Topic: Kroger

Alex Jones examines a newspaper from September 12, 2001, to compare historical grocery prices with current costs at H-E-B and Kroger. He highlights specific items such as ground beef at $1.77 per pound, avocados at two for a dollar, and 12-packs of soda at four for nine dollars. This comparison is used to argue that real-world inflation is significantly higher than official government reports suggest, leading to a "New World Order" economic crisis.

The segment covers the FTC's move to block the merger between Kroger and Albertsons. Celente highlights the massive pay increases for CEOs like Carlos Tavares of Stellantis and the nearly $900 million collected by Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman. He defines this merger of state and corporate power as "fascism" and notes that 63% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

An employee at a Kroger grocery store in Michigan reports that corporate management began distributing masks to staff on Friday. The directive was framed as a precaution for the upcoming flu season, though the employee views it as the start of a new psychological operation. The caller encourages others to remember the events of 2020 and refuse to comply with new corporate mandates.