Courageous Spirit Podcast with Richard L Haight

The Coming Worldwide Collapse: Answering the Hard Questions

In this video I lay out the full logic chain behind a possible global collapse: the silver shortage, massively shorted banks, the inevitable failure of the payment system, and why the electric grid would follow within weeks.
I’m not fear-mongering or predicting exact dates. I’m simply following the physical and human dependencies step by step and answering the most common objections people raise. If you want the deeper data on COMEX silver inventories, the derivatives market, supply-chain mechanics, or the payment-system connection, I’ve covered those in much more detail in previous videos (links below).
Referenced documentary: Frontline PBS – “The Warning” (full documentary on the 2008 crisis)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ25uZtey34&t=2s
Survival skills playlist (water purification, fire-starting, shelters, etc.):
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-MPyeSlVQ97OjSfn8SnST4-gVXeRqA4
Collapse More Detailed Videos:
https://youtu.be/O2KBnLhEztQ
https://youtu.be/pOABdY1E5-s
If you see the clear logic-chain, start preparing now — mind, body, spirit, family, and community. The math must work. No magic wands. If you can prove any part of this wrong, please do so in the comments.
Thank you for watching and thinking it through.
The CME Group (COMEX) Report:
https://www.cmegroup.com/delivery_reports/Silver_stocks.xls
#primitiveskills #bushcraft #permaculture #wildsurvival #natureconnection #wildernesssurvival

Message to the Children of the Earth: The Time Has Come

This is a message to the children of the Earth — those who feel the rhythms of the land, who have long known in their hearts that our current way of life is coming to an end.
This video was made at the request of a student who wanted clear proof of what is coming. Here is that proof.
I have spent years studying and preparing for this moment, and it has now arrived. In my latest video I share unarguable evidence that the collapse of the financial system — and with it much of modern civilization — is coming this year. I share this out of genuine love and respect for you, to give you time to prepare yourselves physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
The transition ahead will be difficult, but it does not have to be as dark as it could be. My hope is that we use this time to return to the Earth, reconnect with our true selves, drop our old divisions, and prepare to help our neighbors and one another.
The CME Group (COMEX) Report:
https://www.cmegroup.com/delivery_reports/Silver_stocks.xls
#primitiveskills #bushcraft #permaculture #wildsurvival #natureconnection #wildernesssurvival

The Bailout Machine Won't Save US (Prepare Accordingly)

Right now the government and big banks are quietly turning your house, 401(k), and stocks into digital tokens so they can use them as collateral when the $846 trillion derivatives bubble pops. In plain English I explain the real benefits of the new system — and why it still cannot protect us when the real shortages hit.
This is the video I promised you at the end of the GENIUS Act video. Links to the bills:
GENIUS Act:
https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ27/PLAW-119publ27.pdf
CLARITY Act:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3633/text
Drop “Aware” in the comments if this hit home
👇 Next video: Why the timing won’t work for either new system.
#FinancialCollapse #prepper #preppers #AntiCBDC #preppercommunity

YOUR HOUSE & 401K ARE THE COLLATERAL — IT’S A TRAP (The Clarity Act)

Right now the government and big banks are building the system to turn your house, 401(k), and stocks into digital tokens — so they can keep printing money and to use your assets as the bailout mechanism when the $846 trillion derivatives bubble pops. I
n plain English: the real benefits, the hidden risks, and why you'll want to think very carefully before moving your assets into this new system.
1. GENIUS Act – Public Law 119-27 (signed July 18, 2025) Direct PDF (48 pages, official enrolled version):
https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ27/PLAW-119publ27.pdf
2. CLARITY Act – H.R. 3633 (House-passed version) Direct text page (full bill text):
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3633/text Drop “Aware” in the comments if this hit home
👇 Next video drops soon: Why the timing won’t work for either new system.
#DerivativesBubble #Tokenization #FinancialCollapse #EconomicWarning #BailoutMachine

YOU ARE OWNED: And I Can Prove It (The GENIUS Act law)

I read the full text of the GENIUS Act (Public Law 119-27) — the 48-page stablecoin law signed by President Trump on July 18, 2025. What I found is a system of total financial surveillance, built-in kill switches on every digital dollar, and a mandatory government debt financing machine — all disguised as crypto regulation.
This video walks through the actual text of the law and explains, in plain language, what it constructs and why almost nobody is talking about it.
Read the law yourself:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1582/text
Key sections referenced in this video:
Section 2(16) — Definition of "lawful order" (seize, freeze, burn)
Section 4(a)(6)(B) — Kill switch mandate Section 4(a)(5)(A) — Bank Secrecy Act surveillance requirements
Section 4(a)(1)(A) — Reserve requirements (forced Treasury purchases)
Section 3(h)(1) — Peer-to-peer and self-custody exemptions
Section 3(h)(2) — Treasury authority preserved Contact your representatives:
https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials
#GENIUSAct #StablecoinLaw #FinancialFreedom #ReadTheBill #DigitalDollar

THE PERFECT STORM: War, Silver, and the Battle for Economic Supremacy

On February 27, 2026, three crises converged. COMEX silver vaults hit critical stress levels. A war order was signed. And the architecture of a financial surveillance state quietly locked into place. Coincidence — or coordination?
 
We follow the money, the missiles, and the legislation to find out.
 
