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Nine Countries Cut Interest Rates Before The Bombs Dropped

Nine African countries including Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this year cut interest rates, citing lower inflation, high foreign demand for their local-currency denominated bonds and current account surpluses. Nine countries. Months of careful fiscal management. Coordinated monetary policy. The quiet, unglamorous work of keeping economies stable enough to grow. Then on February 28th the bombs started falling on Tehran … Continue reading Nine Countries Cut Interest Rates Before The Bombs Dropped

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The Price At The Pump In Marondera

Zimbabwe’s fuel price was $1.54 per litre in November 2025. That was before Brent crude was $61 a barrel. Brent is now above $100 and steadily climbing. Now petrol per litre is USD 2.08. A prolonged conflict or at the Strait of Hormuz could see prices skyrocket toward $120 to $140 per barrel. Zimbabwe’s fuel pricing framework adds government levies, the Strategic Reserve Levy, carbon … Continue reading The Price At The Pump In Marondera

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Since We Are Already Amending, Let’s Dump The Dumb Shit In Our Constitution

Zimbabwe is amending its constitution. Parliament has confirmed it and governing party ZANU-PF has the numbers to make it happen. The public hearings on this issue lasted less than a week across a country of 15 million people, which works out to roughly one hour of democracy per province if you are being generous with the arithmetic. We are doing this since the amendment is … Continue reading Since We Are Already Amending, Let’s Dump The Dumb Shit In Our Constitution

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Zimbabwe’s CAB3 Will Make A Treasonous Coup Way More Easier If Passed

Zimbabwe has always had a gift for doing things no one thought to put in the rulebook. We invented the “constitutional coup” before anyone else thought the phrase made grammatical sense. In November 2017 the military rolled tanks to the national broadcaster, a general read a statement off a sheet of paper and, Robert Mugabe was gone by morning. Nobody called it what it was … Continue reading Zimbabwe’s CAB3 Will Make A Treasonous Coup Way More Easier If Passed

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When The Boss Needs Someone To Blame

Why Did Trump Fire Pam Bondi And Throw Caroline Leavitt Under The Bus? There is a pattern in how Donald Trump manages people, and it has nothing to do with performance. It has everything to do with polls. On March 31, standing in the Oval Office, Trump complained to reporters that he was receiving “93% bad publicity.” Rather than consider that the publicity might reflect … Continue reading When The Boss Needs Someone To Blame

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REALITY BITES, The Rising Ledger

Fox News And The Three Part Mission

Pete Hegseth outlined a three-part military mission strategy against Iran. 1. Destroy missile capabilities. 2. Cripple its navy. 3. Prevent nuclear weapons. That’s the Fox News headline. Clean. Structured. Three parts. A plan, with competent men behind it. Read the same day’s Al Jazeera. The death toll is past a thousand. Tehran is being hit in what the Israelis are calling the tenth wave of … Continue reading Fox News And The Three Part Mission

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Dispatch 004: The Strait of Hormuz is the World’s Jagular, and The United States just Closed it

We have not seen anything like this in pretty much the history of the Strait of Hormuz,” says the chief economist at Rystad Energy. He compares it to blocking the aorta. That’s not hyperbole. About 20 million barrels of oil, roughly one-fifth of globally traded oil, transits the corridor daily, alongside roughly 22 percent of global liquefied natural gas trade. When you block the aorta, … Continue reading Dispatch 004: The Strait of Hormuz is the World’s Jagular, and The United States just Closed it

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Dispatch 003: “No More Forever Wars”, Remember That?

He said it. Over and over. “No more endless wars.” “America First.” “Bring the troops home.” That was the promise. The gullible American people voted for it! And now? Bombs are falling, people are dying, and vows of revenge and retribution are being lobbed in escalating threats, all while untold taxpayer dollars are being spent on a military strategy that’s expected to continue for weeks … Continue reading Dispatch 003: “No More Forever Wars”, Remember That?

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Dispatch 002: The Constitution Called And You Missed It

Article 1 of the United States Constitution gives Congress, not the president, the power to declare war. That’s not a suggestion but the document that everyone swears to uphold. Trump didn’t go to Congress. He neither asked nor debated, instead he told the Gang of EightEight people! And dropped bombs on a sovereign nation. By acting alone, he has violated the Constitution’s assignment of war … Continue reading Dispatch 002: The Constitution Called And You Missed It

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Geo-Politics, Global Security, REALITY BITES

Building The United States’ Golden Dome Missile Defense System And How To Start A Space War

In May 2025, the world got a first-hand look at what a modern missile defense system looks like during a major international conflict, when Israel attacked Iran and triggered a rapid retaliation. What most people saw was a piece of Israeli Missile Defense system referred to as the Iron Dome. But that name hides a more complicated reality. The Iron Dome is only the lowest … Continue reading Building The United States’ Golden Dome Missile Defense System And How To Start A Space War

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