OCASIO-CORTEZ ON KIMMEL: LIKE, LIKE, FOR SURE, LIKE, YEAH, YEAH, LIKE YEAH [MONTAGE]

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OCASIO-CORTEZ ON KIMMEL: LIKE, LIKE, FOR SURE, LIKE, YEAH, YEAH, LIKE YEAH [MONTAGE] The media starlet and New York congressional candidate, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, has, like, something to say. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday night, those things were “like,” “yeah,” and also, “um, for sure.” Ocasio-Cortez is from New York, but sounded … Read more

Texas Dems ask noncitizens to register to vote, send applications with citizenship box pre-checked

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The Texas Democratic Party asked non-citizens to register to vote, sending out applications to immigrants with the box citizenship already checked “Yes,” according to new complaints filed Thursday asking prosecutors to see what laws may have been broken. The Public Interest Legal Foundation alerted district attorneys and the federal Justice Department to the pre-checked applications, … Read more

STARBUCKS selling stores, closing operations in Europe

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SEATTLE (AP) — Starbucks is restructuring its European operations after several years of slowing sales. The Seattle-based coffee chain is selling 83 company-owned stores in France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg to its longtime partner, Alsea. Alsea will also provide services to 177 other Starbucks locations in those countries which are owned by franchisees. https://www.yahoo.com/news/starbucks-selling-stores-closing-operations-150820324.html … Read more

The US Transportation Boom Has Peaked

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But prices are surging. Freight shipment volume across all modes of transportation – truck, rail, air, and barge – rose 8.2% in September, compared to a year earlier, according to the Cass Freight Index. While this is still a big jump, it’s down from the five double-digit increases earlier this year. The index covers … Read more

Italy’s Debt Crisis Thickens

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But outside Italy, credit markets are sanguine, and no one says, “whatever it takes.” By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. Italy’s government bonds are sinking and their yields are spiking. There are plenty of reasons, including possible downgrades by Moody’s and/or Standard and Poor’s later this month. If it is a one-notch … Read more

The Dow Has Fallen Nearly 1,500 Points From The Peak Of The Market, And Many Believe This “October Panic” Is Just Beginning…

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by Michael Snyder We haven’t had an October like this in a very long time.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down another 327 points on Thursday, and overall the Dow is now down close to 1,500 points from the peak of the market.  Unlike much of the rest of the world, it is still … Read more

You Have Been Warned: Experts Tell Us That A Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake And Tsunami Will Destroy Everything West Of Interstate 5

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by Michael Snyder One day it will happen.  With little or no warning, the Cascadia Subduction Zone will produce a catastrophic earthquake and accompanying tsunami that will essentially destroy everything west of Interstate 5 in the Pacific Northwest.  It will be the worst natural disaster up to that point in American history, and as you … Read more

Housing Stocks Are Having Worst Year Since 2008, See Further Downside; Wall Street Grows Increasingly Bearish

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via CNBC: Housing stocks are getting crushed. Two major homebuilder stock-tracking ETFs, the ITB and the XHB, are on track to post their worst years since 2008 — and some strategists see further downside. Lennar and KB Home fell more than 2 percent Wednesday after Credit Suisse downgrades, along with Home Depot and Lowe’s. The firm was particularly bearish on the group given weak housing … Read more

Louis Rossmann has been valiantly exposing the fraudulent business practices of Apple. To make an example of him, Apple just sent US Customs to steal his property.

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The timing of this incident is rendered even more suspicious, as even some MSM outlets are now picking up on the efforts of Rossmann and the deception from Apple. Hopefully, increased visibility will bring greater awareness to this situation and the people at Apple can be held accountable. h/t axolotl_peyotl

‘Bear Flags’ Take Shape In Indices

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via Declan Fallon of FallonDPicks Since the last update indices got their bounce but the last couple of days have seen these gains gradually erased. Over the course of the week, the entire bounce has the look ‘bear flags’ as part of larger measured moves lower. Should this emerge then indices will be close to offering the long-term ‘buy’ signals … Read more

Medical Care In Grid Down Environment

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by SP I thought that the ariticle posted today by a trauma surgeon /  prepper was very good and overlaps many of the things that I have been pondering.  I will repeat several main points and add my 2 cents. His article is recommended! 1.  Trauma care will be minimal.  There is no operating room, anesthesiologist … Read more

WHY the NPC Meme CRASHED TWITTER #OrangeManBad

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Why is the meme powerful? Because the truth hurts! YOU CANT MAKE THIS SH*T UP  CNN post article – “Memes lead to teenage obesity, lawmakers told” “Now, academics have told British lawmakers that internet memes may be contributing to the UK obesity crisis and doing harm to teenagers on a significant scale.”

Democrats Beg Hillary To ‘Go Away’ As Clintons Prepare To Launch Cringeworthy 13-City Live Nation ‘Speaking Tour’

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by Geoffrey Grider We’re three weeks out from the 2018 midterm election, and Hillary Clinton is popping up again like a Halloween ghoul who keeps rising from the grave to terrorize the American public; only this time accompanied by the increasingly #MeToo uber-villain, Bubba. In over 6,000 articles since 2009, I don’t think we have … Read more

As President Trump Threatens to Cut Aid, Mexico Deploys Riot Police at Guatemala Border to Block Migrant Caravan

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by Chris Black It looks like the “Meskin” government actually listens to President Trump’s words, and does what he says, unlike most branches of the US “feral gummint”. You think I am kidding, I know. Yet, judging from what happened today, the POTUS has more control over the governments of Latin America, with an emphasis … Read more