Weekend cinema & library (updated Sun 7 pm HST)

11:13 am (Hawaii) The House is voting soon. Supposedly. It barely matters. There is no long-term solution coming out of Congress this weekend. That makes all other "progress" moot. I'll look to trade around the momentum swings. Or not.

Update 11:57 pm (Hawaii) Senate shot it down in an instant. No surprise there. Only question is whether this is Greek or kabuki theater. Sheesh . . .

Update Saturday 8:58 am (Hawaii) Solid blog by Quint Tatro among today's new links.

Video

Dylan Ratigan: The US financial crisis: How did we get here? (July 30)

Al Jazeera: Fault Lines extra: Why affluent Americans decline interviews (July 29)

Fox: Mack's 'Penny Plan' to balance the budget (July 29)
CNN: Ron Paul interview (July 29)

Bloomberg: Ron Paul interview (July 29)

RT: Gerald Celente: 'Deal or no deal, the debt still exists' (July 29)

Yahoo: 3 reasons to stick with gold and silver (July 29)

Yahoo: 2011 proving to be horrible year for economy (July 29)

Yahoo: Obama calls for compromise on debt ceiling (July 29)

TheStreet: Cramer's top 3 stocks to buy if the US defaults (July 29)

TheStreet: Cramer: Buy gold, avoid gold stocks (July 29)

Bloomberg: Starbucks focuses on expansion; gold continues rally (July 29)

AP: Investing under cloud of US default (July 29)

CNBC: Uncle Sam's yard sale (July 29)

CNBC: Trump's take on the debt (July 29)

Yahoo: Some final words on money and happiness (July 28)

Sean Brodrick: A safe port in a stormy stock market (July 26)

Vlogs

(new) Bill Still: The bad numbers behind debt ceiling debate (July 31)

(new) SGTbull07: Bob Chapman, part 1: Gold standard is a must (July 31)

(new) SGTbull07: Bob Chapman, part 2: Oslo false flag? (July 31)

(new) GuildF40: Metals getting spanked (July 31)

(new) pdlumina: You are not going to unplug from the system until the system unplugs you! (July 31)

(new) MoneyBags73: With 2 days to default don't lose sight... (July 31)

MaxKeiserTV: Max Keiser and silverfuturist in NYC (July 30)
Peter Schiff: Debt ceiling theatrics, economy back in recession (July 30)

pdlumina: Real GDP growth negative 5-7% Economy unravels! (July 30)

george4title: The American Nightmare: People begin to lash out (July 30)

george4vlogging: Too much food, no nutrition in America (July 30)

ScrapGoldBusiness: End the Fed (July 29)

bigdad06: Volatility x1000! (July 29)

visionvictory: All eyes on the US as some in Congress say 'Enough!' (July 29)

Jim Comiskey: Daily market insights - Metals (July 29)

Bill Still: Debt limit debate, part 3 (July 29)

silverfuturist: Gold all-time high $1633.80! (July 29)

silverfuturist: Yahoo Finance pumps silver/gold??? (July 29)

Alexiscom1: Monetary reform in US dollar will resolve from this debt crisis (July 29)

bullorbearreport: Gold the shining light while the country deteriorates (July 29)

Al Korelin: Replies to listeners' comments (July 29)

endlessmountain: The Silver Log (July 29)

manoftruth: Debt ceiling, default and love (July 29)

george4title: Stealing tailgates, rewilding, clarity, $500-$800 tickets (July 28)

Larry Edelson: The abysmal dollar (July 28)

> "Gold could get up to 1650, 1700, but waiting for low-risk buying opportunity. Downside in silver is not complete. We will see 30, 28 dollars, possibly lower. I do not recommend anybody be invested in silver."

