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by Thinker Flashback May 2018…Trump has done more than any president: Lou Dobbs. FOX Business’ Lou Dobbs says President Trump’s endless, boundless energy has propelled his presidency to accomplish more than any president has in modern history. CONTENT OF CHARACTER IS “EVERYTHING” & ACTIONS WILL REVEAL THE “TRUTH!!!” TODAY: It isn’t really a Democrat or Republican … Read more

by Francis Marion I probably wouldn’t expect this to get too far but sometimes it’s the thought that counts. Merry Christmas.    

I’m afraid the “Happy Holidays” crowd are too busy virtue signaling to change now. In any case, as spotted by Twitchy,responding to “human coal lump Julia Ioffe,” who dives for the fainting couch when wished “Merry Christmas,” actress Jane Lynch, of all people, offers excellent advice: h/t ED

Pay attention to the first 2 minutes on scripturally why the war in Syria is wrong. Followup on US troop withdrawal from Syria, why now and the real reason for the US pulling forces out of Syria https://soldiersofthelion.com/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/approves-patriot-missile-sale-worth-35bn-turkey-181219185757375.html https://apnews.com/ec2ed217357048ff998225a31534df12 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/opinion/serkan-demirtas/trump-asked-erdogan-if-turkey-could-clear-the-rest-of-syria-of-isil-139901 h/t Jake

Judicial Watch Published on Dec 24, 2018 A Defense Department document from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), dated September 12, 2012, the day after the Benghazi attack, details that the attack on the compound had been carefully planned by the BOCAR terrorist group “to kill as many Americans as possible.” The document was sent to … Read more

Authored by Matt Agorist via The FreeThoughtProject.com, Residents of New Jersey were given a deadline to turn in their gun magazines or become felons overnight, and so far, no one is complying. Unless you’ve been under a rock lately, then you’ve likely seen the unprecedented push by all levels of government to separate law abiding Americans … Read more

BY SRSROCCO The much awaited and hoped for Santa Claus Rally turned into a complete rout today as the broader markets continued to sell-off to new lows this month.  The Dow Jones plunged a stunning 653 points today, the worst in the in the 122-year-old history of the index.  Furthermore, the Dow is on track for its biggest … Read more

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Nasdaq down 24% already. Renaissance IPO ETF down 31%. But Uber and other unicorns are planning record IPOs in 2019, à la dotcom-crash-debut in 2000. The IPO hype machine has produced some very successful companies and a lot of spectacular wealth transfers from the hapless public to early investors selling their … Read more

via Yahoo:   (Bloomberg Opinion) — Joerg Boche is arguably the most important person in Europe’s corporate debt market right now (with apologies to Mario Draghi). As the group head of treasury at Volkswagen AG, his decisions on the company’s funding are critical not just to the German autos giant but to European corporate credit … Read more

by Chris Well, it turns out that the futures pop in the overnight “”markets”” could not be sustained and the indexes are selling off in today’s half-day, holiday market. Steve Munchin [sic] yelled “Fire!” in a crowded theater and then tried to pretend it didn’t mean anything.  Just testing, ya know? Meanwhile, various popping rivet … Read more

by Michael Snyder This is definitely not the gift that investors wanted for Christmas.  On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 653 points as panic swept through Wall Street like wildfire.  That represented a 2.9 percent daily decline, and that made it the worst Christmas Eve for the Dow ever recorded.  Incredibly, the previous record … Read more

David Rothschild Has Twitter Meltdown Over Trump’s Attacks on the Fed David Rothschild Verified account @DavMicRot > Replying to @DavMicRot Apparently I need to brush up on anti-Fed conspiracy theory, but gold-standard would be terrible for standard-of-living for working Americans: just add more uncertainty in market and take away American’s ability to use monetary policy … Read more

via Jeremiah Johnson: Over the course of the past few years and several winters past, I have written articles on the importance of water supplies and food during the winter months when traveling. The bottom line is that most of us are in a vehicle and/or away from home much of the day, whether winter or summer. Winter … Read more

Awr Hawkins for Breitbart reports, Chicago Tribune editorial board member Steve Chapman observes that gun control is not the solution to American firearm deaths because no amount of gun control will stop suicide, which is the driving force behind such deaths. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLk7Z4-okno Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/20…  

Art of The Deal In Action! Carmin Chappell for CNBC reports, President Donald Trump will attend the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in January, the White House announced on Tuesday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi1I27E3sok Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/18/white…      

Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, Author and historian Victor Davis Hanson joined Tucker Carlson on Tuesday night after the Flynn court hearing today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOltx_ywj1w Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018…      

by DCG Strict gun control laws don’t even work during the Christmas season. From MyFoxChicago: Sun Times Media Wire – At least 23 people in Chicago were shot, one fatally, since the weekend began Friday evening. The murder occurred outside a club early Saturday in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. A 32-year-old man was … Read more

by TFittonJW My appearance last night with Judge Jeanine: James Comey making headlines again this week, defending the FBI’s interview of Michael Flynn. Judicial Watch President @TomFitton joined me to discuss that and more: pic.twitter.com/6m8jTyOVzt — Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) December 23, 2018 Major piece on the corrupt FBI by my colleague Chris Farrell: https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/20/fbi-counterintelligence-trump

by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics Bloomberg posted an article this morning describing the Collateralized Loan Obligation market as “Wall Street’s Billionaire Machine.”  But I seem to recall that the CLO market was one of the financial nuclear bombs that blew up and triggered the financial system de facto collapse in 2008.  Well, it’s back – with a vengeance.  … Read more

via nysun: Coming soon to a public television station near you is a documentary favoring the gold standard. If that seems improbable it may be from underestimating the determination of Steve Forbes. He is the author of the book “Money,” on which the film is based. The book is about how, in the words of its … Read more