Often the Insanity of Trying to Draft Laws

by Martin Armstrong The legal scandal in Spain after a court acquitted five men of raping (sexual assault) a 14-year old girl because she was unconscious has sparked international outrage and local protests. It is not that the men were freed. Since the girl was unconscious, technically she was not raped since she did not … Read more

Huge night for gun owners, 18 new sanctuaries There are now a total of 77 sanctuaries across Virginia

Huge night for gun owners, 18 new sanctuaries, including in Prince William County, City of Chesapeake, and Spotsylvania County!  There are now a total of 77 sanctuaries across Virginia.  Tomorrow night is going to have another large number of localities considering resolutions! To check the full list and count of sanctuaries, remember to just go to the VCDL.org main page. Here are … Read more

US MILITARY WARNS IRAN OF MASSIVE ESCALATION AFTER 17 ROCKETS LAND on US BASE. IRAN WILL BE ATTACKED SOON

The top U.S. military commander told lawmakers Wednesday that Iran should be “very very cautious” with how it proceeds. The comments from Gen. Mark Milley, the Joint Chiefs chairman, follow a spate of nine attacks that have rocked U.S. installations and interests in Iraq over the last several weeks. A number of those attacks, including the Dec. … Read more

Home Depot CEO Craig Menear says the opioid epidemic is to blame for a surge in shoplifters who have stolen millions of in goods.

Home Depot Inc., revealed that organized criminals are stealing millions of dollars worth of goods from the retailer   CEO Craig Menear said the company believes the crimes are related to the Opioid Epidemic This is one of the first times a major U.S. retailer is citing the opioid epidemic as a financial factor   The thefts … Read more

New NYPD unit will target and prevent extremism

It starts! Seems this sort of thing didn’t go so well for them in Europe… New York Police Department (NYPD) officials announced Wednesday the creation of a special unit to combat anti-Semitism and far-right ideologies, which federal officials have cited as a growing threat. At a press conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) warned of … Read more

Brick & Mortar Meltdown Manhattan Style: Lenders Foreclose on Times Square Tower whose Six Retail Floors are 90% Vacant

Wow, that was fast: In default is a $650 million portion of a $2 billion loan package, signed in 2018. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. “20 Times Square,” a newly built tower at 701 Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, has six retail floors, two underground and four above ground, totaling 75,000 square feet of rentable space. On top … Read more

Prediction: QE4 Will Begin By Year-End

via dailyreckoning: Today we hazard a thumping prediction: The next round of quantitative easing — official, actual quantitative easing — is fast approaching. Yes… the Federal Reserve will soon be clearing for emergency action. When precisely can you expect it? And why the urgency? Answers shortly. Let us first squint in on Wall Street… The Bears … Read more

Strange Things Are Happening In The Waters Along The West Coast, And The Fish Are Starting To Disappear

by Michael Snyder Something is causing the waters just off the west coast to heat up dramatically, fish are dying off in staggering numbers, birds that feed on those fish are also dying off rapidly, and scientists have discovered 15,000 holes in the ocean floor off the coast of California.  Oh, and scientists don’t know … Read more

Texas Judge blocks $3.6B to build wall

A federal judge on Tuesday issued a permanent injunction barring President Donald Trump’s attempt to transfer $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Judge David Briones, of U.S. District Court in El Paso, Texas, issued the injunction in a 21-page ruling. The ruling is a setback for Trump, … Read more

Two More Democrats Underwater on Impeachment — 9 Total are Waffling or Will Vote No on Pelosi’s Sham Impeachment – Dems Can Lose No More than 18 Total.

by Jack_Lemon The U.S. House just passed #HR5038 #FarmWorkforceModernizationAct in a 260-165 vote. Thank you to the @HouseDemocrats & @HouseGOP who supported the bill for helping American agriculture take this significant step forward in addressing the labor crisis. #FutureFarmWorkforce pic.twitter.com/ez53wsgiQY — NCFC (@FarmerCoop) December 11, 2019 Protect American workers! Don’t wait until it is too … Read more

RUSH: The city’s struggles with homelessness and human feces, open drug use and street violence may be scaring off tourism and other businesses.

via rushlimbaugh: RUSH:  “San Francisco’s ‘poor street conditions’ a factor in city’s loss of $64M Oracle tech conference.” Oracle systems, Oracle is Larry Ellison. They were gonna have a gigantic convention. The OpenWorld Conference sponsored by Oracle was to happen in San Francisco. But they have moved it to Las Vegas due to the expensive hotel rates and … Read more

The Senate Judiciary Committee grilling of Inspector General Horowitz and his FISA abuse report

by ldanwill DOJ IG Horowitz has some explaining to do and today we’ll see Chairman Lindsey Graham and his committee members hold his feet to the fire and gain additional insight into the “serious performance failures” and omissions of “significant information” proven by his FISA abuse report. Full text of the report Durham statement on … Read more

Is the Fed Gearing Up for a New Round of Quantitative Easing? Here Are the Possible Signs

by Frank Holmes, CEO, U.S. Global Investors “This is not QE. In no sense is this QE.” That was Jerome Powell in early October, answering a reporter’s question on whether the Federal Reserve’s intervention in the overnight U.S. repo market constituted another round of quantitative easing (QE). No, the Fed chairman insisted, the bank’s $60 … Read more

YouTube Will Now Ban for Criticizing Others – Even if Their Policies Were Not Violated!

The YouTube Purge has begun. YouTube has retroactively changed its rules on what counts as “harassment” on its platform. What this means is that even if your videos and comments do NOT violate their policies, if you demonstrate a “pattern of behavior” of repeatedly attacking other content creators, individuals or public officials you will lose … Read more