FBI Attorney Baker Testimony released: The DOJ were attempting to form a Special Council against Trump before he even fired Comey

9 Minutes in! Rosenstein/Comey was behind it all.. still employed at DOJ   Yes, and it was the DOJ officials that convinced Sessions he needed to recuse himself. Which was one of the first successful steps in their coup attempt to remove Trump. I wish Hannity would start talking about Rosenstein’s role with the coup … Read more

Fed Pause Fuels New S&P Highs… Is It Real?

by moneymetals Stefan Gleason: Which Metal Has the Most Upside & How to Avoid Costly Mistakes https://s3.amazonaws.com/ILB_MS_BUCKET/ILB-190426-WeeklyMarketWrap.mp3 Don’t want to listen? Read the podcast below! I’m Mike Gleason and welcome to this week’s Market Wrap Podcast. A few weeks ago we heard the first half of an interview Money Metals president Stefan Gleason did during a … Read more

US Stock Markets Shrugging Off Bad News From Companies & Global Econ Data to Make All Time Highs

Jason talks about the 3 major US stock market indexes at or near all time highs despite more poor global economic data (getting worse) and also bad numbers being reported by companies like 3M. 1) Anadarko Executive Cash-Out – The Key To Preferring Chevron To Occidental? https://seekingalpha.com/article/4256… 3M Articles: 1) 3M Stock Suffered Its Worst … Read more

CA Logic: Raise Gas Taxes, Then Demand An Investigation Into Why Gas Prices Are High

Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, California is home to some of the most power-hungry politicians on Earth. These people actually hiked the gasoline tax, and are now demanding an investigation into why gas prices are higher in California than elsewhere in the United States.  It would be sad if it wasn’t so insane. California Governor Gavin … Read more

Fans selling grass from Kanye Coachella performance for $405

Kanye West isn’t the only one who’s found a way to make money off his Sunday Service. It appears that several attendees of last weekend’s Easter Sunday Service at Coachellaare selling grass from the event online, according to The Shade Room. Sold under names like “Holy Grass” and “Spiritual Grass,” baggies of the clippings of vegetation are going … Read more

Winter storm to dump snow on millions this weekend

Winter Storm Xyler will spread snow to the southern Great Lakes Saturday. Some areas will also see snow into next week. Below-average temperatures are expected from the Rockies into the Great Lakes region. It may be late April, but Winter Storm Xyler will make you forget that it is spring in the Midwest this weekend … Read more

Traders Have Never Been This Complacent About Risk… Ever

via Zerohedge: Last week we noted that something unusual had happened in the equity market volatility complex. Specifically, VIX had collapsed at its fastest pace in history. From over 36 to almost a 10 handle a week ago, the Fed’s flip-flop had re-energized the sell-vol-at-all-costs trade that has become the bread-and-butter of so many of newly-minted ‘gurus’ in this … Read more

CDC warn ” deadly ” kissing bugs spreading north in U.S. … don’t get bitten.

Health officials warn deadly kissing bugs spreading north in U.S. Kissing bugs are blood-sucking insects that can transmit the potentially FATAL CHAGAS DISEASE  The CDC warned that they have been reported in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/health-officials-warn-deadly-kissing-bugs-spreading-north-in-u-s-1507954243522?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma     h/t Watchout

What Would Happen To The USA If Americans Acted Like The Govt, The Fed, Wall Street, Or The Banks?

via silverdoctors: Hmmm. Financialization. That’s what it is at its core. And it is destroying our nation. But what exactly is financialization? Let’s find out by playing a game of “what if”. Ready? Let’s begin – I need some money – call it income, call it cash flow, call it a revenue stream, or call it … Read more

China Tries to Muscle in on US Dollar as Payments Currency, But It’s a Tough Thankless Slog

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Dollar hegemony is a tough nut to crack. China is taking another baby step in promoting the internationalization of the renminbi and nibble on the hegemony of the US dollar: It’s pushing a proposal to add a pile of yuan to the $240 billion currency swap agreement between ASEAN plus China, … Read more