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Taiwan cancels leave of some soldiers ‘to immediately prepare for war’

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Taiwanese defense officials have canceled the leave of some soldiers and officers “to immediately prepare” for the chance of war in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Asia this week, according to local reports. China warned early Monday that its military would not “sit idly by” if the House speaker visits Taiwan during … Read more

Serbia-Kosovo tensions: NATO is prepared to intervene. 4,000 personnel in Kosovo.

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NATO HAS CLOSE TO 4,000 PERSONNEL IN KOSOVO pic.twitter.com/8cpcsm1oLr — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) July 31, 2022 JUST IN – Serbia-Kosovo tensions: NATO is prepared to intervene. pic.twitter.com/RvXcmZqNZI — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) July 31, 2022 Serbian President on the situation in Kosovo: 'All I can say is that we will ask for peace and ask for peace, but … Read more

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis CEO says inflation is ‘very concerning’ and ‘spreading out’ across economy

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by Boo_Randy Pay no attention to what these Keynesian fraudsters say, only to what they do or don’t do. The Fed has no intention of combating inflation – they are still expanding their balance sheet and issuing trillions in new debt which they then buy up with created-out-of-thin-air Yellen Bux, stealing value from every honestly … Read more

Biden Thinks Americans Received $8K Stimulus Checks

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by Martin Armstrong There are slips of the tongue, but President Biden cannot speak freely without a teleprompter. Every time he goes off script, he embarrasses his country. The president of the free world has no idea what is going on, and his mental health continues to decline publicly. The American Rescue Plan sent a trivial … Read more

BlackRock lost $1.7 trillion of clients’ money in 1H 2022. The National Association of Home Builders CEO: “We’re heading into a housing recession,”

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More details: https://t.co/YXt9bAth7Y — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) July 31, 2022 "We’re heading into a housing recession," The National Association of Home Builders CEO has said. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) July 31, 2022 7.5% of US homes for sale have cut their asking price over the last 4 weeks, the highest level we've seen since Redfin started tracking … Read more

Former ABC, NBC and CNN Cameraman Who Threatened to Kill GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz and His Family Sentenced to Home Confinement

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A former camera guy for ABC, NBC and CNN was arrested last year for threatening to kill GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz and any future children that he has. Eugene “Gene” Huelsman, 58, was arrested in Los Angeles on an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Pensacola, Florida. Huelsman threatened to “put a bullet … Read more

IF YOU LET THINGS GET OUT OF CONTROL UP FRONT, YOU WIND UP TRYING TO CATCH UP AND FAILING:

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Argentina Boosts Key Rate to 60% as Inflation Soars Toward 70%. Their big problem: “Central bank money-printing.” Argentina’s central bank delivered an outsize 800 basis-point hike to its benchmark interest rate, the largest in three years, as inflation accelerates amid a growing political crisis. The monetary authority increased its benchmark Leliq rate to 60%, it said … Read more

Capital Controls in Europe Have Arrived

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by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: Dear Marty, I was trying to wire money from my bank account in Italy to the one in the UK, just to realise that I can no longer transfer more than 6,000EUR per month. The Soviet EUSSR is in full capital controls mode. I am missing the beauty of Italy every day, … Read more

Democrats ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Will Outlaw a Host of Everyday Firearms Owned by Law-Abiding Citizens

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Two Republicans, Chris Jacobs of New York and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, voted with Democrats to ban millions of American firearms Democrats’ Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, which passed the House on Friday in a partisan vote, goes far beyond banning the AR-15 and re-classifies firearms commonly owned by millions of law-abiding American citizens as … Read more

Climate Activists Rage at Taylor Swift’s Private Jet Taking 170 Flights Just This Year

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Climate activists have been raging at pop star Taylor Swift after learning her private jet has taken 170 flights so far this year. According to research from Yard, a sustainable marketing agency that gathered “cutting-edge data” on the celebrities with the “worst private jet Co2 emissions” in 2022, Swift’s private jet flew 170 times this year … Read more