“If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.”
As midterm elections approach, that quote, most often attributed to the great satirist, Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) or renouned anarchist Emma Goldman, will be making the rounds on X and Facebook and elsewhere in the weeks ahead. No matter who said it, the inference is unmistakable, sardonic, and cynical, as it probably should be. The political system in the United States, dominated by two parties that often look a lot like each other is about as clean as a pair of muddy boots. Corruption and graft run through the system like wine at a music festival.
As the world turns ever closer to a closed totalitarian system, criticism of the electoral process might someday be viewed as criminal; already it is frowned upon by the established establishment. Quoting a more reliable source, the title of P.J. O'Rourke's 2011 satirical tome, "Don’t Vote It Just Encourages the Bastards" might be a better way to express disdain for the polling process. Whichever way the political winds blow, it seems Americans end up with the same government they previously hated. Not much changes; the landscape stays about the same, only some of the characters are different.
Which brings about the recent quizzical discussion over oil prices and futures markets. As Dr. Chris Martenson explains in the video clip below, the same kind of price suppression action that gold and silver proponents know all too well has recently raised its ugly head in oil futures. As the war/not a war narrative in the Middle East shifts and shimmies day to day, the price of Brent and WTI crude seem to sense an easing of tensions on a regular basis, roughly in line with positive tweets and "truths" by el Honcho Presidente Donaldo Trumpo.
Martenson isn't the only one observing the widespread rigging. The argument against synthetic markets (futures) driving real world prices has been raging for some time, only now, oil market analysts are some of the people sounding the alarm.
The obvious rationale for keeping oil prices down is that elections are on the way, with voting already taking place in some states that allow early balloting, and soon to be a deluge of sketchy picks and predictions.
There's been more than enough talk about irregularities in the voting process, this time coming mostly from the party desperately clinging to small majorities in the House and Senate. Claims of foul play will be widespread in the current cycle. The silve lining is that it will all be over in less than a month. Then, the news coverage can shift to more important matters, like what Taylor Swift was wearing at the latest Chiefs game and which lousy films are going to be nominated for awards.
For those intrepid souls who go about connecting dots, all fakery leads inexorably to the stock market, U.S. funny money, AKA, Federal Reserve Notes, and AI, which, in case anybody has forgotten, stands for Artificial Intelligence. With Tuesday's opening bell about to ring within minutes of this writing, stock futures are once again screaming higher for no reason other than the pervasive understanding that AI and chip stocks are really worth 30 or 40 or 50 times earnings.
It's all part of the electioneering plan: Higher stocks, Lower oil prices, Lower treasury yields. The NASDAQ closed at a record high on Monday. Today, it's likely the S&P's turn to set another record. Play along, or, be left behind, shivering in a cardboard box under some urban freeway.
Eventually, thinking will be banned. Your personal AI-directed, robot assistant will make sure you don't cross the line.
At the Close, Monday, October 5, 2026:
Dow: 51,267.90, +90.94 (+0.18%)
NASDAQ: 27,477.31, +286.45 (+1.05%)
S&P 500: 7,773.95, +51.23 (+0.66%)
NYSE Composite: 23,788.62, +134.30 (+0.57%)
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