Networks: 2,202 Minutes on Russia Scandal, Zero for ‘No Collusion’ Report

It’s been two days since NBC’s exclusive reportingthat the Senate Intelligence Committee has found no material evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, and as of yet none of the three major broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) have given it even a single second of coverage in their evening newscasts. Considering these networks … Read more

UPS driver blocks path of ambulance on emergency call -then threatens to Sue man who filmed him

*A UPS delivery driver delayed an ambulance responding to an emergency call *The driver was parked in the middle of a snow-covered Brooklyn street *More more than 30 seconds, the driver refused to move despite blaring sirens *A member of the public later challenged the man over his inconsiderate actions The emergency worker was stuck … Read more

SPENDING BINGE WORSE THAN UNDER OBAMA, BUSH

We’re now $22 trillion in debt, yet despite all that red ink, the Mexican cartels have control of our border and we’re not one bit closer to spending money on our own security. We’ve gone into deep debt for everything except the core function of the federal government. It feels like it was yesterday when … Read more

Illinois Governor Seeks to Sell State Buildings and other Assets to Pay Pensions

via mishtalk: Governor Prtizker released details of his plan to save Illinois. He made three of three of the worst possible choices. Intergenerational Theft The Chicago Tribuner reports Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration considering selling state buildings and land to pay for pensions. Bear in mind, assets like tollways are supposed to fund road maintenance, not pensions. That’s … Read more

Warren Buffett Cuts Stakes In Apple, Airlines But Buys More GM, Bank Stocks (IBD)

by markyu007   Berskhire Hathaway (BRKB), led by investor Warren Buffett, cut its stake in Apple(AAPL), Wells Fargo (WFC) and a couple of airlines in the fourth quarter. It upped its stake in General Motors (GM) and a slew of banks. 00:0705:44 That comes via the conglomerate’s latest quarterly 13-F filing with the SEC. Rank-and-file investors closely track this regulatory data … Read more

Millennials Ages 25-34 Have $42,000 in Debt

You may be paying off your credit card debt wrong—here’s the best way from CNBC. via CNBC: Over 44 million Americans have student loans, with the average debt hovering around $33,000. And yet that’s not the No. 1 source of debt for the average older millennial. Millennials between the ages of 25 and 34 have an … Read more

MY CONGRESSMAN IS NOT HAPPY

I voted no. #disgusted pic.twitter.com/WJQhucN896 — Tim Burchett (@timburchett) February 15, 2019 UPDATE: Related: The Border ‘Security’ Bill From Congress is Garbage and Will Actually Make the Current Crisis Much Worse … It greatly inhibits the President and federal law enforcement from taking real action to secure the border in the future. Further, it exacerbates the … Read more

DAVID RIVKIN & ELIZABETH PRICE FOLEY: Stop the Impeachment Fishing Expedition: Congress has no business investigating the president for conduct that occurred before he took office.

via WSJ: As William Barr begins his term as attorney general, House Democrats are aiming a “subpoena cannon” at President Trump, hoping to disable his presidency with investigations and possibly gather evidence to impeach him. Mr. Trump fired back in his State of the Union address: “If there is going to be peace and legislation, … Read more

“Retail sales crashed: it’s 2008 all over again for the stock market and economy!”

by Troy On a slow moving day for the U.S. stock market, today’s big news is that “Retail Sales crashed, just like in 2008/2009!!!”. Financial media jumped all over this – nothing sells like bad news. Go here to understand our fundamentals-driven long term outlook. Let’s determine the stock market’s most probable medium term direction by … Read more

Border Wall Showdown? AOC To Introduce Bill Blocking Trump’s Emergency Declaration

from Zero Hedge One day after she took full responsibility for Amazon’s shocking decision to pull out of Long Island City due to a hostile political reception in New York, 29-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has once again grabbed the spotlight on Friday morning when she said she will introduce a bill with fellow Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro to stop President Donald … Read more

What Happened To The Stock Market Bear Market?

by Brian Maher of Daily Reckoning  From valley to peak in the space of one month… The bears were poised to claim final victory in late December… and black crepe was unfurling over Wall Street. The major averages lost nearly 20% from their early October highs. The Nasdaq in fact tumbled into an official bear market. … Read more

Nomi Prins: Get Used To The Powell Put & The Fed Unleashing Dark Money Into The Financial System

by Nomi Prins via Daily Reckoning In the land of the Federal Reserve and its market-manipulating mechanisms, there’s now an unofficial market term called the “Powell Put” or the “Powell Pivot.” It is in direct reference to Fed chairman Jerome Powell. Before he became chairman, Wall Street referred to prior heads’ policies with terms like the “Greenspan Put” … Read more

Trump to declare national emergency to build border wall

by Dr. Eowyn Earlier today, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) said President Donald Trump will sign Congress’ border security compromise, which is really a bi-partisan collusion for open borders. The product of nearly three weeks of talks, the agreement provides almost $1.4 billion for new barriers along the boundary, which is less than the … Read more