EU Parliament election could upend politics across Europe
Hungarian-American financier George Soros and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker above the caption “You have a right to know what Brussels is preparing to do!”, in Budapest, Hungary. Battle lines are drawn between anti-EU populist forces and traditional parties at the beginning of a three-month election campaign that could turn into a tipping point in … Read more
JOURNALISM: While national media carried water for Jussie Smollett, local media did it right.
via washingtonexaminer: CHICAGO — The first thing that caused newsman Rafer Weigel to blink when reading the TMZ report that “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett had been brutally attacked by Trump-supporting-noose-wielding-racial-slurring assailants was the neighborhood in which the attack was reported to have happened. The Streeterville neighborhood is not exactly “this is MAGA country” at any time, let … Read more
Oil Slides After Trump Calls On OPEC To “Take It Easy”
By Tsvetana Paraskova Oil prices turned sharply lower on Monday morning, reversing early gains, after U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter again to criticize OPEC and the high oil prices. Both benchmarks were trading slightly up in Asian trade early on Monday, but then President Trump tweeted: “Oil prices getting too high. OPEC, please relax … Read more
Consumer Debt Is Actually in Better Shape Than Ever
By Jared Dillian I saw a headline last week: “More Americans Are Behind On Their Car Loans Than Ever Before” Sounds ominous. It’s even worse when you dig into it. Seven million car loans were more than 90 days past due in the fourth quarter of last year. That’s more than during the Great Recession, … Read more
JPMorgan: “Unique Macro Environment” Calls for Unique Asset Solution, so Buy Gold… MarketWatch: “Gold Will Keep Rising — Here Are 13 Ways to Profit From the Rally”
JPMorgan: “Unique Macro Environment” Calls for Unique Asset Solution, so Buy Gold “They like gold on the idea that the Fed will erode real yields to spur the economy, undermining the dollar.” Many assets have been labeled inflation hedgers in market lore, but some of them might not work so well as the Federal Reserve … Read more
Consequences of “Leaving Interest Rates Very Low for a Long Time”: Bank of Canada Governor Poloz
A litany of problems, from too much debts to deflating housing bubbles in Vancouver and Toronto. By Steve Saretsky, Vancouver, Canada, Vancity Condo Guide: With the Bank of Canada’s overnight interest rate stalled out at 1.75%, lower than the rate of inflation, and leaving real rates stuck in negative territory, monetary policy continues to deliver stimulus … Read more
Possibly Worrying Wholesale Numbers. Falling Sales And Rising Inventories. Often A Precursor To Slower GDP Growth… Bloomberg: “If Central Banks Are the Only Game in Town, We’ve Lost”
🇺🇸Possibly worrying wholesale numbers. Falling sales and rising inventories. Often a precursor to slower GDP growth. pic.twitter.com/HoGyJReLEU — Mikael Sarwe (@MikaelSarwe) February 25, 2019 BUFFET: ECONOMY SEEMS FINE RIGHT NOW pic.twitter.com/FW9gskjHCE — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) February 25, 2019 This trade deal has been so overhyped, *if* it actually happens, would not be surprised if it ends … Read more
Gold fundamentals are seeing 3 major factors at work positively a Gold price breakout is imminent, or else very soon
by Jim Willie CB The Gold suppression game appears finally to be coming to an end. A Perfect Storm is hitting the Gold market, with an internal factor (QE), an external factor (SGE), and a systemic factor (Basel). These factors can be identified, each very powerful, each with a very new recent twist to alter the … Read more
We Thought These Species Were Extinct But LOOK At What We JUST Found
Ashe Schow from The Daily Wire reports, a giant tortoise that hasn’t been seen for more than 100 years was recently discovered on the Galapagos Island of Fernandina and a giant bee that hasn’t been seen in 38 years having just been rediscovered in Indonesia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzOWa-I9Iv8 Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.dailywire.com/news/43801/…
House Dems TURN AGAINST Mueller, Want To Launch ‘Plan B’ Against Trump
Chris Donaldson from I Love My Freedom reports, It’s looking like special counsel Robert Mueller is just about to release his long-awaited report detailing sweeping investigations into President Trump and his associates with some reports indicating that it could come as early as next week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPuMVjIiqBA Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://ilovemyfreedom.org/house-dems…
Real Estate SLOWDOWN in U.S and Australia! Negative Equity Crisis Approaching.
