The feds have charged Assange with committing … journalism

The day after the federal government indicted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on 18 charges related to his publication of secret Pentagon and State Department documents, San Francisco’s police chief apologized for raiding the home of freelance videographer Bryan Carmody. Carmody had obtained a police report, about the death of a former city public defender, which he wasn’t supposed … Read more

The Worst-Kept Secret in America: High Inflation Is Back

Authored by Mark Hendrickson via The Mises Institute, To most people, “inflation” signifies widespread rising prices. Economists have long argued, as a matter of technical accuracy, that “inflation” denotes an increasing money supply. Frankly, though, most people don’t care what happens to the supply of money, but they care a lot about the prices they pay, … Read more

Where are the cries of “Russia, Russia, Russia!” Those Dem crickets sure are soothing.

BUT THERE ARE NO MEAN TWEETS, SO THERE IS THAT:  Biden received funds from top Russia lobbyist before Nord Stream 2 giveaway. President Biden and his allies raked in campaign cash from a top Russia lobbyist in 2020, just months before his administration’s decision to scrap sanctions on a controversial firm building a Russian oil pipeline … Read more

Bitcoin headed toward worst month in a decade… SEC sues cryptocurrency promoters over $2 billion scheme

Bitcoin prices are headed for their worst month since 2011 — and one prominent investor says that’s “great news.” “Bitcoin crashing. Great news,” tweeted “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki on Sunday, saying it provides a good buying opportunity. “When price hits $27,000 I may start buying again. Lot will depend upon global-macro environment. … Read more

The IRS wants “reliable” tools to crack crypto wallets

by: Franz Walker (Natural News) The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants access to tools that can crack crypto wallets of erstwhile digital tax evaders. The IRS’s Criminal Division Forensics Unit released a request for information (RFI) looking for “reliable” tools and processes to crack the crypto wallets used by many to store their cryptocurrency fortunes. “Though a few known cyber penetration … Read more

Civil war in Mexico as cartel members begin to kill elite police force members in their homes! Over 260 cops killed!

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The notoriously violent Jalisco cartel has responded to Mexico’s “hugs, not bullets” policy with a policy of its own: The cartel kidnapped several members of an elite police force in the state of Guanajuato, tortured them to obtain names and addresses of fellow officers and is now hunting down and killing … Read more

China Announces Three-Child Policy

China announced on Monday that each couple would be permitted to have up to three children, a major policy shift from the existing limit of two children after recent data showed a dramatic decline in births in the world’s most populous country. Early this month, China’s once-in-a-decade census showed that the population grew at its … Read more

Max Keiser: Dumb money is the new smart money … Willem Middelkoop: Currency debasement can’t be ignored any longer … Rick Rule: Big gold miners will have to buy the juniors …

BY JOHN RUBINO Max Keiser: Dumb money is the new smart money … Willem Middelkoop: Currency debasement can’t be ignored any longer … Rick Rule: Big gold miners will have to buy the juniors … Alasdair Macleod: Basel III will end gold market manipulation … George Gammon: A new repo market crisis is coming …

The Upper Income Class Spending Boom

by UPFINA We are on the eve of the May BLS labor report which should show job creation rebounded following the much weaker than expected reading in April. This will come right before the Fed’s June meeting. It probably won’t impact the Fed’s guidance unless it misses or beats estimates by a lot. Everything supports the … Read more

No inflation? Family pack of ribeye at Wegmans has risen from $9 plus change to over $15 in about a year.

Family pack of ribeye at Wegmans has risen from $9 plus change to over $15 in about a year. People should ask the @federalreserve to flesh out their theories of inflation being contained by asking, "Where's the beef?" — Dave Collum (@DavidBCollum) May 30, 2021 No inflation? Meat on top was purchased (and frozen) in … Read more