CNN’s ‘Venezuelan army defectors’ not in army, not defectors & don’t live in Venezuela

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via RT: A screenshot from https://edition.cnn.com/ Closer inspection of the uniforms worn by two self-proclaimed Venezuelan army defectors interviewed on CNN earlier this week has revealed that they are not who they say they are, and probably should not be given guns. “As Venezuelan soldiers, we are making a request to the US to support … Read more

Watch the 1st Amendment Die as Journalist Arrested at Press Conference for Not Being Mainstream

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via thefreethoughtproject: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. First Amendment, U.S. Constitution Las Vegas, NV — A rather disturbing … Read more

President Trump to call for ending US foreign wars in SOTU address

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President Donald Trump will reaffirm his intention to end US involvement in foreign military conflicts when he delivers his State of the Union (SOTU) address next week, a senior administration told reporters. “In terms of protecting America’s national security, the president will update Congress on his diplomatic and military efforts around the world and reaffirm … Read more

Australia’s Record Debt Bubble Is Causing An Economic & Social Catastrophe

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by John Adams and Martin North from Adams Economics Australian Economist John Adams from Adamseconomics.com and banking expert Martin North report on how Australia’s record debt bubble is leading in massive social problems among Australia’s middle class. In the past 6 years, Sydney’s south west region of Camden and Oran Park (postcode 2570) has seen a massive spike in domestic violence which … Read more

Visualizing Corruption Around the World

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via visualcapitalist: Growing levels of public sector corruption can stifle a country’s economic growth while also chipping away at political freedom. Which parts of the world are perceived to be most corrupt – and further, how does this data differ between regions, and how has it trended over time? THE CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX (CPI) Today’s chart … Read more

How much danger is the stock market rally in?

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by Troy With the stock market rallying to its 61.8% retracement, our medium term market studies are mixed. They are no longer consistently bullish. And while the odds favor a pullback/retest right now, it is not impossible for the market to go higher before making a pullback/retest. Meanwhile, the economic data is mixed. This means … Read more

Is the stock market ever going to pullback?

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by Troy By now everyone is aware that these “crash & rally” patterns are usually followed by a pullback or retest. Most of these pullbacks/retests occur once the S&P has reached its 50% retracement. But with the S&P now having retraced 60% of its Q4 2018 decline, many traders are doubting whether or not the S&P … Read more

Revisionism – Goldman Unloads Gold Contracts, China Goes On Holiday

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by Jesse The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for November was revised up from +176,000 to +196,000, and the change for December was revised down from +312,000 to +222,000.… (Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors. The annual benchmark processalso contributed to … Read more

Trump is Right: The Intelligence Community Needs to ‘Go Back to School’

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via theamericanconservative: Earlier this week, the collective leadership of the United States intelligence community briefed Congress on the Worldwide Threat Assessment Report. In doing so, they provided testimony that seemed to contradict virtually every aspect of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, including the decision to withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan, the threat posed by Iran, North Korean … Read more

Opinion: The evidence is in: Stocks are in a ‘bull trap’

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via marketwatch: The stock market today mirrors the years 2000 and 2007, when prices peaked The bulls are back. The S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.09%  rose nearly 8% in January and was 14% off the December lows. Which begs the questions: What slowing global growth? What reduced earnings expectations? What trade wars? Who cares. It’ll all sort itself out. … Read more

As Goes January…? Really?

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by Tom McClellan The stock market’s relationship to its normal seasonality has gotten wacky lately.  October to December is supposed to be an up period for stock prices, and instead we saw a very sharp correction.  In recent years, January has typically seen a meaningful decline, but the stock market instead powered higher.  In fact, the … Read more

AND AGAIN: Twitter once again suspends Jim Treacher.

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You can read the details from his backup account, which uses his real name: Just got an e-mail from Twitter Support. I'm suspended for this. People are spreading a lie about Mike Pence, and I pointed out that it was a lie. So now I'm suspended. pic.twitter.com/dteI9SCcRs — Sean Medlock (@Sean_Medlock) February 2, 2019   h/t … Read more

2 HOURS INTERNET CUT-OFF FOR KIDS – For the first time, guidelines will state how long youngsters should be allowed to spend on video games, television, mobile phones and tablets.

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2 HOURS INTERNET CUT-OFF FOR KIDS… SWITCH OFF  Government urges parents to limit their children’s social media use to TWO hours at a time Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies’s formal guidelines come after content promoting suicide and self-harm was linked to death of Molly Russell, 14 CHILDREN should be limited to just two hours-a-time … Read more

Never in the field of inhuman media have so many been fed so much bollocks by so few

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by John Ward The black night of journalism   ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ I bring good news; Greece ventured out onto the Sovereign debt markets earlier this week, and sold all €10billion worth at a stroke. Athens is saved. Let the bells ring out for our glorious European Union. What, we wonder will Greece do with the money? In … Read more