Doug Casey: Comparing the 1930s and Today

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by Doug Casey You’ve heard the axiom “History repeats itself.” It does, but never in exactly the same way. To apply the lessons of the past, we must understand the differences of the present. During the American Revolution, the British came prepared to fight a successful war—but against a European army. Their formations, which gave them … Read more

Another Oil Giant Joins The Blockchain Bandwagon

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By Felicity Bradstock As oil majors rally from last year’s dip in demand and price, most are looking for new technologies to ensure the safety of their future. Driving down costs and enhancing green practices is at the top of these companies’ priority list going into the next decade, and blockchain is offering them a … Read more

SEC working “Around the clock” to find any signs of manipulation on Reddit instead of hedge funds

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(Reuters) – The U.S. securities regulator is reviewing social media posts for signs of potential fraud in frenzied trading of GameStop Corp’s and other companies’ shares, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s examination of online posts is being done in tandem with a review of … Read more

MAX KEISER & EGON VON GREYERZ DISCUSS DISHONEST MARKETS

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By Egon von Greyerz https://youtu.be/I1zXZTTfl1I Matterhorn Asset Management founder, Egon von Greyerz, discusses the impossibility of fair pricing in a distorted precious metals market with Max Keiser, of the Keiser Report. Starting at 13 minutes and 10 seconds. With bullion banks placing outsized shorts in the paper gold & silver trade, natural supply and demand forces … Read more

SPACE FORCE ADVERT – If you think space force is stupid – then you are stupid!

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https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1356776222005620737 With Biden’s ‘full support,’ the Space Force is officially here to stay https://www.defensenews.com/space/2021/02/03/with-the-full-support-of-the-biden-adminisration-the-space-force-is-officially-here-to-stay/ WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden will not seek to eliminate the Space Force and roll military space functions back into the Air Force, the White House confirmed Wednesday. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters during a Feb. 3 briefing … Read more

In Historic First, Janet Yellen Becomes First Female Treasury Secretary To Request Ethics Waiver For Wall Street Speaking Fees.

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sought and received an ethics waiver before she called a meeting between top federal regulators to discuss market volatility surrounding GameStop and other so-called meme stocks, according to Reuters. Yellen’s move to obtain an ethics waiver followed reports that she received more than $800,000 in speaking fees from Citadel, a hedge … Read more

Military purge forthcoming? Holy hell – SECDEF orders military stand down to address “extremism issue!”

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BREAKING: @SecDef Lloyd Austin has directed a service-wide stand down to take place in the next 60 days. Each military branch will schedule a stand down to allow each service to have "needed discussions" on extremism in the ranks — Tara Copp (@TaraCopp) February 3, 2021 Details on what the stand down will entail were … Read more

AOC now defending her latest claims to being in capitol building under attack by stating there were bombs planted around her offices not in capitol as well. On Twitter.

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This is the latest manipulative take on the right. They are manipulating the fact that most people don’t know the layout the Capitol complex. We were all on the Capitol complex – the attack wasn’t just on the dome. The bombs Trump supporters planted surrounded our offices too. pic.twitter.com/jI18e0XRrd — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 3, … Read more

The ‘Index Of The Volume Of Speculation’ Blows Off

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by jessefelder “Even the most circumspect friend of the market would concede that the volume of brokers’ loans—of loans collateraled by the securities purchased on margin—is a good index of the volume of speculation.” -John Kenneth Galbraith, The Great Crash 1929  There are all sorts of signals pointing to rampant speculation in the stock market today. And if we … Read more

Mitch McConnell received donations from voting machine company lobbyists before blocking election security bills-Now both parties in Congress pretend we have the most secure elections ever- Selective Amnesia?

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell squashed two bills intended to ensure voting security on Thursday, just one day after former special counsel Robert Mueller warned that Russians were attempting to sabotage the 2020 presidential elections “as we sit here.” McConnell said he wouldn’t allow a vote on the bills because they were “so partisan,” but, … Read more

House Republicans Begin Effort To Remove Democrat Ilhan Omar From Committees

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BREAKING: House Republicans Begin Effort To Remove Democrat Ilhan Omar From Committees https://t.co/zopaZPSsvx pic.twitter.com/3TvRJpZKka — Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) February 3, 2021 Fox News, which has largely tried to avoid the specifics of what Marjorie Taylor Green has said/pushed is instead putting up full screen graphics of old quotes from Democratic Congresspeople — the people they … Read more

How Reddit Investors Shook The Silver Market

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By MINING.com Robinhood’s army of small retail investors may have failed to storm the silver market, but the online broker’s devotees certainly gave it an almighty shake. The spot silver price surged by 20% between last Thursday and Monday this week, briefly hitting an eight-year high of $30.03 an ounce. An increase in the margin … Read more

State Department: “Biggest Threat to the U.S. is…the Police” ?

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Report: Biden State Department Spokeswoman Called Police The ‘Largest Threat’ To National Security “The State Department’s new deputy spokesperson Jalina Porter reportedly called police the “largest threat to U.S. national security” in a 2016 Facebook post, according to a screenshot obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. “The largest threat to U.S. national security are U.S. … Read more