Michael Ballanger: NASDAQ Chart Screaming “SELL”

by Michael Ballanger via Streetwise Reports It was one of those days that all sexagenarians loathe; you have to go to the doctor, and whether it’s the GP (general practitioner) or the dentist or the proctologist, nothing reminds you more rapidly of your advancing age than going to the optometrist. Now, many of you would say that your … Read more

Michael Flynn Withdraws His Guilty Plea

Michael Flynn withdraws his guilty plea due to the government’s bad faith, vindictiveness, and breach of the plea agreement. Prosecutors (Van Grack) knowingly sought to induce false statements from Flynn relating to his FARA registration. pic.twitter.com/TU9rMMOWCo — Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) January 15, 2020  

FEMA Buys Assault Rifles from China

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has signed a purchase agreement with Beijing-based weapon manufacturer Norinco that will deliver into the agency’s rapacious hands 5,000 CQ-A rifles, a clone of the M4A1 carbine used by U.S. military and various law enforcement agencies.   AC

The Truth About Shadowbanning

James Corbett delves into the concept of shadowbanning on social network companies like Reddit. This is included with the concept of manufacturing consent and public opinion with this type of mass information grids. https://www.corbettreport.com/the-truth-about-shadowbanning-propagandawatch/   AC

China’s Oil Demand Growth Could Halve This Year

By Tsvetana Paraskova This year, Chinese crude oil demand growth could be just half of the estimated growth for 2019, and the lowest growth pace since the financial crisis in 2008, according to forecasts of China’s biggest oil firm, state-controlled China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). “Negative impacts on the economy from U.S.-China trade frictions won’t … Read more

Mapping Filthy Rich Families Around the World

by howmuch Forget the top one percent. The 25 richest people in the world belong to an ultra-elite group of families who control astonishing amounts of wealth. But where do these families come from? And who has the most dynastic wealth? The Walton family remains the world’s wealthiest at $190.5 billion. The Al Saud royal … Read more

China’s Consumers Slam Automakers, Sales Drop Hard, 2nd Year. GM Sales Plunge. Ford Sales Collapse. But Luxury is Hot

“Challenging environment with weakened consumer demand”: This nosedive in a vast industry, affecting consumers and manufacturing, is happening even as GDP officially booms at 6%? By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. China’s market for new passenger vehicles, the largest in the world, turned into a mess in 2018, the first annual decline in the data going back about … Read more

How George Soros Corrupted Philadelphia’s Justice System

Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk, Philadelphia is one of the least safe big cities in the US. How did it get that way? Social Justice Warriors Thanks to George Soros, Larry Krasner was elected District Attorney in Philadelphia. Krasner is Self-Proclaimed Social Justice Warrior.  Consider the case of Michael White, a 22-year-old black college student who … Read more

Are US Banks Facing A Credit Trap?

Authored by Christopher Whalen via TheInstitutionalRiskAnalyst.com, As we head into Q4 2019 earnings this week, US financials have never been so expensive and risk indicators have never been so skewed. Just as last July we called the problems brewing in the short-term money markets in a discussion on CNBC’s Halftime Report with Mike Mayo of Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), today we want to … Read more

Bad News For Oil: Refinery Profits Are Sliding

By Alex Kimani After a short-lived, half-hearted rally, oil prices are down again with a vengeance, retracing levels last seen before the assassination of General Soleimani by the American government. WTI prices surged towards $70 per barrel after the killing; the latest trajectory has taken prices below $59 per barrel even as efforts at de-escalation continue; … Read more

The Great Stock Overvaluing

By Harry Dent In the past, I have shown that we were at the highs for key valuation indicators even though we were not for the current favorite: the Shiller CAPE P/E Ratio. That was 44 at the top in early 2000 and has been as high as 33 in 2018. CAPE means “cyclically adjusted … Read more

Mnuchin: US Works With China To Cut Off All Iranian Oil Imports

By Tsvetana Paraskova The United States is working closely with China to have it cut off altogether imports of Iranian crude oil, as the U.S. steps up sanctions pressure on the Iranian regime, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, told Fox News’ ‘Sunday Morning Futures’. Despite the U.S. crackdown on Chinese tanker companies dealing with Iranian oil, … Read more

Dutchsinse – eliminated from the internet

His youtube channel with almost half a million followers has had all the videos removed and his Twitter account, web site, etc., ALL GONE https://www.youtube.com/user/dutchsinse/videos Nobody walks away from that many followers willingly. Something is up and it happened when he reported on the Iran EQ near their nuclear power plant a week ago when … Read more

James O’Keefe: BREAKING – @BernieSanders “free education” policies to “teach you how to not be a f**king nazi.”; ‘There is a reason Stalin had Gulags’; ‘Expect violent reaction’ for speech. If Bernie doesn’t get nomination “Milwaukee will burn”

BREAKING: @BernieSanders “free education” policies to “teach you how to not be a f**king nazi.”; 'There is a reason Stalin had Gulags'; 'Expect violent reaction' for speech. If Bernie doesn't get nomination "Milwaukee will burn" Stay tuned: https://t.co/BFGnoCeJE7#Expose2020 pic.twitter.com/Koh6UTibbe — James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) January 14, 2020 BREAKING VIDEO: Kyle Jurek, Bernie Sanders Campaign Field Organizer: … Read more

Why do Internet Speeds Matter?

Perhaps your Internet Company tries to sell you a faster Broadband connection. So, each month you have to pay more bills and in exchange you are promised better internet speeds. It looks easy, but do we really need these speeds, and how are they going to be beneficial? If you are already wondering about your Internet service provider’s (ISP) … Read more