get that verification, and just like, bam, I thought they were crazy, and then you find out they’re not crazy.

Love those, a number of those stories over the last few weeks, and it just feels good. All right, now back to news out of Iraq. I guess I should have left the banner up longer for those that can’t figure that one out or just to make it easy for you folks.

Okay, Barzani and Sudanese stress the need to keep Iraq away from conflicts. They are doing a, I swear it’s a PR tour. They’ve already started on both of their election campaigns or reelection campaigns, I should say, just talking about how important it is for stability that they play Sweden, so to speak.

I should, Switzerland of the Middle East, that it is time for them, and they should stay above it. They’ve been staying above it. They’re being a calming area.

This is important for the revaluation. They have to show it’s stable. They’re doing everything they need to do.

Parliamentary finance warns against not amending the price of barrel in the budget. Another one of these that ties in, they’re saying, hey, you need to adjust the value, and of course, they seem to be very unconcerned with adjusting that value. They only pay it a little bit of lip service, and they’re trying to figure out why.

It’s because they’re going to change the value. They are showing us what they’re doing. I’m loving it.

Last one here, Kurdistan, well, out of Iraq. We’ve got a couple more articles to hit before we call it a wrap and get ready for whiskey and wisdom. Kurdistan Prime Minister, Iraq’s central bank governor discusses digital finance reforms and cash reduction plan.

Boy, I tell you, he’s been busy. Prime Minister Barzani reaffirmed his government’s commitment to expanding digital payments to boost transparency, efficiency, and government, excuse me, economic growth. Yet another one of these, they are beating this into our heads, that their banking system is up to speed, and now people just need to embrace it and commit that it would unleash economic prosperity if the money would go back in the system.

I think they’re preparing them for the revaluation and needing to have it in the bank. You don’t walk around with millions of dollars. Would you walk around with millions of dollars in cash? I would not.

So I’ve enjoyed the articles out of Iraq today, and the bank story definitely gave me the warm and fuzzy. They are. They’re telling us daily.

They are beating it into our heads for anybody not paying attention. So I’m very much enjoying that one. All right, a couple of news, other news articles to talk about in our news.

Stocks puke as Fed Chair Powell raises a specter of stagflation awaiting greater clarity. If you haven’t figured this one out, Fed Chair Powell, in my opinion, is doing his level best to sabotage Trump, the economy, and any changes. He completely ignored the fundamentals during the Biden administration.

Numbers were fudged, ignored overprinting, told us that it was just transitory, that inflation wasn’t real, it was all in our heads. I mean, think of some of the horrendous things that came out of Powell’s mouth over the last four years that were just blatantly lies to the American people. So now he seems to be swinging the other direction.

He went from there is no problem, ignore everything, ignore your pocketbook, ignore your reality, going, you know, there could be a lot of problems. You guys need to panic. So as I watch this, to me, it is very clear that Powell is doing his best to sabotage Trump.

And by sabotaging him, he is throwing all of the American people under the bus, nay, possibly the entire world economy under the bus by handling it the way he is handling it. I’m with you, beach lover. I do not know why he’s still there.

Somebody should have picked him up. And, well, I mean, it would take—they would have to remove him. It’s not an easy legal process.

He’s already set to step down soon. I think they are trying to survive until then. But I firmly believe that Powell is trying his best to sabotage the American economy, financial system, and Donald Trump.

This is my strong, strong opinion. All right, Judge Bosberg floats criminal contempt. This guy has just lost his cookies, man.

His marbles have rolled down the road. They went down the hill in San Francisco, and they’re now in the San Francisco Bay. Nobody can find them.

His marbles have left the building. U.S. District Judge James Bosberg ruled Wednesday that probable cause exists to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for ignoring oral instructions to turn a plane full of alleged Venezuelan gang members around mid-flight. In other words, he makes a post, turn them around.

There was no legal documents at the time. He just told them because he’s a judge, and he’s God with a little G, or at least he is in his mind. Actually, in his mind, he probably thinks he has a big G. So because he was ignored and the Supreme Court did indeed back Donald Trump on this one, I guess the Supreme Court is full of a bunch of hacks and idiots as well.

So Bosberg is saying, hey, look, I’m going to find somebody to prosecute him. Don’t know who. If they won’t appoint somebody to prosecute themselves, I’ll find somebody that will prosecute him.

