On Wire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyY4xj2K6yw “Always remember… Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.” ― Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ad2RoVoskE Democrat humiliates herself thinking her question would out smart Bill Barr The look on her face is duhhhh….. priceless… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfKaNHUUVVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ccjdancOKM I Love … Read more

A few days ago I saw a post on Facebook, whose source I don’t remember, that said something like, “Remember, you can vote socialism in, but you have to shoot your way out.” A true statement, as the current situation in Venezuela bears out. The question becomes, though, do the people of freedom-loving countries have … Read more

by Lance Roberts  I recently wrote about stock buybacks in our weekly newsletter. However, a recent report from Axios noted that for 2019, IT companies are again on pace to spend the most on stock buybacks this year, as the total looks set to pass 2018’s $1.085 trillion record total. “By the numbers: Companies so far have spent $272 billion on … Read more

Via The Babylon Bee U.S.—After President Trump once again called attention to Democrats’ support for the violent execution of both unborn and newborn babies, Democrats apologized and promised to do a better job of hiding their support for infanticide in the future. Democrats phoned up various mainstream media outlets and made sure that they called … Read more

by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Hi Martin, You mentioned in a 2016 blog post that “We will probably see the end of this Social Security program by 2021.772 (October 9, 2021)”. Does this forecast still have a high probability of occurring? If so, won’t this be devastating to retirees, especially those with little or no retirement savings? … Read more

by Troy As the stock market retreats from all-time highs, perhaps this is the start of the pullback/correction that everyone’s been waiting for. I don’t know – I don’t focus on the short term. With that being said, here are some bullish and bearish factors for the stock market. Go here to understand our fundamentals-driven long term … Read more

Chinese Spies Recruiting Resistance Radicals Inside U.S. Intelligence Community OAN Newsroom UPDATED 8:56 AM PT – Tuesday, April 23, 2019 New scrutiny is being placed on the intelligence community after the recent arrest of a longtime Chinese spy raises red flags about their recruitment efforts. One America’s Jack Posobiec has more. We need a espionage … Read more

by Egon von Greyerz Why do 99.9% of investors not own gold? Due to my interest and activity, I clearly meet a higher percentage than the 0.1% who both understand and own gold. But I also meet a lot of people who have been indoctrinated by their investment advisors and the media about gold’s uselessness. … Read more

American satellite companies like Boeing, SSL, and the Carlyle Group are helping China’s military police with mass surveillance and monitoring of the Chinese people, including Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang, China island building in the South China Sea, and broadcasting state-run propaganda. A Wall Street Journal expose uncovers how the Chinese state and US companies have … Read more

Authored by Gordon Chang via The Gatestone Institute, The continued defiance of Hong Kong’s people in the face of Chinese repression is inspiring resistance in Taiwan. “In the early 1980s the ‘one country, two systems’ concept was created for Taiwan, not for Hong Kong,” said Ma Ying-jeou to Al Jazeera when he was Taiwan’s president in September 2014. … Read more

by Charles Hugh-Smith Ironically, their ample compensation allows them to avoid the poor-quality services they’ve designed for everyone below them. If we define middle class by the security of household income and what that income can buy rather than by an income level, what do we conclude? We have little choice but to conclude the middle class is decaying, both in the … Read more

WSJ EDITORIAL: A Real Attorney General: Bill Barr gets smeared for refusing to duck and cover like Loretta Lynch. Washington pile-ons are never pretty, but this week’s political setup of Attorney General William Barr is disreputable even by Beltway standards. Democrats and the media are turning the AG into a villain for doing his duty and making … Read more

by Michael Snyder When people are having a harder time paying their bills, that is a signal that the economy is slowing down.  This is something that we witnessed back in 2008, and it is something that is happening once again right now.  Credit card charge-offs at major U.S. banks haven’t been this high since … Read more

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by Michael Snyder On Wednesday afternoon, senior U.S. officials gathered at the White House to discuss possible military options for Venezuela.  Meanwhile, the Russians are warning of grave consequences if the U.S. invades, and so the stage is being set for a potential showdown between the world’s two foremost military powers.  Previously, administration officials had … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI1VgE3RzvE Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in a UK prison. An anon picks up on what was in RR letter of resignation. The [DS] and the MSM timed the hearing perfectly with Mueller letter and tweets. Meadows says that there are three criminal referrals. Graham, Cruz and other continued to hit the point that … Read more