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via nytimes: Imagine trying to get out of a plane, but the passenger ahead of you is blocking the aisle as he tries to wrestle his carry-on free. Frustrating, right? And, oh — did we mention that the plane is on fire? After an Aeroflot jetliner burst into flames during an emergency landing in Moscow recently, … Read more
Williams-Sonoma CEO Laura Alber said Monday that the company shuffled its operations over the past year in anticipation of high tariffs on imports from China. “I think that you’re better off preparing for the worst,” she said in a one-on-one interview with “Mad Money’s” Jim Cramer Monday. “Unfortunately that pessimism has come true and we … Read more
BBC covered Pompeo: US does not seek war with Iran, says Mike Pompeo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-48272208 Russia Today, Khamenei: ‘There won’t be any war’ between Iran & US – Khamenei https://www.rt.com/news/459348-iran-us-khamenei-war/ h/t irrelevantappelation
This girl doesn’t seem to go along with the usual DNC talking points. Maybe she is truly independent? Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Hawaii congresswoman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard had some laughs at the expense of the Clintons for their revived speaking tour and blasted former DNI director James Clapper during her Monday appearance on the podcast, “The Joe … Read more
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by ron paul Last week the New York Times published some of President Trump’s 1980s and 1990s tax returns information. The information detailed President Trump’s financial difficulties during that time. While you would not know it from reading some media reports, this is old news. In fact, President Trump openly discussed his financial difficulties on his … Read more
SANTA MONICA (CBSLA) — They call him the nightmare neighbor. “He keeps screaming and yelling. Threatening,” said Betty Oliver, 70, who lives next door to Mark Yaskoweak — the man who neighbors say has been screaming obscenities and threatening violence at all hours of the day and night for nearly a year. The neighbors who … Read more
via donsurber: “John Yoo was a Deputy Assistant Attorney General under Bush 43. Yoo told Fox News that by appointing a U.S. attorney to the Spygate case, Bill Barr told the world to expect indictments. . . . Most conservatives have a wait-and-see attitude because we know that Washington takes care of Washington, first, last, and … Read more
Democrat Montana Governor Steve Bullock struggles to name a single achievement he is proud of as governor during his 2020 presidential campaign launch pic.twitter.com/5fyTtN9j81 — Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) May 14, 2019 h/t GR
via bloomberg: To see why the full picture is more complicated, let’s say the U.S. slaps tariffs on the industrial inputs (whether materials or labor) it is buying from China. It is easy to see the immediate chain of higher costs for the U.S. businesses translating into higher prices for U.S. consumers, and that is what … Read more
via washingtonexaminer: There was a school of thought that said former Vice President Joe Biden would begin to sink in the polls the moment he announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. Biden’s first day in the race, the thinking went, would be his best day. In fact, the opposite has happened. Since formally becoming … Read more
by Caitlin Johnstone “It is hard to overstate the significance of this revelation,” tweets former British MP George Galloway of a new report by the Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media (WGSPM). “The war-machine has now been caught red-handed in a staged chemical weapons attack for the purposes of deceiving our democracies into what could have turned into a … Read more
by Francis Marion Nobody here knows if this is hot air or a sign of what is coming. The Liberals deny it. The Conservatives tell us to prepare for it. This country is coming unglued just five months before an election that will likely see the Liberal Party of Canada kicked out. All I will say … Read more
Authored by John Vibes via ActivistPost.com, This month, George Orwell’s legendary novel Nineteen Eighty-Four turns 70 years old, and the warnings contained within the story are now more relevant than ever. Orwell’s predictions were so spot on that it almost seems like it was used as some type of accidental instruction manual for would-be tyrants. In the world of Nineteen Eighty-Four, … Read more
by: Stefan Gleason An unexpected news event caused the stock market to plunge over the past week, with the Dow Jones Industrials losing several hundred points. Stocks had been crawling back up toward new highs last month in low volatility trading…until suddenly, a black swan arrived. According to Investopedia, “A black swan is an event … Read more
by: Steve St. Angelo To understand the dynamics of the markets, we need to look at the technical indicators. While it’s true that technical analysis can’t guarantee how the market reacts in the near term, it provides excellent indicators over the longer run. And, if we look at the technical indicators in the markets now, they … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn On Mother’s Day last Sunday, May 12, 2019, Nabisco’s Chips Ahoy! tweeted a video of a drag queen, Vanessa Vanjie, with this message: #HappyMothersDay to your moms, your drag moms and everyone who celebrates you being YOU. #GetTheseCookies Here’s the video: http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Chips-Ahoy-Mothers-Day-drag-queen-tweet-5-12-2019.mp4 Below are some tweets in response: Reaper: “This is a man” Mark Dice: “Maybe just … Read more
New York, California get ‘aggressive’ when residents try to flee high taxes As an increasing number of residents are looking to leave high-taxOpens a New Window. states, such as California and New York, some of these state and local governmentsOpens a New Window. are not making the process easy. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act introduced a number of reforms, … Read more
by Michael Ballanger via Streetwise Reports Sector expert Michael Ballanger muses on the effects of Twitter and political maneuvers on the markets, and specifically on a favorite gold explorer. I have a confession to make: There are no free markets anymore; there are only interventions. Of course, I bow to Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) cofounder Chris Powell, … Read more
by Claudio Grass via Claudiograss.ch Interview with Dimitri Speck Given the massive intervention and monetary manipulation experiment by central banks over the last decade, the amount of distortions created in the market, as well as the record debt accumulation at all levels of the economy, have given rise to considerable risks for investors. For a more detailed understanding … Read more