🚨 THE U.S. DEBT CLOCK JUST TURNED RED — AND IT’S NOT FLASHING BY ACCIDENT ⏰💣
This isn’t a headline.
It’s a threshold moment.
In Q3 2025, U.S. interest payments hit $981B — over $1.2 TRILLION annualized.
Let that land.
🇺🇸 America now spends more on debt interest than on national defense.
Defense (2026 projection): ~$900B
Interest: Higher. And accelerating.
This isn’t ideology.
This is arithmetic.
🧠 The number most people missed
📊 19% of all federal revenue now goes straight to bondholders.
➡️ No roads
➡️ No defense
➡️ No Medicare
➡️ No Social Security
Just interest.
By 2035?
That number climbs to 22%.
Nearly every fifth dollar is gone before the government even begins.
⚠️ The bond market is whispering
And whispers matter more than screams.
• August 2025 10Y Treasury auction tailed by 1.1 bps (first in 6 months)
• Bid-to-cover ratios falling
• Primary dealers forced to absorb supply as real buyers step back
That’s not panic.
That’s demand erosion.
Slow. Quiet. Dangerous.
🧱 The refinancing wall is next
Trillions in Treasuries mature over the next 24 months.
Old average rate: 1.55%
Current average rate: 3.36%
Debt is compounding at $6.17B per day ⏱️
The Treasury faces two doors — both bad:
1️⃣ Accept higher yields → exploding deficits → debt spiral
2️⃣ Fed steps in (YCC) → money printing → currency debasement 🖨️
Pick your poison.
🌍 The global signal
🇯🇵 Japan’s long-end yields are spiking
Carry trades are unwinding
Capital is flowing home
One of America’s largest foreign buyers .
Meanwhile: 🥇 Gold: $4,596
🥈 Silver: $90
🌾 Commodities: surging
This isn’t inflation hysteria.
It’s confidence erosion.
🎭 The uncomfortable truth
Bond markets don’t shout.
They reprice.
Interest overtaking defense spending is the canary.
Most people aren’t watching yet.
They will be. 👀
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