Postcards: Stranger Than Fiction

He said with a snarl as he lifted his chin, “Why won’t you admit that the science is in?”                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Forwarded this email? [Subscribe here]() for more [Postcards: Stranger Than Fiction]( He said with a snarl as he lifted his chin, “Why won’t you admit that the science is in?” [Garrett {NAME}]( Dec 15   [READ IN APP](   Our market indicators have been positive since the first week of November. But we’re starting to get into a territory on the S&P 500 where things are not only overbought, but there’s a lot of weakness on the selling side. Upstream energy is still selling off, but a bottom is forming in that sector. We are witnessing extreme FOMO and a Relative Strength Index for the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY) of 73. Keep a close eye on its 20-day moving average, as a breakdown could trigger selling. More importantly, [check out Porter Stansberry’s latest warning]( as the dangers loom for 2024. Dear Fellow Expat: I wanted to be a fiction writer. Well, I am one. But there’s just one issue. The problem with fiction is that you have to make it up. I’ve written two novels and a film - and they are daunting tasks. I’ve only published one novel, though. It’s called [The Man with the Big Red Balloon]( and it took me about four years to finish. The book is an over-the-top look at Al Gore and his warnings that the world will end because of climate change. Gore is the model of the Man with the Big Red Balloon, a stranger who comes to a small town and convinces everyone that they are running out of air. What happens next is a descent into madness - as the citizens destroy their economy in pursuit of tackling this invisible enemy. It grows absurd toward the end, where the Man and his cronies tax people’s ability to breathe (you know… to save the air and enrich themselves). The Man constantly argues that the science is settled - and that they need to create new laws to ration the air - otherwise, the children will one day be fighting over the last gasps of oxygen in a Red Balloon he holds up - and dramatically pops - to an audible gasp of the townsfolk. When confronted about the dubious nature of his warnings, the man says with a snarl as he lifts his chin, “Why won’t you admit that the science is in?” He never debates. This book was written before Anthony Fauci, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or Greta Thunberg came along. It arrived before multiple annual conferences where the predictions worsened. Before, we spent $1 trillion on infrastructure, yet we’ve only deployed a single charging station in two years. At the time… I knew this book was absurd. I knew it was over the top. I knew it might come across as hysterical. But then… I read this story lede today in the Daily Mail. The emphasis is mine. Whether it's eating less meat or cycling instead of driving, humans can do many things to help prevent climate change. Unfortunately, breathing less isn't one of them.  That might be a problem, as a new study claims the gases in air exhaled from human lungs is fueling global warming. Yes, my fellow expat - humans are now breathing too much and contributing 0.1% of the United Kingdom’s “greenhouse gases.” Here’s the headline. The good news is that the article buries the lede a bit. All of the CO2 breathed out by humans is soaked up by plants. However, the study argues that methane and nitrogen emissions can’t be offset. As we know… it’s not the study that’s the problem. It’s what a bunch of politicians do with it. Governments in Europe are already looking to tax cow burps… Don’t be stunned if there’s a “breathing tax” one day. Or as I called it in the book… The Balloon Respiration Endangerment Act to Highlight Equality (B.R.E.A.T.H.E. Act). You know… because every law America creates has to have a stupid name. Stay positive, Garrett {NAME} Secretary of Defense Invite your friends and earn rewards If you enjoy Postcards from the Florida Republic, share it with your friends and earn rewards when they subscribe. [Invite Friends](   [Like]( [Comment]( [Restack](   © 2023 Garrett {NAME} 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104 [Unsubscribe]() [Get the app]( writing]()