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by Raúl Ilargi Meijer M. C. Escher Meeting (Encounter) 1940  It’s no surprise that China has its own plunge protection team -but why were they so late?-, nor that Beijing blames its problems on Trump’s tariffs. GDP growth was disappointing at 6.5%, but who’s ever believed those almost always dead on numbers? It would be way more … Read more

DISPATCHES FROM THE “IT’S DIFFERENT WHEN WE DO IT” PARTY: ● Shot: The Daily Dot asks, What are NPCs, the popular new far-right meme? ● Chaser: An article on the right-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group in an upcoming issue of the New Yorker and their promotional tweet: When did the New Yorker join the alt-right? Related: Why the NPC Meme Crashed Twitter (Video). Saul Alinsky smiles. h/t ED

via Bloomberg: Renters finally have reason to rejoice: their housing costs dropped last month for the first time in six years. The median rent for apartments, single-family homes and other residences across the U.S. was $1,440 in September, down 0.2 percent from a year earlier and the first year-over-year decline since July 2012, according to … Read more

The US flag on the wall there is pretty hilarious given the purpose of a multibillion-dollar corporation hiring 20 people to conduct state propaganda: https://tinyurl.com/y96zrm9w

via confoundedinterest: The Dow “Smart Money” Flow index has dropped to its lowest level since April 2009. The Smart Money Flow Index is calculated by taking the action of the Dow in two time periods: the  first 30 minutes and the close. The first 30 minutes represent emotional buying, driven by greed and fear of the crowd based … Read more

by Chris I see this as obvious attempts by TPTB to blunt any selling and maybe even ignite the “animal spirits” (an odd thing to call software programs internal parameter settings, but there you have it) to  get things moving in the “right” direction again, which is up naturally. Coming out with instant headlines to … Read more

This video was from around the time of the Panama Papers leaking out to the press. Nigel pointed to the hypocrisy of the EU council when speaking about foreign interference in their political discourse. He openly calls out members for the affiliation with George Soros and his associated organizations like Open Society. Says that George … Read more

Original Article Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20181018235459/https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/17/world/cannabis-developing-countries-intl/index.html Canada’s Recent legalization of Cannabis seems to have caused a small outcry via CNN. With claims that Canada’s legalization is hurting poor cannabis farmers in other countries. But don’t those farmers in poorer countries supply the cartels? Baffling logic from CNN. Is this a paid article from a government or cartel? Why … Read more

This Mexican town kicked all politicians out and now governs itself. Crime is nonexistent, political parties have been eradicated in favor of citizen meetings where local reps are ‘elected’. Not sure what the long-term on this will be, but it sure is interesting. h/t 3asybeat

Do you think taxes and housing costs are playing a BIG role in why people are moving? America is going through some serious challenges today. The wealth gap has never been great. The amount of billionaires continues to expand and the amount of people sleeping on the streets does as well. The stock market is … Read more

by Prison4SideofBeef The jealous girlfriend meme was recently condemned in Sweden for being sexist. http://archive.is/sbBNF Hillary Clinton gave a famous speech in 2016 where she asked why she wasn’t 50 points ahead and then blamed people who posted Pepe memes for her placement in the polls. Pepe is currently considered a white supremacist racist symbol, … Read more

by Martin Armstrong Michael Hastings was the journalist exposing the surveillance state. Hastings wrote about the investigation of reporters by the U.S. Department of Justice back in 2013. He said that the restrictions on the freedom of the press by the Obama administration were a “war” on journalism.  He wrote his last story before he died … Read more

by Martin Armstrong The Sovereign Debt Crisis in China among the provisional governments is alive and well. The off-balance sheet government liabilities in the regions amounted to an estimated 40 trillion yuan which is almost $6 trillion. Some are calling this a “gigantic credit risk” which is a hidden liability. This represents 60% of  GDP … Read more