by DCG The mantra of every elite socialist and ill-informed, government-educated proggie. From NY Post: Burnishing his progressive credentials, Mayor Bill de Blasio portrayed himself as a protector of the working class on Thursday — while proposing a redistribution of wealth — in his sixth State of the City address. “Brothers and sisters, there’s plenty of money in … Read more
by Simon Black Last week I decided to use my tax savings to pay the rent for US government workers affected by the shut down. Emails keep coming in from furloughed federal employees having a tough time. And money keeps going out. As I’ve been highlighting over the past week, the government shutdown affects many more people than the … Read more
by TraderStef via CrushTheStreet (connect with TraderStef via Twitter or at TraderStef’s website) The Federal Reserve may have driven itself into a dead end of a one-and-done interest rate hike in Dec. 2018, and they are holding their noses (see Porky Pig) over the stench of a 20% correction in the stock market. U.S. economic data metrics are deteriorating across the board … Read more
Via Dana Lyons’ Tumblr, The following is a complementary look at some of the evidence behind our recommendation to TLS members to trim some of their recently added long exposure. The so-called “risk-on” move in stocks continues, with the market building on gains made since we issued our “once a decade” short-term buying opportunity a … Read more
by Geoffrey Grider Germany’s defense minister Ursula von der Leyen has revealed a controversial European joint army is “already taking shape”- thanks to her French allies. The Bible is very clear, the last empire that will exist on this earth before Jesus arrives with His Church on horseback at the Second Coming, will be the Revived Roman Empire under the … Read more
via usatoday: A bill introduced in Congress this week that seeks to regulate marijuana like alcohol has been numbered “H.R. 420,” a name the bill’s sponsor has called a “tongue-in-cheek” reference to cannabis. A press release from U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer — a Democrat from Oregon who is the founder and co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis … Read more
Federal workers get $0 pay stubs as shutdown drags on OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Federal workers received pay stubs Friday with nothing but zeroes on them as the effects of the government shutdown hit home, deepening anxieties about mortgage payments and unpaid bills. All told, an estimated 800,000 government employees missed their paychecks for first … Read more
Wall St. For Main St., Released on 1/10/19 Jason talks about new comments from Jerome Powell and other Fed members about how the Fed may either be reducing the amount of planned interest rate hikes in 2019 from 3 down to 1 or maybe even zero!
Trump’s secretary of state slams Obama’s ‘misguided’ Mideast policy. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a scathing rebuke of the Obama administration’s Mideast policies on Thursday, accusing the former president of “misguided” thinking that diminished America’s role in the region while harming its longtime friends and emboldening Iran. In a speech to the … Read more
RT America, Released on 1/10/19 Members of his own cabinet continue to undermine President Trump’s stated foreign policy goals as State Sec. Mike Pompeo, national security advisor John Bolton and other pro-war neocons seem bent on furthering an agenda other than that of the President. Rick Sanchez explains what’s at stake before we hear from … Read more
by Lance Roberts What a difference a year makes. In 2017 stocks went up in almost a straight line and volatility remained amazingly low throughout the year. In 2018 stocks got dinged early but quickly recovered. For a time, it looked like things were getting right back on the same track, but in September stocks … Read more
by Thinker They’ve been politicians for half a century, and what/who does their history of voting,say come first for safety, concern, health & wealth? NOT THE COUNTRY THEY CHOOSE TO BE A POLITICIAN IN OR OATH TO ITS PEOPLE! Americans are being sold out, and if any can think back to the “Banks got bailed out, People … Read more
by TFittonJW Major discovery effort by Judicial Watch: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-seeks-to-question-top-obama-clinton-officials-on-clinton-email-issue-seeks-depositions-of-susan-rice-and-ben-rhodes-on-benghazi-talking-points-documents/ The original court ruling background from last month! https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/federal-judge-opens-discovery-into-clinton-email-usage/
via kusi: SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Thursday morning, CNN called the KUSI Newsroom asking if one of our reporters could give them a local view of the debate surrounding the border wall and government shutdown. KUSI offered our own Dan Plante, who has reported dozens of times on the border, including one story from 2016 that … Read more
by Egon von Greyerz Long term holders of gold have a different perspective of the world. They are not believers in instant gratification. Nor do they believe that a world based on money printing and debt can create sustainable wealth. They also know that the socialism which has spread like a plague in the Western … Read more
by Martin Armstrong The Yellow Vest movement is indeed spreading worldwide. In France, they are out destroying speed cameras. Most Americans are familiar only with the red light cameras that cities have been forced to take down for they are unconstitutional. That is why you did not get points for the violation, just penalties. In Europe, … Read more
by Thinker The current battle between the Alliance and the Cabal is between the Fed and the US Treasury. The Fed is attempting to dry up all credit liquidity which would prevent American’s from withdrawing funds from their own bank accounts. A bill (H.R.24) to audit the Federal Reserve Bank has already been introduced to … Read more
by Thinker Comments are everything! Lori Harris – 8 hours ago Long time listener, first time commenter. This time I have to—the Spirit of the Lord is upon me…as He most certainly is upon her. She encapsulates every issue I’ve studied out for years in one testimony with such newly-woken urgency and appeal—it’s perfect for … Read more
by sundance Straight from the epicenter of the issue, the U.S. Border Patrol outlines a single day of captured illegal aliens from countries other than Central America and Mexico. Just yesterday alone over 113 illegal entry apprehensions from Pakistan, India, China, Ecuador, Romania, Nicaragua and more. This CBP data is just from one border state in … Read more
Police say a New Jersey man fought off an unwanted house visitor by using the suspect’s own gun, ultimately killing him https://t.co/1WHJSynccb — NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) January 11, 2019 I can’t do better than this response: h/t GR