188 Internet Shutdowns In 2018 Show Why Physical Gold Is Ultimate Protection

by GoldCore – Internet’s “off switch” increasingly used to curb political and economic freedom – Internet shutdowns were seen 188 times throughout the world in 2018 (see table) – Democratic India experienced 154 internet shutdowns in just 30 months – Technologically advanced EU countries Spain and Estonia experienced shutdowns – Gallup poll shows people more worried … Read more

Were Today’s Massive Outages On Facebook And Google Part Of A Psychological End Times Experiment To See How People Would React?

by Geoffrey Grider Then, at noon here in California, a Facebook spokesman denied one possible explanation: that the Silicon Valley giant, and Google before it, were being subject to a massive denial-of-service attack. Today as nearly all the main social networks collapsed, I couldn’t shake the creepy feeling that whatever or whoeverwas behind the outages was paying … Read more

When is Forecasting Not Forecasting?

by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: There are a number of people who claim to have called the 2008 crash. What I find absent is that there is no one who brags on calling the rallies and crashes as you have and I have witnessed from going to your WECs since 1985. I still remember you in 1985 … Read more

‘Child Abuse’? Massachusetts Therapy Ban Means Parents Could Lose Their Kids if They Try to Help Them

by Grif   Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a therapy ban that would not only make it illegal to counsel children about unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion, but also punish parents who allow it by taking custody of their children. Andrew Beckwith, president of the Massachusetts Family Institute, told CBN News that the bill “categorizes the … Read more

Sen. Rand Paul: “This deserves more attention! FBI Mistress, Lisa Page, confirmed to House Judiciary, there was an anti-Trump Insurance Policy and it’s the fake Russian investigation!

by Orangutan Twitter is supposedly the official way many of these people communicate or speak to the people. Here’s President Trump who regular uses the social media outlet highlighting some words of Senator Rand Paul. I agree with Rand Paul. This is a total disgrace and should NEVER happen to another President! https://t.co/czcUbee9x7 — Donald J. … Read more

Danielle DiMartino Booth on States That Were Hit ‘Particularly Hard’ by the New Tax Law

by FS Danielle DiMartino Booth recently spoke with Financial Sense president Jim Puplava about signs that could indicate the economy is shifting toward recession. She discusses the increase in jobless claims in cyclical parts of the economy and how states like California are being impacted by the new tax law. “What we’re seeing is an increase … Read more

A big divergence within the stock market

by Troy The S&P is bumping up against 2810. Meanwhile, volatility remains subdued and growth stocks have significantly outperformed value stocks since the start of 2018. Go here to understand our fundamentals-driven long term outlook. Let’s determine the stock market’s most probable medium term direction by objectively quantifying technical analysis. For reference, here’s the random probability of the … Read more

Venezuela Blackout Follows Regime Change Blueprint

Story #1: “Operation Northwoods” False Flag Plans Turn 57 This Week https://bit.ly/2THjfDq “Here’s how investors can gauge Boeing’s stock tragectory following the Ethiopian Airline crash” https://bit.ly/2u3tJh7 Boeing 737 Max: Battle Brews over Who Should Analyze Black Boxes from Ethiopian Air Crash https://bit.ly/2HxPzkQ False Flags Over Kashmir: Prelude to WWIII? https://bit.ly/2HxffOm Netanyahu’s Chances of Evading Corruption … Read more

Storm hits Midwest, dumps more than foot of snow in parts of Upper Midwest; 1,000+ drivers stranded in Colorado as blizzard paralyzes; HISTORIC STORM; NATIONAL GUARD CALLED IN

Interstates have reopened in North Dakota and South Dakota after a winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Upper Midwest. North Dakota transportation officials today reopened Interstate 94 from Bismarck to Fargo. I-29 was reopened from Grand Forks in North Dakota to Watertown in South Dakota. https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/03/10/breaking-news/storm-dumps-more-than-foot-of-snow-in-parts-of-upper-midwest/ When a … Read more

GOOGLE, FACEBOOK widespread outages; DDoS denied

via theregister: Updated Both Google and Facebook suffered outages Wednesday, with the Chocolate Factory leading the way and seemingly fixing its issues just as Zuck’s network became decidedly antisocial. On Wednesday morning, around 0800 Pacific Time (1500 UTC), Google said it was “investigating reports of an issue with Gmail” in which some users were seeing error messages, … Read more

3 Retirement “Time Bombs” And How To Make Your Portfolio More Resilient

From Birch Gold Group With Social Security potentially in jeopardy and pension plans on their last leg, saving for retirement has increasingly become important. But even if you are saving properly, and retire with a decent-sized nest egg, your retirement is still in jeopardy. There are a number of “time bombs” that could “go off” at any time. And if any … Read more

The Confidence Game

via northmantrader: The global economic landscape remains weak yet there appears to be no concern on the side of bulls and investors alike, so firm is the belief that the earnings recession that is unfolding is temporary, so firm is the belief that dovish central bankers can once again prevent any downside. I get it, it … Read more

Draghi – The Opportunity & the Nightmare

by Martin Armstrong   I cannot stress enough that Mario Draghi has really destroyed the European economy on an unprecedented scale. I know people who worked on trading desks years ago when Mario Draghi, before he was head of the ECB, was there to observe how things operated. His policy of perpetual low to negative … Read more

Brazil MASS Shooting: At least 10 dead in ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – SKULL to VOICE TECHNOLOGY?

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8628226/brazil-school-shooting-sao-paulo/ IN DEPTH MSM NEWS less than 50% snippet AN evil ex-pupil, 17, brandishes a gun in sick online posts before he and another former student massacred eight in a Columbine-style massacre at their school today. The depraved shooting in Brazil has left 10 people dead including six teenagers – four boys and two girls … Read more

Cyberattacks, Solar Storms And EMP Weapons: The U.S. Power Grid Is Extremely Vulnerable And An Extended Blackout Is Inevitable

by Michael Snyder A lot of Americans are mocking Venezuela right now, but the truth is that what has happened to them could also happen to us very easily.  As you will see below, DARPA is so concerned about the possibility of a cyberattack taking down our power grid that they held an extended exercise … Read more

What Sort of “Democracy” Do We Have If Everyone’s Goal Is Maximizing Their Government Swag?

by Charles Hugh-Smith The “marketplace” of individuals and entities all seeking to maximize their share of the central-state swag doesn’t make a democracy. A democratic republic is a government in which power flows from citizens to their elected representatives. The American revolutionaries did not make a big distinction between republic and democracy, for in the context … Read more