Triggered: Study finds that 25% of college students could get PTSD because of the 2016 election

by DCG From Washington Post: Are college students “snowflakes” — triggered, traumatized and all together too delicate for the real world? Or are they apathetic — so unconcerned that they can’t be bothered to purchase stamps to send in their absentee ballots? The two characterizations of young Americans are in conflict, observed Melissa Hagan, an assistant professor of … Read more

Global Slowdown Rattling Markets

by FS Andrew Zatlin at Moneyball Economics says two of the three engines of global economic growth are stalling with China, in particular, showing signs of panic borrowing. China Faltering While China has been the greatest contributor to global economic growth in recent decades, Zatlin says it is essentially a house of cards built on a … Read more

Seattle Police officer being treated with anti-HIV cocktail after stepping on needle in a park

by DCG If you’ve read my many blog posts about the homeless crisis in Seattle, this will come as no surprise to you. From MyNorthwest.com:  A police officer was stuck in the foot with a dirty needle while walking through a Seattle park on patrol this past Monday. Now, he’s receiving intense treatment to protect him from … Read more

NASDAQ Trendline busted; XLF (financials ETF) set a new 1-year low; Big selling programs are hitting every BTFD attempt

https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1055966785458094080 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1055974682497896449 Big selling programs are hitting every BTFD attempt — an ominous sign that auction is having trouble digesting overhead supply that is unlocking. When does the next round of margin calls occur? $SPX pic.twitter.com/8EcBkAnIDt — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) October 26, 2018 Drawdowns Regional Banks KRE: -23.2%Builders XHB -23.5%Biotechs IBB: -17.5%Nasdaq 100 NDX: -12.4%Financials XLF: … Read more

Pollster Gives Dems 85% Chance of Winning House His 2016 Hillary Prediction Comes Back To Bite Him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvVvETDRvuo Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, Liberal pollster Nate Silver at Fivethirtyeight announced on Tuesday that Democrats have an 80% chance of retaking the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterm elections. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018…

Surveillance Video CATCHES Dem Candidate Doing Something TOTALLY ILLEGAL To Her Republican Rival

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4sIWTXNZCs Cristina Laila for the Gateway Pundit reports, Another day, another cheating Democrat. Surveillance video shows Delaware Democrat House candidate Monique Johns removing Republican incumbent Kevin Hensley’s campaign literature from a resident’s front door. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018…

The Market’s Trend Breakdown Has Been Confirmed

by Jesse Colombo On Wednesday, after the Dow plunged 608.01 points, I wrote a piece called “The #MAGA Stock Market Trendline Is Broken” in which I showed how the U.S. stock market’s sharp decline caused several major stock indices to break below their important uptrend lines that have formed in early-2016. I described this breakdown as a “very important … Read more

Is The Long-Anticipated Crash Now Upon Us? Is This The Market’s Breaking Point?

by Chris Martenson Shutterstock I admit: I’m a permabear. This is no surprise to those who know and have followed me over the years. But I’m publicly proclaiming my ‘bearishness’ because doing so might open up a needed and long overdue dialog. Here’s my fundamental position:  Infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible.  Cutting to … Read more

Beto O’Rourke tops $70M as race with Ted Cruz passes $100M; ActBlue donors sent staggering $53M.

WASHINGTON — The cost of a U.S. Senate seat from Texas has never been higher, and Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s insurgent bid to topple Sen. Ted Cruz has now attracted $70 million as the El Paso Democrat keeps setting new national records. Three-quarters of that, a staggering $52.8 million, came in via ActBlue, an online portal … Read more

Why Did Google Refuse To Update Google Earth Images Over Top-Secret Experimental Military Base Near Area 51 In Nevada?

by Geoffrey Grider The Google Earth blind spot over an experimental military base in Nevada may have been used to cover up a “super secret location” where the US government kept crashed UFOs, a defence insider has claimed Why does conspiracy theory exist? Because there are questions that simply cannot be answered. Why did Google Earth refuse … Read more

Trend Followers Stung in Hedge Fund ‘Bloodbath’ as Rout Deepens

via  Suzy Waite and Nishant Kumar Hedge funds using computer-driven models to follow big market trends have been whiplashed as volatility has spiked, among the biggest casualties of a stock rout that has accelerated worldwide. Funds known as commodity trading advisers, or CTAs, have traditionally shielded investors during market selloffs such as the global financial crisis, especially when … Read more

Does Society Turn More Violent During its End Times?

by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Is MMA the new Roman Colosseum? I’m a layman in history but didn’t blood sports rise in popularity during Rome’s decline? Now everyone and their mother is talking about MMA, and random celebrities e.g. Logan Paul or now Trump Jr. are jumping in the octagon or being challenged. JR ANSWER: Yes. For some … Read more

Shadow Banning Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg: We’re All Digital Ghosts Now

by Charles Hugh-Smith Just about the only bulwark against being silenced by the modern-day tech-corporate-NKVD-Stasi is Patreon. If you do a search of shadow banning, you’ll find sites that claim to help you identify whether Twitter or Instagram has shadow banned your account. The basic idea of shadow banning is to spoof the shadow-banned user into believing their public posts … Read more