FLASHBACK: CNN: Obama “Administration confirms two more payments to Iran, totaling $1.3 billion”

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Administration confirms two more payments to Iran, totaling $1.3 billion (CNN)The Obama administration made two additional cash payments totaling $1.3 billion, after delivering $400 million to Iran by plane in January, to resolve a failed arms deal, administration officials told lawmakers Tuesday.   THE RETURN OF THE BLOB! CBS Huffs: ‘Unfounded’ Money Obama Sent Iran Helped … Read more

A rocket has landed near Balad airbase that houses #US troops in northern #Baghdad, #Iraq according to reports. (Intel Air & Sea confirms)

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And it’s on again. A rocket has landed near Balad airbase that houses #US troops in northern #Baghdad, #Iraq according to reports. — Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) January 9, 2020 Intel Air & Sea ‏ @air_intel 6m6 minutes ago More A rocket landed in a village to the west of Balad AB #Iraq h/t Builder

The FBI just released a Fusion GPS document dump. Included in the dump was a subpoena from Special Council Bob “Not Muh Purview” Mueller. Mueller testified under oath to not know what Fusion GPS is. Mueller committed perjury.

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by OFFICIAL_CNN_REDDIT Jim Jordan! We need someone in the House to file a complaint with the DOJ to get an investigation under standard DOJ policy! Boom: “I- I- I- I’m not familiar with that.” “That’s outside my purview.” The subpoena he filed disagrees with him. Spez: I just looked into the process of a perjury investigation. … Read more

Judicial Watch New Strzok-Page Emails Reveal DOJ Special Treatment to Clinton Lawyers

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Heavy lifting continues. “It is quite apparent why the FBI is slow-rolling the release of these Strzok-Page emails – as they dramatically show how senior officials at the Obama DOJ and FBI gave special and favorable treatment to Clinton and her lawyers,” stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “As the Obama Justice Department and FBI … Read more

What Used To Be A Conspiracy Theory Is Now Looking Like A Truism

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Footage outside Jeffrey Epstein's cell during suicide attempt erased, say prosecutors https://t.co/eFCnzI8L6x pic.twitter.com/FjvAIezQbr — New York Post (@nypost) January 9, 2020 Footage outside Jeffrey Epstein’s cell during suicide attempt erased, say prosecutors. The revelation comes after Assistant US Attorney Jason Swergold told White Plains federal Judge Kenneth Karas in December that the footage was missing … Read more

Reality Check: The Fed is not letting up on their liquidity machine and be clear: Every single outlook they’ve issued since inception of the program has been false.

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by northmantrader Some quick takes here on events of the day: The lunatics are running the asylum and they pretend to be the sane ones. The Fed is not letting up on their liquidity machine and be clear: Every single outlook they’ve issued since inception of the program has been false. First it was temporary, then … Read more

What are the economic prospects for the Euro area?

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by Shaun Richards As we progress into 2020 there has been a flurry of information on the Euro area economy. However there has been quite a bit of dissatisfaction with the usual indicators so statistics offices have been looking  at alternatives and here is the German effort. The Federal Office for Goods Transport (BAG) and … Read more

Wells Fargo Analyst: Prepare For Possible Double-Digit Drop In Stocks Within Next Couple Of Months

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by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan Wells Fargo is warning that within the next couple of months, we could see the stocks drop by double digits. Chris Harvey, the head of equity strategy at Wells Fargo Securities, said that everything has been going positively right now, and that’s not necessarily a good thing. “There’s a lot of things to … Read more

Continuing jobless claims, which many people view as a better barometer of the health of the jobs market than weekly jobless claims, is spiking higher at an alarming rate

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Continuing jobless claims, which many people view as a better barometer of the health of the jobs market than weekly jobless claims, is spiking higher at an alarming rate pic.twitter.com/VprkqXtW71 — Robert Burgess (@BobOnMarkets) January 9, 2020 STC/W claims depict employees experiencing reduction in work (filed by EMPLOYER compensating for less hours, vs unemp. claims … Read more

AAPL BULLS anticipated the big move – Data included

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by bobbythebich Like the title says, AAPL bulls anticipated the move past 300. 100 CALL sweeper orders on/above ask and only 23 puts in sweeper orders. Most of the expires are for tomorrow and next friday, This flow data is proving it. Don’t go against the trend, “Markets can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent ” … Read more

War Has Become Another Frivolous Partisan Issue

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by Tho Bishop via Mises The world continues to process last week’s missile strike killing Iranian General Qassem Soleimani as President Donald Trump continues to rattle his favorite saber, Twitter, against threats of Iranian retaliation. Already the international response to Trump’s military escalation, a decision categorized as “the most extreme response” by American military officials, has been strong. In its … Read more

GOP Governors Do Damage Control After Approving More Refugees

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A number of Republican governors are doing damage control after they approved more refugee resettlement in their states, including Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. For Fiscal Year 2020, President Donald Trump will continue cutting refugee admissions by reducing former President Barack Obama’s refugee inflow by at least … Read more

IT’S NOT OVER: Iran vows to commit a “Harsher Revenge” SOON: IRGC WTF?!

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A senior Iranian military commander has promised further action against the United States, a day after Tehran launched missiles at two bases housing US troops in Iraq. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Abdollah Araghi said that Iran would take “harsher revenge soon,” without specifying what that might entail, Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday. … Read more

Both imports and exports falling as per the global trade collapse. Falling imports are also an indication of consumer weakness

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by WARREN MOSLER Both imports and exports falling as per the global trade collapse. Falling imports are also an indication of consumer weakness: New orders heading south with tariffs: Familiar pattern: Fire related maybe: Australia Construction PMI Contracts Further The Ai Group Australian Performance of Construction Index declined to 38.9 in December 2019 from 40 … Read more