Forgotten dreams: REM sleep helps prevent information overload, explain scientists

by: Virgilio Marin (Natural News) Dreams are quickly forgotten the moment people wake up. This is likely due to a group of neurons that gets activated during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep – the phase of mammalian slumber when most dreams are made. A recent study published in the journal Science examined the neurons that produce appetite and sleep hormones … Read more

Feeling tired after enjoying a cup of coffee? You should probably limit your caffeine intake, advise researchers

by: Virgilio Marin (Natural News) A lot of people rely on coffee to keep them awake and improve their focus. That’s because coffee contains caffeine, a natural stimulant that’s also found in tea and cacao plants. But if you’re a frequent coffee drinker and notice you’re feeling more tired, you might need to lay off … Read more

Corruption is Neither Left nor Right

by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: The supporters of the left side and of the state/public sector always mention that the private sector is the one that suffers as in general (ex. 2008/2009 AIG case) the public always comes at the end as a fire brigade to save the world. How would we answer technically to all these … Read more

Michigan Supreme Court justice pushes back on Governor Whitmer’s emergency powers

LANSING — A justice of the Michigan Supreme Court raised pointed and repeated questions Wednesday about whether the 1945 emergency law relied on by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was ever intended to deal with a health pandemic. Justice David Viviano pressed the issue during oral arguments, pointing out that the Emergency Powers of Governor Act was … Read more

Trump will quickly pick a replacement for Justice Ginsburg, and Sen. Mitch McConnell & the Republican-controlled Senate will move to confirm his nominee,creating a new political flashpoint…

BREAKING: Trump will quickly pick a replacement for Justice Ginsburg, and Sen. Mitch McConnell & the Republican-controlled Senate will move to confirm his nominee,creating a new political flashpoint in election while firing up evangelicals & shoring up GOP base and vote for Trump — Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) September 18, 2020 The Senate and the nation … Read more

Netflix cancellations surge ‘materially’ in the wake of ‘Cuties’ controversy, data shows

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/netflix-cancellations-surge-following-cuties-controversy-data-shows-114312558.html According to subscription analytics firm Antenna, Netflix cancellations surged 5x the normal amount following the release of “Cuties.” Meanwhile, Data analytics firm YipitData reported a similar trend, with the company telling Yahoo Finance that Netflix’s U.S. churn “rose materially” last weekend in the wake of the controversy. As of last Saturday, disconnects were running … Read more

Federal Reserve Still Looking for Inflation. We Found It.

From Birch Gold Group When the Federal Reserve announced in July its intent to let inflation “run hot”, there was fear that prices would rise rapidly. According to Chair Jerome Powell, it hasn’t happened yet — or at least not to the degree that he would like. Here’s how a CNBC article summarizes the Fed’s latest policy stance, which demonstrates … Read more

Market Update: DC/Wall Street Insider Predicts Coming Shock…. The Fed is recklessly driving us towards an unavoidable reckoning

by Adam Taggart When asked what the biggest risks facing the economy are, David Stockman, lifelong Capital Hill and Wall Street insider, says “That’s easy. There are three: The Fed, The Fed and the Fed.” After decades of misguided policy and chronically missing its targets, Stockman thinks the Federal Reserve is truly barreling off the rails … Read more

Inflation as a Tool of the Radical Left

by Thorsten Polleit via Mises “Lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the Capitalist System was to debauch its currency….Lenin was certainly right. There is no subtler, no surer way of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on … Read more

Danielle Park: Are Fraud and Deceit Now Common Business Practices? Are Low Interest Rates Likely To Help Recovery?

Talk Digital Network, Released on 9/17/20 Portfolio Manager, attorney, finance author, a regular guest on North American media. Danielle Park is the author of the best selling myth-busting book “Juggling Dynamite: An insider’s wisdom on money management, markets and wealth that lasts,” as well as a popular daily financial blog: http://www.jugglingdynamite.com. Danielle worked as an attorney … Read more

Rand Paul: Lockdowns accomplished NOTHING

Fox Business, Released on 9/17/20 Dr. Rand Paul is the junior United States Senator for Kentucky. Elected in 2010, he has proven to be an outspoken champion for constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility, and a warrior against government overreach. A graduate of Duke University School of Medicine, Rand was a practicing ophthalmologist in Bowling Green, … Read more

Nimitz enters Persian Gulf Friday along with guided-missile cruisers Princeton & Philippine Sea/destroyer Sterett

U.S.S Nimitz enters Persian Gulf Friday along with guided-missile cruisers Princeton and Philippine Sea, destroyer Sterett: Navy pic.twitter.com/cylpABoxQf — Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) September 18, 2020 https://t.co/d6932bzj0h Imagery via @planetlabs pic.twitter.com/fuD7R4HgH8 — Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) September 18, 2020 Danish Warship still at the mouth of the Straits of Hormuz/Gulf of Oman https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/DNK-EMASOH-WARSHIP-IMO-0-MMSI-219103000 USAF C17 Persian Gulf … Read more

The Hill: “Obama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg’s vacancy until after election”

Former President Obama called on the Senate not to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday, urging Republicans to live up to the standard they set in 2016 when they refused to give a hearing to his final nominee, Merrick Garland. Obama, in a statement responding to Ginsburg’s death, praised the late … Read more

Ruth Bader Ginsberg Dead

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died this evening surrounded by her family at her home in Washington, D.C., due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer. She was 87 years old. — Jake Tapper 🦅 (@jaketapper) September 18, 2020 US Supreme Court: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has died. pic.twitter.com/q78wKTAwkw — Jake Tapper 🦅 (@jaketapper) September 18, … Read more

‘Make it or break it’ show continues.

https://twitter.com/yuriymatso/status/1307078902205083648 https://twitter.com/Hoz94s/status/1307011089633288193 “You can increase profits in two ways-increase your sales & revenue or you can cut costs. I believe companies are going to do latter & biggest expense they’ll have is their employees. A lot of these workers that were furloughed…be permanently unemployed” https://t.co/AvbAOfRpVN — Danielle DiMartino Booth (@DiMartinoBooth) September 18, 2020  

AAPL is officially closed in bear market territory. A lot of over-hyped growth names are down 20-40% in 2 weeks.

AAPL is officially closed in bear market territory. A lot of over-hyped growth names are down 20-40% in 2 weeks. Just remember, thousands of meatheads averaged down these names during the last 2 weeks, they all became investors now. — xTrends (@xtrends) September 18, 2020 https://twitter.com/Hoz94s/status/1307050134488915973 Toby just realized the market doesn’t always go up … Read more

Japanification of U.S.

Japanification of U.S. pic.twitter.com/R77tZPsrSr — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) September 15, 2020 US 10-Year Treasury Yield…September 1980: 11.6%September 1985: 10.4%September 1990: 8.9%September 1995: 6.2%September 2000: 5.9%September 2005: 4.3%September 2010: 2.8%September 2015: 2.2%September 2020: 0.7% — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) September 18, 2020 Will social media broaden public understanding of the direct role the Fed played in … Read more

Rickards: The Layoffs Are Just Beginning

BY JAMES RICKARDS UNEMPLOYMENT skyrocketed in March and April, during the worst stage of the pandemic and the lockdowns that followed. The unemployment rate approached 15% in April and total initial claims for unemployment benefits exceeded 59 million between March and August. This was the worst episode of unemployment since The Great Depression in the … Read more