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This morning January 30, 2019. It was 60 below zero with the wind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx__y7zeh-A

Update and forecasts for what is considered the coldest temperatures to blanket half of the US in generations is intensifying then bottoming out over the next 45 hours. Temperatures will reach -47F as ground temperatures over the next three days with wind chill down to -70F in parts of the Great Lakes, Midwest Pains states … Read more

Scott Wong for the Hill reports, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has infuriated colleagues by aligning with a progressive outside group that’s threatening to primary entrenched Democrats. Now some of those lawmakers are turning the tables on her and are discussing recruiting a primary challenger to run against the social media sensation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG8W1lFwh6k Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/42… … Read more

The Fed meeting was a true embarrassment. A complete joke. They basically admitted that they broke the markets. It’s destroyed. But Jim “Bear Sterns” Cramer and the 7 Shares of Amazon investor doesn’t see passed this. Central banks are the enemy. They are not your friend. Every one of their actions are designed to be … Read more

by Raúl Ilargi Meijer   Jan van Eyck Madonna and Child at the Fountain 1439 (height: 7.4“, 19 cm)  It’s educational and even somewhat entertaining to observe the role of the western press in the ongoing erosion and demise of democracy in Europe. But while it’s entertaining, it also means their readers and viewers don’t get informed on … Read more

by Amy S.   When the U.S. government shuts down, federal agencies lose access to the funding they need to perform different functions. This affects people across the country. National parks and museums close. Many folks with public sector jobs can’t get paid and the economy takes a hit. While federal furloughs rarely happen, it doesn’t … Read more

by WARREN MOSLER Apple says China sales fell 27% last quarter (Nikkei) Apple’s net sales in greater China, including the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, fell 27% on the year to $13.17 billion for the three months ended Dec. 29 in results announced Tuesday. This marked the first downturn there in six quarters. Combined sales … Read more

One is now confirmed dead according to several French news sources. Corsica shooting: ‘Sniper’ opens fire on crowd – five injured in attack on French island POLICE on the French island of Corsica surrounded a home after a “sniper” opened fire on a crowd inuring at least five people. Heavily armed officers laid siege to … Read more

by northmantrader The bull case is now obvious, easy Fed and a prospective China deal. What about the bear case? After all $SPX remains below the 200MA, and below the monthly 15MAand is reaching overbought readings now. I maintain: As long as markets remain below the 200MA the bear case still has merit and hence I’ll keep sharing observations that may … Read more

by David Haggith   Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell placed his put in stocks while saying there is none. When he doubled down today on a more dovish approach to the economy, Powell claimed the Fed is not designing interest rates to keep the market climbing. If that is true, recession must be near: Fed delivers … Read more

by TFittonJW Judicial Watch juggernaut never stops: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-sues-for-records-of-former-fbi-counsel-bakers-communications-with-anti-trump-dossier-author/ “The real collusion scandal of the 2016 election is the effort by the Clinton campaign and the Obama DOJ/FBI to spy on and destroy President Donald Trump,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said. “And it looks like the FBI is covering up documents on this Russiagate scandal, which … Read more

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Karista Baldwin for the Conservative Tribune reports, The co-founder of The Home Depot slammed supporters of socialism during a Friday interview on Fox News. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLJhLWbfCXM Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/hom…    

Originally Posted at Free Market Shooter – Authored by Jon Hall During an awards acceptance speech on Monday, Germany’s Angela Merkel called on the international community to “stand up” to “excessive populism and nationalism”. Merkel’s desperate plea to “stand up” to the frightening boogey-man of nationalism comes on the heels of news that Italy’s migration policy under Matteo Salvini, the interior minister, has dropped … Read more

by Afrobean We Are Change is a large independent news channel on YouTube. They cover current events without the typical partisan window of the corporate media. In this video, they dissect a propaganda piece published by USA Today that supports censorship of “conspiracy” videos, and they go over what the real motivations are behind these … Read more

by Dr. Eowyn Top Rope Travis is a rabid leftist who voted for avowed socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) in the 2016 primary election, and who is part of a campaign to draft Beto O’Rourke to run for the presidency in 2020 (@RunBeto2020). A former 3-term representative for Texas’s 16th congressional district in the U.S. House … Read more