Alert level increased at world’s largest volcano in Hawaii

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  Federal officials raised the alert level Tuesday for the world’s largest active volcano, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, which last erupted in 1984. The U.S. Geological Survey changed the level from “normal” to “advisory” following a steady increase in earthquakes and ground swelling that began in March. An eruption is not imminent, but scientists are closely … Read more

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: George Soros and Charles Koch Have Teamed Up to Form a Think Tank.

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via townhall:   Progressive billionaire George Soros and right-leaning billionaire Charles Koch have formed an unusual alliance to advocate for pacifist foreign policy, teaming up to create an anti-war think tank known as The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. According to its website, the Institute “promotes ideas that move U.S. foreign policy away from endless war … Read more

TURKISH NEO-SULTAN ERDOGAN THREATENS TO GO TO WAR IN LIBYA

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via strategypage: The Turkish president’s threat to intervene in Libya’s anarchic civil war received scant coverage in U.S. media swooning over the Democrats’ gaggle of synthetic candidates. Not so in Europe and the Middle East — for many reasons. Last week, though his military forces are deeply engaged in next-door Syria’s ruinous civil war, Turkish President … Read more

DIGITAL LIFE: Ebooks Purchased From Microsoft Will Be Deleted This Month Because You Don’t Really Own Anything Anymore.

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via gizmodo:   Microsoft announced in April that it would stop selling ebooks and that any books the company already sold would stop working in early July because the DRM servers were being shut off. Yes, you read that correctly. Those books that you “bought” are going to disappear. Even the “free” books that you downloaded … Read more

Australia Lowers Rate to Historic Low of 1%

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by Martin Armstrong The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut the official cash rate for the second month in a row to 1%. As we head into the turning point of the Economic Confidence Model come January 2020, the unemployment rate increased to 5.2% in April. GDP growth remains very low at 0.4%, wage growth … Read more

Hong Kong Peg & Riots

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by Martin Armstrong Civil unrest is continuing to rise in Hong Kong after crowds of mask and helmet wearing demonstrators fled the area to escape hundreds of riot police firing tear gas. The entire issue has arisen from Lam’s government pushing legislation that would allow extraditions to China, a move that alarmed locals and multinational … Read more

FITTON: HUGE: Judicial Watch witness breaks open Clinton email scandal. Major interview with JW senior attorney Ramona Cotca.

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by TFittonJW Here is my discussion with Ramona: And some background: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-former-state-official-testifies-he-warned-state-department-officials-about-clinton-email-issues-concerned-about-interference-on-classified-clinton-benghazi-email-documents/    

FITTON: MASSIVE: Testimony by former State Dept official suggests Obam State Dept under-classified Benghazi emails — placing national security at risk!

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via  Judicial Watch: Judicial Watch announced today that John Hackett, the former Director for Information Programs and Services (IPS), which handles records management at the State Department, testified under oath that he had raised concerns that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s staff had “culled out 30,000” of the secretary’s “personal” emails without following strict National Archives standards. … Read more

Once the narrative is established, it’s difficult to dislodge. And progressive Hollywood is the Terminator of establishing narratives — they never quit.

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CHRISTIAN TOTO: Why Hollywood Can’t Quit The Mueller Report. It’s also worth pointing out that many of Saddam Hussien’s generals were convinced that his regime was holding weapons of mass destruction. Of course, he had an active weapons program, and used them on his own people as well as the Iranian military. But that program ended … Read more

DOW on Pace to Notch Record High… But job gains hint at slowing economy; Trade deficit surges

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Dow Industrials on Pace to Notch Record High The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose a fourth straight session, pushing the blue-chip index above its record closing level in intraday trading Wednesday. The Dow industrials gained 92 points, or 0.3%, ahead of its early close Wednesday before Thursday’s Independence Day holiday. The index surpassed its Oct. … Read more

Trump signed a new bill to reform the IRS

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Yesterday at exactly 4:17 EDT the Don signed a new bill reforming the mafia I mean the IRS lolol.The bill stops the IRS from taking money from US citizens and giving it to the queen of England and the Vatican. Bill 3151 actually abolishes the IRS officially.The new tax system goes into effect on 1/1/2020 … Read more

SUMMER BOXOFFICE MELTDOWN CONTINUES

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via variety: It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Heading into the new year, box office analysts were bullish that 2019 would beat, or at least match, the record-breaking success of last season. Followups to “Avengers,” “Secret Life of Pets” and “Godzilla” combined with reboots of storied franchises such as “Men in Black” and “Shaft” would elevate ticket … Read more

DAY TURNS NIGHT IN S. AMERICA

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via AP:   Tens of thousands of tourists and locals gaped skyward Tuesday as a total eclipse of the sun darkened the heavens over Chile and Argentina. Tourists from around the world gathered to witness the cosmic spectacle, which began in the morning as the moon crossed in front of the sun and cast a … Read more

Vested Interests in Charge = Guaranteed Failure

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by Charles Hugh-Smith It boils down to two very simple principles: accredit the student, not the institution and teach every student how to rigorously learn on their own. Vested interests have every incentive to maintain the status quo: specifically, those who currently own the assets, income streams and power will continue to own the assets, income streams and power. … Read more

Trucking is Infamously Cyclical, But This is a Tad Extreme

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter After truck manufacturers eat up their backlogs, then what? Orders for heavy trucks plunged by 69% in June compared to June last year, to 13,000 units, after having plunged by 71% in May, to just 10,400 units, FTR Transportation Intelligence reported today. It was the eighth month in a row of year-over-year declines. … Read more