Sound Money Defense League (@SoundMoneyDef) | teapawt[teapawt](/) [Sound Money Defense League](/SoundMoneyDef) [@SoundMoneyDef](/SoundMoneyDef) A national public policy group working to restore gold and silver as America's constitutional money at the state and federal level since 2014. [soundmoneydefense.org/](https://www.soundmoneydefense.org/) Joined January 2016 - Tweets 1.4K - Following 88 - Followers 1.8K - Likes 2.8K [92Media](/SoundMoneyDef/media) 92 Media - [Tweets](/SoundMoneyDef) - [Tweets & Replies](/SoundMoneyDef/with_replies) - [Reposts](/SoundMoneyDef/reposts) - [Media](/SoundMoneyDef/media) - [Search](/SoundMoneyDef/search) Sound Money Defense League retweeted [Jp Cortez](/JpCortez27) [@JpCortez27](/JpCortez27)[Oct 16](/JpCortez27/status/2111080970891964621#m) NOIC is one of the premier investment conferences in the country.[@Brien_Lundin](/Brien_Lundin) has put together an unbelievable lineup and I'm honored to be on it. My talk is titled, "What Has Government Done to Our Money? (And What We Can Do About It)." Come hang out with us in New Orleans. [Sound Money Defense League](/SoundMoneyDef) [@SoundMoneyDef](/SoundMoneyDef)[Oct 16](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2111079675170529779) Our executive director[@JpCortez27](/JpCortez27) will be speaking at the 52nd annual New Orleans Investment Conference. The event is less than two weeks away. Primary registration ends soon so get your tickets soon! [5](/JpCortez27/status/2111080970891964621/retweets) 10 586 [Sound Money Defense League](/SoundMoneyDef) [@SoundMoneyDef](/SoundMoneyDef)[Oct 16](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2111138073379811807#m) 🚨🚨Deadline for the Sound Money Scholarship is in two weeks!🚨🚨 High school seniors, undergrad, and grad students can submit an essay on sound money for the chance to win a scholarship to offset the ever increasing cost of attending college. Essays due October 31st. 1 [5](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2111138073379811807/retweets)[2](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2111138073379811807/quotes) 9 719 [Sound Money Defense League](/SoundMoneyDef) [@SoundMoneyDef](/SoundMoneyDef)[Oct 16](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2111138074868462003#m) Submit applications here:[moneymetals.com/scholarship](https://www.moneymetals.com/scholarship) [Money Metals Exchange Gold-Backed Scholarship: Apply Today!Money Metals Exchange has teamed up with the Sound Money Defense League to help qualified students pay for the ever-rising costs of higher education......moneymetals.com](https://www.moneymetals.com/scholarship) [1](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2111138074868462003/retweets) 3 88 [Sound Money Defense League](/SoundMoneyDef) [@SoundMoneyDef](/SoundMoneyDef)[Oct 16](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2111079675170529779#m) Our executive director[@JpCortez27](/JpCortez27) will be speaking at the 52nd annual New Orleans Investment Conference. The event is less than two weeks away. Primary registration ends soon so get your tickets soon! 1 [5](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2111079675170529779/retweets)[2](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2111079675170529779/quotes) 10 1,097 [Sound Money Defense League](/SoundMoneyDef) [@SoundMoneyDef](/SoundMoneyDef)[Oct 16](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2111079676676374636#m) Link to the event:[neworleansconference.com/](https://neworleansconference.com/) [New Orleans Investment Conference50 Years As The Investor's Best Friend. The Investment Event You Can't Afford To Miss For over four decades, there’s been only one sure thing in investing: The New Orleans Investment Conference.neworleansconference.com](https://neworleansconference.com/) 2 53 Sound Money Defense League retweeted [The New York Sun](/NewYorkSun) [@NewYorkSun](/NewYorkSun)[Oct 15](/NewYorkSun/status/2110785420048937100#m) From JP Cortez: In an increasingly digital world, dominated by fiat currencies on digital ledgers, why are national and state governments turning back to physical gold? Read more ⬇️[nysun.com/article/amid-risin…](https://www.nysun.com/article/amid-rising-debt-jitters-governments-are-bringing-home-their-gold) [3](/NewYorkSun/status/2110785420048937100/retweets) 2 202 Sound Money Defense League retweeted [Jp Cortez](/JpCortez27) [@JpCortez27](/JpCortez27)[Oct 15](/JpCortez27/status/2110740113068294276#m) In an increasingly digital world, dominated by fiat currencies on digital ledgers, why are national and state governments turning back to physical gold? My latest for[@NewYorkSun](/NewYorkSun) :[nysun.com/article/amid-risin…](https://www.nysun.com/article/amid-rising-debt-jitters-governments-are-bringing-home-their-gold?gift=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJnaWZ0RnJvbSI6Im9wazRkdnp1eGR5eCIsImlhdCI6MTc5MjA2NDM1MywiZXhwIjoxNzk0NjU2MzUzfQ.ou8NEJp4U5X9l9k-WQkZ8-ean_e0nw9uU2N1Do4iYZw) [Amid Rising Debt Jitters, Governments Are Bringing Home Their Gold | The New