JAIL FOR ONLINE INSULTS IN RUSSIA, PUTIN SIGNS ‘FAKE NEWS’ LAW!

Putin Signs ‘Fake News,’ ‘Internet Insults’ Bills Into Law Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial set of bills that make it a crime to “disrespect” the state and spread “fake news” online, Russian media reported on Monday. The bills amending existing information laws overwhelmingly passed both chambers of Russian parliament in less than two months. Observers and … Read more

Tesla is asking employees to volunteer and help deliver 30,000 cars before the end of the quarter

by mdcd4u2c   https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-asks-employees-help-delivering-30000-cars-end-quarter-2019-3 Edit: Automod said to include some information, not sure if I need to include a synopsis, but basically the article is going into detail about what the headline makes pretty clear. After the store closings, non store closings, layoffs, and recent bond payments, this looks like another piece of evidence for … Read more

Facebook stock has worst day of 2019 after executive exodus, AG investigations and analyst downgrade

via CNBC: Facebook shares extended their losses Monday after a downgrade from analysts at Needham. There’s growing concern that more executives could leave following the departure of Chris Cox, the company’s product chief, who resigned last week. State attorneys general are looking into how big tech companies like Facebook and Google handle user data as … Read more

Selling is becoming more widespread. it is only a matter of time before the market figures out that economy is faltering and no trade deal

selling is becoming more widespread. it is only a matter of time before the market figures out that economy is faltering and no trade deal pic.twitter.com/t27TOtZSwK — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) March 18, 2019 Dollar General is sounding the alarm on the economy, saying shoppers will struggle as the year unfolds: “We’re positioning ourselves for the back … Read more

Deutsche Bank + Commerzbank = Ogre Zombie Bank

by confoundedinterest What do you get when you merge German zombie Deutsche Bank and zombie Commerzbank? An ogre zombie bank! Or as Billy Preston almost sang, “Nothing Plus Nothing Equals Nothing.” Both Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank are trading at under $10 or 10 Euros per share. This is down from over $100 per share for Deutsche Bank … Read more

The Coming Crisis the Fed Can’t Fix: Credit Exhaustion

by Charles Hugh-Smith Thus will end the central banks’ bombastic hubris and the public’s faith in central banks’ godlike powers. Having fixed the liquidity crisis of 2008-09 and kept a perversely unequal “recovery” staggering forward for a decade, central banks now believe there is no crisis they can’t defeat: Liquidity crisis? Flood the global financial system … Read more

Mass Immigration & THE END of Conservative America

by Spencer P Morrison, NEE From Why Trump Will Be America’s Last Republican President: The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, alternatively known as the Hart-Celler Act, opened America’s borders to the world, and forever changed the rules of political engagement in this nation. No longer was politics fought along primarily ideological (Right versus Left) or historical (North versus … Read more

Less than 24 hours after mass shooting at mosques, New Zealand vows to ban semi-automatic rifles

Aaaaand.. there it is. No need for a logic based debate. No need to actually settle down and not let your emotions control decisions. No, just ban. via thinkprogress: “Imagine: elected officials putting public safety over gun manufacturers’ profits.” One day after 28-year-old white supremacist Brenton Tarrant killed 49 people in a mass shooting at two … Read more

“Deadly Serious” – Jim Kunstler Warns The Left Is Playing With Fire

Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, The selfie-video made by New Zealand shooter Brent Tarrant shows the world once again how shockingly banal an act of mass homicide can be. He went through the various chambers of two mosques in suburban Christchurch exterminating unarmed, helpless worshippers as if they were mere points to be racked … Read more

The Pentagon’s Bottomless Money Pit

via Matt Taibbi When the Defense Department flunked its first-ever fiscal review, one of our government’s greatest mysteries was exposed: Where does the DoD’s $700 billion annual budget go? A retired Air Force auditor — we’ll call him Andy — tells a story about a thing that happened at Ogden Air Force Base, Utah. Sometime in … Read more

In 1935 a USMC General and Medal of Honor recipient wrote a bestselling book describing how wars exist to enrich corporations.

via wikipedia: War Is a Racket is a speech and a 1935 short book, by Smedley D. Butler, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler frankly discusses how business interests commercially benefit, such as war profiteering from warfare. He had been appointed commanding officer of the Gendarmerie during the United States occupation of Haiti, which lasted from … Read more

U.S. Debt: Is It the Calm Before the Storm?

via wharton: The U.S. national debt has crossed $22 trillion dollars — the highest ever. In the first four months of the 2019 fiscal year (October 2018-January 2019), the federal budget deficit ballooned to $310 billion, up 77% from the same time last year, as revenues fell 2% to $1.1 trillion and spending rose 9% to … Read more

Analyst Says Signs Point to Higher Gold Prices

From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest news involving precious metals and the overall economy. Stories include: Expert says all signs point to higher gold prices, the ingredients for silver’s breakout are here, and gold is still on track to hit $1,400 an ounce. All Signs Point to Higher Gold Prices … Read more