John Williams: A compelling case for dollar destruction and hyperinflation

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Jay Taylor Media, Released on 8/6/19 Walter J. “John” Williams shares his educated opinion on how soon he sees a dollar decline leading to hyperinflation and what we should do to protect ourselves. Walter J. “John” Williams has been a private consulting economist and a specialist in government economic reporting for more than 30 years. … Read more

Heavy Firing Reported Between Indian, Pakistani Military Along Line of Control in Kashmir

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The ceasefire violation took place as relations between India and Pakistan continue to deteriorate amid tensions in Jammu and Kashmir. Indian and Pakistani troops deployed along the Line of Control in Kashmir exchanged heavy fire, local media reports citing sources in the Indian military. The alleged ceasefire violation took place in the Sunderbani Sector along Line of … Read more

Failed city of Seattle: Police response to business owner whose customer was assaulted by homeless criminal, “you’re pretty far down the line, pal”

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by DCG As I’ve mentioned many, many times here on this blog: The demorat-run city of Seattle has a major homeless crisis in which the bureaucrats do nothing to solve. They allow the homeless to commit crimes, camp and urinate and defecate on the streets, and do drugs in the open. See the following: Insanity in Seattle: … Read more

FEMA Emergency Alert System TEST 2019!!! What Are They Getting Ready For?!?!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Ic7tj6oQo MORE PREPARATION! On the afternoon of Wed. Aug. 7th, 2019, The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), just issued their Emergency Alert System (EAS) test… According to FEMA: “ The test will assess the operational readiness of the infrastructure for distribution of a national message and … Read more

China has $1 trillion trade war weapon. Will it ever use?

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London (CNN Business)In the US-China trade war, it’s been a week of rapid escalation. Beijing devalued the yuan after the Trump administration threatened to slap tariffs on just about every Chinese export. The United States then labeled China a “currency manipulator,” deepening the rift. The exchanges have rocked global markets and threaten the global economy. … Read more

New Zealand, India and Thailand all announce larger-than-expected cuts to interest rates

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via CNBC: The main takeaway from the raft of monetary policy easing points to central banks signaling major concerns about the outlook for economic growth, and resorting to sharp monetary policy action in order to stave off a downturn. The latest round of rate cuts, along with the trade war uncertainty, has seen investors rush … Read more

Professor Joseph Mifsud Deposition: The starting point of Russia-gate

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by SP From Bryan Cates, Uncover DC.  July 29,2019 “While most of the political world focused its attention elsewhere, special prosecutor John Durham’s team quietly reached out this summer to a lawyer representing European academic Joseph Mifsud, one of the earliest and most mysterious figures in the now closed Russia-collusion case.” ‘Twas Misfud who contacted Trump advisor Papadapoulos saying he … Read more

Why Is Saudi Arabia Giving Up A Tract Of Land The Size Of Massachusetts For “The World’s First Independent International Zone”?

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by Michael Snyder Under the leadership of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a $500 billion “mega-city” is being constructed in the northwestern corner of Saudi Arabia.  This city has been named “Neom”, and when it is fully completed it will be approximately “the size of Massachusetts”.  The Wall Street Journal was able to recently examine … Read more

Ranking the Top 100 Websites in the World

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by visualcapitalist iew the full-resolution version of this visualization As a greater portion of the world begins to live more of their life online, the world’s top 100 websites continue to see explosive growth in their traffic numbers. To claim even the 100th spot in this ranking, your website would need around 350 million visits in a single … Read more

Visualizing How Much Money Americans Spend on Commutes

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by howmuch We know commuting is costly, but just how much are Americans spending on their commutes? Depending on the state, Americans spend as much as $5,000 per year on their daily commutes – including gas, maintenance costs, public transportation, and other expenses. Let’s take a look at how much the average American spends on transportation in … Read more

Global macro trader who nailed the 2008 crisis says next 3 months mark ‘edge of the cliff’ for markets—and ‘we’re there right now’

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via MarketWatch: Financial markets are at a crucial inflection point and Wall Street investors should look no further than the U.S. dollar for the clearest sign of the increasing stress on the system that could ignite a financial crisis a la 2008, says Raoul Pal. The former GLG global macro hedge-fund co-manager, who was among … Read more

TROUBLES: NYTIMES STOCK TUMBLES AS MUCH AS 20%… Ad Revenue Scare

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Shares of The New York Times Company plunged as much as 20% on Wednesday after the publisher said it expects total advertising revenue to fall next quarter.  The newspaper publisher reported second quarter results on Wednesday that beat expectations for earnings per share but fell short of revenue estimates.  The New York Times also said it added … Read more

WALGREENS closing 200 stores…

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Walgreens will close 200 stores in the U.S. Walgreens said the closures will affect about 3% of its U.S. footprint. Parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance earlier this year announced it would close 200 stores in the U.K. Walgreens plans to shutter 200 stores in the U.S. as the company pares back its locations in the … Read more

Humans At MICROSOFT Hearing Your Skype Calls?

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You know those old THX ads that would end their dramatic crescendo with the line “The audience is listening”? (It’s on YouTube, young’uns.) Well, when you have what you think is a private conversation with Alexa, or the Google Assistant, or Siri, numerous reports have emerged in recent weeks revealing that other humans might be listening too (although Apple … Read more

MAG: The crisis of American loneliness

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“You maniacs. You blew it up.” How else should we respond to a storyabout how the most relentlessly communicative generation in the history of the world feels all alone? According to a recent YouGov survey, some 30 percent of American millennials say that they are “lonely.” More than 20 percent report that they have no friends; … Read more