Month: May 2018

by Chris Black Motto: In a world of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength-George Orwell A sixty year old Swedish man was accused of hate-speech, an Orwellian term that feels like home in Sweden (and other progressive EU countries by the way) nowadays, … Read more

by visualcapitalist Every year, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a federal research facility funded by the Department of Energy and UC Berkeley, puts out a fascinating Sankey diagram that shows the fate of all energy that gets generated and consumed in the United States in a given year. Today’s visualization is the summary of energy consumption … Read more

by John Rubino Back in the 1990s we did our first cash-out refi. And it was amazing. The bank lowered our monthly mortgage payment AND wrote us a check for $16,000. I told that story to everyone I met for months afterward, and they were, without exception, astounded. That, in a nutshell, is the refi … Read more

James Clapper (the Director of National Intelligence) flat out lies to the Senate when asked whether or not the NSA is spying on American citizens. The MSM has been trotting this jackass out as a leading “Resist Trump” goon for a while now. He clearly lied under oath to Congress in this clip about something … Read more

Outing of FBI informant underscores British spy service’s ties to shadowy Trump investigations https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/… FBI Informant Stefan Halper Paid Over $1 Million By Obama Admin; Spied On Trump Aide After Election https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-0…

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The impact on homebuyers and the market, in dollars and cents. The average interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($453,100 or less) and a 20% down-payment jumped to 4.86% for the week ending May 18, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported this morning. This is up from 4.73% a … Read more

From Reason: TV shows like CSI, Law & Order, and NCIS depict incredible technology for identifying criminals. In one NCIS scene, a 3D hologram identifies a person’s teeth, precisely matching the killer’s bite to a bite mark on a victim. “A little 3D magic for clarity and I give you—the killer’s incisors!” NCIS character “Abby” announces proudly. John Stossel loves crazy Abby, but notes … Read more

From Truth in Media: An investigation into the activities of the Houston Police Department is reportedly underway following the release of a video that revealed an officer ordering a woman to put her hands up “like we’re going to shoot you” during a traffic stop involving three additional individuals. In the video, a police officer officer … Read more

Here is today’s articles mentioned in this news update: 1. 43% Of Millennials Plan To Quit Their Job Within 2 Years https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfrie… 2. Millennials will depend on Social Security in retirement, just like their parents https://www.bankrate.com/retirement/m… 3. 53% of millennials would go into credit card debt to attend a friend’s wedding https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/22/mille… 4. Opinion: Millennials … Read more

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by Kimble Charting CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE Few industries are more important to the overall economy than the Housing Sector. The chart above looks at the Dow Jones Home Construction Index over the past 18-years and how it has peaked and bottomed ahead of the broad markets in the past. The index rallied several hundred … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwGu0acfByU Rory for RWN reports, President Trump has done an amazing job at ensuring that Americans are treated best first and foremost. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://rwnofficial.com/donald-1-6b-4…

US officials have issued a health alert in China after a US government employee stationed there reported “abnormal sensations of sound and pressure” that indicated a mild brain injury. The US State Department is looking into whether the incident is a “sonic attack,” a US diplomatic official told CNN, similar to what happened in Cuba … Read more

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via The Gold Telegraph: It’s as if the federal government is driving a car with no clutch, no brake, no steering wheel. There’s only an accelerator stamped with four all-caps letters. D-E-B-T. Is this turning out to be our democracy’s fatal flaw? Is this an argument for longer term limits? What can be done to … Read more

by Thinker All one has to do is look at the very first video on this thread, that goes back to 2016 and Jsnip4 giving the heads up to Italy’s banking problems. Here is the update and the reason that you should look for prices to go up in the precious metals department. Realist News … Read more

by howmuch Tax season has finally come and gone, and by now most Americans have either gotten their refund or established a payment plan for taxes owed to the government. Here’s a nice thought experiment: go back and look at your tax return to figure out how much money the government claims through all forms … Read more

by Sebastian Edwards via Project Syndicate One of the most pervasive myths about the United States is that the federal government has never defaulted on its debts. There’s just one problem: it’s not true, and while few people remember the “gold clause cases” of the 1930s, that episode holds valuable lessons for leaders today. One of the … Read more

via Jeff Troutner, Equius Partners

by Martin Armstrong   The Hunt for Taxes has now led to criminal charges for manipulating stock ownership to avoid the tax on dividends. There German Attorney General has filed criminal charges against a number of traders for the first time in what is called Cum-Ex transactions. The name seems a bit strange but it … Read more