Facebook sued by DC AG over data security concerns

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/12/19/dc-attorney-general-sues-facebook-over-alleged-privacy-violations-cambridge-analytica-scandal/ The attorney general for the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Facebook for allowing Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy, to gain access to the names, “likes” and other personal data about tens of millions of the …

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Fed hikes rates by a quarter-point

The Federal Open Market Committee, which makes monetary policy for the Federal Reserve, finished its two-day meeting Wednesday. Markets expected the central bank to approve a quarter-point interest rate increase. The Federal Open Market Committee, which makes monetary policy for …

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Belgium’s PM Offers To Resign!

by Chris Well, the People Rising movement has a solid victory.  The Belgium PM has offered to resign! This trend…it will continue. Watch for the Fed today to once again weasel word their statement in order to protect the wealth …

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FITTON: Two federal courts, Judges Sullivan and Lamberth ruled on key Clinton email issues. Judge Sullivan required Mrs. Clinton to answer additional questions under oath and Judge Lamberth ordered additional discovery into “one of the gravest modern offenses to government transparency.”

by TFittonJW Judge Sullivan and Judge Lamberth take action…. https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/federal-judge-opens-discovery-into-clinton-email-usage/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/hillary-clinton-files-new-answers-under-oath-about-email-system-used-it-for-the-purpose-of-convenience/   We will be filing our proposed discovery plan later today with Judge Lamberth.

RIPPING OFF THE MASK OF ANTIFA ANONYMITY

Andrew Kerr of the Daily Caller News Foundation’s (DCNF) Investigative Group has done a remarkable piece of deep-dive journalism that went live this morning: “Revealed: Antifa Leader Relied on Anonymity to Push Radical, Violent Communist Agenda.” The Antifa leader in question is …

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UNEXPECTEDLY: Venezuelans Regret Gun Ban. “Guns would have served as a vital pillar to remaining a free people, or at least able to put up a fight.”

via range365: In 2012, then-President Hugo Chavez banned firearm ownership by private citizens in Venezuela, leaving the unarmed populace unable to defend themselves from criminals and corrupt government officials alike. In the years following, the crime rate and government abuses increased …

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Stossel: Does Silicon Valley manipulate users?

From John Stossel at Reason:     Leaked emails show some Google engineers blaming their company for Trump’s 2016 win, suggesting that the site should censor outlets like The Daily Caller and Breitbart. Google says the company never did that, but for many people, it raises …

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How the Hunt for Taxes will Destroy Everything

by Martin Armstrong It really is very astonishing how brain-dead politicians are. The latest stats are showing that residents are increasingly fleeing New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. The perpetually rising taxes are just getting insane. We just received this notice ourselves about taxes due …

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The Coming Crisis

via The Zman In a crisis, people either turn to their institutions or they turn to their leaders to provide a path forward through the emergency. This is especially true when the path forward is waiting out the emergency. People respect …

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Real Gold Price Lowest In 50 Years

by Egon von Greyerz As we approach the beginning of the biggest wealth destruction in history, it is timely to turn to the wisdom of one of the great philosophers. Plato (428-348 BC) stated: “The greatest wealth is to live …

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Fake news is killing the oceans!

by Fabius Maximus Summary: Nothing shows America’s broken vision like the persistence of fake news propaganda despite years of debunking by experts. This leaves us divided and unable to respond to our problems, as neither Left nor Right clearly see …

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Planning is underway for a ‘full and rapid’ withdrawal of US troops from Syria

https://twitter.com/BreakingNLive/status/1075386280198987776 WASHINGTON—In an abrupt reversal, the U.S. military is preparing to withdraw its forces from northeastern Syria, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday, a move that throws the American strategy in the Middle East into turmoil. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-military-preparing-for-a-full-withdrawal-of-its-forces-from-northeastern-syria-11545225641 President Trump …

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What Did Flynn Lie About?

by SP What  Did Michael Flynn Lie About? It looks like there were 2 primary events Flynn did not discuss in the way the FBI wanted him to. 1.  Giving a lecture in Moscow paid for by the news and …

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