Biden administration bans ICE & CBP from using ‘dehumanizing’ language such as ‘illegal alien’ – reports

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Here we go… INSOC !!! Let the fun times begin… Banning will become the new normal… US immigration enforcement agencies will no longer announce that ‘illegal aliens’ have been deported, as the term is being scrapped in favor of ‘undocumented migrant’ or ‘noncitizen’, according to a memo obtained by the media. Immigration and Customs Enforcement … Read more

Fearing foreclosure crisis, watchdog cracks down on mortgage servicers…

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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. consumer watchdog is scrutinizing mortgage servicers’ compliance with pandemic relief programs amid concerns struggling homeowners are not getting the help they need to avoid foreclosures, or are being discriminated against, said a dozen people with knowledge of the regulatory effort. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) crackdown … Read more

Jason Burack: Higher Food Prices Were Only Supposed To Be Temporary, Now Dangerously Close To Arab Spring Levels

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Wall St. For Main St., Released on 4/17/21 12-14 months ago we were told by food “experts” and deflationistas that food prices would only be up temporarily for a few months and would return to normal levels. Prices Rising Faster Than Expected https://www.ntd.com/prices-rising-fas…​ Get ready for higher grocery bills for the rest of the year https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna…​ However, … Read more

SHIT GETTING ROWDY in Minneapolis! Tanks, cops & soldiers everywhere. Businesses boarded up.

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A lot of them have switched to TAC. https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/34940 White House readies for Chauvin verdict https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/549110-white-house-readies-for-chauvin-verdict https://twitter.com/RieneRichard/status/1384299134299955206 https://twitter.com/elephantjournal/status/1384299580267786244 Minneapolis is so eeerie right now. Tanks, cops & soldiers everywhere. Businesses boarded up. The military occupation is bizarre. — Peggy (@jellytinkles) April 20, 2021 Do these idiots marching outside of the Minneapolis courthouse not realize they … Read more

New Zealand has broken with its “Five Eyes” intelligence partners, including the UK, as it pursues a closer alliance with China

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🔴 New Zealand has broken with its “Five Eyes” intelligence partners, including the UK, as it pursues a closer alliance with China, its largest trading partner https://t.co/riTNagK9Zl — The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 19, 2021 It’s still five, really. We added Japan recently. Good trade. By the way… The first Northrop-Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV destined … Read more

Pelosi Says Maxine Waters Does Not Need to Apologize For Incitement to Violence That Led to Shots Fired at National Guard

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LAW & ORDER: GOP. ● Kevin McCarthy Pressures Pelosi to Punish Maxine Waters for ‘Inciting Violence’ in Minnesota. ● Rashida Tlaib: ‘No More Policing… It Can’t Be Reformed.’ You have to wonder if Waters and Tlaib are secretly GOP plants working to help them in the midterms, but in any case, the GOP’s messaging in 2022 should contain a … Read more

China Creates Its Own Digital Currency, a First for Major Economy (What Will The Fed Do?)

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by confoundedinterest17 (Wall Street Journal) A thousand years ago, when money meant coins, China invented paper currency. Now the Chinese government is minting cash digitally, in a re-imagination of money that could shake a pillar of American power. It might seem money is already virtual, as credit cards and payment apps such as Apple Pay in … Read more

Transitory eh?

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https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1384244760278306826 Some other companies making recent price-hike announcements: P&GCoca-ColaKimberly ClarkShake ShackMohawkWaste MgmtOwens CorningMcKessonBoston Beer https://t.co/kX7324sYSw — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) April 20, 2021 https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1384177462729330690 "No risk" ECB Excess Liquidity. pic.twitter.com/HHCpQ8OF9p — Daniel Lacalle Official Account (@dlacalle_IA) April 19, 2021  

Quite a spike in insider selling….

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Quite a spike in insider selling @hmeisler @Reuters pic.twitter.com/dDTTSE3yn6 — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) April 19, 2021 Everyone: Credit Suisse is the new Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank: Hold my hefeweizen pic.twitter.com/5uODGAoGFN — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 19, 2021 I'm going to tell my kids I thought this time would be different. $SPY $SPX $ES_F pic.twitter.com/HzfTb8Z4Ig — … Read more

A female Tesla owner climbed on top of a car’s roof at the Tesla booth to protest her car’s brake malfunction at the Shanghai auto show Monday. The booth beefed up its security after the incident.

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A female Tesla owner climbed on top of a car’s roof at the Tesla booth to protest her car’s brake malfunction at the Shanghai auto show Monday. The booth beefed up its security after the incident. pic.twitter.com/ct7RmF1agM — Global Times (@globaltimesnews) April 19, 2021

Prepare For Ludicrous Speed! Mortgage Bond Spread Disappears as Money Supply Surges (Lowest In At Least A Decade)

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by confoundedinterest17 The Federal Reserve is a natural born spread killer! (Bloomberg) — The tsunami of money and credit pouring into financial markets has washed away much of the available spread for mortgage bond investors. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. MBS index option-adjusted spread fell to just 0.07% last Wednesday — lowest in at least a decade. The Fannie Mae 30-year current coupon spread … Read more