Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Hot and heavy breathing can be heard behind the scenes. Negotiations – led on the US side by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, and on the Chinese side by Liu He, the new premier and President Xi Jinping’s top economic adviser – about how to address … Read more
by Simon Black Just a few days ago, shareholders of Tesla approved an almost comical pay package for their cult leader CEO Elon Musk that could potentially put $50 BILLION in his pocket over the next decade. Let’s put this figure in perspective: at $5 billion per year, Musk would make more than every single CEO in the … Read more
BRAVE NEW MIDDLE KINGDOM: China’s New Frontiers in Dystopian Tech. “Facial-recognition technologies are proliferating, from airports to bathrooms.” Don’t even think about jaywalking in Jinan, the capital of Shandong province. Last year, traffic-management authorities there started using facial recognition to crack down. When a camera mounted above one of 50 of the city’s busiest intersections detects a … Read more
When Saharan dust storms of near record density meet late season blizzards across Eastern and Southern Europe, Orange snows blanket ranges and visible dust layers mark the hourly feet of snow dumping on the continent. From Sochi to Crete, eerie orange snows cover peaks and deep snows in Greece add to the strangeness of it … Read more
March 25 (UPI) — U.S. and foreign law enforcement agencies will now have easier access to Americans’ electronic communications after a new that was included in the federal spending bill. The Clarifying Overseas Use of Data Act, also known as the CLOUD Act, gives law enforcement access to “the contents of a wire or electronic … Read more
by DCG Essentially a “chemical castration?” Guess that’s one way to eliminate “toxic masculinity.” From Business Insider: For decades, men have had only two ways to actively avoid impregnating a partner: wear a condom (which are about 85% effective) or get a vasectomy. But doctors Stephanie Page from the University of Washington and Christina Wang from UCLA are testing a new drug for … Read more
10% < global corps exist bc central banks have kept real interest rates negative @BIS_org defines a Zombie as a ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to interest expenses under 1, corp aged > 10 years. #ZombieApocalypse on the horizon for these Russell 3000 companies as rates rise? h/t @OccupyWisdom $FED $MACRO h/t @OccupyWisdom
Pretty much any indicator mainstream investors look at (for example earnings) will look good at tops. There are lots of things about the current environment that look good but if you look at what a big top looks like this is it. Investors are extremely bullish and positioned accordingly. Borrowing is easy regardless of your … Read more
American adults just keep getting fatter U.S. adults continue to put on the pounds. New data show that nearly 40 percent of them were obese in 2015 and 2016, a sharp increase from a decade earlier, federal health officials reported Friday. The prevalence of severe obesity in U.S. adults is also rising, heightening their risks … Read more
I’m seeing them as the next AOL in various ways, one being that I expect them to merge with one of the big media conglomerates, as AOL did with Time Warner in 2000. Then there’ll be another big online social platform. Maybe Snapchat, maybe something else. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration_of_media_ownership#United_States From here – click “1 year” above the … Read more
So you’re not active about gun violence until the kid that you’re bullying shoots up the school and now you’re the face of a movement?? h/t FingFangFoom987
That’s why it is perhaps one of the most important provisions of the Constitution. “And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if every Security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to … Read more
by Martin Armstrong The Spanish government has shown to the entire world that it denies human rights and has absolutely no democratic principles whatsoever. The next step is for the pretend elected government to declare a perpetual state of emergency and suspend all elections nationwide to complete what is rapidly becoming a dictatorship. Thousands … Read more
by Martin Armstrong In Switzerland, we have the perfect example of the old saying – a little bit of knowledge is dangerous. We have activists who are clearly living in a world they comprehend no less than the financial system. These people have managed to get a referendum on changing in the financial system with the … Read more
by John Ward WHO, ME? The death of two spies, a trail of jingoistic nonsense, media blackouts in the High Court, hack attacks on Craig Murray’s site, a sudden rapprochement with the EU….and a transition deal sellout that pleases nobody beyond the 48%. Yes Boris, we mean you. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ With Craig Murray’s website now facing constant hacking … Read more
Q says the deep state criminals are in a panic, so “expect more.” The storm is coming. Will Lehr from Perpetual Assets joins me to discuss the economy, precious metals and the sea change we are seeing across the globe because the witch isn’t in the Oval office.
Stormy Daniels describes her alleged affair with Donald Trump https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stormy-d… Stormy Daniels deflects Kimmel’s questions on alleged Trump affair https://www.politico.com/story/2018/0…
It finally launched! They said it wouldn’t happen but it did. After many delays and much skepticism, the Yuan based oil futures market has launched. Will this be a DEATH BLOW to the PETRODOLLAR? Is this the end for the U.S. Petrodollar? China has officially launched it’s Yuan based oil future market. Upon its initial … Read more
Black Lives Matter activists blocked a street in Sacramento, California during a protest about the shooting of Stephon Clark by police. A reporter took video of the protesters jumping on the car and yelling, “Bitch!” at the driver. As the car sped off, someone smashed out the rear window. A reporter said that the woman … Read more
by Fabius Maximus Summary: The previous post asked why the US fields the best soldiers but loses so often. Perhaps because “It’s not our fault” has replaced “No excuses.” My previous post asked why does the US field the best soldiers but lose so often? It provoked fascinating discussions in the comments here and elsewhere. Here are my … Read more
by Thinker Rep. Devin Nunes is going on the record once again, stating that there was no evidence uncovered to prove President Trump colluded with Russia to “steal” the election from Hillary Clinton. However, Nunes did confirm that the House committee did find proof that Hillary Clinton has ties to Russia. https://youtu.be/BRl9Yoxt-Zc Democrats Finally Turn … Read more
This is also simultaneously happening with “The Purge” on the internet with the likes of FB, Reddit, Twitter, Craigslist, Goolag, etc Censorship Continues: Spain moves to ban ‘insulting’ memes about politicians from the internet Spain’s ruling party has presented a reform proposal aimed at banning internet memes which appear to mock politicians. Lawmakers from the Popular Party … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHrj0UnEGNs SESSIONS.HE Is Guilty & He’s a liar” JUDGE JEANINE GOES BEASTMODE ON JEFF SESSIONS.
Between 1970 and 2012, the number of black elected officials rose from fewer than 1,500 to more than 10,000. How has this affected the black community? Jason Riley of The Manhattan Institute answers the question in this video.
by Thinker Is it manmade or mother nature? https://youtu.be/BWuaTs45fq4 Kenyan is splitting into two, and it happening very fast from Suswa https://youtu.be/wO7s5zIhX6k Feel The Sounds of Kenya Africa is a beautiful country and even as the white man continues to rob, plunder, and pillage the resources of each nation, the people continue to smile knowing … Read more