The First Domino in the Coming US Debt Crisis


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1979 $10,000 U.S. Treasury Coupon Bond certificate

The bond certificate shown as the visual anchor inside the "Treasury Bonds" node of the network diagram.

  • Source: Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1979_$10,000_Treasury_Bond_.jpg
  • Original collection: The Joe I. Herbstman Memorial Collection of American Finance
  • License: Public domain. U.S. government work under 17 U.S.C. § 105 (Bureau of Engraving and Printing instrument); Bridgeman v. Corel doctrine confirms that faithful 2D reproduction of public-domain flat work creates no new copyright.

Federal Reserve press release, October 31, 2013

The on-screen webpage capture showing the Fed's announcement converting temporary bilateral liquidity swap arrangements to standing arrangements with the Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank, and Swiss National Bank.

Foreign holders of U.S. Treasury securities — the "$9.4 trillion" total and the "$95.6 billion" UAE figure

U.S. military footage — DVIDS

Stock military / maritime footage used in the cut.

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Foreign official Treasury custody at the New York Fed — the "lowest level since 2012" chart

The editorial chart showing foreign official U.S. Treasury holdings in custody at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, dated through May 6, 2026.


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Pub: 16 May 2026 15:06 UTC

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