The Pentagon’s IPO for War: Now With 100% More Cowbell

November 8, 2025November 8, 2025 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Pentagon’s acquisition system is being overhauled into a “Warfighting Acquisition System,” turbocharging weapons production, slashing bureaucracy, and empowering officials to deliver arms at “wartime speed.” Portfolio Acquisition Executives now wield sweeping authority, startups are courted like prom queens, and the defense industrial base is being rebranded as Silicon Valley with missiles.

So much for the “peace president”—Trump’s arsenal of freedom looks more like an IPO for war, where venture capital meets missile launchers and bureaucrats cosplay as battlefield commanders.

Forging the Arsenal of Freedom

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The 4 Key Strengths of China’s Economy — and What They Mean for Multinational Companies

August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

China’s hybrid “state capitalist” system, driven by centralized planning and fierce competition, has led to dominance in critical technological fields and emerging markets. Western multinational corporations are advised to adopt a pragmatic approach to capitalize on four key strengths of China’s economy: its innovation ecosystem, its investment in the Global South, its ultra-competitive markets, and its vast consumer base. Those who fail to engage risk losing global revenue and strategic opportunities.

The 4 Key Strengths of China’s Economy — and What They Mean for Multinational Companies

Half of America’s banks are potentially insolvent – this is how a credit crunch begins

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The twin crashes in US commercial real estate and the US bond market have collided with $9 trillion uninsured deposits in the American banking system. Such deposits can vanish in an afternoon in the cyber age.
Half of America’s banks are potentially insolvent – this is how a credit crunch begins

Risk Of Recession In U.S. Increasing, Finds Fed Research

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Just over half of states in the U.S. are struggling with slowing economic activity, which could be a signal of a looming recession, according to new research from the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank.
Risk Of Recession In U.S. Increasing, Finds Fed Research

Beijing to Let Some Low-Risk Patients Home Quarantine as Covid Soars + Some Notes

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)1 Comment

Bloomberg: Beijing to Let Some Low-Risk Patients Home Quarantine as Covid Soars

Global Times: Flexible measures implemented across China to ensure people’s livelihoods amid cold front

China actually started relaxing it’s Zero-COVID polices on November 11th. The mNRA vaccine hasn’t been approved, yet. The West is pushing for China to use mNRA vaccines.

China’s refusal to use Western COVID-19 vaccines is making its protest problems even worse

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The 4 Key Strengths of China’s Economy — and What They Mean for Multinational Companies

Half of America’s banks are potentially insolvent – this is how a credit crunch begins

Risk Of Recession In U.S. Increasing, Finds Fed Research

Beijing to Let Some Low-Risk Patients Home Quarantine as Covid Soars + Some Notes