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The bear market is here, and stocks will plunge at least 20 percent, Ned Davis Research warns

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This is already a bear market, stocks are plunging at least 20 percent: Ned Davis Research from CNBC. via CNBC: The wild trading that’s gripped Wall Street may be no ordinary correction. According to Ned Davis Research’s Ed Clissold, a bear market is officially here. “If you take this as a typical bear market, not associated … Read more

Dow 10,000

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By Bill Bonner BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – Trading continued yesterday… with stocks swinging lustily from tree to tree like drunken monkeys. When the closing bell finally sounded, the Dow was down just 79 points. The monkeys were greatly relieved. And today, the Fed sets up another drink. Here’s a headline from The Wall Street Journal: Fed May … Read more

Facebook censors photo that ‘may show violent or graphic content.’ Photo depicts Santa Claus kneeling to honor baby Jesus in manger.

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Via True Pundit Facebook has censored a photo of Santa Claus kneeling in baby Jesus’s manger because, according to the guidelines, the photo may “show violent or graphic content.” According to LifeSiteNews, the photo was previously covered up by a banner that read “may show violent or graphic content.” Underneath the ominous warning, users had the … Read more

Going forward in a determinedly unnatural way is the fast lane to extinction

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by John Ward Doing what comes naturally is steadily being criminalised. The Slog argues that we need to reject huge swathes of the technomedia world we have created. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Very much in the manner of Fantasy Football, Owen Jones and his Momentum mates spent part of the weekend playing Fantasy Fascists. Their target was a demonstration in … Read more

Coldest December on Record in China

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by Martin Armstrong China is also experiencing the coldest day record during December 6 below zero C. Snow is falling in Beijing to Shanghai. It has been in the 70s in Abu Dhabi and in Tampa Florida, so the cold is dipping lower and lower across the planet. Temperatures in China have been held under 4 below … Read more

Trade revisions post a warning for UK GDP

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by Shaun Richards This morning has shown us that the way that the UK government deals with the private-sector has issues. From Reuters. Interserve Plc’s (L:IRV) shares sank almost 60 percent in value on Monday after the British outsourcing company announced a rescue plan that was likely to see a big part of its debt converted … Read more

The Coming Political Siege Warfare of 2019

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by Martin Armstrong   As I have warned, the next two years are going to be an outright political siege warfare. Far more damage will be done to the United States and the world economy in this desperate attempt for the Democrats to retake the White House in 2020. Congress will launch its investigation of Trump’s … Read more

Why Another 50% Correction Is Possible

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by Lance Roberts All of sudden….volatility. Well, that is what it seems like anyway after several years of a steady grind higher in the markets. However, despite the pickup in volatility, the breaks of previous bullish trends, and a reversal in Central Bank policy, it is still widely believed that bear markets have become a relic … Read more

250 times James Comey couldn’t or wouldn’t answer congressional questions

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Per Judge Jeanine, I trust her https://youtu.be/Ujk9GhbknO8 Justice With Judge Jeanine Fox News Shows Today December 8 2018 Hillary did the same thing Comey’s confession: dossier not verified before, or after, FISA warrant Deep State Engineered Sessions’ Recusal! – Comey Withheld Info From Sessions Because He Knew About His Recusal Beforehand ,,Via Tom Fitton Comey … Read more

Rand Paul Calls Trump’s Nomination Of William Barr For Attorney General ‘Very Troubling’

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Sunday bashed President Donald Trump’s nomination of William Barr to lead the Justice Department, calling the corporate attorney’s views on surveillance “very, very troubling.” The Republican lawmaker lambasted Barr, who previously served as attorney general from 1991 to 1993 under President George H.W. Bush, for being in favor of expanding the government’s ability to spy … Read more

Top 50 Places to Live in the United States in 2018

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by howmuch There are lots of ways to compare cities against each other. To name only a few, you could look at average income, expenses, housing prices, crime rates, the quality of schools, traffic, proximity to professional sports teams, weather, politics, job security and racial diversity. The list goes on and on. With so many different … Read more

RULES ARE FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE, AND SNITCHES GET STITCHES: HOW THINGS WORK IN BLUE CITIES.

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SF DA Gascón carried guns on planes, then whistle-blower was fired, suit says. A former senior investigator says he was fired for blowing the whistle on his boss, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón, who he alleged carried a gun while flying — in violation of federal law. Gascón reacted with a “pattern of retaliation … Read more

ANTISOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook Was Fully Aware That Tracking Who People Call and Text Is Creepy But Did It Anyway.

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via gizmodo: The business team wanted to get Bluetooth permissions so it could push ads to people’s phones when they walked into a store. Meanwhile, the growth team, which is responsible for getting more and more people to join Facebook, wanted to get “Read Call Log Permission” so that Facebook could track everyone whom an Android … Read more

CHANGE? A lawsuit is asking the Supreme Court to overturn a Massachusetts rule that prohibits companies from campaign contributions while exempting unions from similar restrictions.

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via freebeacon: The pro-free market Goldwater Institute and Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance petitioned the high court to review the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s unanimous ruling approving campaign finance restrictions placed on for-profit businesses. The state court ruled in 1A Auto, Inc. and 126 Self Storage, Inc. v. Sullivan that the law did not infringe on the First … Read more