Tuesday, July 7, 2026

The CBDC Agenda


Brandon Smith


During the 2020 pandemic hysteria there was a mad rush by globalist institutions like the WEF, IMF, BIS and numerous national central banks to introduce the concept of “CBDCs” (Central Bank Digital Currencies) into the mainstream consciousness. The idea of CBDCs was loosely tied to the pandemic, with some globalists asserting that digital currencies would be necessary because “paper money carries the covid virus”.

This was, of course, complete nonsense. There was zero evidence that shifting to digital would prevent the spread of the virus in any way. But, as I’ve said for years now, covid was intended to become a nexus point for a global coup; the “New World Order” takeover. These people thought they had it in the bag, and the elites figured the population was so terrified that they would agree to anything without a logical reason.

They were wrong. The public eventually woke up and the agenda was forced to dissolve, largely due to half of U.S. states blocking the mandates. If Americans could live just fine without restrictions, then the rest of the world was going to follow.

I would point out, though, that the pandemic coup gave the public a once in a lifetime insight into the plans and motives of the globalists. This event changed everything. Millions of people who once thought that “conspiracy theorists” were crazy just had their eyes opened to a dark reality. There really is an international cabal. They really do make evil plans in smoky rooms. There really is a “New World Order” agenda.

And, a big part of that agenda which globalists spoke of openly and frequently, was the digital currency scheme.

As researchers, all of our suspicions were confirmed. Seeing the intended plans of the elites across Europe and developing nations like China and India, it was clear that CBDCs are the ultimate economic control mechanism.

Why? Because without physical money, the populace can no longer engage in trade without governments and central banks acting as the middleman.

Use the CV vaccine drive as an analogy: First, employers would be required by law to check workers for updated vaccination, or face endless fines. Once this became the norm, then mandatory CV tracking apps would be introduced as the only way to enter public establishments and mass transit. Eventually, everyone would be forced to use their phones as a pass to purchase anything anywhere.

The final domino would be CBDCs, of course. Once all transactions are going through smartphones, the next step toward centralized control is a currency totally under control of the government.

Without CBDCs, the control system falls apart. With physical cash, there’s no way for the government to control transactions. Even without cash, the public could use gold and silver or barter (once again, as we have during crises for thousands of years). People could create their own black markets and survive.

But with a CBDC monopoly in place, participation in the wider economy would be impossible.

Back then, globalists asserted that this was not a program of “forced vaccination” (although that was surely the ultimate endgame). Rather, they argued cynically that people still had a choice – they could get vaccinated and live a somewhat normal life within the system, or, they could refuse to be vaccinated and be cut off from full economic participation, separate from most of society (and likely die from abject poverty).

This was, essentially, the “consequence culture” argument. Something like this: You say you want freedom, huh? Well here it is, hope you choke on it.

I really hope people never forget the insanity of that era and how close we came to a truly nightmarish level of central control. Remember: the globalists tried to extort you into becoming an economic slave for the rest of your life. And their plan was to use your ability to work and to buy food and fuel as leverage to force you into compliance.

So what happened? Where did all the rhetoric about CBDCs go? Why have central banks gone radio silent?

Sadly, the plan is not gone, it has only been moved to the background and it continues to develop behind the curtain. The Bank for International Settlement seems to be at the helm, for now, and is pushing forward with various projects to test CBDCs in cross border trade and tracking. Currently, they are working on “Project Agora.”

Project Agora is process for “tokenization” of central bank reserves – meaning, they want to make it possible for central banks to trade assets with each other using a blockchain ledger without complications. This would be a primary step in the eventual tokenization of all central bank transactions, including transactions with corporate banks and governments.

It should be noted that the Trump Administration and the U.S. Senate has been issuing executive orders and legislation to block the Federal Reserve from engaging in CBDCs until at least 2030. However, the Fed seems to be ignoring these demands. According to the BIS, the Fed is still participating in Project Agora and the Fed has not announced any withdrawal from the program.

