The “Retail Apocalypse” Isn’t Over: It Is Only Just Getting Started

Via ZeroHedge Last year’s holiday sales season was one of the strongest in years. But unfortunately for America’s struggling retailers, many missed out on the sales bonanza as Amazon and other e-commerce platforms accrued nearly all of the sales growth while foot traffic at US malls was stagnant. Already, Kohl’s and Macy’s have helped crush the … Read more

Not a whisper has been spoken about this but Reddit Inc. is about to strike a 150 million dollar deal (potentially 300 million) with a Chinese censorship powerhouse… prepare for HEAVY censorship.

by altFnine This is a very serious privacy matter you ALL need to be aware of! For such a massive thing, I’ve only heard echos about it. Not even whispers and this is a really big problem. As if we didn’t need another reason to despise Reddit Inc. even more and as if they didn’t … Read more

BREAKING: France recalls its ambassador from Rome after Italy’s deputy PM meets with the Yellow Vests

France has recalled its ambassador from Rome after a meeting between Italy’s deputy prime minister, Di Maio, and leaders of the French Yellow Vest protester movement who have been calling for French President Emmanuel Macron’s resignation. “The latest interference is an additional and unacceptable provocation,” according to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on … Read more

CBS rejected this patriotic ad for 2019 Super Bowl

by Dr. Eowyn For the televised broadcast of the 2019 Super Bowl last Sunday, CBS rejected a  patriotic, anti-NFL-kneeling ad, featuring soldiers, first responders, and images of military graves decorated with American flags. The ad is narrated by Benghazi survivor U.S. Marine Mark Geist: “Some people think you’re crazy for being loyal, defending the Constitution, … Read more

ICE ICE BABY: Unsealed indictment reveals three birth tourism agencies gave birthright citizenship to 8,500 babies of foreign nationals

Following the arrests this morning of three defendants who allegedly operated “birth tourism” outfits that catered to Chinese clients, federal authorities today unsealed indictments that charge a total of 19 people linked to three schemes that operated across Southern California and charged clients tens of thousands of dollars to help them give birth in the … Read more

Ron Paul: Neocon John Bolton’s Plan To Starve Venezuela

by Ron Paul of the Ron Paul Liberty Report US “humanitarian” aid to Venezuela is being weaponized – routed through the US-backed opposition to feed its supporters. Meanwhile, backers of the Venezuelan government will face draconian sanctions designed to starve them into accepting the US-appointed president. If it does not work, Bolton and the neocons are fomenting civil … Read more

Brexit & Pi

by Martin Armstrong   We are approaching 31.4 months this February from the original Brexit referendum on June 23, 2016.After such a period, the British government’s incompetence is shining through. The EU wants a hard border in Ireland all because they fear that goods could creep from the North to the South without them getting … Read more

Global stocks are declining after the EU and Bank of England cut forecasts for economic growth

by QuantalyticsResearch US Stocks US stocks index futures are hovering near pre-market lows following EU and Bank of England corporate profit warnings with front-month Dow Jones minis –0.60%, S&P 500 minis –0.61% and Nasdaq 100 minis –0.54% Canaccord stocks strategists are out arguing this morning that while earnings growth is expected to decelerate in CY2019, growth … Read more

FITTON: Judicial Watch sued for Secret Service records for Bill Clinton’s alleged trips with Epstein. No records found, as I recall.

by TFittonJW .@JudicialWatch sued for Secret Service records for Bill Clinton's alleged trips with Epstein. No records found, as I recall. https://t.co/qnD8PUvVZn — Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) February 6, 2019 https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-sues-for-secret-service-records-of-costs-for-bill-clintons-trips-to-caribbean-island-owned-by-registered-sex-offender-jeffrey-epstein/ (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that on June 15, 2015, it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Homeland … Read more

‘China Must Be Destroyed’

There’s an old story from Roman history about Cato the Elder trolling the peaceniks in the Roman Senate by dropping figs on the floor. The hook was that the figs were from Carthage, Rome’s rival for supremacy in the Mediterranean. And the figs were fresh, because Carthage was only three days’ sail from Rome. And … Read more

Popular Apps Secretly Recording Your Screen — Without Asking… Big Telecom Sold Highly Sensitive Customer GPS Data

Many popular iPhone apps secretly record your screen without asking Many major companies, like Air Canada, Hollister and Expedia, are recording every tap and swipe you make on their iPhone apps. In most cases you won’t even realize it. And they don’t need to ask for permission. You can assume that most apps are collecting data … Read more

Business Confidence Is Starting to Crack

BY PATRICK WATSON Actions speak louder than words. That’s why surveys asking people what they think about the economy aren’t always useful. Their actions might not match their words. Of course, attitudes are important because they guide our decisions, even though we don’t act on them consistently. Not everyone’s decisions have equal impact, though. Business owners and CEOs … Read more

The Pope And Islam’s Most Important Imam Just Signed A Covenant That Pushes Us Much Closer To A One World Religion

by Michael Snyder A historic interfaith covenant was signed in the Middle East on Monday, and the mainstream media in the United States has been almost entirely silent about it.  Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb is considered to be the most important imam in Sunni Islam, and he arrived at the signing ceremony in Abu Dhabi with Pope … Read more

“The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous. Hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance. ” – 1984

by TIMOTHY_TRISMEGISTUS The plan has ways been endless war, and for much of the 20th centuries the US entered and exited engagements at will, with only minor propaganda necessary to assuage the people. After Vietnam, their failed intentions to invade Central America in the ’80s, and the withdrawal forced by public opinion from the Gulf … Read more

Student Loans – The Economic Time Bomb

by Martin Armstrong Trump should reverse what the Clintons did to student loans. He should RESTORE the right to go bankrupt. This huge problem was created by the Democrats who exempted student loans from normal protection for consumers. In addition, the bankers then exploited the entire issue by getting parents to co-sign. The entire argument for eliminating … Read more