Five years in prison for offending someone online…

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by Simon Black Let the weekly absurdity begin! New SAT scoring will combat Asian privilege The infamous SAT has been used since 1926 as a sort of university entrance exam to objectively test high school students’ scholastic aptitude. Until now. Test administrators announced plans this week to include an ‘adversity score’ for every student taking the … Read more

Toxic Mess

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by northmantrader Market price discovery has become a toxic mess and traders have to adapt to changing conditions. Fast. Blending an understanding of technicals with a keen awareness of the outside influencing factors on price discovery is becoming an ever more vital combination critical to success in navigating these complex markets. The tape action, long subject … Read more

Fed Launches ‘Rate Peg Instead of QE’ Trial Balloon For Next Crisis

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This article was written by Wolf Richter and originally published at Wolf Street This came packaged into the middle of a speech by Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard, on “How Does Monetary Policy Affect Your Community?” It was under the subheading, “Some Issues to Explore.” And it would be a huge shift in how the next crisis … Read more

Bank Of America: $90 Brent May Be Around Corner

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By Julianne Geiger Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) warns that Brent crude oil could reach $90 per barrel stemming the new IMO rules regarding shipping fuels and a weaker dollar courtesy of a de-escalation in the US/China trade war, Reuters reported on Friday. BofAML claims that the IMO rules regarding the allowable sulphur content, to take … Read more

CBS: “Second plane with migrants from Texas lands in San Diego” (Includes Videos)

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BREAKING: CBS: “Second plane with migrants from Texas lands in San Diego” (Includes Videos) SAN DIEGO — The second plane under a new Border Patrol policy touched down in San Diego on Saturday afternoon. The plane was full of people caught entering the United States illegally in the Rio Grande Valley. https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/special-reports/at-the-border/second-plane-with-migrants-from-texas-lands-in-san-diego/509-1f65f917-cd7c-4828-9467-da052d294add   h/t KOS

WATCH: Innocent Man Gets $60k Because Cops Forgot Their Oath to the Constitution

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via thefreethoughtproject: Bakersfield, CA — Robert Mitchell, an innocent black man in Bakersfield, CA was stopped by police because they found the air freshener hanging from his rear-view mirror to be suspicious. Mitchell, who was well informed on his constitutional rights, chose not to answer questions when police began berating him—something that former cops and judges … Read more

2 Scenarios For the May 2019 Market Correction

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By Harry Dent In my Economy & Markets video on Friday, I discussed why the trade deal has been challenging and likely doomed in the end. I also talked about the impact the “sudden” collapse in negotiations has had on the markets. Investors thought a deal was imminent. Now, they see it’s nowhere in sight… and they’re storming the … Read more

YAY SOCIALISM! 3.7 million Venezuelan people left the country over the past 5 years. Last year they left the country at a net rate of 5,000/day

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‘Unparalleled’ flow of migrants, refugees Regarding the situation of migrants and refugees outside the country, Eduardo Stein, the Joint Special Representative of the UN refugee and migration agencies (UNHCR and IOM) described the current “population outflow” as “unparalleled in the modern history of the region.” There are currently 3.7 million Venezuelans living outside of their … Read more

How Africa Is Becoming China’s China

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May 16 , 2019 – Many African nations used to align with the U.S. on geopolitical matters. Now, an increasingly larger share of them align with China. This video discusses a brief history of geopolitical relations and alliance, China’s multi-pronged effort to win over Africa, and some of the risks they are taking on in … Read more

James Comey Turns AGAINST Brennan In New Discovered Email

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCzvsZldhpw Jim Hoft from The Gateway Pundit reports, FOX News investigative journalist Catherine Herridge dropped a bomb on the deep state on Wednesday. According to Herridge, there is an email from fired FBI Director James Comey from December 2016 that indicates it was John Brennan who pushed the dossier to be included in the IC … Read more

VIDEO: Jeanine Pirro’s Opening Statement: Predicts Obama’s Downfall as They All Turn Against Him

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I told you more than a year ago former FBI Director Comey was the head of his own crime family & that he ran the upper echelon of the FBI like an organized criminal enterprise…. The rank and file wouldn’t have tolerated this. Even Barr questioned it. #OpeningStatement pic.twitter.com/V2U4L2W77x — Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) May 19, … Read more

Trump Is Turning Out To Be A Consequential President

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BY JOHN RUBINO The Donald’s personal failings make it hard to say nice things about his presidency. Yet contrary to most inside-the-Beltway expectations, he’s having an impact. Let’s start with abortion, something that divides the country in a visceral way, with one side seeing it as murder and the other side viewing its prohibition as the … Read more

The Beginning of a Bitcoin Bull Run?

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by visualcapitalist After 15 months of losses and stagnation, Bitcoin has made a miraculous recovery — rising more than 150% from its lowest point in December 2018. In its heyday, Bitcoin had surpassed $10,000 in early December 2017, before briefly crossing the $20,000 mark for a single day on December 17th. A year later, the digital currency had … Read more