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by Michael Snyder A lot of us have been watching Mt. Popocatepetl for a very long time. Could it be possible that we are now on the verge of the most destructive volcanic eruption in the modern history of North America? On Monday night at precisely 9:38 PM, a massive explosion at Mt. Popocatepetl sent … Read more
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com via foxnews: America’s collective student loan debt now stands at more than $1.5 trillion. For some perspective, that’s more than the entire GDP of Spain or Sweden or any of the 54 countries in Africa. Apart from mortgages, student loans are the biggest source of personal debt in this country, … Read more
by John Titus of Best Evidence A brief introduction to 19th century monetary historian Alexander Del Mar, an outstanding member of that bare-knuckled school of writers founded by Catullus: 1:38 Introduction to Alexander Del Mar 2:40 East India Company expands its charter, 1662 3:48 “New” world order formed that same year, 1662 5:40 East India Company vastly expands … Read more
Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, I worry about America. When I was young, despite all its problems, America was greater than life, always beaming with optimism with a vision of a better future always ahead. Now that I’m getting older I’m very much unsure. Maybe I now know so much more than when I was … Read more
by visualcapitalist How do you spend your hard-earned money? Whether you are extremely frugal, or you’re known to indulge in the finer things in life, how you allocate your spending is partially a function of how much cash you have coming in the door. Simply put, the more income a household generates, the higher the portion … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But expectations & hopes for the next 6 months rise to less negative. The economic indicator of the Center for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Germany, like other business and financial indicators, has two parts: One for the “Current Economic Situation,” meaning current reality as it is now unfolding, and one … Read more
European banks are in a doom-loop, the same loop that Lehman was in. Core US Factory orders slide once again, the entire world is slowing, this is the [CB] economy imploding on itself. Tariffs do not increase the cost of goods in the way the MSM has been reporting it. Actually the tariffs make the … Read more
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) called for expanding social security to all illegal immigrants during a campaign stop in Davenport, IA on 3/19/19. Be sure to like, subscribe, and comment below to share your thoughts on the video.
via Mises Institute: In most countries, numerous government welfare programs provide benefits (often means-tested) to eligible recipients. Whether these payments arise from unemployment compensation, child tax credits, old age pensions, or a myriad of other programs, the outcome is the same: recipients receive guaranteed payments. The ultimate goal of many poverty warriors is a Universal Basic … Read more
These are Ocasio-Cortez’s favorite words. h/t The Pale Horse Jockey
DANA LOESCH LAYS DOWN THE SMACK ON CNN AND JAKE TAPPER IN THIS THREAD: That whole “Town Hall” was an exercise in false-narrative propaganda worthy of Goebbels. In other words: This is CNN. Related: Struggle harder, Jake. h/t GR
via hotair: “People didn’t use to use the word embarrassing about Seattle, but they use it a lot now,” the narrator to a new KOMO News special titled “Seattle is Dying” says. The focus of the special is homelessness and the ways in which it has changed the city. There’s a section featuring angry residents of … Read more
Mark Meadows reports that the sitting Ambassadors were in on the coup to get rid of the President. Court rules in favor of Trump regarding illegal immigrants. Donna Brazile and Paul Ryan join Fox.US paratroopers eliminate IS sleeper cells, the IS surrenders in Northern Syria. Q drops more bread, the [DS] is panicking and they … Read more
by Troy While the stock market went nowhere today, various indicators are demonstrating some complacency in the financial markets. It would be a mistake to automatically assume that “complacency” = bearish. Knee-jerk reactions aren’t usually right. Let’s determine the stock market’s most probable medium term direction by objectively quantifying technical analysis. For reference, here’s the random … Read more
by Josh Sigurdson and John Sneisen of World Alternative Media Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the coming crash and how it affects baby boomers especially. Baby boomers spend more into the economy than any other category and also unfortunately hold a lot of debt. On top of that are the countless dangers that face … Read more
It appears it really will be another promise made and another promise kept by an American president who continues to confound his enemies and delight his tens of millions of supporters both in the United States and around the world. Via The Washington Examiner: The Defense Department has identified $12.8 billion in possible funding that … Read more
The Social Security Administration may start screening your Facebook and Instagram posts to evaluate your disability claim Currently, the federal agency uses them to investigate fraud cases, but it’s planning to expand that usage Social media is considered a poor measure of a person’s life, so the practice raises data privacy questions Careful what you … Read more
We are told by the legal profession that nothing can be done to block bogus asylum-seekers from entering our country en masse, obtaining catch-and-release, and remaining here pending the outcome of a court decision that may be years in coming. But why is the DHS not at least deporting those who already went through this … Read more