York SunIn an increasingly digital world, dominated by fiat currencies on digital ledgers, why are national and state governments turning back to physical gold?nysun.com](https://www.nysun.com/article/amid-rising-debt-jitters-governments-are-bringing-home-their-gold?gift=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJnaWZ0RnJvbSI6Im9wazRkdnp1eGR5eCIsImlhdCI6MTc5MjA2NDM1MywiZXhwIjoxNzk0NjU2MzUzfQ.ou8NEJp4U5X9l9k-WQkZ8-ean_e0nw9uU2N1Do4iYZw) 1 [10](/JpCortez27/status/2110740113068294276/retweets) 24 447 [Sound Money Defense League](/SoundMoneyDef) [@SoundMoneyDef](/SoundMoneyDef)[Oct 14](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2110431331234844758#m) Our director[@JpCortez27](/JpCortez27) went on[@SmarterGameShow](/SmarterGameShow) to explain that government edicts cannot make unsound money sound. Gold & silver stand the test of time as sound money, not because politicians say so but because markets recognize their value and unique properties. 1 [4](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2110431331234844758/retweets)[2](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2110431331234844758/quotes) 12 753 Sound Money Defense League retweeted [Jp Cortez](/JpCortez27) [@JpCortez27](/JpCortez27)[Sep 29](/JpCortez27/status/2104922320263676276#m) It costs 4 cents to make a penny. This is a practical move. It is also quiet recognition that 1 cent is no longer useful as a unit of account. The penny was inflated out of existence. [Senator Cynthia Lummis](/SenLummis) [@SenLummis](/SenLummis)[Sep 29](/SenLummis/status/2104921255669342496) Republicans and Democrats agree: it's time to retire the penny. 🤝 It costs nearly 4¢ to make a single cent, and taxpayers foot the bill. Thank you[@SenGillibrand](/SenGillibrand) ,[@SenatorLankford](/SenatorLankford) and[@RonWyden](/RonWyden) for helping me pass the Common Cents Act. My predecessor, Sen. Mike Enzi, began this work in 2017. Proud to finish it. 5 [4](/JpCortez27/status/2104922320263676276/retweets) 28 1,192 [Sound Money Defense League](/SoundMoneyDef) [@SoundMoneyDef](/SoundMoneyDef)[Oct 8](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2108300890755219820#m) Fed minutes, released 10/7: participants worry that after “more than five years of inflation above 2 percent,” it “could begin to affect” expectations. A dollar saved in 2020 only buys about 77 cents today. What about the purchasing power that has been lost in those 5 years? [4](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2108300890755219820/retweets) 12 196 [Sound Money Defense League](/SoundMoneyDef) [@SoundMoneyDef](/SoundMoneyDef)[Oct 6](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2107579269807313325#m) California's AB 2633 makes secondhand-dealer reporting and holding rules inapplicable to coin dealers. Regulations built for jewelry and pawned goods do not fit sound money. 1 [3](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2107579269807313325/retweets) 4 212 [Sound Money Defense League](/SoundMoneyDef) [@SoundMoneyDef](/SoundMoneyDef)[Oct 6](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2107579271719813341#m) [soundmoneydefense.org/news/2…](https://www.soundmoneydefense.org/news/2026/09/28/california-excludes-coin-dealers-from-secondhand-dealer-harassment-rules-000698) [California Excludes Coin Dealers from Secondhand-Dealer Harassment RulesCalifornia preserves the bullion exclusion and drops coin dealers from secondhand reporting and hold rules....soundmoneydefense.org](https://www.soundmoneydefense.org/news/2026/09/28/california-excludes-coin-dealers-from-secondhand-dealer-harassment-rules-000698) [1](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2107579271719813341/retweets) 62 Sound Money Defense League retweeted [Sound Money Defense League](/SoundMoneyDef) [@SoundMoneyDef](/SoundMoneyDef)[Aug 10](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2086859633579151639#m) Did you know SMDL Exec. Director[@JpCortez27](/JpCortez27) was featured on[@RonPaul](/RonPaul) 's Liberty Report? Jp joined Dr. Paul to discuss the history of gold and silver as money, how states can facilitate the use of gold and silver, and the impact that Dr. Paul's teachings have had. 2 [6](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2086859633579151639/retweets)[1](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2086859633579151639/quotes) 17 1,759 [Sound Money Defense League](/SoundMoneyDef) [@SoundMoneyDef](/SoundMoneyDef)[Oct 1](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2105688248366571977#m) FINAL REMINDER: The Sound Money Scholarship closes 10/31. Write an essay on sound money, the Fed, or monetary policy. Prizes totaling more than $10,000. No economics major required. HS seniors, undergrads, and grad students can apply.