Stephanie Starr: Connect the Dots, this is Getting Interesting

Stephanie Starr: Connect the Dots, this is Getting Interesting

12-17-2025

Stephanie Starr @StephanieStarrC

CONNECT THE DOTS… THIS IS GETTING INTERESTING

Iraq’s PM just ordered a re-evaluation of state spending — senior salaries, allowances, and unified pay scales — while officials admit oil alone can’t cover salaries and expenses anymore.

That’s not panic…

That’s pre-reform behavior.

When a country:

Reviews salaries
Tightens budgets
Talks about “other alternatives”
Refuses devaluation
And pushes banking & fiscal reform

…it’s usually preparing for a NEW financial framework, not collapse.

Media says “currency crisis” — but insiders know this looks more like:

  • Structural pressure

  • Fiscal stress-testing

  • Justification for BIG moves

And let’s not forget:

  • Banking reform is underway

  • Digital systems are rolling out

  • Budget laws & emergency mechanisms are in place

  • International eyes are watching closely

This feels less like IF and more like WHEN Pressure + Preparation = Change

The pieces are moving… stay sharp.

Look below for more information that came out today.

THIS IS NOT SMALL. THIS IS HISTORIC.

The U.S. just voted to repeal the 1991 & 2002 war authorizations against Iraq — officially ending the legal framework of war.

Let that sink in.

  • No war status

  • No sovereign-risk excuse

  • No more “post-conflict” label

AND ON THE SAME DAY

U.S. lawmakers meet with the Special Envoy for Iraq to discuss Iraq’s future — not war, but rebuilding, sovereignty, and independence.

Meanwhile:

Iraq is tightening budgets
Reviewing spending
Reforming banks
Refusing devaluation
Ending decades-old restrictions

This is what chapter-closing looks like.

This is what pre-normalization looks like.

This is what systems reset before value changes look like.

Watch actions, not hype. The legal, political, and economic doors are opening — fast.

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