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Never heard of this guy before so no idea if he's a pattern liar or fraud, but it would be a pretty bold lie, was shared by some otherwise discerning accounts, and confirms most of our biases... so I'm sharing it.


Slop Summary:

Yanis Varoufakis summarizes an emergency meeting at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel, where he witnessed central bank officials in a state of "palpable panic" regarding a potential collapse of the Western financial system.

Core Revelations
Hidden Exodus: Central banks (like the Bank of Japan) are reportedly dumping U.S. Treasuries through offshore intermediaries and financial engineering to avoid triggering an immediate market crash [02:10].

Systemic Fragility: The "plumbing" of the financial system (the repo market) is breaking down, with banks demanding higher rates to lend against Treasuries [03:15].

Emergency Measures: Officials are drafting protocols for capital controls, currency conversion restrictions, and potential "bank holidays" to prevent mass outflows during an acute crisis [03:46].

Pension Vulnerability: There is a fear of $3–$5 trillion in pension losses if interest rates rise further, which could lead to extreme social unrest [04:23].

Managed Decline: The goal has shifted from maintaining dollar dominance to simply managing a transition to a multipolar system without a total collapse [05:02].

Timeline & Risks
The Window: Varoufakis suggests a 12 to 18-month window (targeting late 2025 or early 2026) before a major crisis, though a sudden "tripwire" like a failed Treasury auction or a BRICS currency launch could accelerate this [11:08].

The "Cure": A Nordic official compared their role to doctors treating a terminal patient—managing symptoms of a dying global economic order because the underlying disease cannot be fixed [10:41].

Conclusion: The video warns that the authorities are not sharing the truth because they fear public awareness would accelerate the collapse they are desperately trying to delay [13:20].

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god damn it this is an AI deep fake

#1401796

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17 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 17h

Yeah deep fake. Someone is trolling this guy hard because this is like the 10th time or so.

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102 sats \ 1 reply \ @Lux 19h

search 'varoufakis marxist'

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Yanis Varoufakis is a self-described "erratic Marxist" and "libertarian Marxist" who draws heavily from Marx's critique of capitalism, seeing it as foundational to understanding modern financial challenges, though he combines this with a focus on liberty and critiques state power

wat

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36 sats \ 3 replies \ @freetx 19h

Interestingly, Youtube tells me this is AI / Synthetic content?

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35 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 18h

It is. He's all over the web saying he didn't say any of this.

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Maybe he used AI to press his suit

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Just watched more closely, between you and @siggy47's comment #1401786... had really only listened to audio before posting

Watched the mouth carefully, definitely impersonation slop

Checked the channel too:

Joined Dec 24, 2025

I've been slop swindled!

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17 sats \ 5 replies \ @siggy47 19h

This guy was finance minister for Greece during the financial crisis. He's a commie. He is being used for AI deep fakes more than anyone else, according to some news report I saw somewhere. It's amazing what's happening with AI. Check out "the Asian Guy" making silver market reports every few minutes.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD_WGRu9oe010fMxlpV-OCk4eXt6An7Va&si=eIJvWX4-PMhqEaY5

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17 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 18h

Check out the Asian guy. He isn't even a human

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Guh now need to work on adding WoT to Lightning.Video

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17 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 18h

I went down a silver market hole for about a week. Some of the reputable silver analysts are convinced that although the Asian guy is deep fake pure AI, whoever is running it has solid information more than half the time.

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One of those videos ended up in my suggestions the other night, watched a few minutes of it... it did seem like a valid use of AI presentation for a legitimate script

The deep impersonation of Yanis being unmoderated blows my mind, 300k+ views and hasn't been pulled by Google

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19 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 18h

Yanis one is really good, IMO. I had no clue. I just had to double check what he was saying. That's when I found out.

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I've seen this name before but I don't recall in what context.

Most of these items are things other people have discussed, so it certainly seems plausible.

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Yea since it confirms my bias i'm going to go with smoke = fire

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