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As Democrats in Congress refuse to secure the US southern border, the cost of illegal immigration continues to mount. The United States spends over $268 billion dollars a year supporting illegal aliens. That money covers expenses such as healthcare, education, childcare, the justice system, and welfare—forcing US taxpayers to shell out $734 million dollars every … Read more

by Amy S.  I hate to break it to you, but a gun is absolutely useless for self-defense if you don’t have any ammo for it! Well, I guess the gun isn’t completely useless. You could bluff and pretend there is ammo in it. Or you could smack someone on the outside of the head with … Read more

Germany & France have reached a compromise on the joint Russian-German gas pipeline project ‘Nord Stream 2’. Commenting on the deal, German Chancellor Angela Merkel lauded Franco-German co-operation. That’s after it was previously suggested that Paris was seeking to derail it. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9nzb    

by axolotl_peyotl Many researchers have pointed to the connection between the birth of the European Union, its increasingly Draconian policies, and the machinations of what some have referred to as a “Fascist International.” Indeed, prior to the end of WWII, the Nazis/Fascists started preparing contingency plans for their inevitable loss, and one of those plans … Read more

by Playaguy Geologic time is what the earth runs on. This is hard to keep up with as we hear shorter and shorter time spans being pushed. The news cycle likes to talk about seasons and ‘warmest years’, but the big picture is the earth going into an Ice Age.   https://youtu.be/TAOkjlT_e2o      

from Jason Hartman’s Creating Wealth Jason Hartman takes today’s episode to look at inflation, the trade war, and how the economy lags behind things like these. To help him with that dissection he brings in one of the new additions to his team, in house economist Thomas. Thomas helps Jason decipher his charts that show how … Read more

by Chris Martenson We’ve arrived at the end of the line Wikimedia We’ve enjoyed years of “recovery” since the Great Financial Crisis by literally papering over our problems with newly-printed money, instead of addressing their root causes. But we’ve now arrived at the awkward part of the story; when all of our prior mistakes finally … Read more

Ron Paul Liberty Report, Released on 2/8/19 During President Trump’s latest State of The Union speech, he stated that “America will never be a socialist country.” However, America is bankrupt precisely because of the massive Socialist policies that it already has. The president then went on to advocate a few new Socialist policies of his … Read more

The Six Most Bizarre Proposals from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal. 1. It calls for getting rid of airplanes In Cortez’s FAQ, she specifically notes that she’s not sure that they will be able to get rid of airplanes in 10 years’ time. Of course, that idea, near and dear to the hearts of environmental … Read more

by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains, & Capital The next leg down is officially here. The big picture story for the markets is that the US/China trade deal is no longer important. Even if the two nations did agree on a perfect deal that resolves the structural issues between their economies (highly improbable), the fact is that the … Read more

via visualcapitalist: When most people think about brands, they often picture iconic consumer marks like Coca-Cola or Apple. But in the realm of financial services, the importance of having a strong consumer brand is also rapidly growing. After all, with hundreds of new fintech entrants positioning themselves to be the “banks” of the future, it seems … Read more

by Jesse “Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.  To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day.” Theodore Roosevelt, April 19, 1906 “They claim to … Read more

by Michael Snyder  Farmers all across the middle part of the country are going bankrupt at an astounding rate, and over half of all farms in America are now losing money.  The trade war with China has been the most devastating crisis to hit the U.S. farming community in decades, and at this point there is … Read more

by TFittonJW Just filed it today and announced it on our Judicial Watch Weekly Update video here: Acting AG Whittaker also concerned about CNN presence at the Stone raid: https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/08/matthew-whitaker-roger-stone-cnn-raid/ Whitaker says he was concerned that a CNN crew was camping out outside Roger Stone's house when he was arrested pic.twitter.com/V3RSmSuzkx — Yahoo News (@YahooNews) February … Read more

by Michael Ballanger via Streetwise Reports On Dec. 24, 2018, with the S&P 500 trading at 2,351, I tweeted out the following comment concerning the crash in the S&P 500: “The time to be short has passed. . .” The RSI (Relative Strength Index) was under 20 and a new bear market had finally (technically) arrived. Yet, despite … Read more

BY SVEN HENRICH $VIX 50+ Target. Do I have your attention? What I’m about to share is not my chart, it’s the Vixen’s chart. And when she posts charts of the $VIX I’ve learned to pay attention as she’s shown time and time again the $VIX can be charted. Mella is famous for keeping things simple stupid … Read more

by Dana Lyons The stock rally has gotten overbought – is it a sign of further momentum or of the end-game? There are many ways to determine overbought and oversold conditions in the stock market. We recently took a look at the overbought nature of the market from a long-term, 30,000-foot perspective. Today, we look at things … Read more

via READY NUTRITION: There are many potential dangers associated with winter weather, but there’s one you might not have given much thought to snow and ice on your home’s roof. It is unclear how many deaths per year are caused by snow accumulations on roofs, but nearly every winter, there are reports of such deaths that … Read more

by DCG No surprise here seeing as how the actor can’t control his foul mouth or his temper. From NY Post: Robert De Niro showed he can still be a “Raging Bull” Thursday as he had a meltdown outside a Manhattan courthouse, screaming at his driver for not showing up at the right place. The “Goodfellas” actor went nuts while frantically … Read more

She’s going to single-handedly blow up the Democratic party. She’s a gift to the Republicans. Watch this mess.     AC