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Levka"Congress in 1985 prohibited the Mint from making bullion out of foreign gold because it wanted to insulate the process from human rights abuses, primarily in apartheid South Africa. The Mint has flouted that law, across Democratic and Republican administrations, despite internal warnings.
Now, even President Trump’s 24-karat gold coin, commemorating the United States’ 250th birthday, could come from a swirl of non-American gold from any number of sources.
The Mint, the biggest name in the global market for investment gold coins, is an example of how the industry’s guardrails have collapsed. Gold prices hover around $5,000 an ounce, about four times the price of a decade ago. That gives criminal organizations and fly-by-night operators a huge incentive to mine in wasteful, destructive and risky ways.
Investors buy gold as a hedge against instability. Nearly every terrorist attack, war and financial meltdown in the past quarter-century has fueled a gold-buying frenzy.
But as prices climb ever higher, wealthy buyers are actually helping to create the very instability they are trying to hedge against.
Gold mining funds Sudan’s brutal civil war and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Surging gold prices have helped Venezuela and Iran temper the effects of financial sanctions. Colombia’s biggest cartel, the Clan del Golfo, traffics in gold alongside cocaine — and uses the proceeds to maintain control through murder and bombings. Illegal miners deforest and pollute the Amazon, poisoning people there with mercury. Terrorist groups, including some linked to Al Qaeda, are getting into the gold business, too."
Home ━ The European Conservative [Unofficial]Youth Violence on the Rise in Belgium
Europe’s Capital Shaken by Gang Wars and Explosions— Again
IwpostViolent aftermath of Mexico’s ‘El Mencho’ killing follows pattern of other high-profile cartel hits. #Drugcartels #Drugtrafficking #Drugs #LatinAmerica #Mexicancartels #Mexicandrugcartels #Mexico #Security #Sinaloacartel
https://iwpost.com/violent-aftermath-of-mexicos-el-mencho-killing-follows-pattern-of-other-high-profile-cartel-hits/?fsp_sid=3933
https://iwpost.com/violent-aftermath-of-mexicos-el-mencho-killing-follows-pattern-of-other-high-profile-cartel-hits/?fsp_sid=3933
MindTGapTargeting Americans: 60 Minutes Investigates the Mystery of Havana Syndrome
March 8, 2026
#HavanaSyndrome
#cia #coverup #russia #drugcartels #60minutes
#DirectedEnergyWeapons #dew #microwaveweapon #ahi #stealthweapon
#clandestine #betrayal
https://60minutestonight.com/targeting-americans-60-minutes-investigates-the-mystery-of-havana-syndrome/
Trump Assembles a New Coalition to ‘Eradicate’ Cartels
ResearchBuzz: FirehosePolitico: Online disinformation fueled panic after killing of Mexican drug lord. “…in addition to real accounts of death and destruction and the warnings from governments for their citizens to shelter in place, the internet was flooded with disinformation — fake videos and images generated by artificial intelligence. They were designed to stoke fear, Mexican officials said.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/27/politico-online-disinformation-fueled-panic-after-killing-of-mexican-drug-lord/
Maik CiveiraMexico on fire: The true consequences of the killing of Oseguera
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México en llamas: Las verdaderas consecuencias de la muerte de Oseguera
Mexico is Burning
After Chaos Rips Across Mexico, the Remnants of Cartel Violence Haunt Residents
