It looks like Putin conned the FBI into the ‘Russiagate’ probe. It is becoming increasingly clear that the Russia investigation launched and conducted by James Comey’s Federal Bureau of Investigation deserves to rank as one of the agency’s great blunders — at best. President Trump famously calls the probe a hoax, a label he uses … Read more
Developing countries’ ‘hidden debts’ to China totalled US$380 billion well before the global health and economic crisis, analysts estimate Montenegro, which has a US$750 million Chinese loan for highway construction, is among the borrowers seeing commodity prices plunge and exchange rates shift In 2014, the tiny Eastern European country of Montenegro saw an opportunity to … Read more
We need much stricter enforcement of the various foreign-influence laws. via campusreform Colleges and universities across America failed to report nearly $1 billion in foreign gifts between 2013 and 2018. The foreign gifts include money from China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. Universities and colleges across the United States failed to report nearly $1 billion in foreign … Read more
Busted! A cyclist saw Fredo out with his family when he’s playing being in isolation on the news.
by Deplorable Patriot Russian collusion does exist. The question is “Would you be part of a political party that supported a US President that colluded with Russia?” We are not at war with Russia, so Russia is not our enemy. The democrats and Fake News MSM have made it clear … Read more
"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning." -Henry Ford — Chadisms (@Chadisms) April 14, 2020
by onfallen Figured out something interesting; let’s discuss. Assumptions: US GDP will fall by X percentage this year GDP 2019 is $21.73 Trillion Total market cap is $28.48 Trillion Buffett indicator = market cap / gdp Scenarios: X – Buffett Indicator 5% – 138% 10% – 146% 15% – 154% 20% – 164% 25% – … Read more
by Michael Lebowitz and Jack Scott Prelude: This article was largely written before the emergence of the Coronavirus. Recent developments as a result of the pandemic only add emphasis and gravity to the points made here. “…many people living in the West are dissatisfied with their own society. They despise it or accuse it of … Read more
by jessefelder President Donald Trump loves to talk about how he is in the process of and will continue to, “Make America Great Again.” However, there are many signs that, at least when it comes to the stock market, this may already be as great as it gets. Over the past decade or so, U.S. … Read more
by Orangutan https://youtu.be/MY8Nfzcn1qQ 6.25 Million Views in about 4 days. That’s a large percentage. Plus there’s a mirror up with over 1/2 a million views on some Vice channel. Adios.
The fiscal stimulus provided by the CARES Act will mute the impact that the economic shock has on house prices. Additionally, forbearance and foreclosure mitigation programs will limit the fire sale contagion effect on house prices. We forecast house prices to fall 0.5 percentage points over the next four quarters. Two forces prevent a collapse … Read more
Everyone is checking for their payments, along with the typical 15th of the month folks are crashing banking websites all around! https://downdetector.com/ AC
NOTE: Report begins at 1:07. h/t DS
This is spiralling out of control. I don’t think the Chinese government will stand idly by watching Africans kill their nationals if it gets to that point. I wonder if this could build up into a war between the two sides. h/t PBD
by PropagandaDebunker https://nypost.com/2018/03/15/inside-the-shady-private-equity-firm-run-by-kerry-and-bidens-kids/ Rosemont Seneca and the Bank of China created a $1 billion investment fund called Bohai Harvest RST (BHR), a name that reflected who was involved. Bohai (or Bo Hai), the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea, was a reference to the Chinese stake in the company. The “RS” referred to Rosemont Seneca. … Read more
This is SE Pa btw. Most people, I would say 60-70% were masked up, 15-20% were wearing gloves…no one wearing goggles… granted, construction/contractor types are more likely to be prepared and informed than your typical grocery store/walmart crowd. They had a queue with tape lines on the ground and they were only letting a few … Read more
Backstory here. UPDATE: From the comments: “To paraphrase and update Tom Wolfe, ‘The dark night of fascism is always descending on Americans due to the actions of Republicans and yet lands only in areas under Democratic Party control’.” ANOTHER UPDATE: Blowback for Gretchen Whitmer as Protesters Jam Downtown Lansing. The protest, called “Operation Gridlock,” involved thousands of cars descending on … Read more
by chartr Updated version of the coronavirus tracker I made a couple weeks back. Initially inspired by the work of John Burn-Murdoch, this is now the 5th version of this tracker… and it has some good news! Curves ARE flattening… albeit slowly. Quarantine is working, let’s keep it up. Initially sent as part of the chartr newsletter. … Read more
Far-right US politicians label lockdowns anti-constitutional SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — In deeply conservative eastern Washington state, a prominent state lawmaker kicked out of his Republican Party caucus labels the coronavirus as a foreign bio-weapon, accuses Marxists of using the pandemic to advance totalitarianism and rails against lockdown restrictions imposed by the Democratic governor. A California … Read more
by Egon von Greyerz Most people don’t understand the cause of hyperinflation. Many argue that we can’t get hyperinflation since asset prices are now under pressure and there is no demand led inflation as most people currently have very little money. What few people understand is that hyperinflation is a currency driven event. It doesn’t arise … Read more