The best economic citizenship program for 2020

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by Blacksmith Hostmaster We just capped off a spectacular weekend in St. Lucia with members of our Total Access group to explore this country’s Citizenship-by-Investment program. I’ve written about Citizenship-by-Investment programs before; these are completely legal programs that exist in several countries where foreigners can invest a particular sum of money in a country and become a citizen. … Read more

The IG report is the whitewash, and it’s still pretty damning, but the prosecutor with power to bring criminal charges has now said he thinks it’s not damning enough. And the Attorney General seems to agree.

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WELL. US Attorney Durham objects to IG findings on Russia probe origins in stunning statement. The U.S. attorney who is conducting a wide-ranging investigation of the origins of the Trump-Russia probe released a rare statement Monday saying he disagrees with conclusions of the so-called FISA report — after DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz found in that … Read more

Trump hits back at IG’s Russia probe report: ‘An embarrassment’… Press Secretary Grisham – Statement on IG Report – “This should never happen to another presidential candidate or any American ever again.”

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Trump hits back at IG’s Russia probe report: ‘An embarassment’ IG Report Confirms Brennan Lied Through His Teeth About Steele Dossier Donald Trump: IG Report Shows ‘Attempted Overthrow’ of Presidency President Donald Trump said he was deeply disturbed and saddened by the release of the Department of Justice Inspector General (IG) report on Monday. “This … Read more

DOJ Inspector General, Michael Horowitz, Does It Again with another Whitewash

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by LV The U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), led by Michael Horowitz, just issued a report, which concludes that there was no intentional misconduct or political bias by the FBI when it sought a highly controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant to monitor former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page.  Instead, the report faults … Read more

CAM EDWARDS: The Michael Bloomberg Speech He Doesn’t Want You To Hear.

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via bearingarms: I've been working on gun violence for over a decade. And as president, I will fight gun violence from every angle and do everything in my power to save lives. pic.twitter.com/clzxVaktTO — Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) December 6, 2019 “On February 5th, 2015, in front of less than 400 people, Michael Bloomberg had a speaking … Read more

FBI finally admits it was terror attack…

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https://abc7chicago.com/fbi-says-it-pres…m/5740213/ PENSACOLA, Fla. — The FBI is working under the presumption that a fatal shooting at a Florida naval base carried out by an aviation student from Saudi Arabia was an act of terrorism, the agency said Sunday. All international students at the Pensacola base have been accounted for, there have been no arrests, and … Read more

‘Thin-Air Credit’ Spikes in the Fourth Quarter

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by FS As discussed with Macro Watch’s Richard Duncan on our podcast this week (see The Most Extraordinary Monetary Policy U-Turn In History), credit growth has moved sharply higher following the repo crisis in September. The Fed is now injecting hundreds of billions of dollars into the financial system and expanding their balance sheet at the fastest … Read more

Prins: The Fed Is On High Alert

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Authored by Nomi Prins via The Daily Reckoning, It’s hard to believe the end of the year is upon us and 2020 is right around the corner. In many ways, it went by very quickly. For economies and markets, it was a year marked by uncertainty over economic slowdowns, trade wars and a complete pivot … Read more

Here it is – the IG Report.

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https://www.justice.gov/storage/120919-examination.pdf It’s 476 pages! Link to PDF just released on justice.gov No more speculating, let’s dig in and find out what real “conspiracies” are occuring/have occurred. Please post any interesting finds in the comments! Let’s do this! Page 196-FBI lies about corroborating Steele dossier info FBI ignores glaring issues with dossier’s credibility AG Barr’s statement Page … Read more

Three of the biggest hedge funds use repo to leverage up in the markets and yet we are told by the Fed that actions to add liquidity to repo markets doesn’t not boost markets.

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For more- https://t.co/Ci4TLhaHHl — Michael Lebowitz, CFA (@michaellebowitz) December 9, 2019 Repo Blowup Was Fueled by Big Banks and Hedge Funds, BIS Says The September mayhem in the U.S. repo market suggests there’s a structural problem in this vital corner of finance and the incident wasn’t just a temporary hiccup, according to a new analysis … Read more

Schism in beliefs: Grounds for a civil war

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by SP I hear strident words from many sides on many subjects.  The subjects vary, but the same stridency is heard. One is the impeachment process. Another is citizen gun ownership. Democrats won the Virginia governors race and control the legislature.  They dove into efforts to tighten gun control with a passion.  This of course, elicited … Read more

The 8th Largest Snow Storm to Hit North America

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by Martin Armstrong Seven counties in New York State have been buried in snow as their regions are declared snow emergencies. Albany even had to tow some 240 cars since declaring the emergency. This has been the biggest snow storm on record this early in the season, and it turned out to be the eight largest snow … Read more