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EMMANUEL MACRON has threatened to punish active soldiers that backed calls by 25 retired generals for a military takeover to halt France’s “disintegration” at the hands of Islamists. The Generals suggested that if nothing is done to respond to their concerns, there would be a sudden “explosion” and need for a military coup to topple … Read more
Another great reason why we need to dump the duopoly and vote libertarian. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced S.292 — Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act of 2021, and he has garnered support from the gun-grabbing Democrats and Republicans alike. On Wednesday, this latest Red Flag gun confiscation bill, gets a hearing … Read more
I looked up what AMericans are paying for plywood and it is insane…is this a repeat of the ‘gas crisis’ which was staged? People who work with lumber are being played. h/t Saint
A drunk CEO went viral and was fired for harassing a teenage boy who wore a dress to his prom. h/t Swingline
by confoundedinterest17 KBW Bank Index (a modified cap-weighted index consisting of 24 exchange-listed National Market System stocks, representing national money center banks and leading regional institutions) rose to a record high .. with near-zero Fed Funds Target Rates. And seemingly endless asset purchases by The Federal Reserve. Deutsche Bank’s fixed-income trading revenue growth is second behind Morgan … Read more
by: Stefan Gleason Although we tend to focus more on the fundamentals here at Money Metals, the technical indicators can offer important insights. Such as right now. Many traders, investors, and momentum players will closely examine the market trend to determine if and when to enter or exit the market. A market with a strong … Read more
Now she’s in the terrifying position of hoping it’s not permanent. At least it made the local news. AC
by confoundedinterest17 Much to no one’s surprise, The Fed has left interest rates at near historic lows. (Bloomberg) — One large option bet built up over the past week is aiming for a surprise at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual symposium in Jackson Hole. While much of the focus this week is on the … Read more
By Chris Black There’s an old saying that goes something along the lines of: “if you can’t beat them, join them”. One interpretation might be not that if you think that you’re losing to your opponent, that you go and join your opponent, but rather you start using the same tactics that your opponent is … Read more
by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics Existing home sales, reported last Thursday, were down 3.7% from February (down 6.3% in February). Wall St was thinking they would rise 0.8%. The seasonally adjusted annualized sales rate dropped to 7-month lows. The reason for struggling existing home sales is three-fold. First and most obvious is rising mortgage rates. If … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith Yesterday brought news that would have had staff at the US Federal Reserve running to the office of Chair Jerome Powell in the hope of being the first to tell him about it. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 12.0% … Read more
by Martin Armstrong https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Fake-Planes.mp4 I have said before, we have no idea who is running the country but I believe the ties go directly to Geneva. We also have no idea of what is real or what is fake anymore and the press is out to overthrow everything we thought was guaranteed. The press and … Read more
Lawyers representing Richard ‘Bigo’ Barnett, 60, claim in court documents he wrote ‘biatch’ in a note he left House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, not ‘b****’ They claim the government purposely distorted the verbiage of the note to keep him detained before his trial The lawyers said the term ‘biatch’ is less offensive, and attached a definition … Read more
Former President Trump is discussing the possibility of resuming his signature Make America Great Again rallies as he seeks to remain a part of the political conversation while out of office and silenced on Twitter. CNN reported that Trump is considering the resumption of his rallies and that he may hold events to support candidates … Read more
https://twitter.com/JoinHelen/status/1387355486865952769 h/t NotStarvingActress
via dailyreckoning: What took Wall Street so long to figure out something I’ve been saying for months? Six months ago, even before the presidential election in November, I began warning my readers that Joe Biden was going to double the capital gains tax. It wasn’t a difficult prediction. Biden said so himself in his campaign website … Read more
FAMILY BUSINESS: John Kerry’s Daughter Married Iranian National; Best Man Was Son Of Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Kerry’s daughter Vanessa is married to an Iranian national and physician. His best man at the ceremony was the son of Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. Zarif was also and Kerry’s chief counterpart in the nuclear … Read more
Breaking point: Following more than 11 months of riots & violence by BLM-Antifa, Portland mayor @tedwheeler is asking the public to help unmask the rioters. Last year, he infamously stood with the rioters in downtown & was teargassed. #antifa pic.twitter.com/SvM82p8Uoa — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) April 28, 2021
Sohrab Ahmari takes a stroll on the abandoned sidewalks of New York: By the end of my walk, I was tempted to scream, Charlton-Heston-in-Planet-of-the-Apes-style: “We finally did it! You maniacs . . . God damn you!” They—we—turned the greatest city in the world into Podgorica at nighttime, except weird and dystopian to boot. When I … Read more
