Month: June 2018

The List of “Recommendations” at the end of the OIG report are basically a list of “how do we avoid getting caught in the future.”

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While I know the report is supposed to be primarily about discovery, I found the list of “recommendations” at the end to be insulting, considering most of them are basically “oh, we got caught, how can we prevent that in the future.” Any thoughts on this? • We recommend that the Department and the FBI … Read more

BREAKING: IG Report: “Foreign actors obtained access to some of Mrs Clinton’s emails – including at least 1 email classified ‘Secret’

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BREAKING: IG Report: “Foreign actors obtained access to some of Mrs Clinton’s emails – including at least 1 email classified ‘Secret’” Chd Pergram Verified account @ChadPergram From colleague Catherine Herridge. Hse memo in prep for IG hrng next wk shows “foreign actors obtained access to some of Mrs Clinton’s emails – including at least 1 … Read more

People Spend 7% Of Income on GASOLINE

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Americans are spending $69 more each month to fill up their tank, according to a Triple A report. CHICAGO (CBS) — Americans are spending $69 more each month to fill up their tank, according to a Triple A report. On Wednesday, the Chicago average is $3.26 per gallon of regular gasoline. The average price is $2.999 … Read more

Clock is Now “3 Minutes to Midnight” on Social Security and Medicare Benefits

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From Birch Gold Group A recent 270-page report put out by The Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds is shedding light on an alarming trend. In it, the financial data indicates that both Medicare and Social Security could start “riding off into the sunset” sometime within the next two decades. … Read more

No one in America can afford a 2-bedroom apartment on minimum wage

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by User_Name13 via theweek: As if apartment-hunting wasn’t already hard enough. The low minimum wage in cities across America has made it almost impossible for workers to find a decent place to call home, data released Wednesday by the National Low Income Housing Coalition found. Full-time minimum wage workers can’t afford a two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the … Read more

OIG Report: FBI: “Trump’s supporters are all poor to middle class, uneducated, lazy POS” “aren’t fully educated”

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https://www.justice.gov/file/1071991/download Whoops, full quote: 11:02:22, FBI Employee: “All the people who were initially voting for her would not, and were not, swayed by any decision the FBI put out. Trump’s supporters are all poor to middle class, uneducated, lazy POS that think he will magically grant them jobs for doing nothing. They probably didn’t watch … Read more

We’re Shocked! Shocked! To Hear That Corporate Execs Use Share Buybacks To Line Their Own Pockets

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by John Rubino Here’s one for the Clueless Regulator Hall of Fame: Corporate executives are using stock buybacks to pad their own compensation, according to SEC official (CNBC) – Share buybacks have surged since the Republican-backed tax bill made it through Congress in December. Corporate executives are using tax cuts and share buybacks to boost … Read more

Feds suggest UAW/Fiat Chrysler scandal was wider conspiracy

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSgzYsv333Y The head of the UAW reasserted this week that the union’s leaders did not know about the conduct that spawned a federal probe into payoffs and other shenanigans involving training center money until the government informed the union. http://marygreeley.com/?p=71144

New York files suit against Trump… DC, Maryland, sue, too

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via trust.org: Barbara Underwood, the attorney general, said the foundation engaged in “extensive unlawful political coordination” with Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, conducted “repeated and willful self-dealing” to benefit his personal and business interests, and violated “basic legal obligations” for nonprofits.   via wtop: ASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia on Friday … Read more

REMEMBERING THE OBAMA ERA: Victor Davis Hanson: The Silencing Of The Inspectors General.

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via realclearpolitics: McCabe and at least a half-dozen other FBI employees quit, retired, were fired or were reassigned as a result of fallout from the politicization of the FBI. Yet, as Barack Obama left office, his chief of staff, Denis McDonough, strangely boasted that the Obama administration “has been historically free of scandal.” Obama himself recently … Read more

Emerging Markets Face The Sudden Stop?

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Terrible China data overnight — however, anyone follow SKEG Collapse? pic.twitter.com/3k1eTwU5kh — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) June 14, 2018 Brazil and Turkey Bonds continue falling, as emerging markets face the sudden stop pic.twitter.com/TyZkvix1At — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) June 14, 2018 Bitcoin and Emerging Market $EEM has been somewhat coupled in '18 pic.twitter.com/xCFBxmN1SH — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) June 14, … Read more

Measure to split California into three states qualifies for November ballot

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-X6zh1-IIM For the first time since before the Civil War, voters across California will decide in November on a proposal to split up the Golden State — potentially remaking it into three new states. An initiative dividing California, pushed by Silicon Valley venture capital investor Tim Draper, received enough signatures to qualify it for the … Read more

Circuit Judge Just DESTROYED Rahm Emanuel’s Dream of a ‘Gun Free’ Chicago

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVG811hqer0 Circuit Judge Just DESTROYED Rahm Emanuel’s Dream of a ‘Gun-Free’ Chicago http://truthfeednews.com/circuit-judge-just-destroyed-rahm-emanuels-dream-of-a-gun-free-chicago/ https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/06/12/blocked-illinois-gun-ban-halted-n2490096 https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/06/04/theyre-coming-for-em-illinois-suburbs-gun-confiscation-law-set-to-go-into-effect-n2486582 https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/04/05/turn-them-over-chicago-suburb-bans-ar-15s-and-a-lot-of-handguns-n2467450 https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/03/22/confiscation-oregon-initiative-bans-so-called-assault-weapons-mandates-current-n2463470 https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/06/04/icymi-boulder-just-banned-ownership-of-ar15-rifles-n2487232

California Become 3rd Largest State with More People leaving than Migrating to the State

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by Martin Armstrong California has beaten Illinois for net outmigration from the state. California has become one state that there are more people trying to get out than moving into it. So while California wants to protect illegal aliens and fight with the Federal government over sanctuary cities contrary to the Constitutional Supremacy Clause, according … Read more

Over 200 Common Drugs Linked to Depression

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Via Newsweek One-third of adults in the U.S. may be unwittingly using prescription drugs that could cause depression or raise the risk of suicide, a study has found. A team of scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago warned that over 200 commonly prescribed drugs carry warnings that depression or suicide are potential side effects. … Read more

The Fed Is Not On Our Side

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via Kevin Muir Going to make today’s post short and sweet. Recently the market has gotten somewhat excited that the Federal Reserve might slow down the rate of Federal Funds tightening. This has been the result of three developments: A few speeches from FOMC Board members that indicated the Federal Reserve was concerned about the flattening yield … Read more