Month: August 2019

Synopsis: He said it’s not going to be more than minor civil unrest and gun owners will sit it out at home, not turning anything in     h/t Pulltab

San Francisco Police, its bomb squad and the FBI surrounded the residence of Google whistleblower Zach Vorhies, just hours before he was scheduled to provide evidence to the Justice Department detailing how the tech giant has been manipulating its algorithms to promote an anti-Trump agenda and censor Conservatives on Google and YouTube. https://truepundit.com/video-police-bomb-squad-there-were-snipers-on-the-rooftops/ They don’t like Whistleblowers…. … Read more

by DCG First of all, I thought Obamacare was suppose to fix our “broken health care system?” Even if this man couldn’t afford to pay for his medical expenses, there are PLENTY of low- and no-cost taxpayer- and privately-provided agencies that provide free healthcare services in Whatcom County. See here, here, here and here. But that little bit of information … Read more

by readynutrition Man (or woman’s) best friend has long been considered the dog.  Dogs add so much joy to our lives that it is difficult to not think of them as members of our family. Because of that, we’ve decided to put together a list of four things that threaten our dogs in the summertime and … Read more

by John Ward What connects professional football, bent economic data, corporate debt, consumer debt, dodgy bonds, the gold price, Brexit, mediocre EU leadership, British politics, blind ideology and serious social unrest? The answer is, a dearth of reality. Ignoring reality leads to extreme solutions.  ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ We all consume information on various different levels – sport, economic, … Read more

by DCG While the left scream about “gun control,” “assault weapons ban,” “ban high-capacity magazines” and “red flag laws” in an attempt to end gun violence, their “truth” about gun control laws and mass shooting doesn’t align with the facts. Libtards’ narrative: To scare people into believing we need gun control now, the Washington Post published the following … Read more

Recession Countdown Begins: Treasury 2s10s Yield Curve Inverts For First Time In 12 Years; 30Y Yield Drops To All Time Low While many have noted the inversion of the 3m-10Y segment of the US Treasury curve, mainstream investors appear more focused on the spread between 2Y and 10Y yields… and that has just inverted for … Read more

From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest news involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Gold tops $1,500 as investors seek shelter from gathering storm, gold to stay on course over next 6 to 12 months, and China boosts its gold reserves as trade war escalates. Gold Tops $1,500 as … Read more

NOTE: Report begins at 0:55.   h/t DS

by Michael Snyder We are watching a complete and utter financial meltdown unfold in Argentina, and many are concerned that the panic could start spreading elsewhere.  When you go into way too much debt and you just keep devaluing your currency, this sort of thing is inevitably going to happen, and this is why I … Read more

by Michael Snyder This is not going to end well.  As a result of our ongoing trade war, U.S. relations with China were already rapidly deteriorating, but now the chaos in Hong Kong threatens to completely wreck them.  Violence between political protesters and riot police is making headlines all over the globe, and as you … Read more

via CNBC: The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was at 1.623%, below the 2-year yield at 1.634%. The last inversion of this part of the yield curve was in December 2005, two years before a recession brought on by the financial crisis hit. A recession occurs, on average, 22 months following such an inversion, … Read more

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But these are the good times. Automakers are not amused. The auto industry depends on subprime-rated customers that make up over 21% of total loan originations. Without these customers, the wheels would come off the industry. And tightening up lending standards to reduce risks would cause serious damage to the undercarriage. … Read more

by Charles Hugh-Smith Or perhaps “Epstein was an intelligence asset” is just a tissue-thin cover for a much more destructive reality: those at the top of the American state have no moral compass at all. Let’s start by stipulating that the Jeffrey Epstein story is so sordid and outlandish that it’s like a made-for-TV movie about … Read more

By Irina Slav Two energy authorities reduced their crude oil demand outlooks in their latest reports. The U.S. Energy Information Administration cut its demand growth outlook by 70,000 bpd in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, and the International Energy Agency lowered its own by 100,000 bpd. At first glance, the numbers are not particularly impressive. A closer look, however, … Read more

By Simon Watkins As the trade war with the U.S. continues to escalate, China has re-engaged with Iran on three key projects and is weighing the use of what both Washington and Beijing term the ‘nuclear option’, a senior oil and gas industry source who works closely with Iran’s Petroleum Ministry told OilPrice.com last week. For the first of … Read more

via MarketWatch: “Buy the dip” has been a rewarding strategy for much of this long-running bull market in the past decade, but there’s something investors need to know. “A world where leading indicators are accelerating is generally one where a correction in equities is an opportunity for investors and ‘buying the dip” gets rewarded. In … Read more