📌 SOURCES — Everything cited in this video:
 
COMEX & Silver Markets
CME Group — Registered vault inventory reports (daily) 
CFTC Commitments of Traders (COT) reports
CME margin requirement change notices (Jan-Feb 2026)
Shanghai Futures Exchange — silver premium data
 
The Iran War
Trump Executive Order signing — White House, Feb 27, 2026
Operation Epic Fury — DoD official briefings
Strait of Hormuz closure — Reuters, AP wire reports
Oman FM peace announcement — Al Jazeera, Feb 27, 2026
Gulf civilian strike reports — NBC News, BBC, March 2026
Chatham House — Gulf States geopolitical analysis
 
GENIUS Act
Public Law 119-27 — full statutory text (congress.gov)
White House signing statement — July 18, 2025
OCC proposed rulemaking — published March 2, 2026
Federal Reserve Richmond — stablecoin analysis
 
Gulf Alliance fractures 
NBC News — "questions about how much Gulf allies can take" March 3, 2026
Atlantic Council — China energy supply analysis
CNBC — Hormuz closure economic impact
 
We follow the evidence, not the narrative. Disagree with something? Cite your source in the comments.
 
#SilverSqueeze #COMEX #GENIUSAct #FinancialFreedom #IranWar #PreciousMetals
Richard L Haight (author)

Where's the SILVER? COMEX Not Updating Silver Inventory!

The COMEX warehouse report — the document that tells the world how much deliverable silver is in the vault — hasn't updated since Thursday. Five days. Three trading days into the biggest delivery month of the year.
Meanwhile, their delivery notices report is running fine. 5,087 contracts delivered. 25.4 million ounces. They're publishing what was promised. They're not publishing what's left.
88.8 million ounces was the last number. That was five days ago. Everyone tracking COMEX is working off stale data — and nobody's noticed. Verify it yourself — the warehouse report is public: https://www.cmegroup.com/delivery_reports/Silver_stocks.xls
I'm not a financial advisor. I'm an author in rural Oregon who spent fifteen years in Japan studying the classical art of strategy. I'm making these videos because I believe we're running out of time to prepare — and the people who act now are the ones who get to help their neighbors when it matters.
🔔 Subscribe for the update the moment the report drops.
📌 Related Videos:
Video 1 — Did China Just Destroy the Western World Without Firing a Shot?
https://youtu.be/O2KBnLhEztQ
Video 2 — How the West MUST Counter China (or we lose everything)
https://youtu.be/abJtBSC-d18
#COMEX #SilverSqueeze #CME #SilverShortage #PreciousMetals

COMEX Crisis + WAR in the Middle East -- Please Prepare

Silver opened at $96.69 today and was hammered down to $88 — nearly 9% — on the first trading day of the March delivery month. During a Middle East war. While gold breaks $5,400. Every safe-haven asset on earth is surging.
And silver gets slammed. That's market manipulation. That's desperation.
On First Notice Day (Feb 27), 10,526 contracts stood for delivery on COMEX. That's 52.63 million ounces demanded against approximately 86 million ounces of registered vault inventory. Simple math: 86 minus 53 leaves roughly 33 million ounces. For the entire Western commodity pricing system. And March just started — delivery notices file every trading day through month end. This is a quick emergency update.
In this video:
→ The vault math — what 35 million ounces actually means
→ The CME trading halt scandal (Feb 25–26) — 31,000 contracts traded while the public was locked out
→ Why silver got hammered $9 against a war
→ The tools COMEX has left — and why they're running out
→ What force majeure means and when they've used it before (Hunt Brothers, 1980)
→ What I'm personally doing to prepare (not financial advice)
This is part of an ongoing series covering the silver supply crisis, COMEX mechanics, and what happens when paper promises meet physical reality. This is about so much more than financial markets. This is about you, your family, your future.
If you're new here, start with Video 1 for the full picture.
https://youtu.be/O2KBnLhEztQ
Video 2 explains in detail what happens if the banking system fails:
https://youtu.be/abJtBSC-d18
DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational and informational purposes only. I am not a financial advisor, registered investment advisor, or broker-dealer. Nothing in this video constitutes financial, investment, legal, or tax advice. All investments carry risk. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Do your own research and consult qualified professionals before making financial decisions. Any personal actions I describe are my own and should not be interpreted as recommendations.
#Silver #COMEX #SilverSqueeze #PreciousMetals #ForceMajeure

CME Halted ALL METALS Trading. Here's Why Tomorrow Matters.

Yesterday the CME halted all metals trading on its Globex platform. For over 90 minutes, you could not trade a single metals futures contract.
Their explanation: "technical issues." Tomorrow is March First Notice Day — when contract holders demand physical delivery of their silver and gold. This is the third metals disruption in one month.
COMEX silver deliveries doubled last year. 98% of February contract holders stood for physical delivery. London silver lease rates hit 39%. Shanghai silver is trading at a 13% premium over Western spot.
I told you this was coming. My first video explains everything:
https://youtu.be/O2KBnLhEztQ
THE BIGGEST SHORT:
https://youtu.be/T89Ks2xlCdc
Sources: Bloomberg: "CME Restarts Trading in Metals, Gas Futures After Technical Issue" (Feb 25, 2026)
Reuters: "CME Group halts metals and natural gas trading on technical issues" (Feb 25, 2026)
#Silver #CME #COMEX #SilverSqueeze #FirstNoticeDay

The Biggest Short: How One Trade Kills a Banking System

Somewhere inside a major bank, a trader is watching a short position that was supposed to be safe turn into something that could bring down the entire financial system. We don't yet know who or where, but it's happening.
This isn't a documentary about 2008. This is happening now.
This is video 7 of an ongoing series tracking the silver crisis in real time. New videos dropping regularly — subscribe and hit the notification bell so you don't miss what comes next.
#Silversqueeze #BankingCrisis #COMEX #FinancialCollapse