by A_solo_tripper The Federal Reserves sales pitch: “The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, provides the nation with a safe, flexible, and stable monetary and financial system” aka Give us little dudes a monopoly to print worthless I owe you’s for the United States. The Federal Reserve and the Board of governors … Read more
If a story doesn’t fit in with established media narratives, don’t expect to hear about it from the established forms of media. via thefreethoughtproject: A little-noticed public statement issued by the United Nations last week contains a dramatic shift in thinking on the issue of “illicit” substance use. After recommitting to the failed idea of prohibition … Read more
https://twitter.com/cullenyossarian/status/1188902205102972929?s=21 According to her press assistant, Tulsi Gabbard, congresswoman of Hawaii and presidential candidate, will be holding a press conference on Tuesday to demand that the US government release documents implicating Saudi Arabia in the attacks on 9/11. Gabbard has previously stated she enlisted to serve in the US military in response to the attacks … Read more
via thefederalist: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has a brand new Super PAC in his corner, and it’s being run by a registered foreign agent for the government of Azerbaijan. Larry Rasky, a lobbyist who previously worked as a top campaign operative for Biden, is listed as the treasurer of the PAC, according to records filed with the … Read more
The same could be said in watching key Democrats “protest too much” to the investigation by United States Attorney John Durham into the origins of the Russia probe. Durham is asking why the Obama administration ordered secret surveillance and investigations of figures associated with the presidential campaign of the opposing political party. https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/467977-democrats-doth-protest-too-much-against-the-durham-investigation Related: Adam … Read more
I just saw this map and it tripped me out…. I heard of plan years ago but and this map clear shows all the cities this train will be going through…. If you live in one the cities near this train the real estate is going to go up big time…. This why California is … Read more
Prosperity or the Road to Ruin? If you’re a Democrat who supports “Medicare for All,” pick your poison. You can ruin your political career and immolate your party by imposing a ruinous new sales tax, a gargantuan income tax hike or a surtax on corporate income that would wreck thousands of businesses. This is … Read more
by FS Has the U.S. dodged a recession heading into 2020? Should we be worried about the different stories emerging from the manufacturing and consumer sides of the U.S. economy? On a recent edition of the Financial Sense Newshour Jim Puplava and Chris Preitauer discuss these issues and hear from technician Tom McClellan and Frank Holmes of … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter This is a holy-cow moment. This morning, Tesla filed its Form 10-Q quarterly earnings report with the SEC, a moment when no one was supposed to pay attention after the surprise quarterly profit that had caused such a hullabaloo last week. The 10-Q provides a pile of additional detail that Tesla is not … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith At that point, it’s too late: there’s no bid for overpriced decaying bungalows, overpriced tech stocks, etc. In Chinese history, natural disasters were viewed as portents that the The Mandate of Heaven (tianming or “Heaven’s will”) had been withdrawn from the ruling dynasty. Broadening this concept a bit to regional dominance and power, we might … Read more
Authored by Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner via Wirepoints.org, Don and Paula Parker aren’t your typical seniors. After living the last 20 years in Florida, they recently retired to Illinois. The Parkers were born and raised in Rockford, Illinois. Don ran a house painting business in the Rockford area for many years while Paula worked in an … Read more
by Michael Snyder There should no longer be any doubt that the U.S. economy is slowing down, but most Americans still don’t realize what is happening because the major news networks are completely focused on the endless impeachment drama that is currently playing out in Washington. And without a doubt that is important, because it threatens to … Read more
by Michael Snyder An “extreme wind event” will relentlessly pummel the state of California on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and it will be a challenge unlike anything firefighters in the state have ever faced before. Right now there are 17 wildfirescurrently burning in the state, but that number is expected to rise significantly over the next … Read more
by visualcapitalist One wouldn’t expect the grocery department of a big box retailer to spark debate, but Walmart’s high market concentration in the grocery space is doing just that. By now, Walmart’s rise to the top of the retail pyramid is well documented. The Supercenters that dot the American landscape have had a dramatic ripple effect on surrounding … Read more
I'll say it again for those in the back Joe Biden Is NOT Really Running He isn't raising money, he isn't buying digital real estate for his campaign, and now this https://t.co/mqXcBto4jW — Tim Pool (@Timcast) October 29, 2019 Joe Biden’s Iowa state director doesn’t live full-time in Iowa and hasn’t worked on a campaign … Read more
UK MPs have voted for a pre-Christmas general election to take place on December 12. After multiple attempts by PM Boris Johnson to force a poll, he’s finally got his way in a bid to break the Brexit impasse. Lawmakers in the House of Commons on Tuesday voted in favor of Johnson’s early parliamentary general … Read more
Let’s Talk About That Video Of The Gun-Shooting Killer Robot. I’m glad I didn’t actually say anything, because the video actually features a clever bit of CGI instead of a real hunk of clanking metal. In fact, if you watch the entire segment, it quickly becomes apparent that either the robot is fake or the … Read more
THE OCEANS AREN’T GETTING ANY SMALLER: Navy admiral: A 355-ship Navy may not be attainable. “Will we get to 355 ships?” Burke asked at the Military Reports and Editors conference in Arlington, Va. “I think with today’s fiscal situation, where the Navy’s top line is right now, we can keep around 305 to 310 ships whole, … Read more