[@MoneyMetals](/MoneyMetals) 2 [5](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2105688248366571977/retweets)[4](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2105688248366571977/quotes) 25 7,691 [Sound Money Defense League](/SoundMoneyDef) [@SoundMoneyDef](/SoundMoneyDef)[Oct 1](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2105688249796550795#m) Apply here:[moneymetals.com/scholarship](https://www.moneymetals.com/scholarship) [Money Metals Exchange Gold-Backed Scholarship: Apply Today!Money Metals Exchange has teamed up with the Sound Money Defense League to help qualified students pay for the ever-rising costs of higher education......moneymetals.com](https://www.moneymetals.com/scholarship) 238 Sound Money Defense League retweeted [Jp Cortez](/JpCortez27) [@JpCortez27](/JpCortez27)[Oct 1](/JpCortez27/status/2105652535449063586#m) A HUGE congratulations to one of the most steadfast defenders of constitutional sound money in Washington,[@judyshel](/judyshel) . Few in DC have made the case for gold and silver the way Dr. Shelton has. Her recent book, Good as Gold, underscores the urgency for honest money. That insight now has a home in the Treasury. Thank you for carrying this torch for so long, Dr. Shelton. Your new position is well deserved. [Gold Telegraph ⚡](/GoldTelegraph) [@GoldTelegraph](/GoldTelegraph)[Sep 30](/GoldTelegraph/status/2105398698314240023) BREAKING NEWS: JUDY SHELTON HAS JOINED THE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT AS COUNSELOR TO THE SECRETARY. Judy has spent decades thinking deeply about monetary policy, sound money, gold, and the architecture of the global financial system. To now see her bringing those ideas and that experience into discussions at the highest levels of the U.S. Treasury is incredibly exciting. My conversation with Judy on The Gold Telegraph will always be one of the highlights of my career. Beyond her extraordinary intellect, she is thoughtful, gracious, and deeply committed to the ideas she believes in. Full documentary:[youtu.be/USGjSU5yXh8?si=999H…](https://youtu.be/USGjSU5yXh8?si=999HZhjU-qn_56h8) Congratulations, my friend. Very well deserved.[@judyshel](/judyshel) [7](/JpCortez27/status/2105652535449063586/retweets)[3](/JpCortez27/status/2105652535449063586/quotes) 38 2,890 Sound Money Defense League retweeted [Jp Cortez](/JpCortez27) [@JpCortez27](/JpCortez27)[Sep 17](/JpCortez27/status/2100678318223774031#m) It takes even longer once you add another[$1](/search?q=%231) .2 trillion in dividend checks [FOX Business](/FoxBusiness) [@FoxBusiness](/FoxBusiness)[Sep 17](/FoxBusiness/status/2100391840671244541) NOW: House Speaker Mike Johnson criticizes the Biden-Harris administration over inflation, saying it was 1.4% when President Trump left office before rising to a 40-year high of 9.1% under Biden. Johnson says bringing inflation back down "takes a long time." [3](/JpCortez27/status/2100678318223774031/retweets) 18 517 Sound Money Defense League retweeted [Jp Cortez](/JpCortez27) [@JpCortez27](/JpCortez27)[Sep 15](/JpCortez27/status/2099855818833170842#m) “This agreement represents an important step in advancing the Bank’s reserve diversification strategy. Gold continues to play a critical role as a store of value and a hedge against global uncertainty.” -[@BankofNamibia](/BankofNamibia) Governor Ebson Uanguta [Money Metals](/MoneyMetals) [@MoneyMetals](/MoneyMetals)[Sep 15](/MoneyMetals/status/2099854637742329949) While many countries are expanding their[#gold](/search?q=%23gold) reserves, Namibia is in the process of building its own gold holdings for the first time.[moneymetals.com/news/2026/09…](https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2026/09/15/namibia-in-the-process-of-building-gold-reserves-005204) [Namibia in the Process of Building Its Initial Gold ReservesWhile many countries are expanding their gold reserves, Namibia is in the process of building its own gold holdings for the first time....moneymetals.com](https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2026/09/15/namibia-in-the-process-of-building-gold-reserves-005204) [1](/JpCortez27/status/2099855818833170842/retweets) 7 258 Sound Money Defense League retweeted [Sound Money Defense League](/SoundMoneyDef) [@SoundMoneyDef](/SoundMoneyDef)[Aug 26](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2092682499474198928#m) F.A. Hayek argued for competition in currency. Good money is not only valuable because a government says so. Since 2014, the Sound Money Defense League has worked to introduce and enact state and federal legislation to help Americans readopt their own gold standard. [9](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2092682499474198928/retweets) 18 342 Sound Money Defense League retweeted [Sound Money Defense League](/SoundMoneyDef) [@SoundMoneyDef](/SoundMoneyDef)[Sep 10](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2098161985326030997#m) Sound Money Fellow, Joakim Book ([@joakimbook](/joakimbook) ), wrote this piece for the inaugural 2026 Sound Money Review, a scholarly journal dedicated to advancing sound money principles. The second edition of the Sound Money Review is coming soon. 1 [6](/SoundMoneyDef/status/2098161985326030997/retweets) 11 259 [Load more](/SoundMoneyDef?cursor=DAAHCgABHVIzuXy%5F%5F%2D8LAAIAAAATMjEwNDk0MjU1MzQxNDIwOTg1OAgAAwAAAAIAAA)