Negative equity. It’s impossible they say. Will never happen. This time is different. The subprime crisis was an anomaly. It can’t happen to me… famous last w U.S. existing home sales fall sharply to three-year low | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-housing/us-existing-home-sales-fall-sharply-to-three-year-low-idUSKCN1QA20Z housing market existing feb 2019.jpg (890×464) https://www.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/housing%20market%20existing%20feb%202019.jpg?itok=NxJ8FM_X Median Home Price.jpg (890×581) https://www.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/Median%20Home%20Price.jpg?itok=yo_NPYkX Housing Dream … Read more
AOC Gets Shut Down By Top Dem On Her Green New Deal
I Love My Freedom reports, Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin got brutally honest on Wednesday when asked about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s socialist Green New Deal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBYgZbkRVNI Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://ilovemyfreedom.org/watch-top-…
People Using Home as ATM at RECORD Level! Extreme Debt They Can’t Pay Back!
Is it possible that people have found a new way to go into debt? They created the mortgage. That’s one product. Then they took from a home they probably haven’t paid off yet and the bank lends them money based on the equity in the home. Now they’re created new forms of debt on top … Read more
Frontrunning: Bracing For A Surreal Week Ahead
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/this-week-will-be-pivotal-for-ma… The spinmasters and market manipulators will be out in full-force this “pivotal” week during which a barrage of well-massaged economic data and geopolitical theater will be unleashed. This will be a series of strategically programed distractions and deceptions designed to keep the masses sufficiently complacent and/or appropriately triggered to ensure the elites’ control and … Read more
Manufacturing Consent on YouTube
by Dessert42 Every piece of news media is propaganda. No one can escape the subjectivity of a journalist!
Elliot Abrams: Neocon Point Man for Regime Change in Venezuela
The neocon agenda that’s taken over Trump’s foreign policy has targeted Latin America, in particular Venezuela and more recently Nicaragua. The full picture came into focus when Mike Pompeo appointed the top level neocon Elliott Abrams to be Trump’s special envoy on Venezuela. Abrams is a perfect fit for the job, considering his previous work … Read more
2020 Is Shaping Up To Be A Fun, Scrappy Fight
CORN, POPPED: Will 2020 Democrats Help Trump By Destroying Each Other? Ed Kilgore in this piece repeats a bit of advice to the candidates from Steve Rosenthal: “Don’t try to stifle new ideas, new opinions, or new plans.” That’s encouragement to pitch the Green New Deal and other absurdities — not that this year’s crop of … Read more
Ron Paul: Senate Forbids Israel Boycott – Is It Constitutional?
The first Senate bill of the year has taken on those who seek to boycott Israel over its treatment of Palestinians. In a complicated maneuver, the Senate has voted to allow states to boycott the boycotters. Is it a free speech/First Amendment issue? Supporters of the bill say no. Many civil libertarians disagree.
People of Venezuela Now Regretting Mistake, Of Giving Up Their Guns
by Thinker They didn’t think Hillary would lose or the American people would wake up. For years the false flag shootings came, with a bill quickly following to eliminate some kind of gun. Most Americans didn’t notice, so the plan continued and more gun laws were passed. Little by little the removal of guns from … Read more
Supreme Court Did Not Rule on Civil Asset Forfeiture
by Martin Armstrong The US Supreme Court ruled UNANIMOUSLY (9-0) that the Constitution’s ban on Excessive Fines within the Eighth Amendment, is being reported incorrectly that this is a case against these outrageous Civil Asset Forfeitures – SORRY – Not True! This is a case that can be distinguished EASILY from a Civil Asset Forfeiture because here there was a crime to which Timbs plead … Read more
Prominent Biochemistry Professor Warns – 5G is the ‘Stupidest Idea in the History of the World’
Adding to the voices of dissent is Martin L. Pall, PhD and Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Sciences at Washington State University. In a study and presentation, he takes a closer look at 5G technology, and issues a major warning for all of us. “Putting in tens of millions of 5G antennae without … Read more
National Power Outage Map AND Downdetector
for anyone in need of this info tonight or any time https://poweroutage.us https://downdetector.com I like the blackness and simplicity of it. Easy to read if you are in low light yourself! Click on a state to find out very easy to read, detailed information. even if your state is not red, just blue…. LOTS … Read more
That’s A Hard Pass On Socialism, Millennial S*ckers
via Kurt Schlichter While the unkillable ideological cockroach that is socialism seems to be enjoying a resurgence primarily among stupid and/or evil millennials, there are three key groups who will oppose any such transition here in America. There are ex-military folks like me who served in the ruins of socialist countries and saw the way they … Read more