The China Ponzi Is Very Red Indeed: Beijing In Lockdown, Not Lift-Off

via theepochtimes: As the Chinese Communist Party prepares celebrations for the 70th anniversary of its takeover of China, it has placed the capital city on lockdown to ensure that festivities proceed without a hitch. As early as August, the Beijing government has forbidden all shops to sell knives; temporarily closed hundreds of clubs, restaurants, and bars; and strictly controlled people’s movements. … Read more

The Escalating Japan-South Korea Trade War: Are Your Investments At Risk?

Photo by Flikr.com Wikipedia.org | CC BY | Photoshopped From Birch Gold Group Another trade war is brewing between these two nations, and the results could be dramatic for U.S. investors. The United States and China are not the only two nations involved in a trade war. Over the summer, trade relations between Japan and South Korea have dramatically deteriorated to … Read more

What the Chicago Tribune Cellphone study tells us, about 5g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYEddI1OWx0 Recently the Chicago Tribune decided to test popular cellphone levels for radio frequency radiation. What they found was that nearly all the popular cell phones far exceeded the “safe FCC level” (1.6 w/kg) guidelines. The study which was conducted in August 2019 has subsequently led to a number of lawsuits against the top cellphone … Read more

Trump Supporters Go To Clean Up FILTHY Los Angeles – SHOCKED With What They Find

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWjHwAR7ISM Leah Barkoukis from Townhall reports, Following a successful cleanup effort in Baltimore, conservative activist Scott Presler and a team of volunteers helped clean up 50 tons of trash in Los Angeles this weekend over a nine-hour period. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbar…

Bernie Doubles Warren’s Wealth Tax to Win Votes

by Martin Armstrong The war on eradicating the rich is fully on. Bernie Sanders realizes that Elizabeth Warren is rising in the polls among liberal Democrats, and Bernie knows how politics works. “Vote for me and I will rob other people for you.” They are competing now on how high they could raise taxes for … Read more

Trump’s OTHER whistleblower: Federal employee claims to have evidence suggesting ‘improper influence’ in IRS audit of the President’s tax returns

*Intelligence whistleblower complaint over Donald Trump’s call with Ukrainian President has led to renewed calls for his impeachment *But another federal employee contacted different committee last month suggesting evidence exists of ‘improper interference’ in IRS’s audit of tax returns *Committee chair kept allegations quiet ‘in order to protect whistleblower’s job’ *But renewed focus on the … Read more

Fed expands their overnight repo operations and increases cap. I feel like there’s something bad going on with the economy; this symptom is not normal.

by FreeThinker Why doesn’t it concern you when no-one is willing to buy the most secure asset only for one day with their money? Wouldn’t you be concerned if no-one is willing to lend you money even when you offer to put your house as a collateral? That’d make me worry a lot about the value … Read more

Kamala Harris Campaign Takes NOSE DIVE, Former San Francisco Mayor Gives Her EXTRA SHOVE Down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGBlswKJkqw Molly Prince from The Daily Wire reports, Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown criticized Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and her presidential campaign on Sunday for ignoring her home state of California in favor of campaigning in early primary states. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-…

Hypocrites: Celebrities supporting global climate strike

by DCG Let’s take a look at how these celebrities support saving the environment, shall we? Actor Chris Hemsworth flies via private jets Actress Kerry Washington’s former massive home Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ massive LA home Willow Smith aboard a private yacht on a getaway to Italy Model Giselle Bundchen flying via private jet Until these … Read more

This isn’t a simple reporting error or editing miss. It’s a flat-out lie, right on the front page of one of the nation’s leading newspapers.

LAYERS OF EDITORS, FACT-CHECKERS, AND LIARS: Damning video at the link. And it isn’t just CNN. This is from last night, so it refers to today’s front page: This isn’t a simple reporting error or editing miss. It’s a flat-out lie, right on the front page of one of the nation’s leading newspapers. I’d say it … Read more

Michigan official, once honored by state democrats, charged with altering ballots

by DCG From Yahoo: Sherikia Hawkins was charged Monday with six felony counts for allegedly altering absentee ballots during the November 2018 election in her capacity as city clerk for the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Mich. Hawkins, a 38-year-old registered Democrat, stands accused of altering 193 absentee ballots. She was arraigned Monday in Southfield on charges including falsifying … Read more

$VIX Getting Jiggy

by northmantrader $VIX is building another clean technical pattern. Recall this summer we identified a coming $VIX volatility spike informed by a pattern structure forming. Since that spike to 24/25 in August $VIX has been forming another pattern. Many of may have seen this pattern in my charts as recently as this weekend in correlation to the the $SPX: This … Read more

Social Security COLA Could Get Pushed Higher – But “Real” Inflation May Absorb It

From Birch Gold Group Social Security recipients are on track for a cost of living adjustment (COLA) this year of a mere 1.6-1.7%. That’s according to Sean Williams at The Motley Fool, who analyzed data available so far this year. Once data for August and September are available from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the official COLA for … Read more

How Employees & Employers Get Bled by Health Insurance

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Something is seriously wrong with this system. The annual cost of the average health insurance family plan through employers — employer and employee contributions combined – rose another 4.9% in 2019, to $20,576. This is up 255% from 20 years ago, having soared five times faster than the Consumer Price Index … Read more