The latest Social Justice absurdity…

by Simon Black Each Friday we highlight a number of important, and often bizarre stories from around the world that my team and I are closely following: What age do you identify as? It happens way too often here at Sovereign Man… we joke around about the next outlandish demands of Social Justice Warriors. And … Read more

Ted Butler: Outrage & Disgust That US Govt Failed To End JP Morgan’s Gold & Silver Manipulation

by Ted Butler via Silver Seek A recent interview with former CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton nearly knocked me off my feet because it confirmed what I have alleged, starting more than 12 years ago. I’ll include the interview later, but first I will set the background of the subject and timeline in order put Chilton’s words into the … Read more

Saudi Arabia Threatens To Drop Dollar For Oil Trades

By Irina Slav Saudi Arabia has threatened the United States to stop using dollars for its oil trades in an attempt to discourage legislators from passing a bill dubbed NOPEC aimed at holding OPEC liable for cartel practices under U.S. law. Reuters reports, citing unnamed sources, that the switch from U.S. dollars to other currencies had … Read more

Ten Retirement Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make

by FS Planning for retirement can often be stressful and quite complicated. Jim Puplava of Financial Sense Wealth Management shared 10 of the most common retirement planning mistakes he’s seen on a recent edition of our Lifetime Income program. He identifies how you can avoid these common mishaps to create a more stable future for your retirement years. 1. … Read more

Chicago attorney calls for Jussie Smollett to be RE-CHARGED

Awesome! Chicago attorney calls for Jussie Smollett to be RE-CHARGED with staging attack and demands investigation into whether city’s top prosecutor interfered in decision to drop felony charges against him. BREAKING — a Chicago attorney has filed a petition asking for a special prosecutor to pursue the case against #JussieSmollett case and look into whether … Read more

Boeing is having a bad year

  HMM: Boeing’s 737 Max Defense Just Got More Difficult. “The 737 Max is as safe as any airplane that has ever flown the skies,” Boeing swiftly concluded. Lion Air was furious that the manufacturer appeared to be casting doubt on its safety culture, but for everyone else it sent a comforting message: Perhaps Boeing was … Read more

The mass hysteria that has consumed much of our political class since the 2016 election should serve as a very frightening warning about the kind of people we’ve been letting run our country.

HARSH, BUT FAIR: Related: The mass hysteria that has consumed much of our political class since the 2016 election should serve as a very frightening warning about the kind of people we’ve been letting run our country.   RICK MORAN: Forecasting Model that Predicted Trump Win in 2016 Shows the President in Good Shape for 2020.“It won’t … Read more

Why and How Social Media and Internet Platforms Have Destroyed Critical Thinking and News Awareness

The Mayo Clinic defines Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic condition that affects millions of children and often continues into adulthood. ADHD includes a combination of persistent problems, such as difficulty sustaining attention, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior. I define a news and informational ADHD which is even worse because when adults know nothing via inattention … Read more

Poor countries’ debts at ‘crisis’ point

via publicfinanceinternational: Urgent action is being demanded to tackle a growing debt crisis among poor countries, whose foreign debt payments soared by 85% between 2010 and 2018. The Jubilee Debt Campaign says debts in the developing world are now at their highest level since 2004, fuelled by a lending boom driven by low global interest rates. … Read more

Chinese companies’ insiders continue to dump shares amid market rally

via yuantalks: The strong rally in China’s equity market has attracted retail investors to buy stocks. So far this year, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index has surged more than 30 per cent. In March, 2.99 million new investors opened accounts to make stock investment, surging 109 per cent from the previous month. While retail investors are … Read more

Why is JPM hedging against a downturn in the economy? Is rate cut & qe-4 statements from trump admin panic?

why is jpm hedging against a downturn in the "greatest economy ever"? pic.twitter.com/7t4pztmYHB — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) April 4, 2019 Job Layoffs Surge 35% to Highest Level to Start a Year in a Decade The worst first quarter since 2009, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Job layoffs hit 190,410 in the first quarter, a 35.6 … Read more

Banks’ Unrealized Losses Soon to Be Realized

via mises: The timing of Jerome Powell’s appearance on “60 Minutes,” along with Janet Yellen and Ben Bernanke, is curious. Scott Pelley asked no penetrating questions, so nothing was learned. Fed Chairs aren’t known to hit the interview circuit. Bernanke appeared during the crisis to reassure the nation that the central bank can and will fix … Read more

Fed Risks Stoking Financial Bubble in Drive to Lift Inflation

by confoundedinterest17 Fed Chair Jerome Powell is singing “Take it easy.’ The Federal Reserve risks stoking the same sort of asset bubbles that Chairman Jerome Powell has linked to the last two recessions with its new-found eagerness to fan inflation. The Fed’s surprise pivot away from any interest rate increases this year has boosted prices of stocks, … Read more