HR 2339- ban ALL vapor products in ALL flavors except tobacco- scheduled for vote in House Thurs 2/27

(Update – 02.21.20) Oppose H.R. 2339! HR 2339 (Pallone-NJ), which would, among other things, ban vapor products in flavors other than tobacco, is scheduled for a vote by the full House of Representatives on Thursday, February 27, 2020 Take Action – Send a Message urging your officials to VOTE NO on HR 2339! https://www.votervoice.net/CASAA/Campaigns/68346/Respond?vvsn=BAAAAAyzAC6rQACzJ6V7FBA https://www.votervoice.net/mobile/CASAA/Campaigns/68346/Respond?vvsn=BAAAAAyzAC6rQACzJ6V7FBA … Read more

No fear for GROWTH stocks

by WSBConsensus So what did investors do during the past 2 day sell-off? Bought Growth. If you look at the complexion of the flow, the continued outperformance of Momentum (+121bps) and subsequent underperformance of Value (-86bps) ultimately underscored that rotational moves beneath the surface aren’t accompanying index-level risk-off trading. Instead, the heightened global growth fears … Read more

Court rules Trump administration can withhold grants from ‘sanctuary cities’

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Department of Justice can refuse to give crime-fighting money to cities and states that consider themselves sanctuaries and refuse to share information with federal immigration authorities. The unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals was a defeat for New York City … Read more

Travel Bans Work

Paul Joseph Watson @PrisonPlanet Russia banned all travel from China & closed its border. Had 2 cases of coronavirus (both Chinese) who have now recovered. Italy did nothing, now has hundreds of cases and some of those people have spread it to multiple other European countries. Yes travel bans obviously work. Quote Tweet Russia banned … Read more

TheHill: “Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has canceled events in Florida after falling ill with a cold, his campaign said Wednesday.”

The Associated Press reported that the Buttigieg campaign said that the former South Bend, Ind. mayor would meet in Charleston, S.C. with Rev. Al Sharpton as planned while cancelling four events in Florida, three of which were fundraisers. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/484669-buttigieg-cancels-florida-events-due-to-cold-campaign

Exposure to 5G waves leads to…

by Venus230 Just a bunch of discussions about 5G on this sub… 5g scares the hell out of me These 5G fliers are being given out in my town but this seems like misinformation, thoughts? Western powers will not interfere with what the Chinese government is doing Theres alot of strange stuff going on in … Read more

The EU keeps digging its own grave.

The #EU keeps digging its own grave. I was a champion of the EU for a while, until I realized that they do not really care about us (citizens), but on establishing a "Federal United Europe" with all of its problems. 1/#CoronavirusOutbreak https://t.co/csrvR5NXkG — Tuomas Malinen (@mtmalinen) February 26, 2020 My rule of thumb: once … Read more

POTUS OUTRAGED: His order to leave infected Americans in quarantine IGNORED as they cross-infecting others

Trump outraged that his order to leave coronavirus-infected Americans in quarantine aboard luxury liner IGNORED as they were flown back to the USA, cross-infecting other air passengers The president had given instructions to staff that 14 Americans aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship who were infected with Wuhan coronavirus were to remain in Japan until such time as they were infection-free. … Read more

The Pension Crisis Looking to Take Everybody’s Pensions

by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: This government [Queensland, Australia] pension scheme has been shaky for a while. Originally it was for government employees only, then spouses were eligible to join, later they include all family members and more recently television ads have promoted the scheme for anyone. Clearly this Ponzi scheme is looking unstable. I am glad … Read more

Don’t buy the dip

by DiffManyFold Take a look at the US Yield Curve right now. It’s completely under water. All yields below 2%. i.e. below inflation. i.e. basically negative. Investors are losing money just to make sure their money is in a safe place.https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd02y?countrycode=bx I’m not saying buying puts. Just don’t be a bag holder. If you’ve made loads of … Read more

Reddit’s Ministry of Truth has removed mods from r/the_donald and is attempting to infiltrate the mod team with a list of “vetted and approved applicants”

by upvoatz https://np.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/f9fvq9/the_slow_creep_of_death_of_the_donald_has_sped_up/ The slow creep of death of The_Donald has sped up. (self.The_Donald) submitted 4 hours ago by shadowman3001MHM – announcement (Former, as of minutes ago, top mod of the last few years here) First they changed upvote algorithms to keep us from reaching the masses. Next, they outright censored us from /all. Then, they … Read more

The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, Feb. Update

Prices in San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Chicago, New York at early-2018 levels. But Phoenix, Tampa, Charlotte show surging house-price inflation. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. House prices in the five-county San Francisco Bay Area – the counties of San Francisco, San Mateo (northern part of Silicon Valley), Alameda and Contra Costa (East Bay), and Marin (North … Read more