Market participants were paying close attention to comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Tuesday morning, with both central bankers addressing inflation, interest rates, and the challenges facing their respective economies. Speaking at the ECB Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal, Powell was asked at the outset how he would characterize the Fed’s view of the U.S. economy. “We've made quite a bit of progress in bringing inflation back down to our target, while the labor market has remained strong and growth has continued,” he said. “We want that process to continue.” https://www.kitco.com/news/article/2024-07-02/feds-powell-and-ecbs-lagarde-address-inflation-forecasts-rate-cuts-and

The CEO of Worldcoin has warned that a global digital ID system will be ushered in for citizens around the world whether they “like it or not.” Worldcoin has developed a system that it pitches as “the world’s largest identity and financial public network.” Essentially, the company has created a database that links digital cash, or Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), with a digital identity system. The signup process involves exposing your eyes to what’s known as Worldcoin’s Orb iris scanners. 150,000 participants in total have signed up in Spain, 20,000 new ones each day. Plans are already in place to install a number of Orb scanners in Barcelona with more cities to follow. Portugal is not far behind, with 120,000 participants. Germany is said to also be warming up to the project, ever since it started expanding two months ago. All in all, some 2 million “biometric credentials” are now operated by Worldcoin. https://slaynews.com/news/worldcoin-ceo-world-id-coming-whether-you-like-it-or-not/

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently testified in front of a U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee regarding the recent rise of artificial intelligence (A.I.) and the potential for disruption to numerous industries. Only days after testifying in front of the U.S. Senate, Sam Altman participated in the secretive Bilderberg Group meeting in Lisbon, Portugal. In the weeks and days leading up to the meeting there was not a single report from the mainstream corporate press, with only a handful of independent journalists reporting on the meeting, including Dan Dicks of Press for Truth. Altman was joined by fellow A.I. proponents and CEOs, including Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Deepmind’s Demis Hassabis, and former Google CEO and current chair of the Bilderberg Group Eric Schmidt. As The Last American Vagabond reported in February 2021, the Biden Administration assigned Schmidt to head the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI), or the A.I. Commission. According to a December 2022 report from Politico, Schmidt was funding the salaries of more than two dozen employees in the Biden administration. For example, one day before Altman testified to Congress, the Financial Times reported that Altman was “close to securing around $100mn in funding for his plan to use iris-scanning technology to create a secure global cryptocurrency called Worldcoin.” https://www.activistpost.com/2023/05/sam-altman-artificial-intelligence-the-bilderberg-group-and-worldcoin.html

We’re here covering the 69th annual Bilderberg conference in Lisbon Portugal but we wouldn’t even have known it was here until the last minute if it wasn’t for our source on the ground who was able to make a definite confirmation way back in February! In this video Dan Dicks of Press For Truth speaks with Frederico D. Carvalho about how he managed to sneak in a question with the former Prime Minister of Portugal and Bilderberg member Jose Manuel Barroso to confirm this years meeting! https://www.bitchute.com/video/5yREQYwg0QDJ/

International COVID Summit III: Day One links to the summary by Dr. Robert Malone of the first day of the third International COVID Summit. On May 15, Dr. Malone emailed Videos: The International Covid Summit III in the European Parliament, Brussels. The full videos are linked to further below with the speaker lists and time stamped presentation titles. The International Covid Summit team is made up of Medical Specialists and Lawyers from the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, India, Italy, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, UK, and USA. https://www.activistpost.com/2023/05/international-covid-summit-iii-summary-videos.html

We are organizing an International COVID Summit in the European Parliament in Brussels on May 3, 2023. This event is aimed to comprehensively and objectively look at important details surrounding COVID-19 and the pandemic. The International Covid Summit team is made up of medical specialists and lawyers from the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, India, Italy, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, UK, and USA. https://www.activistpost.com/2023/05/international-covid-summit-iii-may-3.html

Experts from more than 50 global organisations have been collaborating through the Alliance to develop a first-of-its-kind global policy roadmap on smart city technologies. Are you in any of this Cities, !!! ..... The pioneer cities that have been adopting the roadmap and guiding its development towards smart city governance are: Apeldoorn, The Netherlands; Barcelona, Spain; Belfast, UK; Bengaluru, India; Bilbao; Spain; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Bogota, Colombia; Brasilia, Brazil; Chattanooga, USA; Cordoba, Argentina; Daegu, South Korea; Dallas, USA; Dubai, UAE; eThekwini, South Africa; Faridabad, India; Gaziantep, Türkiye; Hamamatsu, Japan; Hyderabad, India; Indore, India; Istanbul, Türkiye; Kampala, Uganda; Kaga, Japan; Kakogawa, Japan; Karlsruhe, Germany; Leeds, UK; Lisbon, Portugal; London, UK; Maebashi, Japan; Manila, Philippines; Medellin, Colombia; Melbourne, Australia; Mexico City, Mexico; Milan, Italy; Muscat, Oman; Newcastle, Australia; Pittsburgh, USA; San Jose, USA, Tampere, Finland and Toronto, Canada. https://www.weforum.org/impact/smart-cities-governance-alliance/?DAG=3

Will they stay in Portugal? In concrete terms, this means that a good 300 million people from predominantly African countries can now assert a direct right to enter and stay in an EU country. As it stands, there are almost no longer any international border controls within the EU due to the Schengen Agreement. The Portuguese-speaking immigrants would thus have the opportunity to move freely in Europe since only a fee of 15 euros for the digital issue of the certificate of the residence permit should be incurred. Apart from Portugal, no other European countries belong to this community – but the African states of Angola, Guinea-Bissao, Cape Verde, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Asian East Timor and Brazil do. https://freewestmedia.com/2023/02/27/lisbon-opens-borders-to-all-portuguese-speakers/

In the conversation for this article, Julia joined me from her home in Southern Portugal to chat about her homestead, local community and Bitcoin. I found many parallels between how Julia talks about Bitcoin and homesteading with what I have heard from many homesteaders and farmers in the U.S. during my trip across the country this summer. The work to understand and work on Bitcoin or a farm demand high upfront investment and very low time preference. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-and-homesteading-in-portugal

Spain has passed a transgender rights bill allowing anyone aged 16 or over to change gender on their ID card. It was approved by 188 votes for and 150 against, and now moves to the Senate for final approval. If passed, it will allow anyone from age 16 to change their gender, which they must then confirm three months later. Those aged 12 and over can apply under certain conditions. Nine other European countries have already adopted self-declaration systems for legal gender recognition, including Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Portugal and Switzerland. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64069974