Month: January 2018

International arms watchdog finds that most ISIS weaponry was purchased by the United States and Saudi Arabia before being shipped to opposition forces in Syria and Iraq.

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An international arms watchdog has confirmed that a large percentage of the weapons used by ISIS were initially purchased by the US or Saudi Arabia. They were shipped to anti-Assad forces and Iraqi government militias before quickly being recycled into ISIS possession. A damning report by the EU-funded Conflict Armament Research has found that the … Read more

California state payroll increased by $1 billion in 2017, twice as fast as previous year

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by DCG No wonder the state wants half of the businesses’ tax-cut savings. Someone’s gotta fund the bureaucrats. From Sacrament Bee: California’s state payroll – excluding its universities – grew by more than $1 billion last year, twice the rate of growth as the previous year, according to new figures from the State Controller’s Office. The 6 percent growth … Read more

Paul Craig Roberts: The NSA Is a Blackmail Agency

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by Paul Craig Roberts The main function of the National Security Administration is to collect the dirt on members of the house and senate, the staffs, principal contributors, and federal judges. The dirt is used to enforce silence about the crimes of the security agencies. The blackmail mechanism was put into gear the minute the … Read more

CALIFORNIA to Begin OPENLY Registering ILLEGAL Aliens to VOTE!

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As far as I’m concerned, if they go ahead with this any politician elected from that damn state should NEVER be seated in Congress and their votes in any future Presidential elections should be NULL and VOID! http://www.wnd.com/2018/01/major-state-to-register-illegal-aliens-to-vote-automatically/ WASHINGTON – California will take the next step in blurring the lines between citizens and non-citizens beginning April … Read more

Shutdown Nonsense

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by northmantrader Government shutdowns make for stirring headlines, but usually only for a few days. The history is pretty clear: The government doesn’t remain shut for long and usually one side or both sides cave on whatever the issues of the day are. If anything, government shutdowns are a pitiful exercise of both sides blaming each … Read more

THE SCHIFF IS ABOUT TO HIT THE FAN

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Via Ben Garrison The FISA abuse memo is dynamite. It can and should blow up in the collective face of the Deep State. Those crooks have for too long considered themselves above the law, perhaps because they’ve grown complacent and too used to always getting away with their crimes. Hillary Clinton is a prime example. … Read more

There’s Only One Method Available To Releasing “The Memo”

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by T4C All the handwringing and pearl clutching about releasing The Memo….NOW GODDAMNIT!…is unwarranted. As I said on another thread, all ya’ll wanting to see it NOW would never as adults pass the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment.  It must always be kept in mind that when it come to GEOTUS, if things happen, or don’t happen, or don’t happen YET…it’s … Read more

This Bubble IS Different—-And Not In A Good Way!

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h/t @David Stockman When will President Trump give BOJ & ECB credit for accelerating asset prices? Sarah Sanders tells a half-truth of why asset prices are accelerating and it's not b/c of Trump. Massive QE by global central bankers pic.twitter.com/gOelnC7sbp — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) January 20, 2018   Here, I fixed their chart for them pic.twitter.com/9DKXUtQbWE … Read more

Dr. Ron Paul: Why California Ranks #1 In Poverty

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Government creates nothing, but it does destroy. The Left Coast is famous for its reverence for government interference into all aspects of life. The results should surprise no one. California has the highest poverty rate in the nation. Why? What’s the way out? And what are the chances that Californians will choose the way out?

Bitcoin Metadata

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by Dave Here’s an example of some simple bitcoin metadata I’ve extracted – the raw number of transactions per time period.  It turns out, tx counts roughly predict trend.  If tx count is rising in the past, it points to rising bitcoin prices in the future, roughly speaking.  Same is true for declining tx counts. … Read more

DYSFUNCTIONAL DC… BUDGET BREAKDOWN CONTINUES… STATE OF THE UNION IN THE DARK?

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Democrats, GOP try to dodge blame for shuttered government WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours after shuttering much of the federal government, feuding Democrats and Republicans in Congress spent Saturday dodging blame for a paralyzing standoff over immigration and showed few signs of progress on negotiations needed to end it. The finger-pointing played out in rare weekend … Read more

Turkey INVADES Syria… Tanks, soldiers cross border

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TURKISH military forces are invading Syria after pounding the war-torn country with airstrikes. Forces entered the country’s Afrin province today just 24 hours after pounding the region with airstrikes. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim reportedly said they are targeting US-backed Kurdish fighters. Shocking pictures show dozens of tanks and armoured vehicles crossing over the border in … Read more

Oakland mayor willing to go to jail to protest Trump’s immigration policies

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by DCG Libby Schaaf (l) and Hillary Clinton (r): Can we get a “twofer” and get them both thrown in jail? Protecting residents illegal aliens is the proggies’ priority. And just not too long ago proggies were cool with the feds’ rights. Funny how they flip flop depending upon who is president. From Yahoo: The mayor of a California city has said she … Read more

Judge Jeanine on the FISA Memo

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuED9Bb-voI Good morning, I’m still reporting on: Judge Jeanine on the FISA Memo, 1989 Synopsis: Judge Jeanine Pirro brought freshman Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz on her show to talk about the FISA memo. The firebrand Gaetz represents the northern panhandle of Florida with a heavy military presence. Gaetz was among the first Congressmen to enter … Read more