ANALYSIS: May has wrong-footed the EU. The mystery is why she was allowed to do it.

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by John Ward Laughter followed by tears and fears in this post. In a small island off a small-minded continent, Little Englander pols are doing hysterical verbal somersaults in a bid to avoid being pigeon-holed as anything other than Brexmain in their outlook. But whatever her reasons were, May has put the European Commission on the back foot, … Read more

Elon Musk’s “Socialism” and the Hegelian Dialectic

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Back in June of this year, tech entrepreneur and multi-billionaire Elon Musk tweeted that he’s actually a “socialist”. He also tweeted that 19th Century philosopher Karl Marx was a “capitalist”. Yes, you heard correctly. Hilarity subsequently ensued online in the ‘Tweet-osphere’ and among Musk observers. Now, seeing how near-fictionally busy Musk is and has been … Read more

HOW MICHAEL MOORE LOST HIS AUDIENCE

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via variety: It’s been nearly 30 years since “Roger & Me,” and through all that time Michael Moore has remained a robust public figure, iconic in his baseball hats and pleasure-loving Middle American girth and can’t-be-bothered-to-cut-it long hair, fearlessly funny and incisive in his rhetoric, stirring up debate on TV news shows with his crackling blend … Read more

EU’s Justice Commission says it’s time for Brussels to regulate European newspapers

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What next – imprisonment for speaking against the EU Commissars? via westmonster: The head of the European Commission on Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality has called on a “European approach” to the media based on “quality and smart regulation” after citing a newspaper front page describing the EU as ‘dirty rats’. Věra Jourová speaking at the … Read more

Hungary Has Made George Soros Mad As Hell

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24 September 2018 – 13H37 Soros challenges Hungary laws at European rights court The foundation run by US billionaire George Soros said Monday that it has filed a legal challenge with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg against Hungary’s controversial “Stop Soros” laws adopted last June. he “Stop Soros” package targetting the Hungarian-born … Read more

German Refugees Do Not Event Know their Birth Dates

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by Martin Armstrong In Germany, the overwhelming number of refugees have no papers whatsoever. The government remains clueless as to who so many people really are. Over 200,000 refugees/economic migrants have official dates of birth as January 1st. The number is 207,347 persons who have sought protection since 2014 with fictitious birthdays was released by Federal Ministry of … Read more

The Millennial Crisis

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by Martin Armstrong There is a serious economic crisis brewing that few seem to be paying attention. According to a new survey from Zillow Group Inc. (ZG – Get Report), approximately 22.5% of millennials ages 24 through 36 are living at home with their moms or both parents, up nine percentage points since 2005  which was 13.5% and the most in … Read more

Oregon taxpayers to provide $1M legal defense fund for illegal aliens

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by DCG From Fox News: The Portland City Council approved a $500,000 grant for potential deportees’ legal services, and Multnomah County is matching that amount. A city official told Fox 12 that the funding, which is being called the “Universal Representation Project,” is for illegal immigrants aliens and refugees who may not be able to afford an attorney during legal proceedings. The grant money will … Read more

The Left’s goal isn’t the protection of women, but the destruction of justice.

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SAD BUT TRUE: Women Need To Protect Their Men From Unproven, Life-Destroying Accusations. Melissa Danford: Many also seem willing to abandon all statutes of limitation and questions of jurisdiction. I’m not a lawyer, but as a citizen it is easy to see how this idea is a protection, not an obstruction of justice. Certain agents enforce … Read more

Finland cracks down on foreign land ownership

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https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/vote_on_land_ownership_reform_in_november_says_defence_minister/10420214 “Finland’s Defence Ministry is preparing a law reform that it says would safeguard national security with increased regulation of real estate transactions. The draft bill would grant the government the right to intervene in transactions that it thinks could jeopardise national security.” It’s related to a huge join police, military and borderguard operation in … Read more

Hong Kong’s Interbank Lending Rate Spikes Most in 10 Years Amidst Liquidity Fears

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via confoundedinterest: Hong Kong, with a stressed housing market with staggeringly high prices, just saw a surge in interest rates. (Bloomberg) — The Hong Kong dollar’s surge reverberated across the city’s money market on Monday, with interbank rates climbing by the most since the global financial crisis a decade ago. Both moves are underpinned by the same … Read more

BLUE WAVE? Republican Party Favorability Highest in Seven Years.

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Gallup: Forty-five percent of Americans now have a favorable view of the Republican Party, a nine-point gain from last September’s 36%. It is the party’s most positive image since it registered 47% in January 2011, shortly after taking control of the House in the 2010 midterm elections. Forty-four percent give the Democratic Party a favorable … Read more

Ten Years after the Financial Crisis, Wall Street Bankers Clear the Air

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by LV Yesterday, at an event sponsored by the World Affairs Council in Philadelphia, Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co., said that “it’s going to be 25 years before banks are forgiven” for the bailouts our government doled out to the nation’s largest banks a decade ago during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.  Unfortunately, Dimon’s acknowledgement … Read more

Facebook notifications received via email in 319 days with a new account only logged in once

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via select1on: It’s the running total, no idea why it drops. It was the number reported to me by Facebook in the email subject line. “You have X notifications waiting’ Data source: https://pastebin.com/jU5PPuCz I created this account and logged in once, using a new email account. I have never logged in from the first day. I don’t … Read more

Significant Activist Hedge Fund Activity (Last 7 Days)

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by badpauly These are the latest Schedule 13D forms filed by activist investors in the last 7 days. Activist investors are investors that make an investment with the intention of influencing management in some way. There is evidence that following activist investors into investments can generate excess returns. Schedule 13G forms, in contrast, are filed … Read more

Robert Shiller: Investors Have Lost “Healthy Skepticism”

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via marketwatch: The popular narrative says earnings could be permanently spectacular NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Project Syndicate) — The U.S. stock market , as measured by the monthly real (inflation-adjusted) S&P Composite Index, or S&P 500SPX, +0.00%  , has increased 3.3-fold since its bottom in March 2009. This makes the U.S. stock market the most expensive in the world, … Read more