Is The US Engaged In A Monetary Cold War With Russia? (Or Will The US Become A Tightener Rather Than A Loosener?)

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by confoundedinterest17 Is the US engaged in a monetary cold war with Russia? It looks that way if we consider the Index of Global Easing and Tightening from the Council of Foreign Relations. Russia and Brazil are tightening along with Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Argentina and Chile. Add Pakistan, The Czech Republic and Poland to the list of … Read more

New York Moves to Invalidate American Citizenship

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While many Americans have been focused on the endless carnage the Biden administration has wrought on our border, New York City is on the verge of passing radical legislation to give migrants the right to vote in city elections. The proposed bill would allow roughly 800,000 non-citizens to vote as long as they have legal status or … Read more

DOJ Just Sued Texas

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday sued Texas over the state’s new redistricting plan, alleging its map illegally undermines minority groups’ right to vote. DOJ officials said that while the number of Latino and Black voters in Texas grew significantly over the last decade, the state’s new map dilutes minority voting strength in violation … Read more

Once Risk-On Switches to Risk-Off, the Bottom Is Far Lower Than Anyone Believes Possible

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by Charles Hugh-Smith So here we are, witnessing the switch from risk-on to risk-off in real time. All bubbles share common characteristics: during the euphoric expansion, participants are richly rewarded for buying every dip and for confidently embracing the belief that this time it’s different. (Exactly how it’s different changes from bubble to bubble, but the core mechanism is … Read more

Guidance from Washington DC during the Influenza Pandemic 1918. This is not the same government we have today.

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  Notice towards the bottom of the letter they try to prevent hysteria by noting that anxiety and stress in the individual may increase the complications from the influenza. They tried to calm the masses because they know how the body reacts to stress and anxiety when it comes to disease. This is the opposite … Read more

IMAGE: NYPD Hate Crimes Unit seeking ‘White Supremacist’ with afro and facial tattoo who made racist statements to a woman & threatened

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The @NYPDHateCrimes unit is seeking a man with an afro and facial tattoo who made anti-white statements to a woman on 29 Nov. & threatened to kill her with wooden stakes. The incident happened on the S/B "4" train near the 59th St. station. 800-577-TIPS pic.twitter.com/E3D08RaZMx — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) December 6, 2021 Biden on … Read more

Volatility has jumped, failed trades have increased; Margin debt is moderating; Puts outpaced calls for the first time this year and smashed the prior record set in Feb 2020

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Volatility has jumped, failed trades have increased — and Wall Street analysts warn that the Federal Reserve’s exit from bond-buying is set to make matters worse https://t.co/tglbmvrsLj — Bloomberg Markets (@markets) December 6, 2021 Put options volume across all symbols jumped to the highest level on RECORD Friday, with almost 27m contracts trading -Cboe data … Read more