CHINA’S “economic colonization” of the AFRICAN CONTINENT is unsustainable….

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Africa has become the fastest urbanizing region of the world, with rural migrants moving into cities a clip that has even surpassed that of China and India, as the continent becomes one of the final frontiers of the forth industrial revolution. This rapid transition presents big challenges but also offers big rewards for countries willing to risk … Read more

US Sends Australian-American Amphibious Force to Western Pacific for Countering China Ambitions

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US Sends Australian-American Amphibious Force to Western Pacific for Countering China Ambitions The U.S. and Australia should establish a combined amphibious force including 2,000 Marines and a similar number of sailors based in Darwin, Australia, to build regional support for countering China’s ambitions in the western Pacific, according to a former Marine colonel. Grant Newsham, … Read more

‘Assange said, I’m slowly dying here’ – Friend recounts Christmas Eve call with WikiLeaks founder!

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‘I’m slowly dying here’: ‘Sedated’ Assange tells friend during Christmas Eve call from UK prison as health concerns mount. Julian Assange sounded like a shell of the man he once was during a Christmas Eve phone call, British journalist Vaughan Smith told RT, noting the WikiLeaks founder had trouble speaking and appeared to be drugged. … Read more

Where Adults Spend Their Money

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By Harry Dent Credit Suisse just came out with their excellent Global Wealth Report for 2019. I will likely do a more in-depth report in The Leading Edge earlier in the New Year. The focus is on wealth, but the income statistics are even more illuminating in this time of peak inequality. I especially like their comparisons per adult … Read more

Fed’s Fake Stock Markets

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via zealllc The US stock markets soared in 2019, blasting to dozens of new all-time-record highs.  Euphoric traders attributed these massive gains to strong corporate fundamentals and US-China trade-war progress.  But the real driver of stocks’ astounding ascent was the Federal Reserve’s epic extreme easing.  A panicking Fed pulled out all the stops to goose and … Read more

China Banks Debt Bubble

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#recession … China #Banks #Debt #Bubble edition https://t.co/62CcorCVn8 — Invariant Perspective (@InvariantPersp1) December 31, 2019 China #PMI "merely a continuation of this year's and last's dominant trend". pic.twitter.com/NtHI50FNe7 — Invariant Perspective (@InvariantPersp1) January 1, 2020

Latest venture capital barometer came out just awful, FHFA Purchases still in major deceleration mode, largest-ever VIX short continues unwind

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  Losing its magic. Latest venture capital barometer came out just awful. Clearly suggesting further GDP deceleration. This industry is the poster child for the imbalances we see in this cycle. Loads of easy money fueling loss-making businesses at inflated valuations. pic.twitter.com/zpoPCsvDrL — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) December 28, 2019 Oct Case Shiller up a … Read more

Hussman Agrees With Powell: It’s Not QE4

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by Mike Shedlock A debate over a sudden dramatic surge in Repos is raging. Is it or isn’t it QE4?   Organic Growth On October 9, Powell discussed “Organic Growth” of its balance sheet. “Going forward, we’re going to be very closely monitoring market developments and assessing their implications for the appropriate level of reserves,” … Read more

Everybody is focused on the political arena of entertainment while the framework for a medical tyranny is being built behind the scenes. They’re trying to claim ownership of your body under the guise of protecting the “common good”.

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by January2020 “Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now”. ~Thomas Jefferson Everybody is focused on the political arena of entertainment while the framework for a medical tyranny is being built behind the scenes. Conspiracy and corruption in our medical … Read more

Ancient ‘Piggy Bank’ Found In Israel Contains 1,200-Year-Old (Gold) Money

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by Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) Trove of 1,200-Year-Old ‘Arabian Nights’ Gold Coins Uncovered in Israel https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Trove-of-1200-year-old-Arabian… A Hanukkah present straight from the legendary One Thousand and One Nights has brightened the holiday of a group of Israeli archaeologists. The Antiquities Authority announced today that a juglet full of rare 1,200-year-old gold coins was discovered … Read more

UN hiring “national disarmament specialists” in New York.

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by doindirt https://youtu.be/_1dnltL3bOI http://archive.is/u7RMj The United Nations is now accepting job applications in New York City, New York for Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration officers to “contribute to security and stability in post-conflict environments.” https://nationalfile.com/new-york-un-office-recruits-paramilitary-troops-for-disarmament-and-reintegration-of-us-civilians/

Up to 4,000 US paratroopers are ordered to prepare for rapid deployment to the Middle East

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U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division’s alert brigade was issued orders to deploy rapidly to Kuwait on Tuesday At least 750 paratroopers are already en route and alert brigade of 4,000 has been put on notice A swarm of pro-Iran Shiite militiamen attacked the US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq earlier on Tuesday Militia fighters broke through … Read more

This Is Not 1979, And Donald Trump Is Not Jimmy Carter

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by Michael Snyder Iran has just made a tragic mistake.  When Iranian proxies directly attacked the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, it sent shockwaves across the entire planet.  Of course it immediately reminded many of us of the Iranian hostage crisis, and that episode turned out great for the Iranians.  In November 1979, a group … Read more