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You’ve Been Played

With all the bogus “news” the last week, and how quickly we become certain of the stories we accept, it’s a good time to revive an essay from a couple years ago.

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JD Breen
Sep 14, 2025
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September 14, 2025

This essay (linked here and below) was originally published in Crisis Investing, edited by Doug Casey, Matt Smith, and Lau Vegys. Since Matt and I wrote the article in May 2023, events have repeatedly recalled its relevance. That’s again true over the last week.

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You've Been Played
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