‘Yellow Vests’ now riot in Brussels!

The demonstrators in Belgium, dressed in the yellow jackets that have become a symbol of the protests in France, have gathered close to the district where the Belgian government and parliament are based. https://sputniknews.com/europe/201811301070274770-protest-yellow-vest-brussels/ Police cars are burening, Live: https://www.hln.be/nieuws/binnenland/live-protest-gele-hesjes-in-brussel-escaleert-combi-s-in-brand-gestoken-politie-zet-waterkanon-en-extra-manschappen-in~afa5221c/?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.godlikeproductions.com%2Fforum1%2Fmessage3938546%2Fpg1 …

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MARRIOTT database breached on 500 million guests – Passport numbers stolen…

This event is pretty damn scary if one stops to contemplate what can be done with stolen passport numbers. Marriott’s Starwood database was breached, potentially exposing 500 million guests from CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/30/marriott-says-its-starwood-database-was-breached-onapproximately-500-million-guests-.html 500 Million Affected In Massive Marriott Data Breach; …

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“The Great Reset” Is Coming

BY JOHN MAULDIN The US government on-budget deficit was $100.5 billion in October. It was $63.2 billion in the same month a year earlier. I see little hope it will reverse. There is no appetite in Congress or the public for …

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Clinton, Trump, Sanders…Podesta, Manafort and Levine and the all-encompassing love affair with Ukraine. 2011 – Where did Libya’s gold go? 2014 – Where did Ukraine’s gold go?

Ukraine’s Central Bank chief has divulged some shocking intel: its gold stockpile has reached a new nadir – almost zero. Since the beginning of the year, gold reserves have dropped nearly 16-fold, which begs the question, where did all of …

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US Bank Reserves 10% – EU Bank Reserves 1%

by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: What mechanism prevents banks from creating fraudulent electronic deposits of currency? As an IT systems admin, I have the ability to add / subtract / adjust ERP systems inventory / costing outside the normal users ability. I …

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America Needs a New National Strategy

by Charles Hugh-Smith A productive national Strategy would systemically decentralize power and capital rather than concentrate both in the hands of a self-serving elite. If you ask America’s well-paid punditry to define America’s National Strategy, you’ll most likely get the …

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The Father of Index Funds Sounds a Warning on Index Funds

by cyclonenation04 TL/DR: Due to the significant growth of index fund use, voting rights and control of public companies are held by an ever shrinking group of index fund managers (Vanguard, Blackrock, Fidelity, State Street) https://www.wsj.com/articles/bogle-sounds-a-warning-on-index-funds-1543504551?mod=mhp https://outline.com/DGK9Td (if paywall) There no …

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Intergenerational Conflict Will Get Worse

by Jeff Deist via Mises Wire The excellent British online magazine Spiked recently published this article warning about deteriorating attitudes toward elderly people in the UK.  As the article points out, there is more to the problem than logistical and financial concerns about providing socialist medical care to an aging …

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