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by Jon Hall, Free Market Shooter In two instances within the past month, the mainstream media has been caught engaging in a total media blackout. Late last month, news that California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein unknowingly allowed a Chinese spy to infiltrate her office broke online. Notably, Feinstein’s spy also worked as her personal driver for nearly 20 years. … Read more

from Zero Hedge Total household debt hit a new record high, rising by $82 billion to $13.29 trillion in Q2 of 2018, 3.5% higher than a year earlier according to the NY Fed’s latest household debt report. It was the 16th consecutive quarter with an increase in household debt, and the total is now $618 billion higher … Read more

by jessefelder Over the past few weeks the Nasdaq has triggered a total of five Hindenburg Omens. As I wrote back in November, the last time the Nasdaq saw a cluster of signals like this, “The ‘Hindenburg Omen’ was developed by Jim Miekka as a warning of a stock market crash. While it’s not very effective in … Read more

by Jeremiah Johnson  Six large new wildfires erupted in the United States, pushing the number of major active blazes nationwide to over 100, with more expected to break out sparked by lightning strikes on bone-dry terrain, authorities said on Saturday… and more are expected.” – New York Times The fire season has been in full force for … Read more

via Kevin Muir Wild day in the markets. Emerging markets are getting crushed like a 1980s teenage nerd asking the head cheerleader to prom. As I write this, the EEM ETF is down roughly 3% on the day, and down more than 7% over the past week. We’re past some simple mid-summer-illiquid shenanigans and definitely into … Read more

by gorillaz0e Graph of this issue: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkhnNycUwAAPNIh.jpg:large Don’t look now, but on August 22, 2018, this current bull market will top the 1990s bull market as the longest ever. However, be aware that the 1990s bull market saw the S&P 500 Index gain 417%, while the current bull market is up approximately 320%—so you can’t call … Read more

by SP ZH summary article today says Silver is at a 9 year low.

via pewresearch: On the face of it, these should be heady times for American workers. U.S. unemployment is as low as it’s been in nearly two decades (3.9% as of July) and the nation’s private-sector employers have been adding jobs for 101 straight months – 19.5 million since the Great Recession-related cuts finally abated in early … Read more

IMF says Spain needs 5 million migrants to pay pensions, what about all the youths that are not working. US household debt hit 13.3 trillion dollars, nothing to worry about. Retail sector rebound with a revision to last month data and the increase in gasoline price. US production slows. Why are the banks getting rid … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=verRCbhpJb0 The elite can all go to hell and I’ll Help this country stand up and take this country back if needed, god bless you all TL

Do you think it’s wise to hold onto exclusively FANG+ stocks at this point?   Investors around the world are looking for increased corporate profits, better returns, and lower risk. But unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have seen the signs of increased tension around the world. So with fewer and fewer choices, … Read more

by Martin Armstrong The European Central Bank is instructing banks to restrict the conversion of Euros to dollars. The Euro has fallen to 113006. Once again, the dangerous game here is when we cross that line of demarcation between CONFIDENCE in government and the REALIZATION that there is nobody in control but the free markets. Once all the talk … Read more

by stockboardasset China and Russia recently announced a new age of diplomacy between the two countries, at a time when President Trump is targeting both with precision-guided economic warfare. China finds itself reeling under trade disputes with the US, as the next round of tariffs on $16 billion worth of Chinese goods is expected to start … Read more

by Simon Black It was late October, 1989. East Germany was disintegrating, and the Berlin Wall was days away from coming down. The Soviet Union was just starting to fall apart. George H. W. Bush (the elder) was President of the United States. And the #1 movie in the world was John Travolta’s Look Who’s Talking. … Read more

Stefan Molyneux Verified account @StefanMolyneux Within 24 hours, my @YouTube channel has received two community guidelines strikes – likely as a result of a mass flagging campaign – and is now on the verge of total deletion. Please respectfully contact @TeamYouTube and alert them to this injustice. Within 24 hours, my @YouTube channel has received … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgiJGiutpoA Someone’s been a very bad politician. Terresa Monroe-Hamilton for RWN Official reports, Dwaine Caraway (D-TX), who is a Dallas city council member and the mayor pro tem, pled guilty to taking over $450,000 in kickbacks and bribes. He is the second-highest-ranking elected official in Dallas. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://rwnofficial.com/breaking-top-…