Saturday, February 14, 2026

MARTIN ARMSTRONG: Where the USA accounts for 17.5% of global manufacture, China stands at 27%.

like the US won WWII, we became . . . the manufacturing based to outproduce Germany.  That is what I meant that the shoe is on the other foot.  --Martin Armstrong
PIERRE ASKSMarty, when I asked you why we would lose in WWIII, you said the shoe is on the other foot this time. You said that you would do a report on that. Is there any update you can give because these people here in charge are in agreement that war is coming. I flew to Philadelphia in 2011 to see you at that WEC. You laid out the war cycle would turn up in 2014 long before anyone even thought of war. There are many people copying you now pretending it is their research who do not have the contacts behind their charts. I should point out, that they put you on French TV not in America. Your own country will not put you on TV because they are beholding to the Neocons. When the Trump Administration came to write a peace plan, they came to you, not these charlatans. It does seem they are working in some conspiracy for war.

MARTIN ARMSTRONG
: Yes, I am working on the 2026 War Report and a number of projects including the long awaited ECM book. China is currently the leading manufacturing country, surpassing the United States in production output. As of 2023, China’s manufacturing value-added reached $4.66 trillion, which is more than the combined output of the next three largest manufacturing economies: the United States, Japan, and Germany. Where the USA accounts for 17.5% of global manufacture, China stands at 27%.

In the war simulations that I ran, China will defeat the United States because in an initial confrontation, we can wipe out at least 1/3 of their Navy as they do to ours. However, like the US won WWII, we became . . . the manufacturing based to outproduce Germany.  That is what I meant that the shoe is on the other foot.

The European Union is collapsing. This is why they are up-in-arms about Visa & Mastercard, for they need to control the economy and they are behind closed doors trying to get the UK to rejoin to prop up a failing economic experiment. But they do not care about Europe, or the people. This is only about retaining their power. This is no different from NATO.  It needs war with Russia just to remain relevant or the money stops and they too lose their jobs.
Here is a yearly chart of the Russian ruble. Despite all the press "how Russia is weak," "it is collapsing," etc., sorry, the ruble is rising, not declining. China will come to the aid of Russia because they know they will be next. With a manufacturing base of this vast potential, the shoe is on the other foot this time. But this is about bureaucrats simply trying to hold on to their power. They do not care about you.  

from Statista.

DAVID PATRTIKARAKOS: I’ve just returned from Nigeria’s killing fields. Pastors burned alive. Entire villages erased. Yet the world is barely paying attention.

"Churches burned, fields destroyed and families slaughtered . . . the Nigerian Christians brutalized by jihadists--and the horrors I saw on the frontlines," David Patrikarakos, Daily Mail, February 13, 2026.

This is interesting.  Apparently Erik Prince, Blackwater founder, called out Pope Leo to fund Prince's private army to go and protect Nigerian Christians.

TAYA: Percentage of White Population in 20 Major US Cities, 1950-2025

SAMA HOOLE: The higher the number, the more unstable the fat is, the more oxidative damage it causes to your cell membranes, and the more dysfunctional your metabolism becomes.

The oxidation potential of different fats: (higher = more unstable) Coconut Oil 2 Beef Tallow 5 Olive Oil 13 Lard - 15 Poultry - 23 Canola Oil - 40 Sunflower Oil - 41 Corn Oil- 57 Soybean Oil - 65 Flaxseed - 123 Fish oil - 214 Algae - 258 The higher the number, the more unstable the fat is, the more oxidative damage it causes to your cell membranes, and the more dysfunctional your metabolism becomes.

And yet the most chemically stable fats, the ones least likely to oxidise, are the ones we’re told to fear. 

DEPT. HOMELAND SECURITY: California’s failure to honor ICE detainers has resulted in the release of 4,561 criminal illegal aliens since January 20, [2025]

Thanks to TheOlderMillennial at TikTok.

Here's a headline from the Department of Homeland Security

SANCTUARY CALAMITY: DHS and ICE Urgently Call on Gavin Newsom and Sanctuary California to Not Release 33,179 Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Murderers, Sex Offenders, and Drug Traffickers from Jails Back into California 

Release Date: February 6, 2026

Caveat: Grok claims that this news was originally released on January 20, 2025, Inauguration Day, 2025, and only re-released by Dept. of Homeland Security on February 6, 2026.  

California’s failure to honor ICE detainers has resulted in the release of 4,561 criminal illegal aliens since January 20. 

But here's the story at Homeland Sec.

There are currently 33,179 aliens in California’s custody with active detainers. The crimes of these aliens include 399 homicides, 3,313 assaults, 3,171 burglaries, 1,011 robberies, 8,380 dangerous drugs offenses, 1,984 weapons offenses, and 1,293 sexual predatory offenses.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons sent a letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta calling on him to put the safety of Americans first and honor ICE arrest detainers of the more than 33,000 criminal illegal aliens in California’s custody including murderers, sex offenders, and drug traffickers.  

California’s failure to honor ICE detainers has resulted in the release of 4,561 criminal illegal aliens since January 20. The crimes of these aliens include 31 homicides, 661 assaults, 574 burglaries, 184 robberies, 1,489 dangerous drugs offenses, 379 weapons offenses, and 234 sexual predatory offenses.

There are currently 33,179 aliens in the custody of a California jurisdiction with active detainers. The crimes of these aliens include 399 homicides, 3,313 assaults, 3,171 burglaries, 1,011 robberies, 8,380 dangerous drugs offenses, 1,984 weapons offenses, and 1,293 sexual predatory offenses.

“Governor Newsom and his fellow California sanctuary politicians are releasing murderers, pedophiles, and drug traffickers back into our neighborhoods and putting American lives at risk,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “We are calling on Governor Newsom and his administration to stop this dangerous derangement and commit to honoring the ICE arrest detainers of the more than 33,000 criminal illegal aliens in California's custody. It is common sense. Criminal illegal aliens should not be released from jails back onto our streets to terrorize more innocent Americans. If we work together, we can make America safe again. 7 of the 10 safest cities in the U.S. cooperate with ICE law enforcement.”

Some of the public safety  threats released  directly from California jails into American communities include: