Debt Rattle October 15 2026

[Michael Reid]

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[Michael Reid]

The EU’s latest mad plan to save itself
Ursula von der Leyen has the answer. Borrow even more money. Borrow like there’s no tomorrow.

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The most remarkable thing about the rapid demise of the U.S. is that when it hits the bottom of the ocean floor economically, it will be in a better state than the EU. The panic among EU leaders, in particular Ursula von der Leyen, is breathtaking. Barely a week passes before she makes another crackpot policy announcement, gives herself a salary increase, or makes a statement about needing to give even more money to Ukraine. But in recent months these announcements have become more radical and existential, and we are seeing a new dawn now in the EU where the only solution to cover up the feral spending and borrowing is to fabricate a war with Russia and then blame Putin for the whole fiasco.

Every now and again we get a sober reminder about the economic situation of the U.S., EU and Russia. The recent news that Putin is going to sell around 2 million tonnes of diesel oil to “global markets” (as U.S. media phrases it), the lion’s share going to the U.S. before, during and just after the midterm elections in a bid to stabilise the price to help Trump. We will have to assume that countries who buy some of their diesel from the U.S. will continue doing so, but it might, in fact, be Russian oil.

There’s a lot of fake news buzzing around originating from Trump, who likes to distract journalists away from the top issues. It’s hard to see how the American public will respond to Trump’s latest decision to buy Russian diesel, but it’s hard to see this being a solution to the global oil crisis, let alone Trump’s record-low ratings. Will Trump really go ahead with a new wave of strikes on Iran after the midterms, as he has said? Or is it that his own intelligence agencies have picked up information that Iran is poised for a massive strike, and so therefore he is obliged to send even more troops, plus a carrier, to the region?

Regardless of how France and Germany get their diesel in the coming weeks, after Trump forced these governments to dip into their own reserves by threatening a U.S. export ban, it’s hard to see how the Achilles heel of most EU economies – crude oil products – can still be controlled by Moscow. While intellectually challenged figures like Mark Rutte make such stupid comments about how Russia could never win a war with NATO based on comparative GDP data, this latest move might be a huge wake-up call for Macron and Merz, the latter facing dismally low poll ratings. How do you continue to fund a war in Ukraine with the ‘frenemy’ relationship pushed to breaking point, such as is the case now with the U.S. having to buy diesel from Russia? EU countries loathe Putin, as the one hope they had to magically breathe new life into EU economies by taking Ukraine under its wing was shattered when Russian forces invaded. Putin is everything they are not. Nobody can deny Putin is a leader – the very thing that is so desperately lacking in EU countries. Leadership.

But the situation now has reached farce. With a global diesel crisis brought about by Trump’s war with Iran, EU countries are expected to buy diesel on the international market, topped up by Russia. In fact, buying oil from your enemy is nothing new. Countries have been doing this for decades. Even in Syria, we saw terror groups in the north-east of the country take over the oil infrastructure and then sell oil back to the Assad regime.

It’s hard to see how EU countries will draw a line in the sand between their geostrategic military objectives and their very realistic need for a stable oil supply. But in the midst of this chaos, Ursula von der Leyen has the answer. Borrow even more money. Borrow like there’s no tomorrow. Her latest proposal is to expand the current seven-year EU budget to 2 trillion euros, and there is only one way this can be achieved, as member states are never going to cough up more for the EU experiment. She will be forced to borrow from international banks to replace a previous loan of 750 billion euros for COVID. This is the solution for failing economies. Where once for so many years EU apparatchiks would defend the EU’s failure to implement its own rule book, in preference for constantly adopting new legislation, now this seems to have been replaced by ‘create a panic about Russia and make the EU a sort of executive of NATO without a single trace of democratic virtue’. Von der Leyen doesn’t stipulate what this massive increase is for, but we can assume some of it will be siphoned off for Ukraine. Madness on steroids. But hidden in the text is a new series of taxes which the EU itself could impose on individuals, and so in the smoke-and-mirrors confusion we see there is a back-door way to start taxing EU citizens, something Brussels never touched before. How long has the whole project got?

