Trump just appointed Retired General Tata that called Obama a ‘terrorist leader’ to a Pentagon post, Calls John Brennan a Communist

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Retired Gen. Tata appointed to Pentagon post, after Trump administration pulls his nomination Tata will serve as principal deputy under secretary of defense for policy, a Defense Department spokeswoman said Sunday. The spokeswoman described the role as a less senior policy position, according to Reuters. Tata, a retired Army brigadier general, has called former President … Read more

POWERFUL PLUNGE? Trifecta Of Key Technical Signals Are BEARISH FOR GOLD & Miners!

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by Przemyslaw Radomski via Sunshine Profits Nothing lasts forever, and the brightest flame burns itself out the fastest. That could very well apply to the current situation around PMs. Speaking of indications pointing to the situation being excessive, let’s take a look at the USD Index. Remember when in early 2018 we wrote that the USD Index was bottoming due … Read more

Video: Leaked police bodycam footage shows moment-by-moment arrest of George Floyd for the first time… Claimed he “couldn’t breathe” before officer restrained him

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Daily Mail, Released on 8/3/20 The tapes show in minute detail how Floyd begs ‘Mr. Officer, please don’t shoot me. Please man,’ before the struggle that ended with his death. It also shows how Floyd resisted as the cops tried to force him into the back of the car, telling them he suffers from claustrophobia … Read more

Your Phone Is Spying On You, And Companies Are Generating Secret “Surveillance Scores” Based On That Information

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by Michael Snyder Nothing that you do on your phone is private.  In this day and age, most of us have become extremely dependent on our phones, and most Americans never even realize that these extremely sophisticated little devices are gathering mountains of information on each one of us.  Your phone knows what you look … Read more

Could Gold Reach $7,000 by 2030?

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by Arkadiusz Sieron, PhD, Sunshine Profits This bull market can be more positive than the previous one both for gold and the mining stocks. In the last edition of the Fundamental Gold Report, I analyzed various WGC’s reports on the gold market. Today, I will focus on the issues of Alchemist – the flagship publication of the … Read more

The Retail Sector in America Continues to Fall Apart. Wave of Rehiring After Economy Reopened to Fade in July After Viral Spiral, Banks Are Tightening Lending Standards Even as Demand for Money Falls

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Job Trouble? Wave of Rehiring After Economy Reopened to Fade in July After Viral Spiral The engine of the U.S. economy may have gotten clogged again — no thanks to the recent acceleration in coronavirus cases. And once again American workers are… Banks Say They Are Tightening Lending Standards Even as Demand for Money Falls … Read more

20% of all US firms have debt servicing costs higher than their profits according to DB research

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20% of all US firms have debt servicing costs higher than their profits according to DB research — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 3, 2020 Small-cap #stocks, typically more sensitive to #economic downturns than larger companies, took a big hit in March, shown below. The #Russell2000 is successfully, if barely, holding its uptrend line. #smallcaps … Read more

Get ready. 71% of the government debt issued this past year matures in less than 12 months. Negative interest rates are coming.

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Get ready. 71% of the government debt issued this past year matures in less than 12 months. Treasury Bills’ outstanding shot up to $5 trillion! No way around this… The Fed’s balance is set to explode. pic.twitter.com/7nYgKahzpi — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) August 1, 2020 Negative interest rates are coming. https://t.co/km06w0hcTZ — Pedro da Costa … Read more

Seattle City Council readies bill to abolish police but hey, you can get the library to read you a story!

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by DCG PRIORITIES. LEFTIST priorities. Seattle Police? BAD. RAAAAAAAAAAAAAACIST. WHITE SUPREMACISTS. Must be gone. The Seattle City Council knows exactly who is best to respond to your immediate, critical needs. The NY Post reports: “Under the bill, cops would be replaced by “community-led activities” and organizations focused on “housing, food security, and other basic needs” along with “culturally-relevant expertise rooted in … Read more

China is raising pressure on Indonesia over rights to use a contested tract of sea.

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https://twitter.com/rongxiang/status/1290303388597415938 Enjoyed speaking with Indonesian Foreign Minister @Menlu_RI today and exchanging views on upholding freedom of the seas in line with international law. Indonesia is a key partner in championing a free and open Indo-Pacific. — Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) August 3, 2020 China making more friends in Asia. LOL     h/t Builder

WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS: China’s Giant Three Gorges Dam Faces Major Test.

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via maritime-executive: Sustained torrential rains have caused extensive flooding in central China in recent weeks. Nightmare memories have been revived of 1998, when severe floods left more than 4000 people dead and caused extensive economic damage. Thousands of People’s Liberation Army soldiers have been sent to the Yangtse River basin to provide emergency services to build … Read more

Stand for nothing, fall for everything

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by woke-sheep Tik Tok is a national security threat that should only only be used to call out the Chinese government (who controls it) for their atrocities and human rights abuses. Seriously y'all memes and jokes are fun but downloading the spyware of an authoritarian regime is not. — David Hogg 🟧 (@davidhogg111) March 25, 2020 … Read more