I’m sure everyone is well aware of the Q post talking about “Gold shall destroy FED”. So I’m sure everyone will enjoy this writeup I have to share…
One small detail I see left out on peoples posts is the original link that talks about a woman named Judy Shelton: https://operationq.pub/?n=3393
So who is she?
Judy Shelton is a prominent economist known for her advocacy of sound money principles, particularly her long-standing support for returning to a gold standard or integrating gold into the U.S. monetary system. Her views come from a belief that fiat currencies, untethered from tangible assets like gold, enable excessive government spending, inflation, and economic instability.
She is highly critical of the fed for many reasons, I’ll allow you to look those up on your own. Safe to say she believes the FED is an evil tool for manipulating our money supply and is against free market principles that create sound money that go against our core foundations as a nation.
— In comes Trump…
Trump’s recently stated intent…“We’re going to go to Fort Knox, the fabled Fort Knox, to make sure the gold is there”…
Quick facts:
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Our last full audit was done in ‘53. A partial one in ‘74.
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Scott Bessent claims annual audits occur, “All gold is present and accounted for”.
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Skepticism is high though due to secrecy.
So… many people think our gold is gone, stolen or not accurately accounted for.
What does Judy Shelton and Trumps eyebrow raising audit have in common? What dots are connecting? It’s all tied to Judys monetary strategy tying gold back to the Dollar, explained in her book published just recently in 2024 titled: “Good as Gold: How to unleash the power of sound money” which centers around the idea of TREASURY TRUST BONDS (TTBs)
These TTBs issue a 50 year, zero coupon US treasury bonds that holders can redeem to maturity either for face value in dollars or a specified amount of gold. Its purpose is to let the market “discover” a realistic gold-dollar peg without dismantling the FED outright. It leverages our reserves to back debt and will be more attractive to investors.
But hold on… partially weakening the FED isn’t Q’s stated objective in the post!? What gives. Keep reading…
The incremental transition is key and in her book she paves this timeline to launch this on americas 250th birthday (July 4, 2026). FYI I hate datefagging but I cant shake the symbolic nature of this lol.
Our current M2 money supply sits at $21 trillion, the need for this step is critical for not creating a giant nuke on our entire financial system. It would massively shrink the money supply (huge deflation = bad!)
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More dot connecting and back to Trump… So what is the audits true purpose and intent?
The audit is the pre-cursor and confirms the asset base for the TTBs!! This allows the Trump administration to roll them out by 2026. This could cut borrowing costs (lower rates due to gold’s appeal) and counter the $31 trillion debt spiral, aligning with Trump’s economic nationalism. The audit tests the feasibility, without the FED, gold reserves will become the dollars backbone.
261 million ounces of gold pales in comparison to cover the $21 Trillion M2 with current prices. And don’t bank on the revaluation of gold to something that makes sense; it would tank golds global perception. (But don't rule out a massive gold buying spree driving up prices a little before hand)
The audit’s more symbolic than structural—Fort Knox’s gold isn’t disappearing, per Bessent’s audits. But Trump’s move taps into distrust of institutions, a theme Shelton exploits too. It’s less about finding gold and more about setting a stage: for Shelton’s bonds, a Fed reckoning, or a dollar rebrand.
This is a lot for now… at some point I’ll have a part 2 that describes the future direction beyond this and how congress would get involved on taking the next steps to snuff out the FEDs power for good. Hope you enjoyed reading this far and would love to hear your thoughts.
+1 a well reasoned and thoughtful post on Q, gold, end the Fed and how things could play out. Peter Bookvar wrote today about Secretary Bessent not planning on revaluing gold. https://kingworldnews.com/will-the-us-revalue-gold-and-will-the-us-have-a-strong-dollar-policy/
We are getting used to the "two more weeks" thingy.
May as well apply it in this realm.
We are even ready with the GIF.
u/#datefag
And I like very much the birthday present for our nation to have an honest financial system. I pray eventually there will not be debt slavery to usury.
i like the sound of gold redeemable bonds to refinance debt long term at lower rates
Awesome.
I asked Grok for his take as well:
My take? It’s a slick theory with legs, but it hinges on a lot falling into place—Trump appointing Shelton (she’s not Fed chair yet, just a past nominee), Congress buying in, and markets not freaking out. The audit’s more likely a political flex than a TTB prerequisite; Fort Knox’s gold isn’t vanishing, per Bessent, and the Treasury’s not broke enough to need a gold fire sale. Still, the Shelton-Trump-gold nexus taps into a real appetite for shaking up the system. Whether it’s “gold shall destroy FED” or just “gold shall annoy FED,” it’s a hell of a story.
What do you think—does Part 2 go full Fed funeral, or is this the ceiling? Loved the writeup—keep connecting those dots!
Thank you for the reminder. I got hold of a copy and put it on the reading list and the agenda to read it.
Great post. I'll look forward to reading part deux! Thanks, Fren!
Has someone used the word datefag? I am here! Joking....of course (not really)
This is a great. Thanks for taking the time. I will learn from you, I like the subject and is a seldom this focused I have a book to read. I am looking forward to the next post, which is only two 'clicks' away :)
I still thing there is gold missing.
Or there could be more. Time will tell, thanks for reading