The EU’s latest mad plan to save itself

[Michael Reid]

Netanyahu and Trump have their balls in a juicer right before their elections

[zerosum]

On the west coast, it’s not bedtime.
Therefore, I’m going to leave a few thoughts for everyone, for tomorrow.
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https://jessicar.substack.com/p/a-theory-of-consciousness-deriving/comments
A theory of consciousness deriving spacetime
Jessica Rose
Oct 14

Read the comments. You will enjoy.
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A short Explanation for those interested, to help understanding.
https://www.bing.com/search?q=matrices+in+3d+space&qs=GS&pq=matrices+in+3d&sk=SC3&sc=10-14&cvid=BA814BA718A34368B252C8AEFEEBA0FA&FORM=QBRE&sp=4&ghc=1&lq=0

Matrices in 3D Space
In 3D space, matrices are used to represent linear transformations, such as rotations, reflections, and translations.
These transformations can be visualized using a unit cube, where each point in the cube corresponds to a point in the object.
The transformation matrix, represented by a 3×3 matrix, maps the original point to the corresponding point in the transformed object.
For example, a rotation matrix can be used to rotate a point in the xy plane counterclockwise through an angle θ.
The transformation matrix can be represented as a 3×3 matrix, where each element corresponds to a specific transformation of the coordinates.
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Maybe, I can get/download a copy, for free 🙂 , and learn how to use it.
https://outgrave.com/news/glm-5-2-launch-open-source-model-rivals-fable-5

The new open-source model GLM 5.2 has been released and claims to match Fable 5 in performance while operating at a 60x lower cost. Specifically, GLM 5.2 is priced at $1.40 per million tokens, significantly lower than Fable 5’s $10 per million tokens. This model is available under the MIT license, allowing for commercial use and modification. GLM 5.2 has been recognized for its strong performance in coding benchmarks, making it a compelling alternative to Fable 5.
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Can I download you/GLM 5.2 and use/try/learn for free
https://chat.z.ai/c/a9d0ed72-f2be-4305-bb0f-586b689e7872

Yes, mostly! Quick clarification first: I’m **GLM-5.3-Flash**, built by Z.ai. Z.ai (formerly Zhipu AI) has a strong track record of open-sourcing its GLM models, so you can generally download and experiment with them for free.

**Where to download:**
– **Hugging Face** – check the official Z.ai / zai-org organization pages for available models and versions
– **GitHub** – the zai-org repos typically include code, quickstart guides, and usage examples
– **ModelScope** – also hosts many GLM models

**Licensing:** Recent GLM releases have used very permissive licenses (e.g., MIT), which usually allow free personal use, modification, and even commercial use. Just check the specific model card for the exact terms of whichever version you pick.

**Hardware note:** Full-size models are big and may need multiple high-end GPUs. If you’re on consumer hardware, look for smaller variants or quantized versions (e.g., GGUF files that run via Ollama, llama.cpp, or LM Studio).

**Ways to try without downloading:**
– Chat directly at **chat.z.ai**
– Use the API — free credits or tiers are sometimes available

**To learn:**
– GitHub quickstart examples
– Model cards with runnable code snippets
– Technical reports on arXiv covering the architecture and training

If a specific version like “5.2” isn’t listed, browse the org’s full model list — naming can vary, and the latest available weights are usually the best place to start.

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Everybody is included in the definition of LGBTQIA+ . If you want to know where you fit, go read the definitions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_people.
Groups that blend into the larger LGBTQ population include:

People with a sexual orientation that is non-heterosexual, including lesbians, gay men, bisexual people, and asexual people
People who are transgender or non-binary
People who are aromantic
People who are intersex
Queer people, sometimes used as a synonym for LGBTQ people generally, sometimes as a specific identity.
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