Israel says to send 16,000 African migrants to Western countries

“Israel and the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees have reached unprecedented understandings for the departure of at least 16,250 migrants … to Western nations,” the Israeli statement said, without naming the countries. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-migrants/israel-says-it-will-send-16000-african-migrants-to-western-countries-idUSKCN1H90WQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgjMeD06pfQ h/t Indra-Varuna

OMG NOT CLEAR BACKPACKS! ‘KIDS’ DEMANDING MORE GOV SUDDENLY NOT SO HAPPY WITH MORE GOV.

Twitchy: As “RBPundit” tweeted today, “Marjorie Stoneman-Douglas students should not have their right to an opaque backpack (let’s call them ‘Assault-style backpacks’) infringed because of one crazed individual.” But then, a century ago, during the heyday of early “Progressive” Woodrow Wilson, Mencken warned that those who seek more government often discover “good and hard” what that leads to. Or … Read more

Ripping It Into The Close

by Chris While the headlines are going to note some carnage in the markets today, keen observers will note the super powerful “nothing but buying” for the final 25 minutes that really stemmed the worst of it. Nearly 20 points of losses erased from the S&P 500 in those final few furious minutes. Looks to … Read more

Brick & Mortar Retail Meltdown, March Update

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter And private equity firms are at the helm. March was a busy month for the brick-and-mortar retail meltdown which kicked off in 2015 and has since picked up speed. We’ve followed this progression from the early days. This year, there was a brutal January, an even more brutal February, and here’s March. Southeastern Grocers, parent … Read more

Trump Approval beats Obama despite having 99% negative media coverage from MSM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2viJpxgdmg From Rasmussen ▼ The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 50% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Forty-nine percent (49%) disapprove. The latest figures include 33% who Strongly Approve of the way the president is performing and 39% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential … Read more