FEDERAL COURT RULES AGAINST MARYLAND GERRYMANDERING GOP VOTERS INTO OBLIVION

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by Mark Tapscott It got lost in the election news this week, but Walter Olson points it out in a tweet late yesterday. The Federal District Court for the District of Maryland ruled that when Maryland’s Democratic establishment redrew congressional districts in 2011, they: •  “The state specifically targeted voters in the sixth congressional district … Read more

China Opens 13th Police Station In South Africa

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by Thinker Once again, you can’t fault the Chinese for playing the game of “RISK” and buying instead of fighting to get what they want. Thanks to the U.S. troops and wars, they opened the doors for most nations to welcome China, they don’t want to bomb, but bringing cash. How many Africans are taking … Read more

Here are all the ways inflation is happening today

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by Simon Black Something strange happened in the markets last month that signals trouble ahead… When stocks fell from their September highs, you would have expected investors to run for cover in the world’s safe-haven asset – US Treasurys. But that’s not what happened. While stocks were plunging, Treasurys also fell. Yields on 30-year Treasurys increased … Read more

Remember that time Obama kicked someone out of a press conference, saying ‘You’re in my house’, and the media cheered?

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Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama is used to hecklers stopping him during speeches — but he draws the line when the audience interrupts him in his own house. As Obama was speaking at a White House event honoring LGBT Pride Month on Wednesday, an accented voice rang out from the crowd. Obama wasn’t amused. “Shame on … Read more

Stephen Colbert: Fighting Tucker Carlson’s ideas is an American right. Targeting his home and terrorizing his family is an act of monstrous cowardice. Obviously don’t do this, but also, take no pleasure in it happening. Feeding monsters just makes more monsters.

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Fighting Tucker Carlson’s ideas is an American right. Targeting his home and terrorizing his family is an act of monstrous cowardice. Obviously don’t do this, but also, take no pleasure in it happening. Feeding monsters just makes more monsters. — Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) November 8, 2018 https://twitter.com/MarkDice/status/1060590182464872448

Identifying The Next Relative Strength Leaders

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by Dana Lyons Stocks that were the quickest to recover from correction losses may be new relative strength leaders going forward. If you read our piece yesterday, “Are Stocks Out Of The Woods?“, you know that, despite the big rally, we don’t believe the stock market is in the clear just yet following its October swoon. … Read more

Consumer credit, Employment

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by WARREN MOSLER Highlights Consumer credit growth slowed more than expected to just $10.9 billion in September, below Econoday’s consensus range and less than half of the upwardly revised $22.9 billion August increase. Growth slowed in nonrevolving credit, which rose $11.2 billion in September versus $18.3 billion previously, while growth in revolving credit stalled completely … Read more

Hilarious How Wall-Street Crybabies Whine about the Fed’s QE Unwind after a Decade of “Wealth Effect”

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Their “Everything Bubble” is being pricked “gradually,” and they don’t like it. Wall Street has been moaning, groaning, and crying out loud about the Fed’s current monetary policies – raising rates and unwinding QE. They fear that these policies will undo the Fed’s handiwork since the onset of QE and zero-interest-rate … Read more

Homebuilder Stocks; Is It 2007 All Over Again?

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by Chris Kimble Housing market concerns are bubbling up once again. Remember the 2007 housing bubble? Well this may not end the same way, but it’s definitely worth noting the weakness in the housing sector. Especially the homebuilders (via the Dow Jones Home Construction Index). Take a look at the chart below. Notice the similarities? –  A similar bearish descending … Read more

City of London Just Lost a $240-Billion-a-day Financial Market.

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By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. The City of London was just dealt its biggest Brexit-related blow following an announcement by American financial markets operator CME Group that it is shifting its European market for short-term financing, the largest in the EU, out of London to Amsterdam. Worried about the dense fog of regulatory … Read more

Guess Who’s Labeled The Biggest Threat To America As Tucker Carlson Gets Mobbed—Civil War?

