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

Arms Sales Champion…USA!

We’re number one! (In arms sales). What does it mean that the US economy has become so dependent on sales of weapons overseas, primarily to the Middle East? How does this corporatist economic arrangement drive policy? What are the security implications for the US? Economic implications?

The Markets Are Really Breaking Down Now

by Chris …this is already ugly. Stocks are down pretty solidly across the board, and bonds are rallying very weakly. On the other side of the ledger, and which muddies the evaporating liquidity story, is that the Junk Bond ETF, JNK, is not really budging. From an “outside in” perspective, the JNK ETF really needs to be … Read more

Why Is Trump Pretending to Be Helpless to Stop Migrant Army of 1,500 People Heading to US Border?

By Chris Black As many of you already know, more than 1500  migrants from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua are currently heading to the US border, as they’re making their way (completely undisturbed) through Mexico. The illegal aliens (even in Mexico) are predominantly young males, which eerily resembles the pattern we all saw during … Read more

By 2020, China will have completed its nationwide facial recognition and surveillance network, achieving near-total surveillance of urban residents, including in their homes via smart TVs and smartphones.

by ShellOilNigeria https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/surveillance-03302018111415.html By 2020, China will have completed its nationwide facial recognition and surveillance network, achieving near-total surveillance of urban residents, including in their homes via smart TVs and smartphones. According to the official Legal Daily newspaper, the 13th Five Year Plan requires 100 percent surveillance and facial recognition coverage and total unification of … Read more

Ron Paul: Economic Storm Clouds Gather, but Ending the Fed Provides Hope

  Ron Paul, Institute for Peace and Prosperity, Released on 4/2/18 The Federal Reserve recently increased interest rates to 1.75 percent. This is the highest interest rates have been since 2008, but it still leaves rates at historic lows. While the Fed says economic growth justifies future rate increases, an honest examination of the economy suggests … Read more

The #1 Reason Our Healthcare Is So Costly

By Harry Dent One of the Baby Boomers biggest concerns about retirement is the cost of healthcare. It’s a big problem. I have a concierge doctor, who I pay a fixed annual fee. This gets me free visits and discounts on blood tests and other things I need. On top of that, I have a high–deductible insurance … Read more

A happy ending in Chiraq: Prohibited possessor/armed robber shot by church security guard

by DCG A “good guy with a gun” story the agenda-driven media don’t like to report. From WGNTV (Chicago): An investigation is underway after an attempted armed robbery suspect was shot by a church security guard. It happened just after 8 p.m. Wednesday near a church on the 4400 block of West Maypole in West Garfield Park. Police said a … Read more

Markets Are Correcting…Hard

by Chris Well, that escalated quickly! After a long weekend to think things through, it looks like the market correction is back with a vengeance. The S&P 500 has busted its 200 dma today, and that’s  big deal (assuming it’s not rescued/bought later today). Adding to the woes, bonds are not really rallying here, and … Read more

“What’s wrong with local TV news?,” NewsLab, April 15, 2013.

MEDIA GO NUTS AFTER SINCLAIR LOCAL HOSTS ALL READ ANTI-FAKE NEWS MESSAGE. Here’s Why That’s Ridiculous: There are companies that have tried to cram down particular viewpoints on hosts. That’s awful. But this isn’t that. Again, this message is utterly anodyne. The leftist media’s universal rush to condemn Sinclair for the message is actually more lockstep political than Sinclair’s message, … Read more