It’s all gonna come out eventually, no matter how much they try to stall.

Law News Stonewalling on Clinton Emails Continues Under Trump, Watchdog Says Federal bureaucrats, defying President Donald Trump, are resisting requests for information about Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email account while secretary of state and how that may have compromised national security, the head of a legal watchdog group told The Daily Signal in … Read more

OCASIO CORTEZ’S GREEN NEW DEAL IS INSPIRING LAUGHTER ALL OVER

OCASIO CORTEZ’S GREEN NEW DEAL IS INSPIRING LAUGHTER ALL OVER: The reception was so bad they took it down, but you can read it here. Related: Green New Deal Excludes Nuclear And Would Thus Increase Emissions — Just Like It Did In Vermont.Well, remember, this stuff is never about saving the planet, that’s just for the rubes. It’s about advancing an … Read more

France warns Italy. The EU project’s falling apart

via RT: France’s government spokesman has said the recall of its ambassador to Italy is temporary but sends an important signal toward its historical ally not to meddle in internal French affairs. Benjamin Griveaux said on Friday that the recall was prompted by months of “unfounded attacks” from Italian government members Luigi Di Maio and … Read more

Telltale Signs of Recession

by Charles Hugh-Smith I’m seeing lifestyles that are out of stock and no longer available, even in China. Though every recession is unique, all recessions manifest in similar ways in the real economy. By real economy, I mean the on-the-ground economy we observe with our own eyes, as opposed to the abstract statistical model reflected in official … Read more

Fed’s QE Unwind Reaches $434 Billion, Remains on “Autopilot”

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Getting rid of MBS faster and shifting to short-term Treasury bills will be on the list. The Fed shed $32 billion in assets in January, according to the Fed’s balance sheet for the week ended February 6, released this afternoon. This reduced the assets on its balance sheet to $4,026 billion, … Read more

Q4 is falling apart before everyone’s astonished eyes, and a “technical recession” beckons.

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter “Unexpectedly,” German industrial production fell 3.9% in December 2018 compared to December 2017, after having fallen by a revised 4.0% in November, according to German statistics agency Destatis Thursday morning. These two drops were steepest year-over-year drops since 2009. Even during the European Debt Crisis in 2011 and 2012 – it hit Germany’s … Read more

Apocalyptic Sounds In The Sky: No Explanation For ‘Mystery Booms’ And ‘Mysterious Flashes Of Light’ All Across America

by Michael Snyder For weeks, Americans all over the country have been rattled by extremely loud booming sounds that seem to have no explanation, and they are often accompanied by “mysterious flashes of light”.  These strange booms are shaking homes and rattling windows, and some witnesses say that they sound like cannons being fired.  And … Read more

FITTON:RIGHT NOW Judicial Watch lawyers are taking discovery in Clinton email AND Benghazi scandal!

by TFittonJW Inside Judicial Watch interview with my colleague Bruce Schlesman:   CA voter roll clean up success: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/california-and-los-angeles-county-to-remove-1-5-million-inactive-voters-from-voter-rolls-settle-judicial-watch-federal-lawsuit/ Major Clinton email discovery: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/federal-court-orders-discovery-on-clinton-email-benghazi-scandal-top-obama-clinton-officials-susan-rice-and-ben-rhodes-to-respond-to-judicial-watch-questions-under-oath/

Alexandria Occasional Cortex: We can BAN AIR TRAVEL within 10 Years!

via atr.org: This morning, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released an overview of the Democrat “Green New Deal” which threatens “a massive transformation of our society.” Below are the details of the proposal. Rebuild every single building in the U.S. “Upgrade or replace every building in US for state-of-the-art energy efficiency.” Will end all traditional forms of energy in … Read more

New York, of the United States, or of the United Nations – Who Do Politicians Serve?

by Thinker Our words and actions define our character, not our religion, race, or birth nation. For many New Yorker’s, it is a state that represents new life, another chance, freedom. Politicians are elected by the people who believe that man/woman will make the right choices in decisions and votes for legislature that may effect … Read more

Oregon To Impose RENT CONTROL?! – Governments Are DESPERATE To Stop The CRASH

Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the desperate move by the Oregonian government to implement rent control. Oregon would be the first state to implement state-wide rent control. SB 608, the legislation in question is likely to go into affect in the coming months (as both chambers of the legislature … Read more

OVERDRAFT PROTECTION: WHAT YOUR BANK DOESN’T WANT YOU TO KNOW

via visualcapitalist: Nobody wants the embarrassment of seeing their debit card declined. To help, bankers came up with a seemingly beneficial solution. Overdraft protection is a service that allows card users to pay for items even if they temporarily do not have the funds, and it can help consumers potentially avoid such awkward problems. However, what … Read more

Boockvar: Fed Turning to Negative Rates Would ‘Blow Up’ Money Markets

via yahoo: (Bloomberg) — Renewed discussion about the potential for the Federal Reserve to employ negative interest rates to combat an economic downturn is already prompting objections from some market veterans. In a letter published Feb. 4 by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, researcher Vasco Curdia argued that had policy makers cut rates below … Read more

To avoid choosing between surrendering to Brussels and generating a #financial crisis, #Italy’s governing coalition may opt for a third option: letting the #government collapse.

via stratfor: Highlights A combination of domestic and external forces will continue to slow Italy’s economy in 2019, resulting in a lower-than-expected GDP expansion in the third largest economy of the eurozone. The European Union and financial markets will increase pressure on Rome to correct some of its expansionary policies to avoid a worsening of its … Read more