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For More Information See: https://www.newstatesman.com/world/no… https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2… https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cnns… https://www.infowars.com/breaking-ant… https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018… https://www.infowars.com/breaking-ant… https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018… http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/07/yes-normal-republican-elites-are-a-threat-to-democracy.html?gtm=bottom&gtm=top https://www.theguardian.com/world/201… https://newrepublic.com/article/14814… https://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo… https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2…

Hollywood Midterm Endorsements Reveal Dwindling Celebrity Influence

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Originally Posted at Free Market Shooter – Authored by Jon Hall Ahead of the 2018 Midterm elections, many Hollywood celebrities threw their hat in the ring to back a particular candidate in hopes of boosting their chances of winning their respective races. For instance, Taylor Swift made headlines last month when she endorsedDemocratic Senator Phil Bredesen in Tennessee’s elections… Bredesen, however … Read more

BREAKING VIDEO: “Broward County BALLOTS STUFFED into NORMAL PEOPLE’S CARS and DRIVEN OFF. THEY ARE TRYING TO STEAL THIS ELECTION. THEY CANNOT GET AWAY WITH THIS.”

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https://streamable.com/fdhca “Democrat lawyers are descending on #Florida. They have been very clear they aren’t here to make sure every vote is counted. They are here to change the results of election & #Broward is where they plan to do it.” Long but IMPORTANT THREAT ON ELECTIONS IN #FLORIDA.#BayCounty was hit by a Cat 4 Hurricane … Read more

‘Long time, no see’ is considered offensive language at Colorado State University

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Image by iStock/cnythzl From Reason: At Colorado State University (CSU), administrators have designated the common greeting “long time, no see” as non-inclusive language. That’s according to a student, Katrina Leibee, who writes for the campus paper, The Rocky Mountain Collegian. Leibee met with Zahra Al-Saloom, director of diversity and inclusion at CSU, who showed her a list … Read more

The United States is going broke

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From Jim Rickards, Editor, The Daily Reckoning: Those who focus on the U.S. national debt (and I’m one of them) keep wondering how long this debt levitation act can go on. The U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio is at the highest level in history (106%), with the exception of the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. At … Read more

Student loan crisis: $1.5t now outstanding, 2nd-most of any consumer-debt segment. And Default rates are rising : >1 in 10 borrowers are at least 90 days delinquent, highest for all household debt segments

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via 13d: On a personal level, political and macroeconomic level, there are few questions with more significant implications for Americans. The following article was originally published in “What I Learned This Week” on October 25, 2018. To learn more about 13D’s investment research, please visit our website. On a personal level, on a political and macroeconomic level, … Read more

S&P 500 finds resistance.

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S&P 500 finds resistance. $SPX pic.twitter.com/srakFLjXcF — Andrew Thrasher, CMT (@AndrewThrasher) November 8, 2018 https://twitter.com/BobDylansHarp/status/1060508781036163072 Quants are facing a crisis of confidence https://t.co/N117XRxxdV via @markets — Scott (@VolatilityWiz) November 8, 2018 Uh-oh! #Mexico's stock market slumps more than 4% as the incoming government of President Lopez Obrador scraps some bank commissions and fees. Financials down … Read more

SPY The rally no one came to

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$SPY The rally no one came to: pic.twitter.com/LuGlrsuKoo — Scott (@VolatilityWiz) November 7, 2018 for reference pic.twitter.com/AsPsZ7KW7g — . (@StockCats_2009) November 8, 2018 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1060318019644203008 Hedge fund redemptions continue to be a risk into yearend and early 2019…. pic.twitter.com/6Sbg2DJx3i — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) November 8, 2018

Enough with this nonsense by central bankers and their minions… Cost of servicing debt is exploding!

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  “As a reminder, about 40% of Russell 2000 companies have floating rate debt that is most likely priced off LIBOR. The ratio for S&P 500 companies is about 25%.” – @pboockvar 3-month LIBOR: pic.twitter.com/9WojiYRwtp — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) November 8, 2018 One of the most important charts these days: Cost of servicing US Federal … Read more

Alt-Left Domestic Terror Group ‘Smash Racism’ Chant Death Threats At Home Of Fox News Host Tucker Carlson

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by Geoffrey Grider A group of domestic terror protesters congregated outside what they claimed was Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s home in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night to chant threatening messages. This mob of domestic terrorists travels in packs, they wear masks to conceal their identities, they chant vile obscenities and issue death threats, and they … Read more