I like this one. They called it a 46-page rant as he did not get his way. Reminds me of the little kid I once saw connected to a leash in Walmart on the floor thrashing and pitching a fit over candy.

Bosberg, you are very much suffering from Trump derangement syndrome. It is bad. So yeah, here’s the newest one.

If he doesn’t get his way and Trump DOJ prosecutes these, Bosberg claims are guilty of contempt. He will appoint his own prosecutor. Is this enough? I mean, it really is.

To me, this should be enough to impeach the judge. He has clearly lost his cookies and his marbles. All right, one last one, which I am particularly excited about for you folks in the U.K. Men who identify as transgender are not women.

The U.K. Supreme Court rules. Women’s right campaigners held victory for reality over paperwork. As for women, Scotland won a battle with government over legal definition of women.

The terms woman and sex in British law refer to biological women and biological sex and do not include men who identify as transgender. The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled in a landmark judgment. The ruling makes it clear that transgender people with a gender recognition certificate can be excluded from single-sex spaces if proportionate.

In other words, you can play the pretend. You can talk about the pronouns. You can use them, but it doesn’t change the biological reality, and they are not going to change how they deal with that, meaning bathrooms, sports, etc.

We don’t have to pretend. Just because you’re delusional over what you were born doesn’t mean that they’re delusional over what you were born. I don’t have to play the pretend game with you.

Totally respect you feel like you were born in the wrong body. Get it. Doesn’t change which one you were born in, though.

So an amazing amount of sanity coming out of the U.K. Bet saw something recently that said Supreme Court said that Trump has the right to get rid of Jerome Powell. I wonder, or is he leaving him as a stooge? I don’t know what’s going on. All right.

Let’s worry about Monty. Vascular surgery tomorrow. Prayers appreciated.

I’m just excited for the U.K. We’ve got more and more lawsuits like that, or should I say court rulings of sanity returning. My constant reminder to folks is when an archaeologist digs them up 5,000 years from now, are they going to go, you know, I think they identified as, or are they going to ignore the biological facts of what the skeletal system is? They’re going to ignore the facts of what the DNA tells them. I totally understand that somebody might think there’s something else.

I get that. I do. But certain things are just facts, scientific facts.

Painful. Are there exceptions where somebody can be hermaphrodite? I mean, yeah, there are. They are so exceptionally rare as to be statistically unimportant to discuss.

But if you want to discuss them, let’s discuss them. And I am totally OK with those people being confused as to where they fit. I get it.

The science makes sense. But otherwise, the science doesn’t make sense. That’s the only one I wanted to get at.

And to me, when I look at folks, the community, you look back to the Stonewall, you look back to what gay people around the world and the United States had to go through to be taken seriously. And then you look at this circus that you got. It really does.

It spits on all those people who had to struggle and struggle hard to be accepted to have any kind of rights. And then they turn it into this circus and this crap show. I just to me, it’s sick.

Anyways, that’s it. I just wanted to touch on that one. I guess it’s not that important to you all.

Could be. I appreciate every single one of you. Our book.

We’re on the last chapter. I like that one, too. Fred now in the UK would just stop their attack on people who speak online.

Amen. No updates on bond movement or Danny. I should probably say there’s no update on bond movement that I will discuss or I’m allowed to discuss.

I refuse to get my friends that are bondholders in trouble. All I can tell you is you things are going very well right now. I won’t be the person that caused somebody what they have been looking forward to and saving for many, many years and invested in pointing out the truth.

Michael Fox just commented that the word science has been the most abused word these last five years. It absolutely has. Absolutely has.

All right, folks. I appreciate every one of you. For those that would like to join for whiskey and wisdom, we will be back in 34 minutes.

I know I’ll have Mike Barr with me at least for a while, guys. He does have an event with or something he’s got to do for another influencer channel. A lot of opportunities for him.

He also will probably give us an update on his cat, Miss Fluffy Muff or Muffy Fluffy. I know he’s going to give me a heck for that one. Fluffy Muffy, who is having some health issues.

So I’m glad he’s joining at least for a bit this evening. He will have to leave us just a touch early. Do not know on Andy, Lucas, Matt or any of the folks.

But hey, it’s a Wednesday night. Something fun is going to happen. All right.

See you all. Well, not all of you. I will see many of you for whiskey.

Bye, guys. Wait, did I cover everything? I did. See you in a little bit.