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by Raúl Ilargi Meijer Henri Cartier-Bresson Trafalgar Square on the Day of the Coronation of George VI 1937  The Jackson Hole gathering of central bankers and other economics big shots is on again. They all still like themselves very much. Apart from a pesky inflation problem that none of them can get a grip on, they publicly … Read more

It’s from this article and there you can find the links to the St. Louis Fed. https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tom-blumer/2016/06/04/wash-posts-bump-fact-checks-trumps-retweeted-obama-economy-charts Like this one for federal debt. You can alter the time range. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDEGDQ188S Here is another set of the same charts: http://dailycaller.com/2015/10/30/obamas-economy-in-9-charts/ h/t feddup2

by Chris I hope you are still okay down there. I guess you should be as long as you have snack foods stashed away and stay off the 610 loop. Firemen are seeming panicked. http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/14896 https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar_lite.php?rid=hgx&product=N0R&loop=yes https://weather.com/weather/radar/interactive/l/USTX0617:1:US https://earth.nullschool.net/ https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricane-harvey-forecast-gulf-coast-texas-louisiana LIVE Streaming from Houston for anyone interested; http://www.khou.com/news/live_stream/khou-live-video/94483732 Houston Emergency Director: We have over 400 Underwater … Read more

by Ruby Henley President Donald Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio on Friday, despite the cries from the Left.  He knew it was the right thing to do, and as President of the United States he had that power.  Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is one of the good guys, but he was convicted of criminal contempt related … Read more

Yes I have made the same observation. YouTube has become too restrictive and corporate. Plus they are prejudicial towards channels operated by our people.? YOUTUBE IS ALREADY FAILING LIKE MYSPACE YouTube says advertisers are back, but it looks like all those dollars are coming at the cost of gaming videos on the platform. Gaming YouTubers … Read more

by Ruby Henley I have to say I saw this coming, when I previously compared the cultural cleansing of the South by the Alt-Left to what ISIS did to the ancient city of Palmyara in Syria. Palmyra was symbolic in importance and a part of Syrian history.  ISIS pillaged the ancient city destroying more and … Read more

by Ruby Henley If you are a Trump supporter, are you sick of being called names such as “racist,” or “radical terrorist?” San Diego Attorney, Joni Turner, has just  made a huge announcement live on periscope via Twitter saying she is filing a criminal and civil lawsuit against CNN on behalf of the American people … Read more

by Ruby Henley This is a shocking time for the law abiding American citizen, especially Conservative Trump supporters.  We are facing total corruption in our legal system, and it is not getting better any time soon.  It is an especially difficult time for DNC lawyers Jared and Elizabeth Beck, who just discovered the DNC lawsuit … Read more

Fannie and Freddie could need $100 billion bailout in next crisis, stress test finds Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could need a taxpayer bailout of as much as $99.6 billion if a severe economic downturn gripped the U.S., their regulator said Monday. The Federal Housing Finance Agency released the results of a stress test that … Read more

Wall Street Banks Are Sending Warning Signals Five big ideas that made the week interesting, and the stories behind them. 1) We Could Be Close to a Downturn The rally looks like it’s about to peter out, say analysts at banks like HSBC Holdings Plc, Citigroup Inc., and Morgan Stanley. They’re looking at the relationships between … Read more

by Thinker https://youtu.be/JF5vUzH63eE Who owns the news? https://youtu.be/CSUgRQmBod8 Who rewrites history? Who owns you by way of your social security/slave number? – Glenn Beck Exposes the Private Fed; Gets Fired by Fox    

by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Many of those about to be vaporized did not grasp the fragility of the “prosperity” they assumed was both solid and permanent. Business-cycle recessions are not just inevitable, they are necessary to flush bad debt and marginal investments/projects from the system. The next recession–which I suggested yesterday has just … Read more

by Thinker Banking Failure on the Rise BANK RUN in China! Billions in Withdrawals: “The Taps are Gushing”

by Thinker What is really happening in the world, do you really know? How many times has a story been presented in the front pages of mainstream media and on the mind-controlled flat-screens in almost every place in the world? How much of the truth is being told? Was the Charlotte incident real or just … Read more

The House ethics committee on Monday outlined its charges against Rep. Maxine Waters, who is accused of helping a bank in which her husband owned stock secure federal bailout funds. The committee charged the 10-term California Democrat with three counts of violating House rules and the federal ethics code in connection with her effort to … Read more

by Robert Carbery Ever since Steve Bannon was outed from the White House, there is no non interventionist voice left in Trump’s inner circle. We have witnessed the reversal of Trump keeping to his America First commitments in his decision increase our troop presence in Afghanistan, America’s longest war by far.   The Wall Street … Read more

by Mark Angelides A NYPD cop who has served since 2002 and made over 1000 arrests is facing not only a loss of job, but also reputation because gang-bangers are setting up a “cottage industry” of hiring dodgy lawyers to file suit against police officers. They can get away with this, because under Mayor de … Read more

by Daisy Luther, The Organic Prepper The division in America has become so dramatic over the past year that many people can only foresee it heading one place: Civil War. There’s a pronounced uptick in violence and protests (often going hand in hand.) Free speech is being crushed by the opposition with the mere threat … Read more

by Ruby Henley I have known through study that the Trump Dossier is a fake, and I am thrilled to see that the respected WASHINGTON EXAMINER and author Byron York is questioning it. In his article, York explains that Republicans are also suspicious of the same.  How could they not be? We know that the … Read more

Conflict between Trump and Congress escalates as difficult agenda looms The conflict between President Trump and Congress escalated a day after he threatened to shut down the federal government over funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall as well as targeted opponents in Congress, aggravating tensions as a difficult legislative agenda looms. Trump is now at … Read more

by Ruby Henley This is an interesting and popular currency concept, and it is taking the world by storm.  However, are there any dangers ahead for bitcoin users?  How do banks feel about bitcoin?  For that matter, how does the government feel about bitcoin?   https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/11/15/bitcoin-companies-and-entrepreneurs-cant-get-bank-accounts/#a0b6197260d8 In the first week of July, Jay Shore got … Read more

by tsukeisawa With the recent controversies with the lefts call to remove historical statues ranging from Robert Lee, Christopher Columbus, and even reaching up to George Washington in some cases there have been some comparisons made between this and the Cultural Revolution promulgated by Mao in China. Several conservative thinkers have compared this to the period … Read more

by Charles Hugh Smith The signs are everywhere for those willing to look: something has changed beneath the surface of complacent faith in permanent growth. This is more intuitive than quantitative, but my gut feeling is that the economy just stumbled off a cliff.Neither the cliff edge nor the fatal misstep are visible yet; both … Read more

by Thinker Cynthia McKinney talks with Alex Jones about Donald Trump and how the establishment is trying to destroy him. Is Trump holding up the next war or gun confiscation? https://youtu.be/MVfKWi-xxJM Cynthia Mckinney: AIPAC is in total control of US Government & few Americans know anything about it https://youtu.be/dDqIeB6s4jA