Month: July 2019

Update on the Worsening Housing Bust in Vancouver, Canada: Spring Hopes Got Crushed

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But it’s curing a housing crisis where middle-class households are priced out of a market, inflated by rampant international speculation and large-scale money laundering, says BC’s Finance Minister. In the City of Vancouver, BC, Canada, condo sales in June plunged 28% from the already weak June last year to just 343 … Read more

FALLOUT: Boeing Loses MAX Deal to Airbus. “Saudi airline says it will buy up to 50 Airbus jets, worth more than $5.5 billion.”

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via WSJ: Saudi Arabia’s flyadeal Sunday said it would buy up to 50 Airbus A320neo planes, the direct rival to Boeing’s MAX that has been idled globally in the wake of two crashes within less than five months. The deal between the discount arm of flag carrier Saudi Arabian Airlines Corp., or Saudia, has a … Read more

Invest 92L Likely to be a Tropical Storm in Gulf of Mexico by Saturday. 982mb from Euro and Ukmet 975mb at landfall on TX/LA

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Invest 92L Likely to be a Tropical Storm in Gulf of Mexico by Saturday Dr. Jeff Masters · July 8, 2019, 12:36 PM EDT https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Invest-92L-Likely-be-Tropical-Storm-Gulf-Mexico-Saturday Met. Eclipse @TARCweather · 1h 12z suite rolling in.1. GFS has a TS near SE Texas. Not from from where Harvey hit in Port Aransas. 2. GEM has a strong … Read more

The Next Big Scandal

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y The Zman A story that has largely been forgotten, is the investigation into what happened with the intelligence services at the end of the Obama administration, into the start of the Trump administration. Trump has stopped tweeting about it and he never gets asked about by the media. Some elements of the Left are trying … Read more

Frog-Marching Trump Toward War on Iran

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by Ron Paul Hypocrisy seems to have become a defining characteristic of US foreign policy, especially when it comes to Iran. After breaking the Iran deal last year and, de facto, forcing the Europeans to violate the deal in May, the US Administration is now complaining that Iran is no longer abiding by its obligations under the … Read more

When a member of Congress was accused of sexual harassment, the case went to a secret court known as the Office of Compliance. Hidden from public view…

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by bgny via change: What if I told you that Congressmen settled over 250 sexual harassment lawsuits using taxpayer money, and there was no way to find out who these Congressmen were? Would you believe me? The truth is that the situation is as described in the question. For decades members of Congress would use your taxpayer dollars to buy … Read more

DON’T GET COCKY: Democrats are trying their best to keep Trump in the White House.

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via azcentral: Donald Trump remains a remarkably unpopular president. With the primary campaign in full swing, Americans disapprove of his performance by an 8% margin. Trump lost the popular vote and squeaked into the Oval Office with the thinnest of electoral victories. He has faced an unprecedented onslaught by the media, popular culture, and even several pundits in … Read more

Civil War Weather Report #2, Censorship, Stalin, and a Bunch of Links

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by John Wilder “Have you any idea how successful censorship is on TV? Don’t know the answer? Hmm. Successful, isn’t it?” – Max Headroom 11:45pm – fifteen minutes to midnight.  Yes, it’s subjective, and it’s based on the countdown, published last month (Civil War II Weather Report: Spicy Time Coming).  We’re still at CivCon 6 – People actively avoid … Read more

Why I’m a Republican

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by Wayne Allyn Root I’m out of the Vegas heat and enjoying the July 4thholiday weekend at my second home and personal slice of heaven, in Park City, Utah. Park City is what America should be. There is no crime or traffic jams. Life is clean and thinking is clear up in the mountains. I do … Read more

If elected president, Kamala Harris would use executive order for gun control

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by Dr. Eowyn 1½ months after she said she would take executive action on gun control if elected president, Kamala Harris said it again. On July 1, 2019, Kamala Harris tweeted that “When [not if] elected president,” if Congress fails to pass a gun control bill, she will use an executive order (“take executive action”) to impose gun control … Read more

USA & China Need Lifeboats for Their Corn Production the Future of Prices

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•30% loss of China’s Corn Output by Army Worm and Drought •More powerful Grand Solar Minimum cycle confirmed once in 2000 year duration •African rainfall patterns show a 4000 to 6000 year repeating rainfall pattern •Food price rises 2019 •Food insecurity begins 2019 corn harvest declines 40% globally •Corporate media covers corn losses globally •33-37 … Read more