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Making Hard Choices During a Collapse: Lessons From Venezuela
By J. G. Martinez D. OK people. Time of Revelations has come. Jobless, just with some non-regular income here and there, and my 5 years worth of reserves almost entirely depleted, I am close to the bottom. I have started to think that perhaps fleeing was not the smartest choice, given that we had some … Read more
THE 2020 TWENTY: Largest field in history
Biden entry makes 20 Democrats in 2020: The largest presidential field in history With former Vice President Joe Biden set to enter the 2020 fray on Thursday, the Democratic field contesting the right to challenge President Trump for the White House next year will be a record 20. Hundreds file each cycle, but only a sliver receive … Read more
Push Them Hard Enough and the Productive Class Will Opt Out of Servitude
by Charles Hugh-Smith People love their big paychecks, but they also value their sanity. One of the most astonishing manifestations of disconnected-from-reality hubris is public authorities’ sublime confidence that employers and entrepreneurs will continue starting and operating enterprises no matter how difficult and costly it becomes to keep the doors open, much less net a profit. … Read more
Nearly 102 Million Americans Do Not Have A Job Right Now – Worse Than At Any Point During The Last Recession
by Michael Snyder Wouldn’t it be horrible if the number of Americans without a job was higher today than it was during the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009? Well, that is actually true. As you will see below, nearly 102 million Americans do not have a job right now, and at no point during … Read more
3M Crash May be the Shape of Things to Come
by David Haggith Shares of 3M Co. plummeted toward its biggest one-day decline in over 30 years, after the industrial, health-care and consumer products company reported missed profit and revenue expectations, slashed its full-year outlook, and said it was cutting 2,000 jobs…. The percentage decline was second only to the 26% plunge on Oct. 19, 1987. … Read more
Howard Marks Says It’s Time To Play Defense, “Investors Are Willing To Do Almost Everything”
Authored by Christoph Gisiger via The Market, Howard Marks, Co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital, cautions about the growing pressure for risky behavior and explains why it’s time to play defense. Few investors are as highly respected as Howard Marks. But if you want to know from him what the stock market is going to do over the … Read more
This Country Will Be Critical For The Oil Industry’s Future
By Nick Cunningham Iraq will play a crucial part in meeting global oil demand over the next decade, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Iraq is expected to add 1.2 million barrels per day (mb/d) through 2030, the IEA projects, which is the third largest increase out of any other country in … Read more
Missed It By That Much: Hillary Clinton Almost Wins ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ But Then Shouts ‘Easter Worshiper’ Instead Of ‘Christian’
Via The Babylon Bee Some people think Hillary Clinton is robotic and hard to sympathize with, but even our hearts went out to her on this one. On a special politicians’ episode of Wheel of Fortune, failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton nearly took home the grand prize. She was on the last puzzle of the regular … Read more
The Best Way to Make Gains on Your House
By Rodney Johnson My house is in a bit of disarray. We’re spring cleaning, but it’s more than that. We’ve decided to move, so going through clutter takes on new meaning. We don’t need to move, but as I wrote a few weeks ago, we’re looking to the future and trying to determine how best to position ourselves. … Read more
Press Freedom Is Dying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpExAhnr784 When exposing murderers and War criminals, becomes a crime, that’s when you know your being ruled by the murderers and War criminals. JB
Massive Military Movement In California
Thank you Jeffrey from the deleted YouTube channel ChemtrailMtnView, for sharing these important videos, revealing more military activity in California! This was documented in Sacramento County, more specifically on Roseville Road. Being as how the train was so long, these tanks stretched into Roseville! Please share this video everywhere you can to help bring awareness … Read more
Former State Department Employee Candace Marie Claiborne Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Foreign Agents in China
via justice.gov: Defendant Admitted Receiving Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Benefits From Two Chinese Agents in Exchange for Internal State Department Documents Candace Marie Claiborne, a former employee of the U.S. Department of State, pleaded guilty today to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States, by lying to law enforcement and background investigators, … Read more
Investment To Hit $1 Trillion In The World’s No.1 Energy Hub
By Tsvetana Paraskova Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have a total of US$1 trillion in committed and planned investments in the energy sector over the next five years as electricity demand grows and regional economies invest more in natural gas, petrochemicals, and renewable energy. This is the gist of new research from … Read more
Here it comes! California may get rid of single-family zoning
California may be on the verge of eliminating single-family zoning statewide. This is huge. And it’s a sign of how quickly the politics around housing and land use have shifted in just the last year. On Wednesday, a key committee signed off on Senate Bill 50 — San Francisco Sen. Scott Wiener’s bill to allow … Read more
Canadians Maxed Out on Debt: Danielle Park
Talk Digital Network, Released on 4/25/19 Portfolio Manager, attorney, finance author, a regular guest on North American media. Danielle Park is the author of the best selling myth-busting book “Juggling Dynamite: An insider’s wisdom on money management, markets and wealth that lasts,” as well as a popular daily financial blog: http://www.jugglingdynamite.com. Danielle worked as an attorney … Read more
Dr. Lacy Hunt: U.S. Economy will continue to decline for the balance of 2019
Macro Voices, Released on 4/25/19 Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Dr.Hunt to MacroVoices. Erik and Dr.Hunt discuss overall outlook on the US and the global economy, synchronized global downturn and risks of a recession, how debt induced weakness is undermining growth rate, destabilization of the global monetary system, and perspectives on Modern Monetary Theory.
More Elderly Americans Are Working Than Ever Before
via Zerohedge: Since the beginning of the post-crisis recovery, stagnant wage growth has been one of the most frustrating labor-market mysteries bedeviling the policy makers at the Fed. With the unemployment rate at 3.8%, the Phillips Curve dictates that wage growth should be accelerating as employers battle for the few remaining unoccupied workers in a “tight” labor … Read more