Bill Still: Debt ceiling debate, part 2 (July 25)

Bill Still: US debt limit, part 1 (July 24)

LaToya Egwuekwe: The Decline: The geography of a recession (Apr 8)

The House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets (Jan 24)

Niall Ferguson: The Ascent (and Descent) of Money (2010)

Audio

King World News: Weekly metals wrap (July 30)
King World News: Jim Rickards (July 30)
King World News: Michael Pento (July 30)
Money Radio 1510: History of the Debt Ceiling (July 29)

Bill Tatro: It's All About Money (July 29)

Money Radio 1510: Business for Breakfast, hour 1 (July 29)

Money Radio 1510: Business for Breakfast, hour 2 (July 29)

Wall St. for Main St.: Mo Dawoud, Jason Burack (July 29)

Al Korelin: Gold's record price and what lies ahead (July 29)

Al Korelin: Brien Lundin on reasons for continued gold market strength (July 28)
(new) NPR: China fears US debt default, but has few options (July 27)

Jim Puplava: Eric Sprott interview (July 27)

> 26-minute segment

Reports

(new) Reuters: Gold falls 1% as Obama announced debt deal (Aug 1)
(new) NPR: Is there a debt-ceiling deal: Yes and no (July 31)
(new) AP: 'Really close' to debt deal as deadline nears (July 31)

(new) CNBC: Countdown to debt ceiling 'D-Day' blog (July 31)

(new) CNBC: If the US defaults, lawsuits await (July 31)

(new) Guardian: Debt crisis: Companies now worth more to investors than US govt (July 31)

(new) NPR: China watches as Washington debates debt (July 31)

(new) Wall Street Journal: Live blog: US debt battle (July 30)

(new) Yahoo: Debt deal or not, confidence in America is shredded (July 30)
Mark Steyn: 'Life on this planet' about to change (July 30)

TheStreet: Economy unravels amid debt-ceiling circus (July 30)
> House rejects Sen. Reid's bill 246-173

(new) Bloomberg: Why the debt crisis is even worse than you think (July 29)

(new) The Hill: Moody's: Neither debt plan protects the nation's AAA rating (July 29)

(new) CNBC: Is this the 'hold your nose' and buy moment you've hoped for? (July 29)
New York Times: Wall St. prepared for the worst, in wait-and-see mode (July 29)

Wall Street Journal: House to vote on amended deficit plan (July 29)

Wall Street Journal: Treasury, Fed officials to meet with bankers (July 29)

Wall Street Journal: Moody's says US could keep its Triple-A, with an asterisk (July 29)

MarketWatch: Insiders selling at unusually fast pace (July 29)

Reuters: Growth anemic, debt row poses recession risk (July 29)

> Output increased at a 1.3% annual pace.

TheStreet: Return of 20% home down payments looms (July 29)

CNBC: It's time to buy big US banks (July 29)

CNBC: Washington is annoyed at Wall Street's failure to panic (July 29)

CNBC: Short auto dealers, long-dated treasurys: asset manager (July 29)

CNBC: Is Congress using 'wrongulator' for debt figures? (July 29)

Bloomberg: China should buy US equities instead of Treasuries, economist Xie says (July 28)

(new) Bloomberg: McDonald's to open a restaurant a day in China in four years (July 28)

CNN: 3 ways Obama could bypass Congress (July 28)

> Jack Balkin: "The Treasury (could) create two $1 trillion coins, deposit them in the Federal Reserve and write checks on the proceeds."

New York Times: Debt ceiling impasse rattles short-term credit markets (July 28)

Barron's: Once debt ceiling is hiked, markets have to confront growth (July 28)

Bloomberg: Default a 'black turkey' as advisers tell investors not to sell (July 28)

Bloomberg: IMF's Lagarde says US dollar may lose 'privilege' amid debt-limit crisis (July 28)

Time: Ron Paul, debt ceiling and GOP's apocalyptic wing (July 27)

Wall Street Journal: Long-term unemployment, by state (July 21)
Toledo Blade: Don't hoard your silver, president says of coins (July 23 1965)

