African Swine Fever is causing alarm in China (along with fears of inflation)

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https://www.economist.com/china/2018/09/08/african-swine-flu-is-causing-alarm-in-china-and-beyond From the article: This time the pig fever is stoking fears of inflation. The cost of pork has an inordinate effect on the consumer-price index. With a fifth of the world’s population, China consumes half its pork. The government has set up a strategic pork reserve to keep the price stable. The blue-ear pig-disease … Read more

Zambia is defaulting on it’s loans with China and now China is set to take over the national power utility ZESCO.

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via openzambia: The publication Africa Confidential has revealed that secret talks are underway for a Chinese company to takeover ZESCO. This is yet another instance of Zambia handing over sovereignty to the Chinese, putting us in a dubious position should we default on loans, leaving the Chinese to seize government assets.   In a report titled … Read more

News leading up housing collapse

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I’m trying to find news or other media concerning a bubble prior to the 08 housing crash. For example If jib jab knew it was coming 2 years prior there had to be other sources. http://www.econ.yale.edu/~shiller/pubs/p1089.pdf I remember subprime started deteriorating in late 2006, people were following this mortgage implode website around that time. https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2007/03/08/3036/subprime-carnage-and-the-mortgage-lender-implode-o-meter/ … Read more

The Financial Elite Are Dumping Massive Amounts Of Stock, VIX Volatility Index Signaling Caution

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h/t @StockBoardAsset  https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-08/cautionary-sign-insider-selling-soars-10-billion-amid-record-buybacks COT Report: $VIX Volatility Index Signaling Caution via @hedgopia The chart and data that follow highlight non-commercial commodity futures trading positions as of September 4, 2018. This data was released with the September 7, 2018 COT Report (Commitment of Traders). The chart below looks at non-commercial futures trading positions for VIX Volatility Index futures. For … Read more

The Employment Report Has Become Orwellian In The Extreme

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Via Investment Research Dynamics “Today’s job numbers might be the biggest disaster I’ve ever seen reported. This Fall could get real ugly real fast. The deterioration of the participation rate is so big it makes me suspicious of earlier numbers.” – John Titus, producer of Best Evidence videos. Titus goes on to say, “”The Household Survey” is showing … Read more

Lavish Lifestyles & Taxpayer Funded Perks….. Finally Caught With Her Hand In The Cookie Jar!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxxr0T4qj3w   https://truthfeednews.com/busted-kamala-harris-caught-using-taxpayer-dollars-for-her-lavish-travels/ They should vet our politicians the same way they do when interviewing candidates for the supreme court and I bet 99% of them would be rejected. I have had enough of untouchable politicians such as the Clintons and hope President trump exposes their corruption. GS

No wonder the Leftist love socialism. They love the idea of being able to tell everyone how to live their life.

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What is wrong with socialism? – At it’s core socialism is force. The force of a government to tell you how to live your life. “Trying to do good with methods that involve force lead to bad results. Because the people who set out with good intentions are themselves corrupted. And if they’re not corrupted … Read more

Obama fires up Democrats in Anaheim with an exploding heatwave and delta fire expanding

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President Obama switched into campaign mode Saturday morning, rallying an army of die-hard Democratic activists who gathered to hear him speak in Orange County. “We have the chance to flip the House of Representatives and make sure that we have checks and balances in Washington,” Obama said, as roars of applause filled a small room … Read more

Unsound Banking: Why Most of the World’s Banks Are Headed for Collapse

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via Doug Casey: You’re likely thinking that a discussion of “sound banking” will be a bit boring. Well, banking should be boring. And we’re sure officials at central banks all over the world today—many of whom have trouble sleeping—wish it were. This brief article will explain why the world’s banking system is unsound, and what differentiates … Read more

More Americans pay no federal income tax

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Via Marketwatch Nearly half of Americans won’t owe a dime of federal income tax. Approximately 76.4 million or 44.4% of Americans won’t pay any federal income tax in 2018, up from 72.6 million people or 43.2% in 2016 before President Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, according to data released this week by the Tax Policy Center, … Read more

Good News: Avaaz, one of the largest activist groups in the world wins against Monsanto in court

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by ssilBetulosbA Avaaz, a 47+ million member strong activist group that battles corruption, helps protect the environment and in general fights for human, animal and environmental rights across the globe, has been hit by a nasty subpoena after actively battling Monsanto (already bought by Bayer and likely soon to be renamed by the way) in … Read more

The American people are coming to terms with the notion that the intelligence community — far from being an above-the-fray servant of a popularly elected government — is in fact inherently political, serving long-term shadowy interests, including its own.

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Author Douglas Valentine whose work includes “The CIA as Organized Crime.” Greenwald is mentioned at the end. via whowhatwhy.org:   What does it say about the state of the nation that many on both the left and right are banking their hopes for the future of American democracy on the patriotism and competence of cloak-and-dagger spooks? … Read more

High-Tech Companies’ Lobbying Efforts in Full Gear for Foreign Workers

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via Joe Guzzardi: A telling Mercury News story pits high-tech industry leaders against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and its Director Francis Cissna. According to the story, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff are among the many tech industry executives pushing back against the Trump administration’s efforts to tighten H-1B visa regulations and possibly cut … Read more

Stock Fraud? Nike’s $15 BILLION Reasons To Anger Half Of Their Customer Base By Hiring Colin Kaepernick

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Levi Strauss Joins Gun-Grabbers, Giving $1 Million Dollars To Gun-Control Groups Already Funded By George Soros. Stock Fraud? Nike’s $15 BILLION Reasons To Anger Half Of Their Customer Base By Hiring Flag-Kneeler Colin Kaepernick As The Face Of Its 30 Year Anniversary Campaign. Alex Jones Banned From Twitter Permanently. Conservative Reporter Laura Loomer May Be … Read more

US DOLLAR RATE in Argentina doubled this year. Argentina is world headlines again. The country keeps crashing. CRYING TO IMF for more funds

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same problem 1) corruption 2) deficit / crazy spending 3) debt 4) currency crash we follow these 4 steps to destruction in cycles. Argentina’s currency crashes to an all-time low as it asks the IMF for emergency funds Investors are increasingly concerned Latin America’s third-largest economy could soon default as it struggles to repay heavy … Read more