The US Treasury REALLY does not want to honour this FOIA request relating to the Treasury’s gold storage records

by retardedbutlovesdogs the alleged United States Gold holdings have been the subject of controversy for decades. Commentators, including employees of the US government and the Federal Reserve (not Federal OR a Reserve) allege a great quantity of gold is present in Fort Knox and other places, but no one has been able to determine or … Read more

When You Understand That Democrats See The Press As Part Of Their Team, Existing To Carry Their Water, This Makes Sense

Democrat Governor Excludes Conservative News Service From Media List. When two reporters showed up at the Wisconsin governor’s office in February for a press briefing on the new administration’s proposed budget, staffers turned them away. Although the governor’s office didn’t formally invite the reporters, they were credentialed through the Wisconsin Legislature to cover government activities. … Read more

Opt out of all the data sharing you wouldn’t opt in to.

https://simpleoptout.com/ Simple Opt Out is drawing attention to opt-out data sharing and marketing practices that many people aren’t aware of (and most people don’t want), then making it easier to opt out. For example: Target “may share your personal information with other companies which are not part of Target.” Chase may share your “account balances and transaction history … Read more

MICHAEL BARONE: The End of America’s 30-Year Engagement With China?

via realclearpolitics: The hope through these years was that a more prosperous China would also become more democratic and tolerant at home, and less aggressive abroad. But as foreign affairs journalist James Mann pointed out in his 2007 book, “The China Fantasy,” and as longtime Kissingerian Michael Pillsbury wrote in his 2015 book, “The Hundred-Year Marathon,” … Read more

Phone Companies Ink Deal With All 50 States And D.C. To Combat Robocalls.

via npr: AT&T, Sprint and Verizon and nine other telecommunications companies teamed up with attorneys general of all 50 states plus the District of Columbia to announce a new pact to eradicate a common scourge in America: illegal robocalls. The agreement, which amounts to a set of anti-robocall principles, is aimed at combating and preventing the phone-ringing … Read more

NFL Doing Everything It Can To Boost Ratings In 2019:

● ‘NBC Sports Pro Football Talk’ turns into bash-fest of ‘far-right’ Trump, conservatives. ● The NFL just cannot stop politicking — former player Chris Long slips and admits they kicked an owner off of social justice committee over Trump support. ● Rapper Jay-Z Partners with the NFL, Joins the Ranks of the Insufficiently Woke.       h/t … Read more

Another Way To Counter China’s Belt And Road Imperialism

via thehill: Jeff Goodson says we’re in a New Cold War that requires strategic thinking “analogous” to Cold War containment. The Belt and Road initiative requires pushback because it’s “debt-trap diplomacy.” Smart thinking isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when most people contemplate Washington. But while China puts lipstick on its trillion-dollar Belt and … Read more

TRUMP KNOWS THIS AND IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT: China’s enormous debt ‘no longer can be ignored,’ analyst says.

Fraser Howie, an independent analyst, told CNBC:  “China is very much past the tipping point where the debt simply no longer can be ignored.” The trade war has put a dent in efforts to pare its massive debt as Beijing sought ways to boost its slowing economy, which was at its lowest growth in 27 … Read more

Yesterday, CNN Slammed Fox For Hiring Sarah Huckabee Sanders Because She Has “Credibility Issues”. Today, CNN Hired ANDREW McCABE Who Was Fired From The FBI For Lying!

https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1164898622544273408 Hypocrisy is such a big part of leftist existence that I don’t think they can even see blatantly obvious examples of it anymore. Without hypocrisy none of them would be able to have their terrible moronic beliefs. John

What are the prospects for the US economy?

by Shaun Richards We find ourselves in a curious situation as we wait for ( or for readers over the weekend) mull the speech of Fed Chair Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole. There are several reasons for this and let me start with the pressure being applied by President Trump. Germany sells 30 year bonds … Read more

Trump says he’s ordering American companies to immediately start looking for an alternative to China

….your companies HOME and making your products in the USA. I will be responding to China’s Tariffs this afternoon. This is a GREAT opportunity for the United States. Also, I am ordering all carriers, including Fed Ex, Amazon, UPS and the Post Office, to SEARCH FOR & REFUSE,…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 23, … Read more

What mistakes do investors make?

by independenttrader Recently we came across a graphic published by Business Insider showing 20 habits that can lead to bad decisions. Many of the errors listed below can also be applied to investing in financial markets, which is why we decided to attach the graphic and discuss most of the points. Point 3 – Bandwagon effect … Read more

Obama Buys $15 Million House

by Martin Armstron Barack and Michelle Obama are buying a nearly $15 million mansion on Martha’s Vineyard. They had rented it out in August from the Celtics co-owner Wyc Grousbeck, who has been trying to sell it for the past 4 years. What is fascinating is how Democrats always demonize the “rich” and then when … Read more