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The Latest: House panel to vote on holding Barr in contempt

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via ajc: WASHINGTON — The Latest on Congress and the special counsel’s Russia probe (all times local): 10:10 a.m. The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee is calling a Democratic effort to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress “illogical and disingenuous.” Georgia Rep. Doug Collins said Democrats “have launched a proxy war smearing the … Read more

Inflated And Overpriced Retail Real Estate Turns Manhattan Into “Wasteland”

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via Zerohedge: The Fed loves to tell us how necessary and vital inflation is for economic prosperity, but in the case of midtown Manhattan’s “prime” retail real estate, it is doing nothing but helping cause once extremely prominent shopping areas to become the very same “ghost towns” they turned into during the 2008 housing crisis. Mayor … Read more

Has The Fed Done It? No More Recessions?

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by Lance Roberts “Wow!” That is all I could utter as my brain spun listening to an interview with Chamrath Palihapitiya on CNBC last week. “I don’t see a world in which we have any form of meaningful contraction nor any form of meaningful expansion. We have completely taken away the toolkit of how normal economies … Read more

CRASH2: Banks, consumers and treasuries running on empty….why the coming cataclysm will dwarf Brexit

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by John Ward After the 2009 Crash, the Queen asked why nobody saw it coming. After Crash2, there may well be bricks hurtling through her windows. The social change that will follow an inevitable global debt cock-up is incalculable. The Slog offers some clues as to how it might start. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ If you voted to Leave … Read more

Texas bill would allow state to sue social media companies like Facebook and Twitter over free speech

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via texastribune: The proposal aims to protect users on social media platforms from censorship if a site advertises itself as impartial. Critics say the bill is too restrictive. A bill before the Texas Senate seeks to prevent social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from censoring users based on their viewpoints. Supporters say it would protect … Read more

The ECB comes to banks’ rescue

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by independenttrader   It has been more than four months since the European Central Bank has officially finished currency printing. It would seem that it was a short period of time, and yet bankers were able to prepare themselves for several important changes. Interestingly, the ECB’s plans primarily concern the banks rescue. By all means.   … Read more

Wireless Warfare Exposed – A Mountain Of Evidence

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extremely well put together video documentary covering many points and provides undeniable proof that there are major harms going forward with wireless technology. includes cited sources, and opinions of various experts. all in all, i found it a very convincing video. i was on the fence before, but i’m definitely going to start putting my … Read more

Tucker Carlson Hilariously BLASTS MSNBC For Interrupting The Bill Barr Hearing

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zirm1VtI7-Y Phillip Stucky from The Daily Caller reports, Fox News host Tucker Carlson responded to MSNBC’s Brian Williams’ decision to fact-check Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s speech during Attorney General William Barr’s Wednesday hearing on Capitol Hill. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/01/tu…  

Claudio Grass: Turkey’s Inevitable Recession

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by Claudio Grass via Claudiograss.ch Turkey has been almost constantly in the news over the past year, as troubling headlines about its economy and political situation continue to pile up. In a currency meltdown that escalated last summer, the Turkish lira has plunged by nearly 40%, threatening the Turkish economy as a whole. In January, inflation topped 20%, … Read more

The Fed Is Stuck Between A Rock And A Hard Place

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by Frank Suess of Global Gold As discussed in the latest Digger, despite all the tightening and rate hike talk by the Fed during the past year, it seems that reality has now finally caught up with it. With the markets being dangerously addicted to its accommodative policies, the Fed (as well as the ECB and the BOJ) … Read more

Bill Barr Leaves ANOTHER Dem Speechless After She Tries to Accuse Trump of Obstruction

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Cristina Laila from The Gateway Pundit reports, Attorney General Bill Barr Wednesday testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about Mueller’s report. Ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) grilled Bill Barr about the so-called ‘obstruction episodes’ in Mueller’s report. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY-OkxFLkgI Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019…