THE BREXIT LESSON: As long as there is no common ground in Britain, we shall be divided and ruled

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by John Ward Today is a day for counting the numbers – and while numbers aren’t everything, they do count if we really are to become a Nation governed for the needs of the contributory Many. Ideologues of Left, Right, globalism and neoconservatism represent the contemporary narratives obeyed by most….but accepted by a dwindling minority. This … Read more

What will the stock market do around earnings season

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by Troy The U.S. stock market has done well throughout the first half of January 2019. With earnings season just ahead and the stock market under its 200 day moving average, the high probability of a pullback/retest remains. Go here to understand our fundamentals-driven long term outlook. Let’s determine the stock market’s most probable medium term … Read more

Goldman Sachs Raises Gold Forecast 10% for 2019

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Photo by Bank of England | CC BY From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest news involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Goldman raises its 2019 forecast for gold, gold will continue to shine in the face of growing risks, and ten reasons why gold will remain above $1,250 in 2019. … Read more

Technically Speaking: Bull Or Bear? Comparing Views

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by Lance Roberts   As the trumpets sound to signal the start of earnings season, the battle between fundamentals and “hope” begins. While earnings expectations have weakened markedly in recent months, the bulls remain steadfast in their belief the market correction is now over. As I discussed in this past weekend’s missive : “‘The stock market just got off to its best start in 13 … Read more

IQ is falling worldwide

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via sciencealert: A defining trend in human intelligence tests that saw people steadily obtaining higher IQ scores through the 20th century has abruptly ended, a new study shows. The Flynn effect – named after the work of Kiwi intelligence researcher James Flynn – observed rapid rises in intelligence quotient at a rate of about 3 IQ points per decade in the 20th … Read more

Get beaten nearly to death by a Democrat, go for medical care, get mocked by Democratic Party operatives with bylines. And the press wonders why people hate it.

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  #JOURNALISM: Press Outlets Dunk on Rand Paul for Going to Canada, Land of ‘Socialized Medicine,’ for Surgery. But the Clinic Is Private. Some media outlets and activists are suggesting that Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.) is guilty of hypocrisy because he will travel to Canada for surgery related to his 2017 assault at the hands of … Read more

CANADA: Trudeau buys the whole Mainstream Media with a $600 million bailout. ( Months before his re-election bid.) This is how democracy dies.

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by KaliforniaX It’s even worse than many people feared. In their economic update, the Trudeau Liberals have announced a series of measures that add up to a $600 million media bailout. Instead of letting the Canadian People pick and choose which media companies to support freely, the Trudeau Liberals are forcing you to bail out … Read more

STUDY SHOWS IMPOTENCE OF FAKE NEWS

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Yes, there is such a thing as “Fake News,” as anybody knows who even occasionally watches cable news channels or reads newspapers like The New York Times and Washington Post. But what about Fake News that was planted by non-media sources? Turns out, according to a new study reported by Science Advances, that prolific social … Read more

For all the praise for Obama’s “cool rationality,” there isn’t a less-informed or grounded basis for foreign policy than “if only.”

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SHADI HAMID: Obama and the Limits of ‘Fact-Based’ Foreign Policy. “How America’s best and brightest once again steered the country to failure.” There’s a lot wrong with this article, but a couple gems, too. The problem, well before negotiations even started, was the initial decision to treat Iran’s nuclear program as the top U.S. priority in the … Read more

There is a reason we don’t follow CNN

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WELL, OF COURSE: Media turns blind eye to Dems’ jaunt to PR during shutdown. Remember Jim Treacher’s profound wisdom: CNN’s CHRIS CILLIZZA: Republicans are losing the shutdown blame game — and they can’t do anything about it. Imagine going to bed every night, having the same nightmare, waking up, hoping you will sleep peacefully the next … Read more

Wait until you hear the details in this bill: Oregon proposal would require gun owners to obtain permits

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by DCG As reported by Oregon Live: A proposal by two Oregon lawmakers to require permits for all gun owners is generating buzz online and among Republicans at the Capitol, even before it’s scheduled to be introduced at the Legislature on Monday. It’s the brainchild of student activists connected to the movement that grew out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas … Read more

Campaign Finance Reform Helps Special Interests

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by Ron Paul One of the new Democratic House majority’s top priorities is so-called campaign finance reform legislation. Contrary to the claims of its supporters, campaign finance reform legislation does not limit the influence of powerful special interests. Instead, it violates the First Amendment and burdens those seeking real change in government. The First Amendment of … Read more

The Yellow Vests Get it Right

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Financial nuclear warheads. via Robert Gore at Straight Line Logic The mainstream media has degenerated irreparably. Here’s a reliable rule of thumb: if it’s important it’s not covered; if it’s covered it’s not important. Stories in the American mainstream press about Yellow Vest protests have been few. One aspect of the protests, transcendently important, has received scant … Read more

Over 80% of all non-financial stocks in Canada lost money on a free cash flow basis in the last 12 months! Australia, US and Asian countries aren’t too far behind.

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Over 80% of all non-financial stocks in Canada lost money on a free cash flow basis in the last 12 months! Australia, US and Asian countries aren’t too far behind. This is not a picture of a healthy global economy. pic.twitter.com/bI059YdOo3 — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) January 14, 2019 https://twitter.com/DonDraperClone/status/1084919674805121025 Macro economic surprise indicators pic.twitter.com/BaECwkNg7U … Read more

Former CIA Admits U.S. Intervention in Foreign Elections!

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Who wins in this ridiculous game they’re playing? Seems like these “intelligence “ agencies are giving themselves purpose. But it’s all a distraction from the powers who really control everything. Not the “deep state”. That’s one layer deeper than the mainstream media, at best. I’m talking about power that extends far beyond governments. Far beyond … Read more

Rosenstein plan to make easier for DOJ to spy on journalists… Age of Surveillance Capitalism

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Age of Surveillance Capitalism… Tech companies have shown themselves to be increasingly cavalier with our personal data. Are we handing over too much information? Frank Rose reviews “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism” by Shoshana Zuboff. According to Google’s Ngram Viewer, which measures the appearance in books of a given phrase over time, the word “surveillance”—from … Read more

China’s Consumers Rattle Global Automakers as Sales Plunge

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Welcome to the Big Club of Saturation & Decline. For the month of December, light new-vehicle sales in China plunged 13%, compared to a year ago, to 2.23 million vehicles, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced on Monday. Sales through June had risen 6%, but then came July, and … Read more