Trump Plotting Victory on The Wall

by Mark Angelides   There is no denying that the promises of illegal immigration crackdowns and a secure border wall were behind a large portion of President Trump’s votes. He got regular folk excited by the idea of being able to properly protect the nation’s borders, but up until now, despite some good progress, he … Read more

Agenda-driven reporting: Vox reports that firearms killed more 15 to 19 year olds than cancer, heart disease and diabetes combined in 2016

by DCG Another example of Vox serious “reporting.” Hey, I want a grenade launcher, too!!! Because those diseases typically kill so many more young adults. Another fine example of a Vox “Explainers.” From the experts at Vox: The message from high school studentsfollowing last week’s Parkland, Florida, school shooting is clear: We are suffering and dying because Congress has failed to enact stricter … Read more

Is Fed Pumping Stocks To Keep Pensions Solvent? With pensions now 50% or more invested in stocks, it seems pretty obvious that one way to inflate away the looming pension catastrophe is for the Fed to inflate the stock market.

via investmentresearchdynamics: The pension crisis is inching closer by the day. @CalPERS just voted to increase the amount cities must pay to the agency. Cities point to possible insolvency if payments keep rising but CalPERS is near insolvency itself. It may be reform or bailout soon. – Steve Westly, former California controller and CalPERS board member. … Read more

There’s a Cannibal Club in Los Angeles

by Dr. Eowyn Somewhere in Los Angeles is a dinner club for cannibals, begun in 2007, where those who pride themselves on being “enlightened,” dine on “cuisine” of human meat prepared by their in-house chef. On Cannibal Club‘s homepage is this Henry Miller quote and a drawing of a woman (Eve?) about to bite into the forbidden … Read more

Real Estate Set To CRASH Globally – U.S., Canadian, UK, and Australian Housing Market Bursting

Australian housing market bursting? pic.twitter.com/HIDbL1IVOs — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) March 1, 2018 National property report: Housing prices slip for fifth straight month Australian house prices have posted their slowest annual growth rate since 2016, as Sydney prices dropped for the first time in six years. Prices in Sydney were down 0.5 per cent in the year to … Read more