Israel says to send 16,000 African migrants to Western countries

“Israel and the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees have reached unprecedented understandings for the departure of at least 16,250 migrants … to Western nations,” the Israeli statement said, without naming the countries. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-migrants/israel-says-it-will-send-16000-african-migrants-to-western-countries-idUSKCN1H90WQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgjMeD06pfQ h/t Indra-Varuna

OMG NOT CLEAR BACKPACKS! ‘KIDS’ DEMANDING MORE GOV SUDDENLY NOT SO HAPPY WITH MORE GOV.

Twitchy: As “RBPundit” tweeted today, “Marjorie Stoneman-Douglas students should not have their right to an opaque backpack (let’s call them ‘Assault-style backpacks’) infringed because of one crazed individual.” But then, a century ago, during the heyday of early “Progressive” Woodrow Wilson, Mencken warned that …

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Ripping It Into The Close

by Chris While the headlines are going to note some carnage in the markets today, keen observers will note the super powerful “nothing but buying” for the final 25 minutes that really stemmed the worst of it. Nearly 20 points …

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Brick & Mortar Retail Meltdown, March Update

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter And private equity firms are at the helm. March was a busy month for the brick-and-mortar retail meltdown which kicked off in 2015 and has since picked up speed. We’ve followed this progression from the early days. This …

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Arms Sales Champion…USA!

We’re number one! (In arms sales). What does it mean that the US economy has become so dependent on sales of weapons overseas, primarily to the Middle East? How does this corporatist economic arrangement drive policy? What are the security …

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By 2020, China will have completed its nationwide facial recognition and surveillance network, achieving near-total surveillance of urban residents, including in their homes via smart TVs and smartphones.

by ShellOilNigeria https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/surveillance-03302018111415.html By 2020, China will have completed its nationwide facial recognition and surveillance network, achieving near-total surveillance of urban residents, including in their homes via smart TVs and smartphones. According to the official Legal Daily newspaper, the 13th …

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Markets Are Correcting…Hard

by Chris Well, that escalated quickly! After a long weekend to think things through, it looks like the market correction is back with a vengeance. The S&P 500 has busted its 200 dma today, and that’s  big deal (assuming it’s …

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