54 T he news is so explosive that Dr. Joseph Farrell and I decided to begin our discus- sion by revisiting some of the deeper trends we’ve covered in recent Annual and Quarterly Wrap Ups. We hope that this helps new Solari Re- port subscribers access some of the great materials available to help you understand events around you. Space Here We Go! We are becoming a multi-planetary civilization. • Annual Wrap Up 2015: Space Here We Go! • Video: Catherine Austin Fitts at Secret Space Program 2015 – The Space Based Economy Financial Coup d’État, the Black Budget, and the Hidden System of Finance One of the best ways to understand the enormous gap between reality and “official reality” is to follow the money trail. If you follow the growth of covert financial systems and flows since World War II and study how money and finance are used to manage people and our economy, things begin to make much more sense. • Commentary: Financial Coup d’État • Special Report: Coming Clean Beyond the Fiscal Cliff • Online Book: Dillon, Read & Co Inc. & the Aristocracy of Stock Profits by Catherine Austin Fitts • Video: Catherine Austin Fitts at Secret Space Program 2014 • Financial Coup d’État & Missing Money Quotes Planet Equity / Planet Debt The global equity markets have grown by $60 trillion during the last 25 years, from approximately $11 trillion to $70 trillion. Some of this growth has come from the debasement of global currencies. As more money is printed, the value of stocks goes up while the currency in which they are denominat- ed loses value – but not because corporate profits have risen or companies are worth more. Indeed, one of the reasons why predictions of hyperinflation (as a result of expansionary monetary policy) have not materialized is because this securitization pro- cess is soaking up a great deal of excess liquidity. • Annual Wrap Up 2014: Planet Equity • 3rd Quarter Wrap Up 2015: The Chinese Stock Market • 1st Quarter Wrap Up 2015: Planet Debt – The End of the Long-Term Debt Growth Model Global 2.0 to 3.0 Integration of new technology – much of it trans- ferred out of black budget research and operations – is moving us from an industrial economy (Global 2.0) to a networked economy (Global 3.0). New technologies include robotics and AI, myriad new energy technologies, quantum computing, block- chain technology, cryptocurrencies, and a revolu- tion in material sciences and fabrication technology such as 3D printing. As this integration occurs, we are seeing significant “gapping” in learning metabo- lism and economic growth between the old and the new. • 3rd Quarter Wrap Up 2014 • 1st Quarter Wrap Up 2014 • Annual Wrap Up 2013: Breakaway • Solari Report: A Beginners Guide to 3D Printing • Book Review: Rise of the Robots • Book Review: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era • DOD and HUD Missing Money: Supporting Documentation IV. Long-Term Trends