Blogs

(new) SilverGoldSilver: Here we go again - IB raises silver margins (July 31)
(new) Patrick Chovanec: Will China dump US debt? (July 31)

Gary North: Obama v. Obama (July 30)
Quint Tatro: Your weekend and Washington (July 30)
SRSrocco: The complete cost of mining silver (July 30)
Turd Ferguson: Weekly charts (July 29)
Munknee.com: 90 analysts believe gold will go to $5,000/ozt — or more (July 29)
Lorimer Wilson: Here's the amount of gold bullion held by Top 10 countries (July 29)
Peter Schiff: Gold and silver beyond the limit (July 29)
Zero Hedge: Shit just got real: Primary dealers called to New Yor Fed for emergency noon meeting (July 29)

Turd Ferguson: (am) Another stair higher (July 29)

Zero Hedge: Massive short squeeze, flight to safety pushes 10-year yield to 2011 low 2.77% (July 29)

Zero Hedge: Lights out for the US economy as biggest cheerleader hangs up towel (July 29)

Brandon Smith: The essential rules of tyranny (July 29)

Jim Quinn: This country defaulted long ago (July 29)

The Silver Log: 07.29.2011 (July 29)

Paul Craig Roberts: Disastrous outcomes from orchestrated US public debt crisis (July 29)

Anthony Gregory: Why capitalism is worth defending (July 29)

Susan Westfall: On weasels and removal thereof through unified action (July 29)

Gary North: The ghost of Murray Rothbard haunts The Economist (July 29)

Business Insider: Investors pull almost $40 billion from money market funds (July 29)

Jeff Clark: The buzz around gold is growing louder (July 29)

David Galland: Five things you need to know about the economy (July 29)

Rob Bates: Gold price hinges on debt crisis, hits new record (July 29)

Le Fly: Dramatic rally is right around the corner (July 29)

Le Fly: Monster winship ending: A myriad of Fly buys (July 29)

> Back in WNR prior to earnings

Le Fly: A deal is coming (July 29)

Scott Blier: A balanced budget amendment? (July 29)

> "The outcome could prove to be very market-unfriendly, regardless of the outcome. SPX 1220 is not that far away."

chessNwine: Observation (July 29)

chessNwine: Comparing the carnage (July 29)

Thomas Carreno: Sell the rumor and buy the news (July 29)

Joseph L. Shaefer: Consider this controlled silver 'option' if you think US will default or be downgraded (July 29)

Przemyslaw Radomski: Will the debt ceiling debate coincide with the short-term ceiling for PMs? (July 29)

Shah Gilani: Surprising way a default or downgrade could crush global economy (July 29)

George Maniere: Stay positioned in gold, silver ETFs (July 29)

Golden Truth: Obviously, GDP number was a lot worse than expected (July 29)

Gold Report: Jay Taylor: Death of the dollar (July 29)

Jesse's Cafe Americain: Gold daily, silver weekly charts - Enjoy the show (July 29)

King World News: Hathaway interview (July 29)

(new) Arun Gupta: The 6 biggest lies about the US debt (July 28)

Cullen Roche: The freight train that is Chinese oil demand (July 28)

Toby Connor: Why the bullishness on gold lately has got me nervous (July 28)

(new) Tim Seymour: Brazil wades into currency wars with new Forex tax (July 27)

Ferdinand Ferfal: Thoughts on urban survival (2005)

> Classic, sometimes painful reading of what Ferfal and millions suffered for years in Argentina after the economic crash of 2001.

Blog reader commentary

Doc J: On debt & deficits (July 29)
beinki: beinki need break too (July 29)
latcho: De Nederlandse Bank: 'lock'm in' (July 29)

thecoloredsky: tankerfirstofficer (July 27)

Metal bling
(new) drutter: Low-light silver porn including NZ silver fern (July 31)
Collectors.com (forum): America The Beautiful 5-oz (July 12)