Interestingly, the BIS avoids using the acronym “CBDC” in most of their latest project announcements. Let me be clear, though: this is exactly what they are working on. They do mention that legal frameworks still apply within their ledger transactions. To translate, that means that central banks and governments will retain tracking and control of all assets that are traded through the system (No anonymous transactions and any transactions can be blocked).

This should be worrying for everyone. The implications are staggering. The BIS and its globalist partners are quietly building the framework for national digital currency systems to interact with other national digital currency systems. In the end, the BIS and its partners will become the global middle man for all the world’s transactions. 

Furthermore, once national CBDCs become the norm, they are only one step away from introducing a global CBDC – in otherwords, one world digital currency.

I continue to believe that the introduction of this system will require the collapse of the U.S. dollar. But, this event may not look like what we originally imagined. Recent announcements from the European Union and the European Central Bank suggest that they are preparing to bring in CBDCs regardless of what the U.S. does.

The plan may not be to crash the dollar from within the U.S. through domestic mishap. Rather, the plan might be to introduce CBDCs in every country that is politically cooperative and cut out the dollar over time as the world reserve because “the U.S. refuses to go digital and is living in the past…”

Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve continues to work with the BIS and the globalists to make the dollar ready for tokenization with the expectation that America will eventually be forced to go along with the agenda, or risk being left in the dust.

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Rising AI Demand Drives Surge in Data Center Water Consumption, Reports Indicate


Rising AI Demand Drives Surge in Data Center Water Consumption, Reports Indicate

AI Workloads Push Data Center Water Use to Nearly One Trillion Liters Annually

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence workloads has driven U.S. data center water consumption to nearly one trillion liters per year, according to industry reports and investigative analyses. The figure marks a significant increase from prior years, with cooling systems accounting for a major portion of the usage, officials said. A report on NaturalNews.com stated that “the artificial intelligence boom has an invisible cost that most Americans have never been warned about -- water” [1].

In Central Texas alone, data centers consumed 463 million gallons of water in the 2023-2024 period, according to a Brighteon broadcast by Mike Adams [2]. The International Energy Agency found that data centers already use about 415 terawatt-hours of electricity annually, and water demand follows a similar trajectory [3]. Artificial intelligence servers require more intensive cooling due to higher power densities, pushing water use to levels that strain local infrastructure, according to the Edison Electric Institute [4].


Most data centers rely on evaporative cooling systems that release heat by vaporizing water, facility operators said. A single large facility can use millions of liters per day, according to an analysis titled “The Water Lie: Data Centers Are Selling Us,” which noted that “the water crisis created by data centers is not about their annual consumption -- it’s about peak demand and how it stresses local water systems beyond capacity” [5]. The report emphasized that the stress on municipal systems is often underestimated.

Industry representatives have pointed to technological improvements as a partial solution. Josh Parker, chief sustainability officer at Nvidia, stated in a press release that “the water consumption challenge for data centers is largely solved,” citing a new warm-water cooling system [6]. However, critics argue that such systems address only on-site consumption and do not account for the water used in electricity generation or manufacturing of hardware.


Water-stressed regions have faced heightened pressure from data center expansion. In Texas, where 84 data centers have been proposed or built, local officials and residents have expressed alarm over the allocation of water resources, according to a report by NaturalNews.com [7]. Petra Stone reported that mayors across the United States “sound the alarm” that AI data centers are pushing the country toward blackouts and water shortages [8]. The opposition has become bipartisan and local, with communities from Pennsylvania to California blocking or restricting projects [9].


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Iran Tightens Grip on Strait of Hormuz Tanker Traffic




Iran's joint military command warned on Thursday that all oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz must use routes approved by Tehran or face an "immediate and forceful response," according to a statement carried by Iranian state media. The warning also cautioned that any U.S. interference in the waterway would prompt a "rapid and decisive reaction," as reported by Middle East Eye and other outlets [14][17].

The threat came a day after U.S. and Iranian negotiators met in Qatar for another round of talks aimed at turning last month's interim agreement into a broader peace deal. Those discussions reportedly made progress, but the next round is expected only after funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei conclude next week, according to The Epoch Times [7].

Tanker traffic has recovered from the near standstill seen during the height of the conflict, but it remains well below pre-war levels. According to the Associated Press, 258 vessels transited the strait last week, up from 138 the previous week. Traffic this week has settled into roughly 30 to 60 crossings per day, still below the roughly 130 daily transits before the war, according to shipping data cited by ZeroHedge [18] and Kpler [8].

The interim agreement, signed on June 17, allows ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without paying tolls for a 60-day grace period, according to officials. However, Tehran has made clear it intends to impose charges after that period and insists it has the authority to dictate shipping routes. Iran is seeking international recognition of its control over the waterway and its ability to charge vessels, two senior Iranian sources told Reuters [11]. Officials in Tehran confirmed that tolls will follow the grace period [12].

Washington and Gulf Arab states reject that interpretation entirely. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Iran to "abandon the fantasy" of a $40 billion toll, according to a report [10]. Some European powers, however, now accept that ships will have to pay fees to Iran and Oman, according to Bloomberg [9]. The dispute over navigation authority remains one of the most contentious issues in ongoing negotiations for a permanent agreement.

According to the Associated Press, 258 vessels moved through the strait last week, compared to 138 the prior week. Data from June 30 showed 34 verified crossings in a single day, according to Kpler [8]. The pre-war daily average was about 130 transits, indicating that current activity remains substantially below normal. The partial recovery follows months of disruption after the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran in late February, which effectively closed the waterway.

At the peak of the crisis, over 3,000 vessels were stranded in the Persian Gulf, according to Bright Videos Network [19]. The partial reopening has allowed some stranded cargoes to depart, but the pace has been volatile, with renewed hostilities causing sharp dips. Iran has continued to restrict traffic, limiting transits primarily to vessels from nations deemed friendly, such as China and Russia, according to a report [1].


Tehran argues that the Strait of Hormuz falls under its sovereign domain and that it has the authority to direct shipping. The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters stated that all tanker and commercial vessels must follow routes designated by Iran for safe passage, and warned that continued presence of U.S. aircraft over the strait "threatens regional security" [13][14]. Iran's top security official, Ali Bagheri, denounced Washington's "peace through force" approach as "barbaric," according to NaturalNews.com [4].


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Monday, July 6, 2026

Multiple blasts rock Kiev (VIDEOS)


RT


The Ukrainian capital and its suburbs were hit by a combined missile and drone strike early Monday morning, in what the Russian Defense Ministry called a response to terrorist attacks by Vladimir Zelensky’s government.

The first wave of blasts in Kiev was heard at around 1:30 AM local time, followed by more explosions in multiple waves until 5 AM. Videos shared on social media showed numerous powerful blasts around the Ukrainian capital, some followed by secondary detonations, suggesting that a weapons depot, production facility, or air-defense system had been hit.

The Russian Defense Ministry said it used long-range precision weapons and attack drones to hit Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises, fuel and energy facilities in Kiev and Kiev Region, and military airfield infrastructure across several regions in retaliation for “terrorist attacks” on civilian infrastructure inside Russia.

Officials in Kiev reported damage at multiple locations, claiming that most of them were “civilian infrastructure,” and circulated photos and videos of several damaged buildings, including one partially collapsed residential building. The head of the local military administration, Timur Tkachenko, said at least nine people were killed and dozens injured.

The exact locations and types of facilities hit are difficult to verify, as Ukrainian authorities tightly restrict information about strike sites and penalize those who share footage of impacts, except when civilian infrastructure is affected.

Moscow previously pledged to conduct “systematic and consistent strikes” on Kiev’s military installations in retaliation for deadly “terrorist attacks.” Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said on Friday that the recent campaign against Ukraine’s defense industry has already significantly degraded Kiev’s ability to produce long-range weapons.

Over the weekend, Russian forces repelled a major Ukrainian long-range combined drone and missile attack, downing more than 500 targets, mainly long-range kamikaze drones, as well as ten FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles and at least nine munitions fired by US-made HIMARS systems.

Moscow described the attack as a foiled attempt by Kiev to divert the attention of its Western sponsors and ordinary Ukrainians from the loss of Konstantinovka, a major stronghold in northwestern Donbass.

Moscow announced the liberation of the city on Friday following weeks of intensive combat in the area, with Russian President Vladimir Putin calling it the key to liberating the rest of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).

Putin also warned Kiev and its “instigators” that any further “terrorist” PR stunts would only lead to the loss of more territory, forcing the Russian military to push Ukrainian forces farther from Russia’s borders in Sumy, Kharkov, and Dnepropetrovsk regions to establish a wider “security zone” and protect civilians.





Masses accompany Khamenei funeral procession through Tehran as throngs chant for revenge


Masses accompany Khamenei funeral procession through Tehran as throngs chant for revenge


Flag-draped coffins of slain leader, relatives paraded on truck through crowded capital, as mourners call for death to Trump and Netanyahu; Katz vows same fate for new supreme leader

A sea of mourners dressed in black flooded into Iran’s capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs of people calling for the death of US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin, and those of members of his family killed in a February 28 airstrike at the start of the war launched by Israel and the United States, sat on board a truck decorated to resemble the ornamental grating that surrounds the shrine of an imam. The massive turnout, encouraged by Iran’s theocracy as a sign of strength, came as it negotiates with the US over a permanent end to the war that killed the 86-year-old cleric who ruled Iran for decades.

Helicopter images aired on Iranian state television showed a huge crowd stretching from Tehran’s Azadi Square for miles down a multilane street of the same name.

The crowd appeared to be larger than the one that turned out for the 2020 procession for the late Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force Gen. Qassem Solemani, which drew over 1 million people.

Authorities offered no immediate crowd count as the truck, covered in flower petals, crept down the street.

“Today that we are here for the funeral for our leader, it’s a very tough day,” mourner Fatima Hassan said. “We are not here to say goodbye to him, we are here for revenge. And we will take revenge.”

An effigy of Trump being hanged was seen along the funeral procession’s route.

Mourners reached out to touch the truck, and some threw scarves and other items for attendants to brush against the coffin, a common practice in Iran seen as a blessing. Attendants, some on the ladders of firetrucks, sprayed misted water across the crowds to cool them in the heat.

Authorities appeared concerned about the dangers of having a large crowd alongside the procession, with officials on loudspeakers urging the public to walk slowly, not to push and to stay to the edges of the street.

Authorities are hoping to avoid a repeat of the chaos that marred the 1989 funeral of Khamenei’s predecessor Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, which drew an estimated 10 million people, according to state news agency IRNA.

Crowd surges during Khomeini’s farewell killed more than 10 people and injured over 10,000.

It is unclear what level of access and proximity the public will eventually have during Monday’s procession, but authorities are mindful that in 1989 they were forced to use a helicopter to transport Khomeini for burial after mourners stormed his vehicle, causing his burial shroud to tear and his body to fall to the ground.

“If I am to compare this ceremony to that one, I can say they are not different at all. But the crowd this time seems more enthusiastic,” said Gholamreza Khanbabaei, 58, attending the procession.

Tehran’s airspace was closed on Monday as the country stood still to remember the former leader.

The coffins will be taken through the streets of Tehran on a 12-hour journey to Mehrabad International Airport, said IRGC Gen. Hasan Hasanzadeh, who is overseeing the procession.

“We are here to show that his path will continue, and every single one of these people will continue down his path with clenched fists and soon we will certainly avenge his death against the US and Israel,” said mourner Sahar Zaraatgar.

US federal authorities have been tracking Iranian threats against Trump and other administration officials for years, stemming from Trump’s ordering the 2020 killing of Soleimani, who led the elite Quds Force.

As Iranian chanted for revenge, Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed that any future Iranian leaders who try to harm Israel will face the same fate as him.

Khamenei, Katz said, “was assassinated by Israel because he set in motion and led the plan to destroy Israel.”

“The assassin was assassinated,” he said. “Any Iranian leader who tries to push plans to destroy Israel again will also be thwarted.”

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