MANAFORT SUES MUELLER, ROSENSTEIN, DOJ… 'Unlawfully exceeded authority'

Trump ex-campaign chair Manafort sues Mueller, Rosenstein and Department of Justice Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has sued special counsel Robert Mueller, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and the Department of Justice in U.S. federal court “The actions of DOJ and Mr. Rosenstein in issuing the Appointment Order, and Mr. Mueller’s actions pursuant to … Read more

A Quick Reminder what the real Conspiracy is

by Puntenel Divide and keep the people separated and hating each other. If we could just stop all the shenanigans and start working together instead of against each other, helping fellow beings instead of kicking while they are down, we would all be in a far better place. We are, in essence, all the same, just … Read more

Swedish state broadcaster wants Google and facebook to "restrict" social media during the 2018 elections in Sweden

PeterSweden So the CEO of Swedish state broadcaster SVT wants Google and Facebook to “restrict” social media during the 2018 elections in Sweden to stop “fake news”. Is this real life? Is Sweden turning into real life 1984? Is communism taking over Sweden? So the CEO of Swedish state broadcaster SVT wants Google and Facebook … Read more

Legal cannabis to generate $40bln, 400,000 jobs

The legal cannabis sector is expected to generate $40 billion and more than 400,000 jobs by 2021 in the United States, according to a study released Tuesday. The estimate by consulting firm Arcview includes direct purchases by consumers of $20.8 billion and indirect revenue for growers and various subcontractors as well as money spent with … Read more

REP JIM JORDAN: “18 Questions in 2018 About Russia and the FBI. The American People Deserve Answers.”

1) Did the FBI pay Christopher Steele, author of the dossier? 2) Was the dossier the basis for securing FISA warrants to spy on Americans? And why won’t the FBI show Congress the FISA application? 3) When did the FBI get the complete dossier and who gave it to them? •Dossier author Christopher Steele? •Fusion … Read more

There Have Been More Than 30,000 Documented Terror Attacks Worldwide Since September 2001

by Michael Snyder When are we going to say that enough is enough?  According to Act For America, more than 30,000 documented terror attacks have taken place around the world since September 11th, 2001.  And in case you were wondering, almost all of those terror attacks were committed by radical Islamic terrorists.  According to one website that tracks … Read more

Suddenly, US Rental Markets Diverge by Bedrooms

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But rents tank in the most expensive metros. Even Seattle cools off, awash in new supply. In New York City, the second most expensive major rental market in the US, the median asking rent for one-bedroom apartments fell 3.7% from a year ago to $2,870. For two-bedrooms, it fell 5.0% to … Read more

Why the Financial System Will Break: You Can't "Normalize" Markets that Depend on Extreme Monetary Stimulus

by Charles Hugh-Smith Central banks are now trapped. In a nutshell, central banks are promising to “normalize” their monetary policy extremes in 2018. Nice, but there’s a problem: you can’t “normalize” markets that are now entirely dependent on extremes of monetary stimulus. Attempts to “normalize” will break the markets and the financial system. Let’s start with … Read more

Chaos in Catalonia Hits Barcelona Housing Bubble

Turns out all that’s needed to halt a property bubble is a constitutional crisis of epic proportions. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. Spain’s breakaway region, Catalonia, is riven in two and as unruly as ever. Just about the only thing the latest round of elections accomplished was to confirm just how … Read more

Children Forced To Freeze, As Baltimore Schools Open With No Heat

by stockboardasset Baltimore students and teachers returned back to school from holiday break on Tuesday, expecting to start the new year with a bang, but that was an overly optimistic assumption for a collapsing school system, as they found their classrooms flooded and indoor temperatures barely above freezing. Starting off on the wrong foot, Baltimore’s school system could be … Read more

Top Ten Videos — January 3

by John Rubino Peter Schiff: A spectacular rise in oil prices is coming. Thomas Frank on how the elite buy “karma offsets.” Max Keiser: Happy 9th birthday bitcoin! Rick Rule: “Gold stocks are set up to do quite well.”      

Bitcoin’s Stunning Rise Far Outperformed the Best Stocks in 2017

by howmuch The market correction in late December notwithstanding, 2017 was the year of bitcoin. The cryptocurrency made headlines both for its eyepopping returns and its highly speculativenature. Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase, famously said bitcoin was a “fraud,” and that people who buy it are “stupid.” Regardless of what you think about it, bitcoin’s inexorable rise got us … Read more

Investment Outlook 2018

by Michael Lebowitz The following outlook provides our investment thoughts for the coming year. We did not include specific recommended asset allocation weightings for the major asset classes, as they will be part of Real Investment Advice premium services.  If you would like to receive pre-launch information on our new services just send us your email address. … Read more

John Rubino – Gold Keeps Going Up

from Financial Survival Network John Rubino returns for another visit as gold has broken the $1300 resistance point. How much higher will it go? We’ve been at this point several time, however, this could be the one that propels gold much higher. The cycles guys have been saying it for a while. But it might just be … Read more

The Entire East Coast Needs to Get Ready for “Snow Bombogenesis”

by Daisy Luther, The Organic Prepper We’re starting the New Year off with a bang in the form of Winter Storm Grayson. The next weather threat heading our way is a phenomenon called a “bombogenesis.” This occurs when a system’s central pressure plummets dramatically — “24 millibars or more — in 24 hours” according to Bloomberg. Basically, … Read more