"When they arrived at the house of the elder of the synagogue, Jesus observed a great deal of commotion, with people weeping and wailing loudly. When he entered, he said to them, 'Why all this hysteria and weeping? The child is not dead, she is only sleeping.' And the people began to ridicule him.
After sending them all outside, he took the child’s father and mother with his companions and entered the room where the child lay. He held her by the hand and said, 'Talitha koum' which means: 'Little girl, I say to you, arise.' And the girl of twelve got up and began to walk around. And the people were all amazed."
Mark 5:38-42
"The greedy elite would rather be extremely rich in a suffering nation than modestly rich in a successful nation. The greater the misery, the greater their power, since power is the difference in wealth and influence between one person and another."
Jesse, Speaking Privately to Wealthy Donors, 18 September 2012
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.”
Charles MacKay, Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds, 1841
"In a week of going all round Caracas [Venezuela], I had yet to see a checkpoint, that nobody had at any stage asked me who I am, what I was doing or prevented me from going anywhere, and that the shops, bars and restaurants are all functioning normally. Colleen in Minneapolis said that there were checkpoints everywhere, that the streets are full of heavily armed men, that people are frequently stopped, questioned, asked to produce documents, and diverted, and that many shops bars and restaurants are closed because the staff are afraid to venture out into the streets."
Craig Murray, Pirate of the Caribbean, 3 February 2026
Stocks resumed their sell off today, after yesterday's short squeeze.
Gold and silver rebounded.
The Dollar weakened.
Bitcoin fell to a new recent low, but rebounded a bit into the close.
VIX rose.
Non-Farm Payrolls on Friday.
Have a pleasant weekend.
