ICE Says It WON’T Follow CA Law After Arresting 2 at Sonoma County Courthouse

U.S. immigration agents arrested two people at a Northern California courthouse, including a man detained in a hallway on his way to a hearing, flouting a new state law requiring a judicial warrant to make immigration arrests inside such facilities. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made the arrests Tuesday at Sonoma County Superior Court, prompting … Read more

Roger Stone given 3 years 4 months….Stone not sent to jail today, left courthouse no shackles and smiling

Roger Stone, 67, arrived at Washington’s federal court with his wife Nydia for sentencing hearing Thursday Federal judge Amy Berman Jackson said his punishment for lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstruction will be 40 months in prison But because he is asking for a retrial over claims of bias by the jury foreperson, the … Read more

New York county legislator wants to ban smoking — in citizens’ private homes

Some lawmakers in Suffolk County, New York, want so badly to stamp out tobacco smoking that they believe private citizens shouldn’t be allowed to smoke in their own private residences. According to a Wednesday WCBS-TV report, those lawmakers are proposing to act on that. What are the details? WCBS’ Jennifer McLogan reported that while smoking is banned … Read more

FAKE NEWS ABC, CBS Ignore Bloomberg Bombs, Continue to Tout His ‘Surging’ in Polls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPGeKEkzSk4 Nicolas Fondacaro from NewsBusters reports, Seemingly finished with reporting Tuesday on the alleged racism and sexism controversies of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ABC’s World News Tonight and the CBS Evening News took to touting his rise in the polls and subsequent qualification for the Democratic debate in Nevada.  

TWITTER testing new ways to fight ‘misinformation’… Community-based points system… AMAZON Ring Surveillance Controversy Grows

Twitter is testing new ways to fight misinformation — including a community-based points system Twitter is experimenting with adding brightly colored labels directly beneath lies and misinformation posted by politicians and public figures, according to a leaked demo of new features sent to NBC News. Twitter confirmed that the leaked demo, which was accessible on … Read more

Instead Of Whining About “Russian Election Interference”, Democrats Should Be Searching For A Winning Nominee

by Michael Snyder Here we go again.  All of a sudden the mainstream media is full of headlines about how the Russians are trying to help Donald Trump win the 2020 election, and seeds are already being planted that will cause millions upon millions of Americans to doubt the legitimacy of the election if Trump … Read more

Warning Signs Suggest Chinese Tech Shipments Are About to Crash

Now that Apple has opened the floodgates and made it entirely clear that China’s economic collapse will slash revenue guidance on the year and lead to production woes through April, an onslaughter of earnings downgrades from other top technology companies with significant operations in China could be imminent. Learn More: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/new-estimates-warn-chinese-tech-shipments-are-about-crash

Ecommerce Spikes by Most Ever. Brick & Mortar Melts Down. Department Stores are Toast

What’s astounding many people: ecommerce growth is not leveling off, but keeps surging at blistering rates. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Ecommerce retail sales jumped 16.4% in the fourth quarter 2019 compared to a year earlier (not seasonally adjusted), to $187 billion, and reached $602 billion for the year, double the amount five years ago, according to … Read more

China shut down -Japan in recession -Germany in recession -Major US company warnings -Inverted yield curves

https://twitter.com/dynamicvol/status/1230505556009529344 Terrifying Charts Show China's Economy Remains Completely Paralyzed: https://t.co/AbhBHAc7Ym $ASHR $FXI pic.twitter.com/3zo346Wvvp — Jesse Colombo (@TheBubbleBubble) February 20, 2020 Now that's a bull market! https://t.co/KJZKIeLeQ4 — Hilliard MacBeth (@hmacbe) February 20, 2020 "It's not just Evergrande’s enormous debt pile, $88.46B as of June last yr. Accts payable—money owed to suppliers—hit $93.36B in June '19, … Read more

“The Fed has really backed itself into a corner…I hear the willingness and desire to rein this in but I don’t think the markets going to allow it. It is a monster of their own making.” @DimartinoBooth

"The Fed has really backed itself into a corner…I hear the willingness and desire to rein this in but I don't think the markets going to allow it. It is a monster of their own making." @DimartinoBooth via @BoomBust — https://t.co/OhOEs6V7ZJ#BoomBust #QuillIntelligence — Danielle DiMartino Booth (@DiMartinoBooth) February 20, 2020  

AMD Stocks surged 34% – Hitting 61 by Friday morning, DD inside

by teacher1231231234 Advanced Micro Devices Stock Surged 34% After This Signal https://www.investopedia.com/advanced-micro-devices-stock-surged-34-after-this-signal-4796800 Wells Fargo banker trying to play early morning PUTS for his bear friends; he thinks his opinion matters. He works for Wells Fargo is honestly all the DD you need. Take his baby dip this morning and ride it to the moon. ​ … Read more

Lumber Liquidators (LL) – A massive turnaround play – The short dated calls will likely double after earnings.

by closethefuckinglight Next week I will post another stock that I have been doing DD on for months. Click on my name and Follow to be first in line. Happy to hear you guys all made some tendies today. More to come autists. Position Screenshot Lumber Liquidators (LL) stock has been beaten down for years … Read more

JP Morgan: The Bubble in Defensive & Tech Stocks ‘Will Likely Collapse’

Since the coronavirus outbreak, hedge funds have shifted their allocation to low-volatility and defensive names on a record level, according to JPMorgan’s quant guru Marko Kolanovic. “The bubble we are describing is expressed in equity factors … We caution investors that this bubble will likely collapse, i.e. this time is not ‘different,’” Kolanovic said. Kolanovic … Read more