Coffee with MarkZ and Mr. Cottrell. 05/23/2025

 Coffee with MarkZ and Mr. Cottrell. 05/23/2025

Some highlights by PDK-Not verbatim

MarkZ Disclaimer: Please consider everything on this call as my opinion. People who take notes do not catch everything and its best to watch the video so that you get everything in context.  Be sure to consult a professional for any financial decisions

Member: Good Friday morning to you all:)

Member: Welcome to a 3 day -Memorial Day weekend!!!!!

​​Member: Howdy ya'll looking forward to hearing some GREAT INFO today- I hope.

MZ: It is eerily quiet right now. I had the brief bond update that was letting me know they expect their money next week. Other than that -it is painfully quiet. 

MZ: This could well be ethe quiet before the storm …or everybody has NDA’s and they are doing a good job keeping everyone quiet. 

Member: When I exchange I plan on being quiet as well. 

Member: I hear banks are getting ready

MZ: I have heard that as well….and makes me feel good. 

Member: I think it could go anytime now

MZ: That is what I hear. 

Member: I am very tired of hearing everything is done…..yet nothing ever happens

MZ: Everything is not done until you and I are exchanging….imo

Member:  Frank26 reported Iraq said to the people, "If you don't bring in the 3 zero notes we will release a new currency and force you to!

MZ: From Iraq “ Among them is Iraq as Iran proposes formation of 8 country economic development group”  this article gave me hope that we will see the Iranian currency in the first basket. This is a similar basket to what Kuwait went in. 

MZ: “The association of private banks holds a specialized workshop on regulatory controls of the internal evaluation of the capital adequacy standard”they had a workshop with all the banks explaining all the necessary Basel compliance and requirements they have to meet. The same things all banks are going through to be part of the international system.

MZ: To me this is a clear indicator that Iraq is about to unleash without restrictions. They would not this if Iraq was not going to have an International currency and International banks. 

Member: Marco Rubio making powerful statements. Calling the Kurdistan region “The lynchpin, the centerpiece, the most important part of America's Middle East policy.” Let’s go!!

MZ: “Geologist has discovered the largest copper, gold and silver deposits in the last 3 decades”  We are seeing regular discoveries of rare and precious minerals. This one is in Argentina. Assets are important in the new world. Whenever you reset away from fiat- assts become important. The world is positioning for this change. 

Member: I wonder what really is the hold up?  This is taking forever

Member: Barzani is going to be on Fox at 6PM eastern Brett Bair show.

Member: Will you have a podcast Memorial Day Mark?

MZ: I am planning a podcast for Monday Morning to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms. 

Member: I hope it is also to announce the RV on Monday as well. 

Member: DJT wants this BIG celebration beginning Memorial Day. If N/G  or RV doesn’t happen, what do people have to celebrate? While we wait, things get worse.

Member: Trump said our 250 year celebration starts on Monday and goes through July 4th. 

MZ: Judy Shelton also said we should be back on the gold standard by July 4th 2026.But that does not mean we will not be done before then. There is a lot to happen by that date including you and I exchanging and walking away with wealth. 

Member: I hope the RV will start these celebrations. 

Member: Realistically: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said The Prosperity Announcement is between now and July 4th!

Member: Keep the faith that things will happen soon. And have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend everyone

Mr. Cottrell joins the stream today. Please listen to the replay for his information and opinions.

WOLVERINE: A certain platform has been given the Green Light

 Wolverine

 “A certain platform has been given the Green Light and will begin on Mon. 26 May or Tues. 27 May.

 Some Crypto currency holders have been paid. 

We are not that far away.”

TNT CC SUMMARY!!! @DINARREVALUATION #iraqidinar #iraq #iqd

 

Iraq and the Season of Absolute Powers: No Oversight or Budget... A "Political Emergency" Paralyzes the State

   Iraq and the Season of Absolute Powers: No Oversight or Budget... A "Political Emergency" Paralyzes the State

 Hopes for the passage of the 2025 budget in Iraq are gradually fading, amid a political landscape marked by legislative stagnation, a nearly paralyzed parliament, and a government seemingly more preoccupied with managing political balances than fulfilling constitutional and financial obligations. 

In this context, Member of Parliament Jawad Al-Yasari affirmed on Friday (May 23, 2025) that next year's budget schedules "have become a thing of the past," indicating the impossibility of passing it at the present time.

Absent parliament... no prospect of holding sessions

In a statement to Baghdad Today, the leftist said, "The Iraqi government has no real seriousness in sending the 2025 budget schedules, and even if it did send them—which is unlikely—it would be impossible to pass them in light of a paralyzed parliament, with no sessions, no quorum, and no deputies."

He pointed out that holding parliamentary sessions "has become extremely difficult, due to the preoccupation of blocs, parties, and even MPs themselves with election campaigns and ongoing preparations for the general elections. This means that the new budget schedules will not be discussed or approved, and the Ministry of Finance will continue to work with the remaining 2023 and 2024 budget schedules."

A government in a political impasse

These statements highlight a deeper dilemma facing the Iraqi government, which had pledged at the beginning of this year to submit the budget schedules before the end of the first quarter, according to statements made by Cabinet spokesman Bassem Al-Awadi. However, the passage of months without submitting the schedules reflects either a delay in the government's ability to formulate them within the timeframe, or political considerations preventing their passage amid a tense and unstable parliament.

Finance between reality and maneuver

According to sources from the Ministry of Finance, government spending will not cease in the absence of 2025 budgets, as the provisions of Article (13) of Financial Management Law No. 6 of 2019 allow reliance on previous years' budgets to cover basic current expenditures, most notably salaries, social support, and temporary employment. However, the absence of a budget effectively freezes investment spending, halts new projects, and disrupts the work of ministries and governorates.

The political impasse... when the state is frozen by an unannounced decision

The absence of financial tables is not merely a procedural flaw; it reflects a complex, deeply rooted political crisis. The paralysis of parliament due to electoral polarization and the lack of coordination between the government and the House of Representatives reveal that Iraq's constitutional institutions operate not according to the state's rhythm, but rather according to the rhythm of alliances. This makes major decisions, such as the budget, a direct victim of any political confusion.

In this context, observers believe that the elections have transformed into something resembling a "political state of emergency," in which the state is temporarily frozen, legislation and oversight are halted, projects are suspended, and decisions are postponed. In the absence of an effective parliament, the executive branch is left without institutional balance, opening the door wide open to the expansion of powers in the hands of the executive branch.

Indeed, some warn that repeating this model reinforces the logic of a temporary state—a state run by momentary orders, instructions, and assessments, rather than annual budgets and plans.

The economy is in a state of anticipation... neither recession nor growth

Economically, the absence of a 2025 budget schedule pushes Iraq into a gray zone: not a state of collapse, but also not one of stable growth. Salaries are being paid, and current expenditures are proceeding, but there is no clear economic horizon, no approved spending priorities, and no transparent investment map. This leaves the private sector in a state of "waiting freeze," unable to make expansionary decisions amid the ambiguity of public policies.

Stalled projects are likely to accumulate, domestic and foreign debts lack legislative cover for settlement, and promised development plans are stuck in the drawers of ministerial committees. In the governorates, project implementation is contingent on central allocations that never materialize, and some are managed through primitive "transfers" that reproduce local financial chaos.

Economists agree that the continuation of this pattern deprives the budget of its most important political and economic functions: setting priorities, controlling the deficit, stimulating growth, and distributing wealth fairly.

Management crisis or system crisis?

The absence of budget schedules for next year cannot be reduced to the scene of an absent parliament. Rather, it reflects a structural flaw in the relationship between the authorities, where planning and development priorities are being undermined by political rivalries and electoral gains. While the government continues to spend according to outdated schedules, infrastructure projects, administrative reform, and social service programs remain suspended on the ropes of lost time. link

CHARLIE WARD: Redemption Centers will begin processing live appointments under full GESARA protocol

 As of May 23, 2025, Redemption Centers will begin processing live appointments under full GESARA protocol

· According to sources inside two U.S. Treasury branches, the schedule is already being populated with approved Tier 4B participants. This is the moment we’ve all prepared for.

· The redistribution has begun. We’re no longer “about to.” We’re now in motion.

What happens at a Redemption Center?

 • You’ll confirm your identity through biometric authentication.

 • Your ZIM, Dinar, and Dong holdings will be verified and exchanged at asset-backed rates.

 • You’ll receive a digital quantum card tied directly to your sovereign QFS wallet.

 • You’ll be briefed on post-exchange asset management, debt clearance, and project support funds.

· Locations are tightly controlled. No drop-ins. You’ll receive your time slot via direct encrypted alert — be ready.

· Security Protocols: • These facilities are protected by military-grade encryption and surveillance. • All activity is recorded through the quantum ledger and cannot be erased.

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FRANK26: 'we know you got 90%-93% [dinar hoarded under your mattress!! @DINARREVALUATION #iqd

 

Masrour Barzani invites the US Secretary of State to visit Erbil

  Masrour Barzani invites the US Secretary of State to visit Erbil.

 Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani announced on Friday evening that he had extended an official invitation to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Erbil.

This came in press statements following his meeting with Rubio in the US capital, where he affirmed that his meeting with the US Secretary of State was "successful," noting that he "extended an official invitation to him to visit the region."

"We discussed with Rubio the latest developments in the region," Barzani said.

 This meeting comes as part of Masrour Barzani's official visit to Washington, which includes a series of meetings with US administration and congressional officials to strengthen bilateral relations and discuss regional issues of common interest.  link