Putin Moves To Curtail His Own Presidential Powers—But The Western Press Is Clueless

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via lewrockwell It came as the biggest shock of the day on Wednesday. The Russian government resigned. The day before President Vladimir Putin gave his State of the Nation address and outlined a slate of constitutional changes. That speech prompted an overhaul of Russia’s government. Putin’s plan is to devolve some of the President’s overwhelming power … Read more

Sen. McSally Registers “LiberalHack.com” After Encounter With CNN Reporter, Detractors Lose Their Minds

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Thursday, Sen. Martha McSally refused to answer a question from CNN reporter Manu Raju. In her refusal, she called him a “liberal hack.” You can see that very brief, but watchworthy video here. Shortly thereafter, someone in McSally’s camp registered the domain, LiberalHack.com and her re-election campaign was capitalizing on the quip. A little insight into … Read more

Florida woman pays $53,000 to settle lawsuit filed by her HOA for feeding birds, like vultures, along with raccoons, bobcats, alligators

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WEST PALM BEACH — An Ibis woman who fed vultures, alligators and other wildlife behind her house agreed Wednesday to pay $53,000 to settle a suit brought by the community’s property owners association. In approving the settlement, Judge Scott Kerner permanently enjoined Irma Acosta Arya from further feedings and ordered her to pay the $53,000 … Read more

STANDING UP FOR CIVIL RIGHTS: Virginia sued over Second Amendment rally gun ban.

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via washingtonexaminer Two gun rights groups planning to host a rally of 130,000 supporters Monday at the Virginia state Capitol have sued to repeal Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam’s ban on guns, even for those with permits. “Governor Northam is behaving like the royal governors who long preceded him. He has arrogantly and brazenly tried to restrict the … Read more

Government debt as share of GDP.

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Japan: 253% Greece: 178% Lebanon: 148% US: 105% Egypt: 101% Spain: 98% France: 97% Canada: 89% UK: 85% Brazil: 74% Germany: 64% Israel: 60% Argentina: 57% China: 47% Saudi Arabia: 17% Russia: 12% Brunei: 3% Government debt as share of GDP. Japan: 253%Greece: 178%Lebanon: 148%US: 105%Egypt: 101%Spain: 98%France: 97%Canada: 89%UK: 85%Brazil: 74%Germany: 64%Israel: 60%Argentina: 57%China: … Read more

SPY Number of Shares Outstanding Continuing to Rise: McClellan

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by Tom McClellan Note: This article previously appeared in the Jan. 14, 2020 issue of our Daily Edition. The charts are updated through Jan. 16’s data. This week’s chart shows an interesting representation of bullish trader sentiment. The number of SPY shares outstanding is above its upper 50-1 Bollinger Band, and continuing to rise. Check out the … Read more

Here’s How the Fake Jobs Number Was Created to Subdue Against Wall Street

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via wallstreetonparade On February 3, 2015, Jim Clifton, the Chairman and CEO of the iconic 85-year old polling company, Gallup, penned an article for his company in which he called the reported unemployment number issued by the U.S. Government “The Big Lie.” Wall Street On Parade has now discovered that a speech by former Fed Chairman … Read more

Stubborn German Slowdown Ominous for European Economy

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From the WSJ: Stubborn German Slowdown Ominous for European Economy GDP growth in Germany was a paltry 0.6% last year! Manufacturing contracted 3.6%. Additionally the gas automotive industry represents about a quarter of Germany’s economy. That’s a big issue considering electric cars don’t need all the gas automotive parts Germany produces and the current leader–Tesla–is a primary competitor … Read more

Pension Crisis: Union Pension Collapse

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via tricountysentry Our nation’s pension systems are in trouble.  Underfunded with outsized promises to beneficiaries who are living longer, the death rattles of the defined benefit pension system, which promises a fixed amount of money per month for retirees, are now audible. There are many facets of this problem and I will focus upon the four … Read more

90 million under winter storm alert

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topsto…ar-BBZ3P5f Very Nasty here in Iowa Snow, then freezing rain before the Friday Commute Prayers to those that have to drive tonight. Tomorrow isn’t any better, 40 mph winds blowing around the snow

Railroad Pain: CSX Revenues Fall Below 2014. Workforce -7%. But Hey, $3.4 Billion in Share Buybacks

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“Give Me a Growing Environment, It’s Easier to Run the Railroad”: CSX CEO. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. CSX reported fourth-quarter and annual results Thursday evening: revenues for the quarter fell 8% to 2.88 billion, in line with the freight recession where overall shipments by all modes of transportation in December fell 7.9%, the steepest year-over-year decline since November 2009. … Read more

If Promoting Wealth Inequality and Social Breakdown Is Evil, The Fed Is Evil

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by Charles Hugh-Smith The Fed will destroy the nation by widening the wealth/income inequality that is breaking down the nation’s social order. President Reagan was widely mocked in America when he declared the Soviet Union an evil empire, but this calling things by their real name had a profound impact in the Eastern Bloc. The mockery stemmed from the … Read more

More Evidence Continues To Come Out Pointing To The Fact That Jeffrey Epstein Did Not Kill Himself But Was In Fact Murdered In His Prison Cell

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by Geoffrey Grider Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner, alleged Thursday that autopsy photos of Jeffrey Epstein show he had burst capillaries in his eyes, which is a more common occurrence with strangulation than with hanging. With each passing month, more and more evidence as to how Jeffrey Epstein actually died keeps disappearing, and … Read more

Fund Manager: The Fed Is Going All-In To Keep The System From Collapsing

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by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics Gresham’s Law in action: The diminishing availability of physical gold from the market (per several different accounts in London) corresponds to the proliferation of fiat currency printing and paper gold derivatives. Since September the Fed has increased the size of its balance sheet by $414 billion or 11% in less than … Read more

HALF of Manhattan’s new luxury skyscraper condos sit unsold and empty after foreign oligarchs appear to lose interest in the New York property market.

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Data shows half of Manhattan condos built since 2015 have never been sold The luxury condo market has cooled even as the economy continues to soar Experts point to the soaring cost of new units compared to resale units Developers have been marketing extreme high-end units at foreign oligarchs But for foreign billionaires seem to … Read more