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by Michael Snyder August 21st is the date of “the Great American Eclipse”, and the hype around it is already starting to reach a fever pitch. It is being called “the Great American Eclipse” because this will be the first total solar eclipse ever that is only visible in the United States. In other words, … Read more

by Mark Angelides A political activist group known as The Satanic Temple have been hitting the front pages recently as they have just received permission to erect a “Satanic Statue” in a public place. A deeper look into the group shows that they are actually all about political activism; which is not a bad thing, … Read more

by Mark Angelides Unless you have been living in a vacuum these past few years, it can’t have escaped your attention that in heavily Muslim populated areas (especially in Europe), there are “Shariah Patrols” wandering the streets enforcing the Tenets of Shariah and Islam on the non-Muslim population. This is happening in Germany, in Denmark, … Read more

by Pamela Williams This is a complex setup that Donald Trump Jr. has gotten himself in to, but he certainly is not in it alone. OK, I think I will start by listing the cast of characters and their roles: 1.Natalia Veselnitskaya is a Russian lawyer whose clients include Russian “state-owned businesses”, including Petr Katsyv’s son, … Read more

It is government deciding who is going to contribute more to society. So, therefore, who gets the treatment. It is where it goes when you get into this Orwellian oligarchy. It has got to stop and has got to stop before August.” http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/07/11/gop-rep-gohmert-obamacare-orwellian-oligarchy-got-stop-august/ This is what you get with government intervention. Problem, reaction, solution. Has … Read more

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter A “collapse” isn’t when something edges down 1% in value or even 10% or 20%; it’s when something plunges 50% in a short time. Ethereum has collapsed 52% in four weeks. The second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization had surged from $0.95 at the end of 2015 to $8.21 by the end … Read more

By Michael Snyder After reading this article, you will never look at tap water the same way again.  Most Americans have generally assumed that the water coming out of our taps is perfectly safe, but the Flint water crisis and other similar incidents are starting to help people to understand that there are some very … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiXKBSGHSB0 Some U.S. real estate markets have bounced back strongly since the Great Recession while others have languished. All told, “the recovery is spotty at best.” Now, two new developments are adding risk to the mortgage market. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiFtoy4_uv0 Retail ETF XRT could be in for a whirl-wind of hurt. We are expecting a 25% clear … Read more

by Mark Angelides Last Thursday, former President, Barack Obama, turned out at the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC) fundraiser; this coupled with his activities on the world stage (visiting Foreign leaders, hosting Foundation events etc…) leads to only one logical conclusion: He’s making a comeback…And this would be the worst possible thing for the struggling … Read more

by Michael Snyder Did you know that many members of Congress spend three or four hours a day “dialing for dollars” in cramped call centers that both parties have set up in Washington? I promised that I would keep all of you updated on what I am learning as I run for Congress, and what … Read more

This Metric Shows U.S. Corporate Debt At Stretched Territory U.S. corporate bond issuance was $106.2 billion in June, comprising $83.1 billion in investment-grade (IG) and $23.1 billion in high-yield (HY). This puts the first-half total at $868.1 billion, of which $714.1 billion is in IG and $154 billion in HY.  At this pace, 2017 is … Read more

By Michael Snyder If you could stay home and play video games all day, would you do it?  According to a brand new report that was released by the National Bureau of Economic Research on Monday, American men from the ages of 21 to 30 are working a lot less these days.  In fact, on … Read more

I’ve been posting about this story since it happened over two years ago. What continues to be left out are the facts that the camera footage was spliced. The blood type of Kendrick Johnson the 15 year old who was missing all the organs out of his body after second autopsy. Rich people boast and … Read more

by Mark Angelides When major employers come to a town, replace the local businesses, suck up the people they have made unemployed and then leave a few years later, there is very little hope of recovery. It is destroying towns and families. And what’s worse, it makes the victims complicit in their own demise. Ten … Read more

by Mark Angelides One of the greatest political oddities is that across European nations, the first and last solution to diminishing birth rates is to decide that the next generation of Europeans should be a completely different race. There is a certain shortsightedness in this idea that is not only morally questionable, but also economically … Read more

by Pamela Williams House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is fighting an infection and is back in Intensive Care at the MedStar Washington Hospital.  Five people were injured last month when a gunman opened fire at a park in Alexandria, Virginia, and Scalise was the most seriously wounded. Shooter James T. Hodgkinson, who was killed by police, … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPkg6yvr4fU Senate Resolution 118, House Resolution 257 – new anti-hate legislation protecting minorities drafted by CAIR, EMgageUSA – Muslim Brotherhood. https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-c… http://sonorannews.com/2017/06/27/hou… https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/10… http://www.watcherofweasels.org/colli…

By Michael Snyder Have you lost your spot in the middle class yet?  For years I have been documenting all of the numbers that show that the middle class in America has been steadily shrinking, and we just got another one.  According to a report that was produced by researchers at Harvard University, the number … Read more

Kevin Lawton, recently wrote a Kindle short titled “Beyond the Bitcoin Trap: A Crypto Currency for Human 2.0” predicts, “This year is going to be the year of volatility in Bitcoin price. I expect liquidations, but it’s like a tug of war. There are reasons for people to tug the price up . . . … Read more

I do not believe that there are too many people out there in America that are not well aware that “medical insurance” is not really “insurance” for human health or for medical treatment as much as it is healthcare insurance companies “profit guarantees”. Looking just at the moment at the Medicaid system, where MSM estimates … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgFcDTICfF4 What Really Is A CAFR? Parallel accounting system.Taxes collected by governments immediately invested with banks The Greatest Ongoing Financial Scam in Modern History ~ The CAFR Reports https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSR6o… http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/lo…

by Pamela Williams The media is keeping quiet about the devastation in Flint, Michigan.  It is only being reported by a few news outlets. The stories of suffering from Flint residents seem to be unbelievable in a country like America, given its level of resources.  President Trump has spoken about rebuilding our Nation’s infrastructure, and now … Read more