VIX On A Historic Streak Of Relative Buoyancy

by Dana Lyons This is the first in a mini-series look at some unusual behavior we’re observing in the S&P 500 Volatility Index, aka, the VIX. It’s been more than 2 years since the VIX recorded a 52-week low; what is that telling investors, especially with stocks sitting at all-time highs? Generally, when stocks move … Read more

U.S. Relations With China Were Just Destroyed, And Nothing Will Ever Be The Same Again

by Michael Snyder Our relationship with China just went from bad to worse, and most Americans don’t even realize that we just witnessed one of the most critical foreign policy decisions of this century. The U.S. Senate just unanimously passed the “Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019”, and the Chinese are absolutely seething … Read more

Matt Drudge – Has he been compromised?

He hasn’t appeared publicly in some time & his site has changed. https://youtu.be/e2lfQKo6MPw Why has one of the most reliable news aggregation sources for conservatives suddenly changed its tune? Has the Drudge Report been compromised? And if so, by whom? Why has the website that helped get Donald Trump elected, suddenly turned on him? And … Read more

Warren Relies on Rationing in Medicare for All Plan. “Cost-cutting measures would likely lead to long wait-times, limited care.”

via freebeacon: “The more radical part of [Warren’s plan] is the very, very bold rationing scheme for health care,” Pope, a scholar at the right-leaning Manhattan Institute, told the Free Beacon. “A big part of how she tries to make the numbers work is really very tightly restricting access to care and funding of health care … Read more

There’s a huge disconnect here between what the MSN-DNC thinks is important, and the American people.

WELL, ASSUMING ANYONE HAS BEEN PAYING ATTENTION: The Televised Impeachment Proceedings Have Been A Disaster For Democrats. An initial glimpse at the coverage of the proceedings from the corporate media presents a startling situation for the White House. “Testimony puts Trump closer to scandal,” read one headline from the Washington Post. “Democrats land damning new evidence … Read more

Cops responding to at least 6 shooting scenes in Philadelphia; multiple victims reported

https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/17704 https://twitter.com/breaking911/status/1196970542823288838 PHILADELPHIA, PA | *MULTIPLE SHOOTINGS* | FOUR CONFIRMED SHOOTING WITHIN LAST 15 MINUTES | 4500BLK N 17TH (TWO VICS), 5100BLK N CASTOR AVE, 5500BLK REGENT ST, 4300BLK GERMANTOWN AVE | PD NOW INVESTIGATING THE REPORT OF A 5TH #BREAKING — Alertpage, Inc (@alertpage) November 20, 2019 5TH & 6TH SHOOTINGS NOW CONFIRMED – … Read more

AFP and other Media outlets outright delete story about 100,000+ migrant children being detained in the U.S once they realize the dates are tied to previous Administration

Reuters, AFP withdraw stories on UN Study on child detentions. In their mea culpa, Reuters notes, “A Nov. 18 story headlined ‘U.S. has world’s highest rate of children in detention -U.N. study’ is withdrawn. The United Nations issued a statement on Nov. 19 saying the number was not current but was for the year 2015. … Read more

More Israeli airstrikes on Damascus

#BREAKING: Explosions heard in Damascus rifht now — Waël (@AiWaelBot) November 19, 2019 https://twitter.com/Syrian_MC/status/1196946015481401345?s=09 Syrian Reports: 6 Israeli fighter jets attacked Damascus in two rounds. 18 missiles fired by Israel and 11 successfully intercepted by A/D. #Israel #Iran #Syria — Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) November 20, 2019   h/t Builder

FBI Arrests Epstein Guards In “Criminal Enterprise” Investigation, Media Tries To COVER IT UP Again

FBI Arrests Epstein Guards In “Criminal Enterprise” Investigation, Media Tries To COVER IT UP Again. The two guards tasked with guarding Jeffery Epstein at the NY MCC have been arrested and indicted on charges of falsifying records and conspiracy. The FBI has said they are currently investigating a “criminal enterprise” surrounding the issue of Epstein. … Read more

Fannie Mae Takes Lead In Mortgage Risk Taking

by confoundedinterest Mortgage giant Fannie Mae recently released their Q3 2018 loan acquisition data base. And it revealed that Fannie Mae is seeing a spike in risk-taking. First, the average credit (FICO) score. Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are taking on less risk than before 2008 and are moving together. But in terms of … Read more