An ounce of Prevention column today ahead of the weekend. Which is when colliding ideologues could really light up headlines, social media, and light off a huge market decline if trigger-point events occur.

Before we get to that, however, there is the CPI figures just out.  And anyone besides us curious about the perp count from last night?

OK, we’ll find something on that but we have 24 charts to meander through, as well.

Tranquilizers and coffee – it’s the American way!

Which will make sense after you read our full strategic briefing for this morning.

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No, Peoplenomics is not going yellow journo on you. But every once in a while a crime comes along that catches Ure’s eye; there’s a systemic angle to it.

So we begin there today. Then back onto our regular path – Friday’s Consumer Debt report and the Jobs picture and CPI ahead.

Please more than a dozen charts on markets.  Only a single cup’s worth, it being the weekend and all.  Still, a gritty report and a worried glance forward.

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Brace for 2026: a world where money’s just paper, and survival hinges on food, water, and grit.  Oh, sure, the prelims are already underway,  But remember this is all foretalk before foreshock.

Later, as Iran-Israel clashes, Putin’s rage, and Ukraine’s nuclear risks collide with solar flares and fentanyl-laced groceries, global harvests could plummet 30%, starving millions. Drive you to drink? A century of neglected infrastructure will be cause for pause.  Even Elon Musk seems to have grown stones in the Halls of Power recently.

Here in East Texas, where hurricanes already test resilience, now and then, this article unveils our raw, no-BS playbook—think hydroponics, barter co-ops, and heirloom seeds—to outlast the chaos. Forget crypto or Wall Street; your pantry and skills are the real currency when the world goes hungry.

Dive in to learn how to hedge famine and thrive in a collapsing system. Which, we think, will come surprisingly fast. As it did during England’s Great Famine, for example…forget the 1300’s did we?

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Usually, when markets get into a fugue they really pop once the logjam breaks.  We get the feeling, looking at calendars and news flows, like “June could be a biggie.”

So we’ll just put on the Carnac the Magnificent headgear and